{"podcast":{"title":"DW Berlin Briefing - Inside German politics","slug":"dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics-7077761","podcast_index_feed_id":7077761,"rss_url":"https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_Berlin_Briefing","website_url":"https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-briefing/program-70445579?maca=en-podcast_Berlin_Briefing-42113-xml-mrss","image_url":"https://static.dw.com/image/70198501_7.png","author":"DW","episode_count":100,"summary":"Berlin Briefing has been named Best Political Podcast 2026 by the Podcast Publisher Awards - thank you! Every week we break down how events like Russia's war in Ukraine and European security shifts are shaping Germany - and the world. Whether you’re a student, journalist, or policymaker, hosts Nina Haase, Michaela Küfner, and Max Hofmann and their guests deliver the insights you need to understand where Germany is headed and why it matters, with a hint of Berlin's distinct energy. Subscribe to our newsletter: dw.com/berlinbriefing. Leave us a comment here: newsletter@dw.com. Or find us on YouTube @dwnews and X @dw_politics.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T00:22:12.694286+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics-7077761"},"episode":{"title":"Is Germany's pension reform reopening the East-West divide?","slug":"is-germany-s-pension-reform-reopening-the-east-west-divide","published_at":"2026-08-06T11:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics-7077761/is-germany-s-pension-reform-reopening-the-east-west-divide","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics-7077761","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/is-germany-s-pension-reform-reopening-the-east-west-divide/audio-78261640?maca=en-podcast_Berlin_Briefing-42113-xml-mrss","audio_url":"https://radiodownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net/Events/podcasts/en/42113_podcast_Berlin_Briefing/0A425563_2-podcast-42113-78261640.mp3","summary":"A landmark pension reform is triggering backlash from eastern Germany and exposing deep divisions within Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party. Why is Germany's pension system under pressure? Why the resistance? And could this become a serious threat to the government itself? In this episode of Berlin Briefing, Max Hofmann and Michaela Küfner speak with leading economist Veronika Grimm to find out.","meta_description":"A landmark pension reform is triggering backlash from eastern Germany and exposing deep divisions within Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party. Why is Germany…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1994,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics-7077761/episodes/is-germany-s-pension-reform-reopening-the-east-west-divide/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics-7077761/is-germany-s-pension-reform-reopening-the-east-west-divide.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}