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We were so lucky to have Rusha Latif, author of Tahrir's Youth: Leaders of A Leaderless Revolution, speak to us for this special episode which coincides with the 15 year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that resulted in the removal of dictator Hosni Mubarak. Rusha's book provides an intimate account of the years, months, weeks, and days leading up to the revolution, and focuses on the perspectives of youth leaders. Her work challenges the notion that Egypt's revolution was a spontaneous and unplanned moment which spilled from social media platforms and onto Cairo's streets. This is a must-listen episode, as there are many lessons to learn from Egypt's revolution for people in the United States who now find their cities under occupation by the federal government.   Rusha's book is available for purchase from AUC Press here: https://aucpress.com/9781649030207/  

It's a scary world,  but rest assured the Democrats are going to say "fuck" and "piss" until it stops.

We react to the U.S. invasion of Venezuela, kidnapping of Maduro, the U.S. media narratives, and the potential geopolitical fallout from this attack — including how it affects the Middle East. We then get to a review of "The Feeling of Being Watched" -- a documentary that we've been meaning to get to for a while about the surveilance state's targeting of U.S. Muslims/Arabs. We end on a quick reflection on the Mamdani inauguration.

Lots in this episode.

Mass shootings Anti-Muslim stories Affordability & single-income households Is Mamdani sheepherding for Dems?

Clairvoyance is the word I was thinking of.

We talk about the genocide in Sudan, how it's being financed by the UAE, and how it's tied to normalization with Israel.   Other topics: NYC Mayoral Election Erica Kirk tour JD Vance Articles discussed: https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/why-uae-involved-sudans-bloody-civil-war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDfhxMwoyWo https://substack.com/@sudanwar

We discuss a Harpers story about "gooners," before Ahmed introduces Yasmine to Kylies.muse -- an influencer who transcends categorization and may or may not be a CIA opp.

We recorded this on October 15 (just to contextualize the discussion about the "ceasefire"). We then discuss two articles:  Malala's piece about smoking weed and reliving her trauma, and we also discuss the ire she inspires in leftists, the scond article is by an Israeli who tries to "escape the genocide" by going to a paridisal Greek island where you can remove your clothes, but not your shame. 

I can't believe they would body shame our beautiful generals like that.

If you guess what Ahmed said you win an all-expenses-paid meet-and-greet with your two favorite podcasters. 

We recorded this on the 13th, so some stuff has happened since then. We discuss the attempts to censor people for speaking about Charlie Kirk, we discuss the right's attempt to sieze on other tragedies in order to create a more violent society. We try to end on a somewhat lighthearted note by answering some Dear Prudence questions.

This is an Ahmed solo episode, so Yasmine can't be held liable for anything said here. I listen and respond to Glenn Greenwald's take on the situation and then analyze some of Trump's rhetoric about the murder.

In this episode we thoroughly reckon with our AI futures through a comprehensive series of stories, ranging from GPT-assisted suicide to men deluding themselves into thinking they're the next Ibn Sina. We think we lay out a pretty good case for a license requirement before people are able to operate or be exposed to AI. Stories discussed: A story about a teen commtting suicide after disclosing his plans to ChatGPT A Pakistani content mill Beauty pageants Physics breakthroughs Ahmed's conversations with a Zionist An Islamic perspective on artificial inelligence