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Alex and Jim
Germany vs USA explores the contrasts and joys of two unlikely friends, Alex – a Euro-German living in Hamburg and Jim – an American Southerner living in Nashville, as they learn more about each other’s cultures, languages, and the greater friendship between Europe and the United States. Insightful, whimsical, educational, and always genuine the show aims to bring a slice-of-life perspective to viewers around the world.
Alex and Jim discuss visiting Portugal, the Olympics, St. Pauli Bunker, and Article 116 II.
SPB: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240731-hamburg-transforms-its-huge-ugly-wart-nazi-bunker
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The guys briefly discuss
- the European soccer championship,
- address the elephant in the room with the presidential debate between Trump and Biden,
- who of them is better at golf,
- the potential vice-president candidates,
- All-You-Can-Eat contests in the U.S.
- (Stan van Gorden's Instagram)
- the 4th of July celebration and Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Challenge without Joey Chestnut
Date of recording: July 2nd 2024
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Alex and Jim discuss 'knowing your shit', a tremendous dipshit sometimes called Bernd, the E.U. Parliament election, Weed and a tad bit of soccer..
Sh*t You Should Know:
Bullshit - nonsense or lies
Dogshit - something of very low quality or value
Horseshit - nonsense or something worthless
Dipshit - a foolish or contemptible person
Apeshit - to become very angry or excited
Batshit - extremely crazy or irrational
Jackshit - nothing at all
Chicken-shit - cowardly or petty
Ratshit - extremely tired or exhausted
Shitshow - a chaotic or disastrous situation
Shithead - a contemptible person
Shitstorm - a situation characterized by a lot of trouble or controversy
Shithole - a very dirty or unpleasant place
Shitfaced - extremely drunk
Shitload - a large amount of something
Bullshit artist - someone who is particularly good at lying or deceiving
Shit-eating grin - a broad, often smug, smile
Piece of shit - something or someone considered worthless or despicable
Holy shit - an exclamation of surprise or disbelief
No shit - an expression of agreement or stating the obvious
Also, Alex and Jim are meeting up in fall 2024! #lisboa
Also Also:
Alex forgot to submit his UEFA group winners. What a dipshit!
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In this episode, the guys dive into why Jim has mostly tuned out the news and explore the intriguing concept of "Weather Radio." They also uncover the surprising connections between power outages, football, and birth rates.
Jim shares a slightly unnerving experience from his tour of American elementary schools, and the discussion heats up as they address a deafening plague that's literally making some noise in Nashville.
Also, Alex and Jim are meeting up in fall 2024! #lisboa
Also:
Weather Radio
Shits & Giggles
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In the 2nd part to our traditions-series the guys discuss the traditions around Fastnacht, Fassenacht or Karneval and also includes Mardi Gras!
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Alex and Jim discuss Halloween folklore including Salem witch trials, Three-legged Lady Road, and the Bell Witch.
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The guys discuss GvU and AI being used in school, the Deutschlandticket and Jim and Alex trip to Hinteratzen.
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The guys discuss Jim's shoulder, deductibles for health insurances, expats, why Portuguese people are great and Lionel Messi's first months in the US.
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After a brief 124-day vacation Alex and Jim are back! The guy's briefly discuss their summers, school breaks, the not so slow death of Twitter and more.
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This week the cuts discuss their list of favorite places to visit in the Deutschlääänd!
Tune in to find out the guy's recommendation.
Hiking routes to walk through the upper Mittel-Rhein-Tal:
https://www.rheinsteig.de/rheinsteig/rheinsteig-etappen/rheinsteig-etappen-oberes-mittelrheintal
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Alex and Jim go through their list of favorite places to visit in the United States!
Tune in to find out the guy's recommendation.
Here are a few related infos/links:
Netflix:
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey / Sei lieb: Bete und gehorche
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/09/travel/things-to-do-nashville.html
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The guys give their 2 cents on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, a 4-Day-Work-Week and guilty pleasures.
