New York

263 episodes on this topic.

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Normalize eating on the subway

Apr 14, 2026

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 restaur...

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Cat owners are weird . (London)

Apr 2, 2026

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...

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Ghosts don't exist

Mar 13, 2026

A straphanger declares that ghosts don't exist, and Kareem fires back with immediate disagreement. The debate quickly spirals into bizarre territory when the...

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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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The 8 Hottest Takes on New York City

Oct 22, 2025

Bring it back to the old New York, man. Fuck these bike lanes." A compilation episode features eight spicy takes about living in NYC, ranging from the unhing...

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We should gossip more

Oct 17, 2025

Gossip builds trust, according to a straphanger who challenges Kareem's skepticism with an unexpected defense of what's usually considered trashy talk. She t...

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Baking is easy

Oct 14, 2025

Baking is easy, a straphanger declares, setting off a passionate debate about culinary technique and American measurement systems. Kareem's rider insists bak...

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Women need to use men more

Oct 7, 2025

A woman on the subway drops a provocative take: women need to use men more. She's not just talking about opening jars. She argues that in Islam, husbands mus...

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Stephen A. Smith’s Worst Take

Oct 1, 2025

Stephen A. Smith defends brunch. The sports broadcaster tells Kareem he likes his waffles, his eggs, and his cheeseburgers, depending on the mood, though he...

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Go swimming naked or not at all

Sep 25, 2025

A European straphanger declares that swimming should be done naked or not at all, kicking off a surprisingly persuasive argument about nude recreation. She s...

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All Aliens Are Muslim

Sep 19, 2025

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...

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Introverts Are Morally Weak

Sep 17, 2025

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...

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We Should Abolish Elections

Sep 3, 2025

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...

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Sex Is the Point of Everything

Aug 26, 2025

Comedian Annie Hamilton steps onto the train with a bold thesis: the point of everything is to get laid. She and Kareem riff on how sex drives ambition, fash...

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Stop Holding Our Money Hostage

Aug 12, 2025

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...

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Restaurants Are Scamming You

Aug 6, 2025

SNL's Ego Nwodim has had it with restaurants where "the vibe is better than the food." She tells Kareem that these places need a warning sign in the window:...

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Fancy Ketchup Should Be Illegal

Jul 30, 2025

Paul Scheer has had enough of your artisanal ketchup. The actor and comedian sits down with Kareem to rant about restaurants that think they can improve on H...

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Being Loud Should Be a Crime

Jul 28, 2025

Writer Brenda Cullerton is teetering between total dementia and murder, and she's blaming the noise. She wants jackhammers banned before 9:00 a.m., sirens cu...

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First time hook ups: No music

Jul 26, 2025

A rider with a strong opinion defends playing music during first-time hookups, but Kareem isn't convinced. The conversation spirals into comedic territory wh...

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Jesus Wouldn’t Vote for Trump

Jul 21, 2025

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...

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Episode 438: No more potlucks

Jul 18, 2025

A straphanger declares war on potlucks, and Kareem couldn't disagree more. The rider, who reveals she's Persian, argues there's "an art to a dinner party" an...

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Humans Should Sleep In Dog Beds

Jul 14, 2025

Comedian Claire Sundbye spent years sleeping in a hammock and then an extra-large dog bed before society pressured her into buying a real mattress. Her crime...

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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...

5:46

America Needs To Cut 10 States

Jun 26, 2025

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...

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Stop Using Old Photos on Dating Apps

Jun 24, 2025

Lili Hayes has been alone for 15 years and she's done playing games. She wants dating apps to force users to update their photos every 30 days with a timesta...

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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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Microwaving Is Cooking

Jun 10, 2025

World-famous chef José Andrés pulls a can of beans from his pocket on the subway and argues that literally everything is cooking. Opening a can? Cooking. Mic...

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The best things are cash only

Apr 30, 2025

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...

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A$AP Ferg Wants to Make a Movie

Feb 27, 2025

A$AP Ferg's got cowboy boots airbrushed like old-school Timberlands, and he's here to talk Black cinema. "We need more Black people movies," Ferg tells Karee...

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Chicago is Not the Midwest

Feb 11, 2025

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...

