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The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19, 2020, winning an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward, Peabody Award, and two Webby Awards along the way. The show was officially cancelled on August 18, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Hasan's Twitter]]. However, all episodes of the show are available to watch on the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObk_g1hQBy0RKKriVX_zOQ Netflix is a Joke]] [=YouTube=] channel, alongside additional content such as ''Deep Cuts'', where he answers questions from his audience.

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The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19, 2020, winning an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward, MediaNotes/EmmyAward, Peabody Award, and two Webby Awards along the way. The show was officially cancelled on August 18, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Hasan's Twitter]]. However, all episodes of the show are available to watch on the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObk_g1hQBy0RKKriVX_zOQ Netflix is a Joke]] [=YouTube=] channel, alongside additional content such as ''Deep Cuts'', where he answers questions from his audience.
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The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Hasan's Twitter]]. However, all episodes of the show are available to watch on the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObk_g1hQBy0RKKriVX_zOQ Netflix is a Joke]] [=YouTube=] channel, alongside additional content such as ''Deep Cuts'', where he answers questions from his audience.

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The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19, 2020.2020, winning an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward, Peabody Award, and two Webby Awards along the way. The show was officially cancelled on August 18, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Hasan's Twitter]]. However, all episodes of the show are available to watch on the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObk_g1hQBy0RKKriVX_zOQ Netflix is a Joke]] [=YouTube=] channel, alongside additional content such as ''Deep Cuts'', where he answers questions from his audience.



* InsaneTrollLogic: In the Debt Fucked game show segment in "Student Loans", the game show announcer stated that forbearance is a worse option than an income-based repayment (IBR) plan because forbearance would drive up a borrower's amount of interest required and so an IBR plan would better. The truth is an IBR plan would also drive up a borrower's amount of interest required.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: In the Debt Fucked "Debt Fucked" game show segment in "Student Loans", the game show announcer stated that forbearance is a worse option than an income-based repayment (IBR) plan because forbearance would drive up a borrower's amount of interest required and so an IBR plan would better. The truth is an IBR plan would also drive up a borrower's amount of interest required.



** The episode about fentanyl has some particularly dark and somber moments as Hasan talks about how he personally knew not just one, but ''multiple'' people who have died from accidental fentanyl overdoses.

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** The episode about fentanyl has some particularly dark and somber moments as Hasan talks about how he personally knew not just one, one but ''multiple'' people who have died from accidental fentanyl overdoses.



* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Criticizing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in the show's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUhbZdvtzcw second episode]] resulted in that episode being pulled by Creator/{{Netflix}} in Saudi Arabia. This only increased public awareness of the show and even got ''bipartisan'' support for the show in the US, which is talked about in a subsequent episode.

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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: {{Invoked|Trope}}. Criticizing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in the show's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUhbZdvtzcw second episode]] resulted in that episode being pulled by Creator/{{Netflix}} in Saudi Arabia. This only increased public awareness of the show and even got ''bipartisan'' support for the show in the US, US from ''both sides'' of the political aisle, which is was talked about in a subsequent episode.
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** Hasan admits that his episode about the shopping website Amazon is this trope since all Netflix shows are hosted on Amazon-owned servers.
** On the episode about fast fashion (clothes that are designed quickly to capture current fashion trends) and how the high volume of clothing produced by it contributes to pollution, Hasan claims that nobody needs such a high volume of clothing... before the Netflix logo appears behind him; Netflix of course being known for its high volume of programming.
** In one segment arguing that the United States should be run by somebody like NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, he notes that Silver stood his ground when China stopped broadcasting NBA games after a general manager showed support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, even though the NBA could lose $400 million because of it. Hasan then wonders what kind of corporation was willing to lose money standing up to a dictator... and he isn't able to finish the word "dictator" before being cut off by the Netflix logo, referencing how Netflix complied with Saudi Arabia's order to ban an episode in the country that was critical of the Saudi Arabian monarchy.

