The UNJADED Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jad Ardakani
UNJADED is a podcast by Jad Ardakani, a medical student and social media creator, in which he sits down with a wide array of guests who are successful in their own fields. In these sittings, Jad and the guests discuss stories and topics with the aim of inspiring the youth through meaningful conversations.
Bilal Haddad x UNJADED Special thanks to @SamsungGulf1 for sponsoring this episode of Unjaded! 🫶🏼#GalaxyZFlip5 #JoinTheFlipSide #Samsung #unjadedpod #jadardakaniFOLLOW JAD:instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakaniFOLLOW BILAL:instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bilalhd91/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bilalhd91FOLLOW UNJADED:instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unjaded.podtiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unjaded.pod
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Director: Ali Komeiha
Unjaded Episode 24 x & Mohamed The Dietitian
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Unjaded Episode 23 x @fatsonotso & Darine Jaafar
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Director: Ali Komeiha
Two Jads, Two Podcasters. On episode 22 of Unjaded, Jad Mbarak, host of the Jad Mbarak Show and Sagesse Club Scout, talks about the final four loss vs Riyadi, the recent rocky off-season transfers, getting kicked out of the National Team, and winning Redbull's King of the Rock in 2012. Enjoy watching Jad Mbarak on the other side of the mic!
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Filmed by: Ali Komeiha
In this episode filmed in March 2023, Jad meets up with Marwan Daou aka Maro aka rememberthedayz in Sunny Los Angeles California. Get to know Maro's back story, his move to LA, and how he almost signed his life away. We also delve into love, relationships, breakups, and where he finds inspiration to write his music. FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
Timestamps: 0:00 Intro
Miss Lebanon Yasmina Zaytoun is my guest on episode 20 of Unjaded! Join our conversation in which Yasmina shares her incredible journey of becoming Miss Lebanon at just 19 years old. She opens up about the profound influence her parents and their beauty salon had on shaping her personality and the person she is today. Yasmina also discusses her Miss Universe that left her with a bitter taste in her mouth. Get ready for an inspiring and eye-opening conversation with the captivating Miss Lebanon on the Unjaded Podcast. Don't forget to Subscribe!
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The long-awaited Ardakani siblings episode is finally here! Our guest today is a talented artist who represents Lebanon in the international pop group "Now United", managed by Simon Fuller, the creator of "American Idol" and the "Spice Girls". In this episode, she shares her story of becoming an overnight sensation during the 🦠 lockdown and her journey to becoming a global superstar. Stick around till the end to watch Jad and Nour perform two songs! Tune in for this overdue podcast.
Arabic Subtitles will be added soon.
If you know how to make Portuguese Subtitles please email the SRT file to ardakani.biz@gmail.com.
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:44 How did we get here?
9:10 Joining Now United
28:57 Used to have Stage-fright
35:15 What does your life look like?
37:40 Representing Lebanon
39:54 Hardest Part
42:36 Favorite Memory with the Group
45:24 Saudi Arabia
46:20 Hannah Montana
50:50 Crazy Fan Experiences
58:06 Pressure of being a Role Model
1:00:18 People Changing
1:04:10 How did our relationship change?
1:09:29 Music
1:11:19 Parents
1:13:51 Our Relationship
1:19:45 Parents
1:21:05 Our Childhood
1:26:11 Your Free Time
1:28:07 What music would you make?
1:30:19 Managing Insecurities
1:34:00 Lowest Moment
1:37:51 Los Angeles
1:38:51 Nour's Advice
1:40:39 Rapid Fire Questions
1:43:29 Nour Sings on Unjaded
Lebanese Classic Physique Champion Tarek Kassatly is my guest on episode 18 of Unjaded.
In this episode, we explore how Tarek went from being an obese child to becoming an athlete, the demands and benefits of bodybuilding, and the struggles he faced along the way, including the "Lebanese curse".
We also discuss Tarek's experience competing in France, and the impact that his mother's battle with cancer had on his training.
We then delve into Steroid use in the sport and its use by non-professionals, discuss the Acups controversy, and the role of gym as therapy.
Thank you for watching The Unjaded Podcast. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:26 Lebanese Fitness Community
3:00 Obese to Athlete
6:59 Powerlifting
9:04 August 4
10:42 Mental Aspect of Working Out
12:45 Demands & Benefits of Body Building
18:00 Turning Pro
21:16 The Lebanese Curse
22:45 Competing in France
24:09 Mom's Battle with Cancer
29:06 The Shredding Phase
33:42 Moe Farhat: The Strength Engineer
36:06 Cbum
41:33 Body Building Categories
43:37 My Grandpa
46:39 Steroids
49:34 Liver King
52:27 A-cups controversy
55:01 Gym as Therapy
56:19 A Good Career?
