# ‘Existential threat’ - Mehdi Hasan on Trump, Farage and Gaza Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy-730381/existential-threat-mehdi-hasan-on-trump-farage-and-gaza Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy-730381/existential-threat-mehdi-hasan-on-trump-farage-and-gaza.md Podcast: [Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy-730381) Published: 2026-01-26T06:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waystochangetheworld/episodes/Existential-threat---Mehdi-Hasan-on-Trump--Farage-and-Gaza-e3e3bjo Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/1057629b4/podcast/play/114453560/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-23%2F416703787-44100-2-5086a185269e5.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy-730381/episodes/existential-threat-mehdi-hasan-on-trump-farage-and-gaza Duration seconds: 2843 ## Resource Mehdi Hasan is a prominent broadcast journalist in America who’s forthright anti-Trump and pro-Palestinian opinions have thrust him to the fore of many of the big issues facing the country today. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Zeteo, previously hosting The Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC, and his work straddles the line between conventional journalism and advocacy-driven argument. In this episode of Ways to Change the World he tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why he believes American democracy is facing an “existential threat’, what he expects to happen next in Gaza and whether Labour can withstand the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. In the podcast, Mehdi makes accusations against several US companies. Comcast rejects any suggestions it may have engaged in misconduct by donating to the new $400 million ballroom under construction at the Trump White House. Responding to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who asked the media and Internet company if there had been a quid pro quo, they said: “Comcast’s pledged donation included no specific limitations or conditions on how the proceeds were to be used or spent. Furthermore, Comcast made the donation with no expectations of receiving anything in return and the implication that the donation has anything to do with a potential transaction involving Warner Brothers Discovery is categorically false.” When Paramount settled their lawsuit with President Trump they said the money was going to be allocated to Trump's future presidential library, not paid to him "directly or indirectly". The company also noted the settlement does not include a statement of apology or regret. Responding to reports in the Financial Times that a donor to Donald Trump’s reelection campaign had received the first barrels of oil obtained from Venezuela after… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy-730381/episodes/existential-threat-mehdi-hasan-on-trump-farage-and-gaza/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ways-to-change-the-world-with-krishnan-guru-murthy-730381/existential-threat-mehdi-hasan-on-trump-farage-and-gaza.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.