Links:
https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=704brywiyfw
https://musebycl.io/art/ai-turned-soldiers-letters-home-haunting-works-art
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Alex and Jim discuss Sara Zaske's 'How to Parent Like a German', childhood memories, and Super Bowl prop bets.
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Sara Zaske's article: https://time.com/3720541/how-to-parent-like-a-german/
IG: sarazaske
Chris Stapleton: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YLtscXsxbVgi031ovDDdh?si=QGt7_sTaRSe1MOcgkI1MpA
Will Chris Stapleton sing the national anthem in less than 122 seconds?
Alex: Over
Jim: Under
How many songs will be performed during the halftime show? O/U: 8.5
Alex: Over
Jim: Under
Who will have more completions? Mahomes or Hurts?
Alex: Mahomes
Jim: Mahomes
How many touchdowns will be scored? O/U 5.5
Alex: Under
Jim: Over
Will the total points scored be odd or even?
Alex: Even
Jim: Even
How many total points will be scored in the game?
Alex: 34
Jim: 58
Who will win?
Alex: Chiefs, 21 : 13, Eagles
Jim: Chiefs, 31 : 27, Eagles
Just like the last years, the guys list their favorites of the year 2022, which are the following:
Best of 2022
- Book
- Alex:
- Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
- How Democracies die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblat
- Jim:
- To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, Adam Hochschild
- Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took on the West, Catherine Belton
- Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, Du Men, Kristin Kobes
- Betrayal in Berlin: The True Story of the Cold War’s Most Audacious Espionage Operation, Steve Vogel
- Alex:
- App:
- Jim:
- Apple Fitness
- AllTrails
- and GoodReads (damnid!)
- Alex:
- Blinkist
- Baby Sleep
- Hello, World!
- Alex vocabulary learning App where you can become a Beta tester: https://www.hhhelloworld.com/
- Jim:
- Netflix Series
- Jim:
- This is a Robbery - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery
- Aftershock
- Pepsi, Where is my Jet?!
- Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive
- Alex:
- Dig Deeper: Das Verschwinden von Birgit Meier
- Tinder Swindler
- Inventing Anna
- Jim:
- Movie
- Jim:
- Top Gun Maverick
- Don’t Look Up
- Alex:
- Billion Dollar Code
- Don’t Look Up
- Jim:
-
Band
- Alex:
- Lullaby Playlist
- Wanda
- Blond
- Jim:
- Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
- King Princess
- Billy Strings
- Podcast
- Jim:
- Stuff You Should Know
- Alex:
- Geschichten aus der Geschichte
- Zeit Online & MDR - OK, America
- DLF - Der Tag
- Purchase
- Jim:
- Apple Watch
- Thoracic Spine Roller
- Theragun
- Alex:
- Apple Watch
- Motor Scooter/motorcycle
- Alex:
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Jim and Alex discuss artsy and burning chestnuts, picking mushrooms, Jan Böhmermann, St. Martinstag and nuclear power plants & Atomkraft in Germany and the USA.
Article about nuclear power in the US (ARD - German public television):
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/usa-kernenergie-101.html
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The guys discuss the British monarchy and finish reviewing El Hotzo's meme. (https://www.instagram.com/elhotzo/) comparing US-states with the German Bundesländer.
Part II.
- Alaska vs. Brandenburg
- South Carolina vs. Mechlenburg-Vorpommern
- California vs. Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Oregon vs. Niedersachsen
- Tennessee vs. Thüringen
Here is the El Hotzo meme:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rMS5suzIzu61sOvs3ZQZmGn3JoptQVSL/view?usp=sharing
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The guys discuss a meme from El Hotzo (https://www.instagram.com/elhotzo/) comparing US-states with the German Bundesländer.
- L.A. - Berlin
- New York - Hamburg
- Rhode Island - Bremen
- North Dakota - Hessen
- South Dakota - Rheinland-Pfalz
- Hawaii - Saarland (?)
- North Carolina - Schleswig-Holstein
- Kentucky - Sachsen-Anhalt
- Colorado - Sachsen
- Texas - Bayern
- Florida - Baden-Württemberg
Here is the El Hotzo meme:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rMS5suzIzu61sOvs3ZQZmGn3JoptQVSL/view?usp=sharing
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Today, Alex and Jim discuss Facebook crazies, the global heatwave, European energy crisis, fruit, and fender benders.
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Alex is tuning in from his vacation in Spain and Jim also took a "staycation". The guys discuss the role of the US Supreme Court, its' influence and recent decisions about abortion, concealed carry, the environmenand the changes in Miranda warning.
Jim gives an insight into 4th of July celebrations and his experience trying to sell and give away stuff.
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Alex and Jim discuss preparing for trips, left handed cigarettes, the Merchant of Death, Esperanto, and shamelessly plug Hello World!
Links:
Join the fun and become a beta tester for Hello World!
And, yes! The private beta is 💯% free.
https://www.hhhelloworld.com/
Our friend Tim's wet clothes tour!
ELEL: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0VsU6iPTvo3KmiaYJr03wb?si=N1plotjET7a8XE-Vr0cTkQ
Esperanto Clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9BO3Sv1MEE
Thank you Stela!
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After a little break, which we are blaiming hunters for, the guys are back talking about mud wine from the Ahrtal and two big ones are being tackled: gun laws and abortion laws.
On the german side public transport and the 9-Euro Ticket and are being discussed and why the island of Sylt is a little scared of it.
German ‘Mud’ Wine - Ahr Region rebuild
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-german-winemakers-turned-disaster-into-a-good-year/
Winzer = Vintner/Winemaker
Sandy Hook Trial about PLCAA and predatory marketing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwf7oBVHKE
Roe v. Wade
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith
by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
9-Euro-Ticket Sylt Meme - Vokuhila Crowd and Haaland
https://www.reddit.com/r/ich_iel/comments/ujgzn5/ichiel/
Alex and Jim discuss the sniffles, corporate culture, getting even in Chess, the energy crisis and riding scooters.
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The guys rediscover the Twitterverse (or not). Superstitions around birthdays and how they are celebrated are also being discussed.
Jim's recommendation:
Dave Grohl - The Storyteller
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nipplepasties
barber
putinsucks
mardigras
springbreak
fattuesday
rosenmontag
fastnacht
flashing
lent
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Alex and Jim don't really discuss Olaf and Putin too much but do dive into various topics including: the Olympics, trivia, Valentines Day, the Super Bowl, and binge worthy TV.
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The guy's first episode goes through a brief Christmas and New Year's backlash, HVACs, Russia and Nord Stream II and the fate of Novak Djokovic in Australia.
Jim's recommendation regarding the russia conflict:
From Cold War to Hot Peace:
An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia
Book by Michael McFaul
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Alex and Jim discuss the process of getting a Green card aka getting a permanent residency in the USA and Germany, respectively.
Just like last year, the guys list their favorites of the year 2021, which are the following:
- Book
- Alex:
- Katapult - Magazin für Eis, Kartografie and Sozialwissenschaft
- Jim:
- How to Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price
- How to Avoid A Climate Disaster by Bill Gates,
- Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
- Alex:
- App:
- Jim:
- Goodreads
- Waze
- Alex:
- CovPass App/Corona WarnApp
- Jim:
- Series
- Jim:
- Fiction: The Mare of Easttown with Kate Winslet
(HBO) - Non-fiction: The Way Down
(HBO)
- Fiction: The Mare of Easttown with Kate Winslet
- Alex:
- Dig Deeper
(Netflix)
- Dig Deeper
- Jim:
- Movie
- Jim:
- Hell or High Water (2016) with Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine
- Loki
- Alex:
- Primal Fear (Zwielicht)
- Bourne Movies
- James Bond
- Big Lebowski
- Jim:
- Band
- Alex:
- Bo Burnham
- Jim:
- The Replacements
- Beck
- Drive by Truckers (also a top band in 2020)
- Alex:
- Purchase
- Jim:
- COVID Vaccine and Booster
- Bubbles the Doodle
- Alex:
- Smart Home Stuff for the house
- Tools for the house
- The house
- Jim:
- Hobby:
- Jim:
- Rock Climbing
- Jim:
- Podcast
- Jim:
- HBR IdeaCast
- Jim:
- Alex:
- Fest & Flauschig
- Übermedien
- Der Politikpodcast/DLF & das Politikteil/Zeit, die Lage der Nation
Afterwards the guys briefly discuss the legacy of Angela Merkel and the new government.
