More articles on this subject
Previous
OpinionMaybrit Illner in TV criticism: And again everyone's just talking at once: What do a delayed ICE train and a political talk show have in common? Maybrit ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/talkshow/maybrit-illner-in-der-tv-kritik-und-wieder-reden-alle-nur-durcheinander-accg-201301412.html

Next
Similar to This
Previous
“Maybrit Illner”: Scaramucci on Trump: “They let him do whatever he wants”: The short-lived White House press secretary from 2017 has nothing good to say about ...
sueddeutsche.de/medien/maybrit-illner-usa-donald-trump-anthony-scaramucci-michael-mittermeier-armin-laschet-li.3567625

Paid articlePaywallTopic and guests of the new episode of “Maybrit Illner”: These are the guests with whom host Maybrit Illner will discuss the topic on her ZDF talk show on ...
trib.al/WPRGuI8

"Too cowardly to admit it": Lauterbach takes on the CDU on "Illner": Karl Lauterbach on Maybrit Illner's show.
waz.de/kultur/tv-streaming/article413370673/zu-feige-es-zuzugeben-lauterbach-knoepft-sich-bei-illner-die-cdu-vor.html

Cem Özdemir makes it clear on Maybrit Illner's show: "Not the worst country in the world"
stimme.de/baden-wuerttemberg/cem-oezdemir-talk-maybrit-illner-afd-sachsen-anhalt-politik-wechsel-art-5212731

Paid articlePaywallOpinionMaybrit Illner in TV review: "Get your act together already!": Maybrit Illner’s show focused on the stalled reforms within the coalition. The head of the ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/talkshow/maybrit-illner-in-der-tv-kritik-reisst-euch-endlich-zusammen-accg-200878094.html

Key FactsCoalition Crisis and Reform Deadlock Under Scrutiny
May 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: faz.net
- Chancellor’s Office Chief Thorsten Frei repeatedly emphasized the numerous challenges facing the government amid difficulties in advancing reforms.
- The debate revealed that economic issues and talk of a possible chancellor replacement are adding pressure on the coalition.
- Guests urged the Union to unite and take decisive action to address urgent political and social challenges.
- Despite disagreements over tax and social policies, common objectives for growth and reform emerged, with the Union opposing a wealth tax.
Pull yourselves together already.— Ricarda Lang, Green Party politician, in Maybrit Illner's TV talk show; she urged the Union to pull itself together amid the coalition crisis.
ZDF talk show "Maybrit Illner" - | Topic and guests on Thursday: On Thursday, the host of the ZDF talk show “Maybrit Illner” will welcome, among others ...
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.zdf-talkshow-maybrit-illner-thema-und-gaeste-am-donnerstag.e5bf3cc4-e699-4373-8391-e4c702ba8942.html

TV review "Maybrit Illner": Price signals should apply: Things were just starting to look up for the German government when the situation in the Middle East ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/talkshow/tv-kritik-maybrit-illner-preissignale-sollen-gelten-accg-200763248.html

"Maybrit Illner" on the Iran war: | "Donald Trump is now looking for someone to blame"
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/talkshow/maybrit-illner-zum-iran-krieg-donald-trump-sucht-jetzt-schuldige-accg-200716732.html

TV Review “Maybrit Illner” – Boris Plamer: “A country with its back against the wall”
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/talkshow/tv-kritik-maybrit-illner-boris-plamer-ein-land-mit-dem-ruecken-zur-wand-accg-200676364.html

Edition on March 26, 2026 - | ZDF talk show "Maybrit Illner": Topic and guests on Thursday
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.ausgabe-am-26032026-zdf-talkshow-maybrit-illner-thema-und-gaeste-am-donnerstag.92aebe5c-19b4-4c93-9ab8-4d6ccc17147a.html

Maybrit Illner on the Iran war: "There is a danger of a conflagration": Nobody knows what Trump actually wants - | not even his former national security advisor ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/talkshow/maybrit-illner-zu-iran-krieg-gefahr-besteht-dass-es-zum-flaechenbrand-kommt-accg-200628196.html

