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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 33 MIN

Riz Ahmed on mining his own life for 'Bait' and why representation is 'not an end in itself'

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In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, Riz Ahmed talks about drawing on his own experience for “Bait,” his Prime Video series about a British Muslim actor whose life is upended when he’s rumored to be the next James Bond.   

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