Ep. 112 Cera 💫 This is going to be a good one ☝️ catching up with an old friend and former bandmate from back in the day! Sara Barraj aka @cerabarr is a Singer, artist, and wellness coach with a focus on holistic workshops; translating the principles of mindfulness, meditation, nutrition, and yoga. She’s also a retreat organizer providing everyday tools and rituals to empower and align ourselves in synchronicity with the universe to live at our highest potential and with our true...

Our next guess is another amazing connection from Clubhouse 👋 Her name is Ishita, artist & creator of Soul Curry Art. From her studio in Montreal, Canada, Shes creates bold & modern, Cubist abstract fine art. Her art is an assimilation of her life experiences, merging imagination & association to create vivid & bold abstracts, people, faces & non-traditional portraiture, rendered in strong color, motifs & details. Through her pieces, she weaves a story of people, of...

Ep. 110: TANYA TRABOULSI Ending this week with a bang. One of my favorite photographers of all time! 📸 Tanya’s work explores highly personal themes of belonging, identity, and memory, as well as the sociological stigmas relating to female identity. Her first monograph entitled Lost Strange Things: On not finding home, was published by Triton in 2014. Her body of work documenting the Lebanese alternative music scene was assembled in the 2010 publication Untitled Tracks: On Alternative Music...

Ep. 109: @photogmusic His name is Ming and he’s an Ottawa-based photographer that has a big passion for music and the arts/culture happening in and around the city. You can also listen to Ming’s Radioshow on CHUO FM 89.1 at 3pm – 5pm on Mondays. A true local hero in terms of supporting the scene and archiving events for decades. 📡 LIVE ON IG AT 3pm Ottawa time 🛰 #ottawa #mingwu #photography #artsandculture #archivist #ottawalife #ottawaphotographer #ottawaeats #ottawaevents #chuo...

Ep. 108: @ribelnyc When it comes to digging records this fella does it delightfully. Also, he’ll do everything in his power to educate me on NFTs and crypto (a fool’s errand tbh) But hey....it’s nice to have dreams. #ohftwpodcast #nft #cryptocurrency #crypto #digital #futuretechnology #diggersdelight #musicproducer #partyideas #nyc #brooklyn #steez #metaverse

Ep. 105: @lolypole It’s a Cinco de Mayo Special!!! Chatting with the founder of the 1st and leading pole dancing academy in Lebanon 🇱🇧 @polefitlebanon & if that wasn’t cool enough!!! She’s also an animal activist with @thestrays.lb #ohftwpodcast #polefitness #polefit #poleshooting #beirut #arabwomen #fitness #bossbabe #bossbabes #gramcaster #gramcast

Ep. 104: @nadiamichel_ Ending this week of podcasters with a bang! I had the pleasure of being on Nadia’s show “The Men’s Room” Podcast - featuring guests from all walks of life...and now the tables have turned - the roles are reversed and I’ll be asking the questions. Nadia is a Canadian-American journalist now based in Beirut. She is a regular contributor to international publications including Condé Nast Traveller and also the host of The Men's Room, one of the Middle East's top English...

Ep. 103: @hikmatwehbi “Let’s cut to the chase” Hands down - by far one of the best-looking podcasts I’ve seen come out of the Middle East. The production on these episodes is crazy!! We learn how things are done in DXB with this amazing Director/DP/ founder of W-Studio / podcaster. all that and a bag of chips this Friday! 7pm Dubai time on IG LIVE #ohftwpodcast #dubai #hikmatwehbi #podcastersofinstagram #podcasts #podcastlife #fashion #filmdirector #fashionphotography #dxb #wstudiodxb...

Ep. 102: @thorpecreative This man loves helping people find their message and get it out to the world. He’s been working in media since 2008 producing everything from a weekly tv show to ebooks and live streams (before they were cool). In 2013 he established Thorpe Creative, a screen printing and promotions business helping small businesses and non-profits get their message out through custom apparel brands. Fast forward a few years...Surprise surprise It's a global pandemic!!! Dozens of...

Ep. 101: @tamarabdul Tamara Abdul Hadi is an independent photographer, born to Iraqi parents in the UAE and raised in Montreal, Canada. Abdul Hadi's work explores the complexity and idiosyncrasy of minority communities that are often subjected to stereotyping and underrepresentation interchangeably. Her work also touches on ideas of masculinity and self-representation. Along with being a photographer, she creates and teaches photography workshops, so far in Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon,...

Ep. 100: @narcynarce MEME AGAINST THE WORLD! THE INTERNET’S DEEP FAKE Yassin 'Narcy' Alsalman, formerly known as the Narcicyst, a father of two, a musician, actor, professor, and multi-media artist. He teaches a hip-hop production class and a cultural study of rap and politics at Concordia University. He is the co-founder of WeAreTheMedium, a culture point for publishing, media, and the arts. He has his heart in the Arab world and is grounded on planet Earth. Narcy, has linked up with...

Ep. 98: @tracychahwan Tracy Chahwan is a cartoonist and illustrator from Lebanon. Since 2016, she has been working closely with the Beirut music scene, designing posters and visuals for numerous venues and concerts. In 2018, she published her first graphic novel Beirut Bloody Beirut, and has worked on multiple collective books ever since. She is an active member of the acclaimed Samandal comics collective, where she writes, draws, and edits comics #ohftwpodcast #beirut #tracychahwan...

