Health

148 episodes on this topic.

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Bath mats are disgusting

Dec 5, 2025

Bath mats are disgusting, according to one anonymous rider who believes toweling off in the shower is the adult way to go. Kareem defends the bath mat. This...

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Women should stop wearing bras

Nov 14, 2025

A straphanger shares her passionate take on why women should ditch bras for good, launching into an uproarious rant about comfort, male gaze, and bodily auto...

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Say yes 90% of the time

Oct 28, 2025

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...

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The future is disabled

Oct 11, 2025

A rider in Prada shoes delivers a bold proclamation: "the future is disabled." Their logic? As technology like AI, self-driving cars, and Neuralink advance,...

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Therapists Shouldn't Be Hot

Jul 10, 2025

Comedian Dan Carney has a radical theory: therapists shouldn't be hot. At all. When you're attracted to your therapist, he tells Kareem, you're suddenly doin...

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Men Are More Hysterical Than Women

Jul 8, 2025

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...

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Rise & Grind Is Oppression

Jul 1, 2025

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...

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Gay Fashion Is Out of Control

Jun 19, 2025

Jordan Firstman, writer and actor, agrees with Kareem's spicy take that gay men dress worse than straight men. The conversation spirals from there. Firstman...

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Vegan Nuggets Are a Scam

Jun 17, 2025

Writer and comedian Lea'h Sampson has beef with vegan food lying to her face. She tells Kareem about her ex-vegan trauma, including the $18 cauliflower "wing...

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Get a flip phone

Jun 14, 2025

A straphanger champions flip phones as the cure for smartphone-induced depression, though there's a catch: his doesn't actually work. He insists that ditchin...

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Just be normal

Jun 3, 2025

Just be normal" sounds simple until a rider tries to explain what that actually means to Kareem, and the conversation spirals into a philosophical tangle abo...

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Billionaires shouldn't exist

May 1, 2025

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...

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End morning supremacy

Apr 18, 2025

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...

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Therapists should not be hot

Apr 9, 2025

Therapists should be ugly. That's the blunt take from a rider who's had one too many attractive therapists, and he's got receipts. He admits to doing push-up...

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Just drink more water

Mar 5, 2025

A subway rider declares himself a "wet boy" and diagnoses Kareem as a "dry guy" in this brief but passionate defense of hydration over skincare. The stranger...

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Gyms should supply UNIFORMS

Feb 16, 2025

A straphanger thinks gyms should provide uniforms to cut down on laundry, but she's got a wild twist: disposable paper gym clothes, like the gowns at the doc...

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Everyone is Disabled 🤣

Jan 31, 2025

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...

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Poppers are for EVERYONE

Jan 14, 2025

A straphanger makes a bold proclamation: poppers are for everyone, not just gay men. Kareem pushes back on the expanding democratic vision of inhalant use, j...

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Democracy Was a Mistake

Jan 6, 2025

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...

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Wellness is a Scam

Oct 22, 2024

A straphanger delivers a blistering critique of the wellness industry, which rakes in $1.8 trillion annually compared to pharma's $700 billion. The math does...

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America Loves Dogs Too Much

Oct 9, 2024

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...

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It’s time to LOVE again

Sep 30, 2024

People choose to hurt people cuz it's too difficult to heal." That's the raw diagnosis from a straphanger who gets real with Kareem about why so many of us s...

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Humiliation is GOOD

Sep 29, 2024

A writer on the train tells Kareem that humiliation is the most important human emotion. It keeps you grounded. Prevents you from taking yourself too serious...

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Therapy Enables Bad Behavior

Sep 10, 2024

A drag queen on the subway shares her spicy take: therapy enables bad behavior because therapists just agree with everything to keep clients paying. She expl...

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Halsey's Favorite Halsey Song

Sep 9, 2024

Halsey reveals the origin of her stage name: she rearranged the letters in "Ashley" while drunk on the subway and realized it's an anagram for the Brooklyn L...

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Skinny Jeans Are Haram

Aug 22, 2024

Skinny jeans aren't just uncomfortable. They're haram, according to Kareem and a subway rider who's lived through the fashion nightmare firsthand. The strang...

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Ivy Wolk Spittin Facts Tho

Jul 14, 2024

Just take it" is the mantra from an anonymous rider who's got zero patience for overthinking. She lays out a philosophy in two parts: literally pocket what's...

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Bring Back Whole Milk 🥛

Mar 24, 2024

A straphanger on the subway has a bone to pick with Big Nut. His theory? America's gone soft ever since whole milk fell out of favor, and nut milk companies...

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Get Your Size Right

Mar 23, 2024

A woman on the subway delivers urgent advice: every woman should go for a bra fitting. Kareem's confused. What's a bra fitting? She explains that stores like...

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Men should wear heels 👠

Mar 9, 2024

A woman on the subway has a bold proposal: men should reclaim heels as their own. She argues that since men wore them first in the 18th century, they should...

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DON'T Listen to Haters

Feb 23, 2024

You can't listen to the last person that whispered in your ear." A rider on the train shares a philosophy of radical self-reliance with Kareem, explaining wh...

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Don’t Panic 🫨

Jan 14, 2024

A straphanger shares an unusual philosophy about mortality: the dumbest thing you can do is freak out when you're dying. Stay calm, let it happen. Kareem tes...