Dear Humans,

We've been lucky to speak with guests recently who are bringing much needed hope into our lives, and today's God Pod guest is no different: Journalist and author Aymann Ismail!

In our latest God Pod, Aymann tells us how he felt the need to pivot into a bright personality after 9/11 happened while he was just a river away in Newark, New Jersey.

We also discuss:

• Aymann's new book Becoming Baba, which is about fatherhood and identity.

• His journey from aspiring filmmaker to Slate journalist

• Aymann's thoughts on Zohran Mamdani, and what it was like to spend a day with the fast-rising political star.

• Aymann's surreal experience reporting during the Jan 6 Capitol riot.

• Muslim American identity post-9/11.

• The power of "smile and pivot" in combating Islamophobia.

• God's history with losing a fight to Jacob, and how God wants to change his image.

Brighten your weekend and hope for humanity in this new episode of The God Pod!

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