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    <title>SubwayTakes Wiki</title>
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    <description>The fan-built reference for SubwayTakes, the NYC subway interview show. Every episode indexed: searchable transcripts, guest archive, take categories, and YouTube timestamp-seek.</description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Normalize eating on the subway]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:39:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 restaurant booth and refuses to let anyone tell her otherwise. "You have to liberate yourself," she tells Kareem. "A restaurant is whatever you want it to be." There are rules, though: nothing smelly, nothing you wouldn't microwave at an office, and you must leave no crumbs. The conversation spirals into whether laptops or sandwiches are worse on the train (laptops mean "you are going to do something bad to our country"), why the MTA doesn't have cafe cars, and whether spaghetti crosses the line. Kareem ends up taking a bite of her sandwich. He's hungry.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Society massively undervalues ugliness. (📍London)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:36:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 experimentation happens, where authentic beauty gets discovered. Kareem agrees, pointing to old buildings that look disgusting but somehow end up beautiful because of it. The conversation shifts to faces and film, lamenting how everyone on screen now looks the same thanks to cosmetic trends. "I miss people like Steve Buscemi," the rider says. They both agree it's time to bring back ugly faces in TV and film. The world's already plenty ugly in other ways, but if the visual ugliness matched the horror, maybe people would actually do something about it instead of staying complacent in their pretty, boring bubble.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Utensils are blocking your blessings]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:40:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 your fingertips, so you taste food three times: when you touch it, when you eat it, and from the residue. He'll eat steak with his hands, no problem. Salad, though? That's where he draws the line, even after Kareem mentions another rider named Nor who eats Caesar salad by hand. The philosophy comes from a childhood trip to Djibouti, where his uncle forced him to eat from a communal plate. He refused at first. His uncle slapped him, shoved the food in his mouth, and changed his life forever. Now he's all hands, all the time.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[There's too much art and there are too many artists]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:03:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 rider argues that low barriers to entry have flooded the world with content creators chasing tiny audiences on Patreon instead of developing taste and appreciation. Everyone wants to be an artist. Nobody wants to be in the audience anymore. The solution? Stop creating until you're actually good, because "a podcast for your 50 friends" isn't a podcast, it's just a group chat. Kareem pushes back, defending the value of working things out in public and failing upwards. The passenger admits they like the attention. That's the whole problem right there.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[You should use ChatGPT instead of your doctor]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:32:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 hard. ChatGPT can't take your pulse or write prescriptions. The conversation spirals into a debate about Adderall, with the rider revealing he was on 120 milligrams daily before quitting cold turkey in favor of adaptogens and gut health. When doctors wanted him on blood pressure meds at 25, he did his own research instead. Kareem counters with a wild story about ChatGPT apparently telling someone they're in the Matrix, leading to a fatal police confrontation. The rider's never heard of it. This one's messy, opinionated, and all over the place.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Old ethnic women need to understand the words on the shirts they buy before they buy them]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:10:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger wants old ethnic women to understand what their shirts say before they buy them. Kareem's not having it. The conversation spirals into a hilarious debate about inappropriate slogans, with the rider recounting how his grandma once wore a shirt that said "season" when he was 14. He made her change it. Kareem pushes back, insisting that grandma might actually know what she's wearing and maybe she's just keeping it spicy. The rider wavers, briefly considering a new take before Kareem stops him. Stand on it. By the end, they've looped back to the original position, though the rider's clearly been shaken by the possibility that his "pure grandma" might be hiding something.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We need to introduce height zones at concerts. (London)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:50:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. She tells Kareem about getting elbowed in the face by a "7ft skyscraper" at a show in Brighton last week, leaving her with a busted lip for the rest of the night. Kareem pitches an amusement park style system with measuring sticks at security. The conversation spirals into observations about who actually dances at concerts (short girls and tall guys, apparently, while short men just stand there), then veers into a confused civics lesson about governors. She's dead serious about the UK government implementing this policy.