# The Germany Experience

A podcast by Shaun Behrens. Life in Germany, as seen through the eyes of outsiders. Featuring the stories of foreigners who moved to Germany - either temporarily or permanently - and tips and advice for life in Germany. Get an inside view of the joys, the frustrations, and the quirks of adapting to the culture and learning German. New episodes every second Wednesday.

Feed: https://letscast.fm/podcasts/the-germany-experience-f99b4e85/feed

## Latest episodes

- [Dating, toxic relationships, and making friends in Germany (Lulu from Ireland)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/9765f1683af6) (2023-05-21, 36 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/96d21b36.mp3?t=1700582115
- [The diversity trend, Misfit Models, and German bureaucracy when starting a company (Del from the UK)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/551665cec163) (2023-04-08, 38 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/4c466a50.mp3?t=1700582115
- [Financing property in Germany (with Kerstin Brunner)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/4e3fd4275bce) (2023-03-31, 56 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/e1bdae46.mp3?t=1700582119
- [Life in Germany as a gay woman (Kim from the UK)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/dd6155308b62) (2023-03-08, 44 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/0356a573.mp3?t=1700582120
- [How German are you? (Nina from Germany)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/90f2257493f3) (2023-03-01, 51 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/3c40b3b0.mp3?t=1700582122
- [4GEPADFO charity drive update, and when The Germany Experience will be back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/6e1fb440165e) (2023-01-04, 5 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/fbfaefe9.mp3?t=1700582122
- [Getting ready to leave Germany (Nicole from The Expat Cast)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/c2cdf3a3bf09) (2022-12-22, 48 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/e8749d43.mp3?t=1700582126
- [House hunting, finding day care, and handling rough starts (Wafeeqa from Saudi Arabia)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/d5e4d5266b6e) (2022-12-02, 49 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/8da1d5ba.mp3?t=1700582126
- [Using hypnosis to help foreigners in Germany (Suzanne Dinter from the UK)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/3196a3d9ab19) (2022-11-09, 53 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/8f26eb61.mp3?t=1700582129
- [Hidden grief, loss of identity, and getting to know the German version of a loved one (Katie Rössler from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/d1881eaf94e7) (2022-10-19, 49 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/f92897fa.mp3?t=1700582132
- [Advice for adapting and integrating in Germany, from discussions with 100+ foreigners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/bf8d05bf7f10) (2022-10-12, 23 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/607b2bbd.mp3?t=1700582133
- [Convincing a company to take a chance on you (Veronica from Mexico)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/811bc2eb53d9) (2022-10-05, 49 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/b0d96609.mp3?t=1700582136
- [Recovering from a car accident while abroad (Sadaf from Pakistan)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/15a1747f0732) (2022-09-28, 41 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/acdc9cdb.mp3?t=1700582137
- [The Welcome To Germany Summit on 29th September 2022](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/17c02008fb44) (2022-09-25, 20 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/5c2d93c7.mp3?t=1700582139
- [A German returning to Germany after a decade (Cathrin from Germany)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/10ce1f0d0336) (2022-09-13, 51 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/56800c9c.mp3?t=1700582142
- [RERUN: Wurst/arsch/schwein idioms, why “Der/Die/Das” is weird, and sitting down to pee in Germany (Ricardo from Brazil & Ivan from Bulgaria)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/cf863256d3a9) (2022-08-24, 53 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/2e20f350.mp3?t=1700582142
- [RERUN: Q&A - Making long-term German friends, reverse parking, and origins of German idioms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/adaff0c2909d) (2022-08-17, 30 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/a40f0f4b.mp3?t=1700582146
- [RERUN: Antoinette Emily from New Zealand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/ca2ab61a8bed) (2022-08-10, 41 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/24307499.mp3?t=1700582147
- [RERUN: Ask a German - Bureaucracy, German pillows, standing in line, and recruitment through fruit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/83cafd4ae0f2) (2022-08-03, 57 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/487cd3f3.mp3?t=1700582150
- [RERUN: Advice for foreigners in Germany, taken from two years of The Germany Experience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/dc2975e690dc) (2022-07-27, 34 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/ac0d33fa.mp3?t=1700582149
- [The Berlin episode (recorded live @ PodFest Berlin 2022)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/202e05ddbea4) (2022-07-20, 69 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/d8a5048b.mp3?t=1700582155
- [Q&A: Self-learning B2, dealing with language barrier frustrations, and is there foolproof advice for making friends in Germany?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/0124575b4475) (2022-07-06, 21 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/e9657eb4.mp3?t=1700582153
- [Probezeit: The first six months in a German job (Lisa Janz, Job Coach Germany)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/d8098a2630f3) (2022-06-29, 42 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/b31590ec.mp3?t=1700582157
- [Lessons from changing jobs in Germany (Alexandrea from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/2e83f7ed5a76) (2022-06-22, 51 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/b6025108.mp3?t=1700582158
