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Welcome to Episode 93 of WeSoCultured!

It’s the WeSoCultured Halloween special, and the crew pulled up in full costume: Spider-Man, Frozone, Green Goblin, and the buffest Flash you’ve ever seen! We put Thomas on trial in Homie Court (twice), break down the Jalen Hurts blood clot situation and Jay-Z’s Super Bowl halftime news, and argue over whether living with your parents is a dating dealbreaker and Dr. Umar’s take that cheating isn’t automatic grounds to leave. Plus, do men set the beauty standard for women, should every man date one thxt in his young years, and we celebrate 4,000 subscribers!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

4:30 The Flash vs Spider-Man: Who Wins a 1v1?

8:33 Yoni’s One-Year Anniversary and Drake’s Birthday

14:15 Thomas Meets NoCap at Howard Homecoming

20:06 Homie Court Round 2: Thomas, Maya, and Yoni

27:39 The Habesha Auntie Freestyle

29:53 Mary Faces Backlash Over Her Somali Comments

34:25 Jalen Hurts’ Blood Clots: Is It on the Eagles or the Medical Staff?

42:07 Jay-Z Is Performing at the Super Bowl, and Is He Overrated?

48:48 Sixers Look Nice with LeBron, Wizards Are Hooping, and the Commanders Are Falling Apart

54:49 Girl Blocks a Guy for Living With His Parents

1:08:47 Dr. Umar Says Cheating Isn’t an Automatic Dealbreaker

1:19:24 Do Men Set the Beauty Standard for Women?

1:29:36 Every Man Date One What?!

1:34:31 Roasting Each Other’s Costumes

1:43:21 Halloween Plans and Couples Costume Ideas

1:45:55 Outro: Thank You for 4K Subscribers

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Welcome to Episode 92 of WeSoCultured!

Filimon is back, and we've got a new face in the building: Mickey, straight from Minnesota! We dive into Ethiopian food hot takes, doro pizza, dating to marry in your 20s, Tobey Maguire officiating his ex-wife's wedding, and diaspora season plans. Plus, Filimon and Mickey drop a big announcement at the end!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

5:20 Filimon’s Back and Trying Ethiopian Doro Pizza

9:49 Denver, a Habesha Event in Amish Country, and a 24-Hour NYC Vlog

14:03 Is Getting Sturdy Dead? The Nae Nae, The Jerk and the Two Harlem Shakes

27:07 Dawit Ran the Grand African Run 5K

31:36 Ethiopian Food Hot Takes

36:40 Sam Takes Two Eggs From the Doro Wat

39:53 Ethiopian vs American Injera and Our Favorite Habesha Creators

45:23 Mickey Joins the Pod and Filming for Adonay at ESFNA

49:56 Getting Into Content and How to Handle Negative Comments

56:10 Ethiopian Somalis and Minnesota Nice

1:00:53 Single, Taken, or Dating to Marry? Dealbreakers

1:07:56 Why This Generation Can’t Find Love

1:15:20 Tobey Maguire Officiating His Ex-Wife’s Wedding

1:29:00 When You Knew You Wanted a Habesha Partner

1:43:25 Diaspora Season, Would You Move to Addis

1:51:44 Dream Guests and A Big Announcement

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Welcome to a Special Episode of WeSoCultured!

Today we are joined by a very special guest, Nini, president and co-founder of the Wegene Ethiopian Foundation! We dive into her journey from Ethiopia to the DMV, how a group of friends built a foundation that rebuilds families one child at a time, the hardest moments of running a nonprofit, and how you can get involved!. Plus, everything you need to know about Wegene’s 26th Anniversary Gala on October 24th!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

