In episode 176, the girls are joined by artist and activist Jess Murwin to discuss their upbringing in Canada, discovering their indigenous heritage, traveling abroad, creating safe spaces for unhoused youth, their work in film festivals, and more! It's a great discussion about forging your own path creatively and where it can lead you. Follow Jess on Instagram at @_rad_babe_ and check out their website here!

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In episode 175, the girls are joined by iHeart producer and host Yves Jeffcoat to discuss her upbringing outside of Atlanta, the background of her first and last name, how she got into podcasting, wanting to be a writer, and so much more! Follow Yves on Twitter at @yvesjeffcoat and on Instagram at @notapologizing and check out her iHeart podcasts Unpopular, This Day In History Class, and Afropunk: Solution Sessions.

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In episode 174, the girls are joined by long time coming guest Jacquis Neal! They get into his upbringing in the south side of Chicago, how he got into theater, finding his way to Los Angeles and into improv, and so much more! Listen to his podcast Culture Kings and follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @jacquisneal. And stay tuned for more of his work coming out soon!

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In episode 173, the girls answer listener questions.

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In episode 172, the girls break down the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

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In episode 171, the girls are joined by actor and improviser Peter Banifaz to talk about his upbringing from Tehran to the United States, figuring out he wanted to be a performer, dealings with his tough father, some Iranian politics, and more! Also PLEASE go check out Peter's instagram for some of the funniest videos Anna has ever seen to a point of pure cry tears of joy! Follow him at @PBani on Instagram! And keep an eye out for him on your television screens!

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In episode 170, the girls are joined by writer and performer Korama Danquah to talk about her upbringing around the world, her relationship with her mother, pursuing writing, and the podcast she co-hosts entitled Popcorn Book Club (also on iHeart!) Check out her podcast and also follow Korama on Twitter and Instagram at @koramadrama.

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In episode 169, the girls are joined by writer and performer Bushra Burney to talk about her upcoming show The Kulfi Paradox, growing up in the Bay Area as the child of Pakistani immigrants, deciding to get into writing and performing, working with Zahra Noorbakhsh and more! Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @BushraWriter and then go to her website to get tickets to her virtual shows here! Her show runs October 20th to the 24th.

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In episode 168, the girls are joined by legendary guest: Maz Jobrani! They get into his upbringing, coming to America, how and why he decided to pursue comedy, if he feels like he has to represent Iranian-Americans, how the Axis of Evil comedy tour came about, his podcast Back To School with Maz Jobrani, and more! Follow Maz on Twitter and Instagram at @MazJobrani and check out his podcast.

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In episode 167, the girls are joined by comedian Langston Kerman! What a joyous treat! They talk about growing up biracial with a black mother and Jewish father in the suburbs AND city of Chicago, his foray into poetry and then comedy, being a teacher, his podcast My Momma Told Me, and more!. Follow Langston on Instagram and Twitter at @LangstonKerman and listen to his podcast, out now on the Big Money Players network!

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