“You want the real truth? Just ask your Uber driver. Ask your Uber driver two questions: Is the rent too damn high? What's the cost of gas?”
- Hasan Minhaj on why working class voters went for Trump
This past week, comedian and former ‘Daily Show’ correspondent Hasan Minhaj joined Mehdi on Zeteo’s flagship podcast ‘We’re Not Kidding’ for a wide-ranging conversation about the 2024 election, Brown guilt, the right-wing podcast ecosystem, and even Hasan’s ‘New Yorker’ controversy. What began as a friendly conversation quickly turned into a sparring session as Hasan pushed back on Mehdi’s debate tactics:
“You love to litigate,” Hasan told Mehdi. “Sometimes I want to hang out with a friend. I don’t want to hang out with a lawyer.”
As the interview unfolds, Hasan and Mehdi explore (argue about!) a number of topics, including the paradox of being Brown while living within the US empire, whether the Left needs its own Joe Rogan, and Mehdi’s ongoing Twitter addiction.
It’s a boisterous, illuminating, and sometimes contentious conversation between two huge media figures that you won’t see anywhere else.
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