Third Culture Talks
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago -As Third Culture Kids, we merge and move between cultures before we’ve even had the opportunity to fully develop our own personal identities. Join hosts Meis, Mike, and Sabreen, three multicultural millennials, in this cross-continental podcast as they navigate a variety of topics and themes. Listen as they dissect dilemmas, ponder over pop culture affairs, and perfect their pick 'n' mix bag of cultural influences. If you consider yourself a cultural chameleon or relate to those who do, this is the podcast for you. To get involved visit us on https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact
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17 | How about no one steals it, Jacob?
June 26, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBIn this two-part series on Palestine, Meis and Sabreen are joined first by Susan (from the Haram Police episode, you’re welcome) to continue the conversation that's shifted the narrative. Join us as we learn what it’s like for a TCK Palestinian growing up in the diaspora. From being considered an act of resistance by virtue of existing, to constantly searching for solidarity and community in any stranger wearing the kuffiyeh. We asked non-Palestinians in the listener community “When did you ...
14 | Ok but, have you been to therapy?
May 08, 2021 17:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBIn this episode, Meis and Sabreen are joined by Ramez for a long-anticipated and highly requested discussion on mental health. Join as they unpack how they feel about Western vs. Eastern therapy alternatives. From going to a privileged suburban therapist that knows nothing about your culture, to experimenting with cupping and acupuncture. Sabreen recalls the reasons she was put off pursuing psychology and Meis considers what our mental physique goals would look like. Find out how vulnerable...
16 | Ok but, have you been to therapy?
May 08, 2021 17:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBIn this episode, Meis and Sabreen are joined by Ramez for a long-anticipated and highly requested discussion on mental health. Join as they unpack how they feel about Western vs. Eastern therapy alternatives. From going to a privileged suburban therapist that knows nothing about your culture, to experimenting with cupping and acupuncture. Sabreen recalls the reasons she was put off pursuing psychology and Meis considers what our mental physique goals would look like. Find out how vulnerable...
13.5 | How do you set friendship boundaries?
April 09, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this second episode of a three-part friendship series, Meis and Sabreen are joined by the best-selling author (and, more notably, Sabreen’s best friend) Alya Mooro to unpack female friendships. Join as they reminisce over their first “best friend” (wow possessive), cringe over how they used to pride themselves over not being “like other girls” and whether they’ve now found the coveted “SATC female friendship group”. Find out how they went from using gossip as currency to now setting healt...
15.5 | How do you set friendship boundaries?
April 09, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this second episode of a three-part friendship series, Meis and Sabreen are joined by the best-selling author (and, more notably, Sabreen’s best friend) Alya Mooro to unpack female friendships. Join as they reminisce over their first “best friend” (wow possessive), cringe over how they used to pride themselves over not being “like other girls” and whether they’ve now found the coveted “SATC female friendship group”. Find out how they went from using gossip as currency to now setting healt...
13 | What’s your friendship deal breaker?
March 25, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBIn this first episode of a three-part friendship series, Meis, Mike, and Sabreen consider what *doesn’t* make a “good friend”. Join as they discuss how they’ve been maintaining their friendships during lockdown and how they treat their friends vs. how they want to be treated. Find out what the listeners thought were some solid friendship dealbreakers, and if the hosts would cut or keep their friends with the same behaviour. From stinginess over a cup of coffee to hitting on your partner, you...
15 | What’s your friendship deal breaker?
March 25, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBIn this first episode of a three-part friendship series, Meis, Mike, and Sabreen consider what *doesn’t* make a “good friend”. Join as they discuss how they’ve been maintaining their friendships during lockdown and how they treat their friends vs. how they want to be treated. Find out what the listeners thought were some solid friendship dealbreakers, and if the hosts would cut or keep their friends with the same behaviour. From stinginess over a cup of coffee to hitting on your partner, you...
12.5 | Can we defund the haram police?
March 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn the longest episode to date, Meis and Sabreen are joined by scientist and baker Susan to address the informal and unwanted Haram Police. Join as they throw shade at no-one’s favourite officers of the judgmental law. From the top-ranking trolls telling you what pagan holidays you can’t participate in to the pick-me women who aid them in their tireless pursuits. Sabreen recalls memories of a particularly bad egg, and Meis teaches you how to boil the perfect egg. Sincere apologies for the un...
14 | Can we defund the haram police?
March 05, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn the longest episode to date, Meis and Sabreen are joined by scientist and baker Susan to address the informal and unwanted Haram Police. Join as they throw shade at no-one’s favourite officers of the judgmental law. From the top-ranking trolls telling you what pagan holidays you can’t participate in to the pick-me women who aid them in their tireless pursuits. Sabreen recalls memories of a particularly bad egg, and Meis teaches you how to boil the perfect egg. Sincere apologies for the un...
13 | Are you for the side hustle streets?
February 16, 2021 21:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode, hosts Meis, Mike, and Sabreen explore the expectation of entrepreneurship and side hustles as a new norm. Join as they weigh out the freedom of being self-employed against the safety of working for someone else. Find out whether they think this really is the age to chase your bag through monetising your every move or if it’s a selectively sold dream. Join the conversation on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks...
12 | Are you for the side hustle streets?
