SHORT 1:59 Normalize eating on the subway
A straphanger makes her case for normalizing eating on the subway while literally holding a Papa John's sandwich. She argues the train is basically a restaur...
SHORT 1:59 A straphanger makes her case for normalizing eating on the subway while literally holding a Papa John's sandwich. She argues the train is basically a restaur...
SHORT 1:49 A rider in London argues that society's obsession with beauty has created a bland monoculture where nothing truly stands out. Ugliness matters. It's where ex...
SHORT 2:06 Utensils are blocking your blessings, according to a rider who insists food tastes better when eaten with your hands. His logic? There are nerve endings in y...
SHORT 2:05 There's too much art and there are too many artists," a passenger tells Kareem, kicking off a debate about the internet's impact on creative culture. The rid...
SHORT 1:55 A rider makes the provocative claim that ChatGPT beats doctors, arguing that physicians are "legal drug dealers" in Big Pharma's pocket. Kareem pushes back h...
SHORT 1:48 A woman on the Tube argues that concerts need height zones, with anyone 5'5" and under claiming the front rows while taller fans get relegated to the back. S...
SHORT 1:57 A straphanger proposes filtering NYC newcomers through an MTA navigation test: three fares, no GPS, figure out your route. Kareem pushes back. The conversati...
SHORT 1:58 Cat owners are "buie," according to a Tube rider who sparks a heated debate with Kareem about the weirdness of feline enthusiasts. Kareem fires back with his...
SHORT 2:02 There's just two kinds of people: cool and uncool," a straphanger tells Kareem, arguing that contrary to popular belief, the uncool ones are actually evil. K...
SHORT 1:46 A straphanger brings the heat on airplane seat etiquette, arguing that reclining buttons should be abolished entirely. Kareem agrees. The problem is clear: a...
SHORT 1:51 A stranger in London makes a passionate case that not enough people know how to do magic tricks. He's got a point. Kareem agrees completely. The two bond ove...
SHORT 2:57 A London rider in a sharp suit declares he should be the next James Bond, kicking off a spirited debate with Kareem about who's better suited for 007. The st...
SHORT 2:20 A straphanger mourns the death of NYC's classic breakfast scene, arguing that diners are "getting extinct by the day" and New Yorkers are stuck choosing betw...
SHORT 1:58 The algorithm knows your kids better than you, according to a rider who worries about facial recognition in photo apps collecting data on his two young child...
SHORT 1:49 A woman on the subway argues that aspiring DJs should be required to attend trade school before touching the decks. Her logic? The city needs more plumbers a...
SHORT 2:13 A stranger on the train tells Kareem you should constantly be reinventing yourself to find the best version, but don't land on evil. Kareem confesses he's be...
SHORT 1:40 A stranger surprises Kareem by agreeing that "Gulf of America" works as a name. What follows is a spirited riff on geographic naming rights, colonial history...
SHORT 1:51 A straphanger thinks there should be a kids section on flights, and Kareem immediately agrees. The conversation spirals from soundproofed airplane daycares t...
SHORT 2:01 A straphanger has strong opinions about cosmetic procedures in historical dramas. If you've got Botox or filler, stay out of period pieces. The argument? Act...
SHORT 2:00 A stranger on the subway delivers a controversial take: Make-A-Wish kids are getting "finessed" because they're meeting John Cena instead of getting better m...
SHORT 1:57 A straphanger declares that ghosts don't exist, and Kareem fires back with immediate disagreement. The debate quickly spirals into bizarre territory when the...
SHORT 1:36 The host meets a passionate metalhead who boldly declares Iron Maiden the greatest band on the planet. They're not holding back on this one. The interviewee...
SHORT 2:02 A straphanger declares Tupac the greatest rapper of all time, and Kareem initially pushes back before admitting he's "probably the goat." The conversation sp...
SHORT 1:48 Olivia Carter thinks subway dancers should be on the MTA payroll. She's watched hardened men smile at their performances and believes they're the most talent...
SHORT 2:07 A wild take about slapping people in the face for every $1,000 they spend turns into a surprisingly thoughtful conversation about wealth inequality. Kareem a...
SHORT 2:01 A subway rider drops a spicy opinion: only gay people should be allowed to have dogs in New York City. Kareem's intrigued but confused. The logic gets messie...
SHORT 2:09 Coryn Rose comes in hot with a sliding scale proposal for all entertainment tickets, and Kareem's immediately on board. The conversation spirals from the "br...
SHORT 1:58 A straphanger has a bold philosophy: "You gotta curse out anyone that wrongs you." She explains it's about accountability, not random aggression. When someon...
SHORT 2:32 A passionate cat lover launches into an unhinged defense of felines over canines, arguing that cats teach "patience, love, respect, consent" while dogs are b...
SHORT 2:01 A born and raised New Yorker argues she deserves special perks: no waiting in line at TikTokified cafes, restaurant fees waived, and treatment "like a prince...
SHORT 1:31 A straphanger makes her pitch for mandatory period leave: two days a month, codified by law, to deal with cramps, nausea, and what she calls "a Charlie horse...
SHORT 1:55 A straphanger makes the contrarian case that summer is actually the worst season, and her secret weapon is soup. The entire food group goes out of commission...
SHORT 2:17 A straphanger makes the case that male birth control already exists and has been successfully trialled for years, it's just not on shelves because society ha...
SHORT 1:50 A traumatic childhood balloon accident has left one passenger with a lifelong vendetta against latex and foil. "I was 5 years old," he tells Kareem, recounti...
SHORT 1:58 Scarr Pimentel, owner of Scarr's Pizza, thinks New York's restaurant scene is mid and overrated. His reason? The industry's been taken over by VC and private...
SHORT 1:55 A straphanger tears into New York's fitness scene, arguing nobody actually works out anymore. She tells Kareem that gym-goers are just there for content crea...
SHORT 1:55 A rider shares her take that people should say "I love you" more, then takes it to the extreme: why not tell your one night stand you love them? Kareem pushe...
SHORT 1:56 A Londoner on the train defends his city against claims it's a "no-go zone," arguing that critics are either disconnected or racist. He tells Kareem that Lon...
SHORT 2:08 All dating advice should be taken as an ibuprofen," a stranger tells Kareem, advocating for limiting your consumption to one or two doses max. The passenger...
SHORT 1:30 Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, boldly declares his city the best in the world, sparking a heated but friendly debate with Kareem about whether New York or...
SHORT 2:42 Eric Andre shows up with scorching hot takes about country names that sound uncomfortably close to slurs. Niger needs rebranding. Guinea too. "It's literally...
SHORT 1:58 Straight people have terrible taste in gay people, a straphanger tells Kareem, and the rant that follows is scorching. The rider tears into the Queer Eye guy...
SHORT 0:51 The host catches someone in London, breaking from the usual NYC subway setting. When asked for their take, the person gives a hilariously minimal response ab...
SHORT 1:55 Bath mats are disgusting, according to one anonymous rider who believes toweling off in the shower is the adult way to go. Kareem defends the bath mat. This...
SHORT 1:45 A London fan throws down the gauntlet, insisting her city beats New York on every front. Kareem pushes back hard. The rider rattles off her case: better food...
12:12 Rachel Sennott, the actor and comedian behind Bottoms and the new series I Love LA, tells Kareem she's been crying every day for a month after finishing her...
SHORT 2:16 Sydnee Washington arrives with a mission: friends need to call out their annoying friends. She rattles off a comprehensive list that includes people who slap...
SHORT 1:45 The greatest privilege is to have emotionally supportive parents," a rider tells Kareem, kicking off a surprisingly wholesome conversation about what really...
SHORT 1:55 A picture of Half Dome is good enough. That's the stance of one city-loving rider who tells Kareem that nature is fundamentally boring and there's no reason...
14:54 Rosalía tells Kareem that listening to music quietly gives you bad luck. She blasts everything to hear the details. The Spanish singer opens up about ADHD sh...
SHORT 1:44 A straphanger offers a bold solution to the male loneliness epidemic: physical touch. Instead of burdening someone with your "situationship" on Hinge, he sug...
SHORT 1:52 Everyone needs to get addicted to one thing at least once in their life to prove to themselves that they can break an addiction." That's the hot take from a...
SHORT 2:03 A stranger on the subway starts with a take about restroom access, but Kareem shuts him down: Matthew Donovan already did that one. So the rider pivots. Coff...
14:49 Woody Harrelson climbs aboard the subway with Kareem and immediately starts riffing about airplane boarding policies, calling them "psychological class warfa...
SHORT 1:50 A stranger on the subway has a fiery take about New York's casino expansion plans. He's furious that developers want to build casinos in Flushing, a working-...
SHORT 2:03 A subway rider with three lesbian moms and two gay dads delivers a provocative take: gay people make better parents than straight people. Her reasoning? "Gay...
SHORT 1:58 Maddy Kelly thinks it's time to get off Instagram and Meta, and Kareem's right there with her. The problem? "There has to be a way for you to find out who go...
SHORT 2:04 Mo Amer has a bone to pick with inconsiderate flyers who leave their window shades open on midday flights. The comedian and Kareem bond over this shared pet...
SHORT 2:07 A straphanger on the subway argues that not hurting people's feelings shouldn't be the basis for morality, insisting that withholding truth is "infantilizing...
13:15 Spike Lee schools Kareem Rahma on everything from New York City rats the size of cats to the cardinal sin of leaving stickers on baseball caps. The director...
SHORT 2:19 A marathon runner who's won Boston and completed around 30 races total thinks marathons get too much hype. The stranger argues that 5Ks deserve equal respect...
SHORT 1:55 A straphanger drops a modern truth bomb: we know too many people. She follows 2,400 accounts on Instagram, mostly furniture brands and vintage shops, but adm...
14:43 Ira Glass, the legendary host of This American Life, defends listening to podcasts at 2x speed while Kareem argues it's like fast-forwarding through a meal....
SHORT 1:54 A woman on the subway argues that men shouldn't be gynecologists, calling it "a bit performative" that male doctors choose to specialize in the one body part...
SHORT 2:03 A straphanger makes the case for resurrecting MySpace's top eight feature, arguing it would actually reduce social drama rather than create it. His logic? We...
