Bad Hasbara 24: Making the Desert Boom, with Bassem Youssef

Matt and Daniel are joined by the host of the Bad Faith podcast, Briahna Joy Gray to speak on the UN committee report recognizing a genocide by Israel in Gaza, as well as Charlie Kirk’s dispatch from the AI beyond, and Ambassador Mike Huckabee doing Netanyahu’s act like the Gallagher II of international relations.Please donate to Pal Humanity: http://palhumanity.com/Send us an email or leave us a voice message for our next mailbag. badhasbara@gmail.com / (747) 348-5259. 100 words, 20 seconds, make it count.Get the Bad Faith podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-faith/id1531192509Join the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraBad Hasbara Merch Store:https://estoymerchandise.com/collections/bad-hasbara-podcastGet tickets for Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb at the Ice House in Pasadena October 1: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-10-01-25-7-45-pmGet tickets for Francesca Fiorentini, Matt Lieb and friends with Daniel Maté October 13 in Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/mattfranbellhouseSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50JoIqCvlxL3QSNj2BsdURSubscribe/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

24 Sep 2h 1min

In this week’s Patreon exclusive episode with comedian Orli Matlow from the War Is Stupid podcast, we sat down for some Hebrew Bible study with eminent Talmudic scholar and ultra-Semitic bloke Lee Kern, innit. (Warning: this episode far exceeds the FDA’s daily recommendation for musical theatre references.)To listen to the full episode join the Patreon at patreon.com/badhasbara  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

22 Sep 8min

Matt and Daniel are joined by content creator Chris Kunzler, who was endlessly impressed with their accent work during their chat over the UK’s proscription of Palestine Action, Hen Mazzig’s pecking at Hannah Einbinder, and Israel’s decision not to drop Jerry Seinfeld’s “Unfrosted” on Gaza because their drones can’t carry bombs that massive.Please donate to Bridge of Solidarity: https://chuffed.org/project/bridgeofsolidaritySend us an email or leave us a voice message for our next mailbag. badhasbara@gmail.com / (747) 348-5259. 100 words, 20 seconds, make it count.Find Chris everywhere:https://www.instagram.com/chris.kunzlerhttps://x.com/chriskunzlerhttps://youtube.com/@chris_kunzlerhttps://www.tiktok.com/@chriskunzlerJoin the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraBad Hasbara Merch Store: https://estoymerchandise.com/collections/bad-hasbara-podcastGet tickets for Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb at the Ice House in Pasadena October 1: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-10-01-25-7-45-pmGet tickets for Francesca Fiorentini, Matt Lieb and friends with Daniel Maté October 13 in Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/mattfranbellhouseSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50JoIqCvlxL3QSNj2BsdURSubscribe/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

18 Sep 1h 42min

On our recent Patreon-only episode with Yves Engler (long-time activist and insurgent candidate for the leadership of Canada’s New Democratic Party) we discussed a different sort of campaign: podcaster and self-proclaimed “Zioness” Dahlia Kurtz’s obsessive attack on Yves’s free speech that landed him in a Montreal jail for 5 days.  Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

16 Sep 5min

In a special episode, Matt and Daniel are joined from Tunisia by Greg Stoker, where he is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. This interview was recorded early in the day on September 8, 2025, before the drone strike on the flotilla's "Family Boat" in Tunisian waters.Please donate to the Gaza City Flour Fund: http://bit.ly/gazaflourfundJoin the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraBad Hasbara Merch Store: https://estoymerchandise.com/collections/bad-hasbara-podcastFollow the Global Sumud Flotilla at https://www.instagram.com/globalsumudflotillaFollow Greg Stoker at https://www.instagram.com/greg.j.stoker/Get tickets for Francesca Fiorentini, Matt Lieb and friends with Daniel Maté October 13 in Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/mattfranbellhouseSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50JoIqCvlxL3QSNj2BsdURSubscribe/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

11 Sep 44min

Here is the audio version of our livestream fundraiser with guest Noura Erakat. To donate to the Gaza City Flour Fund please click this link! http://bit.ly/gazaflourfundSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

10 Sep 1h 47min

This week on the Patreon exclusive episode we talked Miko Peled, the anti-zionist Israeli son of a storied Israeli general. Here is a little teaser! You can listen to the full episode on Patreon Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7 Sep 5min

Matt and Daniel are joined by AJ+ Editorial Lead Tony Karon to consider the ghost of Theodor Herzl, Adam Friedland’s courting of his family’s ire in the presence of Ritchie Torres, and an explanation of bundism that somehow elides delicious, radial cakes.Please donate to the Gaza City Flour Fund: http://bit.ly/gazaflourfundJoin the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraSubscribe to Tony Karon’s substack https://tonykaron.substack.com/And follow Tony Karon on instagram https://www.instagram.com/rootless_cosmo?igsh=MTh6cDNhZWlrdzk5dQ==Bad Hasbara Merch Store: https://estoymerchandise.com/collections/bad-hasbara-podcastFind Tony at https://x.com/tonykaronGet tickets for Francesca Fiorentini, Matt Lieb and friends with Daniel Maté October 13 in Brooklyn: https://bit.ly/mattfranbellhouseSubscribe 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://open.spotify.com/playlist/50JoIqCvlxL3QSNj2BsdUR?si=fX8ubEarS5mpID7RGcw56g&nd=1&dlsi=c37394374aa349f2Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

4 Sep 1h 59min