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"Kareem Rahma"

61 min
May 11, 202620 days ago
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Summary

Kareem Rahma, host of the viral shows 'Keep the Meter Running' and 'Subway Takes,' discusses his journey from failed tech entrepreneur to successful media creator. The conversation covers his evolution from Vice and New York Times roles to building independent shows that prioritize authentic human connection and engagement with everyday people.

Insights
  • Authentic engagement and genuine curiosity about people's stories is a more valuable content strategy than polished production or celebrity access
  • Starting a successful media career later (age 33) with independent funding and creative control can outperform traditional industry paths
  • Short-form vertical video content on social platforms can achieve massive organic reach (2M+ views overnight) without traditional monetization infrastructure
  • The most sustainable creative business model combines multiple revenue streams (brand partnerships, production deals, live events) rather than relying on single platform ad revenue
  • Real-world engagement and continuous learning through direct human interaction fuels authentic content creation and prevents creative stagnation
Trends
Creator economy shift toward independent production and direct audience relationships over traditional media gatekeepersResurgence of long-form conversational content as antidote to algorithm-driven short-form fatigueVertical video and mobile-first storytelling becoming legitimate television-quality production formatLive event extensions of digital shows creating hybrid revenue and audience engagement opportunitiesDocumentary-style creator content exploring subcultures and everyday expertise gaining mainstream recognitionPost-pandemic demand for authentic human connection and real-world engagement in media consumptionBrand partnerships and sponsored content becoming primary monetization for early-stage creators before platform ad revenueMultichannel creator strategy (multiple shows, music, film) reducing platform dependency and audience concentration risk
Topics
Short-form vertical video content strategy and distributionCreator monetization without traditional ad revenueAuthentic storytelling and human-centered content productionSocial media algorithm and organic viral growth mechanicsIndependent media company building and fundingLive event production and audience engagementBrand partnership and sponsored content integrationCareer pivots and entrepreneurial failure recoverySubcultural documentation and everyday expertiseNew York City culture and urban storytellingPodcast and audio content productionMusic and creative expression beyond primary platformFeature film production and distributionEmmy nominations for short-form digital contentAudience psychology and content consumption patterns
Companies
Vice
Rahma worked in content development and marketing, launching shows and working alongside creators like Shane and Eddie
New York Times
Rahma helped start Times Video division, laying groundwork for film, television, and podcast production
YouTube
Primary distribution platform for Keep the Meter Running's television-quality episodes and Subway Takes content
TikTok
Initial platform where Keep the Meter Running achieved 2M+ views overnight, launching Rahma's creator career
Instagram
Co-distribution platform for Subway Takes and other short-form content alongside TikTok
MUBI
Distribution platform for Rahma's feature film 'Or Something or Something'
People
Kareem Rahma
Guest discussing his journey building viral shows Keep the Meter Running and Subway Takes through authentic human eng...
Jason Bateman
Featured guest on Subway Takes episode filmed on F train at East Broadway station in Chinatown
Jonah Hill
Featured in SmartLess live episode at the Avalon available on YouTube
Woody Harrelson
Guest on Subway Takes who took over the train car interviewing other passengers
Shane
Early Vice creator working alongside Rahma during his time at the company
Eddie
Early Vice creator working alongside Rahma during his time at the company
Seroosh
Vice creator praised by hosts as 'the greatest guy' and 'so cool'
Spike Jonze
Served as executive creative director at Vice during Rahma's tenure there
Steven Spielberg
Discussed in context of upcoming film 'Disclosure' about government UFO revelations
Bob Lazar
Subject of documentary 'S4: The Bob Lazar Story' about alleged UFO recovery at Area 51
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Previously appeared on SmartLess to discuss space exploration and Artemis mission
Jeff Bezos
Mentioned for Blue Origin suborbital space tourism program charging $250k per seat
Sean Evans
Referenced as Emmy winner in short-form content category alongside Carpool Karaoke
James Clapper
Discussed in context of government disclosure about UFO crash site recovery programs
John Brennan
Discussed in context of government disclosure about UFO crash site recovery programs
Quotes
"I know what I'm going to do for a living. I'm just going to hang out with other people."
Kareem RahmaEarly career realization after Keep the Meter Running viral success
"I'm really good at hanging out and like, you know, podcasting is just really, you guys are just hang out guys."
Kareem RahmaDiscussing his natural talent for conversation-based content
"Everything that I've done thus far has been totally independent. So I really have no notes. I have no development. I'm just doing the fun part of the job, which is the making of it."
Kareem RahmaOn creative independence and avoiding traditional media constraints
"You're not catering to the lowest common. Like you're trying to do stuff that not necessarily worthy in the sense of helping humanity, but you are in a way, you are sort of engaging and keeping conversation going and provoking thought."
Will ArnettPraising Rahma's approach to content creation
"I think that there probably are a lot of people who think like, hey, I'm interesting and I could just do a talk show. And the truth was that he did have an actual talent for it and that he is an engaging person."
Jason BatemanOn what distinguishes successful creators from those who attempt similar formats
Full Transcript
Hello listener. My name is Jason. I am one third of the machine you have tuned in to listen to. Speaking of machinery, those two tools are on their way in. Sit tight, turn it up. Here it comes. Welcome to smart. Hey, guys, guess what? What is it? There's our live episodes out now on YouTube with Jonah Hill from the Avalon. Our live episodes. How can people find it? It's at YouTube slash smart list. Is that right? Say it again. I wasn't writing. It's at youtube.com slash smart list. And you can watch it. And it's a live show at the Avalon with Jonah Hill. So you can see us instead of hear us. That is correct. All right. Well, thanks for the housekeeping there. Anyway, let's get back to things. By the way, what do you guys think of my shirt? I do notice you're wearing a NASA hat today. Are you feeling excited about the Artemis too? Isn't that wild? Let's talk about that. Why is everybody freaking out about that? We've been going like traveling to Mars. No. Well, but like we did the moon loop. Did the moon landing is 68, 9 something like that? They're not even landing on the moon. They're just going to kind of do a little lasso. They're pussies. They're pussies. But it's just like, why is everyone like, Oh, God, no, I think it's amazing what they're doing. They're, they're, they're not belittling it by the way. I'm just saying like, help me understand. Yeah. No. Well, because it's the farthest anybody's been ever. Is that right? Or I think so. I think it's the farthest humans. Yeah. From Earth. From Earth. Yeah. Because we're traveling around the backside of it as opposed to landing on the front of it. That's correct. Yeah. Well, that seems like they're reaching for a record there. You know, I mean, that's like, that's like not going to Jason's house, but just stopping at Will's house. Yeah. I mean, I just don't know if that's something. You feel, it feels like the equivalent of Oscar bait. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, what if they did, what, how about this? What if they do that one loop, right? Yeah. Like qualify for first and then as, and when they come back around, fucking land the thing, like, you know, and like drive the buggy around again and hit another golf shot. That'll be really sensational. I'm going to try to get you an email address so you can send this in. I'm sure they're looking for ideas over there. Of course. Wait, Jay, but I think they're, I think the idea is to collect more information so that the next one they can land on the moon. Like again, I think, I think, what about if they put like, build like a little treehouse on it or something? Well, I think they're, they're, they're talking about that. Yeah. They're talking about like colonizing a little tiny thing so that you can launch from there to Mars. Would you ever sign, if you, would you ever do one of these rocket launches? Absolutely. Like, like what's his face that the Amazon did? Jeff Bezos. Right. He sent some people up. Would you ever do that? I would. Yeah. Really? Yeah. Absolutely. Wouldn't you? Willie? I think, I think I probably wouldn't that be cool. You wouldn't push out like a day before and go, well, hang on. I wouldn't pay for it. I never pay for it. Yeah. Well, nobody paid for it. Did they, did those people pay for it? Only in the Bezos ones. Only in dignity. The Bezos people, they pay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. They, it's like 250 grand or some shit to go. Oh my God. Yeah. Yeah. That's crazy money. No, you can go up and like leave the, leave the atmosphere and come back down. Or, yeah, to feel weightlessness. Wouldn't that be fun to feel like? I'd love to get Neil deGrasse Tyson back on just to finish up that answer. He was forming for me. And then I think it's all, I think it's all pretty cool. I mean, I'm not obsessed with it, but I think it's pretty damn cool. Yeah. They had some toilet problems on the Artemis too. Did you read that? Yeah. Yes. I had a toilet problem this morning. Let me taste this. Jason, you know, Jason, you could never go because they don't have a shower. I'm just telling it because they don't have a shower next to the toilet up there. So you never be able to go. You can't shower immediately after a be a, no. Well, I'm out. Yeah. Of course you're out. I got to feel fresh, you guys. As I explore the universe. Can you use a flushable wipe up there since there's no flushing? I bet. I bet. Man. Yeah. Sorry. Wait, you know what else though? But I've been watching that new documentary, the Bob Lazar S4 thing. No, what's that? I like a new documentary. Yeah. So you got to see Bob Lazar, you know Bob Lazar, who worked at Area 51 and has been talking about it for decades. Wait, got it. And nobody believes him and he's like, he has drawings, he has memories. He has, it's fascinating. And he, he's, he re... It's called... Never mind. Will you look at that? It's called S4, the Bob Lazar story. Okay. So... Oh, go ahead. Sorry. No, keep going. I'm saying so. Yeah. So, yeah. So, so the, he went into S. He used to work there. I know I'm hurrying. He went into, he used to work there. And there was this long hanger of, of, of, of different sections with different parts of alien spacecraft. I like getting involved. I mean, I'm sweating. I'm literally sweating. So there's a long hanger. Yeah. No, there's a hanger with different sections and each section has different parts of alien spacecraft that they've collected over the years. Yeah. That's exactly. Yeah. That, that doc we were talking about, I don't know if we were talking about it on the podcast or away, but the age of disclosure. Yeah. James Clapper and John Brennan, they're talking about, like, Yeah, that's all true. Yeah, we have been doing crash site recovery for years. Yes, forever. And Bob Lazar has been talking about it way before they have. And, and now I said, well, to myself, self, why don't we know about all this in a much more mainstream way? And the answer is, is simply it would be too unsettling and disruptive to society. Like we can't handle it. I think now it's slowly coming out because I think we can handle it now. Do you think we're helping by having like little conversations like this on the podcast? Absolutely. This is having major impacts. Conditioning the public. This is helping turn the tide for sure. Or not for us holding their hand into something unsettling. They'd be shocked. Us just having this sort of really loose anecdotal conversation, well, we can't even remember the names of the goddamn documentary, is having a real effect. And not even know the mission of Artemis, too. Yeah, exactly. Not even knowing how to. You know, listen, this is all good stuff. Talk about a segue. I think this fella might have a nice perspective for us on this. Now, this is today. It brings us a voice of the current, the relevant, the forward and the fresh. OK, this comedian, artist and media entrepreneur was born in Egypt, lives in New York, spends his time delivering us one of the most viewed and talked about online interview shows around his work has gathered billions of views, achieved a claim from New York Times, GQ, New York or Vanity Fair, as well as receiving multiple web webby nominations. Please welcome not a fancy, schmancy triple A list celebrity type. You too. No, no, this is a man of the people, a voice of the hat man, a guy with some helpful hot takes, the host of Subway takes, Mr. Karim Rama. Please. Hello. Aliens are real. They is out there. Right. Do you do you think there's there's a chance this is this is a real thing that we're going to the moon? No, that we're going to we're going to do a lap. That part's true. We're in the mid lap right now. No, I mean that that like we're go like that we're the the rockets even in space. Who knows if it's even in space. Oh, let's go back there. What do you mean, Karim? What are you saying? Are you thinking maybe we filmed the landing on the moon in a soundstage? Look, I am not a scientist, but I thought I saw that the the curve of the rocket like when it was going in space kind of looks like it's not going up. It's going into the ocean. I'm just saying I saw one video about this. If the arc continued, it's it's going to plummet. No, it's just going to go into the ocean. No, no, no, a short a short social media video is all I need. I think I think I think that arc is to offset the rotation of the earth. And that's right. Actually, it looks like it's going straight up, but it's not. It's going against how it's going with the curve of the earth. But the earth is flat, so that makes no sense. OK, thank you for joining us. I'll see you guys there. No, I don't believe at disclaimer. I don't believe any of that. I believe in the real world is round. So you do you don't think there's any possibility that there is life outside earth or sort of intelligent beings and that that perhaps they may have crashed on this earth a couple of times and that the government is aware? No, I fully believe that I built. I had I've had extraterrestrial experiences. I'm surprised none of you guys have. Welcome back to our episode. No, you guys haven't had extraterrestrial experiences. Well, we know no comment. Let's hear what tells your first. Yeah. Now, see, now it sounds fake, but I saw an alien in the bushes. But I was a kid, like probably like 12 and and I just saw it. And then it just looked at me and it said the word zone is the O. And then I kind of just like said that a couple of times and then I just ran away. Was it the classic almond shaped eye and head, teardrop head kind of thing? It was similar to that, but not as exaggerated. It was more like it looked like it just kind of looks like a weird looking maybe it was a weird looking guy. Yeah, yeah, it might have just been a neighbor. Was he small? Yeah, it was small. It was a small, weird looking guy, but he was kind of green and and big, huge eyes. I mean, it looked like an alien that you think about. And when he said that, do you feel like he was telling you like, like get in the zone, like lock in, like he was encouragement, like, hey, yeah, get in the zone. Study hard or school. Yeah. Yeah. Now, all right. So then all all half joking aside and all that. You would you be would you be surprised if there was a mainstream declaration from from the government that we have in fact we can we can confirm that this is a more than a possibility and kind of get ready for this multi year kind of trickle rollout information to to really make this legitimate and substantial like like they're here. I think the impact on society. Yeah, I think it would destroy society. I think more so than like anything else, because I think religion like. Yeah, no, I know it would be. Crumble science would be gone. Yeah, everything. But but like what about what somebody said last night that, you know, there's a what if there's a there's a possibility, let's say, that there's a there's a group of wise men there in the government that is trying to figure out the best responsible way in which to condition the public to this