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Podcast: The James Altucher Show
Episode: 386 - Bassem Youssef: The Bravery to Speak Out (How He Risked Everything to Create An Impact)
Description: Bassem Youssef risked everything to create an impact. He was living in Egypt. And a revolution was happening. Everyday, he would go to the streets of the protests and try to help the wounded. Then he'd go home. And watch the news. That's when he saw how the media was lying to the people. So Bassem started a Youtube channel where he reported what was REALLY happening in his country. He did this with satire and comedy. He relieved the tension of the country. Egypt has 80 million people. And in weeks, 30 million were watching Bassem. And the weird part is...