Podcasts about Tickling Giants

Who were the experts that claimed Nord Stream 2 was a bad idea before it was finished? Today we look at one of them in particular, Alex Fak, an investment analyst who was fired from the Russian-owned Sberbank in 2018 after a shocking report he wrote was leaked to the press. We also hear from Jörg Himmelreich and Aliona Osmolovska, two other experts, about their experience speaking out against Germany's collaboration with Gazprom and Russia long before Nord Stream 2 fell apart. You can find the expert papers we talk about on the show (and one extra) below: Alex Fak's report Tickling Giants: https://globalstocks.ru/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sberbank-CIB-OG_Tickling-Giants.pdf Aliona Osmolovska's paper (page 61): https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-committees/foreign-affairs/2-Letters-from-FCO-and-Embassies-in-relation-Nord-Stream-2.pdf Jörg Himmelreich's paper: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/sml/institute-zentren/zow/publikationen/nord_stream_2_-_publikation.pdf And a paper from Bendik Solum Whist, who we emailed with for the show but didn't find time to interview: https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/94432/2008_Nord%20Stream.pdf Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/dontshowmyfacepodcast/ https://mobile.twitter.com/dsmfpodcast Original music for this episode by Evan Lawrence, Lesik Omodada, and Husky Gawenda: https://open.spotify.com/track/0LLInysix3EBxWaBgTVqo1?si=ba4a7d3aba184807 Our artwork is by a Ukrainian artist, Anna Moskalets: https://moskaletsanna234.wixsite.com/my-site James Reed produced this episode. Don't Show My Face is a production of Invisible Pictures Germany, 2022.

Sara Taksler and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film How Saba Kept Singing, entertainment as social justice, beautiful coping mechanisms, non-violent advocacy, relationships, love and closure and putting mindfulness into action.Synopsis:Ninety-four-year-old David Wisnia never told his wife, children or grandchildren in Levittown, Pennsylvania, the whole truth about how he survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. They knew that David's singing voice had entertained the SS guards, that his musical gift had changed his fate, but no one knew what, or who, gave him the will to live: a love affair with another prisoner. Accompanying David on a trip to Poland commemorating the 70th anniversary of the camp's liberation, grandson Avi learns about Helen "Zippi" Spitzer.A talented artist whose scale model of the camp earned her privileges, Zippi was able to orchestrate their encounters and keep them safe. They promised to find each other if they survived, but the war intervened.Over 70 years later, they reunite, sharing unimaginable memories and even more startling secrets in this moving testament to the life-giving power of music.About Sara:Sara worked in late-night comedy for two decades, including 12 years at The Daily Show, where she was a senior producer. She is the director and producer of the feature film How Saba Kept Singing, Executive Produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, which will debut at Toronto's Hot Docs 2022.Taksler's previous documentary, Tickling Giants, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The New York Times declared Tickling Giants a “first-rate documentary”, Variety called it “an ebullient ode to freedom”, it reached the number one documentary spot on iTunes, and Rotten Tomatoes scored it 100 percent. TWISTED: A Balloonamentary, Taksler's first feature film, is a lighthearted look at the world's premier balloon-twisting convention. The Hollywood Reporter hailed it a “thoroughly winning feature.” Taksler can talk backwards, has a remarkable fake sneeze, and grew an entire human inside her body while directing her most recent film.Sara's favorite song: Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The PipsHow Saba Kept singing is her latest documentary and is executive produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton.Image Copyright and Credit: Sara Taksler & Hidden Light Productions.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedians are not fixing the world, we are making fun of it.   Bassem Youssef was a successful heart surgeon in Egypt before he left his career in medicine to become the Jon Stuart of the Middle East. His version of The Daily Show became one of the most controversial shows in the history of television. He was arrested, interrogated and had his life seriously threatened as can be seen in the documentary about what he went through called Tickling Giants. Bassem is one of the bravest comedians who ever lived in my opinion and when his life was being threatened by every kind of fanatic every day in Cairo he told me "I never feared for my life, I would fear the reaction on Twitter. If people tell you you are not funny, that is worse than a bullet." "In the history of the world, people have always done atrocities in the name of God, and they always give a justification for it." After leaving Egypt he started doing stand up in Boston and now he is crushing audiences in Los Angeles. See him this weekend June 25 & 26, 2021 @ The Brea Improv. I worked with Bassem a few months ago and I howled with laughter at his excellently written and crafted material. His goal now is to have an hour special on Netflix as a testimony that he could bounce back from what happened to him in his home country. The ability to reinvent yourself is an opportunity that most people don't have. Don't live in the past and don't listen to advice. Make a new friend today and get to know your new favorite comedian Bassem Youssef here on Tom Rhodes Radio Smart Camp! You will become a smiley person just like Bassem after listening to this episode. Joy be upon you and happy summer time 2021!   patreon.com/tomrhodesradiosmartcamp

