Can Chancellor Friedrich Merz turn his bold vision—EU leadership, a stronger Bundeswehr, and strategic independence—into real-world influence? We’ll preview how rising defense budgets, U.S. ties, strained relations with Poland, and debt-fuelled spending collide with on-the-ground diplomacy. Tune in for the key questions we’ll unpack next.

Today’s episode previews Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt’s push to protect German skies—from radar-guided detection to net-launching “Sky Wall” cannons, fresh funding, and proposed legal changes. We’ll outline the big questions this high-tech rollout raises for national security and civil aviation—tune in for the full story.

Should Germany cap the number of migrant children per class—or focus on stronger language support instead? We’ll outline the arguments from ministers, integration advocates, and teachers’ unions, look at hurdles to mixing pupils fairly, and ask how compulsory language tests and parental involvement might fit into a federal system. Tune in for the core questions up for debate.

Germany’s convents and abbeys are closing their doors as aging orders shrink and faith ties loosen. In our next episode we look at why numbers are falling, how communities struggle with painful departures, and what new uses— from heritage projects to social hubs— could give these historic spaces a second life. Tune in for the key questions we’ll explore.

In this episode we unpack how a sprawling “manosphere” of influencers turns antifeminist narratives into clicks—portraying men as victims, praising old power structures, and even recruiting religious “Christfluencers” and some women to the cause. We’ll ask why these messages resonate with young men, what critic Tara-Louise Wittwer says about choice and equality, and what rising digital misogyny could mean for society. Tune in for the key issues we’ll tackle next.