SHORT 1:39 A straphanger has a controversial opinion: music beefs are wonderful things and should be encouraged. He argues that feuds like Beatles versus Stones and Oas...
SHORT 2:01 A subway rider proposes that everyone on Earth should experience poverty for five mandatory years to build empathy. Not consecutively, but spread across a li...
SHORT 2:07 A visiting tourist who looks like he "lives in Bushwick" debates the etiquette of liking old Instagram photos with Kareem. The stranger thinks scrolling back...
14:23 Bring it back to the old New York, man. Fuck these bike lanes." A compilation episode features eight spicy takes about living in NYC, ranging from the unhing...
SHORT 2:01 A millennial guest makes the case that people should completely blow up their lives way more often instead of just staying comfortable. They're talking about...
SHORT 2:09 A straphanger pitches mandatory restaurant conscription for all Americans aged 16 to 20, arguing that service industry work builds empathy, work ethic, and p...
SHORT 1:34 Lukas Gage has a firm stance: sex should only be a nighttime activity. Maybe midday is acceptable, but mornings? Absolutely not. Kareem pushes back hard, arg...
SHORT 2:03 Gossip builds trust, according to a straphanger who challenges Kareem's skepticism with an unexpected defense of what's usually considered trashy talk. She t...
SHORT 2:13 Jason Bateman thinks dogs should wear shoes, and he's got a whole germaphobe manifesto to back it up. The actor explains his disgust at dogs tracking sidewal...
14:51 Jason Bateman thinks dogs should wear shoes. The actor and SmartLess podcast host sits down with Kareem Rahma to discuss his germaphobia, which runs deep eno...
SHORT 1:53 Baking is easy, a straphanger declares, setting off a passionate debate about culinary technique and American measurement systems. Kareem's rider insists bak...
SHORT 2:07 A straphanger with strong opinions drops a controversial claim: there's too much pizza in New York City. Kareem pushes back immediately. The stranger, who ea...
SHORT 1:58 To truly love New York, you must hate New York." A lifelong New Yorker drops this paradox on Kareem, who's been in the city for 14 years but still gets calle...
SHORT 2:05 Ethan Hawke has a bold take: there's no such thing as a favorite Beatle. When Kareem pushes back, insisting Lennon's the best, Hawke argues the Beatles' magi...
15:34 Ethan Hawke once got arrested for jumping a subway turnstile and shoved into a closet with strangers. Now he's back underground with Kareem, this time droppi...
SHORT 2:16 A woman on the subway drops a provocative take: women need to use men more. She's not just talking about opening jars. She argues that in Islam, husbands mus...
SHORT 2:07 We should bring back arranged marriages," a straphanger tells Kareem, and the conversation quickly spirals into a surprisingly data-driven defense of ditchin...
SHORT 1:50 A stylish stranger wearing python boots drops a bold declaration: if you need a stylist, you're not stylish. His own fashion awakening? Trying on Versace jea...
5:19 Stephen A. Smith defends brunch. The sports broadcaster tells Kareem he likes his waffles, his eggs, and his cheeseburgers, depending on the mood, though he...
SHORT 1:52 A rider with extremely provocative dating takes declares that everyone should put their sex tape on their dating profile "so we know what everyone's real val...
SHORT 1:56 A straphanger delivers a passionate argument about bathroom stall doors: they should swing outward, not inward. The problem? When doors open into already cra...
SHORT 2:12 Two strangers pitch Kareem on "New York City's only eggery" in a pitch that spirals into absurdist chaos. They claim "1 million eggs is eaten every 1 minute"...
SHORT 1:46 Life is short" is completely unhelpful advice, according to one anonymous rider who's fed up with vague motivational content. The problem? It's not actionabl...
3:25 Ryan Roman has a spicy take: if a girl looks just like her dad, that's perfectly fine. He tells Kareem that guys who can't handle it are "weak in natural sel...
SHORT 2:12 A European straphanger declares that swimming should be done naked or not at all, kicking off a surprisingly persuasive argument about nude recreation. She s...
5:17 Comedian Jordan Jensen brings a scorching hot take to Kareem: nobody is actually religious. If people really believed in hell, she argues, they'd never shut...
SHORT 1:57 A stranger who claims he was "found in a shed in March" delivers one of the show's most bizarre arguments: the New York Knicks should never win a championshi...
SHORT 2:17 A woman with strong opinions about footwear tells Kareem that shoes aren't actually designed to fit human feet. She's spiraling after her doctor told her to...
SHORT 1:58 Love and hating someone is pretty much the same thing," a rider tells Kareem, kicking off a surprisingly philosophical debate about whether ex-lovers and ene...
SHORT 2:00 A straphanger's ex-girlfriend used ChatGPT to communicate with him during their relationship, sending messages that reeked of AI with words like "acknowledge...
SHORT 1:25 If you go to a rock show, you got to rock out." An anonymous rider makes the case for actually engaging with live music instead of standing at the bar like y...
SHORT 2:19 A straphanger pitches a radical solution to our collective internet addiction: social media should operate on business hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Kar...
6:12 Comedian Malik Elassal has a take that'll ruffle some feathers: space is none of our business. He argues that humanity's obsession with the cosmos is tone-de...
