The Not My Job Pod with Emily GantGermany,
explained.
Mostly.
Hi, I'm Emily.
I break down German politics, bureaucracy and immigrant life for people who didn't grow up here (and plenty who did). The project is called The Not My Job Pod.
The project
What is The Not My Job Pod?
The Not My Job Pod is Emily Gant's project explaining German politics, bureaucracy and immigrant life in plain English, through short videos, Substack deep dives and conversations. Emily is a Berlin-based American immigrant.
I attempt to simplify complex German systems.
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Germany, explained: start here
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Economy
Why Germany's economic model stopped working
Cheap Russian gas, open Chinese markets, world-class car manufacturing: all gone or going. What a €500B fund can and can't fix.
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With deutschland.de
How "Made in Germany" went from insult to flex
A 19th-century British protectionist label became the world's quality stamp. Can it survive the EV shift?
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Online hate
Turning my data skills on online hate
The far right disgusts me, so I'm putting my data and research background to work against online hate.
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Institutions
Germany's institutional racism study
A major study found discriminatory attitudes in the public sector at roughly the same level as the general population. Why "average" isn't good enough.
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As featured in & worked with
- BBC News
- PRX's The World
- Aspen Institute Germany
- German Federal Foreign Office
About me
Who is Emily Gant?
Emily Gant is an American immigrant in Berlin who explains German politics, bureaucracy and immigrant life through her project, The Not My Job Pod. By day, she's a Senior Growth Lead at Graphite. She has lived in seven countries across four continents.
Get in touch
Press, collaborations, guest pitches, or a coffee in Berlin.
contact@thenotmyjobpod.com