#378 Miss August Antisemite with Bassem Youssef

From The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi by Vox Media Podcast Network

June 9, 2026 · 1h 55m

About this episode

Comedian Bassem Youssef discusses the challenges of being a surgeon and salsa teacher while navigating the political media landscape in Egypt.

Comedian Bassem Youssef joins to share the downsides of being a surgeon by day and salsa teacher by night, the steep price of being a comedian in Egypt, holding your own in a treacherous political media landscape, and why preface texting has gotta stop. Follow Bassem Youssef on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and X See Bassem Youssef in a city near you: https://bassemyoussef.xyz/ -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: ⁠⁠⁠https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast⁠⁠⁠ -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music…

People in this episode

Host: Gianmarco Soresi

Guest: Bassem Youssef

Topics covered

comedy
politics
media
Egypt
surgery
salsa dancing

Keywords

Bassem Youssef
comedy
Egypt
politics
surgery
salsa
media

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