Hasan Minhaj on Comedy As a Conduit | The Dave Chang Show

The Dave Chang Show

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Society & Culture, Arts, Food

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Dave sits down with ‘Patriot Act’ host Hasan Minhaj to discuss how he learned to embrace his cultural heritage, the similarities between food and comedy, and using entertainment to make a difference. ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj’ Volume 2 is available now on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dave Chang Show, part of the Ringer podcast network presented by Major
0:15.5	Domo Media.
0:16.8	Thank you to Yolot Tango for the amazing intro music.
0:20.3	Today's guest is the amazing comedian and host of the Netflix show, The Patriot Act.
0:27.0	He's also got a wonderful special out on Netflix, a huge fan of his work ever since he
0:31.1	was on the daily show with John Stewart.
0:33.7	He's really taken the torch of that show and of John's sort of legacy and done it in a way
0:40.4	that's important for me to watch because I understand representation more than ever.
0:44.8	I'm not Indian Muslim, I'm not of that culture, but I appreciate it and I want to know more
0:50.8	about it.
0:51.8	The story is that he talks about his struggles with being not white in this country and learning
0:59.2	to be him and to be proud of his background has been incredibly important for me to see.
1:05.7	I just didn't have that grown up and it's inspiring to me for the message that he pursues.
1:12.6	I think he is a true seeker and someone that is vital to keeping our moral conscience
1:20.1	in check in today's world as self-important as that sounds.
1:25.3	He's really doing important work and oftentimes it's in a very funny way.
1:31.9	I'm really thankful that he was able to come on the show.
1:35.5	He's the guy that I turn to when I'm struggling to understand a complex issue, whether it's
1:41.4	the issues in Saudi Arabia, the student loan crisis or healthcare prescription disaster
1:49.0	that we have in America today.
1:51.0	The last episode of the season of the Patriot Act is about the Indian elections and it was
1:56.0	hugely eye-opening for me.
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