Overview
- Markus Lanz focuses on Germany’s pension and tax fight and the Correctiv dispute, with Anke Rehlinger, Daniel Friedrich Sturm, Gerrit Huy, and Marcus Bensmann on the panel in an episode that airs Thursday at 11:15 p.m. on ZDF.
- The debate arrives hours before a Bundestag vote on an AfD motion to end federal funding for the nonprofit newsroom Correctiv, which reported on a 2023 Potsdam meeting that included far‑right figures.
- ZDF said the last show before the summer break is planned for July 16, with the talk show returning on August 18 after a shorter pause than last year.
- Earlier this week, Lanz examined the Iran conflict, Trump’s use of religion in U.S. politics, and energy‑supply risks in the Persian Gulf with guests including Jürgen Hardt, Kristin Helberg, Klaus Brinkbäumer, Natalie Amiri, Frank Umbach, and Moritz Brake.
- Viewers who miss the broadcast can stream new episodes in the ZDF‑Mediathek shortly after airing, typically around 1 a.m., with editions kept online for extended periods.