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Episode 438: Faisal & Kaya

Freshly Grounded ·

2026/10/02

One late Maghrib, a trivia question in the car park, and a story Faisal has been saving for a year. Then a Recon Padel update that includes the sentence "I've been in meetings about towels", the fiqh of pre-orders and selling what you don't own, and two murder trials that got way too interesting, including a doctor who fired his lawyers and defended himself. We end on cutthroat razors, the bin men, and whether recycling is real.

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02:19:24

Episode 437: iPhone Event Watchalong

Freshly Grounded ·

2026/09/11

This one starts as a casual watch party for the Apple 2026 event, with Hanan, a five-time number-one Apple store queuer, giving live commentary on the iPhone Duo fold reveal, variable aperture cameras, the Gemini-powered Siri, iPhone Handoff, and whether Apple copied Samsung or the other way around. Then the food arrives, the event wraps, and the conversation goes somewhere much more interesting: what follows is a real, unscripted conversation about logic and faith, the verification chain of the

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51:16

Episode 436: Faisal & Kaya

Freshly Grounded ·

2026/09/07

Kaya and Faisal get into a new business Faisal has quietly launched, a second business idea Kaya is sitting on, and the usual relaxed chatter that started FG in the first place. Key topics covered: - Whether ten years is a natural finishing point for a podcast and why the mission has shifted - The pressure of competing in the Muslim content space and why FG was never meant to play that game - Why low views might actually be fine and what Joe Rogan's early episodes have to do with it - Faisal's new

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24:48

Episode 435: Abdellatif (Qaf.ai)

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2026/08/20

He launched an Islamic AI tool and within hours his email provider suspended him, trolls were faking screenshots, and his bill hit $1,200 an hour. Then a stranger offered to pay it. Abdellatif is an ex-Twitter engineer and co-founder of Tarteel. Two weeks ago he launched Qaf, an AI that answers Islamic questions by searching over 8,000 books from the Shamila library and shows you exactly which scholar, which book, and which page every answer came from. The launch video hit 4.5 million views almost

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01:22:34

Episode 434: Biggest Bites

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2026/07/31

He went from boiling plain pasta for dinner to quitting his teaching job and becoming one of Dubai's most recognised food bloggers. This conversation will make you hungry. Faisal joins the pod to talk about how he built his food page from scratch in Abu Dhabi, what it actually took to go full-time as a content creator with a young family, and why he believes Dubai has the best food scene in the world. Along the way we get into the hidden restaurants he genuinely rates, the moment he made dua at the

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01:09:40

Episode 433: Dr Daanish Mahmood

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2026/07/22

A Muslim doctor walks into a podcast and talks about the soul. No, really, this conversation will change how you think about your health, your prayers, and your heart. After a three month break, Freshly Grounded is back. In this first episode, host Faisal sits down with Dr. Daanish, a medical doctor and content creator known for weaving Islam into honest conversations about health and life. They cover why Western medicine is missing a core piece of the puzzle, what actually happens when you step

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01:25:40

Episode 432: Amir (Loon) Muhadith

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2026/05/24

Former Bad Boy rapper Loon (Amir Muhadith) returns to Freshly Grounded for one of the deepest conversations we've ever had. From growing up on the streets of Harlem to becoming Muslim, serving as an imam in prison, studying in Egypt, and now building one of the most ambitious Muslim animation projects we've seen, Amir reflects on the lessons that shaped his life. We discuss prison culture, why so many people return after release, the role Islam played in giving him freedom and purpose, marriage and

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01:02:14

Episode 431: Uthman ibn Farooq

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2026/05/08

Most Muslims don't need investment advice. They need help escaping debt. In this episode of Freshly Grounded, Faisal and Kaya sit down with Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq for one of the most practical conversations we've had around money, modern consumerism, mortgages, credit cards, buy-now-pay-later culture and what Islam actually teaches about wealth. This is about: • Why so many Muslims feel financially trapped • The psychology behind spending money you don't have • How social media and marketing

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01:17:50

Episode 430: Faisal & Kaya

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2026/05/01

A casual catch-up that somehow turns into a masterclass on building in public, protecting your rizq, and navigating the chaos of the internet. From Faisal's Instagram getting shut down overnight, to what it really means to own your audience. They unpack the reality of building a business in public, the balance between transparency and protecting yourself from the evil eye, and why not everything should be shared — even in the age of "content." There's also a proper deep dive into Faisal's AI SaaS

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31:43

Episode 429

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2026/04/22

In this solo episode, Faisal breaks down what might be the biggest opportunity Muslims have ever had in the modern world. For years, we've been told: "Work for yourself so you can protect your time, your salah, and your income." But for most people… that always felt out of reach. Not anymore. Faisal dives into the rise of AI and "vibe coding" — where you can now build real apps, tools, and businesses without knowing how to code… or even being "technical." He shares: Why this moment is different

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01:44:39

Episode 428: WhatInTheChef (Imran Ali)

