Hot Pocket

~Persian thuuuuuugs, but Contras from Nicaragua~Protests abound, hijabs burned, shots fired, kabobs unseasoned: A lot's been happening in Iran. Once again, the Hot Pocket lads offer some historical context and advice to chew on.We focus on the history of the BP oil company, formerly known as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, to explain why the West has always been so interested in this part of the war. All of which becomes painfully relevant for when we look at the CIA-backed coup of Mohammad Mosaddegh and the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty.Which leads us to this episode's thesis: Not all skinfolk are kinfolk. There's plenty of reasons to support the people of Iran, but there's plenty of Iranians with bad intent. And we close off with a discussion about the hijab and modest wear in general.Skip to 4:30 if you want to jump right into the actual news/history.

And just in time for spooky season.Raise your PSL's, the prodigal sons have returned from their sabbatical. We promised big changes upon our return, and today, I'm happy to announce that none of those have been finalized yet. Good work team.Instead, we're doing a grab-bag of major headlines that we missed: Shout out to the dead queen and all her bootlickers, colored and uncolored (but especially colored). Captain Sabra rears her overpriced, bland face to the MCU, once again proving that Marvel movies gotta go. He fell so we could rise: Andrew Tate had a brief moment in the sun before being yoinked.And a special, secret, dumb guest at the very end......

And so was this photoshop, but I tried my darndesdt.Rejoice for our long anticipated reunion. The Hot Pocket hosts recount their recent travels before hitting the pop culture one-two. We reviewed CLB, now for the oonst-oonst follow up. It's a little catchy? Then Ms. Marvel: One point for representation, minus six points for being incredibly annoying. Watch Ramy instead.Ol' reliable "Dirty Landry" advice segment returns. Why're you mad at my brother when I cheated? Honey, stop looking at those massive jugs, you have a diagnosed problem.We are absolutely firing on some cylinders this time.

A Xinjiang 101 Class. Do yourself a favor, even if you think you know what's happening, listen up.We open with a mood and theme primer. Nairah was just one little girl working in a hospital, how did she dramatically change the outcome of a war?And then for the special: The secret Muslims they don't want us to know about. Here's a lecture and debrief on the Uyghurs. We're covering everything from the East Turkestan separatist movements, the leadership of the World Uyghur Congress, Uyghur culture and labor, and a critical look at the bombshell reports on China's Xinjiang policies.I can't stress this enough: Keep your mind open. This is first and foremost a lesson on responsible media consumption.

With a devilish grin I ask her: "Have you had bofa?" (If she asks what that is, I then say "these nuts". If she knows, I inquire about her favorite cryptocurrency).@incelReplies is doing the lord's work and screenshotting the world's most down bad lads. Dudes who've only manifested being within 2 feet of a woman got the most insane pickup lines and we read through a bunch for some hearty laughs.Also: Elon Musk, the world's greatest incel, is under some heat this week. So we get to take a sledgehammer to his brand. It's all fun and games, but really, the amount of misinformation around this man is kind of impressive. Oh and a world politics update because this is Hot Pocket.

See what you like? Probably shouldn't.Ok doomers. Everything's bad, real bad, let's start with an update on Ukraine. Then we explain how THE RICHEST, MOST BLOATED COUNTRY ON EARTH IS RUNNING OUT OF BABY FORMULA. Corporate America needs to go, we pledge our allegiance to a different national anthem.But wait! Kendrick just dropped a new album. It's real good, but we start talking about the state of rap and the entertainment industry at large as avenues for social change and education. Does the story of Tupac and his family give us any room for hope or guidance?It's rough out there, but ya gotta keep ya head up.

For the coulda, woulda, maybe-shoulda-but-the-right-to-choose-is-most-important mothers and others: We salute thee.The dreaded day is upon us: Roe v Wade is about to be overturned. It's a full on rant this episode. We look at how different groups latch onto the abortion issue, take a bat to the Supreme C0urt's brand, and advocate for change that goes beyond the acceptable channels of voting. Polithicc.All two of us at Hot Pocket are strong advocates of: "Stop sharing, stop tweeting, start spending and researching". No donating or supporting Democrats, try some of these instead.Indigenous Women Rising: https://www.iwrising.org/Yellowhammer Fund: https://www.yellowhammerfund.org/Access Reproductive Care Southeast: https://arc-southeast.org/Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund: https://www.msreprofreedomfund.org/*Please feel free to reach out to us if there's concerns about these any of these organizations, we're well aware that NGO's and non-profits can be dicey.

