Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
In this episode of the heute-show, a satirical late-night TV program, host Oliver Welke takes a deeper look at why Germany is suddenly dealing with a drought—and how that’s impacting everyday life for people in the country. Comedian Martin Klempnow also makes an appearance as a teacher tasked with explaining to children how to save water for the future.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Chaos rages on in the various NICHTLUSTIG households! The power may be back on, but that’s created a whole other set of problems.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Bees are rapidly dying off – a major environmental problem – and there are numerous causes. The weekly political satire show extra 3, which is produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Northern German Broadcasting), investigates colony collapse by sassily redubbing an old episode of Maya the Honey Bee, a 1970s Japanese TV series based on a German book.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
The weekly political satire show “extra 3” takes a look at what it really means to be an environmentalist. Do certain habits really make a difference, or do they just make someone feel better?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany North German
Heiko "Schotty" Schotte is the "Tatortreiniger," a crime scene cleaner in the greater Hamburg area. Arriving at a job, he quickly finds himself attracted to a receptionist and wants to ask her out — but unfortunately he’s three days into a year-long “women-fast.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany North German
Schotty is accompanied by Professor Lütting to the grisly scene of the crime — but his horror gives way to curiosity when he’s introduced to the institute’s secret project, E.M.M.A. 206.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The Lemming family decides to buy the house after all, now that it appears to be sufficiently dangerous. And in the end, all those who died in the fire meet Death and Poodle, and joyfully proceed toward the light at the end of the tunnel…
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Here, Schotte — who is on day three of his women-fast — learns about the advantages of the robot woman E.M.M.A. He’s tempted to start saving up to buy his own — but then he learns how Professor Handke actually died.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
When Professor Lütting is called away for an operation involving currywurst, Schotte has a moment to flirt with the receptionist and then spend some time alone with female robot E.M.M.A. 206. But he’s also afraid of causing another accident…
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
While Schotty cleans up the crime scene, E.M.M.A. gets him talking.... and laughing! She cleverly engages him in a conversation about his exes.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
E.M.M.A. proves to be an excellent listener. With a few very focused questions, she gets Schotty rambling about human emotions in general, and his relationships in particular.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
This satirical commercial for the made-up company TOYtschland takes a critical look at Germany's arms exports to nations embroiled in conflicts outside of the EU.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany North German
Scotty's philosophical monologue continues, and he begins questioning the meaning and usefulness of emotions, all while E.M.M.A. listens patiently. Then the receptionist returns to the lab, attracting his attention…
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
After Schotty finishes cleaning up the professor’s grisly remains, he goes to ask out the friendly receptionist – but then he suddenly has a revelation about what actually transpired at the lab.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
Crime-scene cleaner Schotty shows up at the house of a distraught woman who’s allegedly been attacked by a “pig.” But is she talking about a piggish man — or an actual pig?
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