Overview

• The additional episode aired on October 6 at 22:50 on Das Erste, with ARD calling the change a one-time adjustment while keeping the regular Tuesday and Wednesday slots.
• The program examined the migration summit, planned social reforms, drone alarms over German cities and Germany’s rearmament course.
• CDU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn argued the retirement age will need to keep increasing and cited a target of 90,000 additional soldiers by 2035, briefly slipping into the phrase “freiwilliger Wehrpflicht” while discussing voluntary service.
• Wolfgang Ischinger and Oskar Lafontaine strongly disagreed on Russia strategy, and Lafontaine criticized his government’s support for military actions in Gaza.
• The broadcast is available in the ARD-Mediathek, and the next scheduled edition on October 7 features Karl Lauterbach, Natalie Amiri and Carlo Masala on Israel and health policy.