If you want to skip our ringside commentary jump to the 22 minute mark.Minimal effort or bold experimental episode? You decide. We chill and spill while watching the heavyweight title fight until a sudden KO forces us to shift gears. It gets weird.Hot Pocket weighs in on the Depp v Heard trial, and we explore the gender dynamics of assault and abuse. Speaking of lacking ladies: Saad recounts his many, MANY recent conflicts with annoying white women. God forgives, Saad don't.Finally: the lone wolf stalks the sheep............

I think it's America's turn to elect a celebrated athlete for head of state. Feeling good about OJ. Here comes Number 47, President Juice.Hot Pocket goes to its roots, trouble's brewin' in the motherland. Here's a 101 course on how Imran Khan got in and out of the Prime Minister seat. We make the case that this is a story about foreign meddling. America's unsavory history with the Pakistani military, the secret letter from the state department, and the falling value of the US dollar should raise some eyebrows. And then we kick Benazir Bhutto back down the glass ceiling. Our mantra stands: If you're in America, focus on what America's doing.

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh brothers and sisters. Prepare for brain farts, we're running on fumes. Returning from our week long sabbatical, we catch up on THE news: The Slappening. Is it important? No not really, but we'll get our licks in and make fun of everyone. We proceed to talk about Hot Pocket's first Ramadan: goal setting, worshipping with purpose, and fighting caffeine withdrawals is what we do.And we close things out with two brief articles for our "Dirty Laundry" segment. Roleplaying in the bedroom is cool until........

All hypotheticals I tell ya, any similarities are unintended coincidences, all names will be redacted.Horrifying events have struck a friend of the pod, and this got us thinking about crime and the prison pipeline. It's hard to advocate for rehabilitative justice when the person of interest is a repeat criminal, but maybe we should still try. The boys offer their thoughts on alternatives to criminal sentencing and navigating the need for security without going full draconian.Complete 180 follows, we talk about crappy friends. What level of effort do you need to maintain a friendship? Do friendship breakups hurt the same as romantic relationships? How do you tell someone that you're not really that close?Rough patches and redemption arcs.

Open wide the doors to your mind palace, the Psycho Soldiers are here.You're in a desert, you see a cube. Paint a picture for me. There's a ladder. What's it like? A horse, a flower, and a storm. Every story's a little different. All will be revealed, by you, for you.What can we figure out about a person from a series of random questions? What can we piece together based on their hobbies? The Psycho Soldiers brave the mental frontier and explore what makes us, us. We highly encourage you to follow along as we go.(Note: "Psycho Solider" is the name of the closing theme, it's the first song in a video game to ever include vocals. There's your history lesson you cretins)

New bat just dropped. Spoilers start around the 14 minute mark, you've been warned. The Hot Pocket Lads draw some comparisons between this film and the standard superhero flick: What does the Batman do to stand out? Plus we talk about the separation between movie quality and movie message: We love this movie, but not its politics.Hot Pocket Final Score: 8.5/10. Excellent visual and audio presentation, but weak dialogue and weird editing/writing decisions.

We are not experts in this field, and we've no problem admitting that, but we're still better read than most of you so suck it.Our focus is not "What's happening?" but "How did we get here?". We talk about the dark history of Ukrainian militant groups, NATO, and the 2014 Maidan protests. Our focus is rounding out the story with context that's been suspiciously left out of all the social media craze. I beg of you: No more colorful infographs. I get one step closer to atheism everytime I see one. EDITOR'S NOTE: We rushed this one out, so don't expect the same production value :)

All aboard the folly trolley!Get your charcoal kids, 'cause we're grilling today. The Hot Pocket boys test the limits of their moral fiber, can Shehr stay on a righteous path while Saad's yappin' like a misbehaved 8th grader?Here's an itinerary, detours are to be expected: Snitchin' on cheating friends, whacking your dad for that bread, breaking your kids from jail, and gaslighting your way out of criminal charges.Honey I'll be late for dinner, the boys and I are soaking.

A belated Happy Valentine's Day to the lovers and Happy Galentine's Day to the ladies. We watched the Tinder Swindler to celebrate the season of love. It helps if you've watched it, but not necessary, we cover the basics along the way.Hot Pocket's asking the real questions: Where did Simon get those scars? Why'd he friendzone Pernilla? Why the heck are people giving money to a known conman? Does Netflix owe anything to the victims? And expect a ton of Palestine jokes today.Oh and belated Happy Vaseline's to the guys. How come that one don't rhyme?

If a restaurant's description includes "chique", the food boutta be mid at best.The fan favorite "Dirty Laundry" segment returns, with a surprise twist near the end.Body shaming your significant other? Just cheat instead, we know you want to end things, secure the nut while you're at it. Calling your work boyfriend a slur? Classic case of the the gay black kettle calling the pot white and bi.....I think that's how it goes. Finally, gender swapped Beauty and the Beast, and a gay rat wedding. Alternative Title: "body slamming body shaming"

Swapped out my assortment of retro video game music for mainstream desi songs this episode. Never say I don't make sacrifices.We let the listeners pick today's topic. Big shock: the audience that's disproportionately brown wants to hear about South Asian culture. We tackle the wonderful world of big no-no's, oopsie-doo's, and taboos in Desi culture.The usual suspects make their rounds: marriage, sex, career, etc. But we do try and scrap together some new questions. What's the love language of an immigrant father? Does narrowly defined "success" indicate a lack of social responsibility? Are love and business mutually exclusive?And why are our desserts so BAD? You people deserve diabetes for choosing mithai over cookies.

The internet's been shocked and rocked by horrific dating stories. Fresh and Fit podcast made a bold claim: they're black, and they refuse to date black women because.....Oh, nah, that's foul, I'm not saying that. We explore the wonderful world of racist dating preferences and dudes teaching dudes to hate women.Speaking of hating women: The West Elm Caleb story blew up, and the world is worse for it. A bunch of women are upset about one guy who ghosted them after 2 dates. Now, how you gonna fight the patriarchy if you're crying over a stranger with a mustache? Sidenote: We didn't talk about it this ep, but the Caleb story prompted people in DC to make a google doc of guys to avoid on Hinge. DC is the worst city.Also pigs. Pigs are based.

Nothin' but beef, I'm on a Keto diet.The recent altercation between Elmo the Blood and Rocco the Rock got us thinking about scraps and beefs. We tag in friend of the show, "Based" Jake Paul, to look at his one-man slamma jamma against the UFC; plus other bits of combat sports drama.After a quick detour through through Kardashian Lane, Jorydn Woods Avenue (where I'm tryna be), and that one time Shehr almost died we get to a really nice conversation about growth, cognitive empathy, and selfishness. Cases of Main Character Syndrome (MCS) are spiking everywhere, please get the vaccine.

Shehr got COVID. CDC recommended we record in a well ventilated space with lots of room between us, so we sat in my car at a park.We focus a lot on student debt cancellation and break down how it works. Then we rag on the CDC's crappy guidelines and do a brief review of the hit new movie: Don't Look Up. Don't worry there really isn't much to spoil, but if you want to play it safe, the movie stuff doesn't come in until the end.Happy New Years. My resolution is to stop you from reaching yours.

FAIR WARNING: This episode's spoiler free, but after about the 12 minute mark, we go into everything. Spiderman: No Way Home released last week, and we got tickets at the very last minute to fulfill our weekly podcast quota. First ever movie review episode, whoop.Shehr is a hardcore Marvel fan (not fanboy, he insists). Saad is most certainly not. So, uh, you can probably guess where we stand. Is it good if it's fun but a cashgrab? Is it bad if it's a superficial story but fun? We look at what the movie was trying to do, if it succeeded, and if that matters.Sparknotes version? Shehr gave it around a 9/10. Saad gave it a 5/10. Although Saad's opinion of it dropped even further after more time away from the movie whoops.

Urban Dictonary: Jussie. Definition: Something fake, fabricated, illegitimate. In a sentence: "That Gucci Wallet only has one G, that's a Jussie." The Jussie Smollett trial has wrapped up, man is guilty on five counts of CAP. Hire Shehr and Saad, LLC if you would like industry-best advice in faking a hate crime.It's a masterclass in being a dummy, but it does give us something to talk about: How do we project existing problems and attitudes onto hot-button issues? From Chicago politics to social media branding, everyone and everything takes advantage of stories like these.Also please don't go to Subway at 2AM. You're asking for a real hate crime. From me.