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Alex and Jim share stories of broken bones and thanksgiving with friends.
Recipes:
Brined & Smoked Turkey
Ingredience:
Brine:
- 6 qt water
- 3/4 cup kosher salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp sale
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 7 fresh sage leaves
- Turkey bag
Rub:
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
- Fresh Thyme (finely chopped)
- Fresh Rosemary (finely chopped)
- Penzey's Bicentennial Rub
Brine in a large pot - bring all ingredients to a boil. Let simmer until all ingredients have fully dissolved. Add ice cubes and let sit until completely cool. Placed thawed turkey in turkey bag. Pour brine over turkey and complete cover. Refrigerate for at least 24-hours. 36-hours recommended.
Prep: Drain and let turkey fully dry. Combine rub ingredients and massage turkey with rub.
Smoke at 300º F / 148º C for 3 to 4 hours (depending on size of turkey) until turkey is 165º F / 74º C. Cover turkey with aluminum foil after first hour to protect skin
Sweet Potato Casserole
- Boil 8 large peeled and quartered sweet potatoes until fork tender. Drain
- Take a hand Mixer and cream the potatoes
- Melt 1/2 stick of butter on microwave
- Add butter to potatoes and cream together.
- Add 1/4 to 1/3 C of milk. Mix
- Add 2 eggs. Mix
- Add 1 C white sugar. Mix
- Add 1 tsp of vanilla. Mix Add 1/4 tsp of cinnamon but be careful bc if you add too much it will overpower the sweet potato taste. Mix
Topping 1
- 1/3 C of self rising flour
- 3/4 C melted butter
- 1 C brown sugar
- 1 1/2 C broken pecans
- Combine these dry ingredients
- Put this Crumble on top of casserole
Bake at 350º F / 177º C for about 40 minutes
Topping 2
- Remove casserole from oven
- Put marshmallows on top
- Put back in oven to melt marshmallows.
- You can brown w broiler for a few seconds but be careful. Marshmallows will flame up.
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Domestic flights, daylight savings, delightful quinces (Quitte), Thanksgiving and a scetchy scam Alex has fallen for are being discussed!
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The guys talk about the upcoming fall, Halloween, haunted houses, gunshots, sketchy gambling experiences and reality TV shows!
Jim's Halloween torture story:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/30/an-extreme-haunted-house-requires-page-waiver-critics-say-its-torture-chamber/
Modern Family Halloween:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IixK7zqXc4
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Coa...what? The guys are going through the results of the German election and discuss possible coalitions and how "coalition" is a Fremdwort in the USA.
Also discussed are Alex' trip to the 17th Bundesland, Jim's trip to Arizona, why only first class customers can get booze right now and why a baseball bat caused Jim not to receive mail for a couple days.
Recommended show from the guys:
Long Way Round with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman
https://tv.apple.com/us/show/long-way-round/umc.cmc.13c4zk3hpybm6u0cfk1x0vyi
Favorite quote of the Podcast:
"Faces made for audio!"
"Some of you are going to die!"
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Alex and Jim discuss a trip to Portland, Oregon, IV shops, Afghanistan, and German absentee ballots.
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Alex and Jim briefly recap a horse hitting incident form the Olympics, discuss the current state of COVID-19 in each Nation and why Jim had to make a detour at his morning route (spoiler: guns).
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Alex and Jim discuss the terrible flooding in Germany, Olympic pressure & favorite sports, and going back to school!
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Back from a little summer break the guys talk about their summer experiences, ALDI and why grocery carts now cost money in the States and how dipping is just like skinny dipping!
