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Giulia Enders is a doctor with a PhD and an author – she became known 11 years ago through her book "Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ", which sold over 8 million copies worldwide. This year, her second book was published: "Organic". In it, Giulia aims to give us a deeper, more tangible understanding of our body and its functions. I wanted to know from her why tangible knowledge is so important and why we often overestimate the cognitive, conscious aspects in our daily lives – and underestimate the unconscious. We talk about conscious slowness and boredom, sleep as a "transfer of power", bliss through giant onions, the reward system, and how Giulia "tricks" it with sour cherries. It's about mindfulness with ourselves and the question of why our body doesn't work against us, but wants to protect us – and how we can show it respect. ADVERTISING PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze MY GUEST: https://www.ullstein.de/urheberinnen/Giulia-Enders THINGS: Giulia's first book "Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ": https://bit.ly/4qHMWPV Giulia's second book "Organic": https://bit.ly/4aosZqH "The Paper Palace" - Miranda Cowley Heller: https://bit.ly/3MbdxWA Perfect Days: https://bit.ly/45BkUgE Maximilian Frisch - Production Lena Rocholl - Editor Mit Vergnügen - Marketing and Distribution MY STUFF: My Question Set FAMILY: https://beherzt.net/products/familie My Question Set LOVE: https://beherzt.net/liebe My first Question Set: https://beherzt.net/matze My Fundraising Campaign: https://machmit.wellfair.ngo/hotel-matze-spendenaktion-2025 My Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscherHotel LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ My Book: https://bit.ly/39FtHQy

Unfortunately, we had to extend our winter break by two weeks for personal reasons. We are incredibly sorry for this. To cheer you up a little, today we're releasing an episode from the archive that we find very exciting. Regularly, things will continue here on February 4th with a new, at least equally exciting episode. Trigger warning: The first case involves violence against children. When it comes to the killing of a person, the criminal code defines a number of reprehensible reasons and methods of commission with the characteristics of murder. But sometimes, even the choice of weapon can lead to a homicide being classified as murder. As twelve-year-old Jaquie enters the hallway of her apartment building after a long day at school, one thing immediately catches her eye: a large envelope protrudes from the slot of the family mailbox. Stars and Santa Clauses adorn the white paper. Jaquie is sure: This must be Christmas mail. But as she resolutely pulls on the letter, everything around her goes black… For Mascha and Valentin, a successful weekend is drawing to a close. After a stay on the Baltic Sea, the couple is on their way home on Easter Sunday 2008 with their two children. Just like in the family car, it's quiet on the A27 that evening. But then a deafening bang suddenly shatters the silence - and kilometer 42 near Oldenburg becomes the crime scene. This time it will be malicious and dangerous. In this episode of “Mordlust - Crimes and their Backgrounds,” we dedicate ourselves to the characteristic of murder by means dangerous to the public. Using examples, we explain what constitutes public danger and what role intent plays in it. We also gain insight into the psyche of a particular group of perpetrators. Interview partners for this episode: Forensic psychologist Prof. Dr. Dietmar Heubrock, Criminal law professor Dr. Sönke Gerhold **Credit** Producers/ Hosts: Paulina Krasa, Laura Wohlers Research: Paulina Krasa, Laura Wohlers, Jennifer Fahrenholz Editing: Pauline Korb **Shownotes** *Case “Mailin”* LG Berlin, Judgment of 22.01.2010 - (529) 1 Kap Js 2276/08 Ks (8/09) Zeit: The Shattered Idyl: https://tinyurl.com/2jshb8ph Süddeutsche Zeitung: Vendetta against his own family: https://tinyurl.com/bde4c884 Tagesspiegel: Verdict. Letter bomber gave victims no chance: https://tinyurl.com/ph6j89zh ZDF Doku: Investigators! Crime Scene Berlin: https://tinyurl.com/pmpt2839 *Case “Mascha”* LG Oldenburg, Judgment of 20.05.2009 - 5 Ks 8/08 Stern: Log attack: "Murderers should read this here": https://tinyurl.com/22jmnzkz Spiegel: Log trial: "Insidious with means dangerous to the public": https://tinyurl.com/3cfsxr9z Frankfurter Allgemeine: Life imprisonment for the log thrower: "A gruesome, senseless act": https://tinyurl.com/3vw34hhc *Discussion* BGH, Decision of 14.04.2020 - File reference 5 StR 93/20 BGH Judgment of 16.8.2005, File reference: 4 StR 168/05 FAZ: Drunk driver crashes into street café: https://tinyurl.com/y2wxt7xd ADAC: Stone throwers: How do I react correctly?: https://tinyurl.com/k86z46cf Stuttgarter Zeitung: The Bridge of Death on the Island of Funen: https://tinyurl.com/mr9r6sfj **Episode Partner** Would you like to learn more about our advertising partners? Find all information & discounts here: https://linktr.ee/Mordlust Would you like to place an advertisement in this podcast? Then learn more about advertising opportunities at Seven.One Audio here: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio

The police are facing a revolution: Artificial intelligence recognizes faces, creates avatars of missing persons, and links data in a way no human ever could. But the more powerful the systems become, the more our privacy comes under pressure.

Woop! Woop! In today's episode, I'm taking you on a literary journey through three completely different works. 📖 Part 1: Roberto Simanowski introduces us to "Language Machines," and it hardly surprises either of us that this work is more relevant than ever right now. 📖 Part 2: After that, I talk with Max Czollek and Hadija Haruna-Oelker about "Everything Back to Square One" – the three of us embark on a search for a new culture of remembrance. 📖 Part 3: Finally, Fritz Simon explains to me "How Dictatorships Work" and reveals to us that the USA is the way it is not because of Trump, but that Trump is an intended product of the system. Enjoy!^^

Thomas is the founder and face of Finanzfluss, an author, and one of the most well-known financial YouTubers in the German-speaking world. I wanted to know from him how to meaningfully set oneself up in the new year concerning one's finances – and what absolutely should not be overlooked in the process. We talk about financial self-determination, ETF savings plans, and the question of how a small family can save effectively, it's about lifestyle inflation, dreams like a Rolex or a Porsche, and what happens when money is no longer the main motivation. ADVERTISING PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze MY GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/finanzfluss/ THINGS: Finanzfluss Co-Pilot: https://www.finanzfluss.de/copilot/ Docu “Dirty Money - Money Laundering Paradise Germany”: https://bit.ly/3NvpnLK Book by Thomas and Mona Linke: https://bit.ly/49HV2Rm Alexander Stößlein - Production Lena Rocholl - Editing Mit Vergnügen - Marketing and Distribution MY STUFF: My Question Set FAMILY: https://beherzt.net/products/familie My Question Set LOVE: https://beherzt.net/liebe My First Question Set: https://beherzt.net/matze My Fundraising Campaign: https://machmit.wellfair.ngo/hotel-matze-spendenaktion-2025 My Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscherHotel LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ My Book: https://bit.ly/39FtHQy

