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We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends Podcast
Politics, Sport, and Free Speech Hypocrisy, with Jemele Hill

Politics, Sport, and Free Speech Hypocrisy, with Jemele Hill

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 1 Jahr

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Live from New York — it's 'We're Not Kidding'! This past week,
Mehdi traveled to the 'On Air Fest' in Brooklyn for a very
special LIVE taping of 'WNK' with award-winning sports journalist
and broadcaster Jemele Hill. You may remember Jemele from
the first Trump administration, when political 'nepo baby'
and then-White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
called for ESPN to fire Jemele for calling Donald Trump a white
supremacist.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Mehdi and Jemele discuss Trump
and Elon Musk's recent attacks on the press and the dangerous
behavior of mainstream journalists who value access over
solidarity. They also dig into the crucial intersection of sports
and politics, including Trump's historic Super Bowl appearance,
the capitulation of (some) professional sports leagues, the 2026
FIFA World Cup and 2028 Summer Olympics, and whether the NFL is
responsible for Trump running for president. "To be honest, I
sort of blame the NFL because we have to deal with Trump in this
capacity," Jemele says. Intriguing, right?

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'Spolitics' with Jemele Hill:
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CREDITS:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Jemele Hill

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

Special thanks: Stephen Wentzell