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Rotana Tarabzouni is a Saudi Arabian singer and host of "F*D & Blessed".
 
0:00 #fawda2020 & Rotana discuss growing up in Saudi Arabia
2:33 Developing “sexual cognitive dissonance” at a young age
6:20 Growing up with liberal parents (for Saudi standards)
8:28 What was Rotana taught about sexuality?
11:18 Sex: short term sensation vs deep feeling
13:04 What is “F*D & BLESSED”?
17:02 Becoming a sex doula
22:00 Going to the US to pursue a music career
27:50 Saudi Arabian’s reaction to Rotana’s music
32:41 US media tendency to fetishize Rotana’s background
36:23 Would Rotana ever move back to Saudi?

Diane Assaf is a lawyer and founder of the Instagram page "lawwithdiane".

Wissam Kamal is a stand-up comic, writer, filmmaker and digital content developer.
 
Wissam tells us how Farmville and OSN led to his career in comedy (0:06), initially struggling to get his mothers support (3:42),  creating content on YouTube since 2013 (21:20), "Euhh Shu Sar Lyom" (26:45), and debates whether political content gives you more views online (30:30).
 
He also talks about how the community will back him up if he ever gets taken in by the government (40:51), talking about his insecurities on stage (51:30), his ex-girlfriends religiously strict parents (55:45), and whether he will be leaving Lebanon for good (1:00:00).

Dan Azzi is a financial expert and former banker.
 
Dan talks to us about the inevitability of the Lebanese economic crash (0:32), the decline of the real estate sector (7:35), pegging the lira to the dollar (11:43), the outcome of our money in the banks (14:30), casino royale and hash: can Lebanon become sustainable (21:00), manipulation in the black market (31:00), decentralisation (36:00), return of the stolen funds (40:52) and the effect of Israel's Middle Eastern peace treaties on Lebanon (48:45)

Maha Mamo is a motivational speaker advocating for the end of statelessness.

Tracy Harmoush is an athlete, adventurer and entrepreneur.
 
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Tracy explains why she quit banking and the reaction that caused from friends and family (1:22), analyses the "you have to have kids to be happy" mentality (17:10), the notion of being called  "whipped" (28:48) and dissects the question "how is a girl like you still single" (32:18).
She also explains modern day beauty standards (37:12), the need to stop praising obesity (42:40) and how to get through to your Lebanese parents about adopting a healthy lifestyle (51:40).