ZDF Magazin Royale Season 9

ZDF Magazin Royale - Season 9

2024 • 15 episodes

7.4
15 episodes
Aug 30, 2024

About this season

Entertainment and relevance in a new dimension. The roots of the late-night show combined with journalistic research – welcome to the new era of social satire with Jan Böhmermann.

Episodes

Seasons & Episodes

15 episodes
Chronically ill, but Nobody believes You
Episode 1

Chronically ill, but Nobody believes You

Episode 1 • Aug 30, 2024

Sometimes all you need is a cup of tea, and you'll be fine! The tiredness gets better if you put your phone away! This is what people in Germany have to listen to when they seek medical help for long Covid or ME/CFS.

7.0
30m
Why we can’t live with or without Dust
Episode 2

Why we can’t live with or without Dust

Episode 2 • Sep 06, 2024

Dust can be created when feces and urine meet, dust can trigger allergies, be vacuumed, make movies magical, accelerate climate change, avenge colonial nuclear tests, and maybe even save humanity. Don't you believe it?

0.0
31m
Cloudy with a Chance of Product Placement
Episode 3

Cloudy with a Chance of Product Placement

Episode 3 • Sep 13, 2024

Instead of working outdoors, weather forecasters are slumbering in stuffy TV studios, waiting to ruin everyone's evening with one word: "Rain." They deserve to be able to host a show in the glistening snow once a year.

8.0
31m
Endangered Species: Local Journalism
Episode 4

Endangered Species: Local Journalism

Episode 4 • Sep 20, 2024

In some regions of eastern Germany, there are free advertising papers that resemble local newspapers. In them, Grandpa Kurt finds obituaries, reports on club events, and the occasional guest article by Hans-Georg Maaßen.

8.0
31m
Gaming Communities: The last apolitical Place on Earth
Episode 5

Gaming Communities: The last apolitical Place on Earth

Episode 5 • Sep 27, 2024

Gaming, Twitch, Steam – even in the world of computer games, there's a catch: people, especially men, in internet subcultures. How apolitical can a scene be where racism, sexism, and right-wing extremist communities are part of everyday life?

9.0
0m
Gaming, Scrolling, Swiping – Trapped in the Net
Episode 6

Gaming, Scrolling, Swiping – Trapped in the Net

Episode 6 • Oct 04, 2024

Already that late? Just a quick check of my DM inbox. Oh, Jan Hofer uploaded a Reel. This TikTok shows how to make your own chocolate. A YouTube tutorial on how to build a pool. Better look for apps to help you fall asleep.

7.0
30m
The Ghost Office in Bismarckwald
Episode 7

The Ghost Office in Bismarckwald

Episode 7 • Oct 11, 2024

In the heart of the beautiful Sachsenwald forest in Schleswig-Holstein, the promised land of the young CDU veteran Daniel Günther, one can often be puzzled while taking a break at a mysterious hut. Why are there so many mailboxes at the entrance?

9.0
32m
TOP SECRET: What Former Intelligence Chiefs do in Retirement
Episode 8

TOP SECRET: What Former Intelligence Chiefs do in Retirement

Episode 8 • Oct 18, 2024

Some of the former intelligence chiefs want to give it another try in retirement: out of the German intelligence services and into the well-paid private sector. Perhaps the knowledge from their former days will also prove useful in their new jobs.

7.0
30m
The Second-hand Business and its dark Sides
Episode 9

The Second-hand Business and its dark Sides

Episode 9 • Oct 25, 2024

Humana, Think Twice, and even Picknweight. No vintage football jersey or fake leather jacket is safe from Jan. That's why the secondhand hunter has delved into the interesting history of a very special secondhand chain.

6.0
30m
Show your Backbone!
Episode 10

Show your Backbone!

Episode 10 • Nov 08, 2024

Sticking to your word, standing up straight – there are many words for the proverbial backbone. What does it mean to show backbone, both in small and large ways? Does one have backbone if one posts a story saying Trump's victory is stupid?

7.0
31m
The Multi-Million Dollar Business with Refugee Accommodation
Episode 11

The Multi-Million Dollar Business with Refugee Accommodation

Episode 11 • Nov 15, 2024

Accommodations for refugees are often run by private companies. This generates a lot of money. Where does it say that human rights and profit maximization are mutually exclusive?

6.0
31m
The Final Fight – Why City Kids can’t park and Village Kids can’t listen
Episode 12

The Final Fight – Why City Kids can’t park and Village Kids can’t listen

Episode 12 • Nov 22, 2024

City dwellers think matcha latte comes straight from the purple cow, and villagers are afraid of electricity. There are many prejudices when it comes to the eternal battle between city and country. We finally answer the question: WHERE do we want to live?

7.0
32m
The Last Swipe: Are Dating Apps on the Verge of Extinction?
Episode 13

The Last Swipe: Are Dating Apps on the Verge of Extinction?

Episode 13 • Nov 29, 2024

To avoid being asked why you're still single this Christmas, dating apps are currently in full swing. But the companies behind them are apparently more concerned with something else than true love.

7.0
33m
Nius: Where Rights get a Platform
Episode 14

Nius: Where Rights get a Platform

Episode 14 • Dec 06, 2024

In the fight against the woke zeitgeist of the German media landscape, a brave unit of online journalists at Nius is not deterred by annoying things such as journalistic diligence and is willing to give right-wing extremists a platform.

7.0
32m
How Exclusion is sold as Inclusion
Episode 15

How Exclusion is sold as Inclusion

Episode 15 • Dec 13, 2024

Inclusion - Deficient! People with disabilities in Germany often face barriers. They cannot participate in activities that are taken for granted. Institutions such as special needs schools and workshops often further contribute to their exclusion.

8.0
32m