Premium Episode 1: Watching Seinfeld as Arab Millennials w/ Ayman Makarem (Sample)

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In which I talk about Seinfeld with fellow Arab millennial and writer (and previous guest of the podcast) Ayman Makarem. It's that simple!  What made that sitcom so special to Ayman as a queer kid from Lebanon? And what is it like to watch shows that don't have you in mind as their target audience?   This is a sample episode. To listen to the full episode please head out to http://www.patreon.com/firethesetimes and get access to exclusives, monthly hangouts, book clubs and more for $5 a month. Check out Ayman's project Bizri#6 and his comic series with Hisham Rifai for Unicorn Riot: Revolution in Every Country Comic Series: Episode 1 – Syria: Erasing an Inconvenient Revolution Revolution in Every Country Comic Series: Episode 2 – Sudan: Building Power from Below ---- Book. series and movie recommendations: Ayman's: Out of Place: A Memoir by Edward Said (book) First season of Rami (series) Wajib by Annemarie Jacir (film) Guapa by Saleem Haddad (previous guest of the pod) Beer in the Snooker Club by Waguih Ghali  Scheherazade Goes West by Fatema Mernissi Joey's: Let's talk about myths, baby! (podcast)  Witch, Please (podcast) Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times by  Srsly Wrong (podcast) Circe by Madeline Miller ---- Want to help our with transcribing episodes? Check out this link. ---- You can also follow updates on Mastodon | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Website & Mailing List Joey Ayoub can be found on Mastodon | Twitter | Instagram | Website The newsletter is available on Substack ---- Host: Joey Ayoub Producer: Joey Ayoub Music: Rap and Revenge Main theme design: Wenyi Geng Sound editor: Joey Ayoub Episode theme design: Joey Ayoub