inevitable reveal. And that, you know, Steven Spielberg's next movie, it's coming out this the end of this year is called Disclosure. Like it's going to be an enormous film and it is about from what I can gather from the trailer, the public finally being told. It's probably funded by the CIA. I'm not even kidding. And I'm saying maybe this group wise they they pulled Spielberg in and said, hey, listen, could you help us out with could you cover the pop culture end of these of this and just start to we need we need you to feed that give the pablum to the people so that they can kind of they're not so ambushed when it when it comes out in its I think people no matter what the news is, they'll just keep scrolling. I mean, there could be aliens among us right now. They'll just keep scrolling. I think that's the conditioned. You know, you don't think it's going to it won't char them out of it. And they'll think no, that's not real. I don't think so. No, I think people will like seek out alien porn and like they'll they'll do like we like it'll be more porn is always on the cutting edge of everything. There was there was first on everything. I mean, even even engagement with with, you know, ghosts and stuff. It's always porn. And it's always porn is always first. But I think that this movie is probably crazy timing and like and the and the launch like I do think the CIA is I sound so insane. I probably sound like the most insane guess you ever had. No, no, no. OK, good. OK, good. OK, they haven't we haven't aired those, but. But I think that the CIA has been known to use like movies to like promote like oh, we're going to war in the Middle East. Yeah, by the way, they would always do, you know, the government would would make film, they would decide what kinds of films should be made at times. They draw leaflets. Yeah. And and to sort of, you know, garner support and get people, lift people's spirits and get them feeling patriotic. And that's not new. All right. So, Mr. Where to where where where to begin? Where to begin? I mean, yeah. What kind of statement is over? We've got we went. Well, how do we claw back? You're let start start us. Take us walk us towards. Well, you know, you're now sort of this, you know, one of these forward voices in pop culture today. How did it all kind of start? Did you was this a goal like you started in Minneapolis? Yes. You got a journalism degree, maybe. Yes. And then business degree. Yeah, that was a failure. I didn't finish that. And then you travel out to New York in pursuit of. Just not living in the small town. It was really a classic. And it was kind of like a like, let me go out east and like strike it like strike gold in the same way that, you know, there's a Silicon Valley rush and the gold rush. And I was like, oh, I'm going to go to New York. I'm going to get rich and famous. And that was a long time. That was 15 years ago. So any industry you had focused on or is just like that that town has a lot of different ones. We'll see what hits at the time. At the time I was very much into like entrepreneurship in this like the social network had just come out. Okay. Like that's like that's like that was cool. Remember for a while that was really cool. It was really cool to be like a tech founder. Right. And I was like, oh, that's the way you do it. And all these young people were like making so much money. And I was like, oh, I think I should be a tech guy. Right. Take technology. Use your creativity. Your insight, your savviness and see where the two could intersect. Yeah. Well, the, but really the ultimate goal was to strike it rich. Yeah. It was, it was definitely in pursuit of, yeah. Yeah. I was like, I was like, let me, I mean, let's get to it. And I did the opposite. I did the exact opposite because I got a job advice and vice pays you. It's like they get three, they get a three for one deal. So they get like three 25 year old kids. They pay you in cocaine. Is that what you're going to say? They do. They actually do. At least holiday bonuses for paid and cut. I remember Christmas, it was like, here's a bag of blow. And I was like, oh, cool. This is so cool. Yeah. This is so interesting. But I, could I pay my rent with below? So you're at vice and you're doing marketing stuff with them, maybe? Yeah. Yeah. I'm doing like content development and marketing and kind of like launching new shows and, and I was never the talent, but I wanted to be the talent. Were you working with, with like, with like Shane and Eddie and all those guys? Yeah. And at the time it was like 75 people. So we were all in the same room. Yeah. And I was listening to them on the phone and I'm like, whoa, this is so cool. Like it really was like getting, that was a real MBA in business because I'm like sitting in this room with Shane and Eddie and, and Seroosh and all these guys. I'm like listening to them. Seroosh, I love Seroosh. He's awesome. He's such a good guy. Like I just saw him the other day. He's the greatest guy. I love Seroosh. He's so cool. He's so cool. Well, from a marketing standpoint and, and also a content thing, I mean, that was such an exciting company and, and hearing about it, seeing it coming and, and, and, and getting on board and kind of following it was, you guys did a great job at that. It was really cool. It was really cool. And it felt like we were doing something like it was like, and Spike was around a bunch there too. Wasn't he? Yeah. He was, yeah. He was like the executive creative director, which meant that he just, you know, got to say that. And I, he would hang out. Like he was just like, that, which is, I was like, that's such a cool job. David Cross was kicking around a little bit too. Was that was early. That was early days. He wasn't there at that point. Yeah. No, I was there in 2012. Yeah. Um, and then, and from there, you go to the New York Times. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And, and for them, you did less coke. I bet. I did the same thing. A lot less coke. A lot, a lot less coke. Yeah. It was kind of like, that's why I quit. Of course. The Times was like, we just pay money. And I was like, yeah, you're like, money can't buy coke. It's Christmas and I haven't seen my blow yet. I did not perform this year. E-mailing the editor in chief. I'm like, Hey, dude, I'm going to quit unless I get like a little bonus here. So what were you doing for, what'd you do for New York Times? I was doing the same thing. I like help start times video, which now makes film and television and kind of the podcasting and all that stuff. So I was like laying the groundwork for all that. And, and it was really cool. But then I, I did. So this is like, I think I was like in New York for like maybe seven or eight years. And at that point I was like, okay, I know enough people. I have enough information and knowledge and like maybe some access to money that I can actually go start my thing, like my media, my own media company. And that was a massive failure. Uh, but I did do that for a couple of years. What was that first swing and miss? It was, well, there was like a couple in a row, but it was. It was a long at that. There was a, yeah, it was, there was like, it was three strikes, those three strikes. And then I was out and that's when I was like, maybe I'm not so good at being like a CEO or an entrepreneur and maybe I should just be like, do what I'm good at, which it seems like hanging out. Like I'm really good at hanging out and like, you know, podcasting is just really, you guys are just hang out guys. Yeah. Just interviewing and having conversations. We're hanging out kids for sure. Yeah. So, so I was like, maybe I should try my hand at that. But the first swing and a miss was something called NYC.TV. And the idea was to do public access television on the internet, right? Which I was like, that's a clever little something, something. Yeah. Um, and it just didn't work. And then I shifted that into something called Nameless Network, which, which was like, do you remember like now this news, like these, they're, they're kind of like made like thousands of viral videos every month that would be like, this guy is selling yams in Japan on a street corner dressed as a cat. You never saw like videos. No, no, they were like short, like two minute videos and it would just be like big text on a screen and it would be like, this school in Turkey is offering free haircuts to young people. So just like, I mean, real attention grabbers. Yeah. I mean, stuff that's really mattering to people. Yams in Japan, haircuts in Turkey. I mean, and you're telling me that this did not take off. And we will be right back. This is a paid ad by better help. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious or unsure that is okay. Those feelings are more common than we think. Whatever you're going through, you don't have to go through it alone. 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So then is a few swings and misses and then and then you say, well, maybe I should just grab a camera and a microphone, get in front of it and start doing what comes natural, which is just kind of being a man of the people and see what comes. So what was that first thing that kind of grabbed and you could feel the momentum moving and this may be working? The first big hill was a show that I created. And this is a time when there was like no shows. Like there was no short form unscripted vertical video shows. And I say that and it was just like everyone was making content, but there was no like show in this thing. Right. And I but I decided to make a show and I was like, why isn't there just a TV show that's distributed on tech talk and Instagram? And it was called keep the meter running. And it was this concept where I would hail a cab and just tell the driver to take me wherever they want. And it was always insane. Like it would just be so crazy. Like one time I hail the cab. The taxi driver has it flipped on him or her where they're not being told where to go by the person in the back, but you get to take me, the passenger, wherever you driver want to go and just keep the meter running and tell me about why you like this place. Yeah. Yeah. I would just go take me to a favorite place and keep the meter running. And, and I would end up like one time I ended up like in New Jersey on a helicopter with this guy from Morocco and he was literally just getting in and driving, drinking and driving. Really? Yeah. Wow. Yeah. But yeah, he had a pint of Malibu, which I thought was an interesting choice. That is a boo. Right. Right. Right. It's the white bottle. It's smooth. Sure. So you do that. So you do the keep the meter running for a while. Yeah. I do like 20 episodes and I had to. And still going. Yes. And now we're. The meter still running on this. The meter. Well, I had to stop because at the time it was my first thing and I was a massive failure, remember? And I had no money and those episodes were obviously when you tell a guy, keep the meter running and he goes, let's go on a helicopter ride in New Jersey. By the end of the day, you spent literally $2,000. Sure. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Right. And, and so I could only do, I spent all of my money. Oh my God. And then I was like, I have to put this on pause. And then I was like, and now it's back, except bigger. Now it's like YouTube. It's like 20 minute episodes. Sure. Right. It's crazy. Well, I'm so surprised. How do you get them to, because I know a lot of cab drivers that I, when the cabs I get in. Oh, do you, Sean? You know a lot of cab drivers. They don't. No, they. They don't want to talk. What? Yeah. They don't want to talk. Huh. What? They all want to talk. They all want to talk. Just not to Sean. Oh, all right. No. Well, maybe I don't. Maybe I don't. They're usually on the phone and they want to just keep their conversations going on their phone. I just assume they want, I just assume they don't want to chat. Oh, they love, you can't tell them to stop talking. Especially when you get the camera going, right? They hang up. Yeah. It just, maybe just bring up like, just, just be like, so how about, you know, like polytext? Medallions. Don't bring up medallions. Don't bring up. No, I've just figured that that's a real hot, hot topic. So, so what was the first sign that people were watching, keep the meter running? How did you, how did you find out? Legitimately the next day. So like I posted the video and I turned my phone off because I was like another failure. I was conditioned to just fail at that point. I was like, when you say post it, what, what, what did you throw it up on? I put it on TikTok and Instagram. Okay. Of which you, you had already some followers. Just not a lot, like 30,000, you know, and, and so enough to like, yeah, for them to then send it out to their folks. And that's how viral happens, right? But then hang on a second. Walk us through. I can't wait to hear your understanding of how this is happening. Isn't it an exponential dissemination of, I noticed you didn't say the, you didn't say the word algorithm and that you actually said that the friend. I say that for later. Oh yeah. That's his closer. It's such a great idea. So you put it up and you turn off your phone. You turn on your phone later that night and. Well, I go to the bodega the next morning. And at this point I just did, I've turned my phone back on, but I didn't log. Like I didn't open the apps. I went to the bodega and the guy goes, oh, you look so familiar. And I go, I don't know. I'm a loser. I've been here a million times. Like I've literally been here. I look familiar because I see you every day. And he goes, no, you look so familiar. And then he goes, taxi, you're the taxi guy. You did the show. And I was like, what? And I opened my phone and it has like two million views. No way. In a night. Yeah. And so many like hundreds, like thousands of comments. And I was like, holy shit, it actually worked. And it felt like that moment where I was like, I did something that for the first time ever. People responded to it and it was doing exactly what I thought I could do well, which is hang out. And I was like, oh my God, like maybe I'm, I'm finally found my thing. Yeah. Yeah. You know, I called my mom. I was like, I know what I'm going to do for a living. I'm just going to hang out with other people. And so you immediately tried to double down, triple down, have another episode. Keeb first. But a Ferrari that morning. This is going to pan out. So what you're now, you're the, the, the new episode, the new season is premiering soon. It's the 19th, right? May 13th, whatever that is. May 13th. Yes. I think that's in, I think this is the 11th today. I think it's in two days. Yeah. So what season is that? This is like the first official season of my, I'm bringing my thesis of making television and putting it on YouTube. But like it's not a YouTube show because it is television quality production and television storytelling. And like we have, you know, I went to like the Russian Turkish bathhouse with a guy named Eugene and his friend Boris. He won't get into that later. We'll get into that later. Let's talk about the show. It's the show. Oh, oh, oh, sorry. And, you know, do that. I'm producing, I produced a play for an Irish cab driver named Irish John. That's not his name, but you know, I call him that. And he, and he goes, I have a one man show. And I go, what's this all about? So he takes me to his basement. He shows me this one man show. I go, cool, let's put it in a theater. So, you know, performing in front of 300 people, all self produced, looks like a standup special. And, you know, go fishing with a Korean guy named Young in Bear Mountain and sketch and just, it's really remarkable. And the whole kind of through line of the show is like, how to be a better man. Like how to be a better brother, how to be a better father, how to be a brother friend, it's all, because these guys have like the secret to the universe in, you know, like you're driving for 12 hours a day, your life is hard. You're sending money home or you're just supporting your family. And they like have this fatherly wisdom. I don't know if any of you guys lost your father early. I lost mine when I was 20. And I started like having these convos with these cab drivers because I felt like they had some advice for me, you know, and I didn't have Will's number yet. So I couldn't call him. I couldn't call him for advice. So, Sean didn't lose his dad. His dad got lost. Yeah. So, wow, that's, that's really remarkable. Yeah, that's really cool. And then so then tell us about, since subway takes happens, you feel, you get, you get an idea for that and you figure you can do it at the same time simultaneously? I had run out of the money because the other show was costing like $2,000 per episode. And so I was like, okay, this is, this whole like short form unscripted thing is like really working for me. What's like another version of that, which is less expensive. And again, like, Sorry, let me just stop you for one second. Educate me and our listener. Cause this might be fascinating. It certainly would be to me. How do you run out of money doing that show? Because I guess the question is, how do you monetize a show like that? So you put it up on