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In their annual year-end episode, Jung & Naiv hosts Thilo, Kira Müller, and Moritz Klein review their 2025 predictions (which were remarkably accurate), discuss the year's best and worst interviews, and make bold predictions for 2026. The team reflects on over 54 interviews conducted in 2025, highlighting moments ranging from a disastrous 52-second Wikipedia founder walkout to powerful conversations about Gaza and Israel with victims on both sides.
Reviewing 2025 Predictions: Surprisingly Accurate Forecasts
The team opens by reviewing their predictions from the previous year, discovering they were surprisingly accurate. Kira correctly predicted Julia Klöckner would become Bundestagspräsidentin, Moritz accurately foresaw Soran Mamdani becoming New York's first Muslim and democratic socialist mayor, and Thilo predicted Annalena Baerbock would leave the Bundestag for a UN position. Their track record gives weight to their new predictions for 2026.
- Kira predicted Julia Klöckner would become Bundestagspräsidentin through cryptic references to wine, Jörg Pilawa, and lack of competence
- Moritz correctly predicted Soran Mamdani would become New York's first Muslim democratic socialist mayor
- Thilo predicted Annalena Baerbock would leave the Bundestag for a UN General Assembly position
" Ich sehe eine Weinrewe. Ich sehe Jörg Pilawa. Ich sehe einen erheblichen Kompetenzverlust. Fucking Julia Klöckner. "
" Hab ich ja gesagt. Soran Mamdani. You should learn how to say it. "
Bold 2026 Predictions: From Jens Spahn to Venezuela
The team makes their predictions for 2026, with Kira controversially predicting a constructive vote of no confidence leading to Jens Spahn becoming Bundeskanzler through CDU deals with AfD. Moritz predicts Jared Kushner will become some form of governor or administrator of Venezuela, while Thilo jokingly predicts mandatory combustion engine car ownership for all Germans by 2030 as the government protects the auto industry.
- Kira predicts Jens Spahn will become Bundeskanzler through a constructive vote of no confidence involving AfD cooperation
- Moritz predicts Jared Kushner will become Venezuela's president or special administrator
- Thilo predicts Germany will mandate every citizen must own at least one combustion engine vehicle by 2030
" Ich sehe ein fucking konstruktives Misstrauensvotum. Ich sehe eine zusammengebröckelte Brandmauer. Sagst du uns, dass nächstes Jahr Jens Spahn Bundeskanzler wird? Ja. "
" Jared Kushner wird neuer Präsident von Venezuela. Oder Venezuela-Tsar. Stadthalter. "
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