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Unemployed, confused, demotivated. Fawda Twenty Twenty pairs a group of friends who find themselves in an unusual situation during the early stages of their supposed careers. They'll be having a series of discussions with Lebanese guests from all walks of life. Drinks, entertaining conversations, unique perspectives…does this count as a coping mechanism?
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Monday Jul 05, 2021
Monday Jul 05, 2021
Rotana Tarabzouni is a Saudi Arabian singer and host of "F*D & Blessed".
- 0:00 #fawda2020 & Rotana discuss growing up in Saudi Arabia
- 2:33 Developing “sexual cognitive dissonance” at a young age
- 6:20 Growing up with liberal parents (for Saudi standards)
- 8:28 What was Rotana taught about sexuality?
- 11:18 Sex: short term sensation vs deep feeling
- 13:04 What is “F*D & BLESSED”?
- 17:02 Becoming a sex doula
- 22:00 Going to the US to pursue a music career
- 27:50 Saudi Arabian’s reaction to Rotana’s music
- 32:41 US media tendency to fetishize Rotana’s background
- 36:23 Would Rotana ever move back to Saudi?
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Diane Assaf is a lawyer and founder of the Instagram page "lawwithdiane".
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Wissam Kamal is a stand-up comic, writer, filmmaker and digital content developer.
Wissam tells us how Farmville and OSN led to his career in comedy (0:06), initially struggling to get his mothers support (3:42), creating content on YouTube since 2013 (21:20), "Euhh Shu Sar Lyom" (26:45), and debates whether political content gives you more views online (30:30).
He also talks about how the community will back him up if he ever gets taken in by the government (40:51), talking about his insecurities on stage (51:30), his ex-girlfriends religiously strict parents (55:45), and whether he will be leaving Lebanon for good (1:00:00).
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Dan Azzi is a financial expert and former banker.
Dan talks to us about the inevitability of the Lebanese economic crash (0:32), the decline of the real estate sector (7:35), pegging the lira to the dollar (11:43), the outcome of our money in the banks (14:30), casino royale and hash: can Lebanon become sustainable (21:00), manipulation in the black market (31:00), decentralisation (36:00), return of the stolen funds (40:52) and the effect of Israel's Middle Eastern peace treaties on Lebanon (48:45)
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Maha Mamo is a motivational speaker advocating for the end of statelessness.
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Tracy Harmoush is an athlete, adventurer and entrepreneur.
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Tracy explains why she quit banking and the reaction that caused from friends and family (1:22), analyses the "you have to have kids to be happy" mentality (17:10), the notion of being called "whipped" (28:48) and dissects the question "how is a girl like you still single" (32:18).
She also explains modern day beauty standards (37:12), the need to stop praising obesity (42:40) and how to get through to your Lebanese parents about adopting a healthy lifestyle (51:40).
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Hezbollah themed Hawaiian dreams, moving to Tuvalu, the ticket that ended Joe's hope in Lebanon and vaccine stealing.
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
El 3ama is a content creator who has gained fame by making satirical videos in which he comments on the absurdity of Lebanese society.
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Sama'an Ashrawi is a Palestinian-American writer, filmmaker, music producer, and host of the Nostalgia Mixtape podcast.
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Nour Hajjar is a stand up comedian and is also known for his witty commentary of Lebanese politics and society on social media. Tony Eli Kanaan is a screenwriter, actor, director, producer and "online clown". He is best known for his Instagram characters "Jacqueline" and "Giovanni Rabbat".