SHORT 1:58 Cat owners are weird . (London)
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 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 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 1:57 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 Kar...
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 stranger on the train argues Britain should keep the royal family, but not out of respect. She calls them "embarrassing" nepo babies associated with scanda...
SHORT 1:57 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" pe...
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 1:56 Cherian Dabis drops a provocative tax policy proposal: if the U.S. is bombing or funding the bombing of your homeland, you shouldn't have to pay taxes. She c...
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 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 1:57 A straphanger drops a paradox on Kareem: "The best advice is don't listen to advice, just figure it out for yourself." They riff on advice inflation, snake o...
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 2:20 A straphanger delivers a scorching take on sports betting apps: if he were an athlete, he'd want to opt out of being bet on entirely. The logic is dark but s...
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 1:53 A self-described jolly, jovial fat bastard tells Kareem that America has become a monotone hellscape, and he's got the evidence to prove it. Nine or ten of h...
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 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 1:28 We're in the worst era of wealthy people," a rider tells Kareem, kicking off a spirited debate about modern philanthropy. The Medicis gave us the Renaissance...
SHORT 1:47 A straphanger with 58 years of gambling experience delivers his philosophy: just keep doubling up until you win. Kareem pushes back on the sports betting adv...
SHORT 1:35 Batman's a billionaire cop who goes around beating up drug addicts instead of investing in Gotham's infrastructure. That's the take from a rider who tears in...
SHORT 2:11 Woody Harrelson has strong opinions about airplane boarding. They should load from back to front, he tells Kareem, because the current system is "purely a ps...
14:49 Woody Harrelson climbs aboard the subway with Kareem and immediately starts riffing about airplane boarding policies, calling them "psychological class warfa...
SHORT 1:58 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 2:15 There's no such thing as a bad dancer," declares a woman on the subway who believes men should take government-mandated yearly dance classes to earn basic ri...
SHORT 1:48 A stranger on the G train has strong opinions about hat etiquette. He's baffled that people still leave the stickers on their caps, calling it "straight up g...
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 1:49 A straphanger with a wildly optimistic worldview shares his philosophy: say yes 90% of the time. It's led him to sing in a National Opera Company (he demonst...
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 2:09 A straphanger pitches mandatory restaurant conscription for all Americans aged 16 to 20, arguing that service industry work builds empathy, work ethic, and p...
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 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 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...
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...
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 2:17 Riz Ahmed defends democracy against Kareem's wild proposal to replace all elections with a completely randomized lottery system. No more voting, no more camp...
SHORT 1:44 A straphanger pitches mandatory gap years in active war zones instead of backpacking through Europe. The initial pitch gets pushback, but Kareem's convinced...
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...
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 1:41 Company parties are surveillance operations disguised as appreciation, according to a straphanger who's convinced HR is lurking in the bathroom with pink sli...
SHORT 1:42 A Syrian, Arab, Muslim, American architect has spent two decades getting pulled into the interrogation room at JFK, and he's got a proposal: give it a makeov...
SHORT 2:05 A straphanger drops a politically incorrect hot take: conservatives should get credit for not gentrifying neighborhoods. Kareem reluctantly agrees. The logic...
SHORT 2:11 A straphanger proposes that the next military draft should rank soldiers by their Uber rating, sending low-rated passengers like "Becky who throws up in the...
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 2:03 A rider from South Carolina argues that Southern culture and Arab culture are cut from the same cloth, rattling off similarities that catch Kareem off guard....
SHORT 1:44 A guest drops the provocative claim that introverts are morally weak, sparking a heated debate about personality types and character. They argue that avoidin...
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...
SHORT 2:08 A straphanger proposes shutting down the internet for five years because "we lost our privileges" and everyone's brains are too rotted. Kareem pushes back ha...
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...
SHORT 1:55 A straphanger has a bold take: people who act superior in TSA lines are "actually upholding the legacy of Osama bin Laden." Her argument? 9/11 created airpor...
SHORT 1:54 A straphanger makes the case that seagulls should replace bald eagles as America's national bird. The argument? Seagulls are scrappy, resilient, and honest a...
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 1:44 Nepo babies get a bad rap, according to a rider Kareem meets in Chicago who's ready to defend Hollywood's most privileged. The conversation kicks off with ex...
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...
SHORT 2:03 Bill Burr kicks things off with a biting satirical take: when they deport all the illegals, "white billionaires will then magically become generous and start...
SHORT 2:02 Ismael Loutfi thinks millennials and Gen Z are going to be exceptional old people, but not for heartwarming reasons. His argument? Boomers didn't earn their...
SHORT 2:03 A straphanger unleashes fury on hotels that guilt trip guests about towel changes and water conservation. She's not buying the eco-friendly messaging. Her th...
SHORT 1:40 Hidden fees are ruining everything, according to a straphanger who's ready to fight over surprise charges. The frustration peaks at dispensaries, where a $12...
SHORT 2:09 Space is none of our business," one straphanger declares, kicking off a wild debate about whether humanity should fix Earth before chasing aliens. Kareem pus...
SHORT 1:40 A straphanger delivers a straightforward take: it's okay if your parents have money. Stop pretending you're broke. Kareem agrees, calling out people who post...
SHORT 1:24 A straphanger offers a solution to America's bathroom wars: Republicans should get their own facilities. She doesn't mind sharing with all genders, but think...
SHORT 2:36 A high schooler pitches a wildly specific revenge fantasy: if a teacher falsely accuses you of something, you should get two minutes in their house to "do wh...
SHORT 1:45 A straphanger insists the first place you wash in the shower reveals your personality, and Kareem isn't buying it. The man, a self-proclaimed "chest man," st...
SHORT 1:47 A straphanger has a bold proposal: DJs should be required to earn degrees before they can spin records. Not just any degree, but a specialized DJ diploma inv...
SHORT 1:27 A rider with strong opinions on wealth inequality tells Kareem that billionaires shouldn't exist and need to be "shamed from society and alienated from socie...
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 2:00 A straphanger argues we should stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, sparking a conversation with Kareem about the rapidly changing workfo...
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 2:17 A night owl takes aim at society's obsession with early risers, arguing that "morning supremacy is capitalist culture." She wakes up between 10 a.m. and noon...
SHORT 1:52 The host chats with a stranger about what it really means to have money. Their hot take? You've truly made it when you can order market price at a restaurant...
SHORT 1:59 Men are by far the more emotional and hysterical gender, a male rider tells Kareem, and both men quickly agree. The conversation turns into a surprisingly ea...
SHORT 2:08 Steve Coogan has strong opinions about Jesus and American politics. The actor argues that right-wing Republicans have co-opted Christianity, insisting Jesus...
SHORT 1:56 A subway rider challenges New Yorkers to spend two mandatory weeks each year in the real South, not Atlanta or Miami, but places like Shreveport, Mobile, and...
SHORT 1:54 Cate Blanchett has a vendetta against leaf blowers, and she's got the stats to back it up. The Oscar-winning actress tells Kareem that 30 minutes on a leaf b...
SHORT 1:55 A stranger on the subway argues that certain compliments carry different weight depending on who's giving them. His theory? If a Black person tells you you'r...
SHORT 1:42 An anonymous rider launches into a passionate defense of Columbus Day, insisting Italian Americans aren't advocating for the explorer himself but simply want...
SHORT 1:43 Conspiracy theories are made from random guys like me," a straphanger insists, right before Kareem accuses him of working for the CIA. The conversation spira...
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 1:51 A rider declares that 100% of people are disabled, kicking off a wildly provocative conversation with Kareem about what counts as a disability. Stupidity top...
SHORT 1:31 A straphanger opens with a paradox: there are no takes. Kareem pushes back immediately, pointing out that this entire show is built on takes, but the rider i...
SHORT 1:09 A straphanger has strong opinions about celebrity political endorsements: if you're too famous to go to the grocery store or pay your own taxes, you shouldn'...
SHORT 1:43 A rider drops a scorching hot take: it should be illegal for more than four men to intentionally gather. Her reasoning? "Five men together to me is not hangi...
SHORT 1:57 A straphanger has a radical plan: America needs to lose ten states. Kareem hears him out as he methodically restructures the union, starting with the Dakotas...
SHORT 1:45 Democracy was a mistake, according to one rider who thinks voting should require passing a CAPTCHA test. The kind that asks if you've eaten caffeinated beef...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger who claims to be the CEO of Enron sparks a debate about whether corporations deserve respect. The rider argues that CEOs' good deeds outweigh t...
SHORT 0:55 A restaurant worker has strong opinions about digital tipping culture. He wants to "bring back cash tips" and ditch the Toast point-of-sale system entirely....
