"People are real down on the subway lately but I still like taking it!!" Kareem and Michael continue on the train and talk about Michael's directorial debut, Eric Larue, directing as a way of developing every character in a movie, Kareem and Michael's future buddy comedy where they open an indie Target (and also their buddy drama where they're roommates), male best friend breakup stories as a new genre, Michael's love of R.E.M., doing a cover band, being a loafer, having a fake Chicago accent, Windsor Terrace, how being from the midwest makes you endearing, GoFundMe to pay for a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, not being invited to the Oscars, there are too many screens on the subway, Michael's colonoscopy and other stuff.

Host: Kareem Rahma
Creators: Kareem Rahma and Andrew Kuo
Camera: Maksim Axelrod and Tian Sippel
Editor: Tyler Christie
Mixer: Dale Eisinger
Associate Producer: Ramy Shafi
Artwork: Andrew Lawandus
Theme Music: Tyler McCauley

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