Third Culture Talks

In this minisode, hosts Meis and Sabreen are joined by Alex, to ponder the pressures placed on us by culture and society to succeed. Join as they consider the career choices and changes they’ve made and whether the burden to provide has shifted with the times. Find out what they’d rather be doing if pressure was no object and what’s stopping them. [We apologise for the delay due to recording issues, thank you for your patience and continued support] For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks  All topic, guest and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact - Audio engineering by [email protected].

In this episode, host Meis and Sabreen dive into the controversial concept that is the evil eye (3ein). Join as they share their first encounters with being jinxed, consider if evil eye fear is reason enough to "move in silence" and question whether they still believe in it at their big ages today. Find out what their listeners think through some anonymous submissions, are they believers - why/why not? For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks -All topic, guest and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact  Audio engineering by [email protected]

In this minisode, Meis is joined by a guest, her husband Mo, over a game of Monopoly. Together they consider what it means to “belong” to a culture whilst discussing their upbringings, accents, and traditions. Find out who’s fluent in Arabic and who speaks like DJ Khaled teaching Drake how to pronounce “baklawa”. For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks -All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact Audio engineering by [email protected].

In this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen dissect another dating dilemma from an anonymous listener, pseudo name Nevine, who wants to know whether she should shoot her shot and how. Join as they consider all hypothetical scenarios, from best to worst case, desperate to casual - before landing on some liability-free advice. For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact  - Audio engineering by [email protected]

[TW/CW: references to sexual harassment.] In this minisode, Sabreen shares her narrative in light of the #metoo movement’s rise in Egypt. Following the Instagram account @assaultpolice’s exposure of serial sexual predator Ahmed Bassam Zaki, a much needed and overdue dialogue on sexual harassment in MENA communities is taking place. Join as Sabreen recalls her own experiences with harassment as a young girl in Egypt, after years of belittling, justifying, or attempting to laugh them off as anecdotes to move past it. For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact  -Audio engineering by [email protected].

In this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen contemplate the judgment behind their least favourite question “What will people say?”. Join as they consider what it’s meant to them personally, whether this mentality exists in Western societies, and how to stop it from controlling your life. Find out how it’s affected their listeners as some anonymous submissions are shared throughout the episode. For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact  -Audio engineering by [email protected].

In this minisode, get to know what’s been on Mike’s mind lately. Join as he tackles the idea of mainstream media vs. social media as a news source, celebrates the comeback of sports to our screens and dissects the backlash over J. Cole’s latest track Snow On Tha Bluff. For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact - Audio engineering by [email protected].

In this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen dive into the controversial topic of cancel culture. Join as they recall some truly iconic cancellations and dissect if cancelling someone serves any purpose at all. Find out how they would react to being cancelled. For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact  - Audio engineering by [email protected].

In this debut minisode, hosts Meis and Sabreen are joined by a guest. Together they dissect a dilemma from an anonymous listener that's struggling to meet someone. Join as they discuss dating app algorithms, thirsty messages, and putting yourself "out there" in a COVID-19 world. For more content follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact  - Audio engineering by [email protected].

In this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen reminisce over the moves they made between the Middle East and the West. Join as they compare culture shocks, from being short changed like a tourist to owing gas money to your own friends. Find out what they appreciate and miss about the two worlds that shaped them. For more content follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact  - Audio engineering by [email protected].
Podcasts plugged: Meis – Bobo & Flex | Sabreen - The Receipts | Mike - Ramblings of a Brother & Sister + In The Realms