Diasporastan

We're back for Season 2! Kicking off with Warda Khokhar, nonfiction editor of the Khidr Collective Zine, a print and digital publication aimed at voicing the needs of young British Muslims.

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Their latest, Issue 4 "Water," is coming soon. All previous issues are available for purchase on their website.

Intro: "Bindis and Bangles" by Raja Kumari

Outro: "XS" by Rina Sawayama

Cover Art by Nirja Desai, @kalakar on IG.

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Because its our podcast and we wanted to have some much needed end-of-2020 fun, we recorded a fun chat about Christmas memories with two beloved guests: returning by popular demand, Maryyum's brother Ahmed, and first-timer & Aditya's BFF (one of), Sumil Desai (no relation).

Topics include: Taco Bell, the war on Christmas, holiday movies, the Late Late Toy Show, New Year's resolutions, and more.

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Find Sumil on LinkedIn.

Intro: "Natal" by Samson Garcias via YouTube

Outro: "Jingle Bells - Indian Version" via YouTube

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Lakshmi Sridaran, Executive Director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), joins us to talk about her career, SAALT's work, as well as the broader outlook for South Asian American political identity and engagement.

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Intro: "Brown Kid" by Anees

Outro: "Vivasayam" by The Casteless Collective

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Filmmaker Rishi Gandhi tells us about his journey to becoming editor, cinematographer, producer, and director of his many projects that use genre, theme, and style to tell stories of nostalgia, loss, and the finding one's self on the big screen.

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Find his work on Vimeo.

Intro: "Movie Over India", Apache Indian

Outro: "Bollywood Blvd", DJ Yung Vamp

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Co-Founder and COO of Global Wonks Bilal Baloch joins us to talk about his career in academia, global policy, and changing the conversation around how field experts apply their knowledge and trade to today's important global conversations.

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Intro: "Ho Jamalo", Abida Parveen

Outro: "Flowers" by Jaykae

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Pakistani American author Saadia Faruqi joins us to talk about her career, writing for young brown and Muslim girls, representation in literature, the Yasmin series, and her new book, A Thousand Questions!

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Intro: "Karachi", Shamoon Ismail

Outro: "Bandar Road Se Kemari", Ahmed Rushdi

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Maryyum and Aditya unpack the results of the US elections and respond to listener's thoughts! Maryyum then tells us about what community faith based leadership can look like going forward with an exciting new Master's program.

Intro: "Ben Haana Wa Maana", DAM

Outro: "For Love, From the Law", Humeysha

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Anthropologist, writer, and podcaster Anar Parikh joins us to talk about political community-making among South Asian Americans. Topics include voting, fascism, the 2020 election, and her Whatsapp Warrior dad.

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Intro: "Young Indian" by Madame Gandhi

Outro: "Kuttandan Punjayile" by Vidya Vox

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Doctor, music producer, film lover, and Maryyum's brother Ahmed Mehmood joins us for a special Halloween episode to talk about horror and thrillers from the subcontinent!

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Intro: "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen" from Baazigar

Outro: "Golimar" from Donga

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New York based Pakistani home cook extraordinaire Owais Siddiqui (aka the creator of the viral doodh-patti-ice-cream-in-paratha-cone) joins us to talk about everyone's favorite subject - food! We discuss the trends, adaptations, politics, and influences of khana & pakana.

View more of Owais' creations at his Instagram: @owaisiawo

Intro & Outro: "Mittran Ne Dhaba Kholeya" by Mohammad Sadiq & Ranjit Kaur.

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