Wesam is back for Episode 334 of Wesam’s World Podcast! And this week… things get delightfully off the rails.
Wesam and Alex are in the studio, joining after years in the wilderness, Peyton finally makes his return. The trio dives into some truly unhinged topics: Wesam’s recent restaurant meltdown that had him spiraling, a heated debate about the appropriate punishment for crimes (one includes a bobcat and a cage), and the moment Alex said something so unexpectedly funny that Wesam couldn’t hold it together.
No outline. No filter. Just friendship, chaos, and way too much laughter—welcome back to Wesam’s World.
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