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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

It's the end of an era... Our final episode is available to download/stream. Ep 250: "Endstation, Tschüsseldorf". Out now!

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Simon Maddox @maddox84.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

My absolute highlight of our now complete 250 episodes: Derek Rae @raecomm.bsky.social gracing us with an unforgettable moment of audio brilliance. Thanks to all our guests and all our listeners for supporting us for 250 episodes. It's been great. That's all, folks. Tschüsseldorf.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Shoutout to @raecomm.bsky.social for being part of some indie German podcast history..... and being a bloody good sport! Many thanks for this special moment.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

After 250 episodes and almost 5 years of podcasting, the curtains close on the "Decades from Home" stage. Thanks to the listeners, guests, contributors and co-hosts who’ve been part of the show - you’ve been class, and we love you! Ep 250: "Endstation, Tschüsseldorf". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

It’s the end of an era, or at least it’s the end of this podcast. After 250 episodes, Nic, Simon, and Producer Simon have reached their final episode. No, I’m not crying…you’re crying… Find out more on Ep 249, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Today is your last chance to submit a voice message for inclusion in our last episode of "Decades from Home", episode 250, which will be published this coming Saturday. Link to our email can be found in bio.

A message from the team at the podcast "Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany":

Episode 250 will be published on 27 September and will be our last episode.
If you'd like to send us a voice message for inclusion in our last episode, please do so by 23 September.
Email link in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

There's just 2 days left to send us your voice message for inclusion in "Decades from Home's" last episode, which will be published this coming Saturday. Email link in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

How's your Sunday looking? It's going to be a wet one here in the west of Germany..... Perhaps you're stuck inside too, which makes it a great time to record and email us a voice message for inclusion in our very last episode, ep250. Send us your message by Tuesday 23rd September. Email link in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

As we approach the finish line, we focus much of the episode on buffet strategy, but still have time to hear about Nic's recent trip to the UK.... which triggers a biscuit-related rant from Simon. Ep 249: "Vorletzte Haltestelle". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

It's the weekend, which means it's a great time to record and send us a voice message for inclusion in our last episode of "Decades from Home", ep 250. Send us your message by next Tuesday, 23rd September. Our email address can be found in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

For our penultimate episode we have a listener email to pore over. We also outline strategies for maximising a hotel buffet. Finally Nic tells us about a dream pub lunch and we ponder who sends out the worst tourists, Britain or Germany? Ep 249: "Vorletzte Haltestelle". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Yes! That's right! There's still time to email us a voice message for inclusion in episode 250, our last episode. Get your message to us by next Tuesday, 23rd September. Email link in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

How do you pronounce muesli? Seems obvious, right? So how come Nic seems to be adding new vowels when he says it? Simon and Producer Simon try and work it out… Find out more on Ep 249, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Less than a week!!! Yep, that's right! If you want to leave us a voice message for inclusion in our last episode, Ep250, please email it to us by Tuesday 23rd September. Email link in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Would you like to hear your own voice on a world-famous podcast? Send us a voice message by 23 September and feature in our last episode. Contact address in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

With the publication date of our last episode (Ep 250) fast approaching, this is your daily reminder to email us a voice message for inclusion in the final ever episode of "Decades from Home". Email address can be found in bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

We visit the slightly odd world of the local Freibad with Nic and discuss the retirement of a one-man bottle-capping factory. We also look at a case of rainwater theft and ask whether rainwater can really belong to anyone? Find out more on Ep 248: "Rainer vs the Machine". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Hey "Decades from Home" fans..... You have just 9 days left to email us your voice message for inclusion in our last episode. Our email address can be found in our bio.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Have you considered recording us a voice message for our last episode - episode 250? Please get it to us via email (link in bio) by 23 September.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Counting down to the release of our last episode.... If you'd like to send us a voice message for inclusion in our last episode, please send us your voice message by 23 September.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Food? Next to a swimming pool? What is this European novelty? Well, not as European as Nic & Simon assume, but there’s still no excuse to eat schnitzel and pommes next to the shallow end…surely? Find out more on Ep 248, coming Saturday morning!

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Norwegian Frankfurter @scanditina.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Listening to your tale, Simon, reminded me of a confrontation with a neighbour a few years ago, after we'd salted the sidewalk during winter, and she moaned we'd used too much salt for her dog (handbag-sized, which she could have picked up). So I just said, "Would you rather break a leg instead?" 🤔😆

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Norwegian Frankfurter @scanditina.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Listening/reading to the podcast via Spotify and the (auto??) subtitles are having a field day with Nic's German! 😂😂😂

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Quark - the cure-all for everything, right? RIGHT!?? Find out more on episode 247: "Farmer Drama". Out now.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

There’s nothing like a language to cause confusion, as Producer Simon discovers when he gets on the wrong side of a farmer. How do you say “get off my land!” in German? We find out! Find out more on Ep 247, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

We’ve discussed the topic of integration on the podcast a few times, but how integrated do your hosts feel now that we’re bringing things to a close? Simon asks the important questions while Nic and Producer Simon provide the answers. Find out more on Ep 246: "The Sprudelwasser Express". Out now.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