Bo Burnham - Inside on Netflix and the Album on Apple Music
https://www.netflix.com/de-en/title/81289483
https://music.apple.com/de/album/inside-the-songs/1571419211?l=en
Infos about the Hiking Path Rheinsteig
https://www.rheinsteig.de/rheinsteig
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As the guys finish off the 2nd season and are taking a little break until July, they go through the Top 5 things they are excited about for the summer 2021!
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Louis C.K. on Flying and Cell Phones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCoe3vIskA
Babies, dogs, ladders, vaccinations and neighbourhood gifts are discussed by the guys in this episode.
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Alex and Jim discuss new things in their lives, the difference between hair and fur, neighbors, and the a whole lot more in this week's episode.
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The guys talk about the process of moving, feeding Handwerker raw meat, infrastructure in the US, getting confirmed and of course touching on a couple easter traditions.
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Alex and Jim discuss springing forward, vaccinations, Easter guns, and those dreaded (German) political scandals!
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Jim tells a literally alarming story from his (dog) house that explains his current physical state and why the neighbours are a little concerned. Rush Limbaugh and Larry King are being discussed and the role the fairness doctrine plays in the state of the American media today!
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The Legacy of Rush Limbaugh - The Daily Podcast by the NYT
https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?l=en&i=1000510150650
Fairness Doctrine on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness-Doktrin
The South is snowed in and Jim is a bit more stir crazy than normal. Alex and Jim discuss Waffle House, Englishman in New York, the vaccine rollout, and SKYLINE CHILI.
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Alex and Jim invited Ina to the talk, a good friend of the guys, who is from Germany and moved to the States a couple years ago. Ina gives some insight into the differences between living in Germany and the USA but also more specifically about her experiences in the midwest and the Silicon Valley!
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A brief in between episode until February 7th when we will welcome our friend Ina as an interview guest! This episode includes exciting discussions about OCD ( obsessive-compulsive disorder), foot claustrophobia, banging toothbrush on sinks, keyboards, the state of the German-American friendship and why one probably shouldn't get news exclusively through social media.
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The guys discuss the certification and the uproar at the United States Capitol as well as the upcoming Inauguration and their experiences at the Inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009 in D.C.
Further topics are NFL Playoffs & the Superbowl, the frozen tundra, a bit about the role of college football and some tailgating experiences.
There is a huge 'Ndrangheta Italian Mafia trial taking place in Calabria that caught the guy's attention and they’ll finish it up with the "White People Taco Night Video" song.
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Here is a video of Alex and Jim's experience at the Inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1014652311974693
Interesting article about the 'Ndrangheta
https://www.dw.com/en/italy-tries-350-suspected-mafia-members-in-historic-trial/a-56209208
White People Taco Night Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yrSCoEsmqA!
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Alex and Jim talk about their favorite Books, Apps, Series, Movies, Bands, Purchases, Games and Podcast from 2020!
Here is the entire list:
- Book
- Alex: Factfulness by Hans Rosling
- Jim: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou (Focus: Elizabeth Holmes & Theranos)
- App:
- Jim: Goodreads & Drizly App
- Alex: TikTok
- Series
- Jim: McMillions
- Alex: The Last Dance
- Movie
- Jim: Truth be Told (fictional series),
- Alex: Uncut Gems
- Band
- Alex: Fleetwood Mac
- Jim: Drive by Truckers, Dr. John
- Purchase
- Jim: Alcohol, Deck Furniture and Fire Pit (Solo Stove)
- Alex: Alcohol, Sony MX 1000 m4 ANC headphones
- Games:
- Jim: Sequence
- Alex: Codenames & Scrabble
- Podcast
- Jim: The Promise (Nashville based podcast about inequality)
- Alex: NDR Coronavirus Update & Lage der Nation
Also mentioned in this Podcast:
- Breaking Bad (recommended)
- Better Call Saul (Series on Netflix - recommended)
- El Camino (Bad Movie on Netflix - not recommended)
- The Sopranos (recommended)
- The Covid-song by the music teacher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7OwFqTnco - The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein (recommended)
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Jim and Alex discuss the Zivildienst, the military draft and some experiences they've had at the Goethe Institut in Schwäbisch Hall. Alex has some stories about how he got his tattoo and another lockdown is coming before Christmas!
