Cousin Connection Pod

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RAMADAN MUBARAK! Mar 23, 2023

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Ramadan Mubarak Cousins!!!

Alhamdulillah for another year of Ramadan, another opportunity for a spiritual cleanse, for us to get closer to our Lord and a month for us to grow. We are so happy to be doing this series to give us a chance to focus on more deen-centric content for the next month.

We hope you enjoy this series and would love to hear your thoughts and ideas on how we can continue to improve our episodes :)

Also, shoutout to Layal and Dina from @baladishop for our new Ramadan journals. We'll definitely be using them this month to keep track of our progress. Make sure to check them out for Ramadan/Eid gifts for your loved ones!

Thank you so much for stopping by and listening! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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Episode 87 Timestamps:

0:00 - Ramadan Intro

3:49 - Painting is the Most stressful activity imaginable

27:04 - Disecting the Basmallah

47:31 - @Baladishop Ramadan Essential

49:46 - My Beef with the online Muslim discourse

56:51 - Do we need the Extremists?

1:06:08 - Outro

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I WAS POISONED! Mar 16, 2023

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Another Thursday, another episode of the CCP!!!! (last one before Ramadan in sha Allah!!!)

This week, we honestly talked about a whole lotta everythang lol. Our moms dissing us for having bad memory...this must be a universal experience though, I'm convinced!

Since we want to start a new series within our future episodes, titled Am I The A**hole? (subject to change), we're asking YOU to send us your stories (which will be kept anonymous to read and discuss. You can email your stories to cousinconnectionpod@gmail.com

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Episode 86 Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:08 - It's not always about Race

3:18 - Canadians can be annoying sometimes

9:46 - Parents can be your biggest hater

17:03 - Who's Mom is more unhinged?

20:18 - Air Fryers are catching on Fire out here

21:15 - Where do house safety appliances come from?

25:34 - Amir poisoned himself

36:23 - Awkward muslim moment

43:56 - Sara be strugglin out here

52:28 - SARA PROMISED TO GO ON ANOTHER HIKE.. NO TAKE BACKS

54:03 - The Secret is finally out!

57:11 - The Art of Vlogging

58:37 - Amir is a better vlogger than Aysha

1:02:03 - SEND US YOUR STORIES

1:08:57 - Outro

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The Worst Pain Of My Life! Mar 09, 2023

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Heyyy CC fam!!!

We’re back with another episode for y’all! This week we recapped our week after being stuck in a blizzard (we know…we should’ve stayed home). BUT it was for a good cause, shout-out to our friend Hassan Phills !

We also covered the extremely sad and unfortunate case of of Crosley Green…it seems that these types of injustices will continue to happen and we’re almost numb to it at this point.

Lastly, we’re thinking of doing a special series for Ramadan but we’d like to hear from you — let us know what you’d like to see from us during this holy month in sha Allah!

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Episode 85 Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:07 - The Snowfall of Nightmares

0:52 - Weird Feminism tangent

5:51 - S U B S C R I B E

6:45 - Going to Hassan Phills comedy show... in a blizzard (Amir's side)

9:55 - Amir got into a crash

13:43 - Weird tangent about kids and marriage

22:19 - The show must go on

22:59 - Amir might have a bladder problem

29:30 - Sara got stuck in a blizzard

38:41 - The most cripling pain you could ever feel

44:06 - The devatating case of Crosley Green

55:05 - What's the plan for Ramadan?

1:01:02 - Outro

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Jonas Brothers Flew Me To Vegas Mar 02, 2023

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HI EVERYONE!

We're sorry for not having an episode up last week, but it was for a good reason 😜...yo girl was getting flown out to Vegas by the JONAS BROTHERS!!!! 🤯 Wild, I know! This is a special episode for me (Sara) and I'm happy that I could relive my unforgettable experience with the Jonas Brothers!

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPISODE 84 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:22 - Stop going to the gym!

2:52 - The Jonas Brothers personally invite Sara

39:21 - Amir fell into an addiction

46:58 - New content coming

48:11 - Working out at home is a sham

51:04 - More awkward moments at the gym with Amir

58:52 - Sara's Mom can't stop talking?

1:02:25 - The time they stalked the Jonas Brothers

1:10:05 - Outro

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Are We Black? Feb 16, 2023

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Helloo everybody!!!

In honor of it being Black History Month, we decided to re-record one of our lost episodes (fun fact: we actually recorded an episode similar to this 2 years ago when we first started the podcast...but unfortunately it got deleted and never saw the light of day). We had a really insightful conversation and we hope you enjoy this one as much as we do!

*Side note* the video quality took a little bit of a hit this week - we're sorry for that, just close your eyes and pretend we're in 4K lol.

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EPISODE 82 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Are you Black?

3:08 - Are you a Daniel Ceaser or a Dr. Umar Johnson?

6:08 - Who can say the N word?

10:57 - Diving deeper into your black identity

13:45 - The difference between being Black and Black culture

19:42 - Assimilating to Black culture

34:22 - Do we have a right to criticize black culture?

39:30 - Tangent: Islam's representation in Entertainment

45:48 - Thoughts on people who deny their blackness

47:00 - What would you like to see change in the black community?

