FAST & CURIOUS

FAST & CURIOUS is a German business show with a lived-in, conversational engine. It is less interested in treating business as a separate planet than in asking how work actually mixes with money, family, confidence, leadership, health, and the wider state of the world. The tone is quick and friendly. The subject matter is not small. Recent episodes move from the practical mechanics of family-business succession to the emotional question of when a successor becomes the visible face of a company. Dina Reit’s discussion of SK Laser shows the show’s preferred mode: start with a real operational challenge, then follow it into identity, marketing, digital change, and leadership. Other episodes use listener questions as a way into workplace life, including false rumors, the first weeks in a new job, self-employment versus security, and returning after birth. Money comes up often, but not as simple aspiration. Salary thresholds, financial independence, property decisions, children’s accounts, and the social awkwardness of being called a high earner all get treated as practical and emotional topics at once. The show also has a strong curiosity about communication. The PR conversation with Juliane Broß looks at storytelling, press releases, media touchpoints, and visibility without turning those tools into empty personal branding slogans. Its broader political and economic episodes widen the frame further, with René Obermann discussing Europe, the United States, China, India, competitiveness, and vulnerability. Even the solo reflections stay close to concrete life. A question like “what is being maximized?” becomes a meditation on aliveness, systems, emotion, family, growth, and changing priorities. The structure often feels like a smart magazine in motion: catch-up, news, deep dive, inbox, recommendation, and closing thought. It can wander, but usually finds a point. It can be blunt, but rarely cold. The best fit is someone who wants business talk with human texture: ambitious, socially aware, curious about money, and allergic to sterile career advice.