“A lot of people are annoyed by differences and they are scared of it. … If they can only see how being different enriches a place, a community, it doesn't take away from it. ” - Bassem Youssef Today I interviewed Bassem Youssef Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, was the host of popular TV show AlBernameg - which was the first of its kind political satire show in the Middle East. AlBernameg became the first online to TV conversion in the Middle East and the most watched show across the region with 30 million viewers every week. AlBernameg received wide acclaim around the world with coverage in some of the biggest media outlets, topping it off with Youssef's appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart , Colbert and Trevor Noah. Throughout its three seasons AlBernameg remained controversial through its humorous yet bold criticism of the ruling powers. In recognition of his success, Youssef was named among the Time Magazine most influential list for 2013 - under the “Pioneers” category, was awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the CPJ, and was chosen by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the global thinkers during the same year. Youssef left Egypt in November 2014. Since then he has been quite visible in various media and academic circles in the US. In the spring of 2015 Youssef served resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F Kennedy School of Government for one semester. In the fall of 2016 Youssef was a visiting Scholar at Stanford University at the Center of Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) Youssef's most recent projects include Democracy Handbook; a ten-part series exploring topics of democracy on fusion.net, and the launch of a new book, Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring in the spring of 2017. Bassem has also been the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary movie “Tickling Giants” . In the process of promoting these projects Youssef was hosted repeatedly with Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, Larry King and may more television and radio appearances plus being in numerous publications including the New Yorker. He has hosted the International Emmy Awards gala of 2015, as well as the 49th Carthage Film Festival in Tunis. Youssef majored in cardiothoracic surgery. He worked in Cairo University as an attending surgeon. He also passed the United States Medical License Exam (USMLE) and is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS). Aside of his new found media career Bassem Youssef have started a new global initiative under the name Plant B. He created the only bilingual platform in the world to educate people about how to prevent and reverse chronic diseases through plant based diet. He continues to amass followings to that initiative that now have surpassed over 20 million viewers plus those who follow the platform In this episode we speak about how: He built a writers room when creating a first-of-its kind show in Egypt How he started doing standup in the US The differences between American and Egyptian comedy His new book The Magical Reality of Nadia Then Bassem teaches Melania learns some Arabic curse words.   To catch up with our guest: Bassem.xyz Twitter: @Byoussef Intagram: @bassem   If you enjoyed this podcast, could you please kindly consider leaving a short review on your podcast outlet. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really make a difference in helping share the podcasts with other people. Show dates and inside info over at www.laurenlogi.com/join. Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok: @laurenlogi

Michele opens a bottle of Zeitgeist (literally) to talk about the collapse of trust in media and other institutions--because, let's face it, we've got a soufflé situation on our hands these days. Charles Bierbauer, formerly of CNN and of the University of South Carolina School of Mass Communication and Information Studies; Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune; Stephen Smith, executive director of the USC Shoah Foundation; and Sara Taksler, director of "Tickling Giants" and former writer for The Daily Show, kick back over facts vs faith, source vs source, and, believe it or not, Mary Lou Retton.

