Ethnically Ambiguous

It's time for episode 120 and it's ETHNICALLY AMBIGUOUS LIVE FROM THE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL!! The girls take turns telling stories and then invite an audience member to come on stage and be a guest on the show!

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND AUDIO ISSUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE EPISODE. WE DID OUR BEST TO FIX IT SO WE COULD STILL RELEASE IT FOR OUR FANS TO HEAR.

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The amazing Abby Martin joins us today! We discuss her incredible work as a journalist, creating her documentary series The Empire Files, her important debut film Gaza Fights for Freedom and the ongoing struggle of the Palestinian people. We also talk about what it means to be a true ally and utilizing your privilege to help others! Follow Abby on Twitter at @AbbyMartin and check out our footnotes for more of her work!

FOOTNOTES:

Gaza Fights for Freedom

Chevron vs. the Amazon

WATCH: The Empire Files: The Tyranny of Big Oil

Abby Martin’s Film Gaza Fights For Freedom Humanizes World’s Largest Concentration Camp

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In episode 119, the girls are recording on Halloween so they recorded a spo0o0o0ooky episode! They get into different facts about the Djinn, talk about known haunted buildings in the Middle East (so spoo0o0oky that Anna kinda of bails on the story and insists y'all go read further below in our footnotes) and then they end on some ghosts who have haunted the Middle East for years (not the type of ghosts you're thinking!)

FOOTNOTES:

Ali A Olomi's Twitter Page

7 Haunted Places In The Middle East That’ll Give You The Creeps

Jeddah’s Haunted House Is A Magnet For Shabab

Jazirat Al Hamra

GHOST INVESTIGATION IN A DESERTED HOTEL, AL-MATTEN REGION, LEBANON.

Mystery of abandoned building in Dubai

Five Ghosts That Haunt the Arab World

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In this bonus episode the girls are joined by comedian Sasheer Zamata! They talk about her upbringing, learning about being a public speaker from her father, how she got into comedy, how her friendship with Nicole Byer started, and so much more! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter at @TheSheerTruth. Also listen to her podcast with Nicole called BEST FRIENDS!

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In episode 118, the girls go deep into the protests in Lebanon and break down what the citizens want in their reforms and how the government is responding. Special reporting from former guest Afeef Nessouli! FOLLOW HIM NOW!!!

FOOTNOTES:

Lebanon protests: Five things you need to know

Lebanon protesters weigh army's role amid political crisis

As Lebanon protests rage, political elite in a bind

'Change the system': Lebanese protesters tell the government

WATCH: AfeefNess in the Middle East: The Lebanese on their own Revolution

WATCH: Lebanon in Revolt

WATCH: Lebanese Rev Day 4

NowThis News: Lebanon Protests

Lebanon is experiencing a social revolution

'I am waiting for you': Lebanon's Aoun invites protesters to talk

Afeef Nessouli's Twitter

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In this special bonus episode the girls are joined by comedian Tamara Yajia! They get into her upbringing in Argentina and being a child star, her ethnic background (she's from all over!), how she got into comedy and Twitter, her family, and much more! WE HAVE FUN! Follow Tamara on Twitter at @DancesWithTamis and on Instagram at @tamarayajia. Also listen to her podcast Chorizo Talk! and check out her website now!

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In episode 117, the girls catch up and then discuss how ISIS prisoners escaped from a prison in Northern Syria, the connections between ISIS and Turkey, displaced Syrian refugees hoping to get back to the 'safe-zone' aka their home, and more! Thanks to all who came out to our live show in Chicago!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Isis militants break out of prison in Syria after bombing by Turkey

2. Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey Links

3. Turkish-Backed Forces Are Freeing Islamic State Prisoners

4. Why isn’t the media covering Turkish President Erdogan’s ties to ISIS

5. Amid Turkish push, displaced Arab Syrians eye return to homeland

6. Turkey's military operation in Syria: All the latest updates

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In this bonus episode, the girls are joined by the hilarious star, writer, and co-creator of Southside on Chicago: Sultan Salahuddin! It's a joyous episode that is more fun if you have watched the entirety of season one of the show Southside to really enjoy SO GO WATCH IT AND THEN COME BACK AND LISTEN! Other than laughing at Southside jokes, we talk about Sultan's upbringing, his path to comedy, how he came up with his non-profit Lane 44, and more! Follow him on Instagram at @simonjsouthside and support his non-profit Lane 44 to help the youth of the south side of Chicago be exposed to how film productions work at a young age. 

WE ARE DOING A LIVE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL TONIGHT AT 7PM AT THE HUNGRY BRAIN!!!! 

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In episode 116, the girls spend time discussing the situation where Trump backed a Turkish military operation to take out the American-backed Kurdish forces at the northeast Syrian border. Plus they spend the second half of the episode talking to Robert Evans about his experience in Syria and his thoughts on the situation.

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FOOTNOTES:

1. President Endorses Turkish Military Operation in Syria, Shifting U.S. Policy

2. America's Kurdish allies risk being wiped out – by Nato

3. Syria: Kurds vow to form 'human shields' to fend off looming push

4. Turkey could cut off Islamic State’s supply lines. So why doesn’t it?

5. Research Paper: ISIS-Turkey Links

6. Turkish-backed rebels pushing for further mass displacement from Afrin: Monitor

7. Turkey sends reinforcements to Syrian border

8. Dozens of girls missing in Afrin

9. Trump Throws Middle East Policy Into Turmoil Over Syria

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In this special bonus episode, the girls are joined by comedian and Facial Recognition Comedy co-host Fizaa Dosani! They discuss her upbringing in Florida, coming from a family of doctors, how her parents met, her experience in a dangerous and emotionally abusive relationship and how to recognize the signs of these kinds of relationships, and more! It's an important discussion on life, love, and being true to yourself! Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @FizaaDosani and check out her podcast Facial Recognition Comedy and the live show of the same name that happens in New York and Los Angeles! Check out her website as well for more live shows!

PS come see us at the Chicago Podcast Festival on October 16th at 7pm at The Hungry Brain!! Tickets can be found here! 

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