Bassem Youssef and Mehdi Hasan on Gaza: "If you're going to kill me, I'm allowed to scream."

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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." Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Watch, listen and subscribe to ‘We’re Not Kidding’ on Substack: https://zeteo.com/s/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends Listen to ‘We’re Not Kidding’ as a podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-friends/id1743028415 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ogT7ZvKhH04CInjNQbbdp Find Zeteo: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan Find Bassem: Twitter: https://x.com/Byoussef Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bassem/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bassem?lang=en 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 #mehdihasan #bassemyoussef #gaza #podcast