Markus Lanz (56) invites experts three times a week to discuss current social and political issues. The talk show is a guarantee of ratings and has been running since 2008.
Tonight Markus Lanz is on ZDF at 23:15. After broadcast on TV, the episodes are available to stream in the ZDF media library.
Topics and guests with Markus Lanz on November 12
How is Markus Lanz today? Tonight the view is directed east towards Sudan. The country has been ravaged by a brutal civil war since the spring of 2023 and is experiencing one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time. The guests around Markus Lanz discuss the background of the war and conflict The role of international actors. This is also about the topic… migration and about domestic political disputes between CDU And SPD on Germany’s future direction in asylum and return policy.
These are the guests Markus Lanz on November 12, 2025:
| Visitor | Topic |
|---|---|
| Serap Güler (45), CDU politician | The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently visited Sudan. “The war there is de facto the biggest humanitarian crisis we have in the world,” he said. |
| Achim Vogt (54), political scientist | Sudan experts from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation provide information on the background to the brutal civil war and explain how the warring parties received support from abroad. |
| Daniel Thym (52), migration researcher | In relation to Sudan, he spoke about the importance of development cooperation to limit refugee flows. He also commented on the debate about deportations to Syria. |
| Gregor Peter Schmitz (50), journalist | The editor-in-chief of “Stern” comments on the struggle between blacks and reds to achieve common goals in migration policy. And he analyzed Chancellor Merz’s leadership style. |
This is Markus Lanz’s next broadcast date
You can see the next issue of Markus Lanz on this date:
- Thursday, November 13, 2025, 23.15
If you missed the show, you can watch all the episodes for free after they air around 1 a.m. on ZDF media library watch streaming.