The holidays, weddings, and a snowy night in Detroit are on Alex and Jim's mind in this week's episode.
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The US election is over (at least for the sane people), how Alex became Lord of Ring for a couple hours and some keen cultural insights as to what kind of unexpected costumes Jim might be wearing for Thanksgiving!
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Being so close the election in the US Alex and Jim can't avoid the topic. You'll also learn about a rural tidbit that Jim calls a "Bazooka" and why the concept of "Friendsgiving" might just be the path for worldpeace!
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Alex and Jim are back after a brief break. They discuss what they did while on holiday, voting, a mysterious rock monkey and a man with a gun.
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Alex brought something painful back from the island of Fehmarn. The guys discuss moving and yard-sales. Plus, sirens may have or have not been ringing in Germany for a nationwide security test.
This is the last episode of the first podcast season of GvU. After a short break season 2 will start mid October! Until then we recommend you take advantage of the season and pick some mushrooms in the woods ;-)
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Alex and friends enjoy a friendly game of soccer on Fehmarn Island while Jim reminisces about the time he accidentally entered a professional spike ball tournament. Plus the guys talk about the closing of Pascha and a tip they received from a Frankfurt cabbie in the Bahnhofsviertel.
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News from Jim's Covid-19 test, the impact of weather and hurricanes, $$$ for doing nothing and a German post office clerk with intense reality distortion capabilities make up this episode.
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Jim's got the sniffles and did a DriveThrough Covid-Test! Alex cut himself at a Bachelor Party and the guys realise that with Hamburg and Nashville they live in the Bachelor Party-capitals of their countries (Vegas doesn't count as what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas).
Here is the link to the old "Ted Lasso" Trailer that Alex and Jim talk about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8
If you want to check out the crazy things happening on Broadway in Nashville check out these two instagram channels:
https://www.instagram.com/musicshitty/
https://www.instagram.com/broadwayuncensored2/
Sleepy Alex, mobility / ride sharing in the 21st century, and a strange evening in Freiburg.
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Soggy fries, tenacious swim coaches, and Karen are a few things Alex and Jim discuss over a glass of bourbon.
"NO Covid, NO Trump, NO Nazi talk" was the guidance for this episode...Jim couldn't even finish his Pizza until that plan went splitsville! Alex and Jim also discuss some mysterious seeds, a temporary prohibition in Hamburg and why 12.000 US-soldiers probably won't leave Germany.
What is the meaning of Leif? That question wasn’t really answered but you’ll learn about a very German card game, “Doppelkopf”, a SS-Officer who was recently convicted of crimes he committed at 17, and why some American students have “opening day” off.
Time difference can be a pain! In this episode Alex and Jim are living through that exact pain by Jim having to stay up late (which he hates) and Alex to get up early (and who likes that...oh wait).
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Alex is out on vacation and introduces Jim to the world of German camping from an actual camping ground, while Jim has some interesting news about the Mississippi flag!
Today on Germany vs USA, Alex and Jim discuss hidden skills, dumb ideas, and the Wind of Change.
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Germany vs USA explores the contrasts and joys of two unlikely friends, Alex– a Euro-German living in Hamburg and Jim– an American Southerner living in Nashville, as they learn more about each other’s cultures, languages, and the greater friendship between Europe and the United States. Insightful, whimsical, educational, and always genuine the show aims to bring a slice-of-life perspective to viewers around the world.
Today on Germany vs USA, Alex and Jim discuss their new podcast series, the fate of Werder Bremen, and how COVID has changed everything.
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Germany vs USA explores the contrasts and joys of two unlikely friends, Alex– a Euro-German living in Hamburg and Jim– an American Southerner living in Nashville, as they learn more about each other’s cultures, languages, and the greater friendship between Europe and the United States. Insightful, whimsical, educational, and always genuine the show aims to bring a slice-of-life perspective to viewers around the world.
GvU is back at it - Hello Podcast World!
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