Why “Kill The Bad Guys” Never Works - with MS NOW’s Ayman Mohyeldin
Hasan Minhaj
216,439 views
Hasan sits down with journalist, Ayman Mohyeldin, to discuss how American media tries to make sense of the Middle East, the “Just Kill the Bad Guys” narrative, and why coverage of the Israeli Palestinian conflict has often been lopsided. Ayman Mohyeldin is the co-anchor of MS NOW’s “The Weekend: Primetime,” Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m. ET.
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0:00 We got em!
0:41 Opening monologue
2:17 Ad
3:20 Ayman’s GQ thirst trap
4:05 The post-9/11 newsroom
16:10 The post-Trump newsroom
18:17 Having a moral North Star as a journalist
20:38 War reporting
24:44 Ads
25:52 Why “kill the bad guys” doesn’t work
29:34 How America has impacted Iraq
31:41 The 2001 AUMF is still being used
33:55 2 years in Gaza
36:01 The 2014 Gaza beach killings
40:51 The use of white phosphorus in Gaza
42:42 Journalists killed in Gaza
46:27 Ads
49:13 Reporting in Egypt
54:48 Iran war update
56:24 America’s military-first attitude
1:00:00 Ayman has a special gift for Hasan…
Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj
Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam
Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin
Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman
Producer: Kayla Feng
Producer/ Copywriter: Annie Fick
Cinematographer: Austin Morales
Editors: N/V Moore & Will Feinstein
Assistant Editor: Zae Jordan
Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader
Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland
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Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians, public figures, financial experts, scientists, intellectuals, authors and celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers.
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Why “Kill The Bad Guys” Never Works - with MS NOW’s Ayman Mohyeldin
Hasan Minhaj
216,439 views
Hasan sits down with journalist, Ayman Mohyeldin, to discuss how American media tries to make sense of the Middle East, the “Just Kill the Bad Guys” narrative, and why coverage of the Israeli Palestinian conflict has often been lopsided. Ayman Mohyeldin is the co-anchor of MS NOW’s “The Weekend: Primetime,” Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m. ET.
Let's cut through the noise together. Go to https://groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount.
0:00 We got em!
0:41 Opening monologue
2:17 Ad
3:20 Ayman’s GQ thirst trap
4:05 The post-9/11 newsroom
16:10 The post-Trump newsroom
18:17 Having a moral North Star as a journalist
20:38 War reporting
24:44 Ads
25:52 Why “kill the bad guys” doesn’t work
29:34 How America has impacted Iraq
31:41 The 2001 AUMF is still being used
33:55 2 years in Gaza
36:01 The 2014 Gaza beach killings
40:51 The use of white phosphorus in Gaza
42:42 Journalists killed in Gaza
46:27 Ads
49:13 Reporting in Egypt
54:48 Iran war update
56:24 America’s military-first attitude
1:00:00 Ayman has a special gift for Hasan…
Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj
Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam
Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin
Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman
Producer: Kayla Feng
Producer/ Copywriter: Annie Fick
Cinematographer: Austin Morales
Editors: N/V Moore & Will Feinstein
Assistant Editor: Zae Jordan
Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader
Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland
YOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP.
New to HMDK?
👉🏾 Watch past episodes Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know
👉🏾 Follow HMDK on Instagram Instagram: hmdk
👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Instagram Instagram: hasanminhaj
👉🏾 Follow Hasan on TikTok - TikTok: hasanminhaj
👉🏾 Listen to the podcast https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDo... And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe.
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THE SHOW:
Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians, public figures, financial experts, scientists, intellectuals, authors and celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers.
KEYWORDS:
Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, science interviews, financial interviews, politics interview, history interviews, culture interviews, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political, history interview, science interview
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