
ZDF Magazin Royale (2020)
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Episodes 31
The Big Conspiracy!
For his first show, Jan ventured into the darkest corners of the internet, into the epicenter of serious Illuminati and clairvoyants – on Telegram. Follow him down the rabbit hole and finally learn the truth about the big "conspiracy."
Read MoreVolkswagen – The World Car!
Jan Böhmermann is in election fever. Still electrified by the exciting US election, he's immediately back to analyzing the CDU party chairmanship race.
Read MoreOnline Gambling in Schleswig-Holstein
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Staff Interview 2: Television is work for the viewers!
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Eggs of Steel: Jan Marsalek
Jan Böhmermann answers the question why former Wirecard board member Jan Marsalek has balls of steel.
Read MoreStaff Interview 3: Staff interview is not a one-way street
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Racism in the Police
Jan Böhmermann deals with right-wing extremist structures in the German police.
Read MoreStaff Interview 4: Friendly middle finger at Christmas time
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The Humboldt Forum – Looted Art in Berlin?
The new HuFo at Berlin Castle is so fresh, hip, and above all, retro! It really has EVERYTHING in the new old Hohenzollern Palace: souvenir shop, museum café, quiet room, and maybe even stolen art from the colonial era?
Read MoreStaff Interview 5: ZDF Face has such a Tie
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Corona Entrepreneur of the Year
Jan Böhmermann describes how a deadly pandemic can sometimes be seen as an opportunity.
Read MoreStaff Interview 6: Freedom of Expression, but not for you!
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Trump Madness made in Germany
Jan Böhmermann explores the question of where we should get our daily Trump madness from after the end of Trump's term in office and awards the "Orange Angel" seal of quality.
Read MoreStaff Interview 7: De-escalation Level "Orange"
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The Truth about Frontex
Jan Böhmermann investigates the background behind the EU border protection agency "Frontex".
Read MoreInfluencer Paradise Dubai
Jan Böhmermann answers the question why so many influencers are drawn to Dubai.
Read MoreThe 17 Interior Ministers of the Interior Ministers
Jan Böhmermann investigates the question of who the 17 most spectacular German interior ministers in the world actually are.
Read MoreStop & Go on the German Internet
Jan Böhmermann wonders why digitalization is progressing so slowly in Germany.
Read MoreStaff Interview 8: ZDF defluencer Jan Böhmermann
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Professional Football despite the Pandemic
Jan Böhmermann answers the question why millions of dollars continue to flow into professional football during the Corona crisis, while ordinary consumers have to fear for their existence.
Read MoreHow Ischgl became a Corona Cluster
Jan Böhmermann examines the circumstances of the Corona cluster in Ischgl and delves into the shadowy world of the Austrian ski lobby.
Read MoreWhere should we put our Nuclear Waste?
Jan Böhmermann deals with the long-term consequences of the use of nuclear energy.
Read MoreStaff Interview 9: Healing the world with Jan & Helene
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Nazi Hotspot Dresden – What is the Reason?
Storks fly south in winter, Thor Steinar jackets march from west to east year-round. There are good reasons why Nazis like to settle in the East.
Read MoreThe international Sand Crisis
Sand doesn't just lie lifeless on the beach and stick to your water shoes six months after a Mallorca vacation: it's everywhere! In cars, houses, soap, computers, and grated cheese—making it arguably the most undervalued raw material of our time.
Read MoreThe Lies of the Gossip Press
The dirty stepbrother of quality journalism is a pure money-printing machine of the last century. Doing business with lies and misanthropic stories under the guise of press freedom?
Read MoreClusterfuck Hartz IV
Even 16 years later, Hartz IV still does not work as the promised great labor market reform: two-thirds of the people who slip into unemployment today end up directly at the old social assistance level from before 2005.
Read MoreThe Problem of the German Film Landscape
Just a few days ago, the Oscars were awarded in L.A. And in Germany, the film industry is doing what it does best: always casting the same three men in leading roles, producing films with shallow storylines, and never a single film without a penis joke.
Read MoreSebastian Kurz and His Turquoise Family
Austria, you are our favorite neighbor! You gave the world Wiener Schnitzel, DJ Ötzi, and, unfortunately, a young boy as Chancellor. That's why it's always good to have a true friend who, in difficult times, can honestly tell you that your dear little Penate Chancellor with the €600 gel hair is painting the four pillars of democracy turquoise.
Read MoreHow Wikipedia is Politically Influenced
What's on Wikipedia is considered "the truth." If you don't like that, you can let reality be changed where it's made: in the world's most important encyclopedia.
Read MoreStaff Interview 10: This Staff Interview is invalid
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Siri, Sexbots & Robot Vacuum Cleaners
Germans love technological innovations. ACTUALLY. But in reality, we fear a hostile takeover by autonomous robots that will steal our jobs and take over the world.
Read MoreCar first, People second
Germany, a country made for cars, not people! Because let's be honest: Cars are simply better people. Or have you ever had your heart broken by your city SUV? Probably not!
