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S9 Ep117: The Invisible Issue: Understanding Statelessness
March 09, 2021

Sharing today, we have Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough and Ekaterina, an alias used by our guest to protect her identity. What about their situation is so unique, you may ask. Well, Karina and Ekaterina have one crucial thing in common - that is their statele

S9 Ep116: "My Art is Not Performing My Identity"
March 02, 2021

Shazia Sikander is a self-proclaimed citizen of the world. She is a world-renowned multidisciplinary artist whose work offers a more inclusive way that addresses geopolitical borders' arbitrariness & radically disrupts assumptions around national, politic

S9 Ep115: "Poking Holes in the Prevailing Ideas"
February 23, 2021

Tanvi Misra is a multimedia journalist primarily focused on immigration. Her work has been featured at The Fuller Project, Bloomberg CityLab, CQ Roll Call, The Atlantic, NPR, & BBC. We had the chance to dig deep into the narratives on migration within Ame

S9 Ep114: Vday Special: Dating Identity
February 14, 2021

Dating is complicated. But what role does identity play in it? We sat down with Andrew and Ayesha to hear their experiences navigating the dating scene while balancing racial perceptions and cultural/religious expectations. The conversation is humorous, e

S9 Ep113: "I Am Always Enough Just Being"
February 09, 2021

Sahaj Kohli is the brains and energy behind Brown Girl Therapy, a mental health platform that is the first and largest of its kind. What started as a passion project turned into a worldwide community for first and second-generation immigrants who seek a s

S9 Ep112: "What Would Hafez Say?"
February 02, 2021

Nilo Tabrizy is a video journalist for the New York Times. Before that, she produced for Vice News and wrote for Al Jazeera. From an interview with Iran’s Foreign Minister on the Nuclear Deal to reporting on family separation at the border, Nilo lends ord

S9 Ep111: Hyphenated Identity
January 26, 2021

Sabreet Kang Rajeev is the author of the bestselling memoir, “Generation Zero: Reclaiming My Parents American Dream.” She is a second-generation Indian American. Sabreet is also a full-time social science researcher and is currently completing her doctora

S9 Ep110: The Psychology of Power: Trump, the Public, & Media Reluctance
January 19, 2021

Brandy X Lee is the President of the World Mental Health Coalition and a Psychiatrist with Yale University. She has written Op-eds for outlets like the New York Times, the Independent, and Politico. Bandy's NYT Best Selling book "The Dangerous Case of Don

S9 Ep109: "Brown Folks with Silly Names"
January 12, 2021

Wajahat Ali is a Pakistani American journalist, author, public speaker, parent & someone who chooses change over disillusionment; his socio-political commentary is every bit biting and hopeful. We spoke about his Muslim identity, the controversy surroundi

S9 Ep108: Queer and Trans Migration: Narrative Activism and the Politics of Likability.
January 05, 2021

Season 9 launches with our interview with two fantastic guests. Eithne Luibheid & Karma Chavez are the editors of "Queer and Trans Migration: Dynamics of illegalization, Detention, and Deportation," a thought-provoking collection of the personal narra

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