Die Wochendämmerung - Der stabile Wochenrückblick

Fäkalien, Koalitionsvertrag, Grundeinkommen, Remonstration, China vs. Ukraine und Taiwan, Äpfel

·1 hr 30 min·5 clips

A Danish eco-resort couple fled to Guatemala, leaving behind 158 barrels of human excrement and a trail of tax debts.

The episode begins with hosts Holger Klein and Katrin Rönicke discussing a viral news story about Danish couple Flemming Hansen and Mette Herlbeck, who ran restaurants in Copenhagen before opening a forest resort in Sweden called Still Sense. The resort closed, and the couple abruptly left for Guatemala, allegedly leaving behind 158 barrels of human excrement, dead animals, and significant tax debts in both Denmark and Sweden. The hosts explore the couple's defense on Instagram, where they claim the barrels were compost toilets and blame a neighbor feud. The conversation shifts to German politics, with a detailed breakdown of the newly agreed coalition contract between the CDU, CSU, and SPD. Key points include reducing corporate tax to 10% by 2028, increasing the commuter allowance, making the Deutschlandticket permanent but more expensive by 2029, abolishing the eight-hour day for a weekly work time model, and introducing a 'Frühstartrente' where children receive €10 monthly invested in a stock-based pension. The hosts criticize the document's language and its lack of substantial solutions for pensions, healthcare, and climate change. The show then covers international affairs, starting with Ukraine. They discuss reports of Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, China's smuggling of dual-use parts to Russia, and its economic support keeping the Russian war effort afloat. Sham Jaff contributes an analysis of rising tensions between China and Taiwan, triggered by US approval of fighter jet deliveries to Taiwan and the Philippines. China responded with a large-scale military exercise involving over 70 aircraft and warships encircling Taiwan. The episode also features a segment on a study by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) on unconditional basic income, where 107 people received €1200 monthly for three years. Findings show over a third of the money was saved, recipients did not withdraw from the labor market, and mental health improved. Other topics include a Berlin official's remonstration against deporting pro-Palestine activists, the discovery of two new apple varieties (ZIN 168 and ZIN 186) that are low-allergen, and Jens Ohrenblicker's limerick about penguins and tariffs. The episode concludes with the hosts reading supporter names and a humorous stock market ticker summary.

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