Read MoreScreenshots Fired - Part 3
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The Parties' dirty Facebook Tricks
Ever heard of microtargeting? Facebook makes a lot of money from it, and ALL parties represented in the Bundestag use microtargeting on Facebook in their election campaigns.
Read MoreState Funding for AfD Foundation
We have good news and bad news: the AfD lost the federal election. BUT, thanks to a few million idiots, it can still enter the Bundestag for a second time and even win something.
Read MoreProfiler - too true to be true
True crime is EVERYWHERE! Besides Helene Fischer's new album, there's nothing hotter right now than mysterious stories about real crimes! True crime experts on TV are especially mysterious.
Read MoreThe new Moria
Moria, the refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, burned down a year ago! Afterward, everyone agreed: Something as inhumane as the Moria camp must not be allowed to exist again in Europe.
Read MoreLifestyle CBD: Expensive Products with no Effect
Whether in mouth oil, bath bombs, dog shampoo, or lubricant – CBD is in everything, even though lifestyle CBD is to the body what the demands of Fridays For Future are to politics: It doesn't matter. Sorry to ruin the placebo effect for you again.
Read MoreThe Egg Throw of Halle - The Musical
On May 10, 1991, angry demonstrators threw eggs at Chancellor Helmut Kohl on the market square in Halle an der Saale, prompting Kohl to promptly launch a brawl with the protesting East Germans.
The ZDF MAGAZIN ROYALE presents a gripping musical about unity, the power of revolution, and the power of love, centering on this now almost forgotten turning point in the relationship between East and West Germany.
Read MoreThe DVAG Pyramid System
If your old schoolmate contacts you again after years, there are only two options: Either he finally wants his "Fast and Furious" DVD box set back, or he now works at Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG and wants to sell you 15 life insurance policies. What one in ten Germans, including your old schoolmate Sascha, does can't be wrong! Can it?
Read MoreHow Cancel Culture is destroying Springer
Welcome to QUARTER TO WELKE – the talk show that's making headlines. Today, we're discussing sex, cabbage rolls, and the loss of power of the former media giant Axel Springer SE with five high-profile guests.
Read MoreThe Greens: Betrayal of their own Ideals
Yesterday, knitting sweaters in the Bundestag, today climbing the career ladder. Compromises are necessary if you want to govern, and then the traffic light coalition will work. Or, dear Greens?
Read MoreDriving without a Ticket: A Crime since 1935
The German constitutional state is merciless and consistent! Whether it's theft, robbery, manslaughter, murder, or driving without a ticket.
Read MoreHow Facebook is destroying Democracies Worldwide
Facebook is working with crazy fascists and burning down the democracies of the world.
Read MoreWe need Global Vaccine Distribution
Why are we still in the middle of a fucking pandemic despite the vaccine? The research team at ZDF Magazin Royale has discovered: There's a world outside of Germany. AND who would have thought: When it comes to vaccinations, the world splits in half!
Read MoreThe Problem with Psychotherapy Places
Thanks to Freud, there has been an effective treatment for mental illness for over 100 years: psychotherapy! While it helps, in Germany it's easier to get a free PCR test than a psychotherapy appointment.
Read MoreWho is Peter Thiel?
Eternal life & world domination - who is Peter Thiel, the future boss of Austria's disgraced former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz?
Read MoreThe Problem with German Culture of Remembrance
When was the last time you thought about National Socialism? Over half of all Germans don't like to think about it and would prefer to put an end to the topic.
Read MoreWhat's Happening here? - Putin's War in Europe
What a week! There's another war in Europe. War in the 21st century! Should we update all our news apps around the clock and follow the Klitschkos' Instagram stories, or just put our smartphones away?
Read MorePorn on the Internet
Paying for things online? Never! Especially not for pornography, which is accessible 24/7. And the age restriction is even easier to bypass than the Sanifair turnstile. So, all good, right?
Read MoreDirection of Frustration: Deutsche Bahn
Honestly, our relationship with Deutsche Bahn is a case of couples therapy. They keep standing us up and making us wait, but in the end, we still find ourselves standing hopefully on one of their tracks. And they take our money, too.
Read MoreThe Godfather of Schlager
Music, dance, life, passion – nowhere are these powerful concepts more united than in pop music. And pop shows are always on TV! Brilliantly produced events with special effects, stars, and all of it packed into a compact 180 minutes.
Read MoreThe Power of Viktor Orbán
Right-wing populist rulers are all the rage! And the current show is about one of these right-wing poster boys: Viktor Orbán – formerly liberal, now right-wing nationalist.
Read MoreLook like you're on Instagram
If you click through the timelines and hashtags, you'll quickly find yourself talking about cosmetic surgeries from fitness influencers. And these surgical procedures are advertised there just as casually as the latest running shoes from the human fountain of youth, Kai Pflaume.
Read MoreClemens Tönnies – Born to Slaughter
Clemens Tönnies has them all: the mini wiener chain, the grill torch, and the crispy ham – all the delicious meat products made from ground cartilage, hooves, and bacon that we love so much on the grill. What's going on behind the butchered pigs of the slaughterhouse empire?