Surgeon. Freedom fighter. Comedian. Plant-based diet activist. Does this sound like four different people's lives? It's not. It's all part of one man's story, which is legendary. My guest today is considered an icon of freedom of speech and press. He himself would likely revoke any praise given to him, but this humility merely affirms my words. I'll let Dr. Bassem Youssef's story speak for itself. Flashback to Cairo, Egypt, January, 2011. It's the beginning of the Egyptian revolution. And in the middle of it, the surgeon Bassem Youssef takes to the streets to stitch up injured protestors. What he witnesses disturbs him so much, he starts to take five minute videos of satirical political commentary on his iPhone, in his laundry room, to expose the hypocrisy of the corrupt Egyptian regime and state-run media. These videos of one man speaking truth to power go viral, garnering millions of viewers. He was one man standing against the regime with no weapons but his jokes, and it soon made him an enemy of the state. Fast forward a few weeks and Bassem ends up with his own national television show, which is also the first political satire show in the Middle East, period. It gains a massive audience with 40 million viewers per episode. Bassem Youssef was nicknamed the "Jon Stewart of Egypt". And, in fact, appeared on the daily show with Jon Stewart four times. While Bassem was popular with the people and made a nation laugh during a revolution, his poking fun at those in power came at a very high personal price. As lawsuits and death threats poured in, his show was canceled in 2014, and he fled the country to the United States. Bassem wrote the best-selling book Revolution for Dummies, and is the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary Tickling Giants. He was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and was also listed as one of Foreign Policy Magazine's Leading Global Thinkers. He now lives in Los Angeles and is reinventing his career as a satirist, comedian and storyteller. In my conversation with Dr. Bassem Youssef, you'll hear: -How the Egyptian Revolution changed Bassem's life forever: from heart surgeon to hugely successful satirist and freedom fighter with his own TV show, with 40 million viewers per episode -How to keep functioning under massive pressure -Speaking Truth to Power: why humor is so dangerous to dictators -"Revolution for Dummies: Laughing through the Arab Spring": Bassem on his bestselling book and why humor is so dangerous to dictators...10:30 -The healing power of humor...11:22 -How to keep democracies alive and speak truth to power...12:30 -The current situation in Egypt and why military dictatorships don't work out in the end...15:07 -Bassem's current projects: Plant B the wildly successful docu series about plant based lifestyle ...16:27 -Let's talk about sex: erectile disfunction, and why it is the canary in the coal mine of your cardiovascular health...20:10 -How Bassem went vegan and why...22:50 -Why it is important to be empathetic towards people who are at the beginning of their plant-based journey and why it is OK to "cheat" once in a while...26:00 -The immediate health benefits Bassem noticed after going vegan...28:00 -How religion and culture inform the perception of food and nutrition...30:00 -Bad habits vs. genetics: the true culprit of disease...33:30 -Fads and fad diets: everything that's wrong with the keto diet...38:00 -The best way to get into ketosis is fasting / intermittent fasting...42:00 -Busting the myth of "blood type O's need to eat meat"...45:32 -Bassem's fitness and nutrition routine...47:58 -The high cost of disease to individuals, societies and their governments and how this can be mitigated...54:46 Resources mentioned in this episode:-https://www.bassemyoussef.xyz (Dr. Bassem Youssef) -https://www.plantb.tv (PLANT B TV) -https://twitter.com/Byoussef (Twitter) -https://www.instagram.com/bassem/ (INSTAGRAM)...

Bassem Youssef- Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, surgeon, doctor, media critic, and television host. The press has compared Youssef with American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. In 2013, he was named as one of the "100 most influential people in the world" by Time magazine. Youssef's current projects are Tickling Giants,  The Democracy Handbook, and Revolution For Dummies.

