Cousin Connection Pod – Details, episodes & analysis

Haaaappyyy Thursday Cousins!!!!

We're back with our fave reoccurring guest, our sis - Aysha! We chatted all about the process of how her collaboration with Ami Colé came about, from shooting her shot with the founder of the company to the product development -- which btw, if you haven't already, make sure you head over to Sephora OR the Ami Colé to purchase the shade 'Happy' in their lip oil. We also spoke about how Amir is coping with his new life and settling into a new routine. And we ended off the episode shining a spotlight on the very unfortunate events that took place in Quebec a few weeks ago with Gulaid Omar, who faced extreme police brutality and it was all caught on camera.

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EPISODE 148 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - COLD OPEN

0:25 - New Ethiopian coffee shop and free Amharic lessons

2:12 - Paper straws and wood utensils are USELESS!!

7:08 - Aysha’s moving update

9:52 - The process of making the lip oil

15:52 - What did Aysha think about Amir getting married?

22:57 - How’s Amir coping with his new way of life?

32:12 - Sara’s house had an intruder!

37:58 - Scarborough still reigns king in Halal options

42:51 - Officers doing too much in Canada?

1:02:20 - IsNotReals economy is tanking!

Heyyyyyy Cousins!!!!

This week, we have a veryyyyy special guest on the pod - Amir's wife, Hanan! I know the CCP fam was super happy for Amir and we were excited for you all to meet the woman who stole his heart (que the 'Awwwww'). Amir & Hanan shared a lot of insightful advise and shared the story of how they met and their journey to marriage so we really hope you guys enjoy this episode!

Thank you guys so much for always rocking with us! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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0:00 — COLD OPEN

0:16 — WELCOME MY WIFE TO THE POD

3:42 — Amir married an Aysha fan?

5:30 — How she found Cousin Connection

8:58 — How we first met

28:34 — How we made long distance work

35:00 — Did Hanan meet all of Amir’s criteria?

48:51 — How did you tell your parents?

53:49 — We got a Marriage Counsellor?

1:12:15 — Did Amir have a specific girl in mind before meeting Hanan?

Happy Thursdayyyyyyy Cousins!!!

We hope you enjoy this episode! <3

Thank you guys so much for always rocking with us! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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0:00 -- COLD OPEN

2:02 -- Man vs Bear

17:14 -- SUBSCRIBE IF YOU WANT THE VLOG

18:51 -- The man FOOLED Everyone!!

31:34 -- Jalen Noble Said Nothing Wrong

46:53 -- Are we in the Soft Boy Era?

53:24 -- Are you ready to STEP UP

This week we were joined by a special guest, our bestie - Sukar Nabat!! We started off with a question suggested by our long-time friend Khadijah. We got into a deep conversation about the language and cultural differences between us and our parents and how that plays a role in our relationship with them. Next, AMIR (surprising, I know) brought up Bilal and Shaeeda from this season's 90-Day Fiance and we discussed whether we would accept for our partner to lie to us about their financial status 👀. We then spoke about the recent and upcoming changes to Instagram and how it's oddly similar to Tiktok.... PSA to Instagram, stay original and stop copying Tiktok, we love you as the photo sharing app, kthx 💜. Amir and Nabat then joined together for a mini roasting session against yours truly (Sara) about my movie watching habits and how much they hate it 😅 and lastly, we ended off the episode with Amir's favourite topic... multitasking. He thinks it's a lie, we don't...kind of...watch the episode to find out lol.

Thank you so much for stopping by and listening! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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Episode 49 Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:08 - Does a Language Barrier weaken Relationships with Parents?

27:45 - 90 Day Fiancé: Bilal & Shaeeda

50:04 - Instagram jealous of TikTok

1:03:03 - Movie watching etiquette

1:04:57 - Multitasking is a LIE

1:12:44 - Outro

In this week's episode, we answered a question sent to us by one of our viewers and discussed how we typically introduce ourselves. Amir also remembers and finishes his thoughts regarding public bathrooms from LAST WEEK (this is huge considering his memory issues lol). Sara then teaches Amir about how to translate comments on TikTok into English (he was giving major boomer vibes tbh). We then went on to discuss Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter, what that meant for the future of the app and whether we thought Donald Trump would be allowed back into the Twitterverse.

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Episode 48 Timestamps-

0:00 - Intro

1:17 - How do you identify?

