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'Election Anxiety' and Fears of a 'Civil War', with Nick Offerman

'Election Anxiety' and Fears of a 'Civil War', with Nick Offerman

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

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It's less than a week until the 2024 US presidential election and
who better to discuss the government with than 'Parks and Rec'
star and comedian Nick Offerman. The last time Mehdi spoke with
Nick about current events was back in May 2021, right before Nick
was to testify before Congress about the Covid-19 vaccine. More
recently, Nick released a couple of comedic songs to encourage
Americans to vote for Kamala Harris and defeat Donald Trump
(hopefully) forever.

Mehdi and Nick rant about the Donald Trump x Elon Musk teamup and
the influence of corporate money on our media and politics. "The
corporate interests that generally own the mainstream media so
that no matter what messaging you get, it's never the fully
straight dope," Nick tells Mehdi. "You can count the politicians
in Congress who aren't taking corporate money on two fingers."

Mehdi asks Nick about his recent role playing the president of
the United States in Alex Garland's hit film 'Civil War' and what
Americans can learn from the cautionary tale about the waning
days of a civil war fought on US soil. When discussing Trump,
Nick humorously describes in graphic detail what he imagines the
former president does on his golden toilet. They finish the
conversation discussing the strengths and flaws of the Harris
campaign, including her stance on Gaza and US arms sales to
Israel.

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CREDITS:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Nick Offerman

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali