Emmen Ahmed is a freelance illustrator and student based in Detroit (shout out to her amazing artwork for Tell Them). Her grandfather had a huge influence on her, and when he passed away a few years ago, she struggled to maneuver through life without him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2019•18 min•Ep. 16
Chef Reem Assil owns Reem’s California and Dyafa, two popular middle eastern eateries in Oakland, California. But growing up, she had a knack for filmmaking, and at 12 years old she premiered her first (and only) film on her local public access station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 23, 2019•13 min•Ep. 15
Television actor Iqbal Theba gives us an inside look on a career that many in the entertainment industry know well — service. And this probably won’t come as a surprise, but he was really good at it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 22, 2019•16 min•Ep. 14
Salman Agah is a legendary skateboarder and owner of Pizzanista, a popular L.A. pizza joint. But back when he was a teen in San Jose, he had no reference for what his future might look like or where his ambitions were taking him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 21, 2019•15 min•Ep. 13
Alia Shawkat is known for her role as Maeby Fünke on Arrested Development, and in between shoots, she loved smoking weed and pushing her dad’s buttons. One trip to Jordan changed that and helped her realize who her father was in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2019•16 min•Ep. 12
Ahamed Weinberg is a comedian with a series on Comedy Central. Once he hit school age, he started realizing that his parents’ values weren’t the same as his peers’. As a result, deciding his own beliefs proved, well, complicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 17, 2019•15 min•Ep. 11
Sahar Jahani is a TV writer whose relationship to her heritage changed during one agonizing road trip in a Paykan through the Iranian countryside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 16, 2019•15 min•Ep. 10
Ryan Harris is an NFL Super Bowl champion who, in one moment, was forced to redefine what it meant for him to be a man in a culture of toxic masculinity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2019•15 min•Ep. 9
Amirah Sackett is a hip-hop dancer who learned the art of forgiveness from a swarm of bees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 14, 2019•10 min•Ep. 8
Wazina Zondon is a sex educator and co-founder of the show Coming Out Muslim. She’s been able to understand herself better because of her relationship with one person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 13, 2019•16 min•Ep. 7
Reza Aslan is the author of No God But God and Zealot, as well as a known TV personality. His political education and distrust of authority began with a game of chess when he was just 7 years old. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 10, 2019•15 min•Ep. 6
Ramy Youssef has his own show on Hulu, but it wouldn’t have happened if it hadn’t been for one single moment brushing his teeth when he was 19 — and half his face went totally numb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 09, 2019•12 min•Ep. 5
Najma Sharif is a writer with bylines in Vice, Teen Vogue, and Broadly — but as a teenager, she was just Najmalicious1000, a player trying to get with as many boys as possible and creating a whole romantic life on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 08, 2019•18 min•Ep. 4
Deana Haggag is the CEO of United States Artists, but her parents still think she’s an interior designer. One moment in college stopped her from ever trying to explain her world to them again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 07, 2019•12 min•Ep. 3
Tan France is the Queer Eye fashion guru to whom people would pay good money to get advice. His love for giving advice traces back to one hot afternoon watching his siblings play Game Boy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 06, 2019•14 min•Ep. 2
Misha Euceph heard Maz Jobrani’s stand-up comedy when she was 12 years old. One line stuck with her so much that it’s the reason she’s making this show today: “I want to show a Muslim baking a cookie." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 03, 2019•6 min•Ep. 1
