#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame
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Lex Fridman
4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2024
⏱️ 169 minutes
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Bassem's Website: https://bassemyoussef.xyz
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(00:00) - Introduction
(06:30) - Oct 7
(36:59) - Two-state solution
(52:37) - Holocaust
(1:00:24) - 1948
(1:09:17) - Egypt
(1:23:39) - Jon Stewart
(1:25:51) - Going viral during the Arab Spring
(1:49:55) - Arabic vs English
(2:02:18) - Sam Harris and Jihad
(2:07:25) - Religion
(2:26:37) - TikTok
(2:31:10) - Joe Rogan
(2:33:07) - Joe Biden
(2:37:33) - Putin
(2:39:21) - War
(2:44:17) - Hope
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Basum Youssef, a legendary Egyptian-American comedian, |
| 0:06.0 | the so-called John Stewart of the Middle East, who fearlessly satirized those in power, even when his job in life were on the line. |
| 0:15.4 | Bossum is a beautiful human being. It was truly a pleasure for me to get to know |
| 0:20.9 | him and to have this fun, fascinating and challenging conversation. |
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| 1:12.1 | I got hit pretty hard today by better health, like peak performance. |
| 1:12.9 | I got hit pretty hard today by allergies, |
| 1:16.5 | and I'm just in this place where nothing makes any sense. Noses running. |
| 1:24.0 | Scratchy, throw, all that kind of stuff. |
| 1:27.0 | Just a mess. |
| 1:28.0 | Just a beautiful, wonderful mess. |
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