The Expat Horror Stories podcast, hosted by Cat Rickman (@catrickman), explores what it’s really like to uproot your life and move to a new country. In the podcast's first season, Cat interviews expats currently living in Berlin, Germany, about the language flubs, cultural faux pas, and bureaucratic hellscapes that they have experienced in their adopted country. Along the way, they showcase the resilience of immigrants, our inspirational potential for growth and cultural exchange, and the ability to have a sense of humor about some of the most challenging elements of the expat experience.

Expat Horror Stories
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Podcast Overview
The Expat Horror Stories podcast, hosted by Cat Rickman (@catrickman), explores what it’s really like to uproot your life and move to a new country. In the podcast's first season, Cat interviews expats currently living in Berlin, Germany, about the language flubs, cultural faux pas, and bureaucratic hellscapes that they have experienced in their adopted country. Along the way, they showcase the resilience of immigrants, our inspirational potential for growth and cultural exchange, and the ability to have a sense of humor about some of the most challenging elements of the expat experience.
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Recent Episodes

November 26, 2023
Expat Horror Stories: Europe's Work-Life Balance & Shady Berlin Landlords
<p>The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/expathorrorstories/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Expat Horror Stories</a> podcast, hosted by Cat Rickman (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/catrickman/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@catrickman</a>), explores what it's really like to move to a new country.</p> <p>This episode's guest is Vanny Chao from Taiwan. Vanny shares her stories about getting bullied by the German police, how you can judge a city’s stability using IKEA, and how the work-life balance compares between Germany and Taiwan.<br></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cat-rickman/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cat-rickman/support</a>

October 9, 2023
Expat Horror Stories: Berlin Apartment Hunting & The Church Tax
<p>The Expat Horror stories podcast, hosted by Cat Rickman, explores what it's like to uproot your life and move to a new country.</p> <p>This week's guest is Melissa Lopez, a Nicaraguan currently living in Berlin, Germany. We chat about Germany's infamous church tax, how Melissa got kicked out of three apartments in a row (through no fault of her own), and how she discovered that wearing a certain necklace gave her seemingly infinite power over angry Germans.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cat-rickman/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cat-rickman/support</a>

July 1, 2023
Expat Horror Stories: Kink & Sobriety in Berlin
<p>The Expat Horror Stories podcast, hosted by <a href="instagram.com/catrickman" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cat Rickman</a>, explores what it's really like to uproot your life and move to a new country.</p> <p>This week's episode features an anonymous guest from Finland, and a deep dive into kink, clubbing, and KitKat in Berlin. There's also a conversation about what it's like to get sober in the party capital of the world, and why techno and drug use are so closely intertwined.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cat-rickman/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cat-rickman/support</a>
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