Episodes
If you believe that small actions can create big ripples of change, then you believe in the Butterfly Effect. Our storyteller today is Claire, a passionate advocate for literacy and human rights. She'll share her journey of bringing books and libraries into prisons, offering a glimpse into the transformative power of education and empathy behind bars.
Published 03/08/24
With Valentine's day coming soon we are bringing you a story of romance, heroism and intimate tension. Listen in as Joss shares her special Hinge experience filled with ups and downs!
Published 02/10/24
‘Like’, ‘Comment’ or even ‘Share’, that’s as far as most of us go when it comes to supporting the causes we care about. We meet Youssef Sammour, a young Palestinian-New Zealander who decided to do more in 2018. Youssef joined the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, sailing across Europe spreading awareness and raising funds for the people of Gaza, Palestine. Listen in as he takes us through his journey, from his early onset belief in the cause, how he joined the Freedom Flotilla and his personal...
Published 01/30/24
Sitting in his car and munching on his sandwich, Khalid thought this was going to be the closing of just another regular night. However, from one hilarious twist to another he becomes the barefooted hero that we need!
Published 01/18/24
It is stories like these that can inspire a sense of adventure and just going for a wild and memorable experience. Fajer tells us about his experience in Bolivia with his beloved puma, you read that right, a living and breathing puma!
Published 01/11/24
Our storyteller today is Dina Butti! She is well known as a content creator, voice over artist and TV presenter on Dubai One! Dina shares her extraordinary story of relentless pursuit of her dreams and how her grandmother inspired this positive spirit that shaped her life.
Published 01/04/24
We continue where we left off with Rafia from part 1 of this episode, as she recounts for us what happens after her global marriage project was completed and where married life begins.
Published 12/27/23
Our storyteller today is Rafia, who is a loooong time friend of Jamil and Isra. A lot has happened in her life and she tells us the tale of the global project that her family, friends and pretty much the entire world embarked on to find her a suitable husband.
Published 12/19/23
Today's storyteller has a tattooed mantra etched on his arm that says "Keep Smiling" and his name is Zahy. He shares his story of how his smile faded into the backdrop of life's complexities, and tells us about his pursuit to rediscovering that Zahy thats keeps on smiling.
Published 11/26/23
Khalid considers himself a “a pretty chill guy”… but he somehow keeps getting himself kicked out of schools, in the back of police cars, and locked up behind bars… somehow!
Published 11/17/23
We pick up where we left off from the last episode with Rimi. In this part 2 of the episode she continues to share what life was like in Iraq before and after Baba Saddam's downfall.
Published 11/07/23
Rimi dives into memories of her childhood and paints a picture of what it was like to grow up in Iraq during “Baba” Saddam's reign.
Published 11/01/23
Noha has traveled far & wide during her lifetime. She recounts a particularly unique experience of meeting the president of her favorite country, Iceland.
Published 10/25/23
Noha who is faced with the reality that she has only one life and this realization ejects her from her "Golden Cage” in order to live to her full potential. Noha reminds us to self-check and make sure that we are working towards our own dreams and not someone else's.
Published 10/16/23
Farah shares with us her journey of moving from the Middle East to Germany and all the challenges of dealing with a, not-so-nice to be around, CEO
Published 10/04/23
We are reliving one of the classic Moe Abuzayed stories on Hamburger Generation, "A Kayak Mission in China"
Published 09/27/23
Moe and Fajer share a tale of adventure, exploration and perseverance in search of nature's wonders!
Published 09/21/23
Today we are replaying one of our favorite live recorded stories with the amazing & hilarious storyteller George Saad. By the way, this story was recorded in our first ever Hamburger Generation event!
Published 09/07/23
In this new episode style of “Before/After” we are going to time-travel! The first 23 minutes is a recording between Isra, Jamil and Moe discussing the upcoming trip to Palestine. While the rest of the episode is us + Fajer talking about what we’ve seen and experienced during that trip. The stuff we are diving into today is one of the most important recordings we present to you on the show.
Published 08/30/23
A new chapter of Hamburger Generation is beckoning upon us! Jamil announces his new journey in his life .. but what will happen to the podcast?! Isra talks about her upcoming performances IN PALESTINE!
Published 08/12/23
We are sharing stories where we've been wrongfully accused of some heinous crimes. Moments that make you wanna scream "WALLAH IT WASN’T ME!"
Published 07/21/23
Today's storyteller is Madeline who is on a unique journey of self-discovery and adventure riding her bike across continents!
Published 07/10/23
Moe and Jamil recount a story from their university days in Canada. Its about a presentation that goes horribly wrong, and it was all just one big messy situation.
Published 07/03/23
Fajer and Isra got accepted into Clown College! Where they are learning from the best in stand up comedy.
Published 06/25/23