February 16, 2021 21:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode, hosts Meis, Mike, and Sabreen explore the expectation of entrepreneurship and side hustles as a new norm. Join as they weigh out the freedom of being self-employed against the safety of working for someone else. Find out whether they think this really is the age to chase your bag through monetising your every move or if it’s a selectively sold dream. Join the conversation on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks...
12 | Do you whitewash your name?
January 28, 2021 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBIn this messy minisode, Meis and Sabreen are joined by presenter and radio host Deana Hassanein, to continue the exploration of what it means to be a TCK in the diaspora. Join as they roast each other’s Spotify Wrapped, exchange stories of visits “back home”, and play a game of “Would you Rather?”. Find out their answers and how they think you should go about making other cultural chameleon friends. Join the conversation on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submiss...
11.5 | Do you whitewash your name?
January 28, 2021 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBIn this messy minisode, Meis and Sabreen are joined by presenter and radio host Deana Hassanein, to continue the exploration of what it means to be a TCK in the diaspora. Join as they roast each other’s Spotify Wrapped, exchange stories of visits “back home”, and play a game of “Would you Rather?”. Find out their answers and how they think you should go about making other cultural chameleon friends. Join the conversation on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submiss...
11 | Shall we add some nuance to that?
January 13, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this chaotic first episode of the second season your hosts Meis, Mike, and Sabreen dive deep into the trending “unpopular opinions” inspired by No Nuance November. Join as they share their stances on everything from Harry Potter and Breaking Bad to environmental activism and childish tastebuds. Find out what their own No Nuanced takes are and join the conversation on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact - Audio e...
10 | What’s your social dilemma?
October 12, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn the final episode of the season hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen reflect on their social media usage after watching Netflix’s The Social Dilemma. Join as they consider why they avoid checking their own screen time if social media detoxes have become necessary, and what their first-ever introduction to social media was growing up (fb, myspace, piczo?). Find out what changes they’ve implemented when using their favourite platforms in a more responsible manner and what led them there. For more c...
9.5 | Do you "fit in" now?
September 26, 2020 20:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this minisode, Meis is joined by a guest, Bassem, to hear his stories of struggling with a sense of belonging. Join as Bassem shares his experiences with body image issues, bullying, and being outed for his rebellious behaviour during a sermon. Find out what eventually made him embrace his differences and find his own community. [TW/CW: mentions eating disorders. Disclaimer: Whilst Bassem has come out stronger on the other side and is today able to talk lightheartedly about his experience...
9 | Why is representation so important?
September 04, 2020 22:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen review the importance of representation. Join as they explore what representation they had growing up vs. what there is now. Find out who they feel is flying the flag for their people and what we can do to further representation and create more seats at the table, or even create a table of our own. Podcast mentioned: @yallabyepod from the Arab, loud and proud girls of @themeemshop. For more content and conversation follow us on Instagram @thirdcu...
8.5 | What’s stopping you?
August 28, 2020 22:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBIn 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 u...
8 | Is it evil eye or just coincidence?
August 06, 2020 16:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIn 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, gu...
7.5 | What language do you think in?
July 30, 2020 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIn 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 ...
7 | How do I shoot my shot?
July 23, 2020 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBIn 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 - Aud...
6.5 | Why did I excuse their actions?
July 16, 2020 22:00 - 8 minutes - 5.68 MB[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 an...
6 | What will people say?
July 11, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBIn 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, a...
5.5 | Who's your source?
July 02, 2020 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.56 MBIn 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].
5 | Should cancel culture be cancelled?
June 25, 2020 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIn 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].
4.5 | Why are you ignoring me?
June 18, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBIn 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].
4 | Who even splits the bill?
June 11, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn 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 info.necretheo...
3 | Were you allowed sleepovers?
May 26, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBIn this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen reflect on how strict the people who brought them into this world really were. Join as they compare notes of curfews and cleaning, superstition and sleepovers before finally confessing what they will actually do similarly as parents. For more content follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact - Audio engineering by [email protected].
3 | How strict were your parents?
May 26, 2020 22:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBIn this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen reflect on how strict the people who brought them into this world really were. Join as they compare notes of curfews and cleaning, superstition and sleepovers before finally confessing what they will actually do similarly as parents. This podcast is brought to you by YLT, for more content follow us on Instagram @yallaletstalk. All submissions to https://www.yallaletstalk.com/third-culture-talks-podcast - Audio engineering by info.necretheos@gmail...
2 | Would you call that creepy?
May 19, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode, hosts Meis, Mike and Sabreen dissect a dilemma from an anonymous listener that wants to shoot his shot without being creepy. Join as they throw it back to their first crushes, real and fictional, in person and on MSN. For more content follow us on Instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact - Audio engineering by [email protected].
1 | What’s bangers and mash?
May 11, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this debut episode, the hosts reminisce about when they first felt they belonged to more than one culture, the blessings and burdens that came with it and how fast food in Arab countries just hit different. For more content follow us on instagram @thirdculturetalks - All topic, guest, and dilemma submissions to https://thirdculturetalks.com/contact - Audio engineering by [email protected].
Trailer | Sound familiar?
May 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBIn this canapé of what's to come the hosts recall some of their Frequently Asked Questions as individuals belonging to more than one culture. If you’ve spent even a year growing up outside your parents’ homeland, or relate to those who have, this is the podcast for you. Instagram: thirdculturetalks