58:35 Tarek's Advice
Sarde After Dinner's co-host Mouin Jaber is my guest on episode 17 of Unjaded! Get to know the story of how Sarde came about, meeting Medea at the revolution, AUB life, and being Ali Jaber's son. Stick till the end for conversation about happiness and overcoming dark times - and it gets personal.
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
5:30 The Birth of Sarde (after dinner)
11:34 Childhood to COVID Time
14:56 A Life Reset
17:29 Mouin becomes the host
22:11 Hard work in silence vs. Oversharing
25:18 AUB life
30:27 Dynamic with Medea
33:32 Opening up the pod to the Arab World
40:21 Work Disagreements with Medea?
44:32 Work as a Producer
47:53 Favorite Sarde?
55:42 Dream Guest
1:01:35 Sarde Merch!
1:07:04 Being Ali Jaber's Son
1:19:28 The Podcasting Space
1:24:32 Hitting Rock-Bottom
1:33:00 Active Listening
1:35:05 Finding Common Grounds
1:38:51 Explain the Post
1:44:02 Rapid Fire Questions
1:53:27 Message to the Youth
UNJADED is back! Patrick Daoud joins me on the pod to talk about his start on social media, his passion for theatre, how the crisis in Lebanon affected him, the power of making people laugh, and much much more on episode 16 of The Unjaded Podcast.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:53 Start on Social Media
4:16 Passion for Theatre
11:04 Growing his Social Media
17:48 How Studying Theatre Helped him Create Content
20:18 How the last 2 years in Lebanon affected him
25:55 6 Months in Dubai w/ Ramy Hamdan
32:28 Friendship with Ramy Hamdan
39:00 The Power of Making People Laugh
43:34 Hidden Talent
46:26 Content Creation as a Career?
49:45 Future Plans
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani The Breathtaking Mayyas join the podcast after receiving Sofia Vergara's Golden Buzzer & eventually WINNING America's Got Talent 2022 coming out of a damaged Lebanon. The Lebanese dance group detail the behind the scenes of performing on the world's biggest stage and the feeling of making their parents & Lebanon proud. FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani FOLLOW MAYYAS: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayyasofficial/ FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.pod tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028127214?adj_t=dgl0aa8_64v1dnl&adj_campaign=ios&adj_adgroup=album&adj_creative=3852068 apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-unjaded-podcast/id1622590187 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-unjaded-podcast/id1622590187 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phAavWDQzfIaEGtbco?si=BayDt4EpQ6O7PAGB1qwyaw&nd=1 Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani This one’s for the car guys & girls! Tomorrow 5PM, @ghadyrahi aka @mastercarsreviewlb joins me on episode 14 of @theunjaded.pod as we discuss his ‘overnight’ success that took 7 years of work, facing rejection, sticking to his plan, and now living his childhood dream of driving and reviewing his favorite cars. All this & much more on episode 14 of Unjaded. FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani FOLLOW : youtube: @Master Cars Review instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mastercarsreviewlb/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mastercarsreview FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.podtiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028127214?adj_t=dgl0aa8_64v1dnl&adj_campaign=ios&adj_adgroup=album&adj_creative=3852068apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-unjaded-podcast/id1622590187APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-unjaded-podcast/id1622590187SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phAavWDQzfIaEGtbco?si=BayDt4EpQ6O7PAGB1qwyaw&nd=1 Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro
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Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani Catch @Basit nation on episode 12 of Unjaded as we talk about his weird fan encounters, his blowup on tiktok, new Youtube channel, Anrw Tte, the last @ksi event, creators stealing his content, and who he wants to fight in a boxing match🥊 FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani SUBSCRIBE TO BASIT: @Basit nation instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basit_nation/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joamatar FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.podtiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028127214?adj_t=dgl0aa8_64v1dnl&adj_campaign=ios&adj_adgroup=album&adj_creative=3852068apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-unjaded-podcast/id1622590187APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-unjaded-podcast/id1622590187SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phAavWDQzfIaEGtbco?si=BayDt4EpQ6O7PAGB1qwyaw&nd=1 Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Timestamps: 0:16 Intro 2:40 Why Basit?? 3:25 When did you start? 5:31 Story of Patrick Star from Spongebob 6:44 What did you want to post? 9:32 When did you blow up? (clip) 10:16 Sallouminati (clip) 12:02 Basit’s Blowup 13:37 Jad’s TikTok journey 15:42 Where do your ideas come from? 16:11 Basit’s undercover soldier 16:54 Basit’s Audience Geography 19:18 Tiktok vs YouTube 19:54 Streaming 21:55 How Basit creates his videos 24:01 New Lebanese Youtube 25:16 Goal with Social Media 26:31 Boxing 27:23 Toufiluk Beef (clip) 29:52 Fighting 31 samer vs chada clip w haliks 32:43 University life 34:16 Basit Nation Youtube Content 36:31 Being Recognized in Public 38:11 KSI event 42:05 Anrw Tte (clips what basit said - then another one what i said 45:17) 46:56 Gym Changed Basit’s Life 58:57 Rapid fire questions