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2026/04/14

Faisal sits down with Imran, better known online as What In The Chef, to unpack the story behind one of the fastest growing food creators online. From leaving engineering and working in the bin area at McDonald's… to building a personal brand with millions of followers… to self-publishing his cookbook entirely through Canva, this is a masterclass in betting on yourself. Imran shares how he built his audience by focusing on simple, realistic recipes for everyday people, why he refused traditional

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01:21:58

Episode 426: Iftar Episode

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2026/03/04

👉 DONATE: https://freshlygrounded.com/spot In this special Ramadan ifṭār episode of Freshly Grounded, Faisal is joined by his older brother Omar and their good friend Hannan for a relaxed evening of food, conversation, and some surprisingly deep reflections. What starts as a casual ifṭār with sandwiches, sushi experiments, and ginger shots quickly turns into a fascinating conversation about social media, attention, AI, and the world we're living in today. Hannan shares how deleting Instagram from

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01:09:26

Episode 425: Faisal and Sam

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2026/02/27

👉 DONATE: https://freshlygrounded.com/spot Faisal and Sam talk Ramadan routines, the brutal honesty of post-tour sickness, and the eternal struggle between "I'm being healthy" and "double smash burger + blueberry milkshake." 👉 2for2 Show: https://www.youtube.com/@2for2show 👉 Faisal's parenting seminar: https://parenting.faisal.live 👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com

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31:57

Episode 424

Freshly Grounded ·

2026/02/24

👉 Money Budgeting Tool: https://money.freshlygrounded.com There's a lot of noise right now around money. Side hustles. Passive income. Financial freedom. The promise that once you hit a certain number, life will finally feel lighter. But what if the real problem isn't how much money you make… What if it's how you relate to the money you already have? In this solo episode, Faisal speaks honestly about the missing conversation in Muslim spaces: money management, debt, discipline, and the emotional

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01:03:44

Episode 423: Abu Lahya

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2026/02/06

Abu Lahya's mentorship: https://application.imaccelerator.com/fg1 👉 Episode notes: https://notes.fg.media/notes/bBNdtYRq_xI 👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live Faisal sits down with Abu Lahya — one of the clearest voices right now for Muslims who want to build serious businesses without living in the grey areas. We get into the real story behind his "Muslim Alex Hormozi" label… including the wild moment he spent $250,000 buying 10,000 copies of Hormozi's book as a marketing stunt — which

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01:17:40

Episode 422: Simon Says Squat

Freshly Grounded ·

2026/01/28

👉 Episode notes: https://notes.fg.media 👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live Faisal and Kaya are joined by Simon "Simon Says Squat" for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation that starts with AI and content… and ends up somewhere much deeper. They talk honestly about: - how AI should be used as a tool, not a replacement for thinking - why doom-scrolling rewires your brain towards stress and negativity - parenting in the age of information overload - raising children with a strong Muslim

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01:34:05

Episode 421: Hamza Tzortzis

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2026/01/23

Faisal sits down with Hamza Tzortzis for one of those conversations that starts with "bro you lost weight?"… and ends up deep in ḥikmah, the algorithm, tadabbur, and why modern Muslims are quietly outsourcing their brains to AI. Hamza breaks down: why "1/3 food, 1/3 water, 1/3 air" is a limit, not a target how hunger can be reframed as your body repairing itself his "B + C + D" framework for living with intention (and keeping everything Allāh-centric) why short-form content can't be your whole

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01:05:14

Episode 420: The Airport Guy

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2026/01/16

👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live Faisal sits down with Mohammad Taher, better known as "The Airport Guy", the man who's made airports weirdly fascinating for half a million people. Mohammad breaks down how he actually gets access to the runway, why his growth took years before it looked "overnight", and the exact moment he went from 8k followers → 150k in 30 days after doubling down on one niche. They get into airport realities and travel "hacks" that actually work: 👉 The truth about

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01:07:47

Episode 419

Freshly Grounded ·

2026/01/07

👉 GET TICKETS TO LIVE TOUR: https://fg.live 👉 Faisal's parenting seminar: https://parenting.faisal.live Faisal reflects on the passing of our brother Abdul Latif (Lats): the kind of person whose good character didn't just affect his friends… it affected people who never even met him. We talk about what that says about the power of uplifting energy, why people's tongues speaking well of you after you're gone matters, and the reminder his death gives all of us: prepare to meet Allah. From there, the

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Episode 418

Freshly Grounded ·

2026/01/07

LIVE UK TOUR: https://fg.live Faisal's away… so the FG lot took the mic. In this catch-up, Ibrahim, Kaya and Sulaiman talk Dubai coffee shop culture (including the "free booth for 2 hours" spot), what they're working on right now, and why "start now" beats waiting for New Year motivation. They also go deep on what's actually working on social media right now: raw FaceTime-style content, personality-first posting, and why people can smell "ChatGPT script energy" from a mile away. Plus: building a

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