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Bassem Youssef

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1347 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

First of all, I don't want to say it's just my wife's family because my wife's family has always been there. But this time was different. The bombing, the attack, they're usually one of those people that they're away of everything. Whatever happened in Gaza, they are always in safe places. But this time, it seems that there was no place safe. And already we heard about like two or three of the...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

First of all, I don't want to say it's just my wife's family because my wife's family has always been there. But this time was different. The bombing, the attack, they're usually one of those people that they're away of everything. Whatever happened in Gaza, they are always in safe places. But this time, it seems that there was no place safe. And already we heard about like two or three of the...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

First of all, I don't want to say it's just my wife's family because my wife's family has always been there. But this time was different. The bombing, the attack, they're usually one of those people that they're away of everything. Whatever happened in Gaza, they are always in safe places. But this time, it seems that there was no place safe. And already we heard about like two or three of the...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Of the cousins and the uncles already lost their homes. So this was too much. So I wanted to say something for those people. Because I know that, you know, I made one of the jokes that I made about like, oh, you know, it's Hassan, her cousin. He's a loser. He's a doctor. He's a doctor. And every time a hospital was bombed, we were worried about him.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Of the cousins and the uncles already lost their homes. So this was too much. So I wanted to say something for those people. Because I know that, you know, I made one of the jokes that I made about like, oh, you know, it's Hassan, her cousin. He's a loser. He's a doctor. He's a doctor. And every time a hospital was bombed, we were worried about him.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

Of the cousins and the uncles already lost their homes. So this was too much. So I wanted to say something for those people. Because I know that, you know, I made one of the jokes that I made about like, oh, you know, it's Hassan, her cousin. He's a loser. He's a doctor. He's a doctor. And every time a hospital was bombed, we were worried about him.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So I wanted to say that because I felt that this is a family that I have never seen in my life. She actually hardly saw an uncle or two because, you know, they cannot live. But I said, like, I need to speak. At least I do something for those extended family that I have never known. But also because...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So I wanted to say that because I felt that this is a family that I have never seen in my life. She actually hardly saw an uncle or two because, you know, they cannot live. But I said, like, I need to speak. At least I do something for those extended family that I have never known. But also because...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

So I wanted to say that because I felt that this is a family that I have never seen in my life. She actually hardly saw an uncle or two because, you know, they cannot live. But I said, like, I need to speak. At least I do something for those extended family that I have never known. But also because...

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

When Piers Morgan team called me a couple of times, said, okay, let's see what's going on in the show. And I just watched the stuff and the lies and the one-sided reporting that made my blood boil. And then I thought like, what am I afraid of? I'm afraid of, if I say something, I can lose my career. It's like, wait a minute. But that was the reason why I left Egypt. I said, wait, I left Egypt.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

When Piers Morgan team called me a couple of times, said, okay, let's see what's going on in the show. And I just watched the stuff and the lies and the one-sided reporting that made my blood boil. And then I thought like, what am I afraid of? I'm afraid of, if I say something, I can lose my career. It's like, wait a minute. But that was the reason why I left Egypt. I said, wait, I left Egypt.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

When Piers Morgan team called me a couple of times, said, okay, let's see what's going on in the show. And I just watched the stuff and the lies and the one-sided reporting that made my blood boil. And then I thought like, what am I afraid of? I'm afraid of, if I say something, I can lose my career. It's like, wait a minute. But that was the reason why I left Egypt. I said, wait, I left Egypt.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I came to United States.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I came to United States.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I came to United States.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And I understand. I understand the connection of like how sensitive it is when you speak about Israel and all of the ready-made accusations. But as an Arab, as a Muslim, I don't react the same when you talk about Saudi Arabia, or Iran, or Egypt, or any of them. It's like, hey, you wanna diss some of these countries?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And I understand. I understand the connection of like how sensitive it is when you speak about Israel and all of the ready-made accusations. But as an Arab, as a Muslim, I don't react the same when you talk about Saudi Arabia, or Iran, or Egypt, or any of them. It's like, hey, you wanna diss some of these countries?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

And I understand. I understand the connection of like how sensitive it is when you speak about Israel and all of the ready-made accusations. But as an Arab, as a Muslim, I don't react the same when you talk about Saudi Arabia, or Iran, or Egypt, or any of them. It's like, hey, you wanna diss some of these countries?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I'll do that with you, because I have strong opinions about what happened, and I already been expressing them. But when I talk, and that's why I speak, and there's a lot of Jewish people who come to my show, and they understand that. They understand that the separation,

Lex Fridman Podcast
#424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame

I'll do that with you, because I have strong opinions about what happened, and I already been expressing them. But when I talk, and that's why I speak, and there's a lot of Jewish people who come to my show, and they understand that. They understand that the separation,