Instagram and TikTok. How, how, how were you even thinking you could get paid for that? How does, how does a creator get paid for that? Can you advertise against those little short forms? Like the guy made, he sees your first episode. It's got two million views overnight. Are you seeing that in real time in dollars coming to you? No, I'm seeing zero dollars. That's the problem. That's my question. How would you even hope to monetize that? How, how would you get paid for that? You, you would want like a brand to essentially say, I love what you're doing. Hey, do you want to pay? In every episode, do you want to use your Chase debit card or a credit card to pay for the cabbie's bill? Or do you want to, yeah, or do you want to communicate using WhatsApp? Exclusively with like their families and your friends, blah, blah. So you'd want someone to underwrite the series in the same way that like a streamer or production company or a network would underwrite. It's, it's a brand funded entertainment. But so you were pursuing that and getting no bites. So you just didn't know to do that yet. I didn't know to do that yet. And I also was like so overwhelmed and just kind of pan, I was in panic mode. Like, I don't know what to do with this, you know, I don't, and actually the first thing I did was like, I was like, okay, maybe this should be a TV show instead. And like I should get money from someone in Hollywood. And, but that whole rigamarole, I went on like a wild goose chase with that. I was like, I don't know if this is, yeah, I was taking too long. And in the meantime, I was like, let me start another thing while this is baking in the TV world. Let me start another thing to kind of like continue my work. What made you think that second thing would be something that you would be able to monetize and get money out of? I didn't really think about that either. It was really more so like, like, I'm not really noticing a trend here. Yeah. This is, uh, you thought, I, you thought, I'm not making any money with thing. This thing's cost me money. What I should do is interview Jason Bateman on the subway, holding a Metro card instead of a microphone. That'll do it. It worked. I'm here. It did. So I love JB. I loved your episode. I thought you were. Oh man, I did too. What a fun time I had that you guys, if you guys have not seen subway takes, and I haven't seen keep the meter running yet. I can't wait to watch that. But I need both of you guys on there. Tell people what subway takes, what the concept of that is. So subway takes is a, essentially like a two minute talk show on the train where I interview like local standup comedians, regular comedians, musicians, writers, directors, like all anyone who I find kind of interesting. And also like people like Jason Bateman. Right. So then you, and then you had Jason on. Yeah. We had that. We had that. That must have. Yeah. You can't appreciate the big ones unless you get a couple of, you know, clunkers. I found him kind of interesting. I was just like, he's kind of interesting. Worked in the American editing room. Yeah. Interesting. I'm curious about the details of your episode with JB. Well, okay, concept, but I really want to know what station did you guys get in? Yeah. Let's, what did you guys do? What train were you on? And where did you get? We were lower aside. Yes. We were in Chinatown on the F train at East Broadway. Wow. Yes. I remember. I had to boil my entire body after that. And you, Jason, you, I mean, what was, Jason, the look on your driver's face when you said, take me, take me there. What was it? He said, let you out here. I said, no, no, no, hang on. Just keep the door closed for a minute. Jason, Jason brought an extra pair of pants and an extra shirt. So that's some plastic to sit on. He called it his train clothes. That's what he called his train clothes. And he was wearing white latex gloves. And I was like, why are you wearing, why are you wearing those? That sounds right. I love the train. I'm using the Metro card. So you, so you go, you decide. All right. So, but the concept is listener is that he has somebody come on and just give one hot take on something. Right. And Kareem decides whether he's 100% on board with that or in opposition to that. For instance, my dumb ass hot take was, I think all dogs should wear shoes. 100% agree. And he 100% agreed. But, but, but then, then the interview is, well, why do you agree? And why do I think they're basically, you know, I just think, you know, that, so that, you know, they, you know, you don't want them to walk into your place and track in all the poo they like to walk around in. Yeah. So anyway, but, but, so that's, that's kind of the concept. And it's, it's a two minute concept and it's pleasurable and we're popping around the city. And you think dogs, if dogs go to a play, they should go backstage. Good. And see the artists. Sorry, we'll get to that later. Yeah. But Kareem, can we do a hot take to you? Like, cause I, I just thought of this when you popped on about that show and I was like, doing Broadway shows, you know, those rickshaws that are super fucking loud at night? Yeah. Like, shouldn't there be a law against the sound of those volume ceiling? 100% agree. Yeah. There's too much noise pollution. Oh, Sean, is this our segment called old man gripes? What are we doing? Yeah. I'm not. And shouldn't those damn kids slow down in the neighborhood? No, he's right. Yeah. It's too damn loud. I agree. You're so synonymous with New York. I just thought, you know, what do you think about like, because I don't have, I don't have any skin in the game with mum Donny. Like, I don't, I don't know if he's good or bad or anything. I don't live, you know, I'm just here part time working. But somebody complained that it's because of mum Donny that there's no banks. Weren't clear. I'm like, there's no, when there's a blizzard, there's never, you can't clear all the snow. Yeah. Where do you want them to put it? Yeah. Well, you gotta, but being the mayor of New York is the worst job in America. Yeah. Because everyone's just mad at you no matter what you do. Right. For sure. For sure. It's a historical big L. I would never do it, although I might. Have you ever had somebody that. Uh-oh. Have you ever had somebody. Talk about breaking. I would only do it as a joke and then I would accidentally win. Like, you know, who our boy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like, whoopsies, I'm the mayor now. Just trying to sell a book. Yeah. Um, what, uh, has anybody come on and not had a take and then you had to say, all right, well, I'll do one. Well, didn't you go through the vetting process, Jason? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. I was, I was given a heads up and, but you know, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm professional. I came prepared. Don't you have, don't you have some of these people come on and just like, yeah, I couldn't think of anything. And then you have Jason Bateman had any other ones that we didn't use. Yeah. Did I, oh, did I pitch you some? I don't know. Let me check my email. So this, they go to someone on my team and, um, and then, and then I don't, there's like somebody approves that they're good. Right. And, uh, and then, and then. Like just some Gen Z kid. Yeah. Pretty literally, literally a young, young, young lads. Which, uh, what's the last one you disagreed with? Oh, dude, I don't know. Yeah. I don't know. You're doing one. What are you doing? One a week? We, no, we post one a day. No, I post one a day. Yeah. It's my cell. So then you're doing one a day to keep up with the output. No, I batch shoot. I shoot, I'll shoot like 10 in one day. No way. And it's really a miserable day. It's an awful day. I'm like a real, I'm like a real working, you know, blue collar guy. I'm on, I'm underground all day. I'm sweating or it's cold or it's too hot or the train's not working or somebody trying to stab me or I'm walking. Yeah. That's really tough. Don't you find that, am I just an introvert or, or what is it? We're a lunch pal guy over here. Am I just an introvert that needs to refill my, my talk tank, um, a lot or, or does everybody go through sort of like a, a social exhaustion like, like me sometimes, like how do you, how do you, how do you not run out of being, you know, uh, chatty by doing 10 episodes in a day? How do you keep it going like that? Will, Will's raising his hand. Well, I've got a thought on this, which is, which is always, you know, when you go and you do interviews and stuff at doing what we do and you, you have to go on talk shows. And when I realized that I don't have