BASSEM YOUSSEF: Revolution, Reinvention & Defying Expectations | Sarde (after dinner) Podcast #28

Bassem Youssef is a Doctor, satirist & veganism advocate
باسم يوسف طبيب، ناقد ساخر، نباتي

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Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative.

The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life.
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Edited by Dana Abessamad

00:00 – Projections, Nostalgia and the toxic attachment to the past
09 :14 – Why Bassem left Egypt
11:47 – Starting from scratch in USA
15:51 – The difference between English & Arabic Comedy
16:18 – The plant-based diet therapy
24:39 – Social/Cultural Norms of food
26:47 – Trauma from the Egyptian revolution
28:41 – The imposter syndrome
33:19 – Black Mamba Mentality
35:27 – The dairy and Big Pharma Lobby
38:37 – Dairy, Keto diet and Paleo diet
42:39 – The plant-based diet, the benefits and the rumors
47:08 – Going out from your comfort zone, defying expectations for yourself and forgiving yourself
49:21 – 2021 resolution: Happiness, Comfort, Truth
51:00 – Will Bassem go back to Egypt?
51:54 – The Difference between Egypt & Lebanon
53:09 – Are Arabs cursed?
54:42 – There is a price to pay in the end…