Pod Kas with Yaz

28/03/2024

20/07/2022

“Opportunity Knocks But Once” - ancient proverb

Sadly, this means Pod Kas will have to take a short break for a few months until I get back to Dubai and reassemble my studio. This has been my one true hobby and project as an adult - it will be very tough to step away from it temporarily, even after only 27 episodes since I started it in September 2020 (below are some snippets)

Fortunately, the that I had to seize somewhat abruptly is an extremely positive one and it’ll mean that Pod Kas will be back new and improved.

Until then, you can still enjoy these 👇🏻 chats from the archive on YouTube or any podcast streaming platform. All these episodes are timeless in terms of content and insights, in fact, many are more relevant today than ever before (e.g episodes about & , & , , , etc.)

It’s been an absolute pleasure meeting awesome people from different walks of life, learning about new stuff, connecting with old friends and just enjoying raw, unfiltered chats with no inhibitions. I’m extremely grateful to every guest that came on and helped me become a better conversationalist, it was an absolute blast hanging out with you 🙌🏻

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16/06/2022

Not all heroes wear capes 🦸🏻‍♂️ some wear diving gear 🤿 & save tangled-up turtles 🐢 from drowning in the sea.

Here are some snippets from my with Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, who’s on a lifelong mission to save the world’s 🌊.

He co-founded Seafood Souq to address global challenges across the , which is the business that he runs alongside the positions he holds in the UAE as a member of the Royal Family.

In this episode of Pod Kas, we discuss these topics and many more including perspectives on the and the , why companies fail and succeed, and how should think entrepreneurially about the of their kids in an increasingly unpredictable world.

It was an absolute pleasure catching up with you after more than 10 years, Fahim. Thanks a lot for taking the time (and for the impromptu therapy session you gave me on my own existential crisis😅). Looking forward to seeing you again soon dude👊🏻

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14/05/2022

كيف ممكن نستفيد من خارج نطاق الفن والتداول؟
بلشنا نشوف NFTs تستخدم في برامج الولاء والإشتراكات، للملكية الجزئية للعقارات، للوثائق والمعمالات الرسمية وغيرها من الأمثلة المذكورة في هذا المقطع
تابعوا نقاشي الكامل عن هذا الموضوع مع Fady Karim ، مدير تنفيذي في الاعلانات والتسويق ومتخصص بال-NFTs.

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11/05/2022

مستعدين تشتروا سحلية مقابل 15,000$؟ سحلية مرسومة على فكرة، مش سحلية حقيقية. قبيحة ومقرفة، بس حرزانة!

قصص ونهفات ال-NFTs بتطير العقل، وهاي وحده منهم. بس مش بس صور حيوانات سخيفة بأسعار هائلة, الموضوع أكبر من هيك بكثير. تكنولوجيا ال-NFTs لها استخدامات مفيدة جداً بدأنا نراها بعالمنا الواقعي في العديد من المجالات خارج نطاق الفن والرسم والتداول.

تابعوا نقاشي الكامل عن هذا الموضوع مع Fady Karim , مدير تنفيذي في الاعلانات والتسويق ومتخصص بال-NFTs. الرابط بالتعليقات 👇🏻

23/04/2022

Start your 🎵with the debut of “Traveler” by Earlybird, which she played masterfully on her Push live on Pod Kas with Yaz ( alert for those of us who grew up to old ).

This is the 1st time I host a and the 1st time I get a live performance on my - to say that it was a special and refreshing session would be an understatement.

On that note, Dana and I discussed the importance of having “1st times” throughout any personal or professional and how to turn existential challenges into opportunities. Dana was told the chronic injury to both her hands would take her musical away. Instead, her resilience and tenacity against all odds led her to turn a debilitating medical obstacle into a serendipitous detour in her musical journey (and to discover a nifty approach to playing the 🎸)

More on the story behind her newest track "Traveler" and Dana’s journey in musicianship in the full episode (link in bio, link also below 👇in the comments section).

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10/04/2022

What are the root causes behind the inequality that experience in their ?

Is LinkedIn becoming just another social media that showcases incomplete & insincere versions of our lives?

What’s it like to to protect whale sharks in Mafia Island while freelancing remotely?

That’s just a sample of my eclectic session with Rawan Khayat, which was enriching to say the least. We took many interesting tangents and exchanged perspectives on contentious topics such as toxic masculinity, childhood conditioning and everything in between.

I had a blast doing this episode - thank you so much Rawan and looking forward to the next one 🙌🏻

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15/03/2022

Real talk with Maqsam Co-Founders Fouad Jeryes & Sinan Taifour on the impact of our & our environments on our adult selves, , misguided ambition and the healthy pursuit of authentic & fulfilment.

