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May 2019
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Bassem Youssef

Wnyc Studios
About this episode

I always fear that maybe I was just lucky.

Bassem Youssef is a heart surgeon turned political satirist and the creator of the most popular television show in Egypt's history. He is the author of the book Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring.

Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

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