Nejoud Al-Yagout is a poet, writer, and founder of Coexist Kuwait, known for her calming presence and support in the Kuwait art scene. We sat down with her for this episode, in which she tells us about her experience self-publishing her 12 book

#24: Do It for You with Abbas Ali

Sep 12th, 2019 26m 58s

Rocker and singer-songwriter Abzy grew up trying to be Eminem, then figured out it wasn't for him. He kicked off his music career with a win at British School of Kuwait's Battle of the Bands in the early 2000s, and since then, he's been hooked,

#23: Open Every Door with Hashim AlNasser

Aug 28th, 2019 31m 12s

Hashim AlNasser, known as BuKisha, is a guitarist, composer, and member of local recording studio The Juke Pro. He's collaborated with tons of artists and bands in every genre you can name, and he believes that's what given him the knowledge an

#22: Trust in Your Work with Tarfa AlFarhan

Aug 22nd, 2019 29m 33s

Tarfa AlFarhan, co-creator of Souffle Beauty, a Singaporean-Kuwait skincare line, believes that you can't sell your work unless you trust in it. If you have no confidence in what you've made, you're going to have a hard time convincing others t

#21: You Have Q's, We Have A's #1

Aug 13th, 2019 17m 32s

In this episode, your faves (none other than co-hosts Salloul and Rawa) answer the questions you sent in. We chat about our motivation behind starting LCL, what a creative must do or needs to have in order to *be* a creative, and whether or not

#20: Don't Force It with Yasmeen Husseini

Aug 6th, 2019 25m 14s

Yasmeen Husseini is a 17-year-old self-taught musician, the singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, editor, and producer behind Flowerbxmb (@flowerbxmbmusic). We chat with her about her practice routine, experimenting, how to find your own voice.

#19: You're a Cliche with Engy Ibrahim

Jul 30th, 2019 27m 12s

Engy Ibrahim, poet and artist, is a cliché and proud of it. After going through a bout of existentialism, she realized that we're all truly going through the same experiences, just in different ways. She leaned in to this concept, and now bases

#18: Find Your Tribe with Haider Al-Mosawi

Jul 23rd, 2019 28m 53s

What does it mean to connect with an audience, the specific portion of people who see, understand, love, and celebrate your work? In this episode, we chat with Haider Al-Mosawi, co-founder of Sirdab Lab, user experience designer, educator, and

#17: Kill the Editor with Aziz Al Mutawa

Jul 19th, 2019 30m 31s

No, don't actually murder editors... but put the little editor in your brain on a cruise or something. Aziz Al Mutawa, the reader and runner behind @thereadingrunner, shares the reason why he throws the constantly critical little voice inside h

#16: Spin Your Own Story with Ahmed Shahabi

Jul 10th, 2019 31m 11s

Ahmed Shahabi, co-host of ElMohim Reviews, didn't get his smarts from school. With only Grade 1 under his belt, and a ban from continuing on, he gave himself an education by reading everything he could get his hands on. We chat with him about a

#15: The Art of Conversation with Sahar Deinparvar

Jul 2nd, 2019 25m 23s

What does it mean to have a thoughtful conversation? In this episode, Sahar Deinparvar, physiotherapist, upcoming psychologist, and co-founder of Inspirational Hangouts, shares her thoughts on discussion, conversation, and how the mind and body

#14: Learning by Living with Hanan Shaerzadeh

Jun 23rd, 2019 26m 10s

Does all learning happen in the classroom? Do we learn best with a whiteboard in front of us? In this episode, Hanan Shaerzadeh shares her experience as a teacher - sometimes teaching in front of a whiteboard, and other times, guiding her stude

#13: You're No Imposter with Faye Al Mansour

Jun 12th, 2019 25m 2s

In this episode, we chat with Faye Al Mansour aka @sketchadooodle about imposter syndrome, and what it means to share your work in a world where it feels like literally everyone is, too. We talk about comparing yourself to others and the self-c

#12: Put Off Procrastinating

Jun 5th, 2019 24m 19s

In this episode, co-hosts Salloul and Rawa chat about creative procrastination and why we creatives tend to put off crafting, which makes us feel fulfilled, for Netflix and other distractions, which only feel good in the moment. We talk about o

#11: Ride the Wave with Sheikah Al Habshi

May 29th, 2019 28m 8s

Sheikah Al Habshi, the mastermind behind melty @coffeeandcastoffs, began drawing in 2017 as a way to get through her upset feelings. Nowadays, she creates no matter how she feels or what is happening in her world - the pen is an extension of he

#10: Be Unpopular with Ali Sleeq

May 22nd, 2019 33m 31s

Ali "Bluesman" Sleeq joins us in this episode to talk about what it means to keep doing what you love to do, no matter what people say. He's the dude about the Blues, a genre of music that isn't popular here in the region (or anywhere else in t

#9: Find Your Refuge with Sandi Ismail

May 14th, 2019 32m 31s

Sandi Ismail finds refuge in embroidery. Being alone, with only the small sounds of needle and thread through canvas, is the way she finds solace from the worries of everyday life. Tune in to learn more about finding your refuge in crafting, an

#8: Driving in the Dark with Layla Al-Ammar

May 7th, 2019 36m 25s

Layla Al-Ammar, recent author of THE PACT WE MADE (Borough Press 2019) and SILENCE IS A SENSE (Borough Press / Algonquin 2021), talks to us about her writing process in this episode. Tune in to hear how she outlines plots and fleshes out charac

#7: Deeper Dive #1

Apr 30th, 2019 18m 33s

This episode is the first of a series called "Deeper Dive", in which your co-hosts Salloul and Rawa discuss what we've learned from interviews so far. In this episode, we talk a little about Yara Meraki's mention of studying her passion (and ho

#6: Think Inside the Box with Zahra Al-Mahdi

Apr 27th, 2019 23m 17s

Zahra Al-Mahdi, also known as Zouz the Bird, visual artist, filmmaker, and sound enthusiast, joins us for this episode. Zouz talks to us about the boxes we're in, and how messy that can get, and how hard we try to think "outside" of them, when

#5: Find the Patterns with Amin Fari

Apr 16th, 2019 30m 12s

Amin Fari, aka Nine Nuggetz, aka *the* Mr. Fari of Talent Shop joins us for this episode. We chat about his time in LA, what it's like being a DJ in Kuwait, and how he finds new ideas across fields of art by looking for how he can translate pat

#4: Design Your Day with Sarah Chouari

Apr 9th, 2019 28m 30s

Sarah Chouari, an artpreneur at Artspace who expresses herself best through doodles and paint, joins us in this episode. She has some business advice, some artist advice, and it all boils down to: stop being a victim and design your day accordi

#3: It's All Your Fault with Ali AlHasan

Apr 2nd, 2019 33m 55s

We talk with Ali AlHasan, co-owner of Caffeine and Business Intelligence Systems, and father to two beautiful girls. Ali talks self-victimization with us in this episodes, and how to ditch entitlement and take responsibility for your life.

#2: The Ritual with Yara Meraki

Mar 25th, 2019 25m 46s

Join us as we chat with Yara Meraki, a Syrian graduate of fine arts. We talk about her experiences creating artwork about refugees, and she describes her strategy to get in the mood for creating: The Ritual. Listen in to find out what her ritua