Keep The Meter Running

Kareem Rahma asks Eugene, a retired cab driver who came to New York from Russia on political asylum 40 years ago, to take him to his favorite place – with the meter running the whole time. The ride leads to a Russian banya in Brooklyn, where Eugene has been finding company since losing his wife – so what is it about this place that helps him feel better?

Kareem Rahma asks Hanny, who came to New York from Egypt in 1985 and has driven a cab for decades, to take him to his favorite place – with the meter running. On the way, they talk about home, yearly trips back to Egypt, and passing Arabic on to his daughter. So where is Hanny taking him?

Kareem hails a New York yellow cab and asks driver Khakendra Pun, who came from a small mountain village in Nepal, to take him to his favorite spot in Jackson Heights – meter running the whole time. 77 jobs, 94 addresses, a self-published book and a dream he's chased since age five: where will this ride really lead?

Kareem hops into Norman's yellow cab in Queens, and the longtime driver takes him to Jib Lanes – the bowling alley where he met his wife. On the way, Norman opens up about his childhood in the Philippines, raising his younger brothers from the age of nine: how did a bowling alley become a second home?

Kareem hails a yellow cab in New York and meets Homero, a driver of more than 30 years who skips the short trip and heads all the way to his favorite Cuban restaurant on Long Island. Along the way, Homero shares stories of raising three daughters, divorce, and finding love again – so why does he think getting comfortable is the fastest way to lose the spark?

Kareem hails a New York yellow cab and meets Mark, a 72-year-old driver from Mumbai who, instead of heading to a favorite spot, invites him to ride shotgun for the entire night shift. What has decades behind the wheel after dark taught Mark – and who will climb in next?

Kareem hails a yellow cab in New York and meets Peter, a Paris-born driver with Haitian roots who has a whole tour of Harlem and the Bronx in mind instead of a single favorite spot. What does the American Dream look like to a man convinced his big break in entertainment is just around the corner?

Kareem hails a yellow cab in New York and asks driver Young to take him to his favorite spot – but instead of a city neighborhood, Young heads out to Bear Mountain. What does the former sign painter from Seoul want to show him out there?

Kareem hops back into the cab of Irish John from season one, who takes him to his favorite butcher shop in Queens – but over lunch, Kareem decides to finally keep an old promise and produce John's one-man play the very next night. Can they pull off a sold-out show in just 24 hours, and can Kareem convince John his story is still worth telling?

Kareem lands in Damascus and hops into the cab of Bashar, a driver and tour guide with a deep love for his city. What starts as a simple ride for coffee turns into a journey into the Old City – where will Bashar take him next?