How integrated do your hosts feel? Simon asks the important questions to find out how German we’ve all become: do we have any cash to hand, do we know how to recycle a pizza box, and can we handle the shops being closed on Sunday? Find out more on Ep 246: The Sprudelwasser Express. Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

The contents of your wallet can tell someone exactly how German a person is, or at least that’s what Simon believes anyway. He puts Nic and Producer Simon through their paces to find out how integrated we all really are! Find out more on Ep 246, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Simon has been back to the Allianz Arena and can now tell us what's to be had at a Bayern Munich buffet. We also report on the "Clubsterben" (the death of clubs) rocking Berlin and discuss similar issues across hospitality. Find out more on Ep 245: "Champagne & Kia-Ora". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

This week Simon enjoys the corporate seats at the Allianz Arena and tells us all what makes a Bayern Munich buffet. We also look at "Clubsterben" (the death of clubs) in Berlin and discuss similar issues across hospitality. Find out more on Ep 245: "Champagne & Kia-Ora". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

How do you deal with fans? We’re not exactly experts, but Nic met one once…Simon did not meet our fan, and he’s still regretting it all these years later! Find out more on Ep 245, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

This week we discuss Jugendwort des Jahres 2025 and the pernicious influence of English. We also look at the world of tattooing and ask Simon about his changing views on tattoos. Find out more on Ep 244: "Goon Squad". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

It’s time once again for Germany to go full crazy for Jugendwort des Jahres 2025!!! We discuss the pernicious influence of English, and learn far more about the word “Goonen” than anyone ever needed to know. Find out more on Ep 244: "Goon Squad". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It’s time once again for Jugendwort des Jahres!!! We discuss the contenders, and learn far more about the word “Goonen” than anyone ever needed to know. Find out more on Ep 244, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Simon shares his list of best/worst German names for hairdressers, but how much should we be paying for a haircut, and how much do you tip for the best haircut you've ever had? Find out more on Ep 243: Handybitch, Out Now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Simon shares his list of the best/worst German shop names, we discuss the fear of straight razors, and we finish on the world’s largest Knödel. Find out more on Ep 243. Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

What makes a good name for a German hairdresser? Apparently awful English puns are one way to go. We discuss the best/worst choices, and why haircuts on a boat are only for the brave...or stupid. Find out more on Ep 243, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

German UNESCO World Heritage sites.... Bavarian belligerence over school holidays.... The greatest debate of all time.... Sounds like we covered everything this week. Episodw 242: "Tanks vs Castles". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

We talk tourist sites this week, 3 in particular that are the newest German UNESCO World Heritage sites. We question Bavarian belligerence over school holidays, and finish on a debate that has baffled the world’s greatest minds. Find out more on Ep 242: "Tanks vs Castles". Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

This is a podcast about Germany, but sometimes it's nice to stretch our legs to another topic, like the Great Wall of China...which you can't see from space...but the peaches are nice. Find out more on Ep 242, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Beer tents, Schlager and the cleanest public toilets ever seen = Nic's recipe for a perfect summer. Oh, and a Lionesses victory at the Euros. Find out more on Ep 241: Porzellan Prince. Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Nic has a perfect recipe for summer; beer tents, schlager, and the cleanest public toilets ever seen. We discuss the exciting new UK/German friendship treaty, and we finish on a chaotic TV interview with the Far-right AfD. Find out more on Ep 2241: Porzellan Prince, Out Now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

What constitutes a weekend festival? We have no idea, but Nic reckons he might have been to one when his village closed the main street, built a stage, and Schlager singers started warbling. It's not Glastonbury, but it was certainly...something... Find out more on Ep 241, coming Saturday morning!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Nic can't escape The Hoff, Simon's been to the Flohmarkt, we examine Edeka's attempts to facilitate flirting and finish on a German backpacker who surzived the Oz outback. Ep 240: Animal + Verb. Out now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

This week, Nic has an unexpected 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 who survived the Australian outback. Find out more on Ep 240: "Animal + Verb". Out Now!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

What's the most German thing you can find at a Flohmarkt? Well, you might assume most things if you’re in Germany, but that isn’t necessarily true. Simon goes looking for a some bargains, including the odd piece of slate and some fetching beer glasses. Find out more on Ep 240, coming Saturday!

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

In this week's episode, we take a look at Germany's attitude to escaping prison, we learn of the 24 carat gold “Dubai Döner”, and we close bmwwll finding out Germany’s safest cities. Find out more on Ep 239: Legumes for Days.

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Germany has a reputation for seriousness, but how serious can they be if escaping prison is totally legal? Weeks ago we learned of the €3.99 kebap in Bochum, now we learn of the 24 carat gold “Dubai Döner”. We close by finding out Germany’s safest cities. Find out more on Ep 239: Legumes for Days

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Decades from Home - A Podcast About Germany @decadesfromhome.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

It was always the fear that putting three men behind some microphones might lead to talking about WWII tanks and gardening, and so it transpires. We don't all have to like it though... Find out more on Ep 239, coming Saturday morning!

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