Hasan Minhaj Roasts Mehdi Hasan

Hasan Minhaj and Mehdi Hasan don’t just share a common brown name… actually, that may be all they have in common. One loves to debate, the other avoids it like the plague. One is obsessed (sorry, Mehdi) with Twitter, the other avoids it like the plague. And one knew months ago that Trump was going to win, and with record levels of Black and Brown support. 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.” They also talked about Joe Rogan and diagnosing what’s the matter with men these days, pseudo-intellectualism, Hasan’s latest Netflix special - including the perplexities and paradoxes of “Beigeistan”, and yes, the whole ‘Daily Show’ thing with Hasan and the New Yorker. 00:00 - Cold open :50 - Intro 2:50 - Hasan interviews the mayor of London 4:30 - Trump’s attempted assassination 6:30 - Indian uncles and Brown dudes with chains 8:10 - Did your parents want you to be a doctor? 9:12 - Hasan predicted Trump’s win 12:42 - Why Brown folks voted for Trump 17:20 - The paradox of being Brown in the US 23:05 - Seeing justice in this dunya 25:28 - Artists for ceasefire 27:25 - Is Obama a war criminal? 29:30 - Why Hasan is interested in politicians 31:15 - The Joe Rogan “manosphere” and men who listen to podcasts 41:25 - The ‘New Yorker’ controversy 46:00 - What Hasan’s working on next ‘We’re Not Kidding’ releases new episodes twice a month, with Mehdi, Bassem and a cast of rotating guest co-hosts from the worlds of comedy, entertainment, and the media. Funny people talking about serious topics. Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Watch, listen and subscribe to ‘We’re Not Kidding’ on Substack: https://zeteo.com/s/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-and-friends Listen to ‘We’re Not Kidding’ as a podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-not-kidding-with-mehdi-friends/id1743028415 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ogT7ZvKhH04CInjNQbbdp Find Zeteo: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan Find Hasan: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HasanMinhaj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hasanminhaj/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hasanminhaj Credits: Hosted by Mehdi Hasan Guest Host: Hasan Minhaj Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello Music: Andy Clausen Design: Alicia Tatone Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali