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In this episode people in Berlin talk about loneliness — when it strikes, how they experience it physically and emotionally, and what helps them cope. Interviewees share personal moments and strategies such as music, sport, pets, films, and phone calls with family. Produced by Easy Languages; host: Pauline Prenzel.

In this episode Janusz talks about his relationship with German after more than 40 years in Germany. Together with Erik they analyze common mistakes he still makes—e.g., issues with modal verbs and umlauts, separable verbs, missing auxiliary verbs, „unseres“ vs. „unser“, omitted zu‑infinitives, hin/her and article use. The conversation highlights that no one speaks perfectly, even after decades, and that this is perfectly okay. Hosts: Carina Schmid, Janusz Hamerski and Erik Stahlhacke.

Susanne Daubner, tagesschau‑Sprecherin und Jugendwort‑Legende, nimmt die Zuschauer mit ins tagesschau‑Studio. Sie gewährt Einblicke hinter die Kulissen – fast sogar in die Maske.

This Easy German street-interview episode asks people how they relax and what simple things bring them joy. Answers include sports, music, reading, good food, birdwatching, creative hobbies, and time with friends, and some talk about what makes life more interesting—new experiences, encounters, or their job—and what it means to enjoy life. Hosts: Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid.

In front of a live audience in Berlin, Easy German plays "Top oder Flop" and rates German cities together with touring singer-songwriter Lampe. They discuss Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt and other towns, touching on topics like the Munich Oktoberfest, Düsseldorf carnival, Dortmund football, Münster’s bicycles, Dresden’s architecture and everyday life in the Ruhrgebiet.

In this episode hosts Carina Schmid and Manuel Salmann talk with psychiatrist Frederike Kollinger about mental health: what it means, how to stay mentally healthy, and when to seek professional help. They discuss social media’s impact, positive vs. negative stress, the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists, societal taboos in Germany, generational and cultural differences, neurodiversity, and how to respond when a friend receives a diagnosis.