About this season
Jan Böhmermann welcomes his viewers every Friday to his new late-night satire on ZDF and presents socially relevant topics, paired with wit and irony.
Episodes (15)
1. Germans and their Water: It's complicated
8.0Aired 2 September 2022 • 32 min
Water – H2O, as we Quarks viewers call it. This super element is a true all-rounder, versatile, and something we take for granted in Germany. But: We have a water problem.
2. Animal Diseases, man-made
Aired 9 September 2022 • 33 min
Animals – man's best friends. That is, when they're not spreading deadly diseases. It's incredibly annoying! Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans.
3. In-game purchases – Fake Currency, Real Overdraft
6.0Aired 16 September 2022 • 33 min
Microtransactions? Sounds kind of boring. Things get interesting when little Johannes can't leave his bedroom for nine weeks and suddenly €15,000 is debited from his dad's account via PayPal.
4. Satellites: Toys of Billionaires
Aired 23 September 2022 • 33 min
Will Star Wars soon become a reality? And what do satellites have to do with it?
5. Bye Bundestag: Politicians looking for a Job
8.0Aired 30 September 2022 • 34 min
What do members of parliament actually do after their time in the Bundestag? Some have been hit hard. One wrong step, one careless moment, one casual signature, and they're in it: lobbying.
6. Cyberclown Security Risk
5.0Aired 7 October 2022 • 33 min
Who is responsible for cybersecurity in Germany? And what is the common thread doing here again? The trail leads... to the Kremlin!
7. How noble is Wine really?
6.0Aired 14 October 2022 • 32 min
Wine drinkers have style, solid wood bookshelves, and can explain complex issues like the Middle East conflict or the dangers of cancel culture in just a few words. But they can only do all of this with a liquid companion in hand.
8. There's a Party
7.0Aired 21 October 2022 • 29 min
How about a good mood for a change? And what helps better than music? Lots of music!
9. Pssst! The NSU Files
7.0Aired 28 October 2022 • 31 min
Dear Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. Honestly, the 90s, 00s, and 10s weren't your era. Even today, things aren't always running smoothly, and you've shredded a few files on the NSU and right-wing extremism too many.
10. A Broadcast for Everyone?
8.0Aired 4 November 2022 • 33 min
Public broadcasting: Incorrect distribution of funds, poor working conditions and outdated structures in the committees.
11. Player Agent Business Model
8.0Aired 11 November 2022 • 34 min
Sometimes dad's tirades aren't enough to catapult little Lucas into the Bundesliga. That's when professionals step in: player agents, managers for football talents so young that they occasionally lose a baby tooth while heading the ball.
12. People, Learning, Dancing, Money
Aired 18 November 2022 • 33 min
A school without pressure to perform and stuffy classrooms. In harmony with nature, perhaps even with a petting zoo – Waldorf schools. A concept with extraordinary approaches and a questionable inventor with a penchant for racial theory and esotericism.
13. The Lindner-Lehfeldt Complex
7.0Aired 25 November 2022 • 30 min
The greatest threat to Germany is, OF COURSE, left-wing extremism and its most cunning advocate: the FDP.
14. Transphobia is a Trend
8.0Aired 2 December 2022 • 32 min
There is agitation against trans people. Journalists, activists, academics, and even veteran feminists take to the streets to protest self-determination or write "opinion-driven" articles in "liberal" daily newspapers.
15. Welcome to the Welcome Authority
7.0Aired 9 December 2022 • 30 min
Besides a factual debate about THOSE UP THERE with the family and dried-out wreaths with real candles, what's a must at Christmas? An Advent calendar. That's why we want to open a very special Advent calendar with you.