Bad Hasbara 34: Watermelons Us, with Kat Abu

With Matt on assignment, Daniel is joined by Producer Adam and brother of the pod, journalist Aaron Maté to survey mysteriously shrouded Israeli weapons demonstrations, the purported expertise of the New York Times Editorial Board, and fittingly for an episode with 100% more Canadians than normal: a thorough investigation of things you can’t do on television (if hasbarists are watching).Please support Doctors Without Borders: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/To read Aaron's writing visit the Grayzone: https://thegrayzone.com/See Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb August 28 in Houston, TX: https://bit.ly/mattfranhtxSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

19 Kesä 1h 29min

We did a very special episode with internet's busiest music nerd Anthony Fantano of the Needle Drop. In this teaser we talk about Thom Yorke of Radiohead.Listen to the full episode right now on Patreon.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

15 Kesä 6min

Matt and Daniel are joined by Producer Adam to cover the scuttled Madleen aid flotilla, an AI vision for the future of Israel and Palestine, and Daniel reveals something “crazy about Swedish” that’s definitely not the confusing syntax of the instruction manual for an imported penis pump. It’s not his bag, baby!Please donate to the Al-Areer Family Survival Fund Fund: https://bit.ly/alareerUse promo code MOSTMORAL at CBDistillery.com for 25% off your purchase. Specific product availability depends on individual state regulations.See Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb August 28 in Houston, TX: https://bit.ly/mattfranhtxSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get  your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12 Kesä 1h 28min

Matt and Daniel are joined by Palestinian author, journalist, and poet Mohammed El-Kurd to talk through settler logic, the trope trap, and whether a lie is still a lie if lying is your job and you work for a ghoul and the lie is about genocide (it is!)Please donate to Middle East Children’s Alliance: https://www.mecaforpeace.org/Find Mohammed El-Kurd at https://www.instagram.com/mohammedelkurd or https://x.com/m7mdkurd Subscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

5 Kesä 1h 47min

On our Patreon episode, we had Michael Schirtzer of the Palestine Pod back on to talk about being targeted by Meta and banned for his posts. You can read about it on his substack.Join our patreon to listen to this episode!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

2 Kesä 3min

Matt and Daniel are joined by survivor of the Nazi Holocaust Stephen Kapos, for a wide ranging discussion of Stephen’s escape from Transylvania, the parallels he sees between his own ordeal and the Palestinians’, and the current political climate in his home country of England.Please visit https://gazafunds.com/ to donate to Palestinians seeking safety and security.See The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb May 30 in Los Angeles: https://bit.ly/bitchuation-laSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get  your podcasts.Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5RDvo87OzNLA78UH82MI55Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-hasbara-the-worlds-most-moral-podcast/id1721813926Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

29 Touko 1h 41min

On this week's Patreon exclusive episode, the boys discuss the killing of Israeli diplomats in DC and the intimidation of Western diplomats in the West Bank.Listen to the full episode by subscribing to Patreon.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

24 Touko 4min

Matt and Daniel are joined by political activist Rafael Shimunov to examine the social construct of whiteness as it relates to pod favorite Shai Davidai, to witness a Shai on Shaiel war of words, and to open their collective third eye to irrational hatred of the other while getting a good stretch.Please donate to Gaza Great Minds: gazagreatminds.orgRaf asks New York City voters to rank Zohran Mamdani first, and fill in the rest of their ballot as they please - omitting Cuomo - in the June 24 Democratic mayoral primary.Find Raf online at https://bsky.app/profile/rafaelshimunov.bsky.socialSee The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb May 30 in Los Angeles: https://bit.ly/bitchuation-laSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get  your podcasts.Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5RDvo87OzNLA78UH82MI55Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-hasbara-the-worlds-most-moral-podcast/id1721813926Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

22 Touko 1h 47min