Episode 116: Wolf Watch

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03/04/23 • 56 min

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Decades From Home - A Podcast About Germany

It’s been three weeks since producer Simon went on holiday and Dili & Nic are really missing him; Dili misses his stern eyebrows, while Nic misses his editing skills. In order to cheer themselves up, your hosts discuss which superpowers would be most useful for living in Germany, and why might the desire to be invisible be a sad indictment on how women are treated here.

With the closing of a 130 year old mineral water company in Baden-Württemberg, we take a look at the German love of bottled water. Is tap water so terrible, and where do Germans store all their crates of water they seem to buy in ever increasing quantities? Dili also shares her favourite part of drinking fizzy water: the gas!

We discuss the Meldestelle Antifeminismus, or Anti-Feminism Reporting Office, which has been operating a portal to document anti-feminist incidents across Germany. We talk about whether such a platform is useful, and if its critics have a point. We finish with a Grimm’s Fairy Tale come to life after a cyclist comes face to face with the big bad wolf.

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Ärzte ohne Grenzen

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Foto von Thomas Bonometti auf Unsplash

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß

For those of you looking to support Ukraine or the many refugees currently fleeing the conflict, please take a look at these different charities and consider donating if you can.

Ukraine Crisis Media Centre - A list of different donation pages to help the Ukrainian military response.

Disaster Emergency Committee - Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

Save the Children

Ärzte ohne Grenzen

Image Credit

Foto von Thomas Bonometti auf Unsplash

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß

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Ep 115: Pflegeleicht

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It’s nice to know that after all this time, Germany still has the capacity to surprise, as Dili discovers when she learns something new about her washing machine, and German, that’s been staring her in the face for 12 years. From surprises to the strange, as we discuss what we still find odd about Germany, from dead balcony plants, to hidden factories in the forest.

With Fasching well and truly over, attention turns to Bavaria as the great and good of German politics go on all out attack as Politischer Aschermittwoch returns from a three year break. The tradition of aggressive speeches and verbal dexterity might seem like fun, but is it really what Germany needs in 2023?

We finish with a discussion on our love/hate relationship with Deutsche Bahn. Do they really deserve all the complaints levelled at them, and what do they do that we can really celebrate?

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Ukraine Crisis Media Centre - A list of different donation pages to help the Ukrainian military response.

Disaster Emergency Committee - Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

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Episode 117: The Return of Stern

Fire the confetti cannons, producer Simon’s back in the booth after three weeks away! We celebrate the returning hero in the traditional fashion, by demanding he give us some gifts from his travels....well Nic does at least. For her part, Dili has more decorum, unless of course we’re talking about biscuits.

After last week’s foray into wolf filled forests, we return to the wilds for a wolf related update concerning a pet attack in Ostsachsen. We also follow up on the Berlin election and wonder why it is that the capital of Germany won’t see a government in place until the end of April.

A protest by climate activists Letzten Generation over the weekend leads to condemnation across the political spectrum, and leads us to a discussion on the merits of the current protest movement, and whether the outrage is justified. We finish the show with a chat on the proposal to make English Germany’s official second language.

For those of you looking to support Ukraine or the many refugees currently fleeing the conflict, please take a look at these different charities and consider donating if you can.

Ukraine Crisis Media Centre - A list of different donation pages to help the Ukrainian military response.

Disaster Emergency Committee - Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

Save the Children

Ärzte ohne Grenzen

Image Credit

Foto von Stephanie Klepacki auf Unsplash

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß