Should Alexa or Google Home voice recordings be off limits for police and criminal investigations? Sebastian argues for just that while Dirk wonders why your recorded voice deserves more protection than your home...

This is not your regular episode but a little extra. Enjoy!

It was a unique feature of snapchat that content disappeard after a while. Today this feature is copied by many other social media apps and with laws that demand a "right to be forgotten" one might think this is a critical element of modern day privacy. But is it really?

This is a five star podcast for five star listeners by 5 star hosts... right?

What do you need more: Competency or the appeal to the masses? Is the role of a head of state more ceremonial and communicative or do we expect them to make competent decisions?

Not too long ago Canada legalized marijuana and is one of very few countries taking that step. Maybe it is not a very good idea after all?

Drones are one of these fields that grow like crazy with over 1m devices in private use in the US alone and a growing scene of drone fans. Should we put a stop to that and keep drones out of the hands of the public or is there no need for banning?

Today's episode is about the brutal murder of Jamal Kashoggi, about the Saudi regime and about the war in Yemen which it fights without any regard for the loss of civil lives and with weapons and money from the West. 

Can we weight one against the other? Well, Sebastian and Dirk try...

There is one thing Sebastian and Dirk agree in this debate: In a free democracy clowns and satire politicians have a right to run for office and no one should ban them. But then Dirk would insist that this not to say that having clowns in races is necessary or even critical. 

This debate was one of the rare examples where we were in the same room and did not debate through an online connection. Let us know if you can hear the difference :-)

Is facebook here to stay or a dead man walking?