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SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma

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Rachel Sennott Cried Every Day While Making “I Love LA” | Uncut

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor, writer, and comedian Rachel Sennott (I Love LA, Bottoms) boards the New York City subway with Kareem Rahma for an unfiltered ride about making ...

Rosalía Says ADHD Makes Her More Creative | Uncut

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rosalía boards the New York City subway with Kareem Rahma for an unfiltered ride about music, creativity, faith, and the strange ways the internet is...

Woody Harrelson Told Me He’s an Anarchist | Uncut

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor and activist Woody Harrelson (True Detective, Now You See Me) boards the New York City subway with Kareem Rahma for an unfiltered 15-minute conv...

Spike Lee Says Stop Watching Movies on Your Phone | Uncut

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Director, producer, and cultural icon Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Highest to Lowest) boards the New York City subway with Kareem Rahma for an unfil...

Ira Glass Says I’m Listening to Podcasts Wrong | Uncut

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Radio host, producer, and storytelling legend Ira Glass (This American Life) rides the subway with Kareem Rahma for a conversation about listening, st...

From Talkhouse: Fela Kuti: Fear No Man

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe to ⁠Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.⁠ In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a li...

15 Minutes of Jason Bateman Being Jason Bateman | Uncut

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor, director, and podcast host Jason Bateman (Arrested Development, Black Rabbit, SmartLess) boards the subway with Kareem Rahma for an unfiltered ...

Ethan Hawke Gave Me The Best Life Advice | Uncut

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor, writer, and director Ethan Hawke (Before Sunrise, Training Day, Dead Poets Society) rides the subway with Kareem Rahma for a raw conversation a...

Zoe Kravitz on Life, Death, and the Matrix | Uncut

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor, director, and musician Zoe Kravitz (Caught Stealing, The Batman, High Fidelity) rides the subway with Kareem Rahma to share her hottest takes. ...

Riz Ahmed Wants To Abolish Elections | Uncut

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor, rapper, and activist Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal, Rogue One) rides the subway with Kareem to drop one of the wildest takes yet: abolish elections...

This is Austin Butler's Hottest Take | Uncut

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Austin Butler (Caught Stealing, Elvis) opens up on the subway about his hottest takes, from bachelor parties to embarrassment as a life philosop...

David Byrne on How Culture Changed After the Internet | Uncut

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Musician, artist, and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne (Stop Making Sense, American Utopia) joins Kareem on the subway for a conversation about how ...

Diving Into The Discourse | Kareem + Andrew

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem and Andrew catch up in SubwayTakes HQ to discuss the distinction between office and studio, new approaches to email response productivity, a re...

Puerto Rican Flight Adventures and Remember The Titans | Kareem + Andrew

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem, from his home in Brooklyn, and Andrew, from his home in the Hudson Valley, meet up on the Internet to talk trash about podcasting software, Ka...

The Big Special Birthday Boy | Kareem + Andrew

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem and Andrew go live on tape in the SubwayTakes HQ office to talk over why Andrew is the whitest of the friend group, the origin of their names, ...

Bill Burr Says Stop Blaming Immigrants, Blame Billionaires | Uncut

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and director Bill Burr (Paper Tiger, F Is for Family, Glengarry Glen Ross) hits the subway for an unfiltered conver...

“Men should pee sitting down!” with Blake Bensman

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem is joined by deep-cut friend of the pod, Blake Bensman, to discuss his SubwayTake that men should pee sitting down, including its health benefi...

I Know the Mayor Now | Kareem + Andrew

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem and Andrew inaugurate the new video version of the podcast by meeting in person at SubwayTakes HQ in Manhattan. Kareem, with a somewhat hoarse ...

"The point of everything is to get laid!!" with Annie Hamilton

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem is joined by Annie Hamilton, to reconsider her original take, the absolute avalanche of DMs she’s received since, the reveal of the controver...

Who is doing this??!! with Anthony Di Mieri

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem, from his office in Manhattan, with filmmaker and SubwayTakes “Head of Politics” Anthony Di Mieri, from his place in Bushwick, discuss decl...