stuff to talk about us because I haven't been out in the world. Yeah. And so a lot of people we know, and including us or whatever, spend these times in these, in, in this world, but we're not out in, in bubbles and you're not engaged in a real way. And, and about 15 years ago, I would say like, I got a, like, I want to experience life and, and that, that's why I'm always on the move and doing just, I swear to God, I know how boring that's. So you're out there walking around with your fucking hands tucked in your pockets, just like, squinting around town. One hand, how, have a fucking, Just soaking it all in. Hey, good morning, man. How you doing? Have a good day. Huh? No, I'm serious. I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm more down to earth or anything. What I'm saying is that I realized that you have to get out there. Sean and I have talked about this a number of times. And, and Jason, you're a lost cause because you're at home or in the golf courses. So like, that's okay. How the fuck would you have anything to talk about? I could fill you in on what MS, MS now is new. MS now is true. No, but it, but it is true. I think that there is something to that, right? Just being engaged. I don't care who you are, just being engaged in the world. Having stuff to say. I get it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Is that true? Karim, is that, is that your fuel? I, no, I mean, I, I'm having fun. Like I, I really am having a lot of fun. I have such a fun job. Both of my jobs. You're great at it. Hanging out with cab drivers, hanging out with people like you guys. Like it is the, I'm blessed as a person. Like I have the best job in the world and everything that I've done thus far has been totally independent. So I, I really have no notes. I have no development. I have, I'm just doing the fun part of the job, which is the making of it. And, and that's all I do. And it's, it's really amazing. And I have a lot of energy. That's how we feel. Amen. Yeah. What would, what would five years from now look like if it continued on this angle of success? What is your, what's your, what's your hope for where things go with this? Like to, well, go ahead. I really don't know. I mean, I'm kind of just playing about here. Orient Express. Just upgrading the train line. Gondola's yachts, you know, Leo de Caprio's yacht. I could just have a permanent spot on there. That could be fun. You just talking to him for 10 episodes. Yeah, I could. Yeah. Well, no, I talked to his wonderful guests. So I'm sure you guys have been on his yacht. Yeah, I'm not. But like, but I imagine, I imagine, yeah, I kind of going over, Jay, what you were saying, which is like, you do have, I love that you did identify and what you term is hanging out is actually engaging with people and talking. Yes. And being curious. And that's what you're good at and you're curious. And you do have a point of view on a lot of stuff, which is great and interesting. And so I guess would the next, the evolution of that is taking that and going and you talk to cab drivers and doing the thing, take me where you want to go and then talking to people in the subway. And then would it be kind of going broader, going around the world, engaging with people in different cultures? I mean, I imagine you'd be really good at that. Exposing all of us to other parts of the world and other cultures of people. Yeah, that's a great idea. We need that. Well, but you know, they keep the meter running feels like a Bourdain-esque. Like people have said, this reminds me of Bourdain and subway takes reminds a lot of people of a talk show like Fallon or Seth Meyers or whatever. So like, I kind of get to play in both worlds and that's really cool. We're doing a live show for subway takes live, which is really fun and interesting to me. How would that work? People come and do what you did, except it's like, it's like the audience is giving the takes and then it's like a panel. Like it would be us more on stage and people would walk up to a mic and say, oh, that's cool. I think that's fun. And then we would all go, no, you're an idiot. Blah, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, yeah. Have there ever been, have there ever been some dust ups there on the train? Because I remember, you know, we were just, we were riding on, we didn't have a shooting permit or anything like that. We were just on the train. Cameras were rolling, a couple of cameras and these, you know, two guys holding these weird mics and talking and somebody might be recognizable. And you've ever had like a weird subway passenger like bother you and your guest? Not, not with anyone like, with anyone famous. It's been always, it's always a pleasure to see like Woody Harrelson was literally kind of took over the train car and he started interviewing other people. And there were all these people like, and he was just surrounded by people and just putting this mic in their faces and asking them questions and really create creating a circus like in the, in the car and everyone loved him. We'll be right back. All right, back to the show. The timing of this, of that concept and you and doing all of this is really great because we're, we're at an apex of like people wanting to connect again. And so it's, it's probably, probably has a lot to do with that. And the law start of conversation too. I mean, everyone's kind of getting all their itches scratched just online and with their own little devices and. In five second increments. Yeah, they're not talking to people. And that's why I always think that the 100% agree, 100% disagree. Like there's no middle for me. And it is really kind of like a exploration of what it means to 100% disagree, but still have a funny, casual, engaging conversation. Like I personally don't really have that many opinions. Like I'm pretty mellow, but in the show, it's like, it's a challenge for me to be like, well, here's why I disagree. But it's kind of a showcase that you can. Yeah. Like have fun doing this. But there was one funny thing. It was like a regular episode that I was filming and there was a passenger on the train filming us film, which is completely fine. Like great. This other guy in the train slapped the phone out of that guy's hand and, and then kicked it across the car all the way to the other side. And then that guy that got his phone slapped out of his hand looks at me and he's like, I'm so sorry, dude. And I'm like, why? And he's like, you're bouncer. Just kicked the phone out of my hand. And I was like, that's not my bouncer. That's just a crazy guy. That for some reason decided that you shouldn't film me. And there was like this confusion where everyone was kind of pointing each other, like whose, whose bodyguard is that? Or like, do you guys know each other? No one knew each other. And it was really funny and like confusing, but that's the closest call. Did the guy who slapped it, did he ever explain his position as to why he did it? No, he would just yell something about like Jesus and walked away. Oh, that makes sense. That tracks. So, but I wanted to ask Will, Will and Sean, what were your take? Like if you were on the show and I said, what's your take? What would your take be? Well, we know Sean's something about Rick Shaw's. Oh yeah, Sean said the Rick Shaw. Yeah, yeah. Willie, what's, what's, what's about New York? Like, no, no, like I, one of my, one of mine is that I think that the dancing part of the wedding is the worst part. Like I didn't even do it. It should be dinner. On my own wedding. I didn't dance with my wife on our own wedding because I hate dancing so much. I didn't know that. I don't know that. Is that true? Yeah, I, I, that's how much I'm so uncomfortable dancing. I know it, but I just, I told her early on. That is profoundly unkind. I know, but I just, I, I couldn't, I couldn't do it. I was calling a man. I'm calling a man today and I'm going to take her out dancing. Yeah, go, go for it. I encourage you. Go for it. That's so that, that's, that's a hard line. Like, but I was saying not at your own wedding, Jason, I'm saying like, just saying at any wedding, like, like it should just end at dinner. Like you just go have a great night. Everyone like thanks for calling the wedding. I agree with that. And then there's always a force thing. The DJ is like playing like little John and the East side boys from like 2002. And you're like, and no one wants to be there. And yeah, so that's like, or, or like I have another one, which is that I think, and this one I think will be problematic, but like, I don't like street art and graffiti. And I would rather just look at like nice, beautiful buildings. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. That's a good one. But a lot of people are going to get mad at me for that. There's a lot of art. People are great defenders of graffiti. Oh yeah. Yeah. Street art graffiti. Aside from the people that actually do it, you say, you saying people that just observe it are big fans of it? I think so. I think there's a cohort of people that think that it's like, it's nice. Yeah. I, I, I enjoy it. Yeah. See. I, I have two, I have too many, but all of mine get me in trouble. All of mine are terrible. First of all, I think I should be deputized to be able to give out just to the parking part of the police department. I'd love to give out tickets. I would love to give out tickets. I'd love to give out tickets and, and also moving vehicle tickets. And, and, and I also think that we should be able to report when like, you know, like when like the cops who do a great job, but when they pull people over and then they obstruct traffic and it's unnecessary. Yeah. They don't need to hang out into the other lane. I mean, I guess they're doing that to protect themselves as they're up at the window, but why don't you go around to the passenger window and then you don't have to hang out on a freeway or anything? I mean, I mean, like on a regular street, especially in New York, you know, when you're in New York or, but although I am, so I don't want to criticize NYPD because I do, I do, it's a rough, tough job. But it would be nice if the deputized us to give out maybe three citizen tickets for moving violations a month, you know, so you can't, you can't abuse it. You just get three. Yeah. The three most egregious things you see when you're driving, you're allowed to put the little cojack light on, on top of your car and go get them. I think it would be nice if you could also get Sean's, like if Sean wanted to ticket the loud Rickshaw guys. Yeah. You could give, like we should all be active citizen. Like why don't we have a little bit of power? We're taping people anyway. We might as well be able to use it too. But then I thought about it. Here's the flip of it. I was thinking about this yesterday and then I'm like, how many yellows have I squeezed while driving through an intersection? I'm like, and I'm not, I'm not immune for myself. And so then I kind of walked it back. But I have, God, I have so many takes on shit. I do too. Wait, there's two that I just thought of. One is I don't know if this is a fake post on Instagram or not, but I read that New York is looking into making a law about looking, making, looking into making it a law to traffic the sidewalks, like they do the streets. So that fast people walkers walk on the left and which I think is really a great idea. Oh, how do I see New York? New York is a bummer when people stop in the middle of the street and you're like, hey man, and also watching their four, four wide on a sidewalks, you can't get around people like, right, you're a group of more than two. You have to go kind of two by two. Kind of single file. Here's my hot set. Here's what I think. If you want to post anything on the internet, comment, whatever, anything, we have to know your name and your address, your phone number, your face, your face, no anonymous, no anonymous anymore. And I think that I think that that would, I think it would, I would change the world immediately, immediately. If everybody, you have to, there is a record and we know that they can do it because things like the blockchain where you can trace absolutely everything where you know, so if we applied that same logic to that, so you can't go on to anything, you can't make any comment. You can, but we know your name, your address, your phone number. And by that, we'll be able to decipher where you work, who your family is, all that sort of stuff. And you are held so that because if I make a comment, everybody knows who I am. And so then I get, I get held up to this crazy high standard that everybody else has not held up to. Yeah. But wait, here's, here's my other take is Jason commented on me the other night when we were at dinner that when you order a dessert for yourself and then the waitress comes over with spoons for everybody at the table. And you're like, wait, no, everybody passed on ordering dessert. I ordered dessert. And when offered, everybody else like, no, I'm good. I don't want to do that. And then everybody spoons the shit out of your fucking dessert. Like, no, get your own dessert. Right. I like. I agree. Unless, unless you did not opt in, you don't get a spoon. Unless it was specified, bring us the Sunday and bring everybody a spoon. That's right. Otherwise, no, don't, don't do this. Shout out to Odeon. Remember, we had that. We did have that the other night at the Yoda. And I would, I ordered this. I started because I said, I want to, I want to get a Sunday. And it was like, ooh, and I go, everybody gets your own dessert. You're not fucking. That's right. That's right. You almost have to announce it. This we have to announce it. I don't want you dipping in the fucking butterscotch. And Jason, Jason was like, don't get the donuts. I got two orders of donuts. He fucking his face is buried in the bowl. I had six of them. Now, Kareem, with all of this really cool, very well deserved success, what has changed in your, I'm presuming, very sort of down to earth, man of the people life? What have you, have you, uh, will joked earlier that you. Like upgraded your air conditioner. Right. Or is it still taped to the window and red tape? Oh, look at that. Don't worry about it. Well, that's another, that's another big take that I have when I was installing this, I was like, it is shocking that they let me do this in New York. And if I'm taping mine, that means that they're, and then I started looking around, there's like people that their air conditioner are being held up by books. Right. Some people have a little piece of wood and I'm like, there's not a standard process. I agree. I agree. Yeah. There's a guy over there that has a, like a couple of text book. I can see, I'm like, and it's so scary because now I can't walk around New York City without thinking about my own self, putting in my air conditioner. And you guys obviously see how good of a job I've done. I know. I remember, I remember Kareem, the first time I put an air conditioner in my window in New York and thinking, this is fricking lunacy. This thing can go at any time. I just did this. I'm an idiot and this thing is going to fall on somebody and kill somebody. And it's not like the windows are nice. The windows are flimsy. The windows are flimsy windows are made out of saran wrap essentially. And, and it's just terrifying. And there's no screws. None of this, there's no tools. No. This is just like the windows holding in the place. So you haven't, so you haven't gone to mainstream air conditioning. What, what have you treated yourself to? I mean, I, there's a lot less anxiety in my life about what I'm supposed to be doing for a living. And that is really scary. Cause I also started doing this when I was 33, which is later than many people, like many comedians or these social media kids, you know, they start when they're like 22, 21, 25, they've, they were in their college improv group. Like, so to start at 33 and take like this massive bet and then have it work out. It's shocking. And every day I'm just like, it's dope. It's dope. But it's not shocking. It's not shocking. You're a smart guy and you are really funny. And I, do you refer to yourself as it, when people say, what do you, you don't say creator, do you? No, no, no, no. I say, I say entertainer because I also make for you. I wrote a movie, produced it, starred in it. That's out on movie. I make music on rock, rock and roll band. The movie's called or something or something. And it's a feature film. It's my first feature. So we can find that where on movie. M-U-B-I. M-U-B-I. Okay. That's like to be when I ask whether to do I have. You go. And then you say you're in a band too? No. Yeah. I'm in a rock and roll band called tiny gun. And are you singing? Are you drumming? Are you guitaring? I sing. Yes. Wow. Yeah. And it's kind of like a, like a punk, like Pixies. We love Pixies. The Pixies meets the strokes kind of situation. Yeah. That's cool. Speaking my language. Yeah. Give us a listen. It's tiny gun. T-H-O-P. At Hondo P we played outside land. Last year we played outside lands and Newport Folk Festival was really fun. Yeah. Do you guys hear those sirens? Yeah. It's not like coming over. Yeah. It's hard not to. Yeah. They kind of psych you into your