- [Helping families to meet like-minded families (Dzhangar from MatchFamilies)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/7b94c930e937) (2022-06-15, 36 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/ad24698c.mp3?t=1700582160
- [German traditions or superstitions? (Nina from Germany)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/bf7c00ae1a30) (2022-06-08, 30 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/fce92440.mp3?t=1700582160
- [Eurovision Song Contest 2022 recap, the importance of community, and redefining your identity (Beth from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/1498f6fedcb7) (2022-05-17, 37 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/ac0e8cdd.mp3?t=1700582163
- [Using your own culture to integrate in Germany (Saehee from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/09879627d344) (2022-05-12, 43 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/f85331e3.mp3?t=1700582162
- [States of Liberation: gay rights and discrimination in Cold War Germany (Samuel Clowes Huneke)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/b9a386ad61f4) (2022-04-20, 41 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/9a182226.mp3?t=1700582166
- [Language barrier problems, and overcoming the challenges involved with reporting sexual assault (Mei Chi from Hong Kong)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/2088361347d8) (2022-04-06, 44 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/b96cc4cd.mp3?t=1700582169
- [Writing a Eurovision song, and traveling to the Arctic and Antarctic (Fadi from the UK)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/839d486fcffb) (2022-03-02, 40 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/eafb8082.mp3?t=1700582172
- [Choosing a rural life, coming to Germany as a lawyer, and a giant tea cup (Rachel from South Africa)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/75b9313c45f3) (2022-02-23, 46 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/0408d98f.mp3?t=1700582175
- [Visa struggles, escaping the pandemic on an organic farm, and being a musician in Germany (Laura Osburn from Canada)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/7790e2091f1b) (2022-02-16, 41 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/161d542b.mp3?t=1700582176
- [How to be a good dinner guest in a German home (Nina from Germany)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/ee0c8ab75c2a) (2022-02-09, 42 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/a3472667.mp3?t=1700582180
- [Podcasts, why we love them, and how they help foreigners (Marina and Greta from Buongiorno Bitch)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/932fd987f3ff) (2022-02-02, 53 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/c22ba044.mp3?t=1700582182
- [Charity challenge wrap-up, and when The Germany Experience will be back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/a2c76a783a20) (2021-12-29, 4 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/9ad5da34.mp3?t=1700582182
- [2021 lows and highs and a charity challenge update with Nicole of the Expat Cast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/100e01b0a491) (2021-12-22, 37 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/50434074.mp3?t=1700582185
- [Making German easier with “-chen” endings, a PhD as a job, and Germans take long to say goodbye (Jeanette from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/253989e42863) (2021-12-15, 43 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/029a4c05.mp3?t=1700582186
- [Episode 100: Funny and memorable The Germany Experience moments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/0b6669547136) (2021-12-07, 32 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/94a8f5e6.mp3?t=1700582188
- [The leaving Germany episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/9186397d4c58) (2021-12-01, 51 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/3c201514.mp3?t=1700582190
- [Anatomy of a German job interview (Lisa Janz from Job Coach Germany)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/9833ffa587e6) (2021-11-24, 48 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/dd70ef0c.mp3?t=1700582196
- [Health insurance in Germany Q&A, with Techniker Krankenkasse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/13a231408595) (2021-11-17, 23 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/56b5a83b.mp3?t=1700582247
- ["Was guckst du?": A 20 year love/hate relationship with Germany (Elizabeth from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/17af03f96260) (2021-11-10, 42 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/ccb4435e.mp3?t=1700582212
- [The Expat Spouses Report - the results are in (Amaia from Expats & Spouses Monitor)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/242853509caa) (2021-11-03, 24 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/5269939d.mp3?t=1700582217
- [Shopping habits, my German nemesis, problems with dialects, and more: Q&A episode](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/aacfc7232f45) (2021-10-27, 34 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/e6fe1fc4.mp3?t=1700582220
- [Working in tech in Germany (Yotzín from Mexico)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/7d7f82f5a910) (2021-10-20, 45 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/a3e48232.mp3?t=1700582230
- [German culture: Der Struwwelpeter and other horrifying children's stories (Nina from Germany)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/a26be7a490af) (2021-10-06, 30 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/307bb22a.mp3?t=1700582227
- [Foreigner friendships, moving back home, and “F**k it” moments (Beth & Amy from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/1f3fdffb3f71) (2021-09-29, 47 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/64d4a924.mp3?t=1700582229
- [RERUN: Seven months as an exchange student in Germany (Montana Showalter from the USA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/ca2188ed5ebc) (2021-09-02, 37 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/475927b4.mp3?t=1700582234
- [RERUN: You go me on the cookie! (Dana Newman from Wanted Adventure)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448/e7dcec351f4c) (2021-08-25, 53 min): audio https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/16475a6c.mp3?t=1700582236

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.