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Hasan sits down with actor and musician, Riz Ahmed, to talk about his new Amazon show, BAIT, the difference between American MAGA and British MAGA, and his signature quiet intensity. Let's cut through the noise together. Go to https://groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount. Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Producer: Kayla Feng Producer/ Copywriter: Annie Fick Cinematographer: Austin Morales Editor: Zae Jordan Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland YOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. 0:00 - Cold open 0:37 - Opening monologue 2:06 - Ad 3:20 - Riz’s quiet intensity 5:59 - South Asia diaspora in UK vs. US 10:18 - South Asian representation in UK vs. US 13:12 - MAGA in UK vs. US 16:42 - Dead Empire vs. Dying Empire 19:20 - Bait - now streaming on Amazon 28:55 - Episode 1: “Don’t provoke them” 32:48 - Ad 33:52 - Riz embraces his AMC Nicole Kidman 38:52 - Episode 2: “The real change happens in there” 44:53 - Episode 3: The arrogance of the representer 51:00 - Qawwali music in Bait New to HMDK? 👉🏾 Watch past episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6linSnhLs0dd6APJS0_u12PLhQoRXD3 👉🏾 Follow HMDK on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hmdk 👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hasanminhaj 👉🏾 Follow Hasan on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hasanminhaj 👉🏾 Listen to the podcast https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDoesntKnowYT And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians, public figures, financial experts, scientists, intellectuals, authors and celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, science interviews, financial interviews, politics interview, history interviews, culture interviews, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political, history interview, science interview