In light of the climate crisis, authoritarian tendencies, hostility, and militarism, Max Czollek explores the power of friendship in his discussion series Discourse. Pop. Love. For each date, he invites two guests who are connected by their friendship, collaborate, or support each other’s work. He discusses with them the importance of community in political and artistic work.

Anna Dushime wrote regularly for the taz newspaper from 2019 to 2022 as a columnist on dating, racism and everything in between. She has worked as an author, presenter and editorial director for the award-winning satirical programme Browser Ballett, among others. Her show Der letzte Drink mit Anna Dushime won the Grimme Prize in the ‘Entertainment’ category in 2024. Her book 1000 letzte Dates - wie ich die Liebe suchte und etwas Besseres fand (2025) was published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch and became a SPIEGEL bestseller. Dushime lives and works in Berlin.

Ari Christmann was born in Frankfurt am Main, where he also completed his secondary education. He studied directing and philosophy. He works as a director in advertising and television and is also a creative director, including for his own company, Acube. He and Anna Dushime are connected by the podcast Hart Unfair, which they launched together with Yelda Turkmen. Christmann lives and works in Berlin.