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani Catch @Joa Matar on episode 11 of Unjaded as we talk about married life, long distance relationships, bullying, her rise to Youtube stardom, and much more! FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani SUBSCRIBE TO JOA: @Joa Matar instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joamatar/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joamatar FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.... tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028... APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phA... Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:59 Worst thing about living with a guy 5:00 How did you meet your husband? 6:50 Long Distance 12:29 You're 27?! 15:43 Shy or Insecure? 17:17 Social Media & Confidence 22:50 Medical UNJADED 25:06 Start on Youtube 29:17 Life before Youtube 31:18 UNJADED Mugs 33:54 Bullying 42:30 Other Platforms 43:42 The Editor Dilemma 51:01 Childhood 51:18 Jobs 53:16 Theatre Experience 55:01 Talented Family 56:15 Ryan Talk 58:18 Queen of the Seasons 1:00:00 Acting 1:00:51 Any Passion Stands Out? 1:03:54 Couple Content 1:05:44 Trying Wedding Dresses Video 1:08:40 Future Life Plans 1:10:29 Is the Dog a Preparation for Babies? 1:11:51 ANNOUNCEMENT 1:14:10 Rapid Fire Questions 1:23:21 Outro
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani Lebanese YouTuber & my good friend @Kamal Nehme | كمال نعمة joins me on episode 10 of Unjaded to tell me about his plan to take over youtube to become the biggest YouTuber in the Middle East and pass @MrBeast in subscribers. Enjoy a good 90 minutes with one of the hardest-working creators I know. FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani SUBSCRIBE TO KAMAL: @Kamal Nehme | كمال نعمة instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kamal.nehme/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kamal.nehme FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.... tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028... APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phA... Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani To all aspiring artists in the Middle East, this pod is for you! In this episode, Tarek Mendelek, Music Partnerships & Content Manager at Tiktok and Artist Manager comes on the pod to talk about the budding music scene in the MENA region! He goes over his journey that took him from Lebanon to Los Angeles, working as an artist manager for several artists, and then from Los Angeles to Dubai to work at Tiktok! He also gives valuable advice to upcoming artists so take notes! Watch till the end to hear Tarek's crazy celebrity stories. FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani FOLLOW TAREK: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callmetyro/ FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.... tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028... APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phA... Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani In this episode, 19 year old rising basketball star Youssef Khayat talks about playing for the Lebanese National Team and moving from France (Limoges) to the US to play for the University of Michigan in the NCAA. Jad asks Yoyo about his start in basketball and his dream of playing in the NBA one day. Get to know the future of Lebanese Basketball on episode 8 of Unjaded! FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani FOLLOW YOYO: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youssefkhayat/ FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.... tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028... APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phA... Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:32 National Team 4:06 FIBA World Cup 5:30 The Start 8:05 The Move to France 11:30 Move to USA vs Stay in France? 12:29 NCAA 15:34 Dream NBA Team 16:64 First Dunk Ever 18:48 NCAA to NBA 19:55 Life in the US 22:09 Advice to the Young Ballers 23:16 Hardest Moment: Ankle Injury 25:10 Football Talk 27:10 Favorite 3 Lebanese Players 28:20 Favorite 3 NBA Players 29:49 First Thing You'd buy after an NBA cheque 30:33 Best Career Moment 31:47 Favorite Highlight 33:11 Who Would You Play With in Lebanon? 33:46 Outro
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani In this episode, Riyadi & Lebanese National Team basketball player Karim Zeinoun joins Jad on the Unjaded podcast as they discuss the Lebanese National Team’s last Fiba Asia Cup run and hopefully qualifying to the World Cup soon. They also go over his entire career, and talk about future plans he has inside & outside of basketball, and much MUCH more on episode 7 of Unjaded! FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani FOLLOW KZ: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karimzeinoun7/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@karimzeinoun7 FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.... tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ ANGHAMI: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028... APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phA... Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:24 Asia Cup Run 8:00 National Team Feeling 9:21 New National Team Era 12:31 Lebanese Basketball Improving or Moving Backwards? 14:38 Lebanese Player KZ Looked Up to? 15:48 Jordan vs Lebanon Fight 19:50 The Start in Basketball 22:36 Moving to the US for 1 year 26:43 Lebron Talk 27:42 Career During High School 28:34 Riyadi's Great History & Professionalism 30:04 Role of KZ's Parents 32:13 Importance of Education 34:51 Sacrifice to Succeed 38:27 Plans Outside of Basketball 40:34 Effect of the Economic Crisis on the Game 43:47 How Do Teams Get Funding 45:19 League Finals (7-Game Series) 49:37 Did he fix his Guitar? 51:29 Paying it Forward to the New Generation 53:22 Importance of Coaches 57:44 Day in The Life 1:01:57 Goals Inside/Outside of Basketball 1:03:56 Rapid Fire Questions
