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'Put a Trump Tower in Iran' - Maz Jobrani on Middle East Wars and the US Immigrant Experience

'Put a Trump Tower in Iran' - Maz Jobrani on Middle East Wars and the US Immigrant Experience

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In the last 20 years, Middle Eastern representation in American
culture has gone from absolutely horrendous to… somewhat decent.
Instead of TV shows like '24' and 'Homeland', we now have 'Ramy'
and 'Mo'. But before ANY of that, there was Iranian-American
comedian Maz Jobrani, this week's co-host of
'We're Not Kidding', who has been paving the way for Middle
Eastern comics since the late 90s.

In this heartfelt conversation, Maz tells Mehdi about his
lifelong struggle of representing his home country while trying
to assimilate to American culture. Maz also discusses the
challenges of beginning his comedy career during the post-9/11
era, and being a part of the groundbreaking 'Axis of Evil' comedy
tour during a time of rampant Islamophobia in the US.

Maz and Mehdi also unpack Donald Trump's
"inhumane" immigration policy of mass detentions
and deportations. As an outspoken advocate for immigrant rights,
Maz slams the Trump admin for its abject cruelty and
stupidity.

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CREDITS:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Maz Jobrani

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

Outlining: Khaleel Rahman

Research: Selma Zuaiter