53:00 - Tangent: Response to my statement about how guys rate women

55:12 - Things we'd like to see changed cont'd

1:00:05 - Can Muslims be involved in western politics?

1:05:48 - The importance of Black representation in tech

1:09:19 - The Tyre Nichols case

1:21:38 - Outro

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Light Skin vs. Dark Skin Feb 16, 2023

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Hello hello cousins!!!

We're back with another episode! This week, we wanted to continue the conversation around our blackness (and tbh, so did you!). Thank you for all the feedback, comments, questions that you guys send us each week, we really appreciate you ❤️

We hope you enjoyed our discussion this week, if you want us to cover more topics like this, let us know in the comments on YouTube or our IG DMs! 😊

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - YOU PEOPLE IS TRASH

12:13 - The Eaethquakes in Syria and Turkey

20:43 - Ukrainian refugees still had time to be racist???

25:43 - Ignore the haters

27:50 - Is Colorism still an Issue?

34:10 - The fetishization of darker complections

42:50 - Why did all cultures buy into colorism?

45:44 - Being lighter leads to more oportunities?

46:08 - Affermative action benefits everyone

49:06 - Fenty changed the makeup game

54:24 - Kardashian tangent

1:01:03 - Everyone is on Steroids

1:05:36 - Final thoughts on Colorism and how to stop it

1:08:47 - Outro

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Personality or Looks? Feb 02, 2023

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Hey Siri, play Confessions, Pt. II by Usher 🎶

What's up everybody!!!

Let's just get the outfits out of the way, we filmed this video 2 weeks ago on the same day as episode 80 so we're wearing the exact same outfit. Okay cool, now that we've gotten that out of the way...we asked yall to send us some juicy confessions and some of yall really didn't disappoint!

This kind of turned into a Q&A lol and that's okay, we know yall are curious but we want to know about YOU! Sooo I'll leave the link to our NGL in this description and when yall are feeling adventurous, drop a confession or two...and don't know, it's all anonymous 😏

That being said, we hope you guys enjoy this episode and hearing some of the wild stories that were shared...let us know if you want to see this style again?

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EPISODE 81 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

2:38 - Should the Man or Woman pay?

9:36 - Y'all Remember Inyuyasha?

12:28 - Personality or Looks?

16:43 - Worst Date Ever?... Nabat ruins this :(

19:05 - The consequences of not expressing feelings

32:44 - How do you deal with toxic family members?

35:55 - What's wrong with being Dark skinned?!?

42:19 - The struggles of wearing the Hijab

43:15 - Overcoming Anxiety

49:58 - How many kids are we having?

57:15 - How you feelin?

58:45 - Best day of the year so far

1:02:18 - Our worst personality traits

1:09:24 - Don't talk over our favourite part!!

1:11:47 - Show/Movie Recommendations

1:16:07 - Outro

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Exploiting Islam For Views??? Jan 26, 2023

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Hellooo Cousins!!! 👋🏾

How are we all doing? We hope the winter blues isn't getting you too down (for those that live in North America). We're back with a brand new episode this week and let's just say...this topics were definitely all over the place but entertaining nonetheless! We hope you enjoy this episode!

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Episode 80 Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:37 - MarriageIsHalal Controversy

8:30 - TikTok's mass reporting issue

12:27 - Social media suppressing POC creators

23:38 - Why do y'all like mukbangs???

24:34 - We are boycotting Harry Potter now!?

43:46 - LEGOs are not for the poor and weak

48:05 - Our comfort movies

51:13 - They tried to make us love Christmas!

1:06:17 - Outro

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Going Full Time On Youtube Jan 19, 2023

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Welcome baaack everybody to another episode of the CCP!

This week, we’ve got another jam-packed episode! We shared our thoughts on quitting our jobs to pursue a career through our podcast (and more) and our potential fears in doing that. We’d love to hear your thoughts on that discussion so let us know what you think - shoot us a DM on Instagram! :)

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Episode 79 Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:32 - Amir can't whisper

2:22 - Sara is un-cultured

5:08 - Who is the better liar?

7:52 - Amir scared a girl out of the gym

20:35 - Thinking of quitting our jobs

29:50 - Learning to appreciate something that's not for you

34:09 - Andrew Tate arrested!

44:35 - What makes a person attractive?

49:02 - EVERYONE IS BIASED

1:03:00 - Outro

1:04:39 - Eating 1,041,427 Scoville cheese

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Women Are Off The Hype Juice Jan 12, 2023

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What's up everybodyyyyy!!!

We're back with a brand new episode with our unofficial cousin Khalid ( @HuddleTalkTV )! I think I need to stop letting these guys gang up on me...we may need some new volunteers because things got a bit heated this episode lol.

Thank you so much for stopping by and listening! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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0:00 - Intro

1:09 - Amir is one of the Girls?

4:32 - LA Traffic almost cost Nabat a leg

14:58 - Women would be lost without Us

33:07 - Is Avatar 2 too Long?

38:15 - Amir wants to do cosplay?

41:07 - Sara tries to trash men and FAILS!