Ep. 96: @lesmeralda_ This woman has got a thing for bars & barbells and vintage clothing. Designer/ Powerlifter / Mixologist / Model extraordinaire. We catch up on IG Live. #ohftwpodcast #larawehbe #beirut #talkaboutlebanon #bartender #designer #powerfulwomen #powerlifter #arabgirls #arabwomen #vibes #podcast #podcastersofinstagram

Three hours of shooting the shit: @in_transit / @philvader @maragel.music / @natashadahdaleh / @diligentfingers 3 hours long...might wanna skip around ‘‘Twas fun tho. #ohftwpodcast #longestpodcastever #podcast #ottawa #instadaily #instalive #hangout

Ep 94: @scenebysahli Some of you know her as the Owner of “The Corner's Pub & founder of “the Jordanian Female Artist Collective” - Without a doubt one- the hardest working woman in Jordan 🇯🇴!!! Listen in this Friday at 6pm on IG LIVE #ohftwpodcast #maissahli #thecornerspubamman #thecornerspub #amman #ammanjordan #jordanian #ammannightlife #ammanstylez #jfacollective #podcast #podcastlife

From Brooklyn to Berlin and back again! We catch up with a true Legend @wallygreennyc the ping pong 🏓 world ambassador! Documentaries / 9.0 Earthquakes / Matches in North Korea / Cyphers in Berlin / His Weapon of choice when it comes to mobile phones as paddles - all that and more! #ohftwpodcast #brooklyn #hardworkpaysoffs #hardlife #pingpong🏓 #pingpong #podcast #wallygreen #inspiration #survival #growthmindset #faceyourself #faceyourfears #travellife #athlete #fightthegoodfight...

Honored to have one of the coolest guys in the galaxy and certainly an Ottawa icon behind (The Nightclub at the Edge of the Universe) @zaphods_25years !!!!! Hoping to reflect on what went into making the “capitals best venue / loved hangout” the future of live music in the pandemic! - favorite travel destinations - how to step up your cooking/food photography game up & more! IG: @eugenehaslam Tune in this Saturday at 11 am Via Instagram Live! #ohftwpodcast #eugenehaslam...

Diligent Fingers is a multi-talented Drum & Bass /Hip-hop artist /event/radio host hailing from Manchester. It was amazing to learn about the underground music scene that he’s been actively a part of for the past 20 years...and some of his latest work. Drumnbass classics. Vocal sample packs. Online gaming. Intro track: All Falls Down: Diligent Fingers Closing Track: Dutty Like a Bumbo -K Jah(Coda Remix) Massive shout out to: @jimheist - @co_lab_recordings “Digital Marmalade” feat....

Ep: 90: #FUCKYOUMIKEY Our next guest on the show has a strange love for cats, awkward mustaches, an affinity for homemade Cheese 🧀 , and taking selfies in bathrooms. His motto in life is “It Could be worse....” Get ready for an April Fools Instagram Special- featuring “the internet” chat roulette style. Ask Him Anything!! #ohftwpodcast #beirut #bytheslice #artisancheese #catlover #selfie #selfiegram #cutmyownhair #sageadvice #lifeexperience #badtattoos #mentalhealth #chatroulette...

Episode 89: @saroucha Ending the week with a self-proclaimed “twerk master” - find out during the live 👀🤸‍♂️🇺🇸🇱🇧🤸‍♂️👀 #beirut #saroucha #twerktwerk #werkwerkwerkwerkwerkwerk #comedy #podcast #sexism #shittybio #arabgirls #lebanesewomen #talkaboutlebanon #nrjlebanon #radiohost #femaleartist #gymrat #nerdstrong #normcore

Neal is a mom, a wife, and a social entrepreneur who has dedicated her efforts to making Lebanon work. She's the co-founder and Executive Director of Jobs for Lebanon. She's driven by social impact and passionate about positive growth. Neal is continuously inspired by people with a heart for a cause. Tune in Friday at 11 am EST via Instagram Live 📱 IG: @jobsforlebanon / @nealeljor #ohftwpodcast #jobsforlebanon #beirut #womenintech #diaspora #growthmindset #growth #socialimpact...

Ep: 87: @iheartjamul is a Beirut based Rapper/Musician that Kickstarted his career as a battle rapper in 2017, dropped 3 musical projects to date with a signature uplifting soulful and animated sound his latest release Mashrou' Takharoj- مشروع تخرج depicts the feel of the end of his journey at university with the interpolation of uplifting soul and gospel music with Arabic rap. You also may know him from the GEICO Commercials -🙊 #ohftwpodcast #beirut #battlerap #battlerapper #battlerappers...

It’s about time we have a fellow podcaster on the show! We’re catching up with @hiyalivesessions and hope to learn all about what went into the 12-hour marathon of 21 revolutionary female artists coming out of the SWANA region. Massive shout out to @albustanseeds #ohftwpodcast #podcastersofinstagram #bossbabe #bosslady #femalesounds #womensupportingwomen #beirut #swana #hiya #hiyalivesessions #egypt #tunisia #palestine #nyc #jordan #syria #montreal #jordan #germany #paris #morocco #iraq...

Ep. 85: Filming🎥 in the Pandemic 😷 Béa M. Is a Lebanese-Canadian singer, songwriter / Filmmaker - and hopefully, she’s going to share some of her experiences in the industry during this pandemic 😷 🦠 Having grown up in Beirut, a politically unstable country, she finds her refuge in musical creation, she turned towards more themes such as: racism, social pressure, immigration, the feeling of belonging, the identity crisis. , women's rights and social justice. She also collaborated on the...