A Note from Bari on Honestly
Honestly with Bari Weiss

A Note from Bari on Honestly

B1IntermediateJanuary 22, 20265 min

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The very first episode of this show aired in May 2021.

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It was with a man named Majdi Wadi, a Palestinian American business owner based in Minneapolis,

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From the free press, this is honestly, and I'm Barry Weiss. The very first episode of this show aired in May 2021. It wasn't with a celebrity or a statesman. It was with a man named Majdi Wadi, a Palestinian American business owner based in Minneapolis,

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whose livelihood had been decimated because his daughter had tweeted some terrible things as a teenager. I remember from that conversation, Majdi told me, this is not America. I have the right to say what I believe

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and what I don't believe, and I have the right to agree or disagree with you. In America, we judge people as individuals. It was exactly the kind of story

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