Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany

Episode 230: Liebesübungen

All it takes is one hot day in Germany, and your hosts quickly wilt, but no matter how warm it gets, Nic won’t be following Simon’s corduroy shorts recommendation. However, he’s more than happy to listen as Simon explains the curious story behind VfL…

Episode 229: Bobby Big Bollocks

After flying around the world visiting New Zealand, Producer Simon lands on the podcast with the perfect mix of exhaustion and fury. We learn how not to transit through an airport, and curious significance of orange chocolate ice cream. Returning to …

Episode 228: Zorb Lawd

With the Easter chocolate still littering the floor, Nic & Simon discuss the Easter traditions of the Sorbain community of Germany, and a odd new delivery service in the UK. We find out if Germany will have a functioning government, and look at t…

Episode 227: Puff Puff Pass(Over)

As Germany celebrates Easter, little do they know that the future is coming in the form of new rules about...passport photos! We discuss the changes and whether we're becoming a modern country. We return to the topic of boycotting US products and loo…

Episode 226: Spite Fence

Once again, Germany is preparing to celebrate the world’s worst vegetable as Spargelzeit begins. What does 2025 have in store for Spargel lovers, and where will Simon get his regular Spargeleis? The current economic turmoil caused by US tarifs leads …

Episode 225: Broken Republik

This week we’re joined by senior editor at Bloomberg News in Berlin Chris Reiter & automotive and industrial correspondent for Bloomberg News in Frankfurt Will Wilkes to discuss their excellent book Broken Republik: The Inside Story of Germany’s …

Episode 224: OK, Let's Go

On the show this week, Simon brings us a story on a Hanoi based Instagrammer who’s memeing themselves to a German education. We find out if Germany has a government, follow up on the changing advice for Germans travelling to the US, and find out why …

Episode 223: Fender Bender

After weeks of hard podcasting, it’s time for a holiday, but we need something specific, something…Geordie. Luckily we have a guide as Nic tells Simon about his Geordie German adventures from a Sam Fender gig in Munich, witnessing football history fr…

Episode 222: Sülze im Kopf

There’s a bit of symmetry this week as we begin where we left off on the topic of kebabs, although these ones have nothing to do with football legend Lukas Podolski. No, these kebabs are in a more British variation, as we discuss and award winning ke…

Episode 221: Mukibude Boys

Free of the Federal Election, there’s Faschings celebrations to cover, including the satirical Rosenmontagswagen in Düsseldorf. From Karneval, we take a look at weird goings on in Munich, where it paying for parking also includes signing up for a gym…