Best Rushdi Rafeek Podcasts (2024)

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Hanging out with Osama - Myths PT 2 23:37

2+ y ago23:37

23:37

Osamas continues his questioning about myths and how much Rushdi believes in them!Stay tuned to Hangout more with Rushdi and his accomplices!By Rushdi Rafeek

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Hanging out with Osama - Myths PT 1 21:43

2+ y ago21:43

21:43

Osama drops by to talk about the "believability" of myths from across the globe..Do you agree?By Rushdi Rafeek

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Hanging out with Shaz & Mansi 1:12:04

4+ y ago1:12:04

1:12:04

Hey yall! Episode drop with these two characters again. Hope everyone's been qurantining and social distancing well.Its been a weird time but who doesn't like spontaneity.. am I right?Welcome to this episode is pretty much a standard tangent jumping, spiralling down a staircase of topics like love and faith, little chat about arranged marriage. The…

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Hanging out with Uneeb Osama.. again (2) 43:01

4+ y ago43:01

43:01

Hey guys,New episode drop.I once again chill(ed) with Osama and we keep it simple with talking about electric cars and hacks to exercises which Osama puts to use often. Well, I didn't believe but they did sound useful.Im keeping it short because I am in the middle of such an awesome clean up spree, I hope you guys enjoy the episode and hope you guy…

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Hanging out with Shazil & Mansi 1:03:30

4+ y ago1:03:30

1:03:30

By Rushdi Rafeek

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Hanging out with Ahmed Abdulla 1:01:19

4+ y ago1:01:19

1:01:19

By Rushdi Rafeek

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Hanging out with Uneeb Osama 52:54

5y ago52:54

52:54

By Rushdi Rafeek

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Hanging out with Huda Bhaldar & Saleem Surani 50:51

5y ago50:51

50:51

By Rushdi Rafeek

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Hanging out with Rahul & Ashar 1:17:14

5y ago1:17:14

1:17:14

Hey guys, This week I sit down with down with two of my oldest friends, Rahul and Ashar and we do a catch up.26 years is a long time, we talk about how we met, initial thoughts and how we've developed over time. Apparently I was a type of bully, always fun to learn things about yourself. Its a chill episode, hope you guys enjoy hanging out with us.…

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Hanging out with Taqi & Mansi - The Future 1:02:23

5y ago1:02:23

1:02:23

Hello people!I know you have been eagerly waiting to hear my beautiful voice and thus I am back.Once again missed a few weeks due me drowning in work as well as scheduling issues caused this to happen but I (think) am back on it! *falls of it and breaks neck*Aaaaanway, this week I sit down with Taqi and Mansi and we talk about THE FUTURE It’s a top…

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Hanging out with Imah Dumagay 1:08:26

5y ago1:08:26

1:08:26

Hello one and all.This week I sit with Dubai based Comedian Imah Dumagay.We didnt decide what we were going to speak about specifically but Imah is so full of such pure love and affection that it was a pivot to most of our discussions.Her being the only Filipina comedian in the region similar to me being the only Sri Lankan one I appreciate her pos…

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Hanging out with Gwendoline Charbein 1:10:20

5y ago1:10:20

1:10:20

Hello all!This week I sit down with MMA fighter Gwendoline Charbein and we talk about.. *drum roll* MMA! And dont let the fact that she doesnt have a catchy fighter name throw you off, she still packs a punch. Seems slightly "clickbaity" but the link to her fight is below in the show notes.I do ask MMA 101 questions but we do cover her own experien…

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Harry Potter 4 Dummies - Part 2 1:22:50

5y ago1:22:50

1:22:50

Hey guys, This week I sit down with my expert Harry Potter team once again to cover the 2nd book and so this time Iearn about the Chamber of Secrets.Not much else to describe apart from Mansi and Taqi swapping control over being the primary story teller but at the end we know who did most of the leg work.. *drum roll* ..Mansi!Taqi's just around for…

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Hanging out with Osman Rohail 1:20:40

5y ago1:20:40

1:20:40

Hey guys,This week Salman & myself sit down with ex-motivational speaker Osman Rohail.Yes.. EX-Motivational speaker. I think thats a first for me personally because we never hear the post story of a motivational speaker whos given up that sort of life.We most certainly bounce topic to topic but we cover Osman Rohails backstory and did I forget to m…

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Hanging out with Arzoo & Leilani 1:02:25

5y ago1:02:25

1:02:25

Hello fellow humans!Did you know that we are killing the planet? I did, but not to the extent to which Arzoo explained. And boy is it gloomy, so get your ass up and do something about it. Even a tiny thing.We discuss whats been going on in the news, how society has been and will be affected also the little bits we can do to improve the overall impa…

