S2E12: An American in Germany (w/ Dana Newman)
S2E12: An American in Germany (w/ Dana Newman)
Moving to a new country and starting a new life there is no small undertaking. There are some major changes that you can... Read more
20 Jun 2022
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47mins
S2E11: South Tyrolean (w/ Richard Bonomo)
S2E11: South Tyrolean (w/ Richard Bonomo)
South Tyrol is an autonomous, majority German-speaking region in Italy bordering Austria and Switzerland. It's one of th... Read more
6 Jun 2022
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33mins
S2E10: German idioms (w/ Vanessa Krebs)
S2E10: German idioms (w/ Vanessa Krebs)
This episode is all about idioms in German! We look at a few German expressions, what they mean and where they come from... Read more
23 May 2022
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34mins
S2E9: Corporate Code (w/ Martin Dunkl)
S2E9: Corporate Code (w/ Martin Dunkl)
How can corporate language contribute to a company’s brand? Why do companies often have at least two different voices th... Read more
9 May 2022
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42mins
S2E8: First names (w/ Frauke Rüdebusch)
S2E8: First names (w/ Frauke Rüdebusch)
How do people choose a first name for their child in Germany and Austria? What rules are there which determine the names... Read more
25 Apr 2022
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45mins
S2E7: Language, dialect & identity (w/ Katie Resch)
S2E7: Language, dialect & identity (w/ Katie Resch)
How much does a language constitute one’s identity? Are you a different person when you speak a different language, or e... Read more
11 Apr 2022
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33mins
S2E6: Does German bark? (w/ François Conrad)
S2E6: Does German bark? (w/ François Conrad)
Harsh. Angry. Rough. These are words that are often used to describe how German sounds. But why do many people have this... Read more
28 Mar 2022
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35mins
S2E5: Legal German (w/ Daniel Green)
S2E5: Legal German (w/ Daniel Green)
How is legal German different from everyday German? What is the difference between ‘Absicht’ and ‘Vorsatz’? And how does... Read more
14 Mar 2022
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36mins
S2E4: Austrians Learning English (w/ Tanja & Sophie)
S2E4: Austrians Learning English (w/ Tanja & Sophie)
This podcast is normally all about German, but in this episode we're switching things around. This time it's all about E... Read more
28 Feb 2022
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43mins
S2E3: Texas German (w/ Hans C. Boas)
S2E3: Texas German (w/ Hans C. Boas)
Texas German is a peculiar and endangered dialect, and time is running out to research it. What is this variety, and how... Read more
14 Feb 2022
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44mins