Beginner
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Beginner episodes

  • Learning to Float
    In this episode, Misha takes swim lessons and learns to float. She finally faces all of her fears and talks to her mom about where they come from.
    16 min
  • Part of that World
    Misha gets a lesson with a professional jazz singer and sings a Disney song to get over her biggest fear yet as an immigrant.
    19 min
  • Bye Bye Bye
    Misha talks to her sister about what it means to be cool, makes flash cards for NSYNC songs and looks for the root of her insecurities as an immigrant.
    18 min
  • Let Go! Let Go
    Misha finally gets her butt on a bike. And digs into why she lied all this time about knowing how to ride.
    17 min
  • Trailer
    This is the trailer for season one of Beginner, a podcast about learning to belong, one skill at a time. It follows Misha, a Pakistani-American immigrant, as she learns the things at 24 that Americans learn as kids. Episode one drops on March 15, 2017. Produced by Misha Euceph and Laura Sim with help from Robin Miniter and Sammy Miller. Edited by Misha Euceph. Narration by Issa Euceph. Music by Podington Bear.
    2 min

About Beginner

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In 2003, I came to America with my family. Beginner trails me, a 24 year old Pakistani-American immigrant, as I learn to do the things I never did as a kid, and that are integral parts of an American…