SHORT 1:54 A 55-year-old straphanger thinks politicians should retire at 70, and he's willing to practice what he preaches. "If you were running, I probably wouldn't vo...
5:11 Comedian Jo Sunday brings a spicy take to the subway: introverts are morally weak. She argues that extroverts carry the emotional labor in relationships and...
SHORT 1:46 Danielle Perez has a mission: bring back eye contact and flirtation in public. She argues that younger generations have lost the art of communicating attract...
SHORT 1:57 A straphanger has had enough of disappointing watermelons this summer. She proposes a money back guarantee on the notoriously unpredictable fruit, and Kareem...
SHORT 1:40 A straphanger shares an unconventional relationship test: break up at least once before getting married. The logic? You need to see someone at their worst, n...
SHORT 2:06 A rider claims you don't need school after eighth grade, arguing that everything after is just memorization. Kareem pushes back at first, testing the theory...
SHORT 1:44 Madame Tussauds is the problem, according to a rider who thinks wax museums should feature "niche" local celebrities instead of A-listers. The donor kebab gu...
SHORT 2:32 A straphanger argues that most religious people don't actually believe what they claim to believe. Her logic is simple: if someone truly thought their friend...
15:17 Zoë Kravitz has strong opinions about Bluetooth. "It doesn't work," she tells Kareem, insisting that technology only truly works if it functions 100% of the...
SHORT 1:47 A stranger in Berlin thinks people are training way too hard at the gym, and Kareem couldn't agree more. Why are 40-year-old men running marathons when they...
SHORT 2:44 A passionate stranger on the subway has strong opinions about restaurant menus: they should never exceed one page. The rider explains that multi-page menus r...
SHORT 1:40 A stranger fresh off a 72-hour Berlin party bender stumbles through a conversation with Kareem that's equal parts incoherent and hilarious. The rider insists...
SHORT 1:54 A straphanger makes a firm declaration: no dogs on the subway. The rider isn't worried about someone eating Chinese food or doing their nails during their da...
15:02 Riz Ahmed tells Kareem we should abolish all elections and pick politicians through a randomized lottery system, like jury duty. The Oscar-winning actor argu...
SHORT 1:49 A straphanger raised in his dad's bodega drops some serious knowledge on Kareem: it's only a bodega if it's owned and operated by a Puerto Rican or Dominican...
15:24 Austin Butler reveals he's never been invited to a bachelor party, kicking off a surprisingly goofy conversation with Kareem about wedding dreams, embarrassm...
5:13 Comedian Annie Hamilton steps onto the train with a bold thesis: the point of everything is to get laid. She and Kareem riff on how sex drives ambition, fash...
SHORT 2:46 Michelle Buteau, comedian and actress, boards the subway with Kareem to talk about America's broken healthcare system. She points out the absurd reality that...
SHORT 2:22 David Byrne has a take about New York bike lanes: follow the arrows. Simple, right? Not in practice. Kareem and the Talking Heads frontman bond over the chao...
18:51 David Byrne shows up in bright orange, testing colors for his upcoming tour. The Talking Heads frontman explains to Kareem that orange "holds up" under diffe...
SHORT 1:45 A straphanger pitches a brilliantly chaotic idea: every NYC neighborhood gets its own sports club that competes in a yearly tournament. The concept snowballs...
SHORT 2:53 Comedian and juggler Marcus Monroe steps onto the train with a provocative proposition: every country should have exactly one nuclear bomb. He argues it woul...
SHORT 1:35 Photographer and stylist Todd S. Johnson is fed up with chasing invoices. He and Kareem tear into the broken payment culture plaguing freelancers, calling ou...
SHORT 2:54 SNL's Ego Nwodim has had it with restaurants where "the vibe is better than the food." She tells Kareem that these places need a warning sign in the window:...
SHORT 2:34 Comedian Gianmarco Soresi has a proposal: let him hold your baby. Not in a creepy way, but as a public service. If you're juggling a stroller, luggage, and f...
SHORT 2:12 Pigeons are the ultimate New Yorkers," a well-dressed woman tells Kareem on the subway. They're smart, they're survivors, and the only difference between pig...
SHORT 2:22 Paul Scheer has had enough of your artisanal ketchup. The actor and comedian sits down with Kareem to rant about restaurants that think they can improve on H...
SHORT 2:56 Writer Brenda Cullerton is teetering between total dementia and murder, and she's blaming the noise. She wants jackhammers banned before 9:00 a.m., sirens cu...
SHORT 1:58 A rider with a strong opinion defends playing music during first-time hookups, but Kareem isn't convinced. The conversation spirals into comedic territory wh...
4:19 Beauty editor Tish Weinstock goes off on the ultimate hosting faux pas: making guests take their shoes off. She tells host Kareem Rahma that shoes complete t...
5:56 Steve Coogan has some thoughts about American Christianity. The British actor and comedian tells Kareem that Jesus wasn't white, wasn't American, and definit...
SHORT 2:00 A straphanger shares his aggressive strategy for workplace healthcare advocacy: if your job doesn't offer health insurance, don't cover your mouth when you s...
SHORT 2:00 A straphanger drops a spicy take: there's no such thing as being a bad texter. They just don't want to respond. Kareem immediately disagrees, calling out the...
