German with Stories Podcast

B1/B2: In this episode, I’m talking about the (possible) future of language learning and the influence of artificial intelligence. Get your additional materials at germanwithstories.com

Beginners A1/A2. It's Easter in Hamburg and 8-year-old Jana is excited about Easter eggs, chocolate, and the Easter Bunny.

Intermediate B1/B2: In this episode, I’m talking about 2020, the year that most likely had an impact on every listener.

A1/A2 - Luise and her granddaughter Jana go to the library and choose some new books they want to read.

Intermediate B1/B2: I speak with British polyglot Dr. Gareth Popkins (https://howtogetfluent.com / Instagram: @drpopkinsgerman) about his love for languages and language learning. Free transcript: https://germanwithstories.com/interview-gareth-popkins

A1/A1 Beginners - It’s Paula’s birthday and her family prepared a surprise party for her.

Intermediate B1/B2: Life update Daniela: Power outages in Buenos Aires and what caused them. Some flashbacks to minor travel disasters in the past und plans for the future.

Beginners A1/A2: Margarethe and Paula talk about Margarethe’s siblings and what happened to them.

B1/B2 - In this episode, I’ll talk about how my grandparents experienced the Nazi regime in Germany and what I learned about it in school.

Beginners A1/A2: Paula comes home from the reading tour with the Mexican author Miguel and invites him to meet her family. Her grandmother Margarethe is pleased when she discovers that Miguel speaks a little German.

Intermediate B1/B2: In this episode, I’m talking about my experiences with taxi drivers in Latin America.

Beginners A1/A2: It snowed in Hamburg and Luise is watching her granddaughter Jana building a snowman in the garden.

Intermediate B1/B2: In this episode, you will hear about my passion for books and my experiences with books and libraries as a child.

Beginners A1/A2. Michael and his partner William leave Hamburg to return to England after they told Michael’s family that they plan to get married in a couple of months.

Intermediate B1/B2: How well do Germans speak foreign languages? Which foreign languages do we learn at school or what was it like in the past?

Beginners A1/A2: Paula gets up on Christmas Day, is annoyed about her sister who didn’t come home for Christmas and talks to her grandmother Margarethe.

Intermediate B1/B2 - For this episode, I chose a topic that is appropriate for December: Christmas. You will hear what Christmas was like when I was a child in Germany and how I think about while living in the Southern hemisphere.

For Beginners A1/A2. In this episode, Luise tells you about her children, where they live, and what they do.

Intermediate B1/B2. In this episode, I talk about Germany and some Latin American countries and tell you why I like especially South America so much.

Beginners A1/A2: In this episode, you will hear about Paula’s work day at a publishing house in Hamburg

ntermediate b1/B2. In this episode, I discuss what I think about social media in general and about the usefulness of social media for language learning purposes in particular.

Beginners A1/A2: In this episode, Luise’s 92-year-old mom Margarethe tells you a bit about herself and her life.

Intermediate B1/B2. In this episode, I talk about childhood friends. How important are they when we grow up and what happens when you move to a different city or country?

Beginners A1/A2. In this episode, you will hear how Luise and her family spend a normal evening at home in Hamburg.

Intermediate B1/B2 - In this episode I’m discussing a list of stereotypes about Germans that I found online. Are we really like that?