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Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany

With over two decades of living in Germany between them, Nic and Dili, host a podcast about Germany filled with news, articles, and stories that show the many different sides to German life.

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01:03:52

Episode 171: The Prodigal Daughter

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2024/03/23

After a few weeks away, Dili returns to the podcast and wastes no time by dropping bombs on her erstwhile co-host Nic. I think we can all agree he probably deserves it, which is why Producer Simon gets in on the act too. Having dealt out some much needed discipline, Dili shares her discovery of a new Mexican restaurant, and why sharing rice is the sign of a great friendship.St Patrick’s Day was last Sunday, which means Nic reports back from another adventure to Finnigan’s Irish Pub in Nürnberg to

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00:52:28

Episode 170: Von Augsburg nach Ozburg

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2024/03/16

In our continuing attempts to collect all our favourite podcasters, we welcome the fantastic Nina Wooten of the Everyday Germany podcast to the show! Nina joins Producer Simon & Nic to discuss her ongoing move to the US. We talk about exchange trips to American high schools, living in Baltimore, and the benefits of seeing a totally different environment.With Nina planning her imminent move to Kansas, we look at the trials and tribulations of planning a move across continents, what to keep and

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01:02:37

Episode 169: Be gentle zu mir

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2024/03/09

With Dili taking the week off, it’s left to the lads to hold down the podcast fort, but it doesn’t take long for Producer Simon & Nic to start squabbling like unruly siblings. Wary of fully derailing the running order, your hosts pull themselves together to discuss when a host should offer their guest a nice drink, and whether things are different in Germany.Moving on from etiquette, we welcome the recent liberalisation of cannabis laws across the country. We explain how people will be able to

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01:04:43

Episode 168: Twin Share

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2024/03/02

With Dili away for the week we need a guest host, preferably someone with some experience with this podcast malarkey. Lucky for us, we have the perfect guest to fill in, it’s the wonderful Shaun Behrens of the Everyday Germany podcast! Shaun joins Producer Simon & Nic to discuss the benefits of being totally unprepared for life in Germany, the difficulties of finding a job, and why having a non-German on your staff can really help a company. Nic and Shaun also discover the many similarities

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00:50:12

Episode 167: Links vor Rechts

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2024/02/24

Things are decidedly zen this week, with good vibes spread by Nic after he sat in total silence for three hours. He’s not been on some transcendental meditation retreat however, but invigilating exams for the university’s Prüfungswoche. Perhaps it’s this peace of mind that leads to our first topic of the week: creating a ten point plan to fix Germany.Having created a clear path for Germany’s future success, your erstwhile hosts turn their attention to the creation of new political parties, and one

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00:50:12

Episode 166: Dragon's Dinner

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2024/02/17

It was Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, and it turns out your co-hosts aren’t incurable romantics, if anything, we’re all very curable. We discuss plans for “the most romantic day of the year” which involve cooking leaves, editing podcasts and sitting quietly on our own. From love to shopping, Nic is shocked by the state of his local city centre. Boarded up shop fronts, closing down sales, and general feeling of circling the drain seems to part and parcel of the traditional high streets of German towns

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01:01:48

Episode 165: Pineapple Derailment

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2024/02/10

New week, new episode, new cold suffered by Dili. It’s not all negative though, this weeks variant of low level sickness has gifted Dili some Miley Cyrus level vocals, which we all appreciate. From one pop starlet to another, a quick music chat leads to the revelation that Producer Simon is less than enthusiastic about Taylor Swift’s back catalogue. Don’t worry listeners, we’ll make a Swifty of him yet.Speaking of music, Karneval, or Fasching, is rapidly approaching, which means Nic’s playlist has

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00:54:36

Episode 164: Klopp Klopp

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2024/02/03

As we come to the end of the month, Nic celebrates an accidental Dry January, until Dili & Producer Simon point out an obvious flaw in his logic. No matter, perhaps sobriety is overrated, but at least Nic can console himself with a conversation about brunch, or is that an argument about brunch?Inquisitions into breakfast food aside, we thankfully have some less contentious issues to discuss, like protests and strikes! We discuss the various updates on protests against the far right, cancelled

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00:51:29

Episode 163: Persistent Protests

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2024/01/27

It’s a week of rather fruity voices as both Nic & Dili have varying degrees of cold, thanks to germ infested children and coughing commuters. Of course, that won’t stop the pod, and we kick things off with a forceful debate over the correct terminology for underwear. We have a number of updates to cover from last week, with listeners providing solid advice on his bakery goblin problems, which may motivate Nic to take his new nemesis to task. We also bring more news on the farmers protests as

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00:58:34

Episode 162: Bakery Goblin

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2024/01/20

After a major microphone malfunction last week, Producer Simon is forced to eat a healthy slab of humble pie, much to Dili’s enjoyment. Once the admin is out the way, and Simon has finished crying, we turn to the important issue of Nic’s burgeoning hatred of a particular bakery employee. We also look at some updates on the ongoing farming protests across Germany.We dedicate a large portion of this week’s show to the increasing support for the far-right AfD, and the recent revelations over party

