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ZDF Launches 'Keine Talkshow' With Jan Fleischhauer, Debuting November 21

The public broadcaster tests a stripped-down two-person debate to sustain conversation in polarized times.

Overview

  • The format dispenses with a moderator, prerecorded inserts and a studio audience, with only the topic set in advance.
  • The first episode premieres in the ZDF streaming portal on Friday, November 21 at 10:00, followed by a late-night TV rebroadcast on Tuesday, November 25 at 0:15.
  • Reyhan Şahin, known as Lady Bitch Ray, is the opening guest for a discussion focused on integration.
  • A later episode pairs Fleischhauer with left-leaning influencer Simon David Dressler to debate duty and war rhetoric.
  • ZDF frames the one-year, four-episode pilot as a "hard but fair" exchange, publishing on Fridays online with late-night Tuesday airings and planning further seasons next year.