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We need to filter people who are able to move to NYC via a test]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger proposes filtering NYC newcomers through an MTA navigation test: three fares, no GPS, figure out your route. Kareem pushes back. The conversation spirals into nostalgic territory as the rider reminisces about leaving home with four quarters in the '90s, claiming kids back then were more adult than today's grownups just from subway skills alone. They trade rapid-fire route challenges. Central Park to Brooklyn Museum? Take the Q. Canal to Empire State? Multiple options. The test expands beyond trains into a broader gatekeeping philosophy: can you walk fast, climb stairs without huffing, text while moving through crowds? The rider insists real New Yorkers know which stations to avoid at night, name-dropping Broadway Junction as sketchy after dark. Kareem loves Broadway Junction, naturally.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cat owners are weird . (London)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:07:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 own defense, revealing he owns two hairless cats specifically to avoid kitchen fur problems. The conversation careens wildly from cat hair to restaurant aesthetics to the philosophical question of whether freedom is actually free, with both agreeing the Western world might be in big trouble. They bond over their mutual appreciation despite disagreeing on nearly everything. The rider invites Kareem for tea, and honestly, after that whirlwind exchange, they've earned it.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[There's two kinds of people, cool & uncool, & uncool people are evil]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:14:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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. Kareem pushes back. What about mid people? The rider insists they don't really exist, you're either cool-slash-good or uncool-slash-bad, citing artist Warhol as an example of someone who's undeniably both cool and good. But Kareem's companion isn't convinced, claiming most people fall somewhere in between. He'd even put himself in that category. "Regular looks, regular penis, regular personality," he says. The conversation winds through definitions of coolness, goodness, and whether being regular means being mid, with the rider making a surprisingly earnest case that free-spirited people with glamour aren't nefarious, they're the good ones.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Your landlord should be legally required to say "thank you" when you pay rent]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:42:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger in London drops an audacious proposal: landlords should be legally required to visit their tenants every month and say thank you when rent is paid. She's paying 70% of her income to someone who doesn't even know her bra size. Kareem agrees it's absurd. The conversation spirals from there: what if tenants got 60-day payment terms like freelancers? What if the invoice accidentally went to spam? The rider wants the person spending her money, buying loafers and paying school fees with her cash, to look her in the eye. They used to collect rent in person. Now management companies handle the dirty work while landlords stay invisible, extracting wealth without acknowledgment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We should get rid of the reclining button on airplane seats]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:13:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger brings the heat on airplane seat etiquette, arguing that reclining buttons should be abolished entirely. Kareem agrees. The problem is clear: airlines pretend to give passengers control when really the button just closes your laptop and ruins the person's day behind you. They debate the unwritten rules of flying, from middle seat armrest privileges to whether window seat passengers can keep the shade open (they disagree on that one). Shoes off is fine, but socks are mandatory and feet stay on the floor. No one wants to see a rogue toe. The takeaway? Either give passengers real space or stop the mockery of fake comfort. Reclining isn't neighborly, and on a ten-hour flight, it's worth speaking up.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Not enough people know how to do magic tricks . (📍London)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 over the universal awe of sleight of hand, card tricks, coins appearing from nowhere, and mentalists who somehow know your ex-girlfriend's name was Vanessa and left a note in your pocket to prove it. The guest admits he once had a magic kit but wasn't any good at it, which makes his advocacy all the more endearing. Their conclusion? Everyone needs exactly one trick in their bag. That's it. One solid party trick, because "a party trick is literally really just a magic trick that you do at a party." The logic is bulletproof.