Apr 2020

Ida and Noa

Ida and Noa are sisters from Brooklyn. Noa tasted her first snail last summer and Ida passed the purple swim test at camp. Now she’s allowed to swim all the way out to the dock. This audio recorded by Ida's and Noa's father on vacation in Maine, inspired the idea for our podcast ... Show More

6m 38s

Apr 2020

Rebecca Carroll

Back in january we brought you the fears of WNYC cultural critic and author Rebecca Carroll. She just launched a brand new podcast. It’s called Come Through: 15 Essential Conversations About Race In A Pivotal Year For America. And whether you’re afraid to talk about race or sic ... Show More

6m 44s

Apr 2020

Jessica, David, Nata and Charlie

Jessica is a comedy producer in her 30s and until a couple of months ago she said she would describe herself as “eggs on ice, career on fire”. David is a 54 year old engineer living in Wales in the UK. He believes that given the chance, most people are kind and considerate. Nata ... Show More

13m 24s

Apr 2024

Bassem Youssef: Egypt's Jon Stewart on Palestine, the press and Piers Morgan

In 2011 Bassem Youssef was a little-known heart surgeon in Cairo. A year later, he was hosting his own political satire TV show, Al-Bernameg, drawing in 30 million weekly viewers as he made fun of the Egyptian regime. Bassem's comedy was groundbreaking but it proved too controver ... Show More

52m 23s

Feb 2022

Bassem Youssef: Do we expect too much from satire?

Stephen Sackur speaks to comedian and writer Bassem Youssef. He made his name and won an audience of tens of millions with a satirical comedy show during Egypt’s popular uprising more than a decade ago. But the revolution quickly morphed into authoritarianism and Youssef fled to ... Show More

23m 37s

Jun 2022

Youssef El Deeb

I’m delighted to have Youssef El Deeb as my guest today. Youssef is a film-maker, photographer, writer, ad-man, broadcaster, foodie and even a sailor. A son of Alexandria, Youssef’s life has seen him move from Egypt to Canada, to Kuwait, and finally to Dubai where he currently re ... Show More

50m 28s

Sep 2019

How a Heart Surgeon Named Bassem Youssef Became the Jon Stewart of Egypt

This week on Back To School, political comedian Bassem Youssef talks to us about the Egyptian Revolution, why it's important to make fun of your leaders, and how veganism can cure all kinds of diseases, but it can't fix baldness.

1h 9m

Mar 2024

Bassem Youssef's Piers Morgan Appearance

This week on Good One, host Jesse David Fox welcomes the “Egyptian Jon Stewart” Bassem Youssef to the podcast. A decade ago Youssef was a key figure in the Egyptian Revolution, hosting a satirical comedy show throughout it. But more recently Youssef garnered attention for his int ... Show More

1h 14m

Feb 2024

Bassem Youssef: Can laughter ever provoke political change?

Stephen Sackur is in New York for a special edition of the programme with Egyptian American satirist Bassem Youssef. During the Arab Spring, his mockery of Egypt’s leaders won him millions of fans, but after the military took over he fled to the US where he has reinvented his com ... Show More

23m 32s

Nov 2022

Riad Sattouf : "Le succès de l’Arabe du futur, c’est un peu paranormal..."

Avec la série 'L’Arabe du Futur', Riad Sattouf est devenu 'l’auteur star aux 3 millions de lecteurs', celui qui va être dans toutes les librairies à Noël pour ce Tome 6 tellement attendu car il sera le dernier de la série. Mais quand il a commencé à écrire L’Arabe du Futur, Riad ... Show More

12m 4s