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TV Host Assi Azar Criticized for "Sterile" New Anxiety-Focused Show

Israeli TV host Assi Azar's new show, "Who Wants to Start?", featuring celebrities discussing their anxiety, has been criticized as repetitive and commercial. The program presents familiar narratives of mental health struggles already shared by guests like Ran Danker and Eli Stein.

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  1. 01Assi Azar's new TV show "Who Wants to Start?" is criticized for its repetitive and commercial approach to celebrity anxiety discussions.
  2. 02The program features guests like Ran Danker and Eli Stein discussing mental health issues already widely publicized.
  3. 03The article labels the show "sterile," "calculated," and "hypocritical," questioning its educational value.
  4. 04Critics argue commercial television is an inappropriate platform for discussing and educating about anxiety.
  5. 05The show's presentation of personal struggles is described as a "shoddy industrial product."

The article argues that commercial television is not the right platform to educate about anxiety, calling the show "sterile" and a "hypocritical industrial product."

Translated and summarized by baba from Israel Hayom, the latest report. Read Israel Hayom’s original

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