The Safe House Travel Diary

By: Soha Yassine
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  • Summary

  • I'm Soha! I'm traveling around the Middle East to the safe houses of hip hop artists and having honest conversations about life in the world's misunderstood corners. Season one launches this global exploration of hip hop in my motherland: Lebanon. If you are interested in music, adventure, or learning about the world, The Safe House Travel Diary is a must-listen. I take you with with me as I explore the rise and impact of local rap, and what it says about life in that particular place. I'm Soha. I’m a mama, immigrant, and most of all, I'm curious. I grew up in LA, surrounded by hip hop culture during the era of Snoop, Dre, and Pac. That's where I experienced the ability of rap music to reflect, transmit, and shape culture. Inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s lyric about “venting in the safe house,” I started The Safe House to have honest conversations with artists about their inner and outer worlds and understand what the music says about life where they're from. In a lot of ways, this season is about the adventure of going home.  
    Copyright 2023 Soha Yassine
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Episodes
  • Episode 8: Sharaf pt 2

    Episode 8: Sharaf pt 2
    Nov 12 2023

    Episode 8: Sharaf. Part 2 of 2. This is the Director's Cut <3

    Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. In this podcast, I travel to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world.

    The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene.

    This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

    THANK YOU

    Big thanks to everyone who appeared in this episode and provided music!

    SOUNDTRACKS

    To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

    LEARN MORE

    Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

    SUPPORT

    The best way to support my independent story telling is to:


    • REVIEW. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen. 


    • SUBSCRIBE. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen. 


    • SHARE. Send your friends to safehousepod.com/listen to listen from the browser or favorite podcast platform. Whether they love music, travel, adventure, or can simply relate to some of the themes brought up in the podcast, let them know this podcast is for them. 


    • JOIN MY STREET TEAM. Wanna light your city up with Safe House stickers or flyers? You can request a stack of stickers, and I have flyers and posters too! Simply fill out the form at safehousepod.com/street-team
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    32 mins
  • Season Finale pt. 2 TEASER

    Season Finale pt. 2 TEASER
    Sep 11 2023

    Episode 7: Sharaf. This is the season finale my loves!

    Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world.

    The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene.

    This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

    Enjoy this teaser for part 2 of the season finale!

    SOUNDTRACKS

    To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

    LEARN MORE

    Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

    SUPPORT

    The best way to support my independent story telling is to:

    • Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
    • Subscribe. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
    • Share. Send your friends to safehousepod.com/listen and they can start listening from the browser or choose which podcast platform to listen from. Whether they love music, travel, adventure, or can simply relate to some of the themes brought up in the podcast, let them know this podcast is for them.
    • Give feedback. Drop your thoughts in the comments section or DM me on Instagram or Threads at @safehouse.pod with your feedback on the podcast-- I read all of it and implement many of your suggestions!
    • Join the Street Team. Wanna light your city up with Safe House stickers or flyers? You can request a stack of stickers, and I have flyers and posters too! Simply fill out the form at safehousepod.com/street-team
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    4 mins
  • Episode 7: SHARAF

    Episode 7: SHARAF
    Aug 26 2023

    Episode 7: Sharaf. This is the season finale my loves!

    Welcome to The Safe House Travel Diary, a travel and music podcast that explores hip hop in misunderstood places. My name is Soha. I go to the safe houses of hip hop artists for intimate conversations and try to get a sense of what life is like in their corner of the world.

    The idea for The Safe House comes from Kendrick Lamar's lyric about "venting in the safe house." Every season I travel to a new country and immerse myself in their hip hop scene.

    This is Season 1: "Three Nights in Beirut" and it takes place in my Motherland: Lebanon.

    THANK YOU

    Big thanks to everyone who appeared in this episode and provided music!

    • The "interior designer"
    • Blu Fiefer
    • Beatlalipos
    • Saleh
    • Nuj

    SOUNDTRACKS

    To hear the music from this season, check out the individual sounds tracks for each episode. You can listen directly from your browser if you don't have the Spotify app at safehousepod.com/listen/playlists.

    LEARN MORE

    Check out the comprehensive list of resources about Lebanese civil war, refugee crisis, financial collapse and the music that came from all of that at safehousepod.com/listen/show-notes

    SUPPORT

    The best way to support my independent story telling is to:

    • Review. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
    • Subscribe. This helps me demonstrate my audience size. Be sure to hit the subscribe button on my YouTube channel and/or wherever you listen.
    • Share. Send your friends to safehousepod.com/listen and they can start listening from the browser or choose which podcast platform to listen from. Whether they love music, travel, adventure, or can simply relate to some of the themes brought up in the podcast, let them know this podcast is for them.
    • Give feedback. Drop your thoughts in the comments section or DM me on Instagram or Threads at @safehouse.pod with your feedback on the podcast-- I read all of it and implement many of your suggestions!
    • Join the Street Team. Wanna light your city up with Safe House stickers or flyers? You can request a stack of stickers, and I have flyers and posters too! Simply fill out the form at safehousepod.com/street-team
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    35 mins

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