Ethnically Ambiguous

In episode 115, the girls take a break from the heavy stuff! They give an update on the suspicious orphan from Ukraine situation and then talk a little about Shereen's experience photographing an event for Rosh Hashanah. THEN the girls call their parents!! Anna calls her dad and asks his thoughts on the current impeachment situation and then Shereen calls her mom to ask how her Spanish classes are going and her feelings on her surprise birthday party. It's fun!!! COME SEE US AT THE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 16TH!!! TICKET LINK BELOW!!!

FOOTNOTES:

1. The Ukrainian Orphan Who Is Actually Maybe an Adult Has Been Found in Indiana

2. Michael and Kristine Barnett the parents of an autisic savant and an adopted child from Ukraine who was actually a 22 year old scammer

3. 6 things you need to know to understand the Jewish High Holy Days

4. ETHNICALLY AMBIGUOUS AT THE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL TICKETS

5. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch on Tee Public

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In this special bonus episode, the girls are joined by the wonderful Bryan Safi! They discuss his upbringing in El Paso, Texas, growing up with a Syrian background, coming out to his grandparents, finding his place in comedy, and more! Bryan is a real joy and this is a fun episode where we all bond over how frustrating it is to drive with our parents!! Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @BryanSafi and listen to his podcast Throwing Shade!

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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In episode 114, the girls talk about their exhaustion and then get into Mohammad Bin Salman's comments about the Jamal Khashoggi murder on a PBS documentary, a timeline of events of the whistleblower complaint from the White House, compassion fatigue and what that means, and more! COME SEE US AT THE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 16TH!!! TICKET LINK BELOW!!!

FOOTNOTES:

1. EXCLUSIVE: 'She tried to kill us!' Indiana mother who adopted 6-year-old Ukrainian girl with dwarfism has been charged with abandonment but claims her 'daughter' was found to be a 22-year old 'sociopath' masquerading as a child

2. Khashoggi murder 'happened under my watch', MBS tells PBS

3. Trump and Ukraine: Timeline of the events of the scandal

4. Document: Read the Whistle-Blower Complaint

5. Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project

6. Compassion Fatigue

7. Are You Suffering from Compassion Fatigue?

8. ETHNICALLY AMBIGUOUS AT THE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL TICKETS

9. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch on Tee Public

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In this fun bonus episode, the girls are joined by comedian and NBA Twitter king Josiah Johnson! They get into his upbringing in LA, how he got into comedy, his Comedy Central show Legends of Chamberlain Heights, and more. They mostly talk about basketball though so it's a nice change of pace for the show! Who is your favorite player based on their Instagram presence alone??? Follow Josiah on Instagram and Twitter at @KingJosiah54 CAUSE YOU WILL LAUGH AND ENJOY IT!!

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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In episode 113, the girls talk SURVEILLANCE! They get into the US border patrol working with an Israeli military contract to surveil  a Native American reservation, the city of San Diego targeting communities of color, how the FBI finds its informants and busts their local terrorists, and more! COME SEE US AT THE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 16TH!!! TICKET LINK BELOW!!!

FOOTNOTES:

1. THE U.S. BORDER PATROL AND AN ISRAELI MILITARY CONTRACTOR ARE PUTTING A NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATION UNDER “PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE”

2. Tohono O'odham Indian Fact Sheet

3. San Diego Streetlights Target Communities of Color in Unprecedented use of Technology in the United States

4. INFORMANTS

5. The Informants

6. ETHNICALLY AMBIGUOUS AT THE CHICAGO PODCAST FESTIVAL TICKETS

7. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch on Tee Public

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In this bonus episode, the girls are joined by comedian and actor Dan Ahdoot to get into how his parents met, his upbringing in a Jewish Iranian family in Great Neck, New York, how he decided to get into comedy, and more! We also do some impressions of their parents - it's fun! Follow Dan on Twitter and Instagram at @StandUpDan. Check out his website here and listen to his new podcast Green Eggs and Dan! It's all about food and he looks in people's fridges! How can you say no? Also watch him on Bajillion Dollar Properties on Pluto TV! 

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In episode 112, the girls discuss the firing of John Bolton, the death of an Iranian woman who set herself on fire in protest of women not being allowed in football stadiums, Israeli Netflix show Spy causing outrage, Israeli' television show's propaganda, and more! If you love this show, tell a friend! Also give us a five star review! We are lonely!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Trump Ousts John Bolton as National Security Adviser

2. White House officials are wary of Trump's national security adviser and are reportedly blocking him from peace plans

3. Disguised women sneak into Iranian football match

4. Iran's 'blue girl' dies after setting herself on fire

5. Female Football Fan In Iran Dies In Hospital From Burns

6. I said no to a Netflix audition because I support Palestinian rights

7. Emmy-Winning Actor Turned Down Netflix Series Audition in Support of Palestinian Rights

8. ‘Fauda’ makes Israeli-Palestinian conflict a must-see TV hit

9. Netflix, Time to Nix War Crimes Glorifying Series

10. Netflix series ‘The Spy’ sparks outrage online

11. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch on Tee Public

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In this bonus episode, the girls are joined by writer, journalist, and podcaster Afeef Nessouli to discuss his upbringing in Atlanta, losing his mother, coming out to his father, dealing with health issues, finding his place as a journalist in New York, his work with podcasting with PRX and the Google Creator's Program, and so much more! He's a doing some amazing work so please follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @Afeefness and check out his website here! 

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In episode 111, the girls get into a female chief trying to save the Amazon, the HBO show Our Boys, the 2014 kidnapping of Israeli teenagers, the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a reminder about what is going on Yemen and the current peace talks that have finally happened after four years, a random discussion about their favorite candy, and more! WHAT IS YOUR FAV CANDY FROM CHILDHOOD???

FOOTNOTES:

1. Female Chief in the Amazon is on a Mission to Save the Rain Forest

2. Joseph Cedar and Tawfik Abu-Wael Discuss “Our Boys”

3. 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers

4. Hanin Zoabi: IDF operation in West Bank is terrorism

5. Kidnapping and murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir

6. The World Has Left Yemen to Die

7. Yemen civil war: the conflict explained

8. US 'in talks with Houthis' in bid to end Yemen war: Official

9. The Future Structure of the Yemeni State

10. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch on Tee Public

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In this special bonus episode, the girls are joined by comedian and biomedical engineer PhD student Pallavi Gunalan to discuss her upbringing, how her parents met, her studies, why she decided to do stand up, and more! It's a great conversation about believing in religion and spirituality. We highly recommend it! Follow her in Instagram and Twitter at @pallavigunalan. Check out her website as well and her web series Dirty Science! 

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