condition. Well, yeah. That's a ticket. It's Sean. It's Will and Sean. Sean on this rickshaw. It's Jason Bateman on his motorcycle. I'm so, honestly, I'm so inspired by how much different stuff you do and how many creative swings you take at once. I think it's awesome. I think that that is you're doing the very thing that I was talking about, that I wish I could do more. You're taking chances and you're engaging in life in such an awesome way. I think it's dope. There's some cultural relevance and help to it. It's amazing. It's great. It's really cool. You guys are, that feels like it's such a compliment coming from you guys. No, but you're not catering to the lowest common. Like you're trying to do stuff that not necessarily worthy in the sense of helping humanity, but you are in a way, you are sort of engaging and keeping conversation going and provoking thought and just, I don't know. I think it's really rad. Bringing folks together. It's just that classic playing at the top of your intelligence situation, which I feel like because so many people are not doing that, I was like, let me just be a little bit different and try to be the smartest version of what this thing limits you to, which is a phone, tiny screen, vertical. Let me try to do the smartest thing possible. And you're not prancing around in a speedo. You know what I mean? Try to, you know, you don't want to see me in a speedo. Wait, where do I find that? And selfishly, you're giving us ding-dongs that are like promoting stuff, this really great, fun, creative stop on our press tours to go talk to folks. Yeah, I want to have you guys on. I want to come to you. I want to have all three of you on at the same time. That'll be lit. But here's the thing. Jason did it. I want to do just to one up him, obviously. Of course. Double lap. Of course. Of course. Double lap. Four minutes. No, let's get you out. Let's get you next time here in New York. I'm there. I'll be there. All the time. I live there half the time. Great. Then I will do it at literally any time. Like I'll step out of the house, you know. Can we take the 1-9? Is that okay? Yeah, I was going to say, what would be your sub-way? What the hell's that? You know, like, what do they call it? The 1-9? It used to be the 1-9 on the west side, you know, the red line. I've never been over there. Really? I'm an east side guy. We can do the east side too. It's like, no, no, no, I'll come to you. I'll come to you. No, we'll take the 6. That's fine. No, no, no, no, I'll come to you. Fuck it. I'll take the F. I don't give a shit. Wait, I also want to say something that, so I, this has nothing to do with what we're talking about. Although it kind of does. But like, going back, I don't want to tout flute my own horn. Toot my own horn. Toot my own flute. I think that's the phrase. Flute it. I don't want to toot my own flute. But I want to say this here in case anyone from the Emmy, what are they called, the Academy? Yep. Yeah, we're going, SubwayTakes is going for an Emmy. Is it? OK. So for your consideration, for your consideration, SubwayTakes. Great. But wait, but this has got to be on the telly then. I love that. I love that you just said that. No, they have little ones now. Tiny Emmys? Tiny Emmys for your boy. Isn't that called a webby? No, it's a creative arts Emmy. You can get a creative arts Emmy for short form. Truly. Online. You know, it submits a lot. Like Carpool Karaoke is a winner of that category. The dude with the hot wings. Yes, Sean Evans from Hot Ones. So, OK. So, Kareem, to be clear, if you happen to be listening to this and you are a voter in the television academy, please watch. Check out Kinsitter. Please check out Kareem's show. And Kinsitter. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you guys. We're tiny gunners. Of course. We're tiny gunners to listen to. I'm still out here doing this. I'm still out here shilling for myself. I love it. No one else is going to do it. Good for you. I have this opportunity. Let me, I want to see you guys there, first of all. And when we see each other there, we should hug. Oh, with the Emmys. Yeah. Oh, if you guys do that. With the Emmys, we're going to hug like hell. Yeah. That's all hug. That's a phrase, right? Hug. I want to hug you like hell. I want to hug you like hell. I mean, it is though. Oh, that was a really, that was a really good take about men is that we haven't standardized our greeting. So like, I might go up to Will with a hand up in the air, like, what's good, man? I get to see you. I might extend a hand to Jason. And then he's, and it's confusing or a hug Sean. And it's, yeah, and it's really confusing. We need a standard. My buddy years ago, Ali Faridakian used to say, you always start road to the White House, which is just a handshake and then anywhere you want to go after that. But you always start road to the White House. This is good advice. So you extend the hand, always extend the hand. Road to the White House. Open to getting pulled in. And then wherever you want. Yes, I always love that. You should consider driving a cab. That's really good. Like that's kind of cab driver advice. I guess. Hey, man, it might get to that. Karim, we are thrilled to have you. We love you. We root for you. We're watching you. Keep it going, my friend. Thank you guys so much. This was really, really fun. And I appreciate you guys letting me be on your show. Seriously, I'll see you. We'll see you that day in the city. We'll see you on the show. I'll see you on the show. I can't wait for it. Thanks, Karim. Bye, guys. Thank you. Have a good day, Karim. Thank you so much for having me. You shaking your hand. Goodbye. Digital shake. There he goes. Karim. There he is. Rama. He's good. He's so good. Karim Rama. That's a guy, dude. Really great, dude. Shawnee didn't invite you on the show. No, that's right. Yeah, I noticed that right there at the end. You know, I was thinking maybe... I think he's worried about your safety. I think that that was... By the way, I've never rode on the subway. Hang on a second. So maybe that's... I'm trying to do my... I can't believe that face. I'm trying to... Hang on. Why? Sean, that's true, isn't it? That is very true, you know. Is that really true? Never once on the subway in New York City. I mean, if I did maybe once 25 years ago, but I don't remember it. It's not on purpose. It just hasn't happened. I just don't feel. I just rather take a cab. Oh, so it is on purpose? Yeah, it's totally on purpose. I don't even know how they work. I don't even remember where they are. They're showing... I will give you... It is a hack because you spend a lot more time in New York these days. If you have to, it can save you... You can get anywhere in like two seconds. But now it works with your navigation app, like Waze or Google Maps or Apple Maps, whatever it is. You can just say, you know, how do I get there via walking, via car or via subway? And then when you hit the subway, then it'll give you a little map how to walk to the subway, but it's overwhelming to me because there aren't there like 75,000... But it tells you why. No, but it's easy. It'll tell you what to do. If you don't know it, it'll tell you what to do. And I'm telling you, you can save yourself hours of being stuck in a freaking car or... It's so good and it's so safe. Like what? It's great. Well, that's a little bit of a bad thing. It is great. All right. We'll do it together because I love riding on them. We'll do it next time I'm there. We'll hold hands all the way through it. But you guys should check out those two shows. Very good. Will, I've seen a couple of his clips on Instagram and they're always funny and engaging. So funny. Like you said, Jason, it's really interesting that he's... Well, you both said it, that he started something out of like, who would have thought that just conversation would be interesting to people? Well, I will say this. I think that there probably are Sean, a lot of people who think like, hey, I'm interesting and I could just do... I'm gonna do a talk show or I'm gonna do a thing. And the truth was that he did have an actual talent for it and that he is an engaging person. He's very authentic and real. Very authentic. Yeah, you know exactly. Yeah, you just know who he is. Yeah. And I bet he could do it. He could probably like, you take it on the road. He could go overseas, he could do it. He could definitely do one in Egypt because he was born in Egypt. So I would assume that he is by... In the world. Very good, bye. Smart. Lass. Smart. Lass. SmartLass is 100% organic and artisanally handcrafted by Rob Armjurf, Bennett Barbicow and Michael Grant Terry. Smart. Lass.