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I should be the next James Bond . (London)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 stranger claims MI6, MI5, and military intelligence have approached him three times in real life, including once after his first film when agents "put me in arm locks, tried to break my wrist." Kareem argues he's the better choice. The rider counters with practical tradecraft: a 6'7" blue-eyed guy would get "smoked" walking through the bazaars in Karachi, but he could sneak through unnoticed. When Kareem asks for his Bond introduction, the response is deliberately understated: "The name's Bond. James Bond. How you doing? How's your day?" His pitch is radical realism, arguing audiences are tired of fake action and want to see what a 2026 secret agent actually looks like. Kareem eventually concedes. The rider suggests Kareem could play a villain instead, a passive aggressive uncle asking, "When are you getting a real job, James?]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New York City breakfast scene is mid]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:19:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 between deli sandwiches or hundred-dollar salmon carpaccio brunches. He wants blueberry pancakes, eggs, sausage, and syrup. A big boy breakfast. Kareem agrees but pushes back on the total doom and gloom, shouting out Baby Blues Lunch and Net for "innovating with breakfast" using halloumi cheese. The conversation veers into the rider's signature sandwich at Anthony and Sons: pastrami with Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, a potato croquette on garlic bread with hot honey and mustard. Kareem tries to claim it as their shared sandwich. The rider refuses. They argue about breakfast bars, bacon egg and cheese bagels, and whether eating one softboiled egg as a grown man is acceptable.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The algorithm knows your kids better than you . Feat @ProtonPrivacy]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:08:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 children. Kareem and the stranger discuss how sharing photos reveals more than what's visible to the human eye. Location data, timestamps, and facial scans all get scooped up. The conversation shifts to email privacy and encryption, with the rider comparing unencrypted emails to postcards that anyone can read. He lands a job offer as "chief imagination officer" after explaining end-to-end encryption. The sponsor, Proton, pitches reserving private email addresses for kids before they're old enough to understand what a digital profile means.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Men who want to be DJs should have to go to trade school first]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 and stonemasons, not another bro downtown spinning tracks for vibes. She tells Kareem that DJ culture needs "de-urbanization" while trade skills need urbanization, and besides, DJs are getting replaced by AI first anyway. The conversation spirals into whether she can build a bookshelf (yes, out of hardwood, not rubber wood), her favorite tool (a Phillips number two screwdriver), and which groups get exempted from her proposed rule. Gay people and women can DJ however they want, she insists. Life isn't fair. Kareem reveals he's thinking about becoming a DJ and opening for the Chainsmokers at Madison Square Garden, which lands with a thud.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[You should constantly be reinventing yourself.]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 been evil before, though he insists being good is what got him where he is today. The conversation spirals into wardrobe evolution. His companion reveals she found a two-inch chest hair and kept it as a good luck charm. They swap sunglasses on the train. Kareem admits he used to be a Midwestern guy in tweed and skinny jeans, went through an all-black phase, and recently switched from soft shoes to rock-hard boots. Today she's wearing a long skirt for the first time, feeling a new breeze, while Kareem's wearing knee-high boots despite his extremely wide calves from being so jacked. Everyone's invited to squeeze his shredded arm.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I'm kind of cool with Gulf of America as a name]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:53:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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, and why renaming things is actually pretty normal. The rider points out that the Mayans called it "Naha," meaning "great water," and that plenty of countries go by different names depending on who's talking. Germany is Deutschland. Japan is Nippon. And Iraq? "They renamed my dad's country an Apple product, bro." He admits there are "fascist undertones" to the recent rename depending on who changed it and why, but stripped of that context, he finds the whole thing electric. Kareem had prepared a whole argument assuming disagreement. He never got to use it.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Don’t peel my boiled eggs for me. Feat: Barry Keoghan]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:48:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Barry Keoghan has strong opinions about hard-boiled eggs. The actor refuses to let anyone peel them for him after once tasting someone's fingers on his breakfast ("I didn't ask for fish and eggs"). Kareem learns that Barry eats them roughly once a week, and that his Irish granny used to mash eggs and bread together in a mug. Her touch was fine, though. Holy water only. The conversation veers into other territory: Barry thinks the London Underground should display motivational quotes like "Comparison is the thief of joy" instead of just station names, and he's convinced those "prove you're a human" tests are backwards since robots could solve them faster than people anyway.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[There should be a kids section on flights]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:49:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger thinks there should be a kids section on flights, and Kareem immediately agrees. The conversation spirals from soundproofed airplane daycares to a bigger question: why is the world so unkid friendly when kids are "probably half the population"? They riff on restaurants for babies, gyms for babies, and special sections for pets too. The guest calls out fake service dogs ("No one has a service dog except for blind people"). Things get weird when someone declares dogs are haram. Then there's a tangent about a 50 gallon aquarium. Why can't you take that on a flight?]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[If you have Botox or filler, I don't wanna see you in a period piece]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:06:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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? Actors need to match "base reality" to let viewers suspend disbelief. She calls out the Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith reboot for featuring an assassin hiding in the woods with Instagram face, which immediately breaks immersion. Kareem pushes back with counterexamples, suggesting maybe everyone in Shakespeare should just be ugly. Not quite, she clarifies. Everyone's beautiful in their own way, but actors serve the story, not their vanity. There's wiggle room for camp though. Bridgerton gets a pass since it already has modern music and fantasy elements baked in. The conversation veers into breast implants (she's come around on them as an adult) and body modifications in general. Pro-tail, apparently.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Posting your kids publicly online is the same as leaving them at a gas station]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:06:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Posting your kids publicly online is the same as leaving them at a gas station on a highway, according to one parent Kareem meets on the subway. She's got two girls and only posts them once a year, on Halloween, when they're in costume. A mild flex in disguise. Then she deletes it within eight hours. The conversation spirals into the horror of who's saving photos of random kids and why, the question of consent when your eighth-grade self is immortalized online forever, and whether abstinence from posting is the only real answer. Kareem agrees he'd ask his future kid for permission first, knowing full well she'd call him lame. It's completely open. Anyone could just look.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I feel like the Make-A-Wish kids are getting finessed a little bit]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:45:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 medical care. When Kareem pushes back, the rider doubles down with a simple argument: if you're dying, wouldn't you rather meet "the world champ of oncology" than a celebrity who shows up four hours late? Kareem Googles the top pediatric oncologist and finds Lisa Roth, MD, sparking an increasingly absurd debate about whether the foundation should scrap celebrity meet-and-greets entirely and just "fix cancer" instead. The logic gets wilder as the conversation goes on. After all, if we've got GLP-1 shots for weight loss and pills for baldness, why not redirect all that star power and funding toward actual cures? The rider insists this isn't sad, it's pro-science. There's a new wish in town: fix the kids.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ghosts don't exist]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:48:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger declares that ghosts don't exist, and Kareem fires back with immediate disagreement. The debate quickly spirals into bizarre territory when the stranger demands to know why we never see ghost animals. Where's the spectral squirrels? The phantom pigeons? Kareem counters with spirit animals and Native American traditions, but his opponent isn't having it. He had a parakeet named Tiny who mysteriously disappeared after getting into it with his mom, and if ghosts were real, Tiny would've visited. The conversation takes a sharp turn when Kareem admits he once summoned a jin that sexually assaulted him. Violently jerked him off, to be exact. His point? You just have to let spirits in. The grand finale: dinosaurs aren't real either.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Iron Maiden is the best band in the world]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 makes their case for the legendary British band, bringing serious energy to defend their pick against any and all competition in rock history.