Megan's Megacan

Feb 25 2025 161 ep. 43 mins 82

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It's a German news podcast in English, because the German news is hard enough without it being all in German. Also involves canned cocktails. Not massive cans. The regular Megacans will always be free, but every now and then we'll do a special pod for subscribers - thanks so much for your support! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/megans-megacan/subscribe

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Ding Dong, What A Night

Feb 25 2025 37 mins

It's the end of an era: Scholz, Habeck, and friend of the pod Christian Lindner have all had their last Absacker and stumbled out into the night — you can still hear them arguing in the distance in a cloud of mutual acrimony. Hey, we just let the market regulate itself, Christian! But spare a thought for Megan, who has to learn a whole new set of German politicians' names

MM's TV Debut!

Feb 15 2025 40 mins

This week, German TV producers finally came to their senses and invited Megan's Megacan to make its debut on a politics chat-show. As Megan was providing silent commentary over chief twat Hubert Aiwanger's shoulder, Konrad found out whether football fans can save Germany from fascism. Then they scramble around for good news for our "clutching at straws" section. Yes!Megan's Megacan

The Wall Crashes Down

Jan 30 2025 45 mins

This week, the German parliament marks Holocaust Memorial Day with a special tribute to the makers of the Holocaust, as Friedrich Merz reneged on his own promise from two months ago and made common cause with fascists to degrade the German constitution. Meanwhile, Megan and Konrad review election campaign posters and cling helplessly to their brand new good news section. Resistance

Alice And Elon Get A Room

Jan 11 2025 43 mins

This week, your favourite can-drinking podcasters subjected themselves to an hour of lies and awkward flirting — thanks to top fascist Alice Weidel and billionaire philosopher Elon Musk, who revealed his vulnerable, damaged soul. Speaking of enablers, the bourgeoisie give the fascists a leg-up in Austria, as they do, and democratic society is once again undermined. Woohoo! Happy

One Last Bundestag Bust-Up

Dec 19 2024 42 mins

Getting one more row done for 2024, Chancellor Scholz confronted the Bundestag this week to confirm that yes, they really didn't think he could run the country anymore. So the members convened to shout at each other one last time and get their Christmas ducks in a row in time for the New Year election campaign. Meanwhile, the AfD is sticking to its anti-European roots, while appeal

D-Day For The FDP

Dec 06 2024 41 mins

It turns out that serial coalition breakers the FDP were planning to break up the German government weeks ago, much to the surprise of no one except party leader Christian Lindner, who definitely had no idea about the weirdly militaristic D-Day paper — even though his best mate wrote it. Meanwhile, forget about coming to Berlin to make art — the new government here has decided

Can You Be Our Santa, Mr Scholz?

Nov 22 2024 50 mins

There's a Christmas election campaign ahead, and it looks like the SPD is going to let Olaf Scholz deliver their presents one last time. Meanwhile, Robert Habeck is convinced that the path to victory goes via coy, night-time kitchen-table videos. Plus, why Germany's medical system has a language problem, what the CDU is planning for unemployment benefit, and the next way-stage on M

The Traffic Light Explodes

Nov 09 2024 46 mins

Reeling from the impending demise of western democracy, Megan put her phone away for half an hour to have a nice glass of wine — but then Chancellor Scholz chooses that very moment to finally sack that annoying wanker who's been ruining everyone's life and blow up the coalition. Konrad tries to piece the gossip together, while the Bundestag decides now is a good time to Germanspl

More Weapons For Israel And Megan's Citizenship Advice Corner

Oct 19 2024 44 mins

We're deep into October, so there's only one thing for it — a trip to Captain Morgan's Mojito island. Elsewhere, in the world of horrors we call reality, Germany has decided it's ok to send weapons to Israel as long as they promise not to do anything bad with them. And there's more advice from Megan on how to navigate the insanity of bureaucracy and getting that all important B1.

Brandenburg Votes And German Arms For Israel

Sep 28 2024 44 mins

Yes indeed, we've finally made it through all of this year's German state elections. No more horrible people upending the political landscape until after Christmas. Still, as the Germans say, now we have the salad, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has a lot on his plate — yet seems convinced he can still win next year. Also, there's the strange case of Germany's disappearing arms expor