Fresh off a flight from Karachi, Dana joins Hani and Shawn for a candid conversation on political expression, diasporic disillusionment, and the cost of speaking out. Dana reflects on his return to Pakistan and the risks of airing dissent on social media (7:06), while the crew discuss the learned helplessness shaping the American-Muslim diaspora (14:41).

From the ethics of negotiating with genocidaires (23:27) to the performative limits of protest culture (35:08) and shifting geopolitics in the Niger Valley (43:41), the discussion builds to a sobering, urgent close: What is to be done?

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