Episode
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Saudi Arabia
Overview
In the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death, Hasan exposes grim truths about Saudi Arabia and the charismatic crown prince known as “MBS.”
Details
- Series
- Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2018-10-28
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Saudi Arabia is Episode 2 in Season 1 of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. It aired on 2018-10-28. The runtime is 25 min.
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