ZDF Magazin Royale Season 7, Episode 8: Hands off my Kidney

Speech is Silver, Right-wingers Hoard Gold

Unity and justice and hoarding gold. Gold is the all-rounder and therefore extremely popular – especially among Nazis, aristocrats, and Reich citizens. So gold manages to have an even more unpleasant core target group than Gönrgy.

32 min

Speaking of the Devil

Today, the focus is on ritual violence. It's said to originate, for example, from satanic cults that use brutal rituals to control the personalities of their victims. However, there's no evidence for this. Or does a psychotherapist know better?

30 min

Why Germans should love Liechtenstein

Get out of Germany and get a taste of something new! If we want to improve our German, the following places remain: Austria, Switzerland, Mallorca, everything around Lake Garda, campsites in the Netherlands, and Liechtenstein.

34 min

Advertising on our own Behalf (for Germany)

Somehow, Germany has lost its spirit. And what do you do with once-popular brands that no one wants to know about anymore? You give them a new coat of paint and label them with "with a new recipe." Let's get to work. Because #YouAreGermany.

31 min

Crime Scene Group Chat: What Police Officers find funny

Police officers send each other racist, anti-Semitic, and other degrading memes on WhatsApp. Things they find really funny. But how are these "satire" chats actually viewed by their own colleagues in the police force?

33 min

What the Police have to do with the NSU 2.0

Are officers from Frankfurt's 1st Police Station involved in the "NSU 2.0" threatening letters? What role does a homemade wedding cake play? Satirical investigator Jan Böhmermann searches for the perpetrator(s).

32 min

Bundestag Travel Agency

Out of the stuffy Bundestag offices and into adventure. Travel fever knows no political leanings! But oh dear: The budget is almost used up before the summer holidays! How do you get to the next crisis zone with an empty travel budget?

32 min

Bee vs. Bark Beetle

A larger-than-life duel despite competitors the size of thumbnails – and the battle seems clear. The bee is great because it produces honey and pollinates flowers, the bark beetle is evil because it destroys trees. Is it really that simple?

More Nutrition – Harmless Hype?

Delicious shakes, puddings, iced coffees, and much more. These delicacies can also help you lose weight—what's the catch? Despite reputable advertising faces like Carmen Geiss and Rezo, could these products possibly even have unwanted side effects?

32 min

Turn it up!

It's time for the ZDF Magazin music episode! THE music festival of the year with Alli Neumann, Apsilon, Oliver Tree, Domiziana, Ski Aggu, Badmómzjay, Blumengarten, and a special surprise act, now on your favorite MainStage: the ZDF Mediathek.

33 min

Cancel with Lawsuits

You can hear it on every corner of the internet: Cancel culture. But what does it mean? When you're not supposed to sing racist songs anymore? When you're not even allowed to light a cigarette in the office? Or when media lawyers want to suppress free reporting?

30 min

Safe Space for Men in Germany: Marriage

Same-sex marriage has been legal in this country for six years. However, the government still prefers the following scenario: the man earns more than the woman, the woman stays at home. And the government also offers generous incentives for this form of marriage.

32 min

LinkedIn: Business, Digging, Bullshit

Networking is no longer done at wobbly bar tables at trade fairs, but digitally! Tincon, Maker Faire, OMR, re:publica, and the like – they're all united on LinkedIn.

30 min

How Germany talks about the Middle East War

The war in the Middle East has never been so clear and easy to understand. It's obvious: Who is to blame, who is anti-Semitic, who is racist, and who—and this is ultimately the most important thing—is right?

29 min