Mehdi Unfiltered

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  Two 9/11 Mothers Remember Their Children Killed 25 Years Ago 20.09.2026 16min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by the mothers of two victims of the Twin Towers attack to reflect on their loss and the culture of fear and Islamophobia that has proliferated since.   SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  Are Democrats Turning Against Israel - or Jews? Two Leading Jewish Voices Debate Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism 17.09.2026 47min

  Joel Rubin and Peter Beinart go head-to-head on dwindling Democratic Party support for Israel as well as the conflation of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment in this 'Mehdi Unfiltered' debate.   SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo
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  He Lost His Father on 9/11. 25 Years Later, He Is Part of a Lawsuit Against Saudi Arabia 14.09.2026 23min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Brett Eagleson to discuss the alleged 'cover up' of Saudi Arabia's role and calls to ban NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 9/11 commemoration. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  How Islamophobia Was Built Into U.S. Policy and Law Even Before 9/11 08.09.2026 22min

  Constant surveillance, anti-immigration policies, and open hatred… Has Islamophobia in the U.S. gotten worse since 9/11? And did anti-Muslim bigotry in America exist long before then? In this 'Mehdi Unfiltered' conversation, Rozina Ali, journalist and the author of a new book on Islamophobia, joins Mehdi to examine the manufacturing of anti-Muslim hatred in America, and its dangerous amplification in the Trump and post-Oct. 7 eras. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan  
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  Here's How You Tax the Billionaires 02.09.2026 23min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by economist Gabriel Zucman to discuss why opponents of California's billionaire tax are wrong, how to get Bezos and Musk to pay their fair share, and whether the UK's Andy Burnham should opt for a wealth tax.   SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  Pakistanis 'Massively Disappointed' in Trump and the U.S., Says Top Imran Khan Adviser 01.09.2026 18min

  Zulfi Bukhari gives Mehdi an update on the former Pakistani prime minister's health, the crackdown on his party, and whether Trump conned Pakistani supporters. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  Meet the Former Trump White House Lawyer Who Says Our Democracy Could Be 'Screwed' in 2026 01.09.2026 30min

  Ty Cobb, who represented the Trump White House during the Mueller investigation, questions whether democracy will survive the midterms and accuses Trump of 'unprecedented' corruption. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  Mehdi Challenges Hunter Biden on Gaza, the 2024 Election, Democrats, and His Own Regrets 01.09.2026 1h 5min

  In a no-holds-barred, hour-long, in-person conversation in LA, Hunter Biden talks to Mehdi about his addiction, corruption allegations, the Trumps, Gaza, his father's disastrous reelection campaign, and more. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered  FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo
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  Mehdi Debates Pete Hegseth's Christian Nationalist Pastor Ally 24.08.2026 1h 1min

  Mehdi challenges Pastor Douglas Wilson – who preached at Pete Hegseth's Pentagon this year – on women's rights, gay rights, Muslims, slavery, and whether the U.S. Constitution is a Christian document. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  Did COVID-19 Actually Come From a Lab? Two Top Scientists Debate Its Origins 13.08.2026 46min

  Anti-science Republicans are once again asserting that COVID-19 came from a lab. But does the 'lab leak' theory have any actual scientific merit? Doctors Angela Rasmussen and Ashish Jha discuss.  SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  Is a New, Expanded Progressive 'Squad' Coming to Congress in 2027? 13.08.2026 16min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Justice Democrats' communications director Usamah Andrabi to discuss the recent primary upsets, his left-wing organization's relationship with the DSA, and how Dem candidates have successfully stood up to corporate PAC money. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo
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  AIPAC Exposed: Mehdi Speaks to Authors of New Book on the Israel Lobby 11.08.2026 35min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by co-authors of the new book  'Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power,' to discuss the lobby's changing and destructive influence in the U.S.   SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  DEBUNKED: Why This Pro-Israel NYT Columnist Is WRONG About Gaza 06.08.2026 14min

  Mehdi brings receipts to rebut Bret Stephens's viral argument and explains why Israel is undeniably committing genocide in Gaza.  SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  Are AIPAC and Haley Stevens... Working Together? 31.07.2026 3min

  Mehdi explains in this video why it's no coincidence that AIPAC's ads look exactly like what pro-Israel candidate Stevens has been asking for, despite campaign finance laws banning any coordination. 
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  This Congressman Went From Republican to Independent. But How "Independent" Is He? 27.07.2026 28min

  In this interview, Mehdi challenges U.S. Congressman Kevin Kiley on his decision to leave the Republican Party, specifically asking him whether it was because he is now running for re-election in one of the five California districts Governor Gavin Newsom gerrymandered in favor of Democrats. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  'Logical' That Iran Might Now Want Nukes, Says Biden's Former Envoy to Iran 23.07.2026 26min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by Joe Biden's Former Envoy to Iran to discuss the escalating war between the U.S. and Iran, why Israel is now choosing to sit on the sidelines, and his former colleagues who now express regret over their role in fueling the genocide in Gaza.   SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  'Five-Alarm Fire': Top Senate Democrat on 'Corrupt' Elections, AIPAC Funding, and Ending the Iran War 23.07.2026 26min

  In this episode of 'Mehdi Unfiltered,' Mehdi challenges Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, the pro-Israel vice-chair of the Senate Intel Committee, on why he won't say genocide, the future of ICE, and whether the Dems should be the 'antiwar party.' SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo
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  Could This Be America's First Democratic Socialist Governor? 19.07.2026 24min

  In politics, the state of Wisconsin is generally known for its swing state voters, razor-thin margins, and in the past decade, its back-and-forth support for U.S. President Donald Trump. But democratic socialist and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong has a different perspective. Watch Mehdi and Hong discuss her campaign, as she attempts to beat out establishment Democrats in the state's primary and become the U.S.'s first democratic socialist governor. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo
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  This Famous Indian Journalist Has a Warning for the U.S. Media Under Trump 16.07.2026 20min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by journalist Sreenivasan Jain, who left Indian mainstream media after his channel's corporate takeover, to discuss the state of press freedom in India versus the U.S.   SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo  
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  I Saw Terrorization of the Palestinians: U.S. Congressman Detained by Settlers 14.07.2026 33min

  In this week's segment from Mehdi Unfiltered, Mehdi is joined by California Congressman Ro Khanna after Israeli settlers and soldiers detained him in the West Bank.    SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: https://zeteo.com/subscribe   WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered   FIND ZETEO: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews   FIND MEHDI: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan   To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/Zeteo