The Fire These Times Unlocked. When You're Not The Target Audience: Two Arab Millennials Talk About Seinfeld w/ Ayman Makarem (Premium 1)
In which I sat down with friend of the pod Lebanese writer Ayman Makarem for the first ever premium episode. This was first recorded for Patreons in February 2023 and I'm now releasing it to the wider public.
What made Seinfeld 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?
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Mentions and Book 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
Elia'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
Check out Ayman's project Bizri#5 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