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Every book Mehdi Hasan recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Mehdi Hasan has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of July 22, 2021.
- Mehdi Hasan has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of July 22, 2021.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of July 22, 2021.
- The 3 books Mehdi Hasan has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 22, 2021: How Democracies Die, Mein Kampf and The art of John Bolton.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Mehdi Hasan aired on July 22, 2021.
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Mehdi Hasan referenced several prominent books across multiple podcast appearances to address political threats and historical precedents. On Pod Save America, he cited Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt's How Democracies Die to emphasize the dangers posed to American democracy by the modern Republican Party. In the same podcast series, Hasan discussed John Bolton's book regarding foreign policy decisions under the Trump administration, and referenced Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf while examining historical connections to fascist policies and Jim Crow laws.
Books Mehdi Hasan recommended or discussed
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How Democracies Die
Recommended“this is what stephen uh this is what um daniel zibla and steve levitsky the political scientist who wrote how democracies die”
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Mein Kampf
Discussed“in fact hitler paid tribute to jim crow laws in mind camp when he was writing mind cam”
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The art of John Bolton
Discussed“We know from john bolton's book that donald trump encouraged president xi jinping to build camps to put muslims in donald trump the president united states encouraged genocide abroad”
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Books Mehdi Hasan wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Hasan and Jon Favreau React to Joe Biden's Town Hall | Pod Save America | Pod Save America | 2021-07-22 | 1 |
| 99 days to the election (with Mehdi Hasan). | Pod Save America | 2020-07-27 | 2 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged Win Every Argument
“I pitch my company win every argument which is out in paperback this week and I quote a line in there”
Plugged Win Every Argument
“And you're so right to remind me of the ad, and I'm going to do a pitch for my book now; I pitch my company, Win Every Argument, which is out in paperback this week, and I quote a line in there: Peter Mandelson, John, you may remember him—very famous British politician, one of Tony Blair's top communications advisers—he used”
Plugged Debates
“I mean as you know John I just wrote a book about arguing debate”