April 15th: Mark your calendars!

A day you won't want to miss.

Mark your calendar. Clear your schedule. Start the countdown. 

Because in just one week, on Monday, April 15, we will be fully launching Zeteo! 

“But wait… didn’t you already do that?” 

Not quite. All the written content, exclusive interviews, and videos we’ve released these past two months have been part of a promotional preview of what’s to come. Starting soon, Zeteo will be delivering…

• “Mehdi Unfiltered”: Zeteo’s own streaming show. Our first episode, coming out on April 15, will feature a challenging, hard-hitting interview with a big-name guest, thorough analysis from DC insiders, plus facts, figures, and of course, unfiltered opinions from yours truly.

• Original contributor content: These aren’t just your typical talking heads. We’ve built a team with big names and a wide range. Pulitzer Prize winners, Hollywood stars, world-changing scholars, and best-selling authors will bring you thought-provoking pieces and their specialist takes on what’s happening around the world, each with their own unique approach, starting next week. 

• A brand-new podcast, with Mehdi & a special co-host: Because heck, why not! This will be a little different from my typical news shows (no suit and tie, to my mother’s dismay). Instead, I’ll talk politics on a more personal level every other week with a different and famous funny friend of mine. Our first guest co-host is even busier and more in demand these days than I am (crazy, I know), so this will come out a little later in April.

I’m genuinely so excited for you to join Zeteo on our journey. Here’s a little behind-the-scenes look at our DC studio, where we’ll be filming “Mehdi Unfiltered”:

Pretty cool, right? But here’s the thing: this stuff isn’t free. And as excited as I am about this launch, I can’t lie: it requires investment and a lot of hard work. Not just from me, but also from the wonderful producers on our small, scrappy, start-up team. As I’ve said from the beginning, I cannot do this alone. 

That said, will you consider taking your support to the next level by becoming a paid subscriber? I know it’s a very direct and blunt question (typical me), but to keep Zeteo’s journalism independent and free of advertiser and corporate influence, and to allow us to continue investing in the future, we have to rely on our individual paid subscribers. 

Plus, there’s a lot of perks to being a paid subscriber! You’ll get invited to be a live participant in my Zoom town halls, where you and other paid subscribers can ask me and my guests questions. You’ll also be able to comment on all our Zeteo posts, allowing you to tell us what you want covered. But perhaps most importantly, you’ll have full access to all our new content even once our paywalls go up. 

And trust me. You really don’t want to miss out on any of this new stuff. 

Again, thank you for all your support up to this point. Zeteo would not exist if it weren’t for your engagement, and, if you are not a paid subscriber yet, we hope you’ll consider taking it one step further through our paid subscription.

See you on April 15! 

Sincerely, 

Mehdi