Content creators making content about content creation. I love recycling.A very rich man boasts about recreating the Squid Game games, so we get to talk smack. We try to define the word "content" and ask if good content is actually good. Then we look at how algorithms and hype cycles dictate what creators make and say. People always talk about content creation as something new and different from old-school jobs, but is it really? Plus we take a look at how other media jobs are affected by the content creator model.The Sparknotes version? Really successful content is for stupid people. Content that doesn't do well is actually too smart and intelligent. Hot Pocket gets no views. Therefore, we are very smart. Now excuse me while I toil away at another stupid TikTok.

God, please forgive us. Listeners, please bear with us. We've gone too far this time. Definitely our most NSFW episode, you've been warned.Pack your bags kids. Weird uncles Saad and Shehr are taking ya'll out to air some dirty laundry. We hit the "Dear Prudence" advice column at Slate Magazine to hear some truly despicable life problems. What's on the menu?Grandmas reminiscing about their passionate hookups. Three-way relationships. Blind dates with minors. Breaking the friendzone when you're already married. And the most devious of them all: a boy "relieving" himself to..... you'll have to find out.I can't stress enough, we really went all out this episode. Don't think less of us, and don't mindful of who's around when you listen to this.

Lady Justice just had her eye exam. Girl's never been blind.The boys go over the Rittenhouse trial and why it was doomed to failure. We lay out the basic facts of the night in question as well as the problems with the court room's political bias and framing. The victims of this case weren't people of color, but is it still an act of white supremacy? If so, how do we actually define white. We do have an actual answer.Then we have a heated discussion on the contradiction between supporting #BLM but also desperately wanting to use the prison system to its fullest whenever it's convenient to us. Does allowing for exceptions to a standard undermine the whole point of a standard?

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. Here's a history lesson on Israel and Palestine. It's dense but simmered down enough for anyone to understand. First we do a little book review on the principle Zionist text, The Jewish Question, to better understand the logic of Zionism. Then we cover the history of Israel/Palestine, from the initial Jewish migrations, to the revolts in the 1930's, to the Nakba, to the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.Here's a list of the sources we used for this episode as well as the initial piece Saad wrote earlier this year (which uses many of the same sources).Saad's piece on Medium: https://stmahmood012.medium.com/the-history-behind-israel-palestine-8d94ec4bde33"The 1936-39 Revolt in Palestine". By Ghassan Kanafani, 1972: https://www.marxists.org/archive/kanafani/1972/revolt.htm"Criminalization of Palestinian Civil Society Will Have International Implications". By Yara Shoufani, November 10, 2021: https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1651892"Gaza: An Inquest into its Martyrdom". By Norman Finkelstein, 2018."The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017". By Rashid Khalidi, 2020.Interviews with Israeli citizens clipped from: "Everyday Israelis Express Support for Genocide to Abby Martin", from Empire Files Youtube Channel. https://youtu.be/lFoxL3sOAioCover Art: If you know who the original creator of the episode art is please let us know so we can properly credit.

Work. Work. Go get the money. Go get th- What do you mean my card was declined?Today's question: Is poverty a choice or is it thrust upon you? We break down the numbers behind homelessness in America, look at the aesthetics of wealth, and discover "Money Mindset". When does hustling become hustling, and are we too eager to ignore the less fortunate?Poor shaming = Broke. Rich shaming = Woke.

Open your third eye, for we shall see. Open your mouth, for we shall eat from the forbidden tree.Put on your tin hat and join the mad lads. Moon landing, Atlantis, COVID, Bigfoot, Nelson Mandela. We dive into the world of conspiracies. It's a secret seminar on group think, the powerful, and catsAlso condoms are a plot by the Muslims to control the world you heard it here first.

Hors d'oeuvre? Or orderves?The boys make the rounds on fighting wild animals for about 10 minutes before we get to the real meat and taters: LUV. Red flags. Annoying couples. Hookup culture. Honeymoon phase. Old school romance. We give our perspectives on all of them.Also Saad's stupid laptop will die a lonely, old virgin 'cause it won't stop farting mid-recording.

Some dimes spend a dime to wear what other dimes make for a dime. It's a deep dive into the horrible world of fast fashion. Workers are being exploited, the world is burning, and all our data is sold to the highest bidder. It's all rainbows and sunshine.Zara's business model gives us an insight into how retail data and surveillance infrastructures keep the ship afloat. Shein's labor and supply chain control shows how the fast fashion industry gets around problems with monopolization. Put the two together, because they all do this nonsense.

