Riz Ahmed’s subway take

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Yoram Gat

“Subway Takes” is a popular media series operated by Kareem Rahma with channels on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and X, each with hundreds of thousands of subscribers. In each short video Rahma interviews a person, often a celebrity of sorts, and the interviewee lays out their “take”: an idea that they present as unusual and important. In a recent episode, Rahma interviews Riz Ahmed, a fairly known actor, whose take is

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  1. el_gallo_azul's avatar
    el_gallo_azul, on August 25, 2025 at 5:09 am said:

    triffic

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    Anonymous, on August 25, 2025 at 8:01 pm said:

    Hoy mismo me envió este video un amigo. De momento, los sorteistas tenemos que conformarnos con que la idea suene familiar a los ciudadanos. Lo que nresulta familiar se asume con más facilidad. Y este video tan corto contribuye a ese cometido. Echo de menos que no se recoja en el video que no queremos elegir cargos unipersonales como los de presidente de una nación. Que aspiramos a formar órganos decisorios colectivos igualitarios.

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  3. Sortition in 2025 | Equality by lot, on December 23, 2025 at 8:05 pm said:

    […] notable event was the posting on YouTube and TikTok of a “Subway Take” by the Academy Award winning actor Riz Ahmed in which he proposed to […]

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