Iran Beyond the Headlines with Maziar Bahari | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

With the US now directly engaged in the Israel-Iran conflict, Jon is joined by Maziar Bahari, publisher of iranwire.com and author of “Then They Came for Me,” a memoir that served as the basis for Jon’s 2014 film “Rosewater." Together, they explore the reality of life under Iran's current government, discuss the complex challenges of regime change both in Iran and elsewhere, and consider what ordinary Iranians actually want: peace and the freedom to live their lives. This podcast episode is brought to you by: MINT MOBILE - New customers get 3 months of unlimited wireless for just $15 a month at https://mintmobile.com/tws INDEED - Speed up your hiring with Indeed. Go to https://indeed.com/weekly to get a $75 sponsored job credit. 0:00 - Introduction 5:41 - Maziar Bahari 9:51 - Difficulties of maintaining contact with sources in Iran 14:45 - Ad break MINT MOBILE 16:25 - Story about 2012 Ehud Barak assassination attempt 18:02 - The difficulty of getting information into Iran 25:02 - What kinds of leaders are Iranian people supporting? 32:51 - Mistake of Mosaddegh & former Iranian politicians 41:08 - Ad break INDEED 42:56 - Talk of nuclear programs, what is the defining foundation that holds a nation together? 53:27 - What do other countries think about conflict? 59:16 - What is the regime’s support level? 1:03:25 - Ignorance, incompetence, and evil 1:08:02 - Nature of the people versus nature of the leadership 1:19:59 - Breaking Down the Discussion #TheWeeklyShowWithJonStewart #TheWeeklyShow #JonStewart #ComedyCentral Subscribe to The Weekly Show: https://www.youtube.com/@WeeklyShowPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Weekly Show: X: https://www.x.com/weeklyshowpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weeklyshowpodcast Watch full episodes of The Weekly Show: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIti_J5fVo4IiJWQluYFpz-DbWOF0mK3o About The Weekly Show: On Mondays, Jon Stewart hosts The Daily Show, but on Thursdays he hosts The Weekly Show — A podcast featuring in- depth conversations with special guests that explores the biggest threats to our democracy. Also hear from producers and friends of the show who discuss the latest headlines, what’s on their minds, and more! The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart releases new episodes every Thursday wherever you get your podcasts & full episode is available on YouTube, Fridays at 9AM ET.