Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany

Episode 241: Porzellan Prince

Nic’s landed on his perfect recipe for summer; All he needs is a beer tent, some schlager, and the cleanest public toilets he’s ever seen. An England win would also help. From ball kicking to treaty signing, we discuss the exciting new friendship tre…

Episode 240: Animal + Verb

This week, Nic has an unexpected, although probably should have expected, encounter with David Hasselhoff, and Simon buys some slate out the back of a van. We find out how to effectively flirt at a supermarket, and we finish on a German backpacker wh…

Episode 239: Legumes for Days

Germany has a reputation for seriousness, but how serious can they be if escaping prison is totally legal? Simon explains why jailbreaks are only human. Weeks ago we learned of the €3.99 kebap in Bochum, now we learn of the 24 carat gold “Dubai Döner…

Episode 238: Hitze spitze

It’s been fairly warm this week in Germany, which means a little more of the weird and wonderful than usual. In this case, the wonderful came in the form of a Dorffest, and the weird was large amounts of Greek condiments on offer, much to Simon’s ann…

Episode 237: Ramble On, Moose!

Usually a podcast about Germany, after a trip to Strasbourg, Nic’s a hare’s breadth from turning this podcast French. While Nic was away, Simon enjoyed some German TV in the form of Rosins Restaurants, which looks at the terrible places to eat across…

Episode 236: All Cats Are Beautiful

Producer Simon is something of a travel expert, or at least he’s gone on holiday a lot. It does mean he has interesting stories, especially travelling through Europe in an electric car. Last week it was “Mahlzeit” this week it’s “Feierabend” as we tr…

Episode 235: Audere est facere

So our Producer could finally go on holiday, we recorded back to back pods, but forgot when they needed to be released…that’s why we begin this week by celebrating Simon’s beloved Spurs winning the Europa League a month ago...Simon is bloody happy th…

Episode 234: Viva Volksdöner

All the Germanic organisation in the world can’t prevent confusion over Producer Simons recording schedule, but uncertainty isn’t the worst way to start the podcast. Anyway, there’s a new Dönerladen to discuss. Why? Döner for €3.99, that’s why, but w…

Episode 233: Merzer, Better, Faster, Stronger

Having missed Eurovision last week, Simon brings in a special guest reporter to remedy that situation as we discuss politics, Pride flags, and Celine Dion. Freshly minted (sort of) Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz reckons he knows how to fix the …

Episode 232: Beerenverbände Ultras

Producer Simon has wrangled himself a holiday, but is it a week in Fürth visiting the Rundfunkmuseum that he’s always wanted? While he considers his options, Nic & Simon wonder why a mysterious wooden phallus has appeared in a Munich street, and …