https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/we-should-be-allowed-to-discriminate-people-based-on-their-hygienelondon SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-24T14:21:13.000Z We should be allowed to discriminate people based on their hygiene.(📍London) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GycvflgrmeQ/maxresdefault.jpg We should be allowed to discriminate people based on their hygiene.(📍London) A guest argues people should be discriminated against based on hygiene, sparking an absurd escalation about apps that track "stinky people," separate train lines for the unclean, and enforcement agents with hoses. The host pushes back but gets pulled into the chaos. It gets wild fast. They debate hygiene credit scores, armpit exposure on railings, and whether babies smell good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GycvflgrmeQ https://www.youtube.com/embed/GycvflgrmeQ 127 2026-04-24T14:21:13.000Z 187536 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/being-an-only-child-is-the-fcking-best-londonfeat-maia-tassalini SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-23T14:52:13.000Z Being an only child is the f*cking best. (📍London)Feat. Maia Tassalini https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hWp1hd4MXU4/maxresdefault.jpg Being an only child is the f*cking best. (📍London)Feat. Maia Tassalini Maia Tassalini passionately defends being an only child against a skeptical host who thinks only children are selfish bullies. Maia fires back with terms like "sibling industrial complex" and calls the host's view fascist, arguing that friends exist and siblings just fight over iPads anyway. She barely lets the host speak. The host admits Maia ruined their day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWp1hd4MXU4 https://www.youtube.com/embed/hWp1hd4MXU4 126 2026-04-23T14:52:13.000Z 409676 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/we-have-the-climate-solutions-we-need-we-just-need-to-fcking-implement-them SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-22T14:54:19.000Z We have the climate solutions we need, we just need to f*cking implement them https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mxZRnFGYRHw/maxresdefault.jpg We have the climate solutions we need, we just need to f*cking implement them A guest argues we already have all the climate solutions but aren't implementing them because fossil fuel interests and doom narratives get in the way. The conversation covers electrifying transport, protecting ecosystems (which could solve 20 to 30% of problems), and making implementation sexy. Best moment: "Stop trying to be a DJ" when discussing how we need more electricians and tradespeople to actually build our clean energy future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxZRnFGYRHw https://www.youtube.com/embed/mxZRnFGYRHw 150 2026-04-22T14:54:19.000Z 163664 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/stop-with-the-long-audio-text-messages-feat-julian-casablancas SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-21T16:26:34.000Z Stop with the long audio text messages. Feat. Julian Casablancas https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iBMclDmAotM/maxresdefault.jpg Stop with the long audio text messages. Feat. Julian Casablancas Julian Casablancas from The Strokes hates long voice memos, calling them a "Trojan horse voicemail." The host defends sending minute-long audio texts in his buttery voice. They banter about brown relatives loving voice notes and whether Subway Takes beats Jimmy Fallon. Julian even sings a Strokes song on the train. Then things get real when he pitches a populist anti-billionaire party. The host jokes that white guys with manifestos are usually bad news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBMclDmAotM https://www.youtube.com/embed/iBMclDmAotM 166 2026-04-21T16:26:34.000Z 242275 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/julian-casablancas-defends-his-4-most-controversial-takes SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-21T13:15:19.000Z Julian Casablancas Defends His 4 Most Controversial Takes https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r3j2X4kLxTo/maxresdefault.jpg Julian Casablancas Defends His 4 Most Controversial Takes Julian Casablancas joins Kareem Rahma to defend his spiciest takes on creativity, politics, and modern life. They bond over hating voice messages and today's ugly touchscreen cars before Julian drops his real thesis: conservatives and progressives should team up against corporate billionaires instead of fighting each other. He's not chasing fame. He admits he comes out of his cave every four years to perform, then goes right back to work on what actually matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3j2X4kLxTo https://www.youtube.com/embed/r3j2X4kLxTo 1280 2026-04-21T13:15:19.000Z 137995 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/expat-is-a-racist-as-hell-termlondon-mmisanspeaks SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-20T14:40:32.000Z Expat is a racist as hell term.(📍London) @M@Misanspeaks https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iAxqIk2cnZQ/maxresdefault.jpg Expat is a racist as hell term.(📍London) @M@Misanspeaks Host Kareem interviews a guest in London who argues that "expat" is a racist term because white people from rich countries get called expats while others are labeled immigrants for doing the same thing. They also critique "people of color" as a phrase. The conversation gets real. They discuss resistance, free Palestine, and how Congolese people suffer for Western tech consumption. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAxqIk2cnZQ https://www.youtube.com/embed/iAxqIk2cnZQ 122 2026-04-20T14:40:32.000Z 534493 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/smartphones-are-evil-theyre-ruining-society-and-we-need-to-just-stop SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-17T14:46:57.000Z Smartphones are evil, they’re ruining society, and we need to just stop https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XJvf6r5Fleg/maxresdefault.jpg Smartphones are evil, they’re ruining society, and we need to just stop A guest argues smartphones are ruining society and even destroying things like subway maps, which have become useless abstract art since everyone just uses their phones. The host pushes back at first but then admits he's totally addicted, confessing he hasn't taken a piss without his phone in 20 years. The guest calls it "mental genocide" and gives the host a flip phone on camera to save him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJvf6r5Fleg https://www.youtube.com/embed/XJvf6r5Fleg 106 2026-04-17T14:46:57.000Z 190153 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/winking-is-a-lost-art-and-it-deserves-a-renaissance-london SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-16T14:56:53.000Z Winking is a lost art and it deserves a renaissance. (📍London) https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ubt8aQZnuxg/maxresdefault.jpg Winking is a lost art and it deserves a renaissance. (📍London) A guest argues winking deserves a comeback after her boyfriend's dad gave her a sweet, non-creepy wink at Christmas dinner. She and her friend talk through when winks work best: complimenting someone, telling cheesy jokes, flirting, or giving up your seat. The key? Always pair it with a smile. They agree winking is basically a physical emoji and people should ditch the digital version for real life charisma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubt8aQZnuxg https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ubt8aQZnuxg 125 2026-04-16T14:56:53.000Z 301167 yes https://subwaytakes.wiki/episodes/having-sisters-is-a-complete-advantage-growing-up-as-a-guy SubwayTakes Wiki en 2026-04-15T14:35:46.000Z Having sisters is a complete advantage growing up as a guy https://i.ytimg.com/vi/outXJPb_tUk/maxresdefault.jpg Having sisters is a complete advantage growing up as a guy A guy makes the case that growing up with sisters gives you a massive edge in life. He argues that having sisters teaches you how to talk to women, understand their perspectives, and generally not be clueless around them. It's all about that built-in advantage. The guest seems pretty convinced this shaped who he is today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=outXJPb_tUk https://www.youtube.com/embed/outXJPb_tUk 100 2026-04-15T14:35:46.000Z 382597 yes 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