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Being chill is cool, being nonchalant is lame. Be chill guy this summer with @SharkHome ChillPill™]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:16:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A stranger on the subway draws a sharp line between being chill and being nonchalant, and Kareem's all in. The difference? Chill people are curious and ask about your day. Nonchalant people pretend they don't remember your name after meeting you five times. That's lame. The conversation turns to summer, specifically the legendary Summer '16, when Drake was peaking, Obama was still cool, and the XXL Freshman Cipher gave us Uzi, Yachty, and 21 Savage. But the real prediction: Summer 2026 is "about to be the littest summer on record." Time to retire nonchalant guy forever and get chalant. The rider whips out a branded fan to stay literally chill in the heat, proving his point.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Live football games are better enjoyed from your sofa than the stadium. Ft. Sagar Radia]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:07:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sagar Radia thinks live football games are better watched from your sofa than the stadium, sparking immediate pushback from Kareem. Radia wants his tea, his bathroom breaks, and zero massive dudes blocking his view while "swearing, most probably like being racist at the same time." Kareem counters with the irreplaceable energy of 50,000 people chanting together. He admits he doesn't even like sports but loves the stadium experience for the hot dogs and people watching. "You can't watch a guy drink 17 beers and get in a fight with his wife at my couch." Radia's not buying it. The commute home is brutal, the queues are endless, and everyone's drunk. His couch wins every time.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[If you blast your phone audio on the train, you should be fined]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A rider with strong opinions thinks people who blast phone audio on the train should be fined, and that money should go directly to paying tickets for turnstile jumpers. Kareem mostly agrees, though he admits he kind of likes eavesdropping on other people's TikTok scrolling. The conversation spirals from there. The rider clarifies she's not talking about the JBL reggaeton speakers but the people flipping through reels at full volume, which she compares to "smoking on the subway." She carries spare AirPods to hand out. Kareem throws in a bizarre confession about asking people if he can look at their feet. They debate acceptable volume levels, whether the money should fund the MTA instead, and agree that FaceTiming in coffee shops deserves immediate ejection. The episode ends with a pitch to watch Subway Takes itself at full volume.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Clean up our toxic sites before building houses and schools on them]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:11:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger sounds the alarm on Gowanus, one of NYC's most contaminated neighborhoods. Kareem learns that the toxic waste near his recording studio goes down 160 feet to bedrock, a relic of a century of gas manufacturing that National Grid still hasn't properly cleaned up. The rider's concerned about plans to build low-income housing and a school on the site while the polluter tries to skimp on cleanup, maybe only tackling seven feet instead of the full depth. That's how you get babies with four eyeballs, they warn. The solution? Simple. Fix it. The plea goes straight to Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams to pay attention to Gowanus's environmental crisis before construction starts.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tupac is the greatest rapper of all time. @larussellGC]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:48:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger declares Tupac the greatest rapper of all time, and Kareem initially pushes back before admitting he's "probably the goat." The conversation spirals into heated debate about hip-hop's top tier, with the rider passionately defending Pac's combination of impact, lyricism, and range. He points to the breadth from "California Love" to "Dear Mama" as proof. Kareem throws out Wayne, Biggie, and Drake. The rider counters with Playboy Carti and Kodak Black, names that clearly horrify Kareem, especially when the guy jokingly offers to spend a day with Kareem's daughter playing nothing but their music. "Not around my daughter," Kareem repeats. The bit ends with some racial humor that lands somewhere between playful and uncomfortable.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Subway dancers should be employed by the MTA. Ft. Olivia Carter]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 talented thing to happen to a subway car. Kareem disagrees about safety. He's felt threatened by kicks coming dangerously close to his face. The conversation spirals into bean dipping (apparently jiggling someone's poop), salary negotiations where Olivia confuses three figures with six figures, and an impromptu dance attempt. She's not a numbers girl, she clarifies, she's a big ideas girl. Both agree the performers deserve fair wages and that showtime dancers are iconic to New York culture, even if Olivia initially suggests paying them $900 a year before correcting to $100,000.