https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/normalize-eating-on-the-subway SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-14T14:39:44.000Z Normalize eating on the subway https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mXCPEo2cadI/maxresdefault.jpg 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 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXCPEo2cadI https://www.youtube.com/embed/mXCPEo2cadI 119 2026-04-14T14:39:44.000Z 63402 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/society-massively-undervalues-ugliness-london SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-13T13:36:02.000Z Society massively undervalues ugliness. (📍London) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BRAcZzCBeDI/maxresdefault.jpg Society massively undervalues ugliness. (📍London) 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRAcZzCBeDI https://www.youtube.com/embed/BRAcZzCBeDI 109 2026-04-13T13:36:02.000Z 241015 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/utensils-are-blocking-your-blessings SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-10T16:40:12.000Z Utensils are blocking your blessings https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M6pe6yWwRBU/maxresdefault.jpg Utensils are blocking your blessings 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6pe6yWwRBU https://www.youtube.com/embed/M6pe6yWwRBU 126 2026-04-10T16:40:12.000Z 453300 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/theres-too-much-art-and-there-are-too-many-artists SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-09T16:03:25.000Z There's too much art and there are too many artists https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AwD9iHTXKVs/maxresdefault.jpg There's too much art and there are too many artists 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwD9iHTXKVs https://www.youtube.com/embed/AwD9iHTXKVs 125 2026-04-09T16:03:25.000Z 241507 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/you-should-use-chatgpt-instead-of-your-doctor SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-08T13:32:11.000Z You should use ChatGPT instead of your doctor https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dmLztS0m06k/maxresdefault.jpg You should use ChatGPT instead of your doctor 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmLztS0m06k https://www.youtube.com/embed/dmLztS0m06k 115 2026-04-08T13:32:11.000Z 164116 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/old-ethnic-women-need-to-understand-the-words-on-the-shirts-they-buy-before-they SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-07T14:10:15.000Z Old ethnic women need to understand the words on the shirts they buy before they buy them https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PR65TsnTqMI/maxresdefault.jpg Old ethnic women need to understand the words on the shirts they buy before they buy them 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR65TsnTqMI https://www.youtube.com/embed/PR65TsnTqMI 106 2026-04-07T14:10:15.000Z 717826 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/we-need-to-introduce-height-zones-at-concerts-london SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-06T13:50:11.000Z We need to introduce height zones at concerts. (London) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bzr6crZFIfA/maxresdefault.jpg We need to introduce height zones at concerts. (London) 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzr6crZFIfA https://www.youtube.com/embed/bzr6crZFIfA 108 2026-04-06T13:50:11.000Z 407833 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/we-need-to-filter-people-who-are-able-to-move-to-nyc-via-a-test SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-03T18:12:33.000Z We need to filter people who are able to move to NYC via a test https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WYzsuQ-Eiok/maxresdefault.jpg We need to filter people who are able to move to NYC via a test 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzsuQ-Eiok https://www.youtube.com/embed/WYzsuQ-Eiok 117 2026-04-03T18:12:33.000Z 585092 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/cat-owners-are-weird-london SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-02T15:07:45.000Z Cat owners are weird . (London) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FZmL_X4Qv5M/maxresdefault.jpg 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 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZmL_X4Qv5M https://www.youtube.com/embed/FZmL_X4Qv5M 118 2026-04-02T15:07:45.000Z 262161 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/theres-two-kinds-of-people-cool-uncool-uncool-people-are-evil SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-01T13:14:12.000Z There's two kinds of people, cool & uncool, & uncool people are evil https://i.ytimg.com/vi/02F8DBCjdfc/maxresdefault.jpg There's two kinds of people, cool & uncool, & uncool people are evil 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02F8DBCjdfc https://www.youtube.com/embed/02F8DBCjdfc 122 2026-04-01T13:14:12.000Z 233547 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/your-landlord-should-be-legally-required-to-say-thank-you-when-you-pay-rent SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-31T15:42:19.000Z Your landlord should be legally required to say "thank you" when you pay rent https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qBDJjaXsHz4/maxresdefault.jpg Your landlord should be legally required to say "thank you" when you pay rent 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBDJjaXsHz4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/qBDJjaXsHz4 110 2026-03-31T15:42:19.000Z 838187 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/we-should-get-rid-of-the-reclining-button-on-airplane-seats SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-30T15:13:21.000Z We should get rid of the reclining button on airplane seats https://i.ytimg.com/vi/njGpt9BQVlo/maxresdefault.jpg We should get rid of the reclining button on airplane seats 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njGpt9BQVlo https://www.youtube.com/embed/njGpt9BQVlo 106 2026-03-30T15:13:21.000Z 426942 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/not-enough-people-know-how-to-do-magic-tricks-london SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-28T13:00:00.000Z Not enough people know how to do magic tricks . (📍London) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qp05Ou2b5X8/maxresdefault.jpg Not enough people know how to do magic tricks . (📍London) 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp05Ou2b5X8 https://www.youtube.com/embed/qp05Ou2b5X8 111 2026-03-28T13:00:00.000Z 314723 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/i-should-be-the-next-james-bond-london SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-27T13:28:48.000Z I should be the next James Bond . (London) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j9SppbMGTko/maxresdefault.jpg I should be the next James Bond . (London) 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? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9SppbMGTko https://www.youtube.com/embed/j9SppbMGTko 177 2026-03-27T13:28:48.000Z 1328814 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/new-york-city-breakfast-scene-is-mid SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-26T16:19:48.000Z New York City breakfast scene is mid https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U2lYrImORBc/maxresdefault.jpg New York City breakfast scene is mid 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2lYrImORBc https://www.youtube.com/embed/U2lYrImORBc 140 2026-03-26T16:19:48.000Z 2516780 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/the-algorithm-knows-your-kids-better-than-you-feat-protonprivacy SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-25T16:08:01.000Z The algorithm knows your kids better than you . Feat @ProtonPrivacy https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2hpcS9AwNDU/maxresdefault.jpg The algorithm knows your kids better than you . Feat @ProtonPrivacy 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hpcS9AwNDU https://www.youtube.com/embed/2hpcS9AwNDU 118 2026-03-25T16:08:01.000Z 173314 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/men-who-want-to-be-djs-should-have-to-go-to-trade-school-first SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-24T14:38:21.000Z Men who want to be DJs should have to go to trade school first https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hF8MsstPX_Y/maxresdefault.jpg Men who want to be DJs should have to go to trade school first 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF8MsstPX_Y https://www.youtube.com/embed/hF8MsstPX_Y 109 2026-03-24T14:38:21.000Z 612414 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/you-should-constantly-be-reinventing-yourself SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-23T14:29:54.000Z You should constantly be reinventing yourself. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8qIQ6Em6rkY/maxresdefault.jpg You should constantly be reinventing yourself. 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qIQ6Em6rkY https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qIQ6Em6rkY 133 2026-03-23T14:29:54.000Z 1448716 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/im-kind-of-cool-with-gulf-of-america-as-a-name SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-20T14:53:22.000Z I'm kind of cool with Gulf of America as a name https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qXJuSZZ5_RI/maxresdefault.jpg I'm kind of cool with Gulf of America as a name 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXJuSZZ5_RI https://www.youtube.com/embed/qXJuSZZ5_RI 100 2026-03-20T14:53:22.000Z 493431 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/barry-keoghan-dont-peel-my-boiled-eggs-for-me-feat-barry-keoghan SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-19T14:48:23.000Z Don’t peel my boiled eggs for me. Feat: Barry Keoghan https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Io6ZqTERp5w/maxresdefault.jpg Don’t peel my boiled eggs for me. Feat: Barry Keoghan 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6ZqTERp5w https://www.youtube.com/embed/Io6ZqTERp5w 118 2026-03-19T14:48:23.000Z 776324 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/there-should-be-a-kids-section-on-flights SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-18T14:49:53.000Z There should be a kids section on flights https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WUW_HNM1JRI/maxresdefault.jpg There should be a kids section on flights 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? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUW_HNM1JRI https://www.youtube.com/embed/WUW_HNM1JRI 111 2026-03-18T14:49:53.000Z 382715 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/if-you-have-botox-or-filler-i-dont-wanna-see-you-in-a-period-piece SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-17T13:06:25.000Z If you have Botox or filler, I don't wanna see you in a period piece https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lxhzptDGKvk/maxresdefault.jpg If you have Botox or filler, I don't wanna see you in a period piece 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. & 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxhzptDGKvk https://www.youtube.com/embed/lxhzptDGKvk 121 2026-03-17T13:06:25.000Z 810034 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/posting-your-kids-publicly-online-is-the-same-as-leaving-them-at-a-gas-station SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-16T18:06:56.000Z Posting your kids publicly online is the same as leaving them at a gas station https://i.ytimg.com/vi/V_Uw7RNXvAE/maxresdefault.jpg Posting your kids publicly online is the same as leaving them at a gas station 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Uw7RNXvAE https://www.youtube.com/embed/V_Uw7RNXvAE 121 2026-03-16T18:06:56.000Z 918728 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/i-feel-like-the-make-a-wish-kids-are-getting-finessed-a-little-bit SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-03-16T13:45:19.000Z I feel like the Make-A-Wish kids are getting finessed a little bit https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3DritAem_Do/maxresdefault.jpg I feel like the Make-A-Wish kids are getting finessed a little bit 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DritAem_Do https://www.youtube.com/embed/3DritAem_Do 120 2026-03-16T13:45:19.000Z 889537 yes