We're Not So Different

We talk Civic Duty and engagement. The sometimes hopeless nature of voting at the federal level. Working through local government to impact change. How Samira and Ali see participating in the process versus not.

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We talk entitlement and arrogance of current occupiers. Why people immigrate to other countries. The contributions of diversity both forced and unforced. The importance of history and educating oneself on who was where and when.

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We talk assimilating and aligning with the dominant culture. Samira explains the Hijab, why some don’t wear it, and Iran’s perception of the U.S. Ali explains what human alignment is and the dangers of aligning to specific groups.

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We talk national holidays. Learning and being open to the celebrations of others. Juneteenth versus Independence Day and what they mean to different citizens. Finding and creating your own culture.

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We talk Covid resurgence. Believers versus non-believers. The response of the government to the pandemic and how capitalism may not be helping us out. Our relatively different paths to educating our children amidst the pandemic and future impacts to this new generation.

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We talk, distinguishing between a sentiment versus an organization when looking at movements. What messages are we missing because of our biases? How a lack of information can change the real narrative. Social media, hate speech regulation, and technology that is being used to push divisiveness.

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We're Not So Different tackles religion for the first time! Join us as we engage and explore whether or not there is a correlation between religion and supremacy, being religious versus being spiritual, how religion has/can be weaponized, the difference between God and humans, if religion is even a personal choice, and how the game of telephone can be related to religious text. This is one of our more intriguing episodes. Enjoy, subscribe, review, and share!

We talk about the global outcry that has come from racial injustice in America. We take a look at foreigners and their relationship with "The Struggle" of the Black American and escaping their own historical demons. What Samira and Ali are doing to push for change and how you too can support and not let the momentum subside.

This episode is all about relationships with bigots. Samira gives her perspective on coping with family and friends who are or once were bigots. Ali questions his friendships. We discuss how to educate a bigot and taking the desire to just be "right" out of the equation. And we talk about rising tides lifting all ships.

We interview Mandy Ansari, who is a digital marketer, brand strategist, tech nerd and mental health advocate who works with startups to Fortune 500 companies to increase their reach and build their digital footprint through creative marketing. She leads Community Marketing at Bumble and is the Lifestyle Blogger behind www.girlandthe.com, a guide to chasing happiness for the modern girl. She shares daily stories and posts with 300K+ Instagram followers (www.instagram.com/mandy) who know her as their “Virtual BFF”. Mandy is obsessed with the internet’s ability to make the world a smaller and more connected place. She’s dedicated to helping her followers feel more understood and less alone.

We talk depression, anxiety, mental wellness and self-care. Mandy shares her tragedies and triumphs with us and spills the tea on authenticity, unconventional therapy and being a Virtual BFF!