1:31 How Nini Discovered the Pod

3:04 Youngest of Nine and Her Family's Escape From Ethiopia

7:25 Landing in DC and Getting Hit by the Humidity

8:41 From Montgomery College Bus Money to a Master's

11:46 Why Habesha Parents Put Education First

15:41 Raising Her Kids Through Wegene and Meron's Run for City Council

23:18 How Wegene Started With Kindergarten Friends

25:20 Why Wegene Helps One Family at a Time

35:32 Earning the Diaspora's Trust and How Families Are Chosen

40:30 The First Family: Jerusalem and Habtamu's Success Story

46:47 The Hardest Moment: Fighting to Save Yosef

53:26 Wegene Kids Club and Youth Club

56:35 Run for Dignity and Washable Sanitary Pads

59:15 How to Get Involved

1:04:00 Yoni Might Need an Amharic Tutor

1:07:16 Wegene's 26th Anniversary Gala With Selamino on October 24th

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Welcome to Episode 91 of WeSoCultured!

Today we're joined by Melat, all the way from Manchester, and day-one guest Maya! We get into Melat growing up Ethiopian in Kenya, beans on toast, why so many Habesha are Arsenal fans, dating non-negotiables, Da'Vinchi and the diaspora wars, and Yoni's Amharic getting put to the test. Plus UK vs US slang, Maya's beef with Thomas, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

5:05 Melat's Story: Ethiopian, Raised in a Kenyan Refugee Camp, Speaks 11 Languages

8:15 Kenyan Food 101: Ugali, Sukuma and Nyama Choma

10:53 Life in the UK and Staying Loyal to Manchester United

12:08 Why Are So Many Habesha Arsenal Fans?

15:44 Beans on Toast and the Great English Breakfast Debate

18:20 Fast Food Is Better Outside the US

20:00 DC Is the Second Ethiopia

21:32 Eating Wings Where!?

24:16 Is Amsterdam in the UK? Our Geography Gets Exposed

33:33 How to Slide in the DMs and Why Face Card Matters

42:00 Dating Non-Negotiables: Lying, Disrespect and TikTok Brain

47:31 Fighting on Vacation and Whether Sorry Actually Works

58:00 Da'Vinchi's Comments and Ending the Diaspora Wars

1:09:58 Yoni's Amharic Pop Quiz

1:15:03 UK vs US Slang: Bin Bags, Lifts, Cords, and Nike Techs

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Welcome to Episode 90 of WeSoCultured!

Today the crew gets into Halloween plans, reacting to our comments, the terrible Cornell allegations and whether Greek life still has a purpose, a man on the internet who’d rather have kids with his homegirls than his partner, Dukem closing after 30 years in DC, the Kai Cenat and Reggie fallout, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

7:17 70,000 Followers on TikTok and Shouting Ourselves Out

8:58 Spooky Season, Haunted Houses, and Candy Corn

13:33 Pumpkin Carving and the Loneliest Things You Can Do By Yourself

18:47 Yoni Takes the Guys to Homie Court

23:21 The Cornell Allegations

33:04 Is Greek Life Good for Society?

45:53 Rick Ross Out on Bond and Has Something Important to Say

48:45 Jalen Hurts Gets Packed Up and the Commanders Beat the Champs

55:48 A Man Wants to Have Kids With His Homegirls Instead

1:11:47 Addressing the Simp Allegations

1:16:16 Habesha Wedding Door Blocking and How Fast We're Getting Through

1:25:01 Chef Mia and Her Little Sister Are Cooking

1:29:06 Baking Together vs Picnic With the Guys

1:31:45 Dukem Closing After 30 Years and What It Meant to DC

1:34:41 The Kai Cenat and Reggie Situation Explained

1:54:32 Reacting to Our Comments

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Welcome to Episode 88 of WeSoCultured!

Today we are joined by a very special guest, Sky, straight from Miami! We dive into her journey from Maryland to full-time creator in Miami, why Habesha men need to step up the romance, Emanuel saying Ethiopians aren't Black, our toxic traits, and Sky putting the guys on blast for their old takes. Plus a wild stalker story, the Miami dating scene, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

