What Kareem Rahma has said about Keep the Meter Running

2 quotes · 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 Keep the Meter Running 2 times 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 recounts that the first Keep the Meter Running video reached about two million views overnight.

    “And I opened my phone, and it has like 2 million views”

    SmartLess: "Kareem Rahma" (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 24:30

  • Rahma says the through line of the new season is learning how to be a better man from cab drivers.

    “the whole kind of through line of the show is like how to be a better man”

    SmartLess: "Kareem Rahma" (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 26:36

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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