Episode #1780
Maajid Nawaz
Books mentioned
Radical
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1984
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The Gulag Archipelago
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Darkness at Noon
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Catch-22
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The Bible
Mentioned by Maajid Nawaz · at 02:15:13 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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COVID-19: The Great Reset
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 02:45:08 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Maajid Nawaz reflects on his radicalization, imprisonment in Egypt, ideological transformation, and later work as an author and counter-extremism activist. He and Joe Rogan examine government overreach, civil liberties, COVID-era mandates, censorship, media narratives, and decentralized technologies, alongside geopolitical tensions involving China, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, and the United States.
What they talked about
- Maajid Nawaz's radicalization at 16
- Torture in Egyptian prison
- Reciting Quran to fellow prisoner
- Deradicalization and spiritual guidance
- ISIS children in Syrian prisons
- COVID lockdowns and government overreach
- Vaccine mandates and bodily autonomy
- Central bank digital currencies and the Great Reset
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