Elizabeth Warren’s Ancestry and what DNA Tests Really Say About Who You Are, Rupert Everett on Playing Oscar Wilde, and his Relevance Today, Weekend Passport: How Bassem Yousef became “The Jon Stuart of Egypt”

Politicon 2017
Bassem Youssef attenda Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. Colin Young-Wolff / Invision/AP
Politicon 2017
Bassem Youssef attenda Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. Colin Young-Wolff / Invision/AP

Elizabeth Warren’s Ancestry and what DNA Tests Really Say About Who You Are, Rupert Everett on Playing Oscar Wilde, and his Relevance Today, Weekend Passport: How Bassem Yousef became “The Jon Stuart of Egypt”

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On today’s show: 

  • Elizabeth Warren’s attempt to prove Native American ancestry 
  • Milos Stehlik interviews Rupert Everett about Everett’s role playing Oscar Wilde in “The Happy Prince”
  • Renowned Egyptian comedian, Bassem Youssef joins us for this week’s Weekend Passport