Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Oliver Welke, Germany's answer to John Oliver or Trevor Noah, looks at ways in which some of the regulations put into place during the COVID-19 crisis are now being relaxed. Masks are still recommended, though Welke wonders to what extent people are using them effectively.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
In Part 2 of this episode, Oliver discusses the problems that schools face as they begin to reopen in Germany — and also looks at the implications for summer vacation plans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
In this episode of the satirical heute-show, host Oliver Welke pokes fun at how schools are handling education in the time of coronavirus. Many schools are not equipped for distance learning—and even when they are, teachers often don’t understand how to use the technology.
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
Comedian Hazel Brugger sits down for a sassy and hard-hitting interview with Barbara Hendricks, German Minister for the Environment. The main question: Do we really need to save every animal?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
For this heute-show segment, Swiss-American comedian Hazel Brugger visits an expo for schoolteachers and expresses her own wish to change careers. Can life as a teacher be more exciting than a career in comedy?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
The dispute over the use of glyphosate continues: According to the WHO, it is probably carcinogenic, but German farmers will be allowed to continue to spray it onto their fields.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Due to a some serious side effects caused by its coronavirus vaccine, AstraZeneca’s public image has suffered significantly. Here, heute-show TV host Lutz van der Horst and branding expert Arnd Zschiesche brainstorm ways to regain the public’s trust.
Difficulty: Advanced
Germany High German
The SPD only recently announced their candidate for Chancellor in the 2021 Federal Election: Olaf Scholz. Will he be able to catch up with the other candidates? What has his approach been so far? The heute-show can’t help but poke fun.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
A candidate for the chancellorship who is somehow involved in the CumEx scandal and can't seem to remember anything... Maybe not the best choice after all?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
In this video, the heute-show's Till Reiners takes aim at disposable cups — and shows how many resources are needed to produce them every year.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
The latest climate report gives little hope for saving the Earth from global warming, but a renowned climate researcher still sees a small chance. Till gives a bit more info in this segment.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Big oil would prefer that consumers feel responsible for preventing global warming — specifically, through being “critical consumers.” But do we really know which groceries are good or bad for the environment?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Till wraps up his segment on climate change, emphasizing the importance of introducing new policies and regulations rather than so much responsibility being placed on each individual.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
For this heute-show segment, Lutz van der Horst asks people whether they are already heating their homes despite the energy crisis. He then realizes that if he is going to judge them for wanting to stay warm, he will need to show that he can handle the cold.
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