We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends
A podcast by Zeteo
27 Episodes
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‘The Immigrant Dilemma’ - Yasmin Elhady on Muslim Matchmaking, Comedy, and Looking Different
Published: 6/11/2025 -
‘Sane Fascists or Insane Fascists?’ - Molly Jong-Fast on the President’s Mental Health Issues
Published: 5/15/2025 -
The ‘Bullsh*t’ of Bill Maher — Gianmarco Soresi on Israel, Antisemitism, and ‘Anti-Woke’ Comedy
Published: 4/25/2025 -
‘ICE is a Terrorist Agency’ - Cynthia Nixon on Deportation Raids, Gaza Attacks, and Trump’s War on Higher Education
Published: 4/9/2025 -
United States of ‘Hypocrisy’ – Bassem and Mehdi on College Students, Free Speech, and Gaza
Published: 3/28/2025 -
‘Ethno-Nationalist, Hard-Right Whackjobs’ - Nish Kumar on Fascism, Starmer, and Being Both Brown and English
Published: 3/17/2025 -
Politics, Sport, and Free Speech Hypocrisy, with Jemele Hill
Published: 2/27/2025 -
Is Trump 'Daddy'? – with Bassem Youssef
Published: 2/7/2025 -
Taking On the Tech Oligarchs, with Taylor Lorenz
Published: 1/24/2025 -
"Holy Sh*t, We're Being Lied To": Huda Kattan, CEO of Huda Beauty, Speaks Out
Published: 12/20/2024 -
The One Where Hasan Minhaj Meets Mehdi Hasan
Published: 11/25/2024 -
Democrats Need To Get A Spine - Amanda Seales & Francesca Fiorentini on Harris’ Loss, Joe Rogan, and Trump 2.0
Published: 11/14/2024 -
‘Election Anxiety’ and Fears of a ‘Civil War’, with Nick Offerman
Published: 11/1/2024 -
Bassem Youssef, Unlike You’ve Ever Seen Him, on Hope, Despair, and A Year of Genocide
Published: 10/24/2024 -
A Palestinian and a Jew Walk Into a Podcast - Sammy Obeid & Matt Lieb Reflect on the Oct. 7 Anniversary
Published: 10/10/2024 -
Make Nando’s, Not War - with Nish Kumar
Published: 9/26/2024 -
"We've Hit a Tipping Point" - Riz Ahmed on Protest, Joy, and the Power of Story
Published: 9/12/2024 -
‘We’re Not Kidding’ Will Return in September with a Very Special Guest!
Published: 8/8/2024 -
‘We’re Not Kidding’ LIVE! - Alana Hadid & Mehdi on Palestine and the Fight for Liberation
Published: 7/23/2024 -
"I Will Do the Right Thing for those Children in Gaza." - Hollywood Star Rob Delaney Speaks Out
Published: 7/11/2024
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. zeteo.com