Unfortunately, we had to extend our winter break by two weeks for personal reasons. We are incredibly sorry for this. To cheer you up a little, today we're releasing an episode from the archive that is very close to our hearts. Regularly, we will continue here on February 4th with a new, exciting episode. Recently, a crime that cost more lives than most offenses previously covered on this podcast marked its 14th anniversary. Those involved did not use knives, pistols, or other weapons for the crime. Rather, their arrogance and lack of responsibility led to this act. In this episode of “Mordlust - Crimes and their Backgrounds,” Laura and Paulina discuss the case of the Costa Concordia - one of the biggest shipping disasters of our time. Matthias and Marcel are sitting in the bar of the cruise ship that has taken them on a seven-day Mediterranean round trip and served as their floating home. Tomorrow they will disembark, which is why they want to review their holiday one last time this evening. As 38-year-old Matthias goes to get more drinks, the ocean liner is suddenly shaken by a violent impact. A short time later, an announcement over the loudspeakers states it’s a power outage. Matthias and Marcel are not convinced. They head outside to see what's happening. Large air bubbles rise around the cruise ship. Not a good sign. As panic slowly breaks out on board, the two friends try to secure a spot on a lifeboat. In vain. A little later, they are trapped inside the ship as the Costa Concordia slowly fills with water. 32 dead, numerous injured, and the captain alone is said to be to blame. To this day, the question remains whether all those responsible have truly been held accountable. In this episode, we describe how the catastrophe could have happened, why the evacuation took so long, and speak with people who were there when the ship, which they believed to be unsinkable, was slowly swallowed by the sea. **Credit** Producers/Hosts: Paulina Krasa, Laura Wohlers Research: Paulina Krasa, Laura Wohlers, Vera Grün Editing: Pauline Korb **Shownotes** Sky Documentary: Costa Concordia – Chronicle of a Catastrophe The Radio Protocol: https://bit.ly/3i7LecC *Case* Image: 10 years ago the “Costa Concordia” sank: https://bit.ly/3WFeoyJ MZ: “Costa Concordia”: https://bit.ly/3IokrU6 Spiegel: Survivors of the “Costa” disaster: https://bit.ly/3Qa8Qd7 The Story: Costa Concordia The whole story Lies, Failure, Suffering: https://bit.ly/3jBMTre SWR Nachtcafé: When the dream becomes a nightmare: https://bit.ly/3CiEP5p Sueddeutsche: Nightmare in a loop: https://bit.ly/3WKK1XY FAZ: Costa Concordia Disaster: https://bit.ly/3WNMEs4 FAZ: Costa Concordia Doku on Sky: https://bit.ly/3i9RwZf *Trial* Sueddeutsche: Costa Concordia captain convicted: https://bit.ly/3WFi1F6 Sueddeutsche: "Costa Concordia" trial: https://bit.ly/3G9Ai6d Spiegel: "Costa Concordia" verdict confirmed: https://bit.ly/3Qc17v5 Spiegel: Verdict in the “Costa Concordia” trial: https://bit.ly/3X0gqJz Stern: Trial regarding the Costa Concordia disaster: https://bit.ly/3jL62qO Welt: Trial against Captain Schettino is great theater: https://bit.ly/3vFlY0l Spiegel: The helpful Capitano: https://bit.ly/3GygFpQ ARD MM: Costa Concordia Trial: https://bit.ly/3G4KuwI **Episode Partner** Would you like to learn more about our advertising partners? You can find all information & discounts here: https://linktr.ee/Mordlust Would you like to place an advertisement in this podcast? Then find out more about advertising opportunities at Seven.One Audio here: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio

When it comes to our health, when we are confronted with illness, or when it's about life and death, we face decisions that often overwhelm us. In "Life and Death" (S. Fischer), medical ethicist Alena Buyx addresses the many ethical questions that we all face sooner or later. She enables us to form our own assessments and positions and ultimately make good decisions.

Anne is a specialist in internal medicine and rheumatology, a bestselling author, and known to many as "Doc Fleck" from television and her books. I wanted to know from her how we can start the new year healthy, what exactly silent inflammations are, why they drive so many of our modern diseases, and how we manage to live healthily in the long term. We talk about good and bad fats, about healthy breakfast and dinner – I had questions about pasta, pesto, and snacks. It's about autophagy, longevity, spirituality, breath, and the question of how to truly integrate health knowledge into everyday life in the long term. ADVERTISING PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze MY GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/docfleck/ THINGS: Get to the Fat – Anne Fleck: https://bit.ly/4jC4OsG ENERGY! in 5 Minutes – Anne Fleck: https://bit.ly/4jCug1i Film “Lorenzo’s Oil”: https://bit.ly/4bEnVAm Intangible Cultural Heritage “Kneippen”: https://bit.ly/4jFkagd FACTS: Current findings on the effects of highly processed foods on the body: https://bit.ly/4sGcTkm Investigation of algae and fish oils regarding oxidation: https://bit.ly/49Gv68Q Study on the long-term impact of stress on the immune system: https://bit.ly/49BuYrc Study on the implementation of research results into practice: https://bit.ly/49wIwnD Alexander Stößlein - Production Lena Rocholl - Editorial Mit Vergnügen - Marketing and Distribution MY STUFF: My Question Set FAMILY: https://beherzt.net/products/familie My Question Set LOVE: https://beherzt.net/liebe My First Question Set: https://beherzt.net/matze My Fundraising Campaign: https://machmit.wellfair.ngo/hotel-matze-spendenaktion-2025 My Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscherHotel LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ My Book: https://bit.ly/39FtHQy