Tango Stories Episode 55 -- Aired February 12, 2020Guest: Bassem YoussefEpisode 55 aired on February 12, 2020 and featured Bassem Youssef, an Egyptian comedian, writer, producer, media critic, actor, surgeon, physician and tango dancer. He was television host of the show El-Bernameg, a satirical news program, from 2011 to 2014. He is author of the book Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring and subject of the documentary Tickling Giants. In 2013, he was named “one of the 100 most influential people in the world” by Time Magazine. Bassem will be appearing in a stand up comedy one man show in Philadelphia on February 28th and 29th, 2020 at the Punch Line Philly. For other performance tour dates subscribe to @bassem on Instagram. For more about his educational work regarding a plant based diet: https://www.plantb.tvLinks to the Musical Examples in this episode:1."Sur o No Sur" - Kevin Johansen2."No Está" - Carlos Di Sarli & Alberto Podesta 

Dr. Bassem Youssef, dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, was the host of popular TV show AlBernameg – which was the first of its kind political satire show in the Middle East. Originally a 5-minute show on YouTube, AlBernameg became the first online to TV conversion in the Middle East and the most watched show across the region with 30 million viewers every week.   AlBernameg received wide acclaim around the world with coverage in some of the biggest media outlets, topping it off with Youssef’s appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart twice in June 2012 and April 2013. Throughout its three seasons AlBernameg remained controversial through its humorous yet bold criticism of the ruling powers, which led to tens of lawsuits being filed against the show and its host. Youssef was even issued an arrest warrant in March 2013 and turned himself in the next day where he was questioned for five hours and released on bail. In recognition of his success, Youssef was named among the Time Magazine most influential list for 2013 – under the “Pioneers” category, was awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the CPJ, and was chosen by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the global thinkers during the same year.   He is also the star of an internationally renowned documentary by Sara Taksler titled “Tickling Giants” featuring Youssef’s story with AlBernameg. Youssef has recently released a book about his experience “Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring” where he gives different perspectives and insights on the Egyptian political scene through the Arab spring and after.   Youssef majored in cardiothoracic surgery, passed the United States Medical License Exam (USMLE) and is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS). Having practiced cardiothoracic surgery in Egypt for a period of 13 years, before moving into comedy and political satirism. If casting a questioning light on the ruling powers with humor and satire isn’t enough, Bassem has also launched Plant B TV. It is an excellent educational series of videos about the enormous value of a plant based diet. There is a 21 day challenge, recipes, expert interviews, and much more on this bilingual website. In my opinion, the best part is it highlights Bassem’s humor and energy to motivate change. What more could you ask for? You can find Bassem here. https://www.facebook.com/bassemyousseftv/ https://www.instagram.com/bassem/ https://www.plantb.tv https://twitter.com/Byoussef http://bassemyoussef.net I am so honored to share this interview with you. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did. Please don’t forget to give us a 5 star rating wherever you listen or watch this interview. We appreciate the support and if you want more help on the plant based diet check out our website at http://heatlhyhumanrevolution.com. The time for change is now! Thanks for listening!

== An MIT Communications Forum == As a senior producer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah, Sara Taksler has spent her career taking comedic pot shots at politicians. When she met Dr. Bassem Youssef, an Egyptian satirist who uses comedy to criticize Middle Eastern politics, Taksler witnessed first-hand how laughter thrives, even in terrifying circumstances. Tickling Giants, Taksler’s documentary about Youssef, is a hilarious story about finding comedy in unexpected places. Taksler joins Dr. Amber Day, author of Satire and Dissent: Interventions in Contemporary Political Debate, to discuss the power of free speech and what’s so funny about oppressive regimes.

