Chai & Chats

About Chai & Chats

Chai and Chats is all about being Arab and growing up in the West. I’m Sara, the host - I’m Palestinian and I grew up in Cyprus before moving to Ireland when I was 15. I bring on a new guest each week to chat about our experiences of growing up Arab and usually being the odd one out. The episodes vary from hilarious childhood stories to some deeper chats, and we talk about the ambiguity of our identity as Arabs in the West. The show is live every week on belfieldfm.com, UCD's radio station, on Mondays at 6pm, and are then uploaded on Spotify & Belfield FM's Mixcloud.

Publisher

Sara Abdulmagid

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Nov 2021

Latest episode

18 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Apr 2025

   4. Stay hospitable (or baba will yell at you)

   Host interviews Samah about her childhood summers in Jordan, highlighting the importance of Arab hospitality and finding the right cultural community, revealing the impact of living away from home.

2. 

   18 Apr 2025

   1. Pig Juice

   Host discusses childhood experiences growing up in Cyprus as Arabs, including bullying and accidentally eating pork, with guest Mohammed in a light-hearted interview.

3. 

   18 Apr 2025

   2. Sheikh of the Group

   Ahmed shares his experiences as a Palestinian moving from Iraq and the UAE to Kerry at 14, discussing culture shock and balancing Muslim identity in Western friend groups in this interview.

4. 

   23 Feb 2022

   8. Is it Chai, or Chai?

   Host interviews Nikita and Ahmed about the differences between Arab and Indian chai, wedding traditions, and strict parents, offering a cross-cultural comparison.

5. 

   2 Dec 2021

   7. Smells like B******

   Siblings Mohammed and Mona join the host to share funny stories and arguments in this lighthearted episode.

6. 

   2 Dec 2021

   6. You're a Chicken Nugget

   Host interviews Jana, an Omani medicine student, about her experiences as a hijabi and Arab studying abroad in Ireland, revealing insights into cultural identity and future aspirations.

7. 

   16 Nov 2021

   5. We’re all immigrants (expats are immigrants too)

   Salem discusses his experiences moving from the UAE to Ireland for college, exploring themes of belonging, cultural identity, and the nuances of defining oneself as an immigrant in this interview episode.

8. 

   3 Nov 2021

   3. Becoming MuzMatch 2.0

   Lana, a Syrian Law Student, discusses the expectations placed on Arab women, the media's portrayal of Middle Eastern countries, and the impact of Eurocentric beauty standards in an interview with the host.

Who has been a guest on Chai & Chats

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Samah
• Mohammed
• Ahmed
• Nikita
• Mona

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.