dreibettzimmer.

Paul, Steini & Inga

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Fast German banter from a familiar messy room.

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dreibettzimmer. runs on quick checks, interruptions and tiny domestic mysteries. Paul, Steini and Inga move from broken microphone stands to friendship breakups, shopping-mall toy stores, beer pong, dogs, weather and politics with the loose logic of a group chat that learned to record itself.

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About dreibettzimmer.

dreibettzimmer. is a German conversational comedy show built around the push and pull between Paul, Steini and Inga. The format is simple. Someone arrives tired, late, distracted or carrying a small disaster, and the room immediately starts working on it. A wobbly microphone stand becomes evidence in a trial of gift quality. A low-energy check-in becomes a group responsibility problem. A story about a sports weekend slides into celebrity spotting, hair commentary, Birkenstocks and who did or did not introduce themselves. The show treats ordinary life as if it deserves a committee hearing, then lets the committee lose focus in real time. That looseness is its engine. Friendship breakups, office evenings, beer pong, cocktail dice games, dog bags, sewing plans, moving help and weather forecasts all sit close together. Nothing needs to be grand to get attention. The best moments often come from a tiny misunderstanding that someone refuses to let pass. Paul brings restless scenarios and public-facing confidence. Steini often stretches the ending, the weather and the bit just past the sensible stopping point. Inga cuts through the noise with practical checks, disbelief and a useful sense of when the group has gone too far. The tone can brush against politics or adult social mess, but it stays rooted in anecdote and reaction rather than speeches. It sounds like friends making room for each other’s tangents. It also sounds like a show that knows the tangent may be the whole reason people came. For PlayNext, it is a strong fit for listeners who like fast German banter, recurring in-jokes, familiar voices and comedy that makes a shopping mall, a dog bag or a goodbye monologue feel oddly eventful.

Made for: Best for listeners who like informal German group comedy, loose storytelling and everyday topics turned into running bits. It especially suits people who enjoy friend-group energy more than structured interviews or polished monologues.

What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its speed and familiarity: Paul, Steini and Inga can make a tiny practical question feel like a shared event. The recurring sign-offs, callbacks and derailments give it a recognizable rhythm without making it feel scripted.

In their own words

3 Städte. 2 Mal die Woche. 1 ganze Menge Spaß. Die tollste Podcast-WG Deutschlands! Aktuelle Bewohner sind Paul, Steini und Inga. Das Leben der drei Freunde ist so unterschiedlich, wie die 3 Metropolen München, Hamburg und Köln in denen sie leben. Sie berichten aus ihren Leben, von alltäglichen Challenges, aber auch von ihren teils großen Zielen, die einem so mit Mitte/Ende 20 so im Leben begegnen. Paul hüpft durch die TV-Welt, Steini beginnt gerade seine Karriere bei einer bekannten Werbeagentur und die rheinische Frohnatur, Inga, bringt die vernünftige Stimme ins Trio. Schreibt uns gerne und schaut mal auf Inst...

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A broken mic stand becomes your invitation into Paul, Steini and Inga's affectionate pile-on.

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  • three friends turning tiredness, dog trouble and damaged belongings into a running bit
  • to hear everyday stories derailed by teasing before anyone reaches the original point
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friendship and social boundarieswork and office lifedogs and pet routinesparty games and drinking gamessports weekends and football talksmall-town shopping mallsweather sign-offscelebrity and politician encounters

Episodes

  1. 1

    #343 Sturmsäcke

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    #342 Alle heißen Theo

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  3. 3

    #341 Blau Machen mit Marten

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  4. 4

    #340 Go Champ

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    #339 BürGayMeister

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  6. 6

    #338 Achtung Kontrolle!

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  7. 7

    #337 Hundesohn

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  8. 8

    #336 Running Club im Knast

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  9. 9

    #334 Liebeskummer und Feta

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  10. 10

    #333 Krähe im Mehl

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  11. 11

    #332 Anzeigen Hauptmeister

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  12. 12

    #330 Marathon Mörder

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  13. 13

    #329 Karnevalsmaus

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  14. 14

    #328 Beanies für die Sauna

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  15. 15

    #327 24h bei Paul

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  16. 16

    #326 Die Feuerratte

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  17. 17

    #325 Immer vom Körper weg!

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  18. 18

    #324 Probetraining

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  19. 19

    #323 Reiche ich nach

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  20. 20

    #322 Paul vor Gericht

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  21. 21

    #321 Pumpen mit Herbert

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    #320 Mittelalter Graffiti

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    #319 Auftritt im Vatikan

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    #318 Bad Bunny oder Paul?

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  25. 25

    #317 Hundehotel

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  26. 26

    #316 NEUES JAHR - NEUE STAFFEL - Schmeiß mir keine Luft zu

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  27. 27

    #315 Jahresrückblick

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  28. 28

    #314 Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu Weihnachten

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  29. 29

    #313 Eier Backen

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  30. 30

    #312 Dating-Mentor Steini

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  31. 31

    #311 Tierheimhunde am Telefon

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  32. 32

    #310 Die Wahrheit über Steini

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  33. 33

    #309 Justin Biebers Comeback

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  34. 34

    #308 Bakterien im Bart

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  35. 35

    #307 Welpen am Black Friday

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  36. 36

    #306 Wat wellste machen?