Maybrit Illner on Iran: Should Europe also get involved?: Maybrit Illner's show focuses for the second time on the war with Iran. Instead of an argument ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/talkshow/maybrit-illner-ueber-iran-muss-sich-auch-europa-beteiligen-accg-200603846.html

Maybrit Illner ZDF - | These are the guests on March 4, 2026: Maybrit Illner's eponymous talk show is one of the most popular political programs in the ...
rp-online.de/panorama/fernsehen/maybrit-illner-zdf-das-sind-die-gaeste-am-4-maerz-2026_aid-57234973

“Unbearable” discussion: Maybrit Illner finds her own talk show “exhausting”: Away with a public holiday, sick leave by phone, and the eight-hour day – | the ...
hna.de/politik/unertraegliche-diskussion-maybrit-illner-wird-der-eigene-talk-zu-anstrengend-zr-94157213.html

"Maybrit Illner" heute: Gäste und Thema (29.1.): Ist sie "der bessere Markus Lanz"? In der ZDF-Talkshow "Maybrit Illner" ...
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.maybritt-illner-heute-29-01-2026.35179962-0c53-49de-b82b-a5e4d6c8ead5.html

Key FactsGermany’s Economic Challenges and Recovery Debate
Jan 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
- The ZDF talk show 'Maybrit Illner' focuses on the topic 'Germany without growth – sacrifices for a fresh start?' on January 29.
- Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil highlights the need to establish a new economic foundation as the old model is failing.
- The federal government forecasts only about one percent growth for 2026, relying mainly on major investment programs by CDU and SPD.
- Additional obstacles such as bureaucracy, skilled labor shortages, and rising energy costs further hinder economic progress.
Our old economic model no longer works; we need to create a new foundation for economic success.— Lars Klingbeil warns in the ZDF talk show 'Maybrit Illner' about the challenges facing the German economic model.
"Maybrit Illner" today: Topic and guests (January 22): On Thursday, the ZDF talk show "Maybrit Illner" will welcome, among others, CDU foreign policy expert ...
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.maybrit-illner-heute-thema-gaeste-22-01-2026.d9cd5cf1-7b4c-4c0c-b82e-036ce2f91dd6.html

Baerbock makes it clear on “Maybrit Illner”: “The United Nations Charter is not a wish list.”
fr.de/politik/baerbock-wird-bei-maybrit-illner-deutlich-die-charta-der-vereinten-nationen-ist-kein-wunschkonzert-zr-94125159.html

“No plan for the future”: Economic expert dismantles SPD politician on Illner: While the CDU/CSU and SPD talk about the successes of the “working coalition ...
focus.de/kultur/kein-plan-fuer-die-zeit-danach-wirtschaftsweise-zerlegt-spd-mann-bei-illner_2a4fc716-efd1-41d2-b323-48bdb843a0d3.html

Mayor of Tübingen on Maybrit Illner - | Boris Palmer: "We're driving into the wall"
esslinger-zeitung.de/inhalt.tuebinger-ob-bei-maybrit-illner-boris-palmer-wir-fahren-gegen-die-wand.2a9a32d5-bcbc-417f-b568-e50f45cd7a25.html

Key FactsBürgergeld Debate Highlights Local Financial Crisis
Sep 26, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
- The ZDF talk featured a sharp dispute between the CDU and Juso leader over welfare misuse and potential benefit cuts, with Palmer providing expert commentary.
- Paul Ziemiak condemned welfare abuse by single men and Eastern Europeans with sham jobs, arguing this strains social systems.
- Boris Palmer shared specific figures, noting a family of four can receive 3,200 euros via welfare, and advocated for graduated sanctions against job refusal.
- Palmer warned that worsening economic conditions and rising social spending threaten a severe financial crisis for municipalities like Tübingen.
We are heading towards a wall at high speed with municipal finances.— Boris Palmer, Mayor of Tübingen, comments on the financial situation of municipalities during the ZDF talk show hosted by Maybrit Illner.
Next