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talk show
A television or radio program in which a host discusses specific topics with several guests. Often, audience members are also present in the studio.
Gestern Abend war ein bekannter Politiker zu Gast in der Talkshow.
Last night, a well-known politician was a guest on the talk show.
'Talkshow' is a word borrowed directly from English. It is made up of 'talk' (sprechen, reden — to speak, to talk) and 'show' (Sendung — program).
In Deutschland gibt es viele politische Talkshows im Fernsehen.
There are many political talk shows on television in Germany.
To describe the location, you use 'in der Talkshow' (in/on the talk show; dative). When someone is invited as a guest, you say 'in die Talkshow einladen' (to invite onto the talk show; accusative).
Der Autor war gestern in der Talkshow zu Gast.
The author was a guest on the talk show yesterday.
Common expressions are 'in einer Talkshow auftreten' (to appear on a talk show), 'eine Talkshow moderieren' (to host a talk show), or 'zu Gast in einer Talkshow sein' (to be a guest on a talk show). These describe the typical roles and actions.
Nächste Woche wird die berühmte Schauspielerin in der Talkshow auftreten.
Next week, the famous actress will appear on the talk show.
talk / talc
Talk can refer to the discussion itself, especially when guests publicly discuss a topic. Talkshow explicitly refers to the moderated television or radio program as a format. In a broadcast, both words are possible, but they place the emphasis in different areas.
Die Talkshow über hohe Mieten wurde am Freitag im Fernsehen ausgestrahlt.
The talk show about high rents was broadcast on television on Friday.
Im Talk über hohe Mieten kamen mehrere Betroffene zu Wort.
Several people affected by high rents had their say in the talk.
