Mehdi Unfiltered

Mar 06 2025 73 ep. 21 mins 276

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A new weekly show that delivers unfiltered news, bold opinions, and challenging interviews you won't find elsewhere.

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Who Are ‘JINO Jews’ and Why Do Conservatives Hate Them?

Mar 06 2025 7 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comAntisemitism is sadly very much alive and well in the US, but conservatives want you to believe it is located in the placard-waving crowds at pro-Palestine rallies, or the student protests on college campuses, rather than within their own bigoted ranks, where talk of ‘great replacement’ and Nazi-looking salu

Mehdi vs Pro-Israel Ex-Congressman in Heated Interview on Gaza

Mar 03 2025 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comIn Part Two of Mehdi’s interview with Joe Walsh, the former Republican congressman turned Never-Trumper, Mehdi challenges Walsh on his support for Israel’s war on Gaza. Mehdi presses Walsh on his use of the term “genocide” to describe Russia’s attack on Ukraine but his refusal to apply it to Israel’s

‘Trump and MAGA Want Violence’: Civil War Warning From Ex-GOP Lawmaker

Feb 28 2025 14 mins

“I think Americans are going to take to the streets. There's part of me that believes Trump wants Americans to take to the streets, because Trump wants to use the military.” - Joe WalshFormer Republican Congressman Joe Walsh was once a proud ally of the right-wing Tea Party – the movement that many believe paved the way for Donald Trump.But today, Walsh is no fan of Trump. In

Eric Adams ‘Cannot Lead This City’: Mayor’s Potential Replacement Speaks Out

Feb 27 2025 13 mins

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ days seem to be numbered as he faces mounting pressure – from New Yorkers and beyond – to resign.The embattled mayor had faced charges related to bribery, campaign finance violations, and conspiracy offenses - until that is, the Trump DOJ stopped the charges against Adams just two months before his trial, in return for the mayor’s support for

‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’

Feb 25 2025 11 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comAward-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad has just released his first non-fiction book titled One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. The book follows his previous fiction novel, American War, which was named by the BBC as one of 100 novels that shaped our world.The book’s title, inspir

‘Palestine Is a Case of Criminally Postponed Decolonization’: Indian Author Pankaj Mishra on Gaza, Censorship, and India’s Parallels to Israel

Feb 14 2025 6 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.com“As citizens of democracies, we will be primarily concerned with situations where our own governments…our own political classes, our media classes are complicit. And that is what is going to outrage us long before we get outraged about what is happening in East Timor or Myanmar.”That’s just one of the ma

'Taking Food From People Who Are Starving': Ben & Jerry's Founder Speaks to Mehdi on USAID Cuts

Feb 13 2025 4 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comDonald Trump hasn’t even been in office for a month, and already, his administration is dismantling key agencies of the federal government, including USAID. Much of this work is being done by shadow president Elon Musk, whose so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been wreaking havoc on key s

‘The Level of Stupidity is Embarrassing’: Rep. Ilhan Omar on Musk and the GOP’s Attacks on Her

Feb 12 2025 5 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comLast week, Democratic Congresswoman and ‘Squad’ member Ilhan Omar became Elon Musk’s latest target on Twitter, after he falsely accused her of breaking the law for sharing legal advice to undocumented immigrants.In this interview on ‘Mehdi Unfiltered,’ Rep. Omar sits down with Mehdi to discuss Musk’s

‘Apartheid on Steroids’: South African Ambassador on Gaza, Musk, and Trump Cutting Off Aid

Feb 11 2025 6 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comLast week, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing US aid to South Africa, saying that their new land ownership law – meant to address the legacy of apartheid – “blatantly discriminates against ethnic minority Afrikaners.” This came just days after Elon Musk railed against the law on

‘The Whole World Feels Really Dystopian’: Award-Winning Director Asif Kapadia on the Inspiration Behind His New Film, ‘2073’

Feb 10 2025 17 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comDo you ever wonder where the world will be in 50 years?This is the key question that award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia – best known for his films ‘Diego Maradona’, ‘Amy’ and ‘Senna’ – seeks to answer in his newest work, ‘2073.’ And the answer is a lot scarier than perhaps the flying cars w