We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends

We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends

Hosted by Mehdi Hasan and Mehdi · Zeteo

3.5from 2,381 ratings

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47Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
54
Episodes
51
Transcribed
2,381
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2024
First episode

About We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends

We're Not Kidding is a show where funny people talk about serious things, hosted by Zeteo founder Mehdi Hasan and regularly featuring internationally acclaimed comedian Bassem Youssef.

Publisher
Zeteo
Category
comedy · news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
23 Apr 2024
Latest episode
4 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

51 of 54 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Mo Amer and Mehdi Talk Palestine, Comedy, Netflix, and DJ Khaled, LIVE in Houston!

  2. 21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    'She-Hulk' Actor Tatiana Maslany on Israel's Genocide, AI in Hollywood, and… Canada

  3. 18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Socialists Are Winning Elections — Mehdi & Sam Seder Explain Why

Inside a recent episode

Mo Amer and Mehdi Talk Palestine, Comedy, Netflix, and DJ Khaled, LIVE in Houston!

Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Just to have a scene between my fictionalized mom and my sister, which is very real and very grounded, I just remember just making sure that she went to a really emotional place and at the right moment told her to stop before she broke down. and to have that conversation and the rewrites that went down. […]

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Who has been a guest on We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Mo Amer
  • Tatiana Maslany
  • Sam Seder
  • Mary Beth Barone
  • Hasan Piker

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
496 ratings
Spotify
3.2 / 5
1,885 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality
38
Social presence
97
YouTube
0
Engagement
91

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Questions about We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends

Who hosts We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends?

Mehdi Hasan and Mehdi host the show. Published by Zeteo.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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