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani Sabah el Kher! In this episode, @Linda Christina joins Jad on the new set of Unjaded at NRJ Lebanon as they discuss life since graduating high school in 2017, her childhood in the US, and her move to Lebanon at 9 years old. They also discuss criticism and hate comments on social media, as well as the the importance of being genuine online. Finally, they talked about Linda enrolling in film school after finishing from her major in university, feeling lost, taking time off social media, and mental health. All this on episode 6 of Unjaded! FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani FOLLOW LINDA: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindakaram/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lindachristinayoutube: @Linda Christina FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.... tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: NRJ Lebanon 99.1⚡️ anghami: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028... apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast... spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phA... Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend) Timestamps: 0:00 NRJ x UNJADED 1:19 Introducing Linda 2:44 5 years later 4:49 What happened after School? 6:57 Childhood in USA 10:51 Jad leaving to the US? 12:07 Moving to Lebanon from USA 1/2 12:46 Language Criticism 14:02 Moving to Lebanon from USA 2/2 18:55 How's Med School? 21:01 Posting Genuine Content 22:43 Daily Vlogs & Start on Social Media 28:18 School wasn't supportive 31:33 Hate Comments 41:35 University, Feeling Lost, & Film School 46:45 Short Film 50:17 What's Next? 51:30 Taking Time Off Social Media 53:58 Mental Health 55:40 Linda almost asked me about the CT 58:07 Rapid Fire Questions 1:09:09 Outro - Comment "Sabah el Kher"
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In this episode, Nabil & Ghady Halik talk about overcoming their hardest childhood struggle, rise on TikTok, moving to France, and much more on episode 5 of Unjaded! + Special Appearance from Ryan.
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:34 Siblings Clout-chasing
3:18 Ghady started because of Nabil
6:03 Always made videos
7:00 Ghady Styles (Clip)
9:22 The Move to France
11:42 August 4
13:12 Ryan tells his Aug 4 story
14:40 Pranking Ghady
19:04 Nabil & Ghady’s Aug 4 story
20:11 Humor & Denial as defenses (clip)
22:11 Mother’s Passing (clip people dont treat me normally)
30:39 Always been Clowns
32:46 Toulouse Tales
39:53 Is Ghady Bullying? (clip)
46:44 Ghady’s Blowup
47:45 MCR instagram blowup
49:01 My Viral Video
51:04 Momentum on Social Media
54:54 STORY TIME
57:12 Start on TikTok
1:08:40 STORY TIME 2
1:11:21 STORY TIME 3
1:12:45 Naps’s football career
1:17:36 Their Relationship
1:20:41 Rapid Fire Questions
Want to support Unjaded? Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/jadardakani In this episode, Samer Moumneh talks about his rise to TikTok fame and his aspiration of becoming an actor on episode 4 of UNJADED! FOLLOW JAD: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadardakani/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadardakani FOLLOW SAMER: instagram: https://instagram.com/samermoumneh?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=tiktok: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSd7qj5oh/ FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunjaded.pod/tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunjaded.pod 🎧 LISTEN ON: anghami: https://play.anghami.com/podcast/1028127214?adj_t=dgl0aa8_64v1dnl&adj_campaign=ios&adj_adgroup=album&adj_creative=3852068apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-unjaded-podcast/id1622590187spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ys0phAavWDQzfIaEGtbco?si=BayDt4EpQ6O7PAGB1qwyaw&nd=1 Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
In this episode, Jad Al Fakhani aka wolfofbey talks about how he paid off his family’s debt at a young age, eCommerce, the metapreneurs , and gifts me my FIRST NFT on episode 3 of UNJADED!
In this episode @TOUFILUK and I discuss his journey from school in Lebanon to Biomedical Engineering in London, his start on social media, past struggles with obesity and anorexia, beef with Myriam Klink, and much more...
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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)
In this episode, Jad Ardakani introduces The Unjaded Podcast, the passion project he always wanted to start. He talks about his life so far in terms of education, his rise on social media, his sister's fame, and everything else that lead to episode one of UNJADED.