Ö3 show Ask the whole country”: Young people discuss explosive topics!

Ö3 show Ask the whole country”: Young people discuss explosive topics!

The popular Ö3 community show “Ask the whole country” is back on tour and will once again be a school tour highlight this year. After the launch was a great success last year, Ö3 hosts Tina Ritschl and Philipp Bergsmann are targeting a total of six schools in Austria in the coming weeks to discuss current topics with around 200 students between the ages of 16 and 18. Important dilemmas in the reality of young people's lives are discussed, such as the questions: "Starting a start-up or getting a permanent job?" and “Club/disco or home party?” The first stop took place on March 5th in St. Veit an der Glan, like oe3.orf.at reported.

The school tour not only includes exciting discussions, but also transforms the school rooms into pop-up talk arenas. Students have the opportunity to express their opinions on important social issues and respond to the perspectives of others. To round off the overall experience, singer-songwriter Esther Graf provided a musical highlight with her hits “Vitamin D[u]”, “Mama hat said” and “Überall”, supported by her guitarist Hannes Wallner. Further tour stops will take place in Freistadt, Oberwart, Kleßheim, Graz-Gösting and Vienna in the next few weeks. How apa.at highlights, all events will also be broadcast on television on ORF 1, with the first episode after the stop in St. Veit being shown on March 12th at 10:50 p.m.

On tour through Austria

The Ö3 youth study, which is carried out as part of this tour, offers a platform for forming opinions among young people. Topics such as beauty filters, meat versus vegetarianism and the advantages of cash or card are examined from the perspective of young people. These discussions promote tolerance of different views and support the process of forming opinions. With the impending school closures, the momentum of the discussion will continue and young people's voices will be heard loud and clear.