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Under The Skin with Russell Brand

Reza Aslan on God vs. Religion

Under The Skin with Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Comedy

4.815.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Me and Reza get well into it with God. We talk about Jesus, Muhammad and Buddha and their similarities. Did the institutions that follow them behave in a comparable way? Does the divine message when it comes through get institutionalised and turned into a materialistic ideology? We speak about the effect globalisation has had on identity and the way we view ourselves and others in the world. We dig deep. There is literally no small talk. Let us know what you thought of it on social media!


Reza is an internationally renowned scholar of religion and writer whose books include the #1 New York Times Bestseller, "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth," and the International Bestseller, "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam.”

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Hello and

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under the skin from Loominary Media, I'm Russell Brand and on this week's episode I will be speaking to

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Reza Aslan.

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Reza is an internationally renowned scholar of religion and writer whose books include the

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number one New York Times bestseller, Zellert, The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, and

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no God but God, the origins origins evolution and future of Islam.

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Guess who we spoke to last week it was Brennay Brown. Brennay Brown

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Textual likes and I love Brennay Brown. I'm a bit obsessed with Brennay Brown. Are you obsessed with Brennay Brown?

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Oh dear Brennay Brown, Brennner, Brennnnnay Brown.

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Here are some of your comments on Brennay Brown because you enjoy Brenn a Brenn a Brenn a Brown. Here are some of your comments on Brennay Brown too.

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Hold on though, but before we get into that, here's a bit of personal promo. Check out my

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Russell Brown now let's have a look at these comments. Babs X said, listen to you both is like eating a five-star meal.

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It fed my soul.

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Thank you.

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Miranda Hart, aka Miranda, said, this episode has some vital and inspiring moments and

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revelations blown away, encouraged, inspired and laughed along the way. Thank you.

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I love Miranda Hart. If you don't know who she is because

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