9. Comedy

Katja and Oliver try to work out which nation has the best chocolate, cheese and most importantly, bread. How do Brits and Germans differ in their snacking habits? What is the perfect thickness of German bread?  Plus Oliver wonders if MPs buy sausage rolls just to look normal in the eyes of their c…

Break out the beach towels and reserve the best spot as we attempt to untangle the Anglos from the Saxons, the Boche from the Britishers and the Tommies from the Jerries. Historian Katja Hoyer is a German living in England. Journalist Oliver Moody is a Brit living in Berlin. Between them they plan …

Katja Hoyer and Oliver Moody explore the life and career of former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Chain smoking, cola-glugging, workaholic Schmidt was also an Anglophile. Katja and Oliver are joined for the second half of the pod by Mathias Häußler, who has written extensively on Schmidt. Mathia…

As the German nation prepares to go to the polls, Oliver Moody and Katja Hoyer run through the candidates to replace Angela Merkel as Chancellor. After almost 16 years in office Merkel will step down leaving big shoes to fill. Katja and Oliver try to unpick the complicated web of acronyms and party…