Overview

• ZDF scheduled the Thursday edition for 23:00 on Sept. 4, with the episode available shortly after on the ZDF-Mediathek.
• The discussion focused on Green Party proposals for overhauling social insurance, federal budget strategy, and integration challenges in Berlin-Neukölln, plus a look at the government’s touted “Herbst der Reformen.”
• Britta Haßelmann outlined Green concepts on welfare systems, Johannes Winkel argued for reform resolve reminiscent of Agenda 2010, Güner Balci reported on local integration realities, and Michael Bröcker assessed Green opposition work.
• The program runs three nights a week (Tue–Thu), is recorded hours before broadcast, and has operated without a studio audience since the pandemic.
• A notable moment from the Sept. 3 episode saw author Ferdinand von Schirach press for a simpler tax system, underscoring the show’s shift toward hard-edged political debate that draws up to about one million viewers.