How Ben & Jerry’s Was Silenced on Gaza - with Ben Cohen

About this episode

Hasan Minhaj interviews Ben Cohen about activism, the ice cream industry, and protests related to Gaza.

Hasan sits down with activist and half of Ben & Jerry’s, Ben Cohen, to discuss his #FreeBenandJerrys campaign against the Magnum Ice Cream Company, hating on the military industrial complex, and his arrest for protesting Gaza at a Senate hearing.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.Head to www.squarespace.com/HASAN for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use CODE: HASAN to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.You can try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at https://ziprecruiter.com/hasan.Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan MinhajCo-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth VenkataramanujamExecutive Producer/Director: Tyler BabinExecutive Producer/Showrunner: Scott VroomanProducer: Kayla FengProducer/ Copywriter: Annie FickCinematographer: Austin MoralesEditor: Will Feinstein and NV MooreTalent Coordinator: Tanya SomanaderExecutive Assistant: Samuel PilandYOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. Thanks so much for listening to Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know. If you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe…

People in this episode

Host: Hasan Minhaj

Guest: Ben Cohen

Topics covered

• activism
• ice cream industry
• protests
• Gaza
• military industrial complex
• social justice

Keywords

• Ben Cohen
• Ben & Jerry’s
• Gaza
• protests
• activism
• military industrial complex
• Magnum Ice Cream

Sponsors

Ground News, Squarespace, ZipRecruiter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum Ice Cream Company, CNN

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