11KM – der tagesschau-Podcast
ARD's daily deep dive: one story, one reporter, about half an hour of real conversation.
PodcastsMediaFreeAdvancedB2–C1
What it actually is
Germany's answer to The Daily — the host interviews the ARD journalist who investigated a story and lets them tell it properly. Because it is a conversation rather than a script, you get hesitation, self-correction and the connectives real Germans actually use, which is exactly the listening practice a scripted bulletin can't give you. Free, near-daily, hugely popular with German listeners; no transcripts, and the half-hour length is demanding at first.
What it covers
- Listening
- Vocabulary
- Immersion