Grateful that I got to have this candid discussion with these awesome serial . Gents, wishing you and your team all the best - onwards & upwards 🙌🏻

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فؤاد جريس وسنان طيفور رواد أعمال شاركوا في تأسيس عدة شركات ناشئة معًا على مدار السنوات العشر الماضية ومنها شركة مقسم. في هذا الحوار الصريح، نناقش أهمية الصحة النفسية والعقلية، تأثير طفولتنا وبيئاتنا على طموحنا والتعريف الصحيح للنجاح.

09/03/2022

Meet Suna Zoabi-Othman - a Palestinian mother of 3 living in Jerusalem building Tawazon توازن - the 1st mobile app in Arabic for mindfulness & meditation. On International Women’s Day (+1), it’s worth highlighting that more than half of the team at Tawazon are also incredible (.. and most of the entire team are parents 🙌🏻🏆).

In this episode, we discuss the history, perceptions, benefits and recent trends surrounding & specifically in the world.

We also had a really interesting chat about Suna's entrepreneurial story since 2018, and what it's like to build & grow a tech under the challenging circumstances in , while also raising 3 children with her husband.

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03/03/2022

Are you a Generator, Projector, Manifester or Reflector?

This is just one of the many layers within ‘Human Design’, which is a new-age pseudoscience for self-discovery that is fascinating to say the least. I had my mind blown learning about it for the 1st time from my good friend Fares Bdeir, who also spoke to me in depth about the and how it led him to delve deep into

combines various modalities from ancient eastern philosophies (Kabbalah, I Ching, Hindu-Brahmin chakra system), quantum physics (neutrinos) and astrology to help people understand their types based on their energetic imprint. It was founded by Alan Krakower during a mystical experience he had in Ibiza in 1987 🤯

While I remain a skeptic when it comes to any pseudoscience, I always like to approach new modalities with a curious mind and I like to believe that things don’t have to be empirically right for them to be useful. Especially in the constantly evolving realm of psychoanalysis, the "science" is usually inconclusive at best or hubris at worst - so it’s far more useful to find a narrative that resonates well to help us live the best versions of ourselves.

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21/02/2022

Do you listen to win 💪🏻, listen to fix 🛠️ or listen to understand 🧏🏻? More on that in the clip below.

It was an absolute pleasure having Bechara Abi Assi on my and I'm glad we became friends on the spot. Bechara is a , a facilitator and an independent Consultant who previously worked at McKinsey & Company between 2008 - 2019.

In this candid episode, we discuss how to approach personal and navigate between different modalities, the art of listening, the impact of our childhoods and environments on our wellness, and other related topics. We also exchanged perspectives on the industry based on our past & current experiences.

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22/01/2022

"Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"

The cheeky Satoshi Nakamoto included this headline from The Times in the very 1st block mined on ’s blockchain. It's important to be reminded of Bitcoin's ingenuity and why the world needs hard money, especially In this weekend’s carnage.

This was one of my favorite podcast episodes with Yazan Barghuthi who raised $30 million during the ICO craze in 2017. Today, Yazan and his Co-Founder Talal Tabbaa are building Traunch.Finance to bring collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) on chain. They're also Co-Founders at CoinMENA, which I used earlier today to buy the dip.

Yazan is also a dear friend from high-school and the reason I started buying crypto 4 years ago (thanks Abul Zooz, I owe you a Fly Frog NFT).

In this episode recorded just last week, we discuss a bunch of stuff including:
- The dark world of (with some fun real life examples)
- & the
- versus Alt Coins; digital scarcity (or lack thereof), misallocation of capital & technical limitations for smart contracts
- ‘Inverse Ponzi' - Olympus DAO (DeFi hacks)
- History and importance of 'hard' money
- Consensus mechanisms & the trilemma of
- Conspiracy theories in crypto

We even got into mind-bending mathematics as we discussed the race over Bitcoin hash power (did you know there’s countable infinity, and UNCOUNTABLE infinity?)

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12/01/2022

كيف كانت دبي والإمارات بأول السبعينات قبل ناطحات السحاب؟
عمركم سمعتو 'بثغرة الدفرسوار’ التي أوشكت أن تحرر فلسطين عام 1973؟

تشرفت باستقبال والدي جريس مدانات, سياسي وصحفي مرموق, الذي عاش هذه الأحداث قبل خمسين عاماً.

في هذه الحلقة العفوية، يخبرنا أبو يزن عن بعض الأحداث التي شهدها ومنها مقابلته الصحفية مع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد بِن سُلْطَان آل نَهْيَان رحمه الله عام 1971 قبل إتحاد الإمارات العربية, ومعركة 'ثغرة الدفرسوار' في فلسطين عام 1973

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