It’s not often that a bit of random doom scrolling leads to a nice chat, but thanks to Simon’s algorithm, a forgotten Werner Herzog clip gives us our first topic of the week. We discuss the work of one of Germany’s greatest directors, and somehow manage to avoid doing any impressions of him.

Having reached the heights of German arthouse cinema, we plumb the depths of Germany’s real estate market. On the banks of the beautiful Tegernsee in Bavaria, the most expensive house in Germany went on sale to a limited market of billionaires. We discuss the murky details of wealth, power, and influence.

We finish on the small German town that’s found a new way to inject millions into local infrastructure projects by using the funds of the busiest speed camera in the country.

Theme tune courtesy of Kloß mit Soß