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Jun 2024
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Bad Hasbara 35: Manufacturing Condolence...

Matt Lieb
About this episode

Our guest is Palestinian American analyst Omar Baddar. A funny thing happened while we recorded this episode, we thought Chomsky died. So the last 25 minutes is a eulogy to an alive guy.

Will you be in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention? So will I! Me and my wife Francesca Fiorentini have a couple of live shows we are doing! On Monday and Tuesday August 19 and 20, Francesca and I will be doing shows at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago. Monday will be a live Bitchuation Room Podcast with me and some other great guests, and Tuesday will be a live stand up show with us and some friends.


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