Overview
- Mischke said on the 'Hotel Matze' podcast that he attempted to take his life on 26 December, explaining he wanted to escape the situation.
- ARD had announced him for 'ttt – titel, thesen, temperamente' in late 2024, then withdrew the appointment after more than 100 cultural figures criticized past book passages and podcast remarks.
- He described panic attacks, insomnia and exhaustion, saying the fallout also deeply affected his family, including his mother.
- Reflecting on earlier work, he called his 2010 book a product of its time and said he is willing to apologize, adding that his past podcast comments now repel him.
- He urged greater media diligence and warned of potentially fatal consequences from public pile-ons, while noting he has stabilized and returned to reporting for ProSieben.