The UNJADED Podcast

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 FOLLOW MARO: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rememberthedayz/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rememberthedayz/ FOLLOW UNJADED: instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unjaded.pod tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unjaded.pod 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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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)

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0:00 Intro

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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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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Edited by: Ibrahim Baalbaki (the man, the myth, the legend)   

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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!