6:05 Why Sky Had to Get Out of Maryland

16:05 Sky's Come Up and Finding Those Who Believe In You

21:00 Advice for Habesha Girls and How Her Mom's First TikTok Hit 400K

25:25 Life in Brickell and Which Love Island Cast Members Are Lying

30:40 People Move to Miami Because of Her, Then Came the Stalker

40:48 The Miami Dating Scene Runs on Money and It Doesn't Move Her

45:30 The Bar Is in Hell: Grocery Store Flowers vs Helicopter Dates

58:28 Dating an NFL Player

1:02:35 Testing Her, Situational Awareness, and How You Treat the Waiter

1:15:20 Reacting to "As an Ethiopian, I Am Not Black"

1:28:45 Toxic Traits: DND, Weaponized Incompetence, and the Silent Treatment

1:44:15 Thomas Gets Cooked for His Curly Hair Take

1:54:30 Gender Roles, Clips Without Context, and Yoni the Kris Jenner

2:08:45 Outro

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Welcome to Episode 89 of WeSoCultured!

Today we got a packed house — the Capital Flips crew in the building with Musé, Ayoub, Khaled, and Abe! We get into how they took a group chat idea and turned it into a full house flip in Richmond, why Habesha parents think you're crazy for it, and the stress nobody posts about. Plus ranking Drake albums, Drake vs Michael Jackson, marriage timelines, and Yoni's face card vs Thomas's VIP tickets.

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

3:25 Catching Up With Musé, Capital Flips, and the Grand African Run

8:10 How Capital Flips Made It Out the Group Chat

11:18 Getting Outbid in Kingstowne but then Landing their First Deal

12:41 Why Richmond Is Booming

19:00 If FOBs Can Build an Empire, Why Can't We?

31:07 Exit Strategies and Everything That Could Go Wrong

36:21 Buying a House Without Ever Seeing It

46:28 How Habesha Parents Reacted to the Flip

51:47 Yoni's Face Card vs Thomas's VIP Tickets

1:02:40 Ranking Drake Albums and Drake vs Michael Jackson

1:10:01 Marriage Timelines, Rosters, and Family Pressure

1:24:03 Krispy Kreme Hot Sign and a Failed Blood Test

1:28:54 Amharic, Tigrinya, and Arabic First Gen Language Check

1:32:43 Going Back to Ethiopia for Diaspora Season

1:38:22 Capital Flips Is Looking for Investors and Partners

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Welcome to Episode 87 of WeSoCultured!

Today we are joined by two very special guests, Matt Hefner and Musse! We dive into the origin of the Hefner Shuffle, Matt becoming the voice of the bald, Atlanta's fashion scene, whether relationships and content creation can mix, and Yoni's Amharic getting put to the test. Plus we run an all-time Drake King of the Hill and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

4:28 Happy Ethiopian New Year 2019

7:32 Musse's Background, Growing Up on Vine and Making Skits in ATL

10:06 Musse's Love for Clothes and the Atlanta Fashion Scene

15:56 Why Matt Dropped Out of College

17:43 How a 20 v 1 Created the Hefner Shuffle

22:51 Matt Is Now the Voice of the Bald

27:02 How Matt, Musse, and Goopie Became a Crew

29:32 Big Picture Goals and the Streaming Wave

35:11 Yoni Claims He's Fluent in Amharic

42:26 Who's the Best Dressed on the Pod?

45:39 AI Warehouse and Diaspora Handbook Events

48:51 Can a Relationship Hinder Your Come Up?

53:16 Would You Let Your Girl Do a 20 v 1?

1:01:22 All-Time Drake King of the Hill

1:22:11 Outro

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Welcome to Episode 86 of WeSoCultured!

Sam and Dawit are out, so it's the YN pod... plus Melo. Yoni, Thomas, and Melo run back Sam's 30th birthday weekend in DC, Afro Fest going left, and why cuffing season officially starts now. We get into proposals, loyalty, and the respectful way to shoot your shot at church. Miss Eritrea makes history, Yoni gets put through an Amharic vocab test, and Thomas finally answers for his super DND.

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

2:14 Recapping Sam's 30th Birthday Weekend in DC

4:50 Tipsy DC and Meeting the World Africa Crew

11:06 Afro Fest Chaos and What Went Wrong

15:04 Cuffing Season Is Officially Here

18:13 If She Says No to the Proposal, Is That Auto Breakup?

