The Ahwak podcast

All I Want for Christmas Is More Quality Time

In todays episode Bano & Dunia talk about time with friends and family and what it means for them to spent time with other people and how to go about managing that special quality time as we get older and have more priorities . 
Also we tackle a very peculiar electrocution story that got Bano in great trouble.  

Tax Me

The end of the year is near, which means holidays, gatherings and a cozy. However it is also the time for your taxes to be counted up. A time we all fear. Ever wondered why we have a taxing system? Join us on todays episode where Bano & Dunia dive into the history of taxes and the relation it has to the Middle East. 

Salt Mania

Have you ever been told to romanticize life and never quite understood what that meant? Then just take a listen to how food and condiments are described and talked about in this episode. 
In this weeks episode Bano & Dunia talk about being foodies and more importantly Dunia’s obsession with salt. Listen as they compare work lunches and food souvenirs and find comfort in the simple things in life. 

Behind the White Coat

Ever wonder what it takes to become a doctor? On todays episode Bano & Dunia take you behind the not so glamorous life attached to the white coat. The life that every immigrant parent wishes for their kids. Is it real or is all just a fantasy? 

Beyond The Mountains

On this weeks episode Bano & Dunia take you on a nostalgic ride back to the early 2000’s and the arabic music and tv that ruled the time. 
In this episode they also dive in to their own cultures and languages and how they speak two different languages yet call the same land their home. 

Bring Me The Tang Juice

Have you ever wondered what was going on at the wedding halls during a middle eastern wedding? In this weeks episode Bano & Dunia break down the steps of the quintessential Middle Eastern wedding. Everything from the first shared Tang Juice to the greetings of the 500 strangers at the wedding hall. 

The Psychology Of A Mama’s Boy

In this weeks episode Bano & Dunia break down the psychology of the infamous mama’s boy and the freudian relationship that can occur between a mama’s boy and their mother. 

Superficial Me

In this weeks episode Bano & Dunia explore the world of superficiality. They talk about the feeling of anihilism, retail therapy and take on a rather controversial debate about a certain pair of boots. 

I Survived. What Now?

The world has been turned upside down. People are hurting more than ever. In this episode Bano & Dunia tell their mothers stories from the war in 1991. They talk about survivors guilt and how to manage through it, and what responsibility we hold in the diaspora especially in the age of technology where we witness people around the world hurting first hand just by logging onto Instagram. 
 

Dear Younger Me: Part 2

In this second part of the two part episode, Bano & Dunia continue the dive into their childhood. They talk about all times they have been in trouble and Dunia tells the episode of one particular time where she got lost in the woods.