“Hate is illogical and hating other human beings is something that is outside of our nature”Bassem YoussefOne minute you're a heart surgeon. Blink once and you're hosting the most watched television program in Middle East history. Blink again and you're exiled from the homeland that made you famous.The story of Bassem Youssef is legend. But there's far more to this tale than meets the eye.Dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, today's guest is an Egyptian cardiothoracic surgeon and member of the Royal College of Surgeons who caught lightning in a bottle making catchy 5-minute YouTube videos in his Cairo laundry room. A flash moment later, he’s a media mega-star, the man behind a controversial, first-of-it’s-kind political satire program entitled Al-Bernameg that garnered a massive and unprecedented 30 million viewers every week.Insightful as it was incisive, Al-Bernameg received global acclaim and coverage in some of the world's biggest media outlets, culminating in Bassem appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – twice. But Bassem's bold criticism of the ruling powers led to accusations that he was disrupting public order, insulting Islam and its Armed Forces. Over 120 complaints were lodged with the General Prosecutor's office. Tens of lawsuits were filed. He was publicly smeared. Opponents put his theatre under seige, even jamming his satellite signal during airing.Then came the arrest — a detainment that brought Bassem to the realization that his media career in Eqypt had come to a swift and decisive end, culminating in Bassem fleeing his homeland for the United States.Nonetheless, Bassem’s work made an indelible imprint on Middle East culture. He landed on TIME magazine’s annual 100 Most Influential People list. He was awarded the International Press Freedom Award by the CPJ and chosen by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the global thinkers.The focus of the acclaimed documentary Tickling Giants, Bassem is the author of Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring*. And when he isn’t developing television projects or performing stand up comedy, he hosts a recently launched podcast entitled Remade In America.But Bassem's latest act could be his most impactful to date: the quest to revolutionize nutrition and health across the Middle East.As passionate about the plant-based lifestyle as he is about political satire, Bassem is on an unlikely yet zealous quest to leverage his medical background and massive influence across the Middle East (10+ million twitter followers!) to better educate the region on the inextricable connection between nutrition, illness and optimal health.This is a powerful conversation about how one doctor became a lightning rod media figure in the cross hairs of political power and social unrest.It’s about fake news, free speech and the cultural imperative of political satire in responsible citizenship.And it's a discourse on how this man's personal evolution and relationship with food motivated a desire to redress the chronic lifestyle illness epidemic America has exported across the Middle East.Note: we conducted this interview at Bassem’s apartment in the midst of a crazy LA heatwave that left my studio with a po... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bassem Youssef, star of the documentary film "Tickling Giants," shares his thoughts on hope.

In this clip from our Mogul interview, political satirist Bassem Youssef, star of the documentary film "Tickling Giants," shares advice for aspiring performers.

Does Bassem Youssef, comedian and star of the documentary film "Tickling Giants" (www.ticklinggiants.com), have a favorite joke? Find out in this clip from our Mogul interview!

Comedian Bassem Youssef, star of the documentary film "Tickling Giants," shares his journey with "Al Bernameg."

In this clip from our Mogul interview, learn about how political satirist Bassem Youssef, star of the documentary film "Tickling Giants," got his start as a a TV personality.

In this Mogul interview, learn about Bassem Youssef's journey from heart surgeon to one of the world's most popular comedians. Known as the "Egyptian Jon Stewart," Bassem's powerful story of taking on his country's leaders through satire is chronicled in the documentary film "Tickling Giants" (www.ticklinggiants.com). In a time when hope may seem bleak, Bassem encourages us to keep going. Will he be back with a new show? Will Bassem and Jon Stewart perform together? What's his advice for aspiring performers and what's Bassem most looking forward to in 2018? Find out the answers to all this and more in our interview!

Another Star Wars movie loses its director, Suicide Squad finds a director and Dave and Tom review the 2017 version of It. Also: Berlin Syndrome, Tickling Giants, Persepolis.

Carlos, o documentarista oficial das Nalgas, debruça-se sobre Tickling Giants. Este documentário conta a história do John Stewart do Egipto e da tentativa de fazer humor em ambiente hostil.

