About Us

Berlin Briefing is a daily podcast in English, specifically dealing with the news of the Hauptstadt. It was started in May 2017, is presented by an American and produced by a German. In August 2023 we decided to go on an indefinite hiatus.

In our experience it is difficult for non-natives to get access to daily regional news. We want to provide you with a better understanding about what is going on in your Kiez and encourage you to participate in your local community.

Keep in mind, we don’t write the news, we curate and translate it for our listeners and source the original articles in our show notes.

Berlin Briefing in Media:

Interview with Podcast HQ (Abby & Albert, April 2021):

Interview with Bear Radio (Abby, February 2022):

https://www.bearradio.org/new-blog/2021/11/3/introduce-yourself-to-abby-ross-menacher