All Episodes
You go me on the cookie! (Dana Newman from Wanted Adventure)
May 24, 2020
Dana Newman of Wanted Adventure discusses learning German, how German is NOT orderly, her book “You go me on the cookie!”, and her YouTube channel.
Seven months as an exchange student in Germany (Montana Showalter from the USA)
May 17, 2020
Montana Showalter’s YouTube success, her time in Germany, returning home due to the coronavirus crisis, and the ways that Germany changed her.
Learning German with apps, and working in the video games industry (Thomas from the UK)
May 10, 2020
Learning German through apps, working for a video games company, and getting angry letters from German neighbors.
Traveling with teenagers, and interrupted travel plans (Linda from the USA)
May 3, 2020
Travelteening is a blog that gives travel advice for traveling with teens. The blogger behind it, Linda from the USA, joins me to discuss the value her family sees in traveling, their three-year-plan to give their children the chance to experience travel in Europe, some insights into traveling with…
German culture: The top 10 grossing German movies (Dominik from the Ach! podcast)
April 28, 2020
Soft porn, comedies, parodies, and Westerns…here are the movies that Germans love.
Homebrewing beer (Greg & Brigida)
April 23, 2020
The guest in the previous episode, Greg, is a homebrewing enthusiast, and he talks about his adventures and misadventures brewing beer. He also discusses his website, Brew Wizard , that helps you create recipes and gives detailed instructions on how to brew beer. https://www.brew-wizard.com/ Connec…
From USA to Germany, California style (Greg from USA and Brigida from Germany)
April 21, 2020
When Greg and Brigida decided to move from California to Germany, they did it with just a small amount of money and two dogs. And they were met with adversity from almost the moment they arrived. This is their story of how they made their time in Germany work. We also talk about life with small kid…
BONUS - Poetry in Berlin, feminism, and diversity (Deenara from Russia)
April 13, 2020
Deenara from Russia appeared in episode 38, about mental health in Germany. However, her original interview with Berlin-based journalist Daria Sukharchuk also included her talking about her time in Germany. Here is the rest of that interview. Interview recorded and edited by Daria Sukharchuk. Deena…
Some German idioms (Steph Fuccio from USA)
April 6, 2020
Steph Fuccio, host of the Geopats podcast, is new to Germany and to the German language. So as a new learner, I thought it would be fun to throw some German idioms at her and see if she could figure them out. If you're new to the German language (or even if you are not), it's fun to listen along an…
Dealing with depression in Germany (Deenara from Russia)
March 30, 2020
How do you recognize that you are depressed? How do you seek out therapy and other help for depression in Germany? And what if you are from a culture that has a stigma towards mental health issues and therapy? Deenara, who is from Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, is a tech professional and poet liv…
Being a TV anchor, online weirdos, and stereotypes about Russian women (Daria from Russia)
March 23, 2020
Daria, originally from Moscow, Russia, is working as a freelance journalist in Germany. She helped me put an upcoming episode about mental health together, and I wanted to introduce her first. We discuss her role as a TV anchor for OstWest TV , online critics, stalker problems, and stereotypes som…
Coronavirus and COVID-19 in Germany (with Nicole from The Expat Cast and Steph from Geopats)
March 16, 2020
Since COVID-19 in Germany got "real" on Friday 13th March, I felt I had to discuss it. And who better than to discuss it with than two other podcasters: Nicole from The Expat Cast and Steph from Geopats . We cover our personal situations, fake news, coping with the heaviness of a pandemic, how peop…
Leaving Germany after a decade (Natalie from the UK)
March 9, 2020
What is it that makes someone who has lived in Germany for over a decade decide that it's time to go back "home"? Natalie is originally from the UK, and is now making the decision to leave Germany after 11 years. She explains how she got to this point. She also discusses the importance of using mee…
Finding yourself in a second language: language and identity (Steph from Germany)
March 2, 2020
How being bilingual can influence your personality in different languages.
Moving after 40, sensationalist media, and loneliness in Germany (Klaus from Brazil)
Feb. 22, 2020
Klaus was born in Brazil before spending the first 12 years of his life in Germany. After returning to Brazil, he remained in touch with the German language and the culture. By the time he decided to move back to Germany in his early 40s, he was still fluent in German and understood what made the G…
A German experiences the Ausländerbehörde (Nina from Germany)
Feb. 20, 2020
While recording the episode about Carnival in Germany, Nina told a story about the time she had to deal with the same office that foreigners know all too well: the Auslanderbehörde Amt (foreigner's office). SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST
Carnival/Fasching in Germany: "pomp and splendor" (Nina from Germany)
Feb. 16, 2020
It's the middle of Carnival (also known as Fasching or Fastnacht, depending on where in Germany you are). I am not a big fan of it, and so I got a real live German who IS a fan of it to come on the show and explain to me why she loves it. We brush up on the origins of Carnival, we discuss some of t…
A serial expat in Germany (Amy from Canada)
Feb. 9, 2020
Amy is the host of The Expat Experience podcast. She has landed up in Germany after spending time in Vietnam and China, and in our interview she discusses how she's learning German, what it's like making German friends, and if she regards Germany as her final destination. The Elbphilharmonie buildi…