With over 30 million viewers each week, heart surgeon turned political satirist, Bassem Youssef quickly became dubbed "the Egyptian Jon Stewart." His show-- and his very existence as television host-- challenged the powers that be, made people laugh, empowered viewers to take take action, and put himself and his team in constant danger. Like many entrepreneurs, the odds are typically never in your favor, yet through his challenges, Bassem became an important voice and brand within the entertainment ecosystem. In 2016, he and his family escaped Egypt and landed in America. Fresh off TICKLING GIANTS, a documentary about his journey, Bassem joins innovation crush to discuss his past, present, and bright, shiny future. Recorded and edited at www.sae.edu

Lovers of free speech, find this new documentary; Tickling Giants. Director Sara Taksler tells Dr. Bassem Yousseff's tale. The "Egyptian John Stewart" rose to fame and then was censored. Critics are raving. Then - listen in as I get educated in the Temple Arts; Sacred Geometry. Sacred Dance. Chanting and speaking the language of the soul! Maryanne Savino can teach you.

Meet Sara Taksler, the brains behind the documentary Tickling Giants. Hear how Dr. Bassem Youssef - know as the Egyptian John Stewart - had fame curtailed by censorship - and how "luck" found this doc project when the head of Technicolor got a glimpse of the trailer. And the reviews for a first time director? "AN EBULLIENT ODE TO FREEDOM ... TERRIFIC MOVIE" –Variety "FIRST RATE" –The New York Times

Bassem Youssef hasn’t cut open a chest in six years. And he doesn’t miss it. “Being into medicine for 19 years, it’s a character builder,” says the Egyptian comedian, who says his old job prepped him well for his new one. Youssef went from being a surgeon in Cairo to the Jon Stewart of Egypt, a satirist with 40 million views a week. Youssef’s brief reign as the king of Egyptian comedy is the focus of a new documentary, Tickling Giants, which is now out on VOD. On the Spiel, Trump has finally accomplished something unthinkable as president. He’s got people talking about Shakespeare in the Park.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at Slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bassem Youssef hasn’t cut open a chest in six years. And he doesn’t miss it. “Being into medicine for 19 years, it’s a character builder,” says the Egyptian comedian, who says his old job prepped him well for his new one. Youssef went from being a surgeon in Cairo to the Jon Stewart of Egypt, a satirist with 40 million views a week. Youssef’s brief reign as the king of Egyptian comedy is the focus of a new documentary, Tickling Giants, which is now out on VOD. On the Spiel, Trump has finally accomplished something unthinkable as president. He’s got people talking about Shakespeare in the Park.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at Slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Pirate News Desk features: -New Jersey Gubernatorial election update. Democrat Phil Murphy will run against Republican Kim Guadagno. -Representative Greg Gianforte apologizes for assaulting reporter Ben Jacobs. -Jocelyn interviews Sara Taksler involving the documentary "Tickling Giants." -NJ worker is suing Chipotle restaurant for not receiving overtime pay. -Syracuse, NY couple loses almost 600 pounds combined. -The profiles of the right London attack victims are revealed and remembered.

