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Emil starts a podcast

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Emil starts a podcast

Emil knows every street in Berlin and the story behind it, so he starts a podcast about them. Learn to talk about making a podcast - recording, guests, interviews, listeners - and to ask good questions.

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  1. Emil

    Translation

    Frau Hilde, the microphone is on, I'm recording now. Ready for your first interview?

  2. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Oh, Emil, I'm so nervous! Do I have to tell everything off the cuff?

  3. Emil

    Translation

    Completely spontaneously, yes. Dear listeners, welcome to the fifth episode! My guest today: Frau Hilde.

  4. Frau Hilde

    Hallo! Heute geht es um meine Kindheit in der Kastanienallee.

    Translation

    Hello! Today it's about my childhood on Kastanienallee.

  5. Emil

    Translation

    Where does the name actually come from?

  6. Frau Hilde

    Von den Kastanien natürlich! Mein Vater sagte, die stünden dort schon seit hundert Jahren.

    Translation

    From the chestnut trees, of course! My father said they had been standing there for a hundred years.

  7. Emil

    Herrlich! Diese Aufnahme veröffentliche ich morgen auf meiner Plattform.

    Translation

    Wonderful! I'll publish this recording on my platform tomorrow.

  8. Frau Hilde

    Und hört sich so einen Podcast überhaupt jemand an?

    Translation

    And does anyone actually listen to a podcast like that?

  9. Emil

    Translation

    You bet! Three hundred people have already subscribed, and the audience is growing.

  10. Frau Hilde

    Dreihundert Abonnenten! Mehr Hörer als unser Kirchenchor.

    Translation

    Three hundred subscribers! More listeners than our church choir.

  11. Emil

    Translation

    You're so entertaining! May I interview you again next month?

  12. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Gladly. But only if you present a bit more slowly. I am a tortoise, after all!

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