24:25 Is Loyalty Different for Men and Women?

29:27 How to Find a Wife at Church Without Being Weird

38:51 Violence Against Women in Ethiopia

51:04 Miss Eritrea Makes History and Yoni Wants a Mister World

58:31 The Ethiopian String Artist Is Unreal

1:01:57 Amharic Segment: Yoni's Vocab Test and Lines for Rakeb

1:17:07 Is GTA VI's Relationship Mode Cheating?

1:23:50 Week One Predictions and Commanders vs Eagles

1:29:19 Western Michigan Got Robbed and the Gambling Conspiracy

1:37:12 Does Approaching Too Many Girls Look Bad?

1:44:43 Thomas Has a DND 24/7 Problem

1:49:43 Celsius, Friend of the Show

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Welcome to Episode 85 of WeSoCultured!

Fanu is finally back in the building — and off the market! We also celebrate Sam turning 30, go over Dawit's full dating checklist now that he's back outside, and break down two of the wildest scam stories of the year: the fake 49ers player who took 26 women for $1.3 million and the fake Duke PA student who faked her own graduation photos. Plus the Habesha men hate on social media, Sedo vs Johnny, Julian Newman's family drama, Druski's wild skit, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

2:06 Light Skin Dudes And Iced Coffee

5:04 Fanu Is Off The Market

10:47 Code For Code: Should You Give Up Your Phone Passcode?

13:07 Happy 30th Birthday Big Sam

16:31 Dawit Is Back Outside

30:19 Fake 49ers Player Daejon Love Scammed 26 Women Out of $1.3 Million

39:47 Fake Duke PA Student Faked Her Whole Graduation

46:17 Why Are Habesha Men Getting So Much Hate?

55:47 Pop The Balloon and Why Dating Is So Superficial

1:02:42 Can You Actually Stay Friends With an Ex?

1:06:36 How To Move When There's Baddies Around Your Girl

1:12:00 Sedo vs Johnny and Ethiopia Has Its Own UFC Now

1:18:47 Julian Newman's Family Drama

1:27:04 Commanders Lost 41-3 and the Worst Gas Station Bathroom Ever

1:29:39 Druski's Wild Skit and Is Tua Showing Signs?

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Welcome to Episode 84 of WeSoCultured!

Today we're joined by a very special guest, Hunter! We get into life as a white dude at a Historically Black University, marrying into a Habesha family, two Christmases and two Easters, the Penn State frat cocaine ring, Yoni learns what Sharmuta Maxxing is, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

6:27 Yoni's Back From His First Vacation - Myrtle Beach

16:10 Hunter's Background: Tuskegee, Arena Football, and the XFL

19:42 Being the First White Corner at an HBCU

24:46 How He Met His Wife

29:04 Would an Unathletic Girl Turn You Off?

35:58 Marrying Into a Habesha Family and Getting Two Christmases

37:58 Hunter's Dad Wore the Mesob as a Hat at the Wedding

46:21 When Did You Know She Was the One?

48:55 Should Their Kid Learn Amharic?

1:00:33 Frat Hazing Stories That Went Too Far

1:08:25 Penn State's Cocaine Ring and Pablo Pledgescobar

1:19:45 What Is Sharmuta Maxxing? Yoni Gets the Lore

1:36:47 How Would You Handle Your Girl on a Girls' Trip?

1:44:53 Advice for Guys Marrying Into the Culture

1:48:12 Grandparents Met Haile Selassie

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Welcome to Episode 83 of WeSoCultured!

Yoni left for vacation and told us there'd be no pod this week...

