Simon Maddox

From now on, no more swearing. Promise.

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.

Goosebumps

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!

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.

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.

Last call if you want to be part of the final Decades from Home episode.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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

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

Love a snow clearing compliment.

Did adiletten and white socks for the first time this month. Felt integrated. Felt good. What other signs are there?

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!

That's easily a 10 minute segment 😆

Well, she sounds like a veritable treat! I know it's hypocritical as someone who podcasts, but some people need to learn to keep their opinions to themselves!

Nice one, Michael! I hope you've had/have been having a lovely holiday.

It's time. You can record a voice memo and email it to us to be featured in the final episode 👍 Thanks for listening!

Into the final few episodes now... 250 will the final one. A strong innings.

Audio submissions for the final episode to decadesfromhome@gmail.com - great chance to contribute to the finale.

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!

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!

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!

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!

Is there an Amt responsible for approving such pun-tastic names? I hope so.

My wife used to go to a place called "cutting club" which always made me think of self harm 😬

It truly is one of the richest tapestries of German comedy/life. I will never get bored of it.

The "ob" is for "oberhalb" as the town is on a plateau above the Tauber.

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!

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!

We both left the UK a month or two before Gove was given his first secretary of state role. An impressive list of departments he failed to improve or manage well. We timed it well.