The Immigrant Hustle Podcast

In Season 3 Episode 13, B Magic & Noyz speak with mixed martial arts fighter Gurdarshan "Saint Lion" Mangat. In this episode, Gurdarshan discusses growing up in a small town in British Columbia, acting as a guide from a young age to help his parents learn English and navigate the customs of the Western world, being bullied and lacking confidence as kid, leaving behind the field of accounting to pursue mixed martial arts, fighting with ONE Championship, becoming peers with his idols, the lessons he's learned from defeat, and so much more.

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In Season 3 Episode 12, B Magic & Noyz speak with Amrit Thind & Apal Sidhu of Revive Films. In this episode, Amrit & Apal share the stories of how their families migrated from Punjab to the Greater Toronto Area, the influence of Sikh arts and culture in their early years of development, how they got into photography & videography and established a creative partnership, their documentary focusing on how racialized communities are impacted by Quebec's ban on religious symbols (Bill 21), and so much more.

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In Season 3 Episode 11, B Magic & Noyz are joined by emcee and battle rapper, Real Sikh. In this episode, Real Sikh talks about his parents' migration from India to New York and New Jersey, being introduced to battle rap through 8 Mile and Mobb Deep, building up his writing skills and confidence through battles at school, the amount of preparation that goes into a battle, how his identity plays into how he's been received as an artist, and so much more.

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In Season 3 Episode 10, B Magic & Noyz speak with singer/songwriter/creative director of Trifecta Sound, Marvin Chan. In this episode, Marvin discusses his parents' migration from Hong Kong and Thailand to Canada as graduate students, growing up as one of the few Asian kids in his community in Regina, the influence of rock music on his songwriting and performance style, unifying the rock and hip-hop scenes in his city, the logistics of organizing a music festival from the ground up, the necessary elements required for healthy creative partnerships, touring globally as an indie artist, and so much more.

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In Season 3 Episode 9, B Magic & Noyz are joined by producer/filmmaker Bhaveek Makan aka Skinny Local. In this episode, Bhaveek discusses his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa, attending school in Durban as part of the first racially-integrated cohort, the culture shock of migrating from South Africa to Newfoundland, melding musical influences to create his own unique production style, being part of the booming arts scene in western Canada, his filmmaking process, and so much more.

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Season 3 Episode 8 was the first ever live episode of The Immigrant Hustle, and it was recorded as part of Meta Arts Festival. In this episode, Noyz & B Magic were joined by chef/entrepreneur Rick Matharu, and poet/editor of Newest Magazine/creative director of The Glass Museum, Harjot Ghuman-Matharu. Rick and Harjot discuss their families moving from Punjab to the Greater Toronto Area, the importance of their mothers in their development as artists and business owners, creating honest art, the challenges of scaling up as an entrepreneur, investing in yourself, creating new platforms that more accurately reflect the experience of people of colour in Canada, and so much more.

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Rick Matharu - www.instagram.com/rickmatharu/

Harjot Ghuman-Matharu - www.instagram.com/harjotghuman/

In Season 3 Episode 7, B Magic & Noyz speak with singer/songwriter/model, Amanie Illfated. In this episode, Amanie discusses her family's journey from South Sudan to Saskatchewan as refugees, the process of adapting to Canadian weather and culture, falling in love with music at an early age and building her own home studio, moving from Saskatchewan to Toronto to pursue her music career, building her confidence on stage, the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and so much more.

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In Season 3 Episode 6, B Magic & Noyz connect with podcaster/emcee/curator/marketer/broadcaster, Nav Nanwa. In this episode, Nav shares his family's migration through multiple provinces in Canada, the family's early struggles of trying to find work and make ends meet, fatherhood during Covid, getting involved in radio and television broadcasting, how essential local media can be to the communities they serve, the importance of authenticity in networking, his pro wrestling Mount Rushmore, using his program New Theory Radio to discuss important topics like mental health, and so much more.

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Nav Nanwa - instagram.com/navnanwa

New Theory Radio - www.spreaker.com/show/new-theory-radio

In Season 3 Episode 5, B Magic & Noyz speak with DJ/producer/organizer/curator DJ Rekha. In this episode, Rekha discusses her family's migration from Pakistan and India to the US, growing up in New York and the racial dynamics in the city, the politics of race and radio, becoming immersed in the early years of hip-hop, learning to DJ and bringing together her many musical influences, launching Basement Bhangra and the importance it had to the South Asian community, the challenges of organizing events, working with legends like Malkit Singh and Apache Indian, DJ'ing during Covid, and so much more.

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DJ Rekha - instagram.com/djrekha

In Season 3 Episode 4, B Magic & Noyz are joined by organizer/activist/writer and Principal Speechwriter & Media Relations Coordinator for the caucus of Ontario's NDP Party, Jared Walker. In this episode, Jared talks about migrating from the Caribbean to Toronto, being raised in a household that stressed the importance of education and politics, attending Columbia University and being the New York State Coordinator of Students for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election, the failures in how Canadian media discusses race, working as a speechwriter and communications director on Jagmeet Singh's NDP leadership campaign, launching the Black Youth Fellowship at Toronto City Hall as a way to provide more opportunities for young Black people to enter the world of politics, and so much more.

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Jared Walker - twitter.com/jawalker

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