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Latest Episodes

S12 Ep156: A Future for Afghanistan: By Its People, For Its People.
December 21, 2021

Today we are speaking with an Afghan journalist facing threats under a Taliban regime that is becoming more hostile towards the press every day. We have concealed all aspects of his identity to protect him, including altering his voice. Our goal is to giv

S12 Ep155: Hidden Stories In The Age Of Covid
December 14, 2021

Today, Tanvi Misra, an award-winning independent journalist focused on migration, urban policy, and criminal justice, returns to talk about the process and concentrate on her collaborative article “We Have to Survive,” which represents the advocacy found

S12 Ep154: "The More I Knew, The Less I Knew"
December 07, 2021

Our today's guest Paula Wood is a multifaceted woman. She's an artist, a mother, a former editor, and an activist. What brings charm and groundedness to this conversation is that Paula is deeply relatable. Producer & Host: Saadia Khan Associate Producer

S12 Ep153: From Podcasts To TikTok: We Are Always Learning
November 30, 2021

We are so excited to have Blair Imani join us today. Blair is an author, educator, and influencer living at the intersections of Black, Bisexual, and Muslim identity. Joining us today is Aleeza Kazmi, one of our Immigrantly content writers.  This episode

S12 Ep152: Fun and Follies of Thanksgiving
November 25, 2021

This Thanksgiving, Immigrantly colleagues are bringing you a fusion episode, largely reflection-oriented, on the fun and follies of Thanksgiving. Saadia Khan, Yudi Liu & Kylee Roberts share their relationship with Thanksgiving, what they ascribe to, and h

S12 Ep151: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
November 23, 2021

The conundrum of being overqualified yet foreign was something Alexandra Mori experienced when she first moved to Vancouver. Now she is a regional vice president of the Bank of Montreal. Saadia & Alexandra speak on this process, what shocked them about t

S12 Ep150: One is Not the Whole: Representing Afghanistan
November 16, 2021

Today we are so excited to have Khaled Hosseini on Immigrantly. Khaled Hosseini is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "The Kite Runner," "A Thousand Splendid Suns," and "And the Mountains Echoed." For this conversation, we are passing the mic to

S12 Ep149: There Is No Problem A Book Can't Solve
November 09, 2021

Ever made eye contact with someone reading on the subway? Uli Beutter Cohen has. As the creator of Subway Book Review, Uli shares *that* moment that ignited her quest to document people and books. Now her platform, which combines digital, oral, and writte

S12 Ep148: American Liberals: A Culture of Complicity
November 02, 2021

Saadia sits down with recurring guest, Saira Rao and her publisher, Jessica Regel, for a very real conversation on the state of social justice issues. To put it simply: No, things have not gotten better. They break down the culture of (white) liberal comp

S12 Ep147: "Intentional Disruption"
October 26, 2021

Shahjehan Khan is a voice-over artist, actor, musician & a podcaster. He is currently the host of King of the World podcast, a seven-part podcast series about American-Muslim life post-9/11. This episode is sponsored by Stamps.com Producer & Host: Saadi

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