The Dude & The Blonde

Episode 36

Gloria Steinem – The Woman Who Made Feminism Beautiful, Smart and Inviting

September 10, 2026 • 62 Min

A tribute to an icon: from the Playboy Bunny undercover report to the movement's most important insight.

Episode 35

What Actually Works in DEI

August 27, 2026 • 63 Min

Three companies, three approaches: Henkel, Telekom and Infineon show what actually moves the needle on DEI – and where knowledge alone isn't enough.

Episode 34

Tickle v Giggle – How Much Exclusion Can Inclusion Tolerate?

August 13, 2026 • 67 Min

An app for women only, a trans woman at the door, two courts. Who gets to decide who can enter a women's space?

Episode 33

Biscuits, Coffee, Chancellery – 78 Years of the Women's Union

July 30, 2026 • 61 Min

A silent power move, 78 years of history and one term that explains it all: "Boy Groups" – coined by CDU women themselves.

Episode 32

Tested on Men – Why Medicine Has Been Treating Women Incorrectly for Decades

July 16, 2026 • 60 Min

Heart attack symptoms are misread in women, drugs tested predominantly on men, even mice in studies are mostly male. Christiane, self-confessed hypochondriac and lawyer, on gender medicine, informed patients – and why Trump is pushing things into reverse here too.

Episode 31

Accountability Without Suspicion – Tony Porter and the Question of How Men Become Part of the Solution

July 1, 2026 • 57 Min

How do you hold men accountable without putting them all under suspicion? Tony Porter's "Man Box" and the approach of "Calling in instead of Calling out". Plus: Coca-Cola's paid women's forum that men weren't invited to – necessary safe space or well-intentioned own goal?

Episode 30

White Lives Matter

June 18, 2026 • 56 Min

Henry Nowak, 18, lay on the ground with a stab wound to his heart – and police put him in handcuffs. How a good intention became a fatal design flaw. The pendulum after Black Lives Matter, the far right's appropriation – and the uncomfortable middle ground.

Episode 29

20 Years of the AGG – And What Has It Achieved?

June 4, 2026 • 59 Min

An EU-mandated law that was a compromise from the start. What the 2026 reform delivers – and why the state still exempts itself.

Episode 28

Klöckner's Rainbow — IDAHOBIT, Pride and the Story Behind May 17th

May 21, 2026 • 64 Min

A flag, a day, a scandal. From the Stonewall Monument to the Reichstag: why visibility cannot be just a date in the calendar.

Episode 27

Half the Hours – Why Care Still Costs Men Status

May 7, 2026 • 66 Min

Part-time for men sounds small at first. Three scenarios, a best-practice from Switzerland — and why part-time parity is feminism for men.

Episode 26

Normality is the Real Triumph

April 23, 2026 • 57 Min

Marie-Louise Eta is the first woman to coach a men's team in a top European league. No spectacle – just normality. We celebrate this moment and look at the numbers behind it.

Episode 25

Old Iron – Why Age Inclusion is the Most Uncomfortable DEI Topic

April 9, 2026 • 60 min

Udo Jürgens sang about it in 1971. We're still talking about it in 2026. How quickly does experience become a liability? can. want. must. – three things we constantly confuse.

Episode 24

"Not All Men…" — Deepfakes, Protection from Violence and Why Spain Puts Us to Shame

March 26, 2026 • 70 min

Collien Fernandes filed charges in Spain — not Germany. Because Spain criminalises deepfakes. What really protects women? And what can men who "aren't like that" actively contribute?

Episode 23

Cannot in Good Conscience – When DEI Reaches Its Limits

March 12, 2026 • 63 min

Anthropic draws a line against the Pentagon, Microsoft wrestles internally with Copilot – and we ask: Where does DEI end – and where does ethics begin?

Episode 22

Alice Schwarzer – Icon, Provocateur or Yesterday's Feminist?

February 27, 2026 • 62 min

In the sensational Spiegel summit interview, Schwarzer comments on Alice Weidel as possible chancellor, tears apart the "wellness feminism" of young women, and speaks plainly about the trans debate – throwing Germany into turmoil.

Episode 21

Reverse Discrimination – When Equality Becomes Discrimination

February 12, 2026 • 65 min

Nike is being investigated by the US government for discrimination against white employees. Missouri sues Starbucks. The Supreme Court rules: Those in the majority can sue just like minorities.

Episode 20

WEF26 – Davos Reality Check

January 29, 2026 • 44 min

From alpine clinic to world economic summit: How has the World Economic Forum evolved? What were the key themes of 2026? Christiane was there and shares her insights.

Episode 19

"No Means Yes" – The Paratrooper Scandal

January 15, 2026 • 61 min

55 soldiers under investigation. Over 200 offenses. An elite unit in free fall. We examine the toxic culture at Parachute Regiment 26.

Episode 18

When Machines Decide Who's Good

January 1, 2026 • 57 min

What happens when we teach algorithms who "the best" are? Three cases where AI discriminated – in credit, healthcare, and justice.

Episode 17

The Extinct Species – Age Discrimination

December 18, 2025 • 67 min

When IBM emails leaked, executives called older employees "Dinobabies" – a species to be allowed to "go extinct."

Episode 16

MEI over DEI – The Letter Trick from Silicon Valley

December 3, 2025 • 62 min

Merit, Excellence, Intelligence instead of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion. What sounds like an academic debate becomes a movement sweeping America.

Episode 15

Harvey Weinstein & the Birth of #MeToo

November 20, 2025 • 59 min

From Tarana Burke's grassroots movement through Ronan Farrow's investigative research to the scandal that triggered a global movement.

Episode 14

Sweet Baby Inc.

November 6, 2025 • 60 min

A deep divide in the gaming community. Focus: Sweet Baby Inc. from Montreal. How DEI with good intentions escalated into a culture war.

Episode 13

Giorgia Meloni - Italy's Iron Lady

October 23, 2025 • 59 min

How did a single mother bartender become Italy's first female Prime Minister? A story about power, contradictions, and strategies.

Episode 12

Context Not Cosmetics

October 9, 2025 • 55 min

Three cases on "wokeness," "cultural appropriation" & proportionality. The tension between moral criticism, house rules, and law.

Episode 11

Taking The Knee

September 25, 2025 • 60 min

Colin Kaepernick's silent protest in 2016 triggered a worldwide movement — from NFL controversies through Nike campaigns to kneeling in the Bundesliga.

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