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
• App: 
  • Jim: 
    • Goodreads  
    • Waze
  • Alex: 
    • CovPass App/Corona WarnApp
• Series
  • Jim:
    • Fiction: The Mare of Easttown with Kate Winslet 
       (HBO)
    • Non-fiction: The Way Down 
       (HBO)
  • Alex:
    • Dig Deeper 
      (Netflix)
• Movie 
  • Jim: 
    • Hell or High Water (2016) with Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine 
    • Loki
  • Alex: 
    • Primal Fear (Zwielicht)
    • Bourne Movies
    • James Bond
    • Big Lebowski
• Band
  • Alex: 
    • Bo Burnham 
  • Jim: 
    • The Replacements 
    • Beck 
    • Drive by Truckers (also a top band in 2020) 
• Purchase
  • Jim: 
    • COVID Vaccine and Booster 
    • Bubbles the Doodle 
  • Alex: 
    • Smart Home Stuff for the house
    • Tools for the house
    • The house
• Hobby: 
  • Jim: 
    • Rock Climbing
• Podcast
  • Jim:  
    • HBR IdeaCast 
• 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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