So naturally we recorded without him. Thomas, Melo, Sam, and Dawit hold it down for a bonus episode covering the Lindsay Clancy case, why you should NEVER date a Habesha man, Enes Kanter and Royce White try to get drafted to the WNBA, the mop head pandemic, and a full panel breakdown of whether cheating is ever forgivable!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

1:05 Bonus Episode

4:05 NBA Draft Is So Boring

6:38 Russell Westbrook Retiring and What LA Did to His Career

8:13 Thomas Explains Why He's an Eagles Fan

10:08 Two Men are Joining the WNBA

21:05 The Lindsay Clancy Case and Everything That Doesn't Add Up

30:08 Girl Says Don't Date a Habesha Man

38:20 Addressing the Habesha Mop Head Pandemic

43:26 Ethiopian Phrases That Hit Deeper Than the Translation

47:27 Is Cheating Ever Forgivable?

1:01:15 When Your Girl's Friend Group Is All Single

1:07:01 Drake's 20 v 1 and He Barks For A Goth Girl

1:18:57 Thomas' New Ringtone

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Welcome to Episode 82 of WeSoCultured!

Thomas steals Sams seat for episode 82 and recaps ERIFEST in Dallas, the crew, the heat, and the best gored tibs in Texas. We deepdive into age gaps, the 50/50 debate, and whether you should live together before marriage. Plus the Commanders signing Stefon Diggs, Sedo's upcoming fight, Chef Mia cooking beef tongue, Yoni's Amharic getting tested live, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

2:25 Shout Out to Milka from Canada

5:37 College Study Routines and What Actually Fixed Our GPAs

14:45 Thomas Recaps ERIFEST and Surviving Dallas Heat

18:25 ERIFEST vs ESFNA and the 3AM Vendor Strategy

22:13 Yenat Guada Has the Best Gored Tibs in Dallas

24:34 When the Lights Turn On, You See Everybody

27:49 Why You Never Ask a Lady Her Age

31:47 Age Gaps, Dating Younger, and Wanting Kids

35:44 The 50/50 Conversation Is Brain Dead

39:03 Should You Live Together Before Marriage?

44:11 Low Divorce Rates but the Highest Rate of Unhappy Couples

53:10 How Are You Forgiven for Getting Freaky?

59:50 Petty Reasons to Evict Her: Heels, Wigs, and Makeup Everywhere

1:10:12 Commanders Sign Stefon Diggs and NFC East Predictions

1:17:23 Sedo vs Johnny Jujitsu, Ethiopia's Biggest Fight

1:19:25 Chef Mia Cooks Beef Tongue

1:24:16 Yoni's Amharic Test and How Ethiopian Time Works

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Welcome to Episode 81 of WeSoCultured!

Today we're joined by Dawit's parents, Solomon and Woinie, the family behind Taste of Ethiopia in Austin! We get into how they met, their very different journeys to America, getting laid off in the 2008 crash turned into a massive success story, and 36 years of marriage advice our generation needs to hear! Plus some funny childhood stories they have of all of us!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

3:17 How Solomon and Woinie Met in 1988

5:22 Coming to America Stories

9:23 Leaving Ethiopia During the Derg and Landing in Beverly Hills

14:01 "No, Football" — Their First American Gym Class

17:11 Raising Kids, MOD Nickname, and Dawit's Fourth Grade Fight

27:54 Dad's Curriculum: Why Solomon Put His Sons in ROTC

36:39 Laid Off in 2008 and How Taste of Ethiopia Started

43:57 Pflugerville and Why the Name Mattered

49:59 Then the Second Location Nightmare

1:02:58 Nobody Makes Kitfo Like Mom

1:12:48 Dawit Runs Into Melo at a DC Club After 20 Years

1:19:01 Keeping Cousins Connected and Passing Down the Culture

1:26:56 36 Years of Marriage and Advice for Our Generation

1:36:56 Retirement in Addis and the Joy of Giving

1:44:20 Investing in Ethiopia

1:56:04 Funny Childhood Stories

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Welcome to Episode 80 of WeSoCultured!

Thomas is back in the building! We get into EriFest and Afro Fest, the Habesha scammer who picked the worst county in America to run it up in, Thomas's dating life, the stay-at-home wife debate, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

1:20 LeBron James Signs With the Philadelphia 76ers

6:33 Is LeBron Ready for Philly and Can These Sixers Win It All?