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We should teach self-defense in schools instead of math]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A black belt karate instructor argues math should be replaced with self-defense classes in schools. Calculators and AI have made math obsolete, she tells Kareem, but self-defense? That's essential for everything from walking home at night to dealing with HR. Her definition goes way beyond punches and kicks. It includes boundary setting, consent, knowing how to say no, and deescalating conflict. She even gets Kareem to let her demonstrate, claiming afterward "I punched the Subway Takes guy." Her three tips: take a beginner class in kickboxing or jiu-jitsu, expand your understanding beyond just physical defense, and remember that intervening when you witness violence is community self-defense. It's a radical reimagining of what protecting yourself actually means.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Red delicious apples are actually disgusting. Ft. Sterling K. Brown]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:38:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Red Delicious apples are disgusting, mealy, and false advertising according to a rider who grew up in the '80s when school lunches offered little else. Kareem agrees. The conversation quickly pivots to apple superiority, with both declaring Honeycrisp the undisputed king. They bond over its crisp, tart perfection and how it's the apple Red Delicious should've been. Then things get weird: Kareem reveals he eats apple cores like a horse to avoid leftovers, and both admit to eating kiwi skin, which horrifies a bystander they poll on the train.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Put Madam C.J. Walker on the $20 bill not Harriet Tubman]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger has a controversial take on the push to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. She argues Madam C.J. Walker, the first self-made Black millionaire who built a hair product empire, deserves the honor instead because she represents money and the comeup better than someone who freed slaves. Her reasoning? "She looks mad and you should feel good about pulling money out your pocket." Kareem initially opts out of having an opinion on this one, but the rider's passionate argument about wanting to see a role model of financial freedom on currency eventually wins him over. The conversation gets delicate fast, balancing respect for Tubman's legacy with the desire for representation that feels aspirational rather than painful.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[For every $1,000 that you spend, you should be slapped in the face]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 and a subway rider quickly realize the premise only makes sense for the ultra-rich. They hash out the details: a $10 million net worth threshold, exemptions for charity, and plenty of slaps for Jeff Bezos's $600 million wedding to Lauren Sánchez. The math gets ridiculous fast. Bezos would face 28,000 slaps for that rumored $28 million Melania Trump documentary fee alone. They agree billionaires shouldn't exist, though the rider admits they'd happily take $5 million to make indie movies. It's half absurdist comedy, half earnest critique of obscene spending in a country where Gen Z can't afford homes and $6,000 studio apartments already feel like a slap in the face.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We can't try and get rid of the royal family. Ft. Sophie Ducker]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A stranger on the train argues Britain should keep the royal family, but not out of respect. She calls them "embarrassing" nepo babies associated with scandal, from William's alleged infidelity (earning him the hashtag "prince of pegging") to Princess Anne's driving issues. Kareem pushes back. Why not guillotine them? Her take is refreshingly cynical: abolishing the monarchy now would be like deleting old problematic tweets. Better to let them publicly self-destruct. "We don't need to respect them, but we're not going to get rid of them," she explains, comparing it to letting evolution do its thing. They're the world's most famous landlords who can't control the headlines. She doesn't wish them ill. Just wants to watch them fall.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Don't be best friends with your neighbor]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:52:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A straphanger offers some real estate wisdom: don't be best friends with your neighbors. Kareem agrees immediately. The logic is sound: you want to be nice, lend them sugar and milk, but avoid the complications that come with actual friendship. "You want a Goldilocks relationship with your neighbor," the rider explains. Too close and suddenly you're obligated to cat-sit or invite them to everything. But the conversation gets derailed when another subway rider starts filming their filming, leading to an awkward confrontation. The interloper struggles to articulate his own take when put on the spot, eventually landing on: this whole show is a problem on the subway. Classic New York moment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Every single job is a creative job. @AaronCh3n]]></title>