29:18 - Amir finishes his rant about washrooms

31:10 - Proper public toilet squatting form

38:29 - Deciphering non-English TikTok's

41:05 - Elon buys Twitter 

53:07 - Trump being let back on Twitter?

55:10 - Why we can't solve world hunger

1:04:52 - Trump being let back on Twitter? Cont'd

1:19:02 - Outro

In today's episode, we acknowledged that our podcast officially turned 1 (as of April 30)!! We also discussed whether we think Eid should be a national holiday or not (ps - it totally should lol). We spoke about the recent terror attacks in Gondar during Ramadan, bipolar weather in Toronto and struggling to keep up with post Ramadan motivation. Amir also gives somewhat of a review of the latest Dr. Strange movie...he may or may not have spoiled it so watch/listen at your own discretion.

Thank you so much for stopping by and listening! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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Episode 47 Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:07 - You know what Grinds My Gears??

5:38 - Happy Anniversary

14:14 - Should Eid be a National Holiday?

22:20 - Attacks in Gondar

33:26 - Bi-polar Weather and our existential dread

51:47 - The struggle to keep good habits after Ramadan

1:00:59 - Amir Geeks out about Marvel.. You can skip this part

1:07:27 - Outro

In this week's episode, we started off with Amir talking about his memory loss and how bad it's getting (someone get this boy some almonds!). Next we ask each other a 'would you rather' question about whether we would rather read a book filled with all the negative things people have said about us or a book filled with all the positive things people have said about us. China is back in a serious lockdown and we discussed whether Canada should implementing some of their strict ways before we fall back into yet another wave. We also discussed China's social credit system and their Government's attempt at controlling people's gaming time.

Thank you so much for stopping by and listening! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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EPISODE 46 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Amir's early onset Alzheimer

12:15 - The Book of Haters vs. Lovers

26:48 - China Lockdowns

39:10 - Social Credit System

41:45 - Should kids be gaming?

59:45 - Final Thoughts

This week we spoke about Netflix's latest hit series - The Ultimatum...would you give your partner an ultimatum or join this wild ass show lol because we sure wouldn't! We also spoke about Sara's experience at the airport and the moment she realized that all Habeshas are the same 😅 Amir then recalls the time that he lost his favourite Gameboy....only to find it in the most random place ever!

Fun fact: did you know that if you wanted to extend the life of a battery....you can put it in the fridge?!

Lastly, we ended off on a more somber note... May Allah protect the Muslims who have been oppressed, who are suffering and may He grant them justice.

We hope you all enjoy the last few days of Ramadan!

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EPISODE 45 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

2:02 - The Ultimatum

18:30 - The Habesha Plight of Oversized luggage

22:55 - Plane stories

28:00 - Putting Batteries in fridges

33:02 - Raids in Al Aqsa

This week, we spoke about our childhood memories of Ramadan (back when it used to be in the winter 🥺) and Amir also spoke about some Suhoor ideas. We also discuss the (surprisingly) common misconception that swearing/cussing breaks your fast. Next we reminisce about our favourite gym class/recess games and activities that we used to play...do any of the ones we mentioned sound familiar to you? And lastly, we gave our review of the latest book we're reading: Threads of Memory: Harari Cultural Ceremonies Vol. 1 and the latest movie we watched, Turning Red.

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Ramadan Mubarak Cousins!!!!

We thank Allah for allowing us to experience another blessed month of Ramadan, we hope that you and your families are enjoying it so far in sha Allah! In this week's episode, we decided to discuss our Ramadan goals...or at least our own interpretations of the word "goals" ...*ahem* AMIR!

We also talked about the now-overly discussed Will Smith slap at the Oscars and shared our thoughts on that situation. We discussed our struggles with grocery shopping while fasting and ended off the episode with back tracking on our predictions for the COVID mandates in Ontario (oops!).

Thank you so much for stopping by and listening! If you like what you hear, follow our page for more episodes uploaded every THURSDAY!

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 - Getting into Ramadan

3:00 - Amir is most likely Dyslexic and might have ADHD

4:50 - Listening to Nasheed in the Gym

7:04 - Was the Will Smith situation and over reaction?

13:56 - Sara's Ramadan Goals

19:32 - Amir's "Ramadan Goals"

22:00 - How to Speedrun a Grocery trip and eat properly

27:12 - Sara's Ramadan Goals Cont'd

31:46 - Can the internet take anything seriously?

36:57 - Sara's Ramadan Goals Cont'd... Again

47:56 - We were sorta wrong about the Mandates

57:53 - Outro