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NYC is Too Damn Loud

Dec 19, 2024

New York City's noise pollution has one subway rider ready to legislate. Kareem meets a straphanger who's fed up with the city's relentless cacophony and has...

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Make LIFE like Spotify 🤣🤣

Dec 5, 2024

What if the subway worked like Spotify? A rider pitches Kareem on making public transit completely free by plastering ads everywhere, turning trains into "th...

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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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Long live physical media

Oct 7, 2024

The host chats with someone who's passionate about keeping DVDs and physical media alive in our streaming age. They make the case that owning your movies bea...

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No More Groupchats

Oct 2, 2024

Group chats have gotten out of control, according to a young rider who tells Kareem she's drowning in 125 texts a day from a group that started as a simple f...

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Is She Right or is She Wrong?

Sep 29, 2024

A straphanger claims she's got perfect chopstick form, but she's not here to judge anyone who reaches for a fork at Chinese restaurants. Well, sort of. She t...

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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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Venmo Me Now! Not Later! Now

Sep 20, 2024

A straphanger delivers a fiery take about dinner etiquette: if you're at a group meal and someone covers the bill, Venmo them immediately. Don't leave the ta...

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Stop Wearing Flip Flops

Sep 15, 2024

A straphanger declares war on flip-flops in the city, insisting that anyone who wears them in a metropolitan area like New York is "a disgusting person who w...

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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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Rock N Roll Forevaa

Sep 4, 2024

A musician riding the subway declares that rock and roll lives in New York City right now, not in some nostalgic past. Kareem finds someone who's living it....

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Does He Make a Good Point?

Sep 3, 2024

A straphanger drops a relationship theory that actually stumps Kareem: "Men will get into relationships to have sex, and women will continue to have sex in r...

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He’s COOKIN’ tho

Aug 29, 2024

Going to someone's birthday party is the nicest thing you can do for someone, according to an anonymous rider who's got the whole philosophy figured out. He...

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Punctuation is Good

Aug 26, 2024

Punctuation in text messages sparks a surprisingly heated debate between Kareem and a stranger who insists that proper grammar is essential, even when textin...

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Hook up with Your Friends!?!?

Aug 25, 2024

A rider throws out a spicy take about hooking up with friends, but Kareem catches the contradiction fast. The stranger claims to disagree with friends-with-b...

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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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Your Kids Arent That Smart

Aug 20, 2024

A rider declares that "your kids are not that smart," recounting how everyone fawned over their three-day-old niece's ability to look around and move. Kareem...

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Wbna is Better Than NBA

Aug 19, 2024

A WNBA superfan makes her case to Kareem with an unconventional pitch: the league's superior drama comes from players "getting married and breaking up" on th...

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Easy Crimes Should Be Legal

Aug 12, 2024

A stranger on the subway pitches a wild theory: crimes should be legal if they take "one step or less" to commit. He's already testing this philosophy. After...

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🫢 Had to Cut Him Off

Aug 11, 2024

A guest drops the hot take that Woody Allen is innocent, which immediately sets off alarm bells. The host has to cut him off before things go too far. That's...

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Stop Making Podcasts

Aug 10, 2024

A rider with strong opinions declares that starting a new podcast should be illegal, railing against everyone who "went on Amazon, got a microphone, got the...

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Kamala Harris — Donald Trump

Aug 9, 2024

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...

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Abolish Dating Apps

Jul 30, 2024

Dating apps need to be "void and null and just abolished," according to a rider who's convinced modern romance has hit rock bottom. She tells Kareem that whi...

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They Wanna Keep Us Hot and Poor

Jul 23, 2024

Designer clothes want to keep us "hot and poor," according to a straphanger who recently quit her fashion habit. Just last month, actually. Kareem hears her...

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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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NYC Rats Are Cute? 🐀

Jan 19, 2024

An Australian straphanger brings a wild perspective to New York's rat problem: they're actually cute. Coming from a country where "literally every animal can...

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Do you agree or disagree?

Jul 31, 2023

A stranger on the subway absolutely hates vertical video, calling it "one of the worst things that's happened in 100 years of filmmaking in cinema." His reas...

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@SubwayTakes TRAILER

Jul 31, 2023

The trailer for SubwayTakes throws viewers straight into the chaos: mandatory mushrooms, memes as sex, and the controversial claim that "people reading books...