Germany in Focus

Join The Local Germany with our podcast listener offer This week host Rachel Loxton is joined by journalists Paul Krantz and Tom Pugh. Our sound engineer is Paul O'Mahony. Here are links to stories we talk about: The state of Germany's job market and what to do if you lose your job: The major German companies cutting jobs at the end of 2026 How long can skilled workers stay in Germany afte...

Join The Local Germany with our podcast listener offer This week host Rachel Loxton is joined by journalists Paul Krantz and Tom Pugh. Our sound engineer is Paul O'Mahony. Here are links to stories we talk about: Breaking down what happened at nationwide youth protests: FACT CHECK: What really happened at Germany's Gen Z protests Politicians slam violence that followed Germany's 'G...

Join The Local Germany with our podcast listener offer This week host Rachel Loxton is joined by journalists Paul Krantz and Tom Pugh. We also hear from investigative journalist Liam Kelly. Our sound engineer is Paul O'Mahony. Here are links to the stories we talk about: Inside the AfD email link: What we know so far about the Alternative for Germany email leak AfD confirms hack after 421,000...

Join The Local Germany with our podcast listener offer This week host Rachel Loxton is joined by journalists Paul Krantz and Tom Pugh. Our sound engineer is Paul O'Mahony. Here are links to the stories we talk about: How Berlin's incoming left-wing coalition wants to tackle rising rents: How a left-wing coalition in Berlin would reshape housing and integration Why an unresolved housing ref...

This week on Germany in Focus we look at how views on Israel and Palestine have changed in three years since the October 7th attacks, tenants' rights around heating as temperatures drop and the police hunt for a Puma near Munich. Join The Local Germany with our podcast listener offer Here are links to stories we talk about: The discourse in Germany about Israel-Palestine IN PICTURES - Thousand...

Join The Local Germany with our podcast listener offer You can also view the episodes on YouTube , Spotify and Facebook. This week host Rachel Loxton is joined by journalists Paul Krantz and Tom Pugh. Our sound engineer is Paul O'Mahony. Here are links to stories we talk about: Rise of the far right in Germany and developments in Saxony-Anhalt: Germany's far right gains first ever parliame...

Join The Local Germany with our   podcast listener offer In this episode,  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Imogen Goodman and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards. Here's the links to the stories we talk about: Germany's budget plans:  Kindergeld and tax relief - how Germany's planned 2025 budget could affect you Will Germany introduce a tax...

Join The Local Germany with our   podcast listener offer In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists  Imogen Goodman  and Sarah Magill. Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Germany's fraught political landscape and budget woes: What the shock defection of a Greens MP to the CDU tells us about German...

Join The Local Germany with our   podcast listener offer In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists  Imogen Goodman  and Paul Krantz. We also hear from Matt Bristow, a volunteer with British in Germany. Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Cannabis clubs: What to know about Germany's partial legalis...

Join The Local Germany with our   podcast listener offer In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Imogen Goodman and Sarah Magill. Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Euro 2024 fever:  IN PICTURES: Euro fans take over German cities for Euro 2024 Where are the fan zones for Euro 2024 in Germany? Euro 2...

Join The Local Germany with our   podcast listener offer In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Aaron Burnett and Paul Krantz. We are also joined by Kit Holden . Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: European election latest:  EU elections - Why has Germany's far-right AfD party crashed in the polls?...

Join The Local Germany with our   podcast listener offer In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Imogen Goodman and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards. Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Racist video from Sylt goes viral and sparks backlash: Outrage after partygoers filmed chanting racist slogans on island of Sylt Are pe...

Join The Local Germany with our   podcast listener offer In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Aaron Burnett and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards. We also hear from journalist Avalon Pernell. Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Culture shocks Americans face in Germany: 10 things I found shocking as an American moving...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Imogen Goodman and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  We also hear from journalist James Jackson. Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Angela Merkel's m...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Aaron Burnett and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Attacks on German politicians surge ahead of European election...

Find out more about becoming a member of The Local In this episode  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Imogen Goodman and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: Who's affected by hike in flight ticket tax and what's the future for budget air travel?: 'Germany lacks a sensible airline policy': Is budg...

Find out more about becoming a member of The Local here In this episode Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists  Aaron Burnett  and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: The spy scandals gripping Germany and rocking the AfD: 'How spying scandal has rocked troubled German far-right party What we know...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode,  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists  Imogen Goodman  and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to some of the stories we talk about: Bavaria takes a stand against Germany's...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode,  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists  Aaron Burnett  and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to the stories we talk about: German national football team's strip controversi...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode,  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists  Rachel Stern  and  Imogen Goodman.  Our guest this week is historian and tour guide  Jonny Whitlam.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode,  Rachel Loxton  is joined by journalists Aaron Burnett  and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  Here are some links to stories we talk about today: Latest update on German citizenship law: When might G...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the generous support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode, host  Rachel Loxton  is joined by panellists  Imogen Goodman  and  Paul Krantz.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  We are also joined by economist Friedhelm Pfeiffer, a senior researcher at the E...

Germany in Focus is made possible by the generous support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . In this episode, host  Rachel Loxton  is joined by panelists Imogen Goodman  and  Rachel Stern.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  We are also joined by immigration lawyer  Sven Hasse. Here are links to some of the st...

Germany in Focus made possible by the generous support of subscribers to The Local -  find out more here about becoming a member . Our sponsor for this episode is US tax specialist BrightTax. In this episode, host  Rachel Loxton  is joined by panelists  Paul Krantz  and  Rachel Stern.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  We are also joined by career c...

Join The Local with our  podcast listener offer In this episode, host  Rachel Loxton  is joined by panelists  Aaron Burnett  and  Rachel Stern.  Our sound engineer is  Rhys Edwards.  We are also joined by Berlin-based immigration lawyer  Sven Hasse. Here are links to some of the stories we talk about: Carnival in Germany: Trump and Putin take centr...