Dudes rock.We go over the notorious "Bad Art Friend" story that's been making the rounds. It's got everything you'd want: kidney donations, plagiarism lawsuits, white savior complex, and unequal friendships. Everyone's the bad guy in this story.Next up: the Asian woman voted most likely to "Bag on Asian Men" does some serious self reflecting. Thanks to Korean dramas, she learns that her own people are hot. That Harvard education is really coming in clutch.A whole lot of "You probably shouldn't admit this in public" today.

Moon compatibility with the Milky Way Bar bodes well for your BMI, Aries. Today's a great day for your shoulders and posture, Sagittarius.We here at Hot Pocket are firm believers of not only getting your bread, but also predicting it. We're heading to the 1920's for today's history lesson: when Wall Street hired astrologers for investment advice. It ends with the Great Depression, whoops.Next, the boys unpack the word "soulmate". When we're talking destiny and love, it's easy to get swept up in a bad case of confirmation bias. Sometimes we only seek out answers that tell us we're right and just.And rich kids claiming they -- and I quote-- "Grinded all my life"? You're on notice. Libra rising and my foot rising up your cheeks, dummy.

Saad and Shehr gush about lions (Shehr literally means lion ain't that neat) before recounting a modern Romeo and Juliet story. A 1964 NASA experiment on dolphins, the English language, and LSD leads a dolphin to the love of his life. Folks, life ain't always rainbows and sunshine.Then we shift to MODERN modern day and go to town on our government. The boys go over the legal justification for expelling Haitian migrants, explain what people get wrong about voting, and reflect on politicians becoming celebrities. Tldr; politics for many people is like whether they prefer Nike or Adidas. Just dumb brand obsession.Got to see a dolphin wiener. Lookin' like a half melted watermelon-flavored popsicle. AND THAT'S NOT EVEN THE WORST THING IN MY GOOGLE SEARCH HISTORY.

We've returned from our break in New York, only to come to a horrible realization: We never really introduced ourselves.Your humble co-hosts are both some flavor of Pakistani-Muslim-American. How do our backgrounds affect us as people and as content creators? And that leads us to examine the relationship between culture and religion in general. It's common for us to attribute good morals to a religious upbringing but maybe faith isn't the only reason we embrace certain values. Finally, we talk about the goals of this podcast. Political comedy is arguably overdone, but we're specifically looking to make complicated ideas easy to understand, and what better way to teach than through really stupid jokes?Don't make fun of the crappy photoshop for the episode art or else we'll put you in a sweatshop for whenever we start making merchandise.

Donda.We start with some bangers from Japan before reviewing Kanye and Drake's recent drops. Donda. Shehr's a self-admitted OVO stan, but Saad doesn't get the hype. Donda. These two artists are household names, but how much of the hype is just them riding brand power versus actual music talent? Donda.Step aside COVID-19, we're fighting a new disease: CLB (see title). Donda. "I'd take a conversation with Jay Z over a million dollars, maybe I'm built different". Donda. Yeah you built like a McDonald's ice cream machine. Donda. Most financial advice from social media is either really bad or so obvious that it shouldn't be content. Donda. Some folks talk a lot only to say very little.The COVID Donda Variant. Aight this bit has run its course.

Shehr's real excited for the new Spiderman. But Saad will take a slow week as an excuse to bash on Marvel.As a market force? Leaves no room for good films. The politics? Man what Wakanda propaganda is this? And the dialogue? Well, it sucks, but I've probably hit 30 grammar mistakes in this paragraph alone.In just 13 years they put out 24 movies, and I'm not even getting into the TV shows. Even if you think they're just dumb fun, the number of movies eating up theater/advertising space is a problem.Fear not, we simmer down for the return of our Dirty Laundry segment. This time, we hit the "Am I the Asshole" subreddit. Oh it's juicy. One wife's affair 'causes problems for father and daughter years later. And one German history enthusiast picks up some, uh, problematic goodies. It ain't bratwurst or sauerkraut. Starts with N and rhymes with paparazzi.