SHORT 0:58 A straphanger argues that Pride should be a week, not a month, comparing it to Mardi Gras as "straight Pride." Kareem fires back that January 6th was straigh...
SHORT 1:01 A straphanger floats a stark proposal: if teachers need to bulletproof their classrooms, pay them two salaries. Kareem agrees, though the conversation quickl...
SHORT 1:00 A climate activist with an electric car delivers a scorching takedown of the vehicles she thinks distract from real environmental solutions. She's sick of "o...
SHORT 1:00 Everything is political" is the take from a straphanger who insists that silence itself carries a political message. No stance is a stance, they tell Kareem....
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 1:00 Don't talk to me about pumpkin spice until October" is the rallying cry from an anonymous rider who's had enough of seasonal creep. Actually, scratch that. T...
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 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 0:57 The iPad is the enemy. A stranger on the subway zeroes in on what's really driving America's tipping crisis: that ubiquitous tablet at checkout, flipping aro...
SHORT 1:01 Tipping culture has created a system where "the poor support the poor," according to a fired-up straphanger who argues America's service workers are stuck su...
26:19 Comedian Robby Hoffman declares war on tipping culture, arguing that restaurants have turned customers into unpaid workers while guilt-tripping them with iPa...
SHORT 1:01 Tim Walz has strong opinions about home maintenance. His take? Gutters are the most neglected part of home ownership, and it's personal for him. Kareem agree...
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 1:00 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 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 0:46 A millennial born on the last day of 1984 declares himself transgenerational, identifying as a Boomer despite his age. Kareem tries to reason with the straph...
SHORT 0:29 An anonymous rider flips the script on generational wealth complaints, arguing that young people need to actively push out older workers instead of waiting f...
SHORT 0:47 A boomer on the train admits maybe it's time to step aside. "I, of course, should no longer be an art critic for New York Magazine," they tell Kareem, half-j...
SHORT 1:01 Brenda and Jerry can't agree on whether the good old days were actually good. When Kareem asks if they miss simpler times, Jerry's all in, but Brenda pushes...
24:43 Revenge is in the air, and it's aimed squarely at Baby Boomers. Kareem sits down with comedian Neil, who's got a radical proposal: strip Boomers of their rig...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger pitches a bold policy idea: the government should pay for everyone's parents to go to therapy. Her reasoning? If her dad had just one session,...
SHORT 1:00 A straphanger faces Kareem's provocative question about whether all women are more attractive with armpit hair. His answer? A contradictory mess. He starts w...
SHORT 0:38 A straphanger lays out a blunt theory about social mobility in the modern age: if you're hot, you can leapfrog from dirt poor to the upper classes through pl...
SHORT 0:35 A straphanger has had enough of DJs. All of them. Even the vinyl ones. "You're just putting a piece of plastic on a thing," they tell Kareem, dismissing the...
SHORT 0:51 A straphanger drops a surprising Hillary Clinton take that goes off the rails fast. He calls her an American hero, then immediately backtracks to "100% disag...
SHORT 0:48 A straphanger goes off on tipping culture, and they're not holding back. If they're walking up to order at a counter, they're hitting zero percent on that iP...
SHORT 0:50 A straphanger has some radical ideas about how to deal with the Boomer generation, and they're not holding back. Strip voting rights at 65. Ban reading glass...
SHORT 0:37 A straphanger drops an unexpected theory: skincare is capitalism's conspiracy to hide our collective exhaustion. She partakes in the routines but doesn't bel...
SHORT 0:36 A straphanger drops some Marx on Kareem, explaining how "capitalism has colonized chill mode." The rider argues that capitalism conditions us to feel guilty...
SHORT 0:40 A straphanger makes the bold claim that Jack Harlow should get the N-word pass because he's "donated so much to the Black community." Kareem pushes back, ask...
SHORT 0:55 A woman recounts her nightmare day dealing with bureaucracy, starting with a DMV employee who nearly denied her license renewal over a debit card statement v...
SHORT 0:29 A straphanger delivers a hot take on demographics: people should have more babies instead of getting more pets. The reasoning? Gen Z is cool and smart, and w...
SHORT 0:34 A stranger shares the provocative take that Donald Trump getting voted out was "the worst thing that could have happened to America," but not for the reasons...
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 0:39 The trailer for SubwayTakes throws viewers straight into the chaos: mandatory mushrooms, memes as sex, and the controversial claim that "people reading books...