Phil In Exile

In this week's episode, Phil explains the timing of his slightly early summer break and what his real white whale is (hint: it's not French butter). Thanks ever-so-much for listening!

In this week's episode, Phil fights through exhaustion (and maybe a small hangover) to tell of his journey to his fatherland: Ireland. So pour yourself a Guinness and let's get feckless.

In this week’s episode, Phil takes a break from gushing about how wonderful things are in Germany and instead talks about some of the more frustrating parts of life in Europe.

In this week’s episode, Phil wrestles with his guilt about cheating on Germany with Barcelona (and loving it).

In this week’s episode, Phil discusses a topic sent from a listener: is capitalism as nasty as it sometimes seems? After living in Germany for the last 8 months, Phil has some realizations. 

In this week's episode, Phil tackles a topic that was sent to him at the very beginning of the Podcast: can reincarnation and Christianity play nice together on the eternal playground. So instead of French butter, Phil ponders matters of life and death (no biggie).

In this week’s episode, Phil survives his first German haircut and schemes to prevent his accidental retirement. 

In this week's episode, Phil takes us through the twists and turns of driving in Deutschland. 

In this week's episode, Phil ties up a few loose ends from listener questions and comments, and he also enlightens the world regarding the glory that is French salted butter.

In this week's episode, Phil travels to Strasbourg, France, to see what happens when you put Germany and France in a blender and make a city. 

In honor of Valentine's Day, this super-sized episode features Phil telling his super-sized story of how he found his one and only love.

In this week's episode, Phil recounts his first visit to a German wellness spa where clothing was not allowed. 

In this episode, Phil talks about his recent brush with the law.

In this week's episode, Phil addresses his deep fear of getting his hair cut.

In this week's episode, Phil gets philosophical while visiting an empty church and eating French desserts.

In this week's episode, Phil tries to get used to cold weather, find Tex-Mex in Deutschland, and figure out why love isn't a better political tool than hate.

In this episode, Phil discovers that Germans take their fireworks VERY seriously, that he and Gilgamesh have something in common, and that a word may be better than a resolution.

In this episode, Phil closes out 2023 by responding to some listener questions and comments over previous episodes. He also discovers that one shouldn't love food, weird drink combos can work, and mayonnaise can be taken too far. 

In this week’s episode, Phil tells the story of saving his family one Christmas, why “Love Actually” is actually a good movie, and how Linus has it all figured out. 

In this week's episode, Phil reflects on avoiding speed cameras, the tyranny of Elf on the Shelf, and how NOT being fluent in a language may actually have opportunities we would otherwise miss.

In this episode, Phil tries to recover from an epic dinner while exploring any connections between masculinity, education, and ADHD. 

In this episode, Phil explores the dread he feels seeing leaves and snow, and he talks about how tables can make you feel like an impostor.

In this first-ever episode, Phil talks about doing Thanksgiving and Christmas in a foreign country. Oh, and he finally settles the debate about human nature.