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Salman Rushdi Show 1:46:31

5y ago1:46:31

1:46:31

Hey guys,This week I sit with legend Salman Z Qureshi and we pretty much chill out.Since he is an Improv legend I ask him a lot of questions from some basic questions to even some specific questions that I was wondering as a novice. We also have a chat about whats going on in the world and our thoughts. At one point we argue about the best chicken …

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Harry Potter 4 Dummies 1:16:34

5y ago1:16:34

1:16:34

Hey guys,We’re back! Took a mini hiatus because all a new season in events kicking off in the UAE but to make up for the absence I will be releasing 2 episodes back to back.First off, a new segment with Mansi Parmar and Taqi Mehmood which is Harry Potter for Dummies. Me being the dummy or dummies.Believe it or not but I have neither watched or read…

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Hanging out with Mansi Parmar & Rahul Ganwani 53:23

5y ago53:23

53:23

Hey guys,This weeks I sit down with Mansi Parmar and Rahul Ganwani and we talk about Demonology.. or horror movies.. a mix of both actually.Mansi Parmar runs point on this episode asking me and Rahul Ganwani about our thoughts on talking points she brings up like:-Horror movies / Demonology evolutionHow origin stories come out sometimes ie The Exor…

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Mind Massage with Manju EP03 - Powered by Rafeek 1:02:30

5+ y ago1:02:30

1:02:30

Hello human, come on in!This week we have Mind Massage with Manju EP03 powered by Rafeek. We received questions from our users and Manju does explore tangents whilst picking at my brain.01:30 - Story – Assumption is the mother of all f-ups!20:46 – How does one deal with emotional loneliness?37:37 – How does one develop thick skin? Big shout out to …

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Hanging out with Nicole B, Mansi P and Stats - Men & Women 1:35:42

5+ y ago1:35:42

1:35:42

Ready to Hangout?This week I sit down with Nicole B, Mansi P and Rahul G aka Stats talking about men and women.We cover points such as:-Why do men say / do this?Why do women say / do this?The way men and women are wired.Backseat driving and why that may occur.We dive into so many tangents and entertainingly I dont think we can to any solid conclusi…

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Mansi-plained - Fifty Shades of Grey 1:10:11

5+ y ago1:10:11

1:10:11

Hey,This week I sit down with Mansi Parmar as she explains Fifty Shades of Grey or as we've coined it now.. Mansi-plaining!Brilliant isnt it?She gives me a not so necessary detailed synopsis of Fifty Shades of Grey. I learnt alot, cant say whether it was of any use but worth the amount of laughs and tangents obtained. Hope you guys enjoy and do dro…

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Mini Episode - Getting Quizzical with Stats 7:00

5+ y ago7:00

7:00

Hey guys,The tiniest of tiny episodes this week with stats joining us who has pulled a few strings behind the scenes to help improve the quality of the show. I run a quick quiz between Producer Bub and Stats to see who is the smartest of them all.SPOILER ALERT - I am the smartest.See you next week!By Rushdi Rafeek

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Game of Thrones Wrap Up with Experts 55:50

5+ y ago55:50

55:50

Hey guys,WE BACK!A big part of the universe finished.Games of Thrones.Like most people we didnt exactly love everything about how it ended and thats what we discuss.In the episode we have Producer Bub aka Bubly Boo, Taqi and Mansi. We discuss what we liked, did like so much, fan theories and how we felt in general about everything.In short, this is…

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BONUS - The Official THWR Avengers Recap by Producer Bub 29:00

5+ y ago29:00

29:00

Ladies and Gentleman, grab your popcorn and get comfy while Producer Bub narrates you completely up to date and 100% informed to watch Marvels End Game.Bub does such a great job at covering as much detail as possible, basically does 45 hours of footage into 30 minutes and keeps it entertaining.Cmon people, that deserves some love!Please share, comm…

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Avengers for Dummies by Dummies 1:03:20

5+ y ago1:03:20

1:03:20

Hey guys,This week Taqi & I do a quick Q&A with Marvel expert Mansi Parmar and consultant Producer Bub in preparation of us watching Marvels End Game.DON’T WORRY NO SPOILERS WHATSOEVER.A big thank you to all the questions sent in by the listeners.Questions asked and discussions covered:-Where did Thanos get the first stone from?How many stones are …

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Hanging out with Nicole and Bub - Death, grief & journey through 2:17:20

