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#05 Heidi Klum’s + Oktoberfest 2026 + Bill Kaulitz’s Love Island mention and more
HeidiFest, Bill Kaulitz’s Love Island VIP mention, queer Oktoberfest events and festival plans: Pri and Julio catch up on German pop culture, with election reactions, Harry Styles in Berlin and a very firm position on camping. Have you been to Oktoberfest—and would you go back?
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#04 RTL’s AI TV Remix and the Geissens’ Exit and more
What happens when artificial intelligence starts rewriting television? Pri welcomes Elaine and returning guest Julio for a conversation about RTL’s experiment with AI-remixed episodes of Ulrich Wetzel – Das Strafgericht. They discuss how AI can support television production, when its use should be disclosed, and whether increased productivity benefits creative workers or mainly the companies…
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#03 German TV: The Cultural Homework Nobody Gave You
In this episode of Local Tea for Foreign Ears, Priscilla and Elaine explore the fascinating world of German TV — from public broadcasting and the infamous Rundfunkbeitrag to beloved institutions like Tatort, Tagesschau, Traumschiff, Germany’s Next Topmodel, and Dschungelcamp. Along the way, they share personal stories, cultural observations, and the TV references that foreigners are…
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#02 German Music Starter Pack: The Songs Germany Forgot to Explain to Us
In this episode of Local Tea for Foreign Ears, we dive into German music as foreigners trying to understand what everyone else apparently learned by cultural osmosis. We talk about Schlager, Ballermann, Neue Deutsche Welle, German rock, modern artists, acapella groups, Rammstein, Tokio Hotel, nostalgic classics, party songs, questionable lyrics, and the strange emotional power…
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#01 German Influencers & How They´re Different
In this episode, we talk about German influencers: who they are, why people follow them, and how influencer culture in Germany can feel different from other countries. We look at some of the names and categories foreigners might come across — from lifestyle creators and YouTubers to reality TV personalities, political voices, meme accounts, and…
