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Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame | Lex Fridman Podcast #424

Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame | Lex Fridman Podcast #424

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommended

The Muslim and the Jew (Dr. Helmy)

Ronen Steinke

“I chased that book for rights for seven years I didn't have that much money but I wanted that book”
“there's a book that I bought the rights to and I want to turn it into a movie... I chased that book for rights for seven years”— Bassem Youssef
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Forcing God's Hand

Grace Halsell (inferred)

“there's an incredible book... beautiful book I read it's... it still matters today”
“there's an incredible book called like forcing the hands of gods oh beautiful book I read it's like it's published 1998 but it still matters today”— Bassem Youssef

The guest's own work

MediaBy the guest

Tickling Giants

Sara Taksler

“the Sarah taxer the one who did this amazing documentary about me tickling Giants she's a Jew she is married to an Israeli Jew”— Bassem Youssef

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

MediaReferenced

The Lab

Yotam Feldman

“there is a movie called The LAB it is directed by an Israeli director called utam Feldman and he talks about how the military industry in Israel is very Advanced”— Bassem Youssef
MediaReferenced

Guardians of the Galaxy

James Gunn

“the guy took like something like Guardian of the Galaxy nobody knew about it made amazing Trilogy and he is like a really cool guy”— Bassem Youssef
MediaReferenced

Game of Thrones

HBO (inferred)

“Putin is like is the living example of what happens if Game of Thrones was reality it's like death by poison”— Bassem Youssef
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Late Great Planet Earth

Hal Lindsey (inferred)

“Armageddon and then the late great planet Earth and then left behind Sirius and all of that it's all about like we're heading to Armageddon”— Bassem Youssef