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Zero Effort

Zero Effort

By: Coline & Alex
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This is the podcast we never had and probably the reason why one of us still doesn’t speak German and the other one never really learned French. We’re a German–French duo who spend a lot of time talking about words. Not to teach vocabulary, but to understand what’s actually going on underneath.


This is not a language course.

And definitely not a “how to behave” guide.


It’s about:

  • why things feel different in Germany and France
  • what we secretly admire (and don’t understand) about each others culture
  • work culture, daily life, and unspoken rules
  • and laughing at ourselves instead of taking everything too seriously

If you’re living between cultures, working in Germany, curious about France, or just enjoy honest conversations with a bit of humor and self-irony — you’re in the right place.

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Coline Bergeon & Alex Wagner
Language Learning Social Sciences
Episodes
  • #1 – A German–French conversation that somehow turned into a podcast
    Jan 25 2026

    Five months ago, we started filming random videos during our lunch breaks mostly making fun of each other’s language skills.


    The funny part:

    One of us has been living in Germany for years.

    The other one learned French in school for years.

    And somehow… we’re still both pretty bad at it.


    What started as a small experiment turned into something we didn’t expect at all. Within a few days, those videos reached millions of people across all social platforms.


    Along the way, we realized we weren’t just talking about words. We were constantly bumping into cultural differences, habits, misunderstandings and also surprising similarities between Germany and France.

    So, because we like to talk and because many of you actually asked us to go deeper, we decided to record this Episode Zero.

    No big concept. No polished plan.

    Literally zero effort.


    We don’t know where this podcast will go yet. And that’s kind of the point.

    We’ll keep exploring language, culture, and everyday life without taking ourselves too seriously.


    In this first episode, we talk about three very German words:


    Feierabend

    Pflichtgefühl

    Pünktlichkeit


    If you enjoy this project and want to support us, leaving a rating or subscribing on your favorite podcast app would help us a lot.


    Thanks for being here.


    Coline & Alex

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