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00:52:16

Episode 161: Fluss in Boots

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2024/01/13

Well, it’s finally happened, after weeks of low level insults, Dili decides to go on strike. Thankfully that’s a major topic in Germany at the moment, so at least one third of the podcast is on topic. Luckily for Nic and Producer Simon, Dili quickly returns to work, and good thing too since no one else is capable of talking about the world’s first botanical garden. With many areas of Germany facing the possibility of flooding, Producer Simon brings us the curious story about emergency services

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01:02:32

Episode 160: I Fought the Claw

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2024/01/06

It’s the first podcast of 2024, and we’re all still recovering from an action packed festive couple of weeks. Producer Simon has been enjoying himself a little too much and after a week of almost solid eating, he attempts to podcast via the recovery position. Nic has been fighting off a variety of flus & colds, while nursing his wife and children through their own seasonal sickness. Finally Dili is still traumatised by an unexpected meeting with her nemesis.We pick over the Christmas leftovers

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00:59:34

Episode 159: Annual Performance Review

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2023/12/30

As 2023 begins to make itself scarce, we look back on a year of the weird and wonderful, not only in Germany, but among your podcast hosts. We recap Dili’s short-lived segment on fruit and find exactly who was to blame for vetoing such creative output. We are also once again joined by Nic’s infant son, who is more than happy to offer up his opinions on DfH over the year. It’s not all recriminations though, we go through some of our favourite stories and general highlights from the pod in 2023. We

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01:05:36

Episode 158: Christmas Chaos

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2023/12/23

It’s almost Christmas which means we throw off the shackles of podcast structure and unleash the festive chaos, although some of us may be more chaotic than others. As Dili and Nic’s baby son compete for who can cause the most on-mic pandemonium, Producer Simon kicks back and enjoys a few beers as all semblance of order crumbles about his ears. It falls to your erstwhile Geordie co-host to enforce some much needed organisation, and what better way to do that than with a festive game! Nic uses all

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01:08:18

Episode 157: Slice of Pisa

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2023/12/16

After a week of brainstorming, Nic has come up with a new introduction for co-host Dili. Despite his best efforts, the result doesn’t quite land they way he’d hoped, but at least he still has his health, unlike last week. After days of drinking randomly flavoured tea, which is the cure-all for any sickness in Germany, Dili wonders which is the best beverage to recover from a cold and why it has to be mint flavoured.While not drinking tea, Dili has been experimenting at the Christmas market, and this

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01:01:55

Episode 156: Sicko-Nico

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2023/12/09

Dragging himself from his sickbed, Nic debuts his new smoky radio voice, which frankly isn’t worth the suffering. Sick or not, this doesn’t stop him bringing up Euro 2024, much to Dili’s disappointment. Knowing that one third of the hosting team is close to collapse, Dili takes up the politics beat by discussing the questionable social media use of a certain Bavarian politician. Despite our general rule about not talking about the weather, the extreme snowfall across the south of Germany is hard to

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01:01:36

Episode 155: Road Block

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2023/12/02

After being inspired by talk of Christmas markets last week, Dili decides to sample the delights her own town’s festive offering. While she ponders the right amount of condiments that should go on a bratwurst, Nic is trying to work out how much porridge he can eat after he received a slightly strange advent calendar. We turn our attention to the retirement of Thomas Gottschalk, one of Germany’s most famous TV presenters and longtime host of “Wetten das…?”. We discuss this curious, and incredibly

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00:51:16

Episode 154: Bookend

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2023/11/25

No matter how hard you may try, it’s impossible to ignore the imminent arrival of Christmas markets to Germany. While we look forward to the lovely treats on offer, Dili is preoccupied with the availability of roasted chestnuts, and whether they will be better than the ones she’s been making at home. Famous for the largest Christmas market in Germany, we turn to Nürnberg, but less for the festive cheer and more for some sheepy visitors to the city centre.From Christmas cheer to financial blackholes,

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00:55:12

Episode 153: Big Cough

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2023/11/18

It’s rare that Nic’s history of drunken shenanigans actually comes in useful, but it turns out it makes him pretty useful in very specific parenting situations. Sadly, this particular set of skills didn’t help when trying to get hold of Euro 2024 tickets, but it might aid in dealing with the disappointment.The beginning of Fasching means a chance to talk about the weirdness of Germany’s fifth season, including the rhetorical dexterity of a mustard pot dwelling harlequin. We also find time to discuss

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00:50:33

Episode 152: Bambiezled

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2023/11/11

The adventures of parenthood continue as Nic deals with a sick child, which Dili can sympathise with. To keep our minds off germs, we look at the recent news story about cuts to the Bundeswehr’s food budget. It’s said that an army marches on its stomach, but apparently not in Germany.Following the recent election in New Zealand, Producer Simon takes us through the ins and outs of the political process in his homeland, and some of the connections with Germany’s own voting system. We also discuss

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