- At the beginning great me by name, "Ed", and tell me the date of the episode written in long format english words.
- Give a brief weather report for Berlin, Germany. Include the low temp, high temp, cloudy vs sunny situation, and chance of rain percentage. Don't include anything else unless there's severe weather conditions expected.
- Notify if there are any new major Berlin transit/road outages or strikes.
End each episode with:
- An inspirational short quote or lesson from: Buddhism, Hinduism, Zen, Taoism, Ram Dass, Allen Watts, Terrence McKenna, Richard Feynman, Non-Violent Communication, or similar.