Gernot Blümel: Die haben Strache zerstört. Er tut mir extrem leid.

Gernot Blümel was Austria's Finance Minister and one of Sebastian Kurz's closest political allies until three investigations and a house search changed his life overnight. Today, he is building an international research center for artificial intelligence and digital medicine in Venice. In this episode, he talks about what a house search really feels like and why he compares that moment to a near-death experience. Why he says "I was right, the others weren't" after all three cases against him were dropped. What he still regrets about Heinz-Christian Strache. And why he believes that artificial intelligence will change medicine more radically than any invention before it. 0:00 Intro 1:10 From Secretary General to the top of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 6:28 The first weeks of the pandemic 13:48 "We made a mistake..." 18:53 What nobody knows about politics 24:05 The Aschbacher affair 27:29 Envy of Sebastian Kurz? 32:28 The Reality of Being Finance Minister 36:16 The Day of the House Search 40:12 The Ibiza Video and Its Consequences 50:19 Why He Feels Sorry for Strache 54:05 "Woke" Children's Books Without Gender 58:49 Why Grimm's Fairy Tales Are Controversial Today 1:03:54 Are Podcasts the Salvation of Democracy? 1:04:33 Winnetou and the Cancel Culture Debate 1:07:13 What Artificial Intelligence Will Really Change 1:11:58 The Advice He Never Forgot 1:12:43 His New €300 Million Project in Venice 1:18:45 Family, Community, and Democracy 1:23:52 Why He Believes in Conscription 1:25:23 His Advice to Young People in Politics 1:27:42 His Outlook on the Next 10 Years MINDGAMES is all about genuine conversations about mindset, pressure, responsibility, and the life behind success. Subscribe to the channel and let us know in the comments which guest you'd like to see next.