SHORT 1:55 A straphanger argues it's fine to eat on the subway as long as it's not hot food. Cold cereal? Sure. A bowl of Rice Krispies? Someone's done it. But lamb ove...
SHORT 1:48 A straphanger declares war on potlucks, and Kareem couldn't disagree more. The rider, who reveals she's Persian, argues there's "an art to a dinner party" an...
3:56 W. Kamau Bell thinks every American should spend two weeks a year in the South, and he's not talking about Atlanta or Nashville. He means Shreveport, Tallaha...
13:17 Bill Burr hits the subway with Kareem Rahma for a characteristically unfiltered conversation that ricochets from Bloomberg's "Illuminati meeting" in Europe t...
4:07 Comedian Claire Sundbye spent years sleeping in a hammock and then an extra-large dog bed before society pressured her into buying a real mattress. Her crime...
4:05 Comedian Dan Carney has a radical theory: therapists shouldn't be hot. At all. When you're attracted to your therapist, he tells Kareem, you're suddenly doin...
3:29 Abdullah Saeed, creator of Deli Boys, makes a provocative claim: men are the truly hysterical gender. He points to road rage, wall punching, and explosive an...
SHORT 2:15 A straphanger delivers a fiery anti-list manifesto: there's no single best bagel, pizza, or coffee in New York, just good spots everywhere, and waiting in li...
4:46 Yung Lean tells Kareem the party is officially over. The Swedish rapper, 366 days sober, wants to make it cool again to settle down, carve wood, and find God...
SHORT 2:03 A straphanger with Zimbabwean polygamist roots delivers a scorching take: polyamory doesn't count in big cities. His logic? Having a polycule in Brooklyn is...
4:47 Comedian and writer Zainne Saleh has a provocative take: morning supremacy is misogynist. Kareem, a natural 6 a.m. riser who hasn't used an alarm in a decade...
SHORT 1:53 A straphanger drops a controversial opinion: Instagram follows aren't personal, and she won't follow back friends if she doesn't like their aesthetic. Kareem...
5:46 Comedian Hari Kondabolu has a radical proposal: America needs to cut ten states. He and Kareem rip through the map, combining the Dakotas into one, absorbing...
3:50 Lili Hayes has been alone for 15 years and she's done playing games. She wants dating apps to force users to update their photos every 30 days with a timesta...
SHORT 2:35 A mayoral candidate confronts attack mailers paid for by Michael Bloomberg, DoorDash, and "Trump-supporting billionaire" Bill Ackman. The rider insists he's...
SHORT 2:04 A stranger on the subway running for city council district 2 has a sharp observation: rich New Yorkers will drop millions on a Basquiat but won't care when t...
3:35 Jordan Firstman, writer and actor, agrees with Kareem's spicy take that gay men dress worse than straight men. The conversation spirals from there. Firstman...
4:39 Writer and comedian Lea'h Sampson has beef with vegan food lying to her face. She tells Kareem about her ex-vegan trauma, including the $18 cauliflower "wing...
SHORT 2:09 A subway rider believes making fun of people should be straight-up illegal, though when Kareem presses on enforcement, the conversation quickly pivots. The r...
SHORT 2:05 A recently divorced straphanger has a radical proposal: make marriage harder than divorce. Currently, getting married in Brooklyn costs $15, while divorce ru...
3:30 Penn Badgley drops a cosmic bomb on Kareem: there's no such thing as nothing. Everything is something. The You star and Podcrushed host gets philosophical fa...
4:25 World-famous chef José Andrés pulls a can of beans from his pocket on the subway and argues that literally everything is cooking. Opening a can? Cooking. Mic...
SHORT 1:39 A straphanger wants to normalize not being obsessed with dogs, and Kareem couldn't agree more. The rider explains the awkward ritual of watching friends stop...
30:27 Michael Shannon defends the subway. "People are real down on the subway lately," he says, but he still takes it regularly and thinks public transportation be...
SHORT 2:01 Michael Shannon thinks the subway's getting a bad rap. While others see danger, he sees people going through something and wonders how they could be helped....
SHORT 1:57 If the food from your country of origin isn't delicious, you shouldn't be allowed into New York City." That's the provocative take from a rider who admits he...
SHORT 1:56 Cash rules everything. A rider and Kareem bond over the superiority of cash-only establishments, from Kingston Tropical Bakery's beef patties on White Plains...
SHORT 1:59 Ramy Youssef argues that fundamentally, everyone is a good person. They're just infected. Infected with greed, hatred, lust, whatever takes them away from be...
32:14 Ramy Youssef kicks off with a bold take: "Fundamentally, everyone is a good person." Even George Bush and Netanyahu. Really? Kareem pushes back, and Ramy dou...
SHORT 2:22 Penn Badgley has a bold take: there is no such thing as nothing. Everything is something. When Kareem pushes back with the example of closing your eyes and s...
SHORT 1:55 The host chats with someone who thinks being offline is the hottest quality a person can have. They discuss how constantly being on your phone or social medi...
SHORT 1:43 A guest argues that motorcycles should be required to have mufflers because they're way too loud in the city. The noise complaint gets real when they talk ab...