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** Hasan admits that his episode about the shopping website Amazon is this trope this, since all Netflix shows are hosted on Amazon-owned servers.
** On the episode about fast fashion (clothes fashion[[note]]clothes that are designed quickly to capture current fashion trends) trends[[/note]] and how the high volume of clothing produced by it contributes to pollution, Hasan claims that nobody needs such that much new stuff ever­y week and that no other business runs on a high volume of clothing... similar model...before the Netflix logo appears behind him; Netflix of course being known for its high volume of programming.
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** In one segment arguing that the United States should be run by somebody like NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, he notes that Silver stood his ground when China stopped broadcasting NBA games after a general manager showed support for the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, even though the NBA could lose $400 million because of it. Hasan then wonders what kind of corporation was willing to lose money standing up to a dictator... and he isn't able to finish the word "dictator" before being cut off by the Netflix logo, referencing nodding to how Netflix complied with Saudi Arabia's order to ban an episode in the country that was critical of the Saudi Arabian monarchy.



* CrapsaccharineWorld: Many episodes expose America as this. Behind the PatrioticFervor and good reputation there are a lot of problems on a legal and sociopolitical level.

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Many episodes expose America as this. Behind the PatrioticFervor and good reputation reputation, there are a lot of problems on a legal and sociopolitical level.
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* DisproportionateCelebration: Ryan Belz, the contestant from ''Price Is Right'' who went ballistic and cheered on over merely the privilege to play Plinko. When Hasan interviewed him, Ryan revealed the Plinko money didn't even cover a fourth of his $130,000 student debt.

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* DisproportionateCelebration: Ryan Belz, the contestant from ''Price Is Right'' who went ballistic and cheered on over merely the privilege to play Plinko. When Hasan interviewed him, Ryan revealed the Plinko money didn't even cover a fourth fifth of his $130,000 student debt.debt of over $160,000.
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* DisproportionateCelebration: Ryan Belz, the contestant from ''Price Is Right'' who went ballistic and cheered on over merely the privilege to play Plinko. When Hasan interviewed him, Ryan revealed the Plinko money didn't even cover a fourth of his $130,000 student debt.
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Yes, they may have named the first political talk show hosted by an Indian-American Muslim after [[SinisterSurveillance controversial legislation]] enacted by the UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush administration to supposedly fight America's [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War on Terror]]. That doesn't ''necessarily'' mean they're trying to be provocative...

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Yes, And yes, they may have named the first political talk show hosted by an Indian-American Muslim after [[SinisterSurveillance controversial legislation]] enacted by the UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush administration to supposedly fight America's [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War on Terror]]. That doesn't ''necessarily'' mean they're trying to be provocative...
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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or "woke [[Website/{{Ted}} TED Talk]]") hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj. The show streamed weekly on Creator/{{Netflix}} from 2018 to 2020.

The show aimed to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity," with Hasan striving to strike a balance between "timely and timeless" that would distinguish the show from other political satire of its ilk. Each episode consisted of Hasan tackling a single topic in-depth, which could be as light as hypebeast culture and music streaming or as serious as systemic corruption on nationwide and global scales.

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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual "[[PoliticalProgrammes visual investigative comedy podcast"]] podcast]]" or "woke [[Website/{{Ted}} TED Talk]]") hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj. The show streamed weekly on Creator/{{Netflix}} from 2018 to 2020.

The show aimed to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity," sincerity", with Hasan striving to strike a balance between "timely "timely" and timeless" "timeless" that would distinguish the show from other political satire of its ilk. Each episode consisted of Hasan tackling a single topic in-depth, which could be as light as hypebeast culture and music streaming or as serious as systemic corruption on nationwide and global scales.
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-->-- '''Hasan''' after the Saudi Arabian government ordered Creator/{{Netflix}} to remove the episode that critizes the country's Crown Prince

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-->-- '''Hasan''' after the Saudi Arabian government ordered Creator/{{Netflix}} to remove the episode that critizes criticizes the country's Crown Prince
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: His short special episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_FE78X-qdY responding to the death of George Floyd]] is devoid of his usual humour (though some potentially darkly-comic SmashCut instances are still there), and his message is definitely dripping with SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: His short special episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_FE78X-qdY responding to the death of George Floyd]] is devoid of his usual humour (though some potentially darkly-comic SmashCut instances are still there), and his message is definitely dripping with SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.there).

