Bassem Youssef, Youth Poet Laureate, End of Life

Bassem Youssef, Youth Poet Laureate, End of Life

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1535

  • Feb 16, 2021 7:00 am
  • 1:44:32 mins
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Bassem Youssef, the “Jon Stewart of Egypt”, fled his country to save his life, and now he’s written a book for kids about the importance of tolerance. Also, the National Youth Poet Laureate on making poetry a tool for social justice. Then, can doctors be sued for doing too much to keep a person alive? Also on today's show: how NASA scientists are turning galactic images into sound, the toll the pandemic has taken on people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, and why the majority of sharks in the ocean are in danger of extinction. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)