Ethnically Ambiguous

In episode 196, the girls are joined by Peabody Award-winning Portuguese journalist Mariana van Zeller. They get into her upbringing, her determination to get into the Columbia University's Graduate School Of Journalism, how her career took off after 9/11, her experience in Syria, her current show Trafficked on National Geographic, and so much more! Follow Mariana on Twitter and Instagram at @MarianaVZ.

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In episode 195, the girls are joined by chef, activist, and entrepreneur Reem Assil to discuss her upbringing, her experience traveling through Syria and Lebanon and how that lead to her being a chef, her activism within the community, the colonization of food, and so much more! Follow Reem on Instagram at @reem.assil and on Twitter at @assil_reem. And then follow Reems California on Instagram at @reemscalifornia and on Twitter at @reems133. Also check out the Reems California website here!

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In episode 194, the girls are joined by investigative journalist Cerise Castle to talk about her upbringing, how she got into journalism, her experiencing working at KCRW, her recent investigative report on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's departments deputy gang, and more! Follow Cerise on twitter at @cerisecastle and on Instagram at @yourmajestcee. Please read her 15 part piece about the LASD Deputy gangs here: A Tradition of Violence The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Also donate to KnockLA here!

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In episode 193, the girls are joined by filmmaker Jibrael Younes to talk about his upbringing in small town Nebraska as a Palestinian-American, the lack of representation around him, pursuing filmmaking and photography, his current job at Headspace directing audio, and so much more! Follow Jibrael on Instagram at @jibraelyounes and check out his website www.jibraelyounes.com to see more of his work!

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In episode 192, the girls are joined by the Chief Information Security Officer for North Dakota and cyber security expert Kevin Ford to talk about Anna's twitter hacking at the beginning of this new year. They also give tips on how to protect yourself online! Use 2-Factor Authenticator! Get an authenticator app! Be safe! Be aware! Don't re-use passwords! Follow Kevin on Twitter at @KFHax to learn more about cyber security. Also check out his website at FordSec.net.

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In episode 191, the girls are joined by comedian Dalia Malek! They talk about Dalia's upbringing, how and why her parents immigrated to America, why she decided to get a Ph.D, living abroad, how she discovered stand up comedy, and more! Follow Dalia on Instagram on @DaliaMalek and Twitter at @DALIA and check out her website www.daliamalek.com to follow her work.

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In episode 190, the girls are joined by comedian Orlando Leyba. They talk about his upbringing in Florida, his mother's immigration from the Dominican Republic, how he discovered his love for comedy, how he got his first special on HBO, and so much more! Plus they spend some time talking about what they're grateful for that day. Follow Orlando on Twitter and Instagram at @HeyLando and check out his website www.HeyLando.com to watch his stand up and see when and where you can see him perform next! Also watch his special Adorable on HBOMax Now!

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In episode 189, the girls are joined by filmmaker Justin Mashouf to discuss his upbringing in a biracial family, how his family immigrated to America, finding Islam, why and how he became a filmmaker, and so much more. Check out Justin's recent documentary The Honest Struggle and find more of his work, like Warring Factions, on his website Mashouf.tv. Also follow Justin on Twitter at @Mashouf and on Instagram at @jmashouf.

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In episode 188, we are joined by farmer and herbalist Samaria Marley to talk about her upbringing and adoption, how she found her way to farming, music, her work with Dreaming Out Loud and the DC Mutual Aid Apothecary, the farm she works with (Farm At Kelly Miller), and so much more! Plus a special appearance from Juniper! Follow Samaria on Instagram at @cosmicfarmer_ to keep up with her work!!

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In episode 187, the girls are joined by Ayumi Shinozaki, who is based in Japan, to talk about being raised in a mixed race family, feeling isolated as a child, how her parents met, the cultural differences she noticed between the US and Japan, and much more! Follow Ayumi on Twitter and Instagram at @ayusheknows and check out her podcast Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu.

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