Klaus Becker is waiting for the subway. Then someone pushes him from behind onto the tracks. But why?

Woop! Woop! To kick off the week, we immediately ran into technical problems, so I'm sorry that today's episode is so late. But in return, I'm bringing you something very interesting: with Julian Heissler, we'll be discussing "America's Oligarchs" (Piper), and with Philipp Woldin, I'll be talking about "New German Violence" (C.H.Beck). Enjoy!^^

Shi Heng Yi is a Shaolin master, head of the Shaolin Temple Europe in Otterberg, and an author. Two years ago, he was already a guest at Hotel Matze – back then, "tidying up" was on his inner to-do list. Now we meet again, in the middle of the January reset, and I wanted to know from him what became of his tidying-up plans, how he deals with control, responsibility, and letting go today, and how he explains the extremes of our current times. It's about childhood patterns, dopamine and adrenaline in everyday life, extreme sports, doing nothing, the feeling of not being enough – and about the (golden) middle path. ADVERTISING PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze MY GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/shihengyi.online/ Shaolin Temple in Otterberg: https://www.shaolintemple.eu/ THINGS: Shaolin Spirit – Master Your Life!: https://bit.ly/4jxhKQI Shaolin Mind – The Search for True Freedom: https://bit.ly/4qB3JUm Maximilian Frisch - Production Lena Rocholl - Editor Mit Vergnügen - Marketing and Distribution MY STUFF: My Question Set FAMILY: https://beherzt.net/products/familie My Question Set LOVE: https://beherzt.net/liebe My first Question Set: https://beherzt.net/matze My Fundraising Campaign: https://machmit.wellfair.ngo/hotel-matze-spendenaktion-2025 My Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscherHotel LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ My Book: https://bit.ly/39FtHQy

A nearly two-year-old boy is abused for months – and no one intervenes. Family, neighbors, doctors, and authorities look away until it is too late for Nick.

Woop! Woop! Happy New Year - I wish us all that 2026 will be better, including for democracy, than 2025. I'm starting the year with Daniel Marwecki and "The World After the West" (Ch. Links). Additionally, Artur Weigandt and I ask ourselves who we would fight for and why (C.H.Beck). Enjoy!^^

Benjamin is an author, journalist, and for several years now, we've had our shared New Year's Eve tradition at Hotel Matze. This time, I wanted to know from him how he's really doing, why writing always brings fear with it, and what it means to be identical with a work. We talk about cheating, contradictions, Cyprus, art, success, relapses, tomatoes being thrown against trees, new books, and why artists owe us nothing. ADVERTISING PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze MY GUEST: https://www.instagram.com/benjamin_von_stuckrad_barre/ THINGS: Panikherz – Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre https://bit.ly/4slj656 Also Germans among the victims – Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre https://bit.ly/493yPOA 22 Lanes – Caroline Wahl https://bit.ly/48ZNL0a Wind Force 17 – Caroline Wahl https://bit.ly/4qCeUfM The Assistant – Caroline Wahl https://bit.ly/4jku6vr Knossi: https://www.knossi.de/ Betterov: https://www.betterov.de/ Lukas Hambach - Production Lena Rocholl - Editorial Mit Vergnügen - Marketing and Distribution MY STUFF: My Question Set FAMILY: https://beherzt.net/products/familie My Question Set LOVE: https://beherzt.net/liebe My first Question Set: https://beherzt.net/matze My Fundraising Campaign: https://machmit.wellfair.ngo/hotel-matze-spendenaktion-2025 My Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscherHotel LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ My Book: https://bit.ly/39FtHQy

