Ex-Spiegel-Chefredakteurin: "Dein Podcast ist gefährlich"

Financial Times, FAZ, FAS, SPIEGEL, FUNKE – it doesn't get more mainstream than this. Melanie Amann is a journalist through and through and believes she has "the best job in the world." I was strongly warned about her, as she might set a trap for me. The former editor-in-chief of SPIEGEL and self-proclaimed AfD expert knows how to steer conversations and appears more harmless than she secretly is. Nevertheless, I was looking forward to the conversation and approached it with as little prejudice as possible. For three hours, we talked about journalism, the AfD, and my responsibility as a podcast host. We had a heated discussion about whether I was actually acting irresponsibly by simply letting Björn Höcke talk. Who actually owns the microphone in a democracy. And whether Saskia Esken's call for an advertising boycott from the Bundestag was justified. In the end, she offered a perspective and explained why "women haven't even started to overreact yet." Sponsors: (ADVERTISEMENT) https://linktr.ee/ungeskriptet_werbep... Here's part 2 with Melanie: Wie viel hast du mit Björn Höcke verdient,... CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:36 - Who is Melanie Amann? 00:07:04 - Twelve Years at Spiegel: Love, Passion & Life-Changing Change 00:09:10 - Closeness & Distance: Melanie's Time in the AfD World 00:28:43 - Responsibility in the Podcast: Who Carryes the Megaphone? 00:51:07 - Advocacy Journalism, Bias & Reader Trust 01:09:55 - Esken, Censorship & the Limits of Democracy 01:36:47 - Höcke, Ideology & the Half Picture 01:59:26 - Outro Ben: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ungeskripte... TikTok: TikTok: ungeskriptet Instagram: Instagram: ben_ungeskriptet X: https://x.com/benungeskriptet?s=21 Melanie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mel.amann/?... https://www.morgenpost.de/autoren/dr-... https://www.morgenpost.de/podcast/ama... https://www.spiegel.de/politik/der-wa... Recording date: May 8, 2026 {unscripted} is available here on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. All other links: https://www.ungeskriptet.com My goal is to become the best podcast host in Germany. I promise to bring the most exciting guests to my table. 100% real talk. No bullshit. #bestpodcast