In the very first episode of the new Zeteo podcast, 'We're Not Kidding,' Mehdi Hasan and guest co-host Bassem Youssef sit down and talk about what their brown parents make of their career choices, becoming famous for the right reasons, Bassem versus Piers Morgan, pushing back against the media’s coverage of Gaza, and Mehdi’s new hoodie.
00:00 - Cold Open
00:56 - Intro
2:40 - Hosting a new podcast
4:11 - How Mehdi and Bassem met
5:20 - How Bassem prepares for interviews about Gaza
11:55 - "We should have been doctors"
14:25 - Why Mehdi left MSNBC
15:27 - Did Bassem get dropped from the new Superman?
18:52 - Speaking out is more important than ever
26:00 - Why Mehdi and Bassem care about Gaza
30:50 - Gaza in the media
34:05 - Criticizing the U.S.
38:21 - "Speech is all we have left."
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CREDITS:
Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan
Guest Host: Bassem Youssef
Executive Producers: Misha Euceph and Kiran Alvi
Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello
Music: Andy Clausen
Design: Alicia Tatone
Special thanks to: Medha Imam & Lara Strydom
