What Really Matters (to Me)

The frei&geist tour by PEN Deutschland

For many people, public debate has become a dull, relentless noise. How do we get back to a genuine exchange of ideas? Author Elke Schmitter, philosopher Helmut Heit, and journalist Constantin Schreiber discuss in an unusual format: each speaker gets exactly five minutes to say what is weighing on them or driving them right now - and the conversation builds from there.

No verbal sparring, no ideological boilerplate, no quick labelling of the other side - just a real conversation. The evening is hosted by Matthias Politycki, president of PEN Deutschland.