Ethnically Ambiguous

This is one of the most glorious bonus episodes yet! We are joined by DJ Pierce AKA Shangela Laquifa Wadley! The girls are blessed to have Shangela in studio and cannot contain their excitement. We won't describe the episode because you NEED TO LISTEN TO IT! DO IT NOW! Shangela is here and Shangela is ethnically ambiguous AF. What are you waiting for? PRESS PLAY! Also check out Shangela on Twitter and Instagram at @itsSHANGELA. And of course you know Shangela has a podcast - you can find it here! ALSO BUY SHANGELA MERCH HERE! 

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In episode 95, the girls get into Gucci's problematic turban, the bills banning abortion throughout the South, the tensions escalating between Iran and the Trump administration, and much much more! Anna is too much in a hurry to write a longer description! Tomorrow is her birthday! This episode is dedicated to friend Domo!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Are tensions between US, Gulf allies and Iran coming to a head?

2. Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Attack Saudi Oil Facilities, Escalating Tensions in Gulf

3. War With Iran Wouldn’t Be Like Iraq

4. Trump administration's Iran threat claim disputed by foreign officials

5. It’s Time for the Leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to Talk

6. Iran Threat Debate Is Set Off by Images of Missiles at Sea

7. What happens next with Alabama's near-total abortion ban

8. Roe v. Wade

9. Gucci once again under fire for selling ‘Full Indy Turban’

10. Ethnically Ambiguous on Tee Public

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It's bonus episode time again! We had comedian and #GoodMuslimBadMuslim co-host Zahra Noorbakhsh joining Shereen and Anna! They get into her upbringing with her parents in the Bay Area, her experiences coming up in comedy, and much, much more! It's a fun time and her pup Wookie is also in-studio with us! Great times with a super interesting person who you need to follow on Instagram and twitter: @ZahraComedy. Also check out her website www.zahranoorbakhsh.com. 

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It's episode 94, and the girls are back in studio again!! They start by catching up and talking about a children's book they received from a listener (The Adventures of Laila and Ahmed - purchase link below!!) and then get into the situation with Iran and the nuclear deal, Egyptian footballer Mo Salah, and much more! LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN and give us a 5 star review!

FOOTNOTES:

1. Iranian leader announces partial withdrawal from nuclear deal

2. EU rejects Iran nuclear deal 'ultimatum', regrets US sanctions

3. Donald Trump tells Iran ‘call me’ over lifting sanctions

4. Trump Team's Mixed Messages on North Korea, Venezuela and Iran

5. MOHAMED SALAH

6. Mo Salah ruled out of Liverpool's Champions League clash against Barcelona

7. Footballer Mo Salah wants women to be treated with more respect in the Muslim world

8. Liverpool F.C.’s Mohamed Salah, an Arab Muslim Sports Star Subtly Confronting Racism and Islamophobia

9. WATCH: "I'll Be Muslim Too!" WITH LYRICS Porto v Liverpool | New Mo Salah Song | Learn LFC Chants

10. WATCH: Mo Salah song at Southampton Away 05/04/19

11. The Adventures of Laila and Ahmed in Syria

12. Ethnically Ambiguous Merch on Tee Public

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In this bonus episode, the girls are joined by the hilarious comedian and actor Dhruv Uday Singh! They get into his upbringing in India, common misconceptions about growing up there (they don't pay for stuff with jewels!), his experience coming to America, how he got into comedy, how all teen shows are topical yet horny, and so much more! It's a real laugh riot and y'all will really enjoy it. Check out his podcast I'm Too Effing High (Anna & Shereen were on it!) and watch him on Good Trouble (the teen drama he is on!) Also follow him on Instagram at @dhruvudaysingh. AND check out his short film Beauty And The East!  

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In episode 93, we travel with Shereen to West Virginia to visit some of her mother's family. She sits down with some of her younger cousins to talk about their recent immigration stories, what they miss about Syria, the trauma of living through war, their experiences in America, making new friends (not to mention new lives), and so much more. In addition to being teenage immigrants, each cousin has their own hopes and dreams; they speak to Shereen in their second language of English in order to share their stories with us! We hope y'all appreciate this episode and the strength of Shereen's cousins, who, like so many just like them, immigrated to this country in search of a better world. 

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Today's bonus episode is with special guest Giancarlo Volpe! Shereen met Giancarlo through her younger sister and she instantly became a fan. In addition to being a phenomenally talented animator, producer, writer, and comic creator, he's also a truly wonderful human being! We're so excited to have him in our EA fam; we talk to Giancarlo about his Italian-American upbringing, being raised in an immigrant family, his love of art, how he paved his own way in the animation industry, and so much more! Follow Giancarlo on Twitter @Giancarlo_Volpe to keep up with him and his upcoming projects! 

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In episode 92, the girls try something different. This episode is a soundscape that is also accompanied by interviews with Anna's family and family friends. The interviews took place in San Rafael, California at a Bay Area Iranian Sizdah Be-dar celebration. Sizdah Be-dar, also known as Nature's Day, is an Iranian festival held annually on the thirteenth day of Farvardin (the first month of the spring season), during which people spend time picnicking outdoors. It marks the end of the Nowruz holidays in Iran. Enjoy! 

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In this bonus episode, the girls are joined by the great Avital Ash! She is a performer, comedian, actor, writer, and director! And a wonderful person! They get into her upbringing in Miami in a Jewish Orthodox family, her need to get out, her history with her biological mother, what brought her to LA, and so much more! Follow her on Instagram and Twitter at @avitalash. 

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In episode 91, the girls are on vacation so this one is a little different. They spend the entire episode answering myspace-style questionnaires. They answer some random questions, then do some never have I ever, plus some this or that, and then even would some would you rather's! It's a fun, random episode that will show you more than you ever thought about Anna and Shereen!! WE HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!!! 

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