10:41 The James Harden Bodysuit Conspiracy

14:29 Eri Fest, ESFNA, and Showing Up for Each Other's Culture

20:25 Afro Fest DC - Latto, Sexyy Red, and WizKid

25:01 Best Habesha Spots in the DMV and Thomas' Beef With Söst

27:22 Pretty Privilege and Getting Turned Away in Houston

29:56 Party Promoters and Why Section Culture Is Killing Nightlife

35:26 Ethiopian Movies - Yewendoch Guday and Difret

39:30 The Habesha Scammer Who Got Caught in Fairfax County

46:11 Thomas Is Tired of Being Single

50:37 What's Your Type? The Stay-at-Home Wife Debate

1:00:41 Dating as a Deacon

1:12:56 Nanny Money, Babymoons, and Push Presents

1:20:40 If Another Man Pours a Shot in Your Girl's Mouth, Is That Cheating?

1:22:52 Saucy Santana's "Quiet on the Creek" and YG vs. The Game

1:32:39 The Odyssey, Ranking the Batmans, and Dawit's Doctor Strange Slander

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Welcome to Episode 79 of WeSoCultured!

Featuring a very special guest, Thomas! We get into Streamer University auditions, a Melat Kiros endorsement that caused a back and forth online, a full Love Island breakdown, Yoni's Amharic pop quiz, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

0:13 Intros — Thomas in the Building

4:52 The Turducken Debate

7:02 Streamer University & the Food Truck Run-In

14:14 Melat Kiros and The Endorsement Back and Forth

24:06 Old Dance Videos & Internet Receipts

34:06 Love Island, KC & Digital Pimp Economics

45:09 Planning the Ethiopia Trip for Diaspora Season

53:01 Telebirr, Ride Apps & Money Safety

57:51 The Amharic Pop Quiz

1:15:03 Which City Does Habesha Best?

1:21:47 First Road Trip With Your Girl

1:31:44 Love Island Breakdown: Casa Amor & the Heart Rate Challenge

1:52:18 Chris Brown Stage Antics & Concert Red Flags

1:57:04 Female Rappers Ranked

2:00:01 World Cup Talk: Refs, Spain & Rooting for Africa

2:04:40 Outro — The Last Episode of the 70s

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Welcome to Episode 78 of WeSoCultured!

The whole crew is back together after our longest break yet! Yoni, Sam, Dawit, and Melo recap the Ethiopia trip, the Girlfriends episode, read the wildest comments, and break down everything from the lost luggage, Telebirr taking over, a cow jumping on the car, and getting humbled by dance fitness. We also get into Habesha baby name traditions and raising second gen kids, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

01:17 Intros — Reunited

03:33 Girlfriends Episode Recap and Reading Wild Comments

09:49 Nicolas Cage Rant

11:18 The Addis Trip Begins: Flights and Lost Luggage

16:59 Staying in Bole and How Much Addis Has Changed

23:07 Culture Shock and Mosquito Wars

25:45 Addis Tech Scene, Startups, and No Tap-to-Pay

29:40 Rating Addis Food: Raw Meat, Pizza, Burgers, and a Fresh Juice Mistake

38:15 Telebirr Runs the City

42:08 Ride Apps, Scams, and Culture Shock

46:57 Bathrooms, Beds, and WiFi Struggles

52:35 Rooftop Views, Yod Abyssinia, and a Graduation Party

57:58 Dance Fitness Humbled Us

1:02:31 Run Club at Friendship Park and Fitness Trends

1:06:53 Eco Fines and Crossing the Street is an Extreme Sport

1:11:17 Is Addis Safe? Plus Landing Claps on the Plane

1:16:04 Palace Museum, Selassie's Cars, and Underground Cells

1:20:18 Kera Goodbye Party and a Cow vs Car Battle

1:25:50 Nightlife and Family Wakeup Calls

1:31:26 Late Night Food Runs and the BBQ Sauce Story

1:36:15 Habesha Baby Names and Last Name Traditions

1:45:14 Raising Second Gen Kids in the Diaspora

1:51:48 Propose First Debate, and the Instacart Hack

2:01:57 Outro

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Welcome to Episode 77 of WeSoCultured!