Sara Taksler and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Tickling Giants, fear, politics, outrage, hope and oppression and why jokes are an easier delivery system for calling out hypocrisy.  Trailer IMDB More about the film here on the website. Synopsis: In the midst of the Egyptian Arab Spring, Bassem Youssef makes a decision that’s every mother’s worst nightmare... He leaves his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian. Dubbed, “The Egyptian Jon Stewart,” Bassem creates the satirical show, Al Bernameg. The weekly program quickly becomes the most viewed television program in the Middle East, with 30 million viewers per episode. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart averaged two million viewers. In a country where free speech is not settled law, Bassem’s show becomes as controversial as it popular. He and his staff must endure physical threats, protests, and legal action, all because of jokes. As Bassem attempts to remain on the air, keep his staff safe, and not get arrested, he continues to let those in power know they’re being held accountable. Despite increasing danger, the team at Al Bernameg employ comedy, not violence, to comment on hypocrisy in media, politics, and religion. Tickling Giants follows the team of Al Bernameg as they discover democracy is not easily won. The young women and men working on Bassem’s show are fearless revolutionaries, who just happen to be really, really funny. No unicorns or falafel were harmed in the making of this film Biography A Senior Producer at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Taksler has pitched stories and jokes, and researched footage for over a decade. Taksler directed and produced the feature documentary, TWISTED: A Balloonamentary, a hilarious and heartwarming look at the world’s premier balloon-twisting convention, with film partner Naomi Greenfield. After debuting at South by Southwest, Hollywood Reporter called the film “A thoroughly winning feature” and Variety hailed it as “A feel good, irony-free celebration”. Taksler’s first film, Stop the Ignorance: The Beauty That Is New Jersey, was a tribute to her home state. Her latest documentary, Tickling Giants, will have its world premiere at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Taksler can talk backwards and has a remarkable fake sneeze. Sara’s favorite way of Tickling Giants: Using comedy to find cathartic ways to process major bummers. ---------- For more information about my podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site here. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Image Copyright: Sara Taksler. Sarkasmos Productions. Used with permission See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week- we dive into the world of pop culture with: Wonder Woman - Amita gives her reaction and we discuss the film's record breaking box office. Master of None - We can't get enough of the Season 2 and talk about Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang's decision to hold off on Season 3...for now. Sean pours some out for the final season of one of his favorite Netflix series, Sense8. We share an excerpt of our interview with Sara Taksler, the writer/director/producer of the documentary, Tickling Giants. And Sean rates and reviews last week's Big Sell, the soul/funk/blues artist, Earl St. Clair and shares his Big Sell- a new single from Alabama Shakes. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @PopInsiders www.insiodepoppodcast.com  

Conversation #159, recorded on April 29th 2017. Bassem Youssef is a political satirist, writer, comedian, and talk show host known as the "Jon Stewart of the Arab World." From 2011-13, he hosted the number one show in Egypt, AL BERNA-MEG (or THE PROGRAM), before being pulled off the air and threatened with prison over a his material. He's appeared on THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE and more. Youssef has written the book REVOLUTION FOR DUMMIES, hosted THE B+ POSITIVE SHOW and the short-lived Fusion series DEMOCRACY HANDBOOK and produced the documentary TICKLING GIANTS. Youssef appeared here to promote his traveling one-man show THE JOKE IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD. Hail Satire! is hosted and produced by Vic Shuttee.

Known as the "Jon Stewart of Egypt," Bassem Youssef hosted a satirical news show that was the first of its kind in the Middle East. The show was immensely popular, until the military-backed government forced Youssef off the air and out of the country. Youssef and director Sara Taksler tell us about their documentary Tickling Giants, which profiles Youssef's leap from heart surgeon to super star satirist. 

TICKLING GIANTS is a great story about the power of political satire in the face of oppression. In the midst of the Egyptian Arab Spring, Bassem Youssef makes a decision that’s every mother’s worst nightmare… He leaves his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian. Dubbed, “The Egyptian Jon Stewart,” Bassem creates the satirical show, Al Bernameg. The weekly program quickly becomes the most viewed television program in the Middle East, with 30 million viewers per episode. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart averaged two million viewers. In a country where free speech is not settled law, Bassem’s show becomes as controversial as it popular. He and his staff must endure physical threats, protests, and legal action, all because of jokes. As Bassem attempts to remain on the air, keep his staff safe, and not get arrested, he continues to let those in power know they’re being held accountable. Despite increasing danger, the team at Al Bernameg employ comedy, not violence, to comment on hypocrisy in media, politics, and religion. Directed by Sara Taksler TICKLING GIANTS follows the team of Al Bernameg as they discover democracy is not easily won. The young women and men working on Bassem’s show are fearless revolutionaries, who just happen to be really, really funny. The subject of Tickling Giants, Bassem Youssef joins us for a conversation on the cost and consequences of speaking out. For news and updates go to: ticklinggiants.com

Tyler and David discuss what they've been watching, including Tommy's Honour, Postcards from the Edge, The Case for Christ, Tickling Giants, About Last Night, Survivor, The Critic, Louis CK: 2017 and The Amazing Race.

