Reel Confessions: Kareem Rahma

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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In the first episode of Reel Confessions, Paul and Amy sit down with Kareem Rahma to unpack his cinematic past. They touch on his first illicit R-rated watch, the strange ethics of “premium” movie theaters, and the almost spiritual journey of seeing emotionally devastating films on a plane. You can find Kareem @kareem, @subwaytakes, and @keepthemeterrunnin You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Unspold's Real Confessions. We're not hitting them with trivia questions. We're asking about the movies they love, the hate, the movies they're embarrassed to admit they own on Blu-ray, and the reasons why you would not want to sit next to them in the dark.
0:15.8	Forgive us, Father, we have streamed. Our guest today, Kareem Rama, a comedian, writer, producer,
0:23.5	former Vice and New York Times exec, turned creator.
0:26.3	He's the mind and face behind.
0:29.2	Series like Subway Takes and Keep the Meter Running,
0:32.3	as well as his poetry collection,
0:34.1	who are promised flying cars.
0:36.0	Kareem, step into the confessional.
0:51.6	Support for this show comes from Sonos.
0:54.5	Now, I'm a huge Sonos fan.
0:57.5	Sonos for years have been delivering high-quality, balanced sound at any volume.
1:03.4	Their speakers are designed to accurately represent the artist's intent
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1:17.9	at Sonos.com. Hey everybody, it's me, Paul Shear from Unspooled. Now, if you like our show,
1:24.2	I have a companion podcast that is going to make for the perfect partner.
1:29.4	It's called Cautionary Tales. It's hosted by Financial Times columnist Tim Harford.
1:34.7	Now, Tim loves mistakes, loves big ideas that go wrong.
1:40.0	I mean, from efforts to control the weather that went disastrously awry to the untimely death of the Segway boss,
1:48.0	the past is a treasure trove of mishaps that we can all learn from.
1:52.7	Cautionary tales, mind stories of historic human era catastrophes,
1:57.1	and dangerous heists for their most valuable lessons.
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