# Beating Establishment Politics & Phony Controversies with Abdul El-Sayed

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Podcast: [Head in the Office](https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-in-the-office-4116104)
Published: 2026-06-12T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/headintheoffice/episodes/Beating-Establishment-Politics--Phony-Controversies-with-Abdul-El-Sayed-e3kllba
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## Resource

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for US Senate in Michigan, joins the boys once again to discuss how his campaign has gone thus far, the various "controversies" he has faced (Hasan Piker, fake doctor allegations, etc.), Medicare for All vs a public option, how we should think about regulating artificial intelligence, abolishing ICE, and much more. Support Abdul's campaign: https://abdulforsenate.com Trevor Project Fundraiser!: https://headintheoffice.com/ Early access on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headintheofficepod Substack: https://headintheoffice.substack.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4iJ-UcnRxYnaYsX_SNjFJQ Subscribe to second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3UoTN328OA7fK2dzicP-ZA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headintheoffice?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headintheoffice/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headintheoffice Threads: https://www.threads.com/@headintheoffice Discord: https://discord.gg/hito Collab inquiries: headintheofficepod@gmail.com

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