SubwayTakes with Kareem Rahma

Riz Ahmed Wants To Abolish Elections | Uncut


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Actor, rapper, and activist Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal, Rogue One) rides the subway with Kareem to drop one of the wildest takes yet: abolish elections and pick leaders the way we pick juries. Riz explains why he thinks politics attracts the wrong kind of people, how a randomized lottery system could change who gets power, and what democracy might look like if we stripped away ambition. Along the way, he opens up about identity, belonging, and the role of storytelling in changing culture.

SubwayTakes Uncut is like SubwayTakes, but longer, looser, and with more stops, more takes, and more room to go deeper.

Host: Kareem Rahma
Guest: Riz Ahmed
Creators: Kareem Rahma & Andrew Kuo
Camera: Anthony DiMieri & Tian Sippel & Ramy Shafi
Editor: Tyler ChristieMixer: Dale Eisinger
Associate Producer: Ramy Shafi
Artwork: Andrew Lawandus
Theme Music: Tyler McCauley

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