Overview

• The new episode airs Tuesday, October 14 at 23:05 on Das Erste, with streaming available in the ARD Mediathek from broadcast time.
• Two focal questions frame the program: whether a lasting peace in the Middle East is achievable and whether freedom of opinion is at risk in Germany.
• Guests include CDU politician Armin Laschet, political scientist Johannes Varwick, and philosopher-author Richard David Precht.
• Commentary comes from Constantin Schreiber of Axel Springer, Georg Restle of WDR, and Susanne Gaschke of NZZ.
• Hosted by Sandra Maischberger since 2003, the long-running ARD talk show typically tackles two core topics per episode and is produced in studios in Berlin-Adlershof and at WDR in Cologne.