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

This is the first ever premium episode on The Fire These Times, part of the drive to get more supporters to make this project more long-term.

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?

You can listen to it on Patreon.

Here’s a sample:

Check out Ayman’s project Bizri#5 and his comic series with Hisham Rifai for Unicorn Riot:

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

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Credits:

Host: Joey Ayoub
Producer: Joey Ayoub
Sound editor: Joey Ayoub
Music: Rap and Revenge
Main theme design: Wenyi Geng
Episode design: Joey Ayoub