Don’t Throw Away My Rat Box!

From Ten Thousand Posts by Ten Thousand Posts

March 17, 2026 · 1h 9m · Episode 453

About this episode

Hussein and Phoebe discuss their lives, cleaning strategies, the influencer exodus from Dubai, and the implications for the Gulf's future.

This week, Hussein and Phoebe catch up on their lives, and wonder whether it’s possible to do this show without mentioning the ongoing horrors. They run through some rare fun posts, talk about various home cleaning strategies and ask what happened to Marie Kondo. They also talk about the ongoing exodus of influencers from Dubai, and what this tells us about the future of the Gulf, its soft power strategy, and speculate on the future of Influencing online. -------PALESTINE AID LINKS -You can donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians and other charities using the links below.https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict -Palestinian Communist Youth Union, which is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestinehttps://www.gofundme.com/f/to-preserve-whats-left-of-humanity-global-solidarity -Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotillahttps://www.waterislifegaza.org/ -Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla…

People in this episode

Hosts: Hussein, Phoebe

Topics covered

home cleaning strategies
influencers
Gulf soft power
online influencing
current events

Keywords

cleaning
influencers
Dubai
Gulf
Marie Kondo
current events
Palestine aid

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Medical Aid for Palestinians, Save the Children, Palestinian Communist Youth Union, Water is Life, Freedom Flotilla, Thamra