Read MorePutin's Puppets in Germany
We were all deceived by Vladimir Putin—and above all, DISAPPOINTED. But at least we're now on the right side in a war. All of Germany is against Putin. Except for a few who spread Putin's propaganda here, too.
Read MoreFynn Kliemann: Building Shit (DIY)
Fynn Kliemann has all sorts of things in his portfolio: DIY, NFTs, and so on. But what do you do when a global pandemic suddenly appears? How can you give something back to society?
Read MoreWhat Germany thinks about Opinion Research
"That's a lot of opinion for so little knowledge." This sentence is often heard in editorial conferences and got us thinking. Who's constantly calling the landline, and what does the Sunday question have to do with Germans' sex lives?
Read MoreDeportations, Oligarch Money and Poison Gas
We love vacations. Whether it's winter or summer break, we're basically always on some beach with cocktails and diving lessons included. We especially enjoy traveling with TUI. Let the ozone hole be the ozone hole for a while and chill out.
Read More404: police not found
Who is actually responsible for prosecuting hate speech online? Each of the 16 federal states is responsible for its own actions – what could possibly go wrong? The Internet police patrol car urgently needs to be inspected.
Read MoreChronically ill, but Nobody believes You
Sometimes all you need is a cup of tea, and you'll be fine! The tiredness gets better if you put your phone away! This is what people in Germany have to listen to when they seek medical help for long Covid or ME/CFS.
Read MoreWhy we can’t live with or without Dust
Dust can be created when feces and urine meet, dust can trigger allergies, be vacuumed, make movies magical, accelerate climate change, avenge colonial nuclear tests, and maybe even save humanity. Don't you believe it?
Read MoreCloudy with a Chance of Product Placement
Instead of working outdoors, weather forecasters are slumbering in stuffy TV studios, waiting to ruin everyone's evening with one word: "Rain." They deserve to be able to host a show in the glistening snow once a year.
Read MoreEndangered Species: Local Journalism
In some regions of eastern Germany, there are free advertising papers that resemble local newspapers. In them, Grandpa Kurt finds obituaries, reports on club events, and the occasional guest article by Hans-Georg Maaßen.
Read MoreGaming Communities: The last apolitical Place on Earth
Gaming, Twitch, Steam – even in the world of computer games, there's a catch: people, especially men, in internet subcultures. How apolitical can a scene be where racism, sexism, and right-wing extremist communities are part of everyday life?
Read MoreGaming, Scrolling, Swiping – Trapped in the Net
Already that late? Just a quick check of my DM inbox. Oh, Jan Hofer uploaded a Reel. This TikTok shows how to make your own chocolate. A YouTube tutorial on how to build a pool. Better look for apps to help you fall asleep.
Read MoreThe Ghost Office in Bismarckwald
In the heart of the beautiful Sachsenwald forest in Schleswig-Holstein, the promised land of the young CDU veteran Daniel Günther, one can often be puzzled while taking a break at a mysterious hut. Why are there so many mailboxes at the entrance?
Read MoreTOP SECRET: What Former Intelligence Chiefs do in Retirement
Some of the former intelligence chiefs want to give it another try in retirement: out of the German intelligence services and into the well-paid private sector. Perhaps the knowledge from their former days will also prove useful in their new jobs.
Read MoreThe Second-hand Business and its dark Sides
Humana, Think Twice, and even Picknweight. No vintage football jersey or fake leather jacket is safe from Jan. That's why the secondhand hunter has delved into the interesting history of a very special secondhand chain.
Read MoreShow your Backbone!
Sticking to your word, standing up straight – there are many words for the proverbial backbone. What does it mean to show backbone, both in small and large ways? Does one have backbone if one posts a story saying Trump's victory is stupid?
Read MoreThe Multi-Million Dollar Business with Refugee Accommodation
Accommodations for refugees are often run by private companies. This generates a lot of money. Where does it say that human rights and profit maximization are mutually exclusive?
Read MoreThe Final Fight – Why City Kids can’t park and Village Kids can’t listen
City dwellers think matcha latte comes straight from the purple cow, and villagers are afraid of electricity. There are many prejudices when it comes to the eternal battle between city and country. We finally answer the question: WHERE do we want to live?
Read MoreThe Last Swipe: Are Dating Apps on the Verge of Extinction?
To avoid being asked why you're still single this Christmas, dating apps are currently in full swing. But the companies behind them are apparently more concerned with something else than true love.
Read MoreNius: Where Rights get a Platform
In the fight against the woke zeitgeist of the German media landscape, a brave unit of online journalists at Nius is not deterred by annoying things such as journalistic diligence and is willing to give right-wing extremists a platform.
Read MoreHow Exclusion is sold as Inclusion
Inclusion - Deficient! People with disabilities in Germany often face barriers. They cannot participate in activities that are taken for granted. Institutions such as special needs schools and workshops often further contribute to their exclusion.
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