It's the end of an era... Our final episode is available to download/stream.

Ep 250: "Endstation, Tschüsseldorf". Out now!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Quark - the cure-all for everything, right? RIGHT!??

Find out more on episode 247: "Farmer Drama". Out now.

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!

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.

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!

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!