In just a few short years, comedian Bassem Youssef, often referred to as "The Jon Stewart of Egypt", went from being Egypt's biggest television star, pulling in 30 millions viewers a show, to living in political exile. But what does his unprecedented popularity, and subsequent cancellation tell us about the impact and importance of modern satire? To find out, Rob and Geoff sit down with Sara Taksler, Senior Producer at The Daily Show, and director of TICKLING GIANTS, a documentary on Bassem and his show, AL BERNAMEG. The three chat about how AL BERNAMEG became Egypt's first, and last, political satire show (7:20), what the show's popularity says about the power of satire in the Middle East (9:05), and why the best comedy often comes out of the toughest situations (10:50). They also discuss the importance of satire in today's political climate (15:30), question if the glut of political satire in popular culture is fatiguing to the consumer (23:10), and wonder if the form is changing opinions or just preaching to the choir (24:25)

Pat and Jahred are vibing in this week’s Chubstep. The guys discuss Miami not being the party city for the NFL, Pat’s karaoke experience, the ultimate breakfast in a restaurant, classiest to trashiest chicken fast food, stump, following a drunk man’s orders, Jahred’s screening of ‘Tickling Giants’ about freedom of speech in Egypt, rapper jailed for lyrics in ‘Tanzania News’, listener emails including if a hot dog is a sandwich, ‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ in the ‘Jeff Goldblum Movie Review’, the Big Aristotle in ‘B!7C# What’, and stupid advertisements.

Mike talks with Steve Byrne of the Detroit Free Press about the 2017 Freep Film Festival, the documentary-focused fest that runs from March 30-April 2, 2017.In the spotlight are films such as 12th & Clairmount, The 24 Hour War, Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future, The Force, Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes, Tickling Giants and On the Sly: The Search for the Family Stone.Mike is scheduled to moderate the post-screening Q&A with director Michael Rubenstone at the Cinema Detroit screening 5:30 PM on Saturday April 1.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special Guest: Steve ByrneMike talks with Steve Byrne of the Detroit Free Press about the 2017 Freep Film Festival, the documentary-focused fest that runs from March 30-April 2, 2017.In the spotlight are films such as 12th & Clairmount, The 24 Hour War, Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future, The Force, Making Waves: Battle for the Great Lakes, Tickling Giants and On the Sly: The Search for the Family Stone.Mike is scheduled to moderate the post-screening Q&A with director Michael Rubenstone at the Cinema Detroit screening 5:30 PM on Saturday April 1.

In honor of Women's History Month we're kicking off a series celebrating some of our favorite depictions of women in pop culture. We start off in this episode with our countdown of each of our 3 Favorite Female Friendships. From Meredith and Christina in Grey's Anatomy to Maxine, Khadijah, Regine and Sinclair in Living Single we discuss how many of the bonds between women depicted in film and TV are inspirational and aspirational. And we have a very special interview with Sara Taksler, the writer, producer and director of the independent documentary, Tickling Giants. This film tells the incredible story of Bassem Youssef, who is considered the Jon Stewart of Egypt. He created his own version of the Daily Show to speak out about the government in Egypt during one of the most tumultuous times in its history. Amita sits down with Sara to discuss the making of this documentary and the message they hope to spread to people in the midst of an interesting political climate in the U.S. as well. And of course it's a brand new Big Sell. Sean rates Amita's Big Sell of Seinabo Sey - and then he Big Sells Amita his new favorite British dramedy. Links: Find a screening of Tickling Giants here Listen to Seinabo Sey's Hard Time and Pretend Follow Inside Pop on Twitter and Instagram @PopInsiders Visit our site at WWW.Insidepoppodcast.com