5+ y ago2:17:20

2:17:20

Hey guys,This week’s episode is on death, grief and the journey through.Nicole, Producer Bub and I have all lost someone close to us so we dedicate this week’s episode to people who have lost someone and have had to deal with such a loss.We share stories, how we dealt with it, the things we learnt about ourselves and what you can do if you ever nee…

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Hangout out with Mansi & Taqi - RECAP of Game of Thrones 1:52:01

5+ y ago1:52:01

1:52:01

Hey guys,Game of Thrones is out April 14th so we thought we’d do a little catch up prior to Season 8's release.We got our resident knowledge banks and experts Mansi Parmar and Taqi Mehmood to give Producer Bub and I a Game of Thrones summary and must know review.For those of you who haven’t watched GoT, this is what you need to listen to! And for t…

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Hanging out with Nicole Barua - Womens Magazines 48:35

5+ y ago48:35

48:35

Hey guys,This week we talk about Womens Magazines and its affect on us overall. I say we talk but its more or less Nicole informing of the atrocities that womens magazines tend to commit, mostly revolving around clouding and brainwashing of the readers. She ends with a positive of what she gained from womens magazines as well because it cant be all…

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Mind Massage by Manju with Rushdi - Episode 02 41:00

5+ y ago41:00

41:00

Hey guys,Happy to release Mind Massage with Manju Episode 02.Segment 1 - How does one find their true self?Segment 2 - Question submitted by listener - How does one deal with a toxic team member?Segment 3 - Lesson from Manju - "Once again.."Hope you guys enjoyed listening to this episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. As always, please share, l…

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Co-host Interview - Nicole Barua 41:10

5+ y ago41:10

41:10

Hey guys,Im looking for a co-host aka someone to carry conversations and challenge my views. Bub is great but he’s too busy to be dilly dallying with me on every episode thus stepped up Nicole Barua.Time stamps:-Interview – Part 1 - 01:30Listen to her experience, like and dislikes then judge her with no remorse. Advertisement Break – 21:14Interview…

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Hanging out with Matt Ryder 58:55

5+ y ago58:55

58:55

Hey guys,Matt Ryder is in this week, we talk about being an artist in the UAE. Like an actual artist with paint, brushes, canvases, easels.. you get it right?Although he does caricatures (he may frown that I led with that) he now spends majority of his time doing fine art and plein air paintings. That’s a French word, you learnt that here, you are …

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Hangout out with Bronwyn Byrnes 1:18:25

5+ y ago1:18:25

1:18:25

Hey guys,I sat back down with Bronwyn Byrnes aka BB, a lady who’s been in the UAE almost as long as Producer Bub and I but has had a completely different journey.We topic hop but mainly focus on the changes within the UAE, our experiences and BB shares some UAE stories.Intro with BB – 02:23We learn how she obtained her nick name and just discuss na…

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Hanging out with Omar Kazim.. Again 50:08

6y ago50:08

50:08

Omar Kazim returns.Apart from recapping his previous visit and catching up with him, we talk about what he's up to.He's heading towards a Vipassana Meditation Retreat and apart from a inquiry as to what it is exactly we decide that we are going to do a pre and post interview with his experience.[Will do timestamps in a little bit]See you guys next …

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Nothing but Gratitude 15:50

6y ago15:50

15:50

Hello one and all.This episode has no guest, its just me showing my appreciate to everyone who has contributed in anyway irrespective of the size or impact.Thank you in no specific order to,Bashir Wahid Leilani Coughlan - SupermeepsSalman QureshiManjunath NaiduRahul BulchandaniRahul GanwaniGrace ChngErik Thornquist – Yalla Laughs ComedyBilal Farooq…

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01 - I Beg Your Fitness with Rahul Bulchandani 1:00:23

6y ago1:00:23

1:00:23

Hey guys,Its another episode takeover experiment, this time with my old friend Rahul Bulchandani who is a certified personal trainer as well as an extremely passionate person when it comes to fitness and an overall healthy lifestyle.In short, he is that friend who will continually tell you whats good and bad for you which could get onto one’s nerve…

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Hanging out with Zareen Khan 1:56:26

6y ago1:56:26

1:56:26

Hey guys,I sit down with Zareen Khan from W2W Events whom I think is such an unsung hero. All links to her are below and you google w2w events if you are too lazy to copy, paste or the links don’t work for some reason.What she and her company does. Most importantly her “Why” and how gender does play a role – 04:20We talk about what Zareen’s work co…

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Bonus Content: A Musical "Christmas" Gift to YOU. 3:50