Bill and Tom are identical twins and became internationally famous with their band “Tokio Hotel” almost exactly 20 years ago. Having grown up in Magdeburg, the two now live in the USA and share much of their daily lives both in their podcast “Kaulitz Hills” and in their own Netflix series “Kaulitz & Kaulitz”. The last time we spoke was at the end of 2020 on Hotel Matze, and I wondered what had changed for the two of them since then. I wanted to know from them how their weekly and very personal podcast has changed their lives, what their “second spring” feels like to them, and why they enjoy being in the public eye so much these days. We talk about openness, heartbreak, love, self-protection, and happiness. ADVERTISING PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze MY GUESTS: https://instagram.com/kaulitzhills.podcast/ https://instagram.com/billkaulitz/ https://instagram.com/tomkaulitz/ THINGS: https://instagram.com/tokiohotel/ https://tokiohotel.com/ Bill's Book “Career Suicide”: https://bit.ly/3S7OQd3 Annie Lennox - Little Bird: https://bit.ly/4kfB0kW Maximilian Frisch - Production Lena Rocholl - Editorial Mit Vergnügen - Marketing and Distribution MY STUFF: My new Question Set: https://beherzt.net/liebe My new Book: https://bit.ly/3cDyQ18 The Hotel Matze Suite on Apple: https://apple.co/43V3hGq The Hotel Matze Suite on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3U3ZySC Please leave desired guests in the comments: https://apple.co/2RgJVH6 My Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscher LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN Twitter: https://twitter.com/hotelmatze1 My first Book: https://bit.ly/39FtHQy My first Question Set: https://beherzt.net/matze

Today is Christmas. We conclude the advent calendar with three men who once in their lives wanted to be lucky and again didn't do it right.

Sabine is a court reporter and the voice of ZEIT Verbrechen, Filiz is a comedian and toured this year with her first solo show, Fahri is an actor and producer, and Aki Bosse is a musician who is currently on the road with new songs. I wanted to know from the four what their year was like, what changes concerned them, and why sometimes the most honest moments of the year arise around Christmas. We talk about midlife crisis, stress without vacation, hangovers, murder trials, shitstorms, children moving out, safe spaces for humor, spring energy and winter lows, global frustration and hope. It was a very special Christmas episode including a live experiment by Fahri – and I am happy to be able to end the year with so much laughter. ADVERTISING PARTNERS & DISCOUNTS: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze MY GUESTS: Sabine Rückert – https://instagram.com/sabine.rueckert/ Filiz Tasdan – https://instagram.com/filiz_tasdan/ Fahri Yardim – https://instagram.com/fahri_yardim/ Bosse – https://instagram.com/axelbosse/ THINGS: ZEIT Verbrechen: https://www.zeit.de/serie/verbrechen Hate Aid: https://hateaid.org/ https://www.axelbosse.de/ https://shop.filiztasdan.de/tickets Lukas Hambach - Production Lena Rocholl - Editorial Mit Vergnügen - Marketing and Distribution MY STUFF: My Question Set FAMILY: https://beherzt.net/products/familie My Question Set LOVE: https://beherzt.net/liebe My First Question Set: https://beherzt.net/matze My Fundraising Campaign: https://machmit.wellfair.ngo/hotel-matze-spendenaktion-2025 My Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscherHotel LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ My Book: https://bit.ly/39FtHQy

The court should punish the accused. But what if life has already punished him harder than the judge could?

Woop! Woop! We have a year of Trump and many, many days of Merz behind us... Time for an extensive conversation with Albrecht von Lucke for the year-end. So, before my podcast winter break, I set off for the Blätter editorial office to talk about a year that felt like a decade. Enjoy!^^

This stable owner is very mindful, values diversity and respect. Unfortunately not consistently.