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Tagged “Human Rights”
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Bassem Youssef: Satire, War, and Humanity
In this compelling episode, comedian Bassem Youssef offers a candid, intense analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the weaponization of language in media, and the personal cost of speaking truth to power. Youssef, widely known as t…
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Omar Suleiman: Gaza, Palestine, and the Path to Justice
Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman joins the podcast to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the broader struggle for Palestinian liberation. He argues that the current violence is the culmination of long-term apartheid and systemic dehumanization…
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Mohamed El-Kurd: Justice, Resistance, and Palestine
In this extensive interview, Palestinian poet and activist Mohamed El-Kurd provides a searing critique of the Israeli occupation through the lens of his own life in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. He argues that the confl…
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Harvey Silverglate: Free Speech, Universities & Reform
In this episode, legendary free speech advocate Harvey Silverglate provides a powerful critique of modern academia, the degradation of the First Amendment, and the overreach of administrative bureaucracy. As a co-founder of FIRE, Silvergla…
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Documenting Humanitarian Crises with Sky Fitzgerald
Documentary filmmaker Sky Fitzgerald offers a profound reflection on the intersection of art, ethics, and humanitarianism. Through his acclaimed projects documenting war, famine, and the refugee crisis, Fitzgerald argues that the primary r…
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Bitcoin as a Tool for Freedom and Human Rights
This episode explores how Bitcoin acts as a critical mechanism for individual empowerment and a peaceful weapon against authoritarianism. Alex Gladstein, CSO of the Human Rights Foundation, argues that 4.3 billion people live under regimes…
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North Korean Defector Yeonmi Park: Life, Love, and Freedom
In this compelling episode, Lex Fridman sits down with human rights activist and North Korean defector Yeonmi Park. Park offers a chilling firsthand perspective on growing up in the Hermit Kingdom, detailing the psychological and physical …
2h 06m
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