Episode description

Farai Chideya talks with Dr. Angel Pérez of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling about how students can access the resources they need for a successful college experience. Luvvie Ajayi Jones shares lessons from her book on facing your fears. Latinx author Carmen Maria Machado addresses criticism of her memoir from a school district in Texas, and why it matters to share her story. Social media maven Omehabiba Khan tells the origin story of her successful Instagram dating site for Muslims, Rishta Live. And on the weekly roundtable Sippin’ the Political Tea, Farai Chideya talks about what accountable, community-based journalism can look like with two founders of local news organizations based in New York: Mazin Sidahmed of Documented, and S. Mitra Kalita of Epicenter-NYC.

EPISODE RUNDOWN

00:35 Dr. Angel Pérez gives advice for college students and their families approaching the new year

13:01 Luvvie Ajayi Jones on facing fear, which she calls “the everlasting hater”

22:02 Author Carmen Maria Machado on moral panic and her book “In the Dream House”

27:07 Omehabiba Khan on her online dating platform for Muslims

31:30 Sippin’ the Political Tea: Farai Chideya and journalists S. Mitra Kalita of Epicenter-NYC and Mazin Sidahmed of Documented talk about local journalism