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ZDF Debuts Jan Fleischhauer Debate Experiment as Early Review Slams Format

ZDF says the four-part pilot will test a tougher style of debate over the next year.

Overview

  • The first installment of "Keine Talkshow – Eingesperrt mit Jan Fleischhauer" streams today at 10:00 and airs on television on November 25 at 00:15.
  • The show stages one-on-one confrontations without an audience or traditional moderator, with Fleischhauer driving the conversation in a confined set.
  • Episode one features Reyhan Şahin (Lady Bitch Ray) discussing "Integration," signaling the series’ focus on polarizing social topics.
  • ZDF editor-in-chief Bettina Schausten frames the project as an experiment to keep difficult conversations going and to enable hard but fair exchanges.
  • An early taz review calls the program unsuccessful and describes the episode as a 28‑minute montage of heated snippets, citing inflammatory stereotypes and fast-cut production.