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From 2011 to 2020, he co-hosted the political debate show \u00bbAugstein &amp; Blome\u00ab on Phoenix alongside journalist and publisher Jakob Augstein \u2014 a collaboration they have since continued in the late-night RTL segment \u00bbGegenverkehr\u00ab [tr. Oncoming Traffic]. Additionally, they have been hosting a podcast since 2023. In 2019, they co-authored the book \u00bbOben und unten. Abstieg, Armut, Ausl\u00e4nder \u2013 was Deutschland spaltet\u00ab [tr. Over and Under. Descent, Poverty, Foreigners \u2013 what Divides Germany], exploring the fault lines dividing German society. Blome has received numerous accolades for his journalistic work, including the Theodor Wolff Prize and the Henri Nannen Prize. 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