Podcast Episodes

‘Ethno-Nationalist, Hard-Right Whackjobs’ - Nish Kumar on Fascism, Starmer, and Being Both Brown and English

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They first bonded over their shared love of Nando’s — now Mehdi and UK comedian Nish Kumar reunite to talk about their shared co…

Published on 6 months ago

Politics, Sport, and Free Speech Hypocrisy, with Jemele Hill

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Live from New York — it’s ‘We’re Not Kidding’! This past week, Mehdi traveled to the ‘On Air Fest’ in Brooklyn for a very specia…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Trump 'Daddy'? – with Bassem Youssef

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Mehdi is once again joined by ‘We’re Not Kidding’ powerhouse Bassem Youssef for a raw and honest conversation about the state of…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Taking On the Tech Oligarchs, with Taylor Lorenz

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‘We’re Not Kidding’ is back! After a not-very-relaxing holiday break, Mehdi is joined by tech and online culture journalist (and…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

"Holy Sh*t, We're Being Lied To": Huda Kattan, CEO of Huda Beauty, Speaks Out

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If you’ve followed Mehdi’s career, you know he’s interviewed heads of state, members of Congress, homicidal mercenaries, and eve…

Published on 9 months ago

The One Where Hasan Minhaj Meets Mehdi Hasan

Hasan Minhaj and Mehdi Hasan don’t just share a common brown name… actually, that may be all they have in common. One loves to debate, the other avoids it like the plague. One is obsessed (sorry, Meh…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Democrats Need To Get A Spine - Amanda Seales & Francesca Fiorentini on Harris’ Loss, Joe Rogan, and Trump 2.0

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Following the (depressing) results of the 2024 US presidential election, Mehdi is joined by comedians Amanda Seales and Francesc…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

‘Election Anxiety’ and Fears of a ‘Civil War’, with Nick Offerman

It’s less than a week until the 2024 US presidential election and who better to discuss the government with than ‘Parks and Rec’ star and comedian Nick Offerman. The last time Mehdi spoke with Nick a…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bassem Youssef, Unlike You’ve Ever Seen Him, on Hope, Despair, and A Year of Genocide

If you’ve been tuning into Zeteo’s flagship podcast, ‘We’re Not Kidding’ for the last six months, you’re going to find this one is a very special episode. 

Bassem Youssef returns to WNK for an intimat…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

A Palestinian and a Jew Walk Into a Podcast - Sammy Obeid & Matt Lieb Reflect on the Oct. 7 Anniversary

In the latest episode of ‘We’re Not Kidding’, Mehdi is joined by comedians Matt Lieb and Sammy Obeid to discuss the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas and Israel’s ongoing genocide…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago