Uncomfortable

By ABC News

Honest conversations about the issues dividing America. Hosted by Amna Nawaz, we're tackling the tough stuff: race, gender, economics, religion. You may not agree with everything you hear, but we can'... more

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How many episodes does Uncomfortable have?

The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.

Uncomfortable episodes:

August 22, 2017 "How Far We Haven't Come"
Filmmaker Adam Hootnick on the untold story of the Carter Cowboys, a Texas high school football team at the center of a national controversy in 1988. Adam and Amna talk about how race, power and a state championship forever scarred this Dallas community -- and how little has changed in the last 30 years.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
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38min
August 15, 2017 "I'm Betting On Something Different"
"He may be a plus-size black woman on the inside." Thats what one style blogger had to say about James Rhee, CEO of Ashley Stewart and an unlikely leader for the brand. Rhee sat down with Amna to explain why he -- a Korean-American son of immigrants, working in finance -- took the helm of a plus size retail company aimed at African-American women and decided to save it.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
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57min
August 08, 2017 Preview: Ashley Stewart CEO James Rhee
Amna and Alyssa break down some of the feedback from last week's episode that featured the hosts of the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast. Plus, an introduction to next week's guest, James Rhee, CEO of the retailer Ashley Stewart and an unlikely advocate for African-American plus size women.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
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6min
August 01, 2017 "That's Not My Community"
Amna sits down with the hosts of the podcast #GoodMuslimBadMuslim, Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh. The women open up about their motivation behind the show, and their definition of being Muslim-American.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
Follow Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6
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1h 7min
July 18, 2017 Catch Up: Comedian Maysoon Zayid Talks Health Care
Maysoon Zayid calls into the show to talk about her concerns over the proposed health care bill and the effects she says it could have on millions of disabled Americans. Amna also recaps listener feedback from last week's episode.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
Follow Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6
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11min
July 11, 2017 "I Want to Mainstream Disability"
Maysoon Zayid has never let her disability to stop her from setting off to conquer the world through comedy. The star of big screen and stand-up stages across the world, Zayid opens up to Amna about life with cerebral palsy, discrimination in Hollywood casting calls, and learning how to be funny from her Palestinian aunties.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
Follow Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6
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41min
July 04, 2017 Preview: Comedian Maysoon Zayid
Amna and Alyssa recap some listener feedback from LZ Granderson's interview and preview next week's conversation with Maysoon Zayid, a Muslim-American comedian with cerebral palsy, who is advocating for more acceptance for people living with disabilities.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
Follow Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6
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5min
June 27, 2017 "I Had to Reconcile My Faith with My Sexuality"
ESPN's LZ Granderson gets candid about living his life as a straight man before he made the decision to come out as gay. Granderson shares the challenges he faced as an aspiring sports journalist, and how he ultimately made his decision to come out because he wanted to be a good role model for his young son.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
Follow Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6
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52min
June 20, 2017 Preview: LZ Granderson on Finding the Freedom to Be Himself
Amna and Alyssa recap some of the feedback from last week's episode with Kerry O'Grady and offer a preview of next week's episode with ESPN's LZ Granderson, who describes how living his life as a straight man felt like drowning.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
Follow Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6
Follow Amna on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2mLRYyb
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8min
June 13, 2017 "You Have the Wrong Person"
Communications professor Kerry O'Grady recounts her case of mistaken identity and how she acted quickly to preserve her reputation and integrity when online trolls incorrectly made her the target of their fury. O'Grady was confused with a Secret Service agent of the same name, who was permanently removed from her position because she shared anti-Trump sentiments online. In this episode, O'Grady reflects on how social media has gone from a platform to share ideas and opinions, to a place where people can quickly spread messages of hate and anger.
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* ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them.
Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6
Amna on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2mLRYyb

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34min

FAQs about Uncomfortable:

How many episodes does Uncomfortable have?

The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.