diff --git a/assets/js/custom/dom/upcoming-talk.js b/assets/js/custom/dom/upcoming-talk.js
index 6208379..428a3b9 100644
--- a/assets/js/custom/dom/upcoming-talk.js
+++ b/assets/js/custom/dom/upcoming-talk.js
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ const event_description = (event) => {
     const dtext = sol.defined(description) ? description : "";
 
     const text = atext.length >= dtext.length ? atext : dtext;
+    const text_fixed = serv.fix_markdown(text);
+    const text_fixed_urls = serv.fix_markdown_urls(text_fixed);
 
     return html`
     <div class="event-description">
       <div class="event-description-title">Beschreibung:</div>
-      <div class="event-description-text" lang="de">${text}</div>
+      <div class="event-description-text" lang="de">${text_fixed_urls}</div>
     </div>`;
 };
 
@@ -56,13 +58,15 @@ const event_content = (event) =>
 const speaker_info = (speaker, count) => {
     const name = serv.fix_dash(sol.personName(speaker));
     const bio = sol.personBiography(speaker);
+    const btext = sol.defined(bio) ? bio : "";
+    const bio_fixed = serv.fix_markdown_urls(btext);
 
     let inner;
     if (sol.defined(bio) && bio.length >= minBioLength) {
         inner = html`
         <div class="speaker-info">
           <div class="speaker-name">${name}</div>
-          <div class="speaker-bio speaker-count-${count}" lang="de">${bio}</div>
+          <div class="speaker-bio speaker-count-${count}" lang="de">${bio_fixed}</div>
         </div>`;
     } else {
         inner = html``;
diff --git a/assets/js/custom/services/service.js b/assets/js/custom/services/service.js
index d031600..a804890 100644
--- a/assets/js/custom/services/service.js
+++ b/assets/js/custom/services/service.js
@@ -36,10 +36,25 @@ const fix_dash = (string) =>
     string.replace(ndash_fix_regexp, ndash_fix_replacement);
 
 
+const markdown_fix_regexp = '**';
+const markdown_fix_replacement = '';
+
+const fix_markdown = (string) =>
+    string.replaceAll(markdown_fix_regexp, markdown_fix_replacement);
+
+
+const url_fix_regexp = RegExp('\\[([^\\]]+)\\]\\([^)]+\\)', "g");
+
+const fix_markdown_urls = (string) =>
+    string.replace(url_fix_regexp, '$1');
+
+
 export {
     process_data,
     track_index,
     sort_tracks,
     person_names_concat,
-    fix_dash
+    fix_dash,
+    fix_markdown,
+    fix_markdown_urls
 }