by Zeteo
We’re Not Kidding is a show where funny people talk about serious things, hosted by Zeteo founder and CEO Mehdi Hasan and regularly featuring internationally acclaimed comedian Bassem Youssef. Each episode, Mehdi is joined by a renowned guest host for a sometimes lighthearted, sometimes vulnerable conversation about topics they can't discuss anywhere else. <br/><br/><a href="https://zeteo.com/s/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends?utm_medium=podcast">zeteo.com</a>
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April 9, 2025
Mehdi Hasan interviews Cynthia Nixon, award-winning actor and activist, about the lawlessness of ICE and the impact of Trump's policies on higher education.
March 28, 2025
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://zeteo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">zeteo.com</a><br/><br/><p>It’s been almost two months since Mehdi and Bassem co-hosted ‘We’re Not Kidding’ together and A LOT has happened since then. As two naturalized US citizens, Mehdi and Bassem co-host again, starting off the conversation discussing the Trump administration’s arrests of international residents in the US who dare to criticize Israel. </p><p>The two also discuss Israel breaking the ceasefire deal (Bassem compares Israel to ex you keep expecting better from) and its renewed attacks on Gaza, which have killed over 700 Palestinians in just three days with full political support from the Trump administration. Bassem also points out the inherent hypocrisy of US foreign policy throughout modern history – and how they’re each coping with it (or not). </p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://zeteo.com/subscribe</a></p><p>WATCH ‘WE’RE NOT KIDDING’ ON SUBSTACK: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://zeteo.com/s/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends</a></p><p>FIND ZETEO:</p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://twitter.com/zeteo_news</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews</a></p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews</a></p><p>FIND MEHDI:</p><p>Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>FIND BASSEM:</p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://x.com/Byoussef</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://www.instagram.com/bassem/</a></p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe">https://www.tiktok.com/@bassem?lang=en</a></p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan</p><p>Guest Host: Bassem Youssef</p><p>Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi</p><p>Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello</p><p>Music: Andy Clausen</p><p>Design: Alicia Tatone</p><p>Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera</p><p>Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali</p>
March 17, 2025
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://zeteo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">zeteo.com</a><br/><br/><p>They first bonded over their <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">shared love</a> of Nando’s — now Mehdi and UK comedian Nish Kumar reunite to talk about their shared contempt for the Trump administration. The two sat down in Washington DC to discuss UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous visits to the White House and the childish behavior of US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.</p><p>Mehdi and Nish also weigh in on the current debate raging in the UK over who gets to claim ‘English’ identity. Is Rishi Sunak English? Is ‘English’ an ethnic identity? Is this just racism disguised as legitimate debate? The two also dig into the nature of ‘American’ identity and Donald Trump’s attempts to revoke birthright citizenship in the US. </p><p>SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://zeteo.com/subscribe</a></p><p>WATCH, LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TO ‘WE’RE NOT KIDDING’ ON SUBSTACK: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://zeteo.com/s/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends</a></p><p>FIND ZETEO:</p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://twitter.com/zeteo_news</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews</a></p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews</a></p><p>FIND MEHDI:</p><p>Substack: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan</a></p><p>FIND NISH:</p><p>Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://x.com/MrNishKumar</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://www.instagram.com/mrnishkumar/</a></p><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" href="https://zeteo.com/p/make-nandos-not-war-with-nish-kumar">https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnishkumar</a></p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan</p><p>Guest Host: Nish Kumar</p><p>Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi</p><p>Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello</p><p>Music: Andy Clausen</p><p>Design: Alicia Tatone</p><p>Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera</p><p>Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali</p>
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