What Kareem Rahma has said about Brand-funded entertainment

1 quote · 1 episode · May 11, 2026

Kareem Rahma, Egyptian-born, New York-based comedian, artist and media entrepreneur; host of Subway Takes and Keep the Meter Running, has been quoted on Brand-funded entertainment once in 1 episode of SmartLess, most recently on May 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Rahma explains that short-form shows are monetized by brands underwriting a series the way a network would.

    “you'd want someone to underwrite the series in the same way that like a streamer or a production company or a network would underwrite”

    SmartLess: "Kareem Rahma" (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 28:49

Episodes

  • "Kareem Rahma"

    SmartLess · May 11, 2026 · 1 h 1 min

    The SmartLess hosts talk with Kareem Rahma about his path from Vice and The New York Times to Subway Takes and Keep the Meter Running, plus New York hot takes.

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