Hamilton, Hijras & a Reggaeton Musical About Partition w/ Zubi Ahmed | Slumberpod Ep. 20

what up sleepyheads! Zubi Ahmed came in on Eid, brought a cousin for emotional support, and immediately stunted on everyone. This week: the Muslim "lower your gaze" rule and how it holds up in 2025, Lin-Manuel Miranda's full career breakdown, In the Heights as a genuinely moving piece of South Asian New York representation, a pitch for a reggaeton musical about the Partition of India (Bad Bunny is available), the Hijra community in Pakistan, Chief Keif from the Dosa cinematic universe, Tucker Carlson covering a Muslim house party in Iowa, Zubie's book, her early days as the "assist" in her friend group, and Fiddler on the Roof performed entirely in Jamaican patois. 00:00 – Zubi arrives on Eid with an emotional support cousin 02:00 – She stunted on all of them. She knows it. 04:00 – "Lower your gaze" — the Ramadan rule and what it means IRL 07:00 – Gazing upon your wife is still allowed (clarification) 09:00 – Lin-Manuel Miranda's career: In the Heights → Hamilton → ??? 12:00 – Hamilton created MAGA (a theory) 14:00 – In the Heights and feeling represented for the first time 16:00 – Jackson Heights could've been the setting. It fits. 18:00 – Kishore Kumar and the break before the hook 22:00 – Chief Keish from Obloch (Chief Keef got lost in translation) 24:00 – Zubie's background: always the writer, always the assist 28:00 – Writing her first musical at 14 — and it was actually good 32:00 – The book, the publisher, and the three chapters due tomorrow 35:00 – The Hijra community in Pakistan and Fawad Khan's story 38:00 – Transgender women at Pakistani weddings since the Mughal era 40:00 – The Karachi tit story (you have to hear it) 44:00 – The Partition musical pitch: Bad Bunny does their bit 48:00 – Reggaeton + Partition = the show nobody asked for but everyone needs 51:00 – Tucker Carlson covers a Muslim house party in Iowa 55:00 – "They're bringing gifts for pilgrimage." — Tucker, probably 58:00 – Parents fighting and the kid who just said "you should get a divorce" 62:00 – The Mecca house parties (Brian had the spot, Brian had the mom) 66:00 – Fiddler on the Roof in Jamaica — they figured it out 70:00 – Critics: "We don't know if we should hate it or love it" 73:00 – Tucker Carlson weighs in again. He's confused and horny.