      <link>https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/every-single-job-is-a-creative-job-aaronch3n</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A rider insists that every single job is a creative job, and Kareem pushes back. Doctor? The guy argues they creatively turn dead people into "live style" people, basically Frankenstein. Lawyer? Creating innocent people out of guilty ones. Pilots do flips. The only truly non-creative jobs, the rider claims, are demolition and assassin, since they're destructive rather than generative. But even then, he backtracks. Assassins are sneaky and clever, making fertilizer if you think about it. The least creative job? Podcast. He also questions why the Joe Rogan Experience is called an experience when it's just a conversation, then suggests Kareem should stop recording new takes and start implementing the backlog. Kareem wisely notes that not all takes should be put into action.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Adults should support teens in the arts. Ft. @AFHBoston]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Miss Q taught a high school student to play cello in four years, getting them to professional all-city orchestra level. That's the kind of mentorship that matters. Kareem talks with a stranger who works at Artists For Humanity, a program that employs NYC teens to create commissioned artwork for businesses while getting paid real wages. Coming from an immigrant household where the pressure is "be a doctor, be a lawyer," not everyone has the luxury to explore the arts. AFH changes that. The rider argues adults need to support young artists with safe spaces and actual opportunities, not just empty encouragement.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[If you’re a white guy that likes dating Asian women, you don't gotta do that anymore]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A half-Asian straphanger delivers a spicy take: white guys have dated enough Asian women, and it's time to stop. He compares these couples to lantern flies "crawling up the trees" and "nesting in the East Village." His credentials? A Chinese mom and white dad who got together before internet porn made it weird. Kareem presses him on the Oxford study about Asian women's dating preferences and whether Asian women are complicit in the pattern. The passenger insists there needs to be a power dynamic, height difference, something. Then the punchline drops. His girlfriend? White. He claims it's all a joke, but also maintains the pattern is real and exhausting. The conversation spirals through interracial dating politics, fetishization, and self-awareness with the kind of chaotic energy that makes you unsure whether to laugh or cringe.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[if Jesus came back right now, they would try to make him debate 25 Nazis on Jubilee]]></title>
      <link>https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/if-jesus-came-back-right-now-they-would-try-to-make-him-debate-25-nazis-on-jubil</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A rider brings the take that if Jesus returned today, "they would try to make him debate 25 Nazis on Jubilee." Kareem agrees. The conversation spirals into modern content culture: billionaires playing God, algorithms demanding rage bait, and the Messiah reduced to doing get-ready-with-me videos or posting thirst traps in his tunic to gain traction. The rider, who grew up religious and recently returned to church out of curiosity, admits the music got them emotional and jokes that "if I wasn't queer, I would definitely be homophobic too." They interpret the Bible in a progressive way. Would Jesus do Subway Takes? Absolutely. He'd use it to promote his Netflix special. His take? Horror movies are awesome. Too intense would be pancakes versus waffles.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[You should only be allowed to have a dog in New York City if you're gay]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:53:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[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 messier from there. The anonymous interviewee, who's currently tapering off Lexapro, argues that the city has too many dogs and that queer people are more empathetic pet owners anyway. They're bi, so "some would say that I can only have half a dog." When Kareem tries to work through the math of how many dogs this policy would actually eliminate (something about 4% of 50%), the conversation derails completely. "Dude, I've done far too many drugs in my 20s to follow this," the rider admits. The take's real point emerges: there are just too many damn dogs pooping everywhere in NYC, and the magic of dog ownership has lost its meaning when everyone treats it like a quirky personality trait instead of genuine emotional support.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I don't think you can get out of the friendzone. Ft. Ramy Shafi]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Ramy Youssef doesn't think you can escape the friendzone, and Kareem's ready to back him up. Well, mostly. The comedian spins a yarn about "this one guy I know" named Gabe who tried to make his move after dinner, walking to the train, only to get the "let's stay friends" treatment. Kareem isn't buying it. He calls Ramy out, insisting the story's actually about him, not some mysterious Gabe. Ramy denies it. The back-and-forth gets playful as they debate whether friendship can ever turn romantic or if once you're in, you're stuck. It's Valentine's Day, and Ramy's plans involve calling his mom and watching movies with the homies. The friendzone might be inescapable, but at least it's honest.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[More men should wear lip gloss. Ft. Amelia Grey​⁠]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Amelia Grey thinks more men should wear lip gloss, and Kareem's about to get juiced up whether he likes it or not. The conversation starts with a mutual agreement that everyone deserves a juicy lip, which spirals into a discussion about "biscuit boys" with dry, crackery mouths. Grey doesn't hold back. When Kareem resists her makeover attempt, she wins him over by giving him his own tube and explaining how convenient it'd be if her boyfriend carried gloss too. The chat veers into purse territory, with Grey defending her messy bag contents (half cigarettes, chicken wings, the works) while Kareem learns he's not allowed to look inside a woman's purse without permission. By the end, he's glossed up and converted, cheersing his new shiny life.