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Every book Bassem Youssef recommended on podcasts
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Bassem Youssef appears on, in one place — not just one.
Bassem Youssef’s most recommended books
- By way of deception by Claire Hoy
- The Protocols of the Elders of Zion by Victor, E Marsden
- Anna and Dr Helmy by Ronen Steinke
- Barack Obama in his own words by Barack Obama
- Der Muslim und die Jüdin by Ronen Steinke
- Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu ou La politique de .. by Maurice Joly
- Forcing the Hand of God by Jacquie Ream
- Who Is Barack Obama? by Roberta Edwards, Who HQ
Bassem Youssef is an Egyptian-American comedian, television host, actor, and former cardiothoracic surgeon who rose to international prominence for hosting the satirical news program Al Bernameg. During podcast appearances, Youssef discussed several books in relation to history, politics, and media projects. On Lex Fridman Podcast, he referenced Victor E. Marsden's translation of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion regarding its popularity in the Arab world, Jacquie Ream's Forcing the Hand of God in the context of Christian Zionists, and Ronen Steinke's Der Muslim und die Jüdin (translated into English as Anna and Dr. Helmy), noting that he purchased the rights to turn it into a movie. He also mentioned Roberta Edwards's Who Is Barack Obama? and Claire Hoy and Victor Ostrovsky's By Way of Deception. On The This Past Weekend podcast with Theo Von, Youssef discussed Barack Obama in His Own Words by Barack Obama alongside By Way of Deception. Finally, on Candace, he again mentioned Victor Ostrovsky's book to illustrate alleged Mossad intelligence operations.
Books recommended by Bassem Youssef
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By way of deception
By way of deception by Claire Hoy and Victor Ostrovsky is a controversial memoir detailing covert operations and inner workings within the Israeli intelligence agency.
Discussed“there is a book by a Musad agent called Victor Ostrovk it's called by way of deception that in that book he said that the Israelis the Musad knew quite well about the bombing when it's going to happen”
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion by Victor E.
Discussed“When Henry Ford imported 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,' by the way, 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion' is so popular. And for obvious reasons.”
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Anna and Dr Helmy
Discussed“And that book was translated into English called "Anna and Dr. Helmy."”
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Barack Obama in his own words
Discussed“There were many tries for peace treaties, but Obama said it best in his book. He said the problem with Israel and Palestine is that one of them is very strong and one side is very weak, and there's nothing that compels me to give you land.”
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Der Muslim und die Jüdin
Discussed“That book is called "The Muslim and the Jew." And it is written by an author called Ronen Steinke.”
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Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu ou La politique de ..
Discussed“It was plagiarized from a satirical play called "Conversation in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu."”
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Forcing the Hand of God
Discussed“There's an incredible book called 'Forcing the Hands of God.' Oh, beautiful book.”
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Who Is Barack Obama?
Who Is Barack Obama? by Roberta Edwards and Who HQ provides a biographical overview of the former president's life and career for readers.
Discussed“Is there any hope here, solutions, short-term, long-term? Obama kind of summarized this beautifully in his book.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Candace x Bassem Youssef | Candace Ep 298 | Candace | 2026-01-30 | 1 |
| Bassem Youssef | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #521 | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von | 2024-07-31 | 2 |
| #424 – Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2024-04-05 | 7 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Also, actually, there was Hollywood Babylon, too.”