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Search complete. 11 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Lebanese American".
Oct 9, 2026
Big RossiHOST
Where, where, where are you from?
BassamUNKNOWN
Uh, Lebanese American.
Big RossiHOST
Ah, okay.
Big RossiHOST
That's why you went through first.
Richard HatemHOST
That's right.
Richard HatemHOST
And, and I wi- I wanna point out right away that Casey Kasem was Lebanese American, and so am I.
Forrest BurgessGUEST
Oh.
Forrest BurgessGUEST
That's right.
Matt GaetzHOST
Thanks for so much for being here.
Matt GaetzHOST
Uh, as a Lebanese American, I wanna start by asking you about the state of this conflict in the Middle East right now.
Matt GaetzHOST
What's your s- assessment of how this area of the world is being reshaped?
Guy NohraGUEST
Um, I think that we had an incredible opportunity, uh, uh, uh, b- born of a horrific event, uh, of October 7, uh, to, to reshape the area.
Dan ImhoffHOST
And what was the motivation for coming to America?
Jessy SlimGUEST
Oh, you know, the American dream? Well, my stepdad, who's Lebanese-American, had lived in San Diego for a long time.
Jessy SlimGUEST
And when he met my mother, he told her that eventually he'd go back.
Jessy SlimGUEST
And she said...
Mike PrevettGUEST
Do you like baklava? Okay, now we're talking.
Mike PrevettGUEST
So that's on offer at the 18th Annual Lebanese American Festival.
Mike PrevettGUEST
That's happening the 9th through the 11th.
Mike PrevettGUEST
Now food, mostly Middle Eastern food, but there's also some American options.
Mike PrevettGUEST
That's also October 9th through the 11th.
Mike PrevettGUEST
And that event features the very local cultural and heritage of the Las Vegas Paiutes.
Mike PrevettGUEST
And somewhat like the Lebanese American Festival, this is going to be both spiritual and celebratory.
Mike PrevettGUEST
Often the big draw for both tribal and non-tribal attendees is the traditional dance demonstrations and competitions, which are usually divided up in several different age groups.
Dan ImhoffHOST
Mm-hmm.
Jessy SlimGUEST
Um, well, my stepdad, who's Lebanese American, had lived in San Diego for a long time.
Jessy SlimGUEST
And when he met my mother he told her that eventually he'd go back, and she said, "Oh yeah, you know, we're not moving." Like, yeah right.
Jessy SlimGUEST
And I think one day she just changed her mind, and we actually left without telling my, my, um, uncle at the time, who after my dad passed away, he was sort of like our main, um, caretaker.
Michael BerryHOST
Beautiful woman.
Michael BerryHOST
She's Lebanese American.
Michael BerryHOST
Oh, my goodness.
Michael BerryHOST
Knockout.
speaker_1HOST
Introduced relatively recently in 2012 by Jeff Johns and Doug Mahnke.
speaker_1HOST
The article highlights that Simon is a prominent superhero of Lebanese American descent, and his creation drew heavily from Jeff Johns' own life experiences growing up in the Detroit area.
speaker_2HOST
Yeah, that context is super important.
speaker_1HOST
But here is the visual detail that just stops you in your tracks the first time you read his comics.
Yotam PolizerGUEST
Mm.
Yotam PolizerGUEST
There's a group of Lebanese Americans who established something called Lebanon Israel Peace Association, LIPA, and they are now partnering with us on this whole humanitarian diplomacy, and they really want to promote our work.
Yotam PolizerGUEST
So this concept of humanitarian diplomacy and how, you know, uh, this work could be like a track two- Uh-huh ... to, uh, the official channels is totally, uh, a big priority for us.
Yotam PolizerGUEST
And there's much more to talk about this, but that's number one.