“Rome is responsible for the original case of cultural appropriation!” with Mike Birbiglia

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem, from his office in Manhattan, and Andrew (SubwayTakes co-creator and producer) from his home in the Hudson Valley, analyze Mike Birbiglia’s ...

SubwayTakes Call-In show #1!! The hotline is live!!!

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem, from his office in Manhattan, and Andrew (SubwayTakes Co-creator and producer), from his home in the Hudson Valley, recount Kareem’s Denver...

The SubwayTakes chat line is open! Call in and leave your take! 347-746-5518

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kareem, from his office in Manhattan, and Andrew (SubwayTakes Co-creator and producer), from his home in the Hudson Valley, talk over Andrew’s recen...

“The only way to get ahead in life these days is to show hole!” with Ian Fidance

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their studio and basement, respectively, Kareem and Ian rehash his original take, why Ian’s display name on the podcast app is Shrimp King, how...

“Anything is a dating app!” with Willa Bennett

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their offices, Kareem and Willa rehash Willa’s original take, how dating apps are like buying a used car, why SubwayTakes is a dating app, remi...

Michael Shannon Says Friendship is Serious Business | Uncut

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"People are real down on the subway lately but I still like taking it!!" Kareem and Michael continue on the train and talk about Michael's directorial...

"There should be no more group chats!" with Rachel Coster

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their homes, Kareem and Rachel get down to brass tacks on vanish mode, signing documents, executive dysfunction, living alone, boarding schools, ...

“Every man should have to wear a speedo to the beach at least once!” with Jay Jurden

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their home studios, Kareem and Jay revisit banana hammocks, saying “congratulations” for birthdays, what Jay calls “summertime penis,” th...

“Restaurants need to stop with the artisanal ketchup!!” with Paul Scheer

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their home studios, Kareem and Paul re-litigate how Heinz is the best ketchup of all time and why fries must be included with the price of a burg...

How Ramy Youssef Became Kebob Dylan | Uncut

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Fundamentally, everyone is a good person!" Kareem and Ramy continue on the train, grab a meal at IBN Hamido in Astoria, Queens and and talk about fin...

"Men are by far the more emotional and hysterical gender!!" with Abdullah Saeed

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their homes, Kareem and Abdullah also discuss NYC smelling like worms, slugs are unhoused snails, Abdullah's alt take that was "we should make fa...

"Bring back segregation!!!" with Joyelle Nicole Johnson

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their homes, Kareem and Joyelle also discuss White spicy, Black Las Vegas, Kareem v. Karim v. Krem, Oprah v. Orpah, being North African American...

"There are too many states in America! We need to get rid of ten!!" with Hari Kondabolu

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From their homes, Kareem and Hari also discuss how Florida is America's dick, Trump-style takes, the Dakotas don't have enough people, odd numbers, Ka...

How Nigel Sylvester Became the Mr. Worldwide of BMX | Uncut

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Queens is the KING of all Boroughs!" Kareem and Nigel continue on the train and talk about drifting his bike at 4yrs old in his grandmother's drivewa...

This Is Cate Blanchett's Sexiest Word To Say | Uncut

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Leaf blowers need to be eradicated from the face of the earth!!" Kareem and Cate continue on the train and talk about blowing v. sucking, Kareem's su...

Jane Goodall's First Time on the Subway | Uncut

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Young people have such an important role to play but they don't know how to play it!!" Kareem and Jane continue on the train and talk about Jane's ...

John C. Reilly Doesn't Like Food Videos | Uncut

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Servers need to stop saying HOW'S EVERYTHING TASTING?" Kareem and John continue on the train and talk about having a personal connection, good sons,...

A$AP Ferg Wants to Make a Movie | Uncut

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We need more BLACK MOVIES." Kareem and Ferg continue on the train and talk about music videos, cowboy boots, Ferg's dog Crash, animals generally, feel...

Hasan Minhaj Wants to Cancel Birthdays | Uncut

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Restaurants GOTTA STOP singing happy birthday to ADULTS" Kareem and Hasan continue on the train and talk about Hasan's hair routine, Kareem's hairles...

Coming Soon: SubwayTakes

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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