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[We think that concerts are just a little too loud. @Raybullband]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A stranger on the subway has a bone to pick with the concert industry: the volume's cranked way too high. Kareem initially agrees, then wavers, but the riders bring him back with a killer analogy: "Giving out earplugs at a concert is like giving out sunglasses at a movie theater." They riff on Spinal Tap's amps going to 11 (when 9 would've been fine) and joke that maybe Freddie Mercury should've cranked it down instead of up in Bohemian Rhapsody. The conversation gets increasingly meta as they realize they're talking too loud themselves. By the end, they're whispering their take. Oh, and they ask about subway swipe reimbursement. The answer's no.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[More men should listen to romance titles. @audible @KierraLewis]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:09:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A woman on the subway has a blazing hot take: more men should listen to romance audiobooks to cure the male loneliness epidemic. Instead of turning to bro podcasts for dating advice, guys should hear what women actually want from romance titles written by women. Kareem's totally on board. The catch? She admits her own Audible habit has ruined her dating life. Her standards are sky-high now. She's not even dating anymore because real men can't compete with the fantasy guys in her earbuds. She defends herself though, insisting women have already lowered their standards and still get stuck with "50/50 guys" who are emotionally and financially half-committed. The conversation gets playful when Kareem imagines sitting on the train listening to "Heated Rivalry," blushing while everyone assumes he's tuned into some comedy podcast.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[If you know you come from a crazy family, normalize not having to introduce your partners to them]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:45:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A rider admits his family is "on the spectrum" and sparks a debate about whether you're obligated to introduce romantic partners to truly unhinged relatives. His aunt gets possessed by the Holy Spirit at Red Lobster, not church. One cousin hijacked his mom's funeral to deliver an antivax rant. Another volunteers as an auxiliary police officer, showing up in uniform with no pay and mysterious income. Kareem counters that people want to meet the kooky uncle, but the rider insists they'll hold it against you, convinced you've got "that gene." He's dated into weird families too. A girlfriend's grandpa once asked if he grew up wearing shoes in Minnesota, earnest racism that was somehow funny. The take holds: if your uncle doesn't believe in dinosaurs or money, maybe skip the family dinner.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I'm having a panic attack. Ft. Veronika Slowikowska]]></title>
      <link>https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/veronika-slowikowska-im-having-a-panic-attack-ft-veronika-slowikowska</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:00:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Veronika Slowikowska arrives visibly anxious, struggling to deliver her take on camera. She cycles through attempts: bonus features on DVDs were never properly mourned as the greatest loss from physical media, then a suggestion to skip your friend's wedding even if you've already RSVP'd because "you're tired and you deserve to rest." The nerves escalate. Kareem tries coaching her through it, offering cue cards and encouragement, but Veronika eventually announces she's having a panic attack. The segment devolves into chaos with mounting tension, awkward moments, and what appears to be something gross happening that rattles both of them. It's raw, uncomfortable, and completely unscripted.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[I think we need to bring back booing. Ft. Myhala]]></title>
      <link>https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/myhala-herrold-i-think-we-need-to-bring-back-booing-ft-myhala</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Myhala Herrold wants everyone to start booing again. Not random booing, she clarifies to Kareem, but as a critical response to art that deserves it. Film festivals, movie theaters, performance art. Right now people just sit through bad work and then praise things that should've been booed. The problem? Nobody wants to be that guy doing it alone. Myhala admits she wants collective booing so she feels comfortable joining in, since her solo boos aren't loud enough. They practice different booing styles, from scary ghost boos to "Boo, you stink" variations. When Kareem asks if birthdays should be exempt from booing, Myhala shoots him down immediately. He questions his own interjection, she boos him for it, and he admits it felt good. Point proven.]]></description>
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