SHORT 2:05 A gay man in a self-described "David Beckham 2003" look declares that gay men dress worse than straight men, sparking a heated but playful debate with Kareem...
SHORT 1:45 A straphanger drops a scorching take: if you want to date in New York, you need to be in therapy. Plot twist? She's a therapist herself who's not currently i...
29:04 BMX legend Nigel Sylvester and Kareem take the subway through Queens, which Nigel declares is "the king of all boroughs." Born in Jamaica, Queens, Nigel trac...
24:12 Cate Blanchett wants leaf blowers "eradicated from the face of the earth." Seriously. She tells Kareem that 30 minutes on a leaf blower creates more pollutio...
SHORT 1:40 A straphanger declares that nobody talks about New York as much as a New Yorker who doesn't live there anymore, kicking off a rapid-fire riff with Kareem abo...
1:03:45 Jane Goodall, at 90 years old, takes her first ever subway ride with Kareem. They talk about everything from the "good legs" comments she faced as a young sc...
10:39 John C. Reilly has strong opinions about restaurant servers asking "How's everything tasting?" He tells Kareem it's a disgusting corporate phrase that's repl...
11:17 A$AP Ferg's got cowboy boots airbrushed like old-school Timberlands, and he's here to talk Black cinema. "We need more Black people movies," Ferg tells Karee...
SHORT 2:00 Griffin Dune joins the show to rant about people eating full meals in movie theaters. He's fired up about the noise, the smells, and how distracting it is wh...
30:45 Hasan Minhaj has a controversial stance: restaurants need to stop singing happy birthday to adults. "You're making grown adults sing to you because you're 43...
SHORT 1:42 A straphanger delivers a fiery case that Chicago shouldn't be considered part of the Midwest at all. His proposal? Carve out a whole new region for Great Lak...
SHORT 1:43 Italians became white after 9/11" is the scorching take an anonymous rider delivers to Kareem, and the two run wild with it. The rider argues that Italians w...
SHORT 1:53 A woman aboard the train declares that men should never be allowed to sit on the subway. Kareem pushes back immediately since he's literally sitting down to...
SHORT 1:27 A rider on the train drops a scorching hot take: nobody should be allowed to record music ever again. Kareem pushes back, but the guy clarifies. There's alre...
SHORT 1:47 A straphanger wants fighting back in the NBA, specifically the 1990s-era brawls where teams hired guys like Rick Mahorn just to throw hands. Kareem warns him...
SHORT 1:57 A straphanger drops an absolute nuke: if you weren't born in New York, you can never call yourself a New Yorker. Period. Kareem pushes back hard. He was born...
SHORT 0:58 New York City's noise pollution has one subway rider ready to legislate. Kareem meets a straphanger who's fed up with the city's relentless cacophony and has...
SHORT 1:00 How's everything tasting?" This corporate-scripted phrase has one rider fired up about the state of modern restaurant service. He tells Kareem that waiters n...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger who doesn't even smoke weed has strong opinions about NYC's explosion of overly bright smoke shops. The lighting is all wrong. Instead of lava...
SHORT 1:00 What if the subway worked like Spotify? A rider pitches Kareem on making public transit completely free by plastering ads everywhere, turning trains into "th...
SHORT 1:01 The host meets someone on the NYC subway who argues country living beats city life, which is pretty ironic given they're literally underground in Manhattan....
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger has strong opinions about police presence underground, and they're pointing to a recent L train shooting where cops shot four people over $2.90...
SHORT 1:00 Hasan Minhaj has a controversial take: restaurants need to stop singing "Happy Birthday" to adults. He argues it's embarrassing for everyone involved, the st...
SHORT 0:58 A straphanger shares a controversial parenting philosophy: beating your kids makes them disciplined and successful. Kareem's skeptical at first, but then the...
SHORT 0:59 A former Postmates delivery worker drops a controversial opinion: vegan food stops being vegan once it's delivered. His reasoning? "An animal is suffering br...
SHORT 1:01 A woman shares her philosophy on emotional restraint, but admits she hasn't always followed her own advice. When asked about her worst impulse reaction, she...
SHORT 0:57 A straphanger declares that "America loves dogs too much," pointing to people who buy health insurance for their pets but not their kids. Dogs don't belong i...
SHORT 1:01 The host chats with someone who's passionate about keeping DVDs and physical media alive in our streaming age. They make the case that owning your movies bea...
SHORT 1:01 A passionate guest makes the case that young people need to show up at the polls, especially when it comes to climate and environmental issues that'll shape...
SHORT 1:00 Hair transplants are "life-saving, gender-affirming care for men." That's the unexpected take from a rider who argues that everyone pursues treatments to mat...
SHORT 1:01 Group chats have gotten out of control, according to a young rider who tells Kareem she's drowning in 125 texts a day from a group that started as a simple f...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger claims she's got perfect chopstick form, but she's not here to judge anyone who reaches for a fork at Chinese restaurants. Well, sort of. She t...
SHORT 1:00 A writer on the train tells Kareem that humiliation is the most important human emotion. It keeps you grounded. Prevents you from taking yourself too serious...