Silicon Valley and Silicon Implants. I'm a regular ol' Dr. Seuss.OnlyFans is dumping sex workers for (even more) celebrities and credit cards. We talk money moves and cold business: Adult content is very profitable, but was this a viable long-term strategy?We then shift to the workers, and connect their struggle to other women-led labor movements. It's often said that being a mother is a thankless job, but what about women working in the healthcare, hospitality, domestic sectors?Finally: Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Youtube, and OnlyFans. What do they all have in common? Innovating.....new ways to undercut labor laws. If you're not looking at OnlyFans as part of Silicon Valley's predatory employment model, you're missing the bigger picture. But don't worry, you'll be radicalized soon enough.UPDATE: The day we post, OnlyFans decides to suspend their ban on sexually explicit content. Clearly their intel knew we were 'boutta drop the people's elbow on them. Good thing we broadened the conversation to exploitation and profitability in general, you'll still learn something. I'll be damned if I'm working overtime on a podcast.

Where to begin? We trace Afghanistan's history from the Soviet era, to the Islamic Emirate and most importantly, the American invasion. If we're to make sense of what happened on August 15t, 2021, we need to to follow the relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and understand the Taliban as a political force.From there we tackle the question's everyone's asking: What's America's role now? Can the people who brought a country to ruin also save it? Can imperialism ever be justified? It's a heavy, thorough, but informative episode, giving more to think about than canned talking points.Also Saad wanted to name this episode "one night afghanistand" but democracy prevailed.

Saad's back just in time for the hallmark 10th episode. Annnnnnnd we're arguing about something we saw in a comic book store: Where does art end, and where does civility begin? The conversation focuses on depiction of religious figures, but it broadens out as the boys take opposing views. Shehr's personal belief is that some things are off-limits: artists should hear and respect the wishes of different groups. Saad makes a broad-based appeal: the cost of free expression is allowing for things that are unsavory.Podcasting takes work, communication and patience. Marriages are easy, those fights aren't posted online.Music courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com/

Sher has a guest host who ate questionable things in Vietnam. This episode Shehryar and Jared make fun of the high school JV star who thinks Simone Biles should have "done more" when she took a mental health break. Also we need to unite against aliens to defeat racism, it's the only way.Music courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com

An ESPN reporter's hot mic causes a national debate on white feminism, then we check in on every company that posted a black box last summer. There's a theme here but I'll let you piece it together.A hot mic would probably ruin my life too if I'm honest. Catch me when I'm gaming or driving? I'm gonezo.Music courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com

Comrades and ghouls, it's time to fight the empire. Today's all about the plantain nation: Who are the Cuban Americans? What role is America playing? Do you really need to repost that infographic on your story?It's a no-nonsense extravaganza. If you want to have a better sense of Cuban-American history, this is a good place to start. We keep things somewhat brief, but very easy to follow. (Skip to the 7 minute mark if you want to jump right into it).And then we complain about our insurance plans. Should be renamed BlueCrossBlueShieldBlueBalls 'cause I am never using that crap.Music courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com/

Only six episodes in and we're already using other people's content to fill the time. Calling this segment "Dirty Laundry": we make fun of people who write to advice columns. Best way to get over someone? Get on top of someone else and kick them while they're down. We pulled some strings and muscles to get President Barry's input on shooting dogs, making out, smelly SO's, and the devious white woman. All my favorite hobbies in one place.Music courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com

Shehr returns from Popeye's home state, Louisiana. In honor of American independence we talk about black female athletes getting done dirty by the Olympics. But don't worry we find a success story in......Bill Cosby. Well at least someone's doing okay. Finally, we go in-depth on the conflict between content creators and content platforms. The worker's revolution will begin with podcasters.Music courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com/

The better half was out of town, so Saad hires/forces an (unpaid) intern to buy Takis and co-host. And you can't say Saad's a bad boss, he's just getting into character: we talk about Tesla's labor practices and the abuses of the conservatorship system (vis-à-vis Britney Spears, the elderly and the disabled). Plus. ASMR. And I thought they lost the Cold War? No? Ok.

What do slavery, kink and powerlifting all have in common? Chains baby. For our Juneteenth bananza we talk critical race theory, kink shaming and how small our wee-wees are. "We" includes you loser, now bend over.Music courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com

We're here on behalf of friend of the pod Riz "Khalifa" Ahmed to discuss Muslim representation and make a movie pitch to fight Islamaphobia. Also: Do cicadas clap cheeks? Probably more than me.

For how much we talk about Asian American oppression this should've been called the AAPilot episode, amirite? Can't make a pun with any of our other topics: ethical consumerism, the KKKween (well, maybe), or joint bank accounts. Nevertheless, my agent said no.Oh this is Saad and Shehr's first official episode btwMusic courtesy of: https://www.bensound.com