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Nina is a German, living in Germany. Shaun is originally from South Africa, living in Germany. Together they compare notes about their perspectives of life in Germany.

Shaun + Nina


    • Jul 31, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    The final episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 23:10


    Shaun + Nina shut down Everyday Germany

    The bureaucracy of leaving Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 31:41


    Shaun + Nina discuss the Super Bowl, and Nina explains the hoops she has to jump through to leave GermanySEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK!Contact us: info@everydaygermany.deSubscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTubeMusic + Artwork by Adrian Bran

    Meeting Nina's boyfriend, and Nina's news

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 52:38


    Ruben, Nina's boyfriend, joins us to discuss his impressions of Germany and what it's like dating a German. Plus: Nina has some news.SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK!Contact us: info@everydaygermany.deSubscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTubeMusic + Artwork by Adrian Bran

    Anti-extremism protests in Germany // New German citizenship laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 36:35


    Nina + Shaun discuss the recent mass protests against the far right in Germany, and ask if the new citizenship laws "cheapen" the German passport.

    German home remedies: scarves, onion bags and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 26:48


    Nina explains how Germans cure colds and other illnesses with home remedies.

    German Christmas traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 44:31


    Get into the German Christmas spirit with Nina and Shaun.

    The German Bundesliga

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 46:09


    Nina + Shaun discuss German football.

    Live at Podcast-Brause in November 2023: Deutsche Kritikkultur

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 34:31


    Live recording of the German episode Shaun + Nina recorded at the Podcast-Brause in November 2023 in Nürnberg.

    Fall traditions in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 33:51


    Shaun and Nina will be recording a live episode in German at the Podcast-Brause in Nürnberg on 8 November 2023. Entry is free! More details are available here: https://podcast-brause.de/SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK!Contact us: info@everydaygermany.deSubscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTubeMusic + Artwork by Adrian Bran

    The Jugendwort of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 23:30


    Shaun + Nina are back! They catch up with their COVID experiences and talk about the Jugendwort of 2023.

    Gendering in German

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 30:20


    Nina and Shaun discuss the recent focus on gender-neutral language in German.

    The story of German Americans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 17:57


    Nina goes solo to discuss her roots as a German American.

    Grumpy Germans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 16:24


    Shaun tells Nina a story about a recent altercation he had with a grumpy German.

    Bad graffiti flowers, the Fuggers, and Spezi: Augsburg is cool

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 32:41


    Nina drops some historical nuggets about her home town, Augsburg.

    Spezi, Club-Mate, and other German soft drinks (with Dominik from Ach?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 32:02


    Dominik from Ach? joins us to talk about German soft drinks.

    How to be a good dinner guest in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 37:07


    Nina explains what Germans expect from you when having dinner in their home.

    King Ludwig II, Neuschwanstein castle, and listener feedback

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 19:34


    Shaun and Nina discuss the history of Neuschwanstein castle, and they go through some listener feedback.

    Do Germans believe in horoscopes?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 36:22


    Shaun and Nina discuss horoscopes and personality tests.

    Is the German school system classist?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 35:21


    Shaun + Nina discuss the German school system.

    Nazi billionaires - interview with David de Jong

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 37:32


    David de Jong is a guest on Everyday Germany to discuss his book, Nazi Billionaires.

    German asparagus day // 1st May protests // Naked landlord // Self determination

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 26:27


    Shaun and Nina discuss some news stories they found

    Using "servus" as a greeting // Germans and boardgames

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 28:21


    Shaun + Nina discuss boardgames in Germany, and talk about the correct usage of "Servus" in Bavaria.

    Common things Germans say and do, and what they mean

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 39:33


    Episode previously released on The Germany Experience in March 2021.

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    Germany kind of declares the pandemic over // Germans eat less meat // 4 day work week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 29:37


    Shaun gives a short bureaucracy update, and they go through some news stories.

    Der Struwwelpeter and other horrifying children's stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 27:45


    Nina and Shaun discuss Struwwelpeter and some of the works of the Brothers Grimm.

    German youths are in debt // German bureaucracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 36:57


    Shaun + Nina look at some news reports, and Shaun rants about German bureaucracy.

    Germans love breakfast, and spring traditions in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 38:49


    Shaun + Nina discuss whether or not breakfast is the Germans' favorite meal of the day, and they talk about asparagus season.

    Sustainable consumerism in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 19:17


    How sustainable are German consumer habits?

    Listener feedback: Nina's revoked Bavarian passport, Shaun's masonry oven, and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 30:54


    Shaun and Nina answer listener feedback.

    Safety for women in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 31:13


    Nina discusses how safe Germany is, and tells a story about an incident that happened to her.

    Fasching/Karneval in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 33:32


    Shaun and Nina talk about the origins and customs around Fasching and Karneval in Germany.

    Overrated Munich // 49€ train tickets // New dual citizenship law in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 35:21


    Disappointing Munich, 49€ train ticket, dual citizenship, and Kim Petras.

    Things you can't name your baby in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 31:08


    You can't just name your baby anything in Germany! Shaun lists some names that have been rejected by local offices in the past. Shaun and Nina also discuss problems foreigners have with naming their babies in Germany, and differences in the way names are pronounced.

    Body culture in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 27:30


    What is body culture like in Germany? How do the views of nudity differ between Germany and other cultures. Shaun and Nina discuss strip shows in the USA, saunas in Germany, and nudity on TV.

    Shaun's fire emergency // Voluntary emergency services in Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 33:04


    Shaun tells the story of how a blocked masonry oven resulted in the deployment of fire services to his house. Nina and Shaun discuss voluntary emergency services and Nina tells stories from her experiences as a voluntary paramedic.

    How German are you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 44:07


    Nina and Shaun do a quiz called "How German are you?" from a book called Ze Germans (by Fadi Gaziri) to see how German they really are. Questions cover everything from currywurst through to apologizing...

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    Sperrmüll (bulky garbage) // German youth word of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 34:46


    Shaun discusses preparing his "Sperrmüll" (or bulky garbage) for pickup. And then Nina and Shaun give their unqualified opinions on the German youth words of 2022.

    Introducing Shaun and Nina, and potential potato content

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 13:59


    In the first episode of their new podcast, Nina and Shaun introduce themselves and explain what the podcast is about (it may or may not include potato content).

    Episode 0: Announcing Everyday Germany

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 0:24


    Shaun and NIna announce their podcast about life in Germany from their perspective. The first episode will be coming in November, so subscribe to the podcast and get the episodes in your feed every week!SEND US MESSAGES OR FEEDBACK!Contact us: info@everydaygermany.deSubscribe to our YouTube channel: Everyday Germany on YouTubeMusic + Artwork by Adrian Bran

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