SHORT 1:01 A straphanger pitches a radical fix for New York's "stinky summer": ride-share apps should have a smell rating for drivers. Kareem's fully on board with the...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger delivers a fiery take about dinner etiquette: if you're at a group meal and someone covers the bill, Venmo them immediately. Don't leave the ta...
SHORT 1:00 A rider pitches a wild solution to the misery of air travel: just anesthetize passengers before their flight, load their unconscious bodies onto planes, and...
SHORT 0:59 A woman in hijab shares a stark reality with Kareem: the world hates hijabi women, and when you combine women with hijab, "they really hate." She argues that...
SHORT 0:57 A straphanger defends outside clothes on the bed with zero shame, telling Kareem that not everyone can afford "inside clothes" or has multiple rooms to chang...
SHORT 1:01 A straphanger declares war on flip-flops in the city, insisting that anyone who wears them in a metropolitan area like New York is "a disgusting person who w...
SHORT 1:00 A stranger on the train sparks a debate about friendship etiquette: should you tell someone they've got something in their teeth? The answer is yes, 100%. Bu...
SHORT 1:00 A drag queen on the subway shares her spicy take: therapy enables bad behavior because therapists just agree with everything to keep clients paying. She expl...
6:38 Halsey reveals the origin of her stage name: she rearranged the letters in "Ashley" while drunk on the subway and realized it's an anagram for the Brooklyn L...
SHORT 1:01 Alexa Chung defends ghosting with zero apologies. The model and TV personality tells Kareem it's "so fine" and actually empowering, especially for people ple...
SHORT 1:01 A musician riding the subway declares that rock and roll lives in New York City right now, not in some nostalgic past. Kareem finds someone who's living it....
SHORT 0:58 A straphanger drops a relationship theory that actually stumps Kareem: "Men will get into relationships to have sex, and women will continue to have sex in r...
SHORT 1:00 Just having a dog doesn't make you interesting," declares a straphanger, kicking off a surprisingly heated debate about canine hierarchy with Kareem. Doodles...
SHORT 0:57 A stranger on the subway delivers a take that'll sting some New Yorkers: people who constantly trash LA are "punching down" and embarrassing themselves. New...
SHORT 1:01 Going to someone's birthday party is the nicest thing you can do for someone, according to an anonymous rider who's got the whole philosophy figured out. He...
SHORT 1:01 Punctuation in text messages sparks a surprisingly heated debate between Kareem and a stranger who insists that proper grammar is essential, even when textin...
SHORT 0:58 A rider throws out a spicy take about hooking up with friends, but Kareem catches the contradiction fast. The stranger claims to disagree with friends-with-b...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger pitches a bold immigration policy: only people from other countries should be allowed to move to New York City. No other states. Period. Kareem...
SHORT 1:01 A rider with strong opinions launches into a passionate defense of vertical video, calling horizontal filming "one of the worst things that's happened in a h...
SHORT 1:01 Skinny jeans aren't just uncomfortable. They're haram, according to Kareem and a subway rider who's lived through the fashion nightmare firsthand. The strang...
SHORT 1:00 A rider declares that "your kids are not that smart," recounting how everyone fawned over their three-day-old niece's ability to look around and move. Kareem...
SHORT 1:01 A WNBA superfan makes her case to Kareem with an unconventional pitch: the league's superior drama comes from players "getting married and breaking up" on th...
SHORT 1:00 A stranger on the subway pitches a wild theory: crimes should be legal if they take "one step or less" to commit. He's already testing this philosophy. After...
SHORT 0:08 A guest drops the hot take that Woody Allen is innocent, which immediately sets off alarm bells. The host has to cut him off before things go too far. That's...
SHORT 1:00 A rider who works in the restaurant industry thinks everyone should stop going to bars and restaurants unless they treat workers right. His proposal? Start a...
SHORT 0:59 A straphanger makes a bold pitch: flirting is essential for mental health. Kareem pushes back, arguing that flirting is stressful and anxiety-inducing. The r...
SHORT 1:01 A rider with strong opinions declares that starting a new podcast should be illegal, railing against everyone who "went on Amazon, got a microphone, got the...
SHORT 1:01 A straphanger argues that Donald Trump getting voted out was "the worst thing that could have happened to America" because now white supremacy has gone "lowk...
SHORT 1:01 Bring it back to the old New York. That's the battle cry from an anonymous rider who wants to tear out the bike lanes, ignore pedestrian signals, and restore...
SHORT 0:58 A straphanger comes in hot with a detailed indictment of Mayor Eric Adams's record on cost of living. The anonymous rider rattles off specifics: a 9% rent in...
SHORT 1:00 Dating apps need to be "void and null and just abolished," according to a rider who's convinced modern romance has hit rock bottom. She tells Kareem that whi...
SHORT 0:58 A passionate New Yorker wants to transform the subway into a full-blown carnival, complete with comedians, vendors, popcorn, and cotton candy. He tells Karee...
SHORT 0:28 Halsey and Kareem have a surprisingly philosophical conversation about sexual positions on the subway. The pop star argues that hitting it from the back isn'...
SHORT 1:01 A stranger brings a wild proposition to Kareem: he wishes guys could claim they're bisexual without needing proof the way women can. The logic? Tell your bud...
