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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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 

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