Difficulty: Advanced
Germany North German
Jan Böhmermann and his team from the late-night show Neo Magazin Royale went to Dresden to understand why right-wing populism finds so much acceptance there. Together with Ralf Kabelka, Moritz Neumeier, and the audience in the Staatsoperette Dresden, he dedicates the show to the question of whether it is helpful or counterproductive to make them the subject of his jokes again and again. Here in the first part, you'll learn about the motives and conditions of the following discussion.
Difficulty: Advanced
Germany
Just before the Bundestag vote over longer running times of nuclear power plants, Greenpeace activists have occupied the roof of the CDU headquarters in Berlin. They hung up a ten-meter-long banner. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Claire finishes her days of work at the call center. When it's finally over, she reflects on her experience. The job as a call center agent is very stressful. No matter what happens, you have to remain friendly and calm!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Claire is really struggling to get to grips with her new job, and the customers aren't exactly making it easy for her...
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
KRASS School students and teachers speak out against cyberbullying — and give tips on how to fight back.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Dr. Daniel Zickler, senior physician in the intensive care unit of Berlin's Charité Hospital, has seen the worst outcomes of Covid cases. Here, he appeals to Germany’s population to reduce their contact with others and get vaccinated.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
RheinMaintv presenter Thomas Raudnitzky chats with celebrities on the red carpet at the Hessian Film and Cinema Awards in Frankfurt. How is the atmosphere on this night – and which stars does Raudnitzky get to interview?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
On the red carpet in Frankfurt, moderator Thomas Raudnitzky chats with actor Matthias Schweighöfer and other luminaries from the German film scene.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
The Senckenberg Society, a non-profit scientific research institution, is celebrating its 200th anniversary. The Senckenbergers, as the scientists call themselves, are looking for solutions to climate change, poverty, overfishing, and more.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German
This satirical segment looks at internet trolling. In the anonymity of the Internet, some people lose all inhibitions: They hate, bully, flame, and diss. In real life, however, they still hold back. But what if they didn’t?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
"Squirrel Fairy" Rebecca, a 27-year-old social pedagogue from Magstadt in Baden-Württemberg, is a foster mom for dozens of orphaned and injured squirrels — keeping them fed and well until they’re healthy enough to return to the wild. The volunteer work, in addition to her regular job, is exhausting, but also extremely rewarding.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
When are abusive insults protected under free speech, and when do they constitute criminal behavior? Using satire, this episode of the heute-show examines the obstacles that arise when it comes to preventing hate speech online.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The heute-show is Germany's answer to the The Daily Show in the US. German comedian and journalist Oliver Welke discusses the issue of hate speech and online harassment, and how it's not being handled adequately in Germany.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
Every third euro of the EU budget goes to agriculture; but unfortunately, the system ends up favoring large farms employing inhumane practices over more sustainable and ethical agricultural models. Here, NDR’s satirical program “extra 3” lays it all out as a retro-style commercial for board games. Let’s play!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Jacob recites two poems by Mascha Kaléko: “Interview mit mir selbst” and “Im Exil.” The German-Jewish poet had to flee to America in 1938, and her works were banned in Germany after the Nazis labeled them “harmful and undesirable.”
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