SHORT 0:51 Designer clothes want to keep us "hot and poor," according to a straphanger who recently quit her fashion habit. Just last month, actually. Kareem hears her...
SHORT 0:57 A straphanger has strong opinions about summer fashion choices in 90-degree heat, specifically targeting cowboy boots. He insists women should store them dur...
SHORT 0:58 A yellow cab driver shocks Kareem with an outrageous economic theory: he supports subway crime because it's "very good for Yellow Cab drivers." The logic is...
SHORT 0:59 Just take it" is the mantra from an anonymous rider who's got zero patience for overthinking. She lays out a philosophy in two parts: literally pocket what's...
SHORT 0:52 A straphanger makes his pitch for reimagining catcalling as wholesome street affirmations. Out with the crude stuff. In with uplifting phrases like "May your...
SHORT 1:00 Omar Apollo makes an unexpected case for bringing back small talk, arguing that we don't need to "offer so much of yourself all the time." He's tired of deep...
SHORT 1:00 A pizza purist has strong words for establishments that only serve whole pies: get out of New York. This rider's frustration stems from checking out the city...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger defends his controversial position that all men should pee sitting down, sparking immediate pushback from Kareem. The stranger insists bathroom...
SHORT 1:01 Everybody does have rich parents. It is a proven fact," a rider tells Kareem, breaking down the economics of surviving in New York City. His take? You're eit...
SHORT 0:40 A straphanger delivers a sharp diagnosis of what men *actually* want in New York dating. Forget the cool artsy baddy with baby bangs and daddy issues. The re...
SHORT 0:54 A stranger on the subway wants to "bring it back to the old New York" and has strong opinions about what that means. Bike lanes? Get rid of them. Pedestrian...
SHORT 0:37 A straphanger advocates for mandatory public bathrooms in all New York businesses, telling Kareem she faces a monthly crisis of "Am I going to find a bathroo...
SHORT 0:35 Reserve ticketing killed the movie theater, according to a straphanger with a nostalgic view of cinema's past. The rider argues that back in the day, you'd j...
SHORT 0:28 An Australian straphanger brings a wild perspective to New York's rat problem: they're actually cute. Coming from a country where "literally every animal can...
SHORT 0:25 A straphanger makes an impassioned case for bidets, arguing that "big toilet paper has gotten us addicted" to an inferior product. The rider rattles off bene...
SHORT 0:25 A meme is sex," declares an anonymous rider who's developed a whole theory about friendship zones. According to this straphanger, there's a friend iceberg wh...
SHORT 0:57 A straphanger drops a provocative hot take: we should normalize farting really loud in public whenever you need to. His reasoning? Everyone farts, burps are...
SHORT 0:32 A rider declares Taylor Swift "the Bob Dylan of young women" and praises her as someone who's portrayed growing up from girlhood to womanhood like no other a...
SHORT 1:01 Olivia Wilde has a strong opinion about karaoke: good singers shouldn't do it. At all. She tells Kareem that karaoke is exclusively for "the non-good singing...
SHORT 0:06 Great video should only be six seconds long," declares an anonymous rider with a passionate plea to bring back Vine. They're adamant. Anything longer? A wast...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger champions bread consumption in America, claiming people are too worried about feeling bloated. Kareem pushes back on the premise when his inter...
SHORT 1:01 A fed-up New Yorker goes off on people who blame their worst behavior on astrology. She's a Cancer, which Kareem immediately tries to use against her, provin...
SHORT 1:01 A straphanger declares that wearing flip-flops in a metropolitan area makes you "a disgusting person who wants to get a toe infection." The logic? New York C...
SHORT 0:54 A frustrated New Yorker unleashes a scorching rant about the post-pandemic explosion of wannabe podcasters. He's tired of everyone who "went on Amazon, got a...
SHORT 0:08 The interview gets cut short real quick when a passenger declares Woody Allen is innocent. That's the entire take. The host clearly wasn't trying to get into...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger defends punctuation with surprising passion, insisting it's "necessary and good, even in text messages." Especially in text messages. Kareem pu...
SHORT 1:01 The host hits the subway to settle the eternal debate: Android or iPhone. Random New Yorkers weigh in on which phone's actually better, bringing their strong...
SHORT 0:12 The host catches a rare moment of total agreement with a subway rider about their hot take. No debate here. Instead of the usual back and forth you'd expect,...
SHORT 1:00 The host stops subway riders to ask if they agree or disagree with various hot takes, likely touching on Trump and other divisive topics. It's a quick fire f...
SHORT 0:53 A straphanger declares that guys and girls can't be just friends, and she's got the receipts. Biology guarantees someone wants more. She's witnessed it first...
SHORT 1:01 A straphanger presents a provocative legal theory: hiring a powerful lawyer should be considered proof of guilt. The logic? You only need someone who can "me...
SHORT 0:56 A stranger on the subway absolutely hates vertical video, calling it "one of the worst things that's happened in 100 years of filmmaking in cinema." His reas...
SHORT 0:39 The trailer for SubwayTakes throws viewers straight into the chaos: mandatory mushrooms, memes as sex, and the controversial claim that "people reading books...