Live from Addis Ababa, we're joined by a very special guest, Yab! A Habesha comedy pioneer turned Addis nightlife entrepreneur. We get into his Vine-era come up, seven years deep in the Orthodox church, building Eclipse Lounge, the messy realities of modern dating, why every diaspora kid needs to come home and invest, fatherhood gems, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

01:20 Intros

02:25 Yab's Vine Era and Habesha Comedy Come Up

03:31 From Addis to VA to Oakland to San Jose

05:14 The Real Challenges of Fatherhood

09:12 Discipline and Bridging Two Cultures

11:47 Raising Athletes and Parent Pressure

13:38 From Comedy Content to a Church Awakening

18:38 Seven Years Deep in the Orthodox Church

23:23 A Short Break That Turned Into 3.5 Years

24:06 Getting Into Addis Nightlife and Marketing Clubs

31:09 How Eclipse Lounge Blew Up

35:20 Revamping the Lounge

35:43 Couch Culture and Bottle Service

36:11 DJs and a Grown Crowd

38:19 Diaspora Nightlife Etiquette

40:03 Wild Nights and Keeping Self Control

42:44 Modern Dating is Messy

46:49 OG Wisdom and Self Reflection

50:55 Fatherhood and the Daily Grind

53:03 Why Addis Keeps You Slim

54:28 Why You Should Move Back and Invest

56:48 Respect the Culture and Read the Room

01:00:11 Getting Recognized and the New Duo

01:02:15 Outro

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Welcome to Episode 75 of WeSoCultured!

In this episode we dive into Obsession the new scary movie breaking records, haunted house stories, traveling to Ethiopia without your girl, Trump gets booed at the Knicks NBA game, why aren't Habesha men romantic, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

0:40 Intros

1:24 Haunting of Hill House Scare Story

5:21 Are Haunted Houses Real?

8:10 Packing for Ethiopia Trip

20:30 Traveling to Ethiopia Without Your Girl

29:10 Malaria vs Ebola

33:32 Would You Date a Friend's Ex?

40:53 Diddy Tape Review and Daphne Joy

51:01 Knicks Fans Gone Wild and Trump Booed at the NBA Finals

1:04:25 World Cup Favorites

1:06:22 Trevor Noah's Nigeria Uber Scam Story

1:09:32 TikTok Singer Goes Viral and Eskista Kid Steals the Show

1:12:53 Why Are Habesha Men Not Romantic?

1:20:49 He Is the Prize in the Relationship

1:28:36 Should Couples Go to Therapy?

1:36:19 Reality TV Rabbit Hole

1:41:06 Summer While You're Cuffed

1:48:00 Outro

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Welcome to Episode 74 of WeSoCultured!

In this episode we recap Fanu's rooftop birthday party, break down the viral Kool-Aid pineapples everyone is addicted to, highlight the new Habesha dating show The Habesha Standard, discuss the Knicks vs Spurs Finals, and much more!

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Timestamps

00:00 Start

00:48 Intros, Feeling Old at 29, and Shy Glizzy Goes Down

04:05 Recapping Fanu's Rooftop Birthday

08:55 Men and Last-Minute Planning Plus Dawit's Massive Habesha Network

13:50 Getting Recognized in Public

15:24 Juneteenth and Pride Month

17:42 Speed's World Cup Song Going Crazy

20:57 NFL Trades and Giants Locker Room Drama

29:33 Knicks vs Spurs and the Wemby Villain Debate

35:51 Air Corgi Picks the Winner

37:27 ESFNA in Minnesota Plans

40:13 Habesha Standard is the Show to Watch

44:42 Instagram Following Red Flags

50:26 Real Talk on Addis Nightlife

56:37 The Great Little Spoon Debate

01:02:23 Proving You're Him at Home Depot

01:12:04 Is Female Intuition Real?

01:16:34 Viral Kool-Aid Pineapples

01:22:14 Yoni's Raw Dog Glizzy Catches Smoke

01:27:10 Outro

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