Hasan sits down with New Yorker writer and Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, Jelani Cobb, to talk about the TikTokification of news, the Hot Take Industrial Complex, and maybe the biggest threat to our youth today: Sesame Street.

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To celebrate the end of our first season of HMDK, we put together some of our favorite moments. Enjoy the highlights, and watch out for season #2 coming soon!

CREDITS:

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam

Executive Producer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor: Tyler Babin

Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman

Producer: Kayla Feng

Producer: Annie Fick

Associate Producer: Jaimie Van Dyke

Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader

Talent Coordinator: Kori Schulman

Director / Assistant Director / Camera Operator / Assistant Editor: Austin Morales

Editor: Imran J. Khan

Editor: N/V Moore

Editor: Will Feinstein 

Editor: Zach Silberberg

Assistant Editor: Julian Doan

Audio Engineer: Gunnar Nagle

Audio Engineer: Jon Mendel

Audio Engineer: Matt Mayer

Audio Engineer: Erik Rasmussen

Camera Operator: Robert Castillo

Camera Operator: Timothy Musho

Camera Operator: Brian Carey

Camera Operator: Joshua Buhangin

Camera Operator: Seth Feingersh

Camera Operator: Riede Dervay

Camera Operator: Briana Sista

Camera Operator: Ammar Rowaid

Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland

Production Assistant: Jake Schwencke

Production Assistant: Armand Grant

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Hasan talks to Wicked director Jon M. Chu about how Big Tech is eating Hollywood, his time as a YouTuber, and takes a moment to give him his flowers… literally. 

 Buy Jon’s memoir Viewfinder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695830/viewfinder-by-jon-m-chu-and-jeremy-mccarter/

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Assistant Director: Austin Morales Producer: Kayla Feng Associate Producer: Annie Fick Associate Producer: Jaimie Van Dyke Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Talent Coordinator: Kori Schulman Audio Engineer: Gunnar Nagle Camera Operator: Riede Dervay Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland Editor: Zach Silberberg

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Hasan talks to CNN host Fareed Zakaria about his role in the media, America’s role in the world, and completely forgets to mention his new book, “Age of Revolutions.” But it’s great, you should check it out.

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer/Director: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Cinematographer: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Producer: Kayla Feng Producer: Annie Fick Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Talent Coordinator: Kori Schulman Jon Mendel: Audio Engineer Austin Morales: Cam 1 Robert Castillo: Cam 2 Honey Brennan: Scream Therapist Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland Editor: Imran Khan Assistant Editor: Julian Doan

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Hasan sat down with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to talk about why you should visit London, why you shouldn’t visit Southport (if you’re Muslim), and to tackle perhaps the most important question in the world today: What exactly is a Piers Morgan?

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam

Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin

Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman

Cinematographer: Austin Morales

Producer: Kayla Feng

Producer: Annie Fick

Associate Producer: Jaimie Van Dyke

Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader

Talent Coordinator: Kori Schulman

Audio Engineer: Gunnar Nagle

Camera Operator: Riede Dervay

Camera Operator: Briana Sista

Camera Operator: Ammar Rowaid

Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland

Editors: N/V Moore & Will Feinstein

Production Assistant: Jake Schwencke

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Hasan talks with Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about high-speed rail porn, Space X, and why a mile of subway costs ten times more than a Marvel movie.

Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Cinematographer: Austin Morales Producer: Kayla Feng Producer: Annie Fick Associate Producer: Jaimie Van Dyke Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Talent Coordinator: Kori Schulman Audio Engineer: Gunnar Nagle Camera Operator: Riede Dervay Camera Operator: Briana Sista Camera Operator: Ammar Rowaid Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland Editor: Imran Khan Assistant Editor: Julian Doan

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Hasan sits down with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to ask him why he spent the budget of a Pixar movie just to get a government job, and whether the only way to beat a bad guy with a billion dollars is a good guy with a billion dollars.

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Hasan talks to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan about why Wall Street hates her, whether she has access to Jeff Bezos’ text messages, and how to cancel his membership to Planet Fitness.

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Hasan talks with America’s only sitting Black governor on “Progressive Patriotism,” how he became a Democrat with a Republican resume, and why we should replace the military with breakdancers.

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The day after Bernie Sanders’ speech at the DNC, Hasan has some follow up questions for the Senator, like “What exactly did you mean by a ceasefire in Gaza?” and “What do I tell my friends who have given up on politics?” and “Do you ever feel like blowing your brains out?”

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