Back To School with Maz Jobrani

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Are America and Iran Going to War? with Karim Sadjadpour May 28, 2019

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Are America and Iran going to war? This week we talk to Middle East expert Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace to get the answer.

Why Humans Believe False Information and Other Interesting Facts with Prof. Daniel Fessler May 21, 2019

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This week on Back to School with Maz Jobrani, Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology Daniel Fessler stops by to explain how natural selection has led to golddiggers, why humans have evolved to believe false information, and why men get bitten by rattlesnakes more than women.

Immigration, Latin America, and "The Wall" with Shannon O'Neil May 14, 2019

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On this week's episode of Back to School with Maz Jobrani, we're joined by Shannon O'Neil, an expert in Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. She talks to us about the strife in Venezuela, what's really going on at the border, and some good alternatives to Trump's wall.

War with Iran? Sanctions? Diplomacy? with Dr. Abbas Milani May 07, 2019

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This week on Back to School with Maz Jobrani, we talk to Stanford professor Dr. Abbas Milani about the Iran Nuclear Deal and whether Trump is leading us into our next war in the Middle East.

Are American Public Schools Really That Bad? With Jackie Goldberg Apr 30, 2019

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This week on Back to School with Maz Jobrani we sit down with activist and public school advocate Jackie Goldberg to talk about the racist history of charter schools, Berkeley in the 60’s, and why rich people want to end public education in America!

Why Did Russia Interfere with our Election? with Professor Richard Anderson Apr 23, 2019

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On this week's episode of Back to School with Maz Jobrani, we're joined by Professor Richard Anderson, an expert on Russian Politics, who tells us the real reasons why Russia hacked our 2016 election, how Vladimir Putin used to keep track of him back in the day and how Trump could win again with help from the Russians.

Sneakers, Entrepreneurship and How to Hustle with Jon Buscemi Apr 16, 2019

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This week, we're auditing the class of shoe designer and entrepreneur Jon Buscemi. We chat with Jon about his sneaker company Buscemi, how he got his first fashion inspiration from the movie Beat Street, and what to do when you get sued by Nike. Let's go Back to School with Maz Jobrani!

The History of God and Spirituality with Reza Aslan Apr 09, 2019

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On the first episode of Back to School with Maz Jobrani, religious studies scholar and author Reza Aslan stops by to chat about his new book, God: A Human History. We talk with our expert about the God, the evolution of spirituality, and why Persians invented morality. Let's go Back to School with Maz Jobrani! God: A Human History is now available for purchase wherever books are sold. Check out Maz's website here. This podcast is on the All Things Comedy network.

Introducing Back to School with Maz Jobrani Apr 05, 2019

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Back to School with Maz Jobrani is a new podcast on the All Things Comedy network. Maz and his co-hosts Tehran and Kaitlin will be talking to professors and experts from all walks of life who will educate them on a plethora of subjects, from God to fashion to Russian politics and more. The show was inspired by Maz’s 10 year-old son who asked Maz a question that he didn’t have an answer for. Rather than facing the embarrassment of turning to Google to answer his son yet again, Maz decided it was time to bring in the experts to help expand his knowledge once and for all. Join Maz and his pals as they audit the classes of esteemed experts and try to learn something while also being funny. Don't spend thousands of dollars to get a graduate degree - just go back to school with Maz Jobrani! Don't miss the premiere of Back to School with Maz Jobrani on Tuesday, April 9.

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