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  37. 37

    #305 Hoch die Treppe, Bratwurstbude

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  38. 38

    #304 Plextrine

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  39. 39

    #303 Was arbeitet ihr?

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  40. 40

    #302 Katzen peitschen

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    #301 Triatlöhne 70.3

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  42. 42

    #300 Der Wurst Basar

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    #299 Sauna Meister Igor Karkaroff

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  44. 44

    #298 Tipp für die Räuber

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  45. 45

    #297 Tür öffnen für Dummies

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  46. 46

    #296 Falsche Fueling Strategie

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  47. 47

    #295 Der Party Japaner

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  48. 48

    #294 THEMENFOLGE Verrücktes aus dem Internet

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  49. 49

    #293 THEMENFOLGE Bernstein!

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    #292 THEMENFOLGE Quiz mit Vic

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  51. 51

    #291 THEMENFOLGE Herbst mit Marten

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    #290 Zwiebeln in der Badewanne

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  53. 53

    #288 Pampelmuse mit Maggie

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    #287 5 SCHNELLE FRAGEN + eine ganz schnelle noch

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  55. 55

    #286 Krefeld, das deutsche Venedig

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  56. 56

    #285 Ausgestanden

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    #284 Tauschfrau

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  58. 58

    #283 Du kleiner Funzel

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    #282 Starstruck

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    #281 5-Sterne Grandhotel

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    #280 THEMENFOLGE Cringe Non Cringe

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  62. 62

    #279 10 Meter Brett

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  63. 63

    #278 Happy Birthday Inga!

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    #277 Air Beat West Down Festival

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  65. 65

    #276 LIVE von der Veranda

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  66. 66

    #275 Hangover

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  67. 67

    #274 Wer wird Millionär

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    #273 Rede

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    #272 Lukas von Hidden

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    #272 Lukas von Hidden

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    #271 5 SCHNELLE FRAGEN - Snacks, Startups & Zweite Chancen

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  72. 72

    #270 Die große Beichte

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  73. 73

    #269 Kühe kuscheln!

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  74. 74

    #268 Kündigung & Zuwachs

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  75. 75

    #266 Bibi und Inga aufm Autoscooter

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  76. 76

    #265 Steini küsst euch alle

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  77. 77

    #264 Verpeilte Zillenials

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    #263 Trödeltrupp 2.0

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    #262 anspruchslos & gierig

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    #261 Joko - bitte nicht schreiben!

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    #260 Decathlon - Spielplatz für Erwachsene

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    #259 5 Dudes aufm Kudder

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    #258 Mit 10 Bad Bunnies aufm Boot

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    #257 Fenchel Tee

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    #256 Das wärs ja noch

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    #255 Leinen aus Flachs

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    #254 Steini allein zu Haus

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    #253 Arminis in Berlin

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    #252 Mikroplastik Kuchen

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    #251 Wir gehen ans Limit

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    #250 Diebe auf Strava

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    #249 FOMO hat FOMO

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    #248 Anti-Korfu

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    #247 Ingas JGA

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    #246 Bares und Rares

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    #331 Freundschaft beendet!

    In episode #331 of 'dreibettzimmer,' hosts Paul, Steini, and Inga explore whether they have ever actively ended a friendship, with Paul revealing he has confronted someone over a serious boundary violation that resulted in the other person responding 'fick dich, tschüss.' The discussion distinguishes between deliberately ending a friendship and letting one fade through distance or diverging interests, with Steini naming AfD voting as a potential dealbreaker that she would first try to address through conversation.

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    #344 Bunte Hühner

    In episode #344 of the German friendship podcast 'dreibettzimmer,' hosts Paul, Steini, and Inga discuss the sleep deprivation of new dog ownership, with Paul reporting wake-up times of 1:30, 4:20, and 6:20 AM as his puppy Teddy adjusts to night routines.

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    #289 Mit Zunge

    Episode #289 of 'dreibettzimmer,' titled 'Mit Zunge,' covers Steini's Berlin Marathon weekend with the Craft Runners and Cozy Club, during which Harry Styles ran sub-3 hours in 26°C heat while Steini cheered at kilometer 37.

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    #335 Oberbürgermeister Paul

    Episode #335 of 'dreibettzimmer,' titled 'Oberbürgermeister Paul,' opens on election Sunday with Paul reporting that Cem Özdemir won the Baden-Württemberg state election for the Greens, closing a six-point polling gap.

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    #267 1vs1 Bierrpong

    Episode #267 of 'dreibettzimmer' opens with Paul recovering from a Hamburg Hausparty where he played a Beer Pong and Flip the Cup hybrid he calls 'Flippong,' while Steini declines to explain why his energy level is a 4 out of 10, citing his PR team.

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