Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian & satirist, referred to as the Jon Stewart of the Arab World. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – AG1: https://drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil – Shopify: https://shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial – Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – LMNT: https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/bassem-youssef-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Bassem’s X: https://x.com/Byoussef Bassem’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/bassem Bassem’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/bassemyousseftv Bassem’s Website: https://bassemyoussef.xyz PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (06:30) – Oct 7 (36:59) – Two-state solution (52:37) – Holocaust (1:00:24) – 1948 (1:09:17) – Egypt (1:23:39) – Jon Stewart (1:25:51) – Going viral during the Arab Spring (1:49:55) – Arabic vs English (2:02:18) – Sam Harris and Jihad (2:07:25) – Religion (2:26:37) – TikTok (2:31:10) – Joe Rogan (2:33:07) – Joe Biden (2:37:33) – Putin (2:39:21) – War (2:44:17) – Hope