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* ItsPersonal: The episode about fentanyl has some particularly dark and somber moments as Hasan talks about how he personally knew not just one, but ''multiple'' people who have died from accidental fentanyl overdoses.

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The episode about fentanyl has some particularly dark and somber moments as Hasan talks about how he personally knew not just one, but ''multiple'' people who have died from accidental fentanyl overdoses.



-->'''Hasan:''' I used to not take my mental health seriously. I pushed it to the side for years because I was so focused on my career. I thought anxiety and panic attacks were totally normal. I was like: "look, a constant state of panic will give me an edge. If my heart feels like it's exploding, that's how I know I'm alive."

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-->'''Hasan:''' --->'''Hasan:''' I used to not take my mental health seriously. I pushed it to the side for years because I was so focused on my career. I thought anxiety and panic attacks were totally normal. I was like: "look, like, "Look, a constant state of panic will give me an edge. If my heart feels like it's exploding, that's how I know I'm alive."



* MotorMouth: His normal speech has a moderately impressive words per minute rate, even before he occasionally goes all out (eg. when he summarised the conflict in Yemen in under 40 seconds).

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* MotorMouth: His normal speech has a moderately impressive words per minute rate, even before he occasionally goes all out (eg.(e.g. when he summarised the conflict in Yemen in under 40 seconds).



-->'''Hasan:''' For the first time in my life, I was a bipartisan icon. … Even Breitbart defended me! ''Breitbart!'' Do you know how hard it was for Breitbart? They would look at picture of me and MBS and be like, "Which one is browner?"

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-->'''Hasan:''' For the first time in my life, I was a bipartisan icon. … Even Breitbart defended me! ''Breitbart!'' Do you know how hard it was for Breitbart? They would look at picture pictures of me and MBS and be like, "Which one is browner?"

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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj that streamed weekly on Creator/{{Netflix}} from 2018 to 2020. It aimed to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."

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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or "woke [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) Talk]]") hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj that Creator/HasanMinhaj. The show streamed weekly on Creator/{{Netflix}} from 2018 to 2020. It 2020.

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aimed to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."
sincerity," with Hasan striving to strike a balance between "timely and timeless" that would distinguish the show from other political satire of its ilk. Each episode consisted of Hasan tackling a single topic in-depth, which could be as light as hypebeast culture and music streaming or as serious as systemic corruption on nationwide and global scales.



The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Minhaj's twitter]].

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The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Minhaj's twitter]].Hasan's Twitter]]. However, all episodes of the show are available to watch on the [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObk_g1hQBy0RKKriVX_zOQ Netflix is a Joke]] [=YouTube=] channel, alongside additional content such as ''Deep Cuts'', where he answers questions from his audience.
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** In a segment about return free tax filing, Hasan introduces a website the show made to make finding free tax filing options easier to find online. He goes on to talk about the website's Tax Avoidance Hall of Fame, full of big companies that don't pay any income tax, like Amazon, Halliburton and... Netflix.

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** In a segment about return free tax filing, Hasan introduces a website the show made to make finding free tax filing options easier to find online. He goes on to talk about the website's Tax Avoidance Hall of Fame, full of big companies that don't pay any income tax, like Amazon, Halliburton and... Netflix. Keep in mind, this ended up being ''the last episode'' of the series, as Netflix announced its cancellation a month after.
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* CouchGag / FreezeFrameBonus: If you look very closely during the intro, you will realize one of the protest signs seen on it is different in each episode, and each message is related to the topic that will be discussed in the episode.

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* CouchGag / FreezeFrameBonus: CouchGag: [[FreezeFrameBonus If you look very closely during the intro, intro]], you will realize one of the protest signs seen on it is different in each episode, and each message is related to the topic that will be discussed in the episode.
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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' (2018-2020) was an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj streamed weekly on Creator/{{Netflix}}. It aimed to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."

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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' (2018-2020) was is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj that streamed weekly on Creator/{{Netflix}}.Creator/{{Netflix}} from 2018 to 2020. It aimed to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."



The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19th, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18th, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Minhaj's twitter]].

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The show ran for six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19th, 19, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18th, 18, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Minhaj's twitter]].
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The show ran for two seasons and streamed its final episode on July 19th, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18th, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Minhaj's twitter]].

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The show ran for two six seasons with 40 full episodes and streamed its final episode on July 19th, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18th, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Minhaj's twitter]].

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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj with a new episode streamed each week on Creator/{{Netflix}}. It aims to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."

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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is (2018-2020) was an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj with a new episode streamed each week weekly on Creator/{{Netflix}}. It aims aimed to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."


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The show ran for two seasons and streamed its final episode on July 19th, 2020. The show was officially cancelled on August 18th, 2020, according to an announcement made on [[https://twitter.com/hasanminhaj/status/1295726954751168517 Minhaj's twitter]].

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* CouchGag / FreezeFrameBonus: If you look very closely during the intro, you will realize one of the protest signs seen on it is different in each episode, and each message is related to the topic that will be discussed in the episode.



* CouchGag / FreezeFrameBonus: If you look very closely during the intro, you will realize one of the protest signs seen on it is different in each episode, and each message is related to the topic that will be discussed in the episode.
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* CouchGag / FreezeFrameBonus: If you look very closely during the intro, you will realize one of the protest signs seen on it is different in each episode, and each message is related to the topic that will be discussed in the episode.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: In the Debt Fucked game show segment in "Student Loans", the game show announcer stated that forbearance is a worse option than an income-based repayment (IBR) plan because forbearance would drive up a borrower's amount of interest required and so an IBR plan would better. The truth is an IBR plan would also drive up a borrower's amount of interest required.
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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) hosted by Creator/HasanMinhaj with a new episode streamed each week on Creator/{{Netflix}}. It aims to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."

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''Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj'' is an American comedy web television talk show (aka [[PoliticalProgrammes "visual investigative comedy podcast"]] or [[Website/{{Ted}} "Woke TED Talk"]]) hosted by former ''Series/TheDailyShow'' correspondent Creator/HasanMinhaj with a new episode streamed each week on Creator/{{Netflix}}. It aims to "explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity."
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** In a segment about return free tax filing, Hasan introduces a website the show made to make finding free tax filing options easier to find online. He goes on to talk about the website's Tax Avoidance Hall of Fame, full of big companies that don't pay any income tax, like Amazon, Halliburton and... Netflix.
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Yes, they may have named the first political talk show hosted by an Indian-American Muslim after [[SinisterSurveillance controversial legislation]] enacted by the UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush administration to supposedly fight America's [[TheWarOnTerror War on Terror]]. That doesn't ''necessarily'' mean they're trying to be provocative...

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Yes, they may have named the first political talk show hosted by an Indian-American Muslim after [[SinisterSurveillance controversial legislation]] enacted by the UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush administration to supposedly fight America's [[TheWarOnTerror [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror War on Terror]]. That doesn't ''necessarily'' mean they're trying to be provocative...

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* ItsPersonal: The episode about fentanyl has some particularly dark and somber moments as Hasan talks about how he personally knew not just one, but ''multiple'' people who have died from accidental overdoses of fentanyl.

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* ItsPersonal: The episode about fentanyl has some particularly dark and somber moments as Hasan talks about how he personally knew not just one, but ''multiple'' people who have died from accidental overdoses fentanyl overdoses.
** In the episode about mental health, Hasan mentions that the subject hits close to home for him, as he has struggled with anxiety and panic attacks himself, and that he has benefitted a lot from therapy.
-->'''Hasan:''' I used to not take my mental health seriously. I pushed it to the side for years because I was so focused on my career. I thought anxiety and panic attacks were totally normal. I was like: "look, a constant state
of fentanyl.panic will give me an edge. If my heart feels like it's exploding, that's how I know I'm alive."

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