Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany

This week, Nic and Simon discuss changes to how German storms are named, why a new German TV show about raising children has caused a storm of complaints, the troubles of German hairdressers and why a simple sauna sparked calls to the police.

A bit of a different discussion this week, we look at how we got to Germany, where we call “home” and ask ourselves what we miss about the UK.Also, Simon explains why he’s over jokes about Dinner for One.

This week, Nic and Simon discuss festive differences in Germany and Britain, why the names of German cities keep repeating, the small town of Fickenhof, the legal fight over Pippi Longstockings and why a naked carnival prince is too much for one German city.

This week, Nic and Simon discuss why British communication is useless in Germany, Tesla’s new gigafactory in Northern Germany, Covid lockdown and its impact on mental health and how a 67 year old man drove for 40 years without a driving license.

The week, Simon admits he can't use social media, Nic deals with being a massive prude and we find out what Germans like to put at the top of their mountains.

This week, Nic and Simon discuss why Corny bars make good podcasting fuel, they find out what a stave church is and why moving one is test of German community spirit, and why fireworks are a hazard during German New Years celebrations.