6y ago3:50

3:50

A gift; inspired by a recent “incident” that “happened” at a “pool” in the city we call home. I don’t think I used those terms correctly, but irrespectively, enjoy this musical feast for the ears that we sang especially for you.Please share if you had a laugh, we appreciate all the support we’ve received so far, and hope our listeners truly enjoy t…

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Krysmus Special 39:35

6y ago39:35

39:35

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Was that loud enough?This episode we couldn't help but jump on the Christmas Spirit bandwagon because it looks like so much fun.A mini ep with Bashir Wahid aka Producer Bub and me just riffing about some Christmas Facts and some of the weirdest Christmas Traditions from around the world.Watch out for our special CHRISTMAS GIFT rele…

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Tony B. Graham - American Politics 101 1:03:46

6y ago1:03:46

1:03:46

Hey guys,I sat down with Tony B Graham who is a banker but also does comedy and improv.. WAIT! I know what you’re thinking but this isn’t about comedy or improv even though we slightly cover it. The main reason I asked Tony to drop by The Hangout is to cover American Politics because like many people who were born and brought up in the desert I hav…

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Mind Massage by Manju with Rushdi [TRIAL SHOW] 1:17:02

6y ago1:17:02

1:17:02

Hello fellow humans,We have a bittersweet surprise this week because neither did I manage to get a guest on nor did I record enough segments to have an independent show. I slipped up!But from that loss we discovered our side project with MANJU. Its hard for him to switch his therapist mind off so I switched on the mics to record a show for him – Mi…

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Hanging out with Ink-A-Laugh - Comedy Collective Startup & Improv 1:01:38

6y ago1:01:38

1:01:38

Hey guys,I (was forced to) sit down with Ink-A-Laugh comedy collective partners Akshat Davla & Rohan Chawda to talk about why the world needs another comedy collective, mainly them!My view is that we don’t but that didn’t stop them from doing so, much like Akshat knocking on my door in the early hours of the morning to get this interview done becau…

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Hanging out with Faisal Hashmi - Film Making and Movies 1:49:45

6y ago1:49:45

1:49:45

Faisal Hashmi is a Pakistani UAE based film maker who as he confessed speaks slightly fast but really doesn’t matter because he is one of those unsung heros behind the camera. We talk about how he fell into the mix of it all and it is an important part of him mainly due to the simple fact that he is not a product of a media and film making course o…

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Hanging out with Miqdaad Dohadwala 1:49:07

6y ago1:49:07

1:49:07

Went a little over our usual time but I know people who enjoy the topics will listen all the way through, also I have put time stamps along with the topics covered so you could easily skip to what you want to listen to. Comedy – 01:29We talk about love for comedy and swiftly move into the topic of plagiarism and stealing jokes. He confesses how he …

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Hanging Out With Arzoo - Chat With A Comedienne 40:42

6y ago40:42

40:42

Hello humans!I sat down with Arzoo talking about the scene and find out more about what it's like to be in the shoes of a woman comedian such as herself.Re-listening whilst editing, I realized how poorly my questions were constructed but there's no shame in admitting it, because that is literally how I felt and would have come off before such an im…

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Hanging out with Omar Kazim - Power of the mind 1:02:08

6y ago1:02:08

1:02:08

We have Comedian Omar Kazim on who is half Emirati half Scottish.As a career hes an aerospace engineer but life has had its way with him and having travelled to 70 countries he’s vying to find peace through meditation and comedy.He talks about what his job was like, and just to be clear he no longer does that. He shares conversations he faced as so…

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Hanging out with Erik Thornquist and Bilal Farooqi - WWE 47:07

6y ago47:07

47:07

Hey guys, We now 3 for 3 on uploads, I don’t know about you but Im pretty proud of us.We have Erik Thornquist from Yalla Laughs and Bilal Farooqi on talking about WWE, what happened, how it’s going and where they think its headed.They talk about their favorite Wrestlers, share stories of how they feel in love with the sport and I expose my ignoranc…

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Hanging out with Rahul Bulchandani - Trekking 39:02

6y ago39:02

39:02

This week I have Rahul Bulchandani on who is a certified personal trainer and has a passion for climbing peaks. We talk about peaks in general and then move onto focus on his Everest Base camp trek.We cover the costs involved, the knowledge that an aspiring climber should be aware of, the basic science of acclimatization and how to deal with it. Wh…

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Hanging out with Manju And Grace - Movies, Passion. 44:28

6y ago44:28

44:28

A show dedicated to having fun, laughter and perspectives from regular people of the Middle East. Hosted by top rated comedian Rushdi RafeekThis week on The Hangout, we chill with comedians Manju & Grace. We talk about movies, games and passion.By Rushdi Rafeek

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