Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian & satirist, referred to as the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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TRANSCRIPT:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:21 - Oct 7
31:49 - Two-state solution
47:28 - Holocaust
55:15 - 1948
1:04:07 - Egypt
1:18:29 - Jon Stewart
1:20:42 - Going viral during the Arab Spring
1:44:45 - Arabic vs English
1:57:08 - Sam Harris and Jihad
2:02:16 - Religion
2:21:28 - TikTok
2:26:00 - Joe Rogan
2:27:58 - Joe Biden
2:32:23 - Putin
2:34:11 - War
2:39:07 - Hope

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