On the show this week:

Simon has been buying fish, but much to Nic’s surprise he doesn’t plan on eating them with some chips. We celebrate the birthday of one of the most famous spies in history as we discuss the life of Mata Hari and her exploits spying for Germany during WWI.

Due to Nic’s life getting in the way, we’re bringing you some of our favourite segments from previous shows as we go back to episode 20 to hear our discussion on the increase in the wolf population of Germany and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of rewilding the German countryside. We then jump to episode 25’s discussion on Nic’s obsession with British pork pies and Simon introduces some of the harder products to find in a German shop and suggest possible alternatives to British favourites.

Finally we finish on the question of whether David Hasselhoff was really the reason that the Berlin wall fell and why it is that so many non-Germans think he’s a Deutsch icon from episode 20.

Decades from Home - A podcast about Germany