Bad Hasbara - The World's Most Moral Podcast

For the final episode of Daniel’s canoe rumspringa absence, Matt welcomes Assad Shalhoub from the Habibi House podcast to discuss the great Mamdani college application box-checking cover-up, Jonathan Greenblatt cozying up to a mid-century enthusiast who’s not into vintage furniture, and a prick invoking the Merchant of Venice.Please donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians: https://www.map.org.uk/GO SEE MATT IN NORCO, CALIFORNIA! Stand up for Palestine: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-plestine-comedy-fundraiser-tickets-1370572622609?aff=oddtdtcreatorHabibi House Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6NpGf7p6PgWeQl59fWLpbW?si=r7J7q6c9SJaO2403P87-zQMenaCreator Club: https://www.instagram.com/menacreatorclubSee Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb!August 1 in Seattle, WA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedians-francesca-fiorentini-and-matt-lieb-tickets-1354093864199August 28 in Houston, TX: https://bit.ly/mattfranhtxSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Unlocked this episode because Michael continues to be deplatformed for his Palestine advocacy. We have included all of his new social media links. Please sub![Recorded May 31st, 2025]Matt and Daniel are joined by comedian Michael Schirtzer to talk over his Instagram banishment, Piers Morgan's tête-à-tête with Israeli Ambassador to the U.K. Tzipi Hotovely, and several flagrant and lengthy violations of producer Adam’s No Accents rule.Please donate to Mercy Corps: https://www.mercycorps.org/Follow Michael on everything!Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikeyb_onX: https://x.com/MicSchirtzerYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS3iwjdWG087EHzUUP8baggMy podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePalestinePodPlease support our project on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/palestinepodSubstack: https://substack.com/@mikeybon-----Subscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week's patreon episode features comedian Freddy G and a conversation about the GHF which is allowing the slaughter of Palestinians looking for food. You can listen to the full episode on Patreon.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Matt and Daniel are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan to check out the continued hysterical Democratic meltdown over Zohran Mamdani featuring Eric Adams, Hakeem Jeffries, and Kirsten Gillibrand, and the best thing to happen at Glasto since me wellies woz properly chuffed, innit?Please donate to Islamic Relief USA: https://irusa.orgFind Pallavi Gunalan at https://www.instagram.com/pallavigunalan/See Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb!July 5 in Pasadena, CA: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-07-05-25-9-30-pmAugust 1 in Seattle, WA: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/comedians-francesca-fiorentini-and-matt-lieb-tickets-1354093864199August 28 in Houston, TX: https://bit.ly/mattfranhtxSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Here is a clip from Daniel's interview with Shaiel Ben-ephraim, someone we've made fun of a lot on this show and someone who seems to have finally turned his back on zionism. You can listen to the full episode by subscribing to the Patreon.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We had Sammy Obeid back on and you can listen to the full episode on Patreon!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Matt and Daniel are reunited and it feels so good. They’re joined by On The Line Media’s Samira Mohyeddin to discuss the Mossad’s movie villain phone threats, Israel’s casual relationship with the term ceasefire, and to watch a cat-man get dogwalked.Please donate to The Sameer Project: http://bit.ly/sameerprojFollow On The Line Media: https://www.youtube.com/@SamiraMohyeddin Subscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get  your podcasts.Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

(NOTE: This is an UNLOCKED Patreon exclusive episode. You should really join the Patreon.)Matt and Daniel are joined by music critic and creator of The Needle Drop, Anthony Fantano to get the knives out for Thom Yorke's muddled stance on Gaza and Israel, to declare Gen-X as jaded as Mila Kunis in a video for a third-tier Aerosmith song, and to definitively adjudicate the Kendrick-Drake beef by Roberts Rules of Order.Please donate to Islamic Relief USA: https://irusa.orgLIVE COMEDY SHOW DATESFriday August 1st - Francesca and Matt will be at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4kFt1xESaturday August 2nd - The Bitchuation Room LIVE in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4khBhnKHOUSTON AUGUST 28 - Francesca and Matt will be at The Punchline in Houston. Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A0062C3F8154B3FVisit Anthony's channel The Needle Drop: https://www.youtube.com/@theneedledropFind Anthony online at https://x.com/theneedledrop or https://www.instagram.com/afantanoSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

With Matt on assignment, Daniel is joined by Producer Adam and brother of the pod, journalist Aaron Maté to survey mysteriously shrouded Israeli weapons demonstrations, the purported expertise of the New York Times Editorial Board, and fittingly for an episode with 100% more Canadians than normal: a thorough investigation of things you can’t do on television (if hasbarists are watching).Please support Doctors Without Borders: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/To read Aaron's writing visit the Grayzone: https://thegrayzone.com/See Francesca Fiorentini and Matt Lieb August 28 in Houston, TX: https://bit.ly/mattfranhtxSubscribe to the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/badhasbaraWhat’s The Spin playlist: https://spoti.fi/4kjO9tLSubscribe/listen to Bad Hasbara wherever you get your podcasts.Spotify https://spoti.fi/3HgpxDmApple Podcasts https://apple.co/4kizajtSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We did a very special episode with internet's busiest music nerd Anthony Fantano of the Needle Drop. In this teaser we talk about Thom Yorke of Radiohead.Listen to the full episode right now on Patreon.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/bad-hasbara/donationsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy