It's finally here! I'm thrilled to share a preview of my new podcast Radiolingo, created in collaboration with Crooked Media and Duolingo. The show delves into the fascinating ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. If you're curious, subscribe now to Radiolingo on your favorite podcast app. For more information, visit  http://go.crooked.com/Radiolingo.   More About the Show: Radiolingo investigates all the ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. Hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, an audio journalist and James Beard Award-winning writer, each podcast episode explores a new way of understanding at the impact of language across our lives, our relationships, our culture and much more. Radiolingo is a Crooked Media and Duolingo production. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

It's finally here! I'm thrilled to share a preview of my new podcast Radiolingo, created in collaboration with Crooked Media and Duolingo. The show delves into the fascinating ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. If you're curious, subscribe now to Radiolingo on your favorite podcast app. For more information, visit <a href="http://go.crooked.com/Radiolingo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> http://go.crooked.com/Radiolingo</a>.   More About the Show: Radiolingo investigates all the ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. Hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, an audio journalist and James Beard Award-winning writer, each podcast episode explores a new way of understanding at the impact of language across our lives, our relationships, our culture and much more. Radiolingo is a Crooked Media and Duolingo production. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Introducing: Radiolingo

Ahmed and Basim spend some time catching up with all the changes in 2022 from babies to injuries. Basim’s band does our theme song: hear their music here: kominas.bandcamp.com Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. You can find other ways to support here: https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow the show @seesomething and youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar. 

Ahmed and Basim spend some time catching up with all the changes in 2022 from babies to injuries. Basim’s band does our theme song: hear their music here: <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a> Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. You can find other ways to support here: <a href="https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar</a> Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>.

Dislocation (with Basim Usmani)

Ahmed brings on Basim to discuss South Asian disco and dance music with Naya Beat record’s Raghav Mani.  Download Naya Beat Vol1: https://nayabeat.bandcamp.com/ Basim’s band does our theme song: hear their music here: kominas.bandcamp.com.   Due to an injury, this season of SSSS has been delayed, but we are releasing the best we can — subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ahmed   Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. You can find other ways to support here: https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow the show @seesomething and youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar.

Ahmed brings on Basim to discuss South Asian disco and dance music with Naya Beat record’s Raghav Mani.  Download Naya Beat Vol1: <a href="https://nayabeat.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nayabeat.bandcamp.com/</a> Basim’s band does our theme song: hear their music here: <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com.</a> Due to an injury, this season of SSSS has been delayed, but we are releasing the best we can — subscribe to our YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/ahmed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/ahmed</a> Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. You can find other ways to support here: <a href="https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar</a> Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>.

80s South Asian Dance Music from Naya Beat Records (featuring Raghav Mani and Basim Usmani)

Ahmed speaks with Huffington Post national reporter Rowaida Abdelaziz about her work covering American Muslims and her piece on swimming while a Muslim woman. Due to an injury, YouTube uploads are delayed, but subscribe for a video version of this podcast soon: youtube.com/ahmed Follow Rowaida: @Rowaida_Abdel Read Rowaida's piece "When Swimming as Muslim Woman Becomes a Political Act":  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-women-are-fighting-to-swim-in-america_n_5d5594d1e4b056fafd08aa70 Read Zainab Iqbal's piece, "I'm a Muslim woman covering the diversity of Brooklyn. Sometimes all people see is my hijab.":  https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2021/im-a-muslim-woman-covering-the-diversity-of-brooklyn-sometimes-all-people-see-is-my-hijab/

Ahmed speaks with Huffington Post national reporter Rowaida Abdelaziz about her work covering American Muslims and her piece on swimming while a Muslim woman. Due to an injury, YouTube uploads are delayed, but subscribe for a video version of this podcast soon: <a href="http://youtube.com/ahmed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.com/ahmed</a> Follow Rowaida: <a href="twitter.com/rowaida_abdel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Rowaida_Abdel</a> Read Rowaida's piece "When Swimming as Muslim Woman Becomes a Political Act": <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-women-are-fighting-to-swim-in-america_n_5d5594d1e4b056fafd08aa70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-women-are-fighting-to-swim-in-america_n_5d5594d1e4b056fafd08aa70</a> Read Zainab Iqbal's piece, "I'm a Muslim woman covering the diversity of Brooklyn. Sometimes all people see is my hijab.": <a href="https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2021/im-a-muslim-woman-covering-the-diversity-of-brooklyn-sometimes-all-people-see-is-my-hijab/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2021/im-a-muslim-woman-covering-the-diversity-of-brooklyn-sometimes-all-people-see-is-my-hijab/</a>

Swimming and Reporting as a Muslim Woman, with Rowaida Abdelaziz

Ihsan Bagby

We’re back from hiatus and to our regularly scheduled programming with an interview with Dr. Ihsan Bagby on his work polling American mosques for two decades. Find the mosque survey from Dr. Bagby here: https://www.ispu.org/public-policy/mosque-survey/ Also: our big new announcement is that we’re now on YouTube thanks to a grant from the Google News Intiative! Look forward to some YouTube exclusive content covering halal food in America.  Like and subscribe below. Video podcasts will be coming soon. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn2EbFxKx-a9Bee3UqKWIwg

We’re back from hiatus and to our regularly scheduled programming with an interview with Dr. Ihsan Bagby on his work polling American mosques for two decades. Find the mosque survey from Dr. Bagby here: <a href="https://www.ispu.org/public-policy/mosque-survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ispu.org/public-policy/mosque-survey/</a> Also: our big new announcement is that we’re now on YouTube thanks to a grant from the Google News Intiative! Look forward to some YouTube exclusive content covering halal food in America.  Like and subscribe below. Video podcasts will be coming soon. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn2EbFxKx-a9Bee3UqKWIwg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn2EbFxKx-a9Bee3UqKWIwg</a>

The Mosque in America, A National Portrait (with Dr. Ihsan Bagby)

This week, we wanted to introduce you to one of our favorite podcast partners: Self-Evident: Asian American Stories. They do incredible work showcasing the wide-ranging stories of Asian Americans. And: we've picked up Pakistani mangos together!   Subscribe to Self-Evident on iTunes or Spotify and support them here: https://selfevidentshow.com/supporters

This week, we wanted to introduce you to one of our favorite podcast partners: Self-Evident: Asian American Stories. They do incredible work showcasing the wide-ranging stories of Asian Americans. And: we've picked up Pakistani mangos together! Subscribe to Self-Evident on iTunes or Spotify and support them here: <a href="https://selfevidentshow.com/supporters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://selfevidentshow.com/supporters</a>

"Saving the Seeds" (by the Self-Evident podcast)

Another bonus! We’re sharing with you Ahmed’s story for the PROOF podcast by America’s Test Kitchen. It's a personal essay about growing up a picky eater in a Pakistani family. Subscribe to PROOF and find more info on their show here: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/podcasts/proof. PLUS: a bonus interview with Madhur Jaffrey, desi cookbook author and icon, will be on the Patreon will be up later today. Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. You can find other ways to support here: https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at seesomethingpodcast.com. Follow the show @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Email the show at info@seesomethingpodcast.com. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.

Another bonus! We’re sharing with you Ahmed’s story for the PROOF podcast by America’s Test Kitchen. It's a personal essay about growing up a picky eater in a Pakistani family. Subscribe to PROOF and find more info on their show here: <a href="https://www.americastestkitchen.com/podcasts/proof" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.americastestkitchen.com/podcasts/proof.</a> PLUS: a bonus interview with Madhur Jaffrey, desi cookbook author and icon, will be on the Patreon will be up later today. Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. You can find other ways to support here: <a href="https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar</a> Your support means the world to us. Follow Ahmed on Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at <a href="http://seesomethingpodcast.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">seesomethingpodcast.com</a>. Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>. Email the show at <a href="mailto:info@seesomethingpodcast.com" rel="noopener">info@seesomethingpodcast.com</a>. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com.</a>

[BONUS] Pakistani Chicken Hutt (via America's Test Kitchen)

Here's episode 2 of the new podcast, "The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey." Ahmed served as editor and co-writer of the series along with the team at America Abroad Media, PRX, and the Ali Center. Subscribe to hear the rest of the series here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-universal-title-muhammad-alis-spiritual-journey/id1562935315 Sneak peak of the new season of SSSS on the Patreon up now too: www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar

Here's episode 2 of the new podcast, "The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey." Ahmed served as editor and co-writer of the series along with the team at America Abroad Media, PRX, and the Ali Center. Subscribe to hear the rest of the series here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-universal-title-muhammad-alis-spiritual-journey/id1562935315" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-universal-title-muhammad-alis-spiritual-journey/id1562935315</a> Sneak peak of the new season of SSSS on the Patreon up now too: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>

[BONUS] Introducing: "The Universal Title" Episode 2

We're hard at work on the new season of SSSS, but in the meantime, we're excited to share episode 1 of the new podcast, "The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey." Ahmed served as editor and co-writer of the series along with the team at America Abroad Media, PRX, and the Ali Center. Subscribe to hear the rest of the series here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-universal-title-muhammad-alis-spiritual-journey/id1562935315 Sneak peak of the new season of SSSS on the Patreon up now too: www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar

We're hard at work on the new season of SSSS, but in the meantime, we're excited to share episode 1 of the new podcast, "The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey." Ahmed served as editor and co-writer of the series along with the team at America Abroad Media, PRX, and the Ali Center. Subscribe to hear the rest of the series here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-universal-title-muhammad-alis-spiritual-journey/id1562935315" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-universal-title-muhammad-alis-spiritual-journey/id1562935315</a> Sneak peak of the new season of SSSS on the Patreon up now too: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>

[BONUS] Introducing: "The Universal Title" Podcast, Episode 1

In this episode, an important announcement — we’re moving to a seasonal model! And stay tuned for the first 15 minutes of our Patreon bonus zoom call with our guests . So this will be the last episode for a little bit — our next drop of episodes will be a season of episodes that will release weekly in Spring. if you donate on Patreon, you’ll still get the same overall episodes per year BUT also you’ll get more bonuses and sneak peaks before we start dropping. Subscribe to our social media to stay updated! If you want hear the full Zoom call, subscribe on Patreon! Love to you all. Follow Shamira @_ShamGod Follow Taz @TazzyStar and buy her grief poetry collection “The Moon Split in Two” here:  https://www.amazon.com/Day-Moon-Split-Two-Collection/dp/B08HTG6LS6 Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads.  Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. This week’s custom music was by Basim Usmani.    SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

In this episode, an important announcement — we’re moving to a seasonal model! And stay tuned for the first 15 minutes of our Patreon bonus zoom call with our guests . So this will be the last episode for a little bit — our next drop of episodes will be a season of episodes that will release weekly in Spring. if you donate on Patreon, you’ll still get the same overall episodes per year BUT also you’ll get more bonuses and sneak peaks before we start dropping. Subscribe to our social media to stay updated! If you want hear the full Zoom call, subscribe on Patreon! Love to you all. Follow Shamira @_ShamGod Follow Taz @TazzyStar and buy her grief poetry collection “The Moon Split in Two” here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Day-Moon-Split-Two-Collection/dp/B08HTG6LS6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Day-Moon-Split-Two-Collection/dp/B08HTG6LS6</a> Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads.  Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. This week’s custom music was by Basim Usmani.  SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at <a href="http://patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

Announcement! + Patreon Jinn Zoom Call Preview

Each week, Ahmed Ali Akbar covers everything that American Muslims are talking about right now — misrepresentation in the media, equality in the mosque, Asahd memes, and much more.

Great energy and brings insightful guests :)

Love the host!

So glad to have this thoughtful charming podcast back in rotation!

❤️❤️❤️

See Something Say Something

Ahmed talks to Ramy Youssef, the writer and creator behind the Hulu show “Ramy” and the HBO Comedy Special “Feelings.” They discuss representation, future Muslim TV shows they hope to see, and why it’s important to resist being “the first.”   Donate to the Patreon to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Your support means the world to us. $10 donors get access to the show’s Discord chat server.   Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething. Follow the show @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Email Ahmed at radbrowndads@gmail.com. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.

Ahmed talks to Ramy Youssef, the writer and creator behind the Hulu show “Ramy” and the HBO Comedy Special “Feelings.” They discuss representation, future Muslim TV shows they hope to see, and why it’s important to resist being “the first.” Donate to the Patreon to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. Your support means the world to us. $10 donors get access to the show’s Discord chat server. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: <a href="http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a>. Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>. Email Ahmed at <a href="mailto:radbrowndads@gmail.com">radbrowndads@gmail.com</a>. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com.</a>

Ramy

[Spoiler Alert] Master of None: Season 2 is out, and we’re just as excited as you are. From the romance between Dev and Francesca, to confronting racist Tinder dates (post-sex), the season takes on a lot. So, we wanted to talk about it! Ahmed is joined by BuzzFeed Senior Culture Writer Bim Adewunmi and ‎Senior Social Media Editor Abid Anwar to dissect one of the most talked-about episodes in the series, “Religion.” They dig into why Navid's sudden pork addiction isn't believable, moments that remind them of their own family, and whether Dev knows he’s an asshole. And be warned: There are a ton of spoilers for this one episode, and light spoilers for the rest of the season.  Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads,  Follow Bim at @bimadew,  Don't follow Abid.  Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast,  Subscribe to our newsletter buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter,  Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething,  Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com.  Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Spoiler Alert] Master of None: Season 2 is out, and we’re just as excited as you are. From the romance between Dev and Francesca, to confronting racist Tinder dates (post-sex), the season takes on a lot. So, we wanted to talk about it! Ahmed is joined by BuzzFeed Senior Culture Writer Bim Adewunmi and ‎Senior Social Media Editor Abid Anwar to dissect one of the most talked-about episodes in the series, “Religion.” They dig into why Navid's sudden pork addiction isn't believable, moments that remind them of their own family, and whether Dev knows he’s an asshole. And be warned: There are a ton of spoilers for this one episode, and light spoilers for the rest of the season. Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads,  Follow Bim at @bimadew,  Don't follow Abid.  Follow the show at @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>,  Subscribe to our newsletter <a href="http://buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter</a>,  Find more episodes at <a href="http://buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a>,  Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com.  Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 25: From Zero To Pork

It’s time for another pop culture round up! This time, we’re checking in with TV Guide’s Krutika Mallikarjuna and Condeé Nast's Muna Mire about two queer Muslims currently on TV. First, we discuss *the character Adena El-Amin from the social media-obsessed, openly feminist dramedy, "The Bold Type".* Then, we discuss the *phenomenon* of "Queer Eye" and *the highs and lows of the show's fashion expert, Tan France.* Plus: we take a BuzzFeed quiz and discuss what else is good to watch right now.  Follow Krutika @krutika. Follow Muna @Muna_Mire Follow the show on Twitter (@seesomething), Facebook (facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast), and Instagram (instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething). Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com Our music is by The Kominas, follow them @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for another pop culture round up! This time, we’re checking in with TV Guide’s Krutika Mallikarjuna and Condeé Nast's Muna Mire about two queer Muslims currently on TV. First, we discuss *the character Adena El-Amin from the social media-obsessed, openly feminist dramedy, "The Bold Type".* Then, we discuss the *phenomenon* of "Queer Eye" and *the highs and lows of the show's fashion expert, Tan France.* Plus: we take a BuzzFeed quiz and discuss what else is good to watch right now. Follow Krutika @krutika. Follow Muna @Muna_Mire Follow the show on Twitter (@seesomething), Facebook (<a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>), and Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething</a>). Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com Our music is by The Kominas, follow them @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Queer Type

See Something Say Something is officially back, but we need your help! We’ve shifted to an independent, crowdfunding model; bear with us as we spend a few minutes discussing our new Patreon and how your donations will help us make the show. A big thank you to the all the Patrons who’ve already donated and help us keep the show going. But also: remember, we’re committed to providing this space for free and it is totally okay if you can’t support. After that, join us as Ahmed and Salimah discuss how they’re preparing for Ramadan this year.   Donate to the Patreon to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. $10 donors get access to the show’s Discord chat server. Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething. Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads. Follow Salimah (on Instagram) @salimahfm. Follow the show @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Email Ahmed at radbrowndads@gmail.com. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com

See Something Say Something is officially back, but we need your help! We’ve shifted to an independent, crowdfunding model; bear with us as we spend a few minutes discussing our new Patreon and how your donations will help us make the show. A big thank you to the all the Patrons who’ve already donated and help us keep the show going. But also: remember, we’re committed to providing this space for free and it is totally okay if you can’t support. After that, join us as Ahmed and Salimah discuss how they’re preparing for Ramadan this year. Donate to the Patreon to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. $10 donors get access to the show’s Discord chat server. Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: <a href="http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a>. Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads. Follow Salimah (on Instagram) @salimahfm. Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>. Email Ahmed at <a href="mailto:radbrowndads@gmail.com">radbrowndads@gmail.com</a>. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a>

We're Back and Just in Time for Ramadan

In the fourth episode of the Ramadan series, Ahmed talks to converts about the struggles and joys of finding community in immigrant Muslim masjids. First, we listen to some of the thoughts Chris St. Louis and Cassandra Villarreal recorded throughout the first few weeks of Ramadan. Then, we check in with them about cultural authenticity, losing pork but gaining biryani, and why it’s frustrating to be introduced as a convert. Then, Ahmed talks to poet Kima Jones about converting when she was full of wild teenage hormones, living in a mixed religious family, and anti-blackness in the masjid. Plus! Kima reads from her piece, The Aqiqa.  Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads. Follow Kima at @kima_jones  Follow the show at @seesomething and watch our new videos at facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com Subscribe to our newsletter at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter Read Kima’s essay here: http://midnightbreakfast.com/aqiqah Read Pacinthe Mattar’s essay “How The Internet Made Ramadan Feel Like Home Again” here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/pacinthemattar/misfits-and-in-betweeners   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fourth episode of the Ramadan series, Ahmed talks to converts about the struggles and joys of finding community in immigrant Muslim masjids. First, we listen to some of the thoughts Chris St. Louis and Cassandra Villarreal recorded throughout the first few weeks of Ramadan. Then, we check in with them about cultural authenticity, losing pork but gaining biryani, and why it’s frustrating to be introduced as a convert. Then, Ahmed talks to poet Kima Jones about converting when she was full of wild teenage hormones, living in a mixed religious family, and anti-blackness in the masjid. Plus! Kima reads from her piece, The Aqiqa. Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads. Follow Kima at <a href="https://twitter.com/kima_jones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kima_jones</a> Follow the show at @seesomething and watch our new videos at <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a> Find more episodes at <a href="http://buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a> Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a> Subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter</a> Read Kima’s essay here: <a href="http://midnightbreakfast.com/aqiqah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://midnightbreakfast.com/aqiqah</a> Read Pacinthe Mattar’s essay “How The Internet Made Ramadan Feel Like Home Again” here: <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/pacinthemattar/misfits-and-in-betweeners" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buzzfeed.com/pacinthemattar/misfits-and-in-betweeners</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 29: God Giveth Biryani And God Taketh Away Pernil

Reza Aslan no longer wants to go on cable news and have to answer questions like "Does Islam promote violence?" Instead, he wants to focus on making a new sitcom for ABC, among other things. Hear why he thinks pop culture and storytelling is the real key to helping change American minds about Muslims.  Follow Reza at @rezaaslan. Check out Secret Life of Muslims  here.  Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads. Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast  Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething  Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reza Aslan no longer wants to go on cable news and have to answer questions like "Does Islam promote violence?" Instead, he wants to focus on making a new sitcom for ABC, among other things. Hear why he thinks pop culture and storytelling is the real key to helping change American minds about Muslims. Follow Reza at @rezaaslan. Check out Secret Life of Muslims <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SecretlifeofMuslims/videos/604688596385413/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. Follow Ahmed at <a href="https://twitter.com/radbrowndads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@radbrowndads</a>. Follow the show at <a href="http://twitter.com/seesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@seesomething</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a> Find more episodes at <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a> Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealKominas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheRealKominas</a> and <a href="https://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 7: Wookies Are Muslim

Burying a loved one is never easy. But for Muslims New Yorkers, the price of land, gentrification, and ritual practices complicates an already difficult process. As a result, most Muslims in the 5 boroughs tend to be buried hours away from their homes, at cemeteries in Long Island or New Jersey. With the death rate in NYC soaring due to COVID-19, Muslim funeral homes have borne the burden of a crisis that developed long before quarantine. How does one grapple with saying goodbye to our loved ones when burial is less than ideal? To answer these questions, we speak to housing policy expert Lena Afridi about losing and burying her father over a year ago. Then, Imam Khalid Latif of ICNYU shares some of the pressures that funeral homes in New York are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. M Train releases bi-weekly and each episode focuses on New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway.  Donate to ICNYU’s Coronavirus Financial Hardship Grants:  https://www.launchgood.com/project/coronavirus_emergency_response_financial_hardship_grants#!/ Read Lena’s Article: “Death and Life in Great American Cities”:  https://thenewinquiry.com/death-and-life-in-great-american-cities/ Find ICNYU’s Virtual Ramadan Programming here: https://icnyu.org/ Please consider signing up with the National Bone Marrow Registry, especially if you are from an underrepresented group. Sign up here: https://bethematch.org/ Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads.  Follow Imam Khalid Latif @KLatif  Follow Lena @lpafridi Follow our producer Shirin @Shebe86.  Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias.  Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC on Twitter @BRICTV Watch BRIC’s videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/brictv   This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/building-bridges/ This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound.  For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

Burying a loved one is never easy. But for Muslims New Yorkers, the price of land, gentrification, and ritual practices complicates an already difficult process. As a result, most Muslims in the 5 boroughs tend to be buried hours away from their homes, at cemeteries in Long Island or New Jersey. With the death rate in NYC soaring due to COVID-19, Muslim funeral homes have borne the burden of a crisis that developed long before quarantine. How does one grapple with saying goodbye to our loved ones when burial is less than ideal? To answer these questions, we speak to housing policy expert Lena Afridi about losing and burying her father over a year ago. Then, Imam Khalid Latif of ICNYU shares some of the pressures that funeral homes in New York are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. M Train releases bi-weekly and each episode focuses on New York City metro area and the stories of American Muslims that can be found on and off the subway.  Donate to ICNYU’s Coronavirus Financial Hardship Grants: <a href="https://www.launchgood.com/project/coronavirus_emergency_response_financial_hardship_grants#!/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.launchgood.com/project/coronavirus_emergency_response_financial_hardship_grants#!/</a> Read Lena’s Article: “Death and Life in Great American Cities”: <a href="https://thenewinquiry.com/death-and-life-in-great-american-cities/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://thenewinquiry.com/death-and-life-in-great-american-cities/</a> Find ICNYU’s Virtual Ramadan Programming here: <a href="https://icnyu.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://icnyu.org/</a> Please consider signing up with the National Bone Marrow Registry, especially if you are from an underrepresented group. Sign up here: <a href="https://bethematch.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bethematch.org/</a> Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads.  Follow Imam Khalid Latif @KLatif  Follow Lena @lpafridi Follow our producer Shirin @Shebe86.  Follow our editor Myra @MBasilRahim, and follow our Executive Producer Sachar Mathias @sacharmathias.  Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Follow BRIC on Twitter @BRICTV Watch BRIC’s videos on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/brictv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/brictv</a> This miniseries was made with the generous help of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Arts Building Bridges Program. You can learn about their mission here: <a href="https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/building-bridges/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ddcf.org/what-we-fund/building-bridges/</a> This episode featured music composed by Myra Al-Rahim and from Freesound.  For more information on this and all BRIC Radio podcasts, visit <a href="http://www.bricartsmedia.org/radio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bricartsmedia.org/radio</a>. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at <a href="http://patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

M Train: Death & Grieving in Muslim New York

This week Ahmed brings on BuzzFeed news editor Sara Yasin as cohost to talk about Zayn Malik, pop icon. They’re joined by Zayn Malik scholar Fariha Roisin and twitter badass Farwa Zaidi to talk about Zayn’s zolo career, what it means to them to have a brown Muslim sex symbol, and the significance of power couple Zayn and Gigi. Plus, Sara brings Ahmed a special surprise.  Follow Sara at @missyasin Follow Fariha at @fariharoisin Follow Farwa at @farwzz  Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads. Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast  Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething  Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ahmed brings on BuzzFeed news editor Sara Yasin as cohost to talk about Zayn Malik, pop icon. They’re joined by Zayn Malik scholar Fariha Roisin and twitter badass Farwa Zaidi to talk about Zayn’s zolo career, what it means to them to have a brown Muslim sex symbol, and the significance of power couple Zayn and Gigi. Plus, Sara brings Ahmed a special surprise. Follow Sara at @missyasin Follow Fariha at @fariharoisin Follow Farwa at @farwzz Follow Ahmed at <a href="https://twitter.com/radbrowndads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@radbrowndads</a>. Follow the show at <a href="http://twitter.com/seesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@seesomething</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a> Find more episodes at <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a> Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealKominas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheRealKominas</a> and <a href="https://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 9: Zayn

Jack Ryan, Amazon’s TV show based on the Tom Clancy character of the same name, features drone strikes, a Black American “good Muslim” character, and many of the tropes that have been around since Homeland and 24. So Ahmed decided to swallow his pride and try to watch it to see what he could learn. First, we talk to Salimah about the appeal of the show for your average Muslim TV binge watcher. Then, we speak with Professor Evelyn Alsultany, author of "Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11," to help give historical context to the depiction of Muslims in Terrorism TV. Also featured:  the return of Halal or Not!   Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. Last month, we released a bonus jinn episode. You can find other ways to support here: https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar Your support means the world to us. Find Professor Alsultany on her website: https://evelynalsultany.com/. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at seesomethingpodcast.com. Follow the show @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Email the show at info@seesomethingpodcast.com. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.

Jack Ryan, Amazon’s TV show based on the Tom Clancy character of the same name, features drone strikes, a Black American “good Muslim” character, and many of the tropes that have been around since Homeland and 24. So Ahmed decided to swallow his pride and try to watch it to see what he could learn. First, we talk to Salimah about the appeal of the show for your average Muslim TV binge watcher. Then, we speak with Professor Evelyn Alsultany, author of "Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11," to help give historical context to the depiction of Muslims in Terrorism TV. Also featured:  the return of Halal or Not! Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. Last month, we released a bonus jinn episode. You can find other ways to support here: <a href="https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar</a> Your support means the world to us. Find Professor Alsultany on her website: <a href="https://evelynalsultany.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://evelynalsultany.com/</a>. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at <a href="http://seesomethingpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">seesomethingpodcast.com</a>. Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>. Email the show at <a href="mailto:info@seesomethingpodcast.com">info@seesomethingpodcast.com</a>. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com.</a>

Jack Ryan and Terrorism on TV

Season 3 of See Something Say Something debuts next week, but before that, a little taste of what we've been doing during our summer break — we recently brought all your favorite things to the stage in Dearborn, Michigan: comics, advice to Hollywood execs, and the true beauty of Dearborn restaurants (Hint: always order the platter). Co-presented with the Arab American National Museum, the show features poet, Hugo-nominated author of Throne of the Crescent Moon and writer for Marvel’s Black Bolt series Saladin Ahmed, Asha Noor from CAIR-MI, Evelyn Alsultany an associate professor at U-Mich; and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) Namira Islam. Plus: Live music by BigOMuziq  Follow Ahmed @RadBrownDads Follow Asha @RajooWeyn Follow Namira @namirari Follow Saladin @saladinahmed Follow BigOMuziq @bigOmuziq Follow AANM @ArabAmericanMus Check out Evelyn @ http://evelynalsultany.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 3 of See Something Say Something debuts next week, but before that, a little taste of what we've been doing during our summer break — we recently brought all your favorite things to the stage in Dearborn, Michigan: comics, advice to Hollywood execs, and the true beauty of Dearborn restaurants (Hint: always order the platter). Co-presented with the Arab American National Museum, the show features poet, Hugo-nominated author of Throne of the Crescent Moon and writer for Marvel’s Black Bolt series Saladin Ahmed, Asha Noor from CAIR-MI, Evelyn Alsultany an associate professor at U-Mich; and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) Namira Islam. Plus: Live music by BigOMuziq Follow Ahmed @RadBrownDads Follow Asha @RajooWeyn Follow Namira @namirari Follow Saladin @saladinahmed Follow BigOMuziq @bigOmuziq Follow AANM @ArabAmericanMus Check out Evelyn @ <a href="http://evelynalsultany.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://evelynalsultany.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Everyday People and Everyday Psychopaths (The Live Show)

American Muslims have long participated in the struggle against mass incarceration, and this Ramadan, we speak to three people who can help us make sense of where things stand now. First, we talk to Sadiq Davis on his reentry journey through Muslim communities in Chicago and L.A. after 25 years in prison. Then, Justin Mashouf, the filmmaker who captured Sadiq’s story in the documentary “The Honest Struggle,” talks to us about prison reform and telling Sadiq's story with mercy and compassion. Finally, we talk to Dr. Suad Abdul-Khabeer about Believer’s Bailout, a community-led effort to bail out Muslims in pretrial incarceration and ICE custody as a form of zakat.   Donate to the Patreon to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Your support means the world to us. $10 donors get access to the show’s Discord chat server.   Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Justin @Mashouf. Follow Dr. Suad @DrSuad. Watch The Honest Struggle here: http://honeststruggle.co/watch-now/ Read more about Believer’s Bailout here: https://believersbailout.org/ and donate to their LaunchGood: https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/believers_bail_out_3#!/. Read Sapelo Square’s Black Muslims Reflect on the Qur’an series here: https://sapelosquare.com/religion/.   Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething. Follow the show @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Email Ahmed at radbrowndads@gmail.com. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.

American Muslims have long participated in the struggle against mass incarceration, and this Ramadan, we speak to three people who can help us make sense of where things stand now. First, we talk to Sadiq Davis on his reentry journey through Muslim communities in Chicago and L.A. after 25 years in prison. Then, Justin Mashouf, the filmmaker who captured Sadiq’s story in the documentary “The Honest Struggle,” talks to us about prison reform and telling Sadiq's story with mercy and compassion. Finally, we talk to Dr. Suad Abdul-Khabeer about Believer’s Bailout, a community-led effort to bail out Muslims in pretrial incarceration and ICE custody as a form of zakat. Donate to the Patreon to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. Your support means the world to us. $10 donors get access to the show’s Discord chat server. Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Follow Justin @Mashouf. Follow Dr. Suad @DrSuad. Watch The Honest Struggle here: <a href="http://honeststruggle.co/watch-now/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://honeststruggle.co/watch-now/</a> Read more about Believer’s Bailout here: <a href="https://believersbailout.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://believersbailout.org/</a> and donate to their LaunchGood: <a href="https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/believers_bail_out_3#!/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/believers_bail_out_3#!/</a>. Read Sapelo Square’s Black Muslims Reflect on the Qur’an series here: <a href="https://sapelosquare.com/religion/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://sapelosquare.com/religion/</a>. Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: <a href="http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a>. Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>. Email Ahmed at <a href="mailto:radbrowndads@gmail.com">radbrowndads@gmail.com</a>. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com.</a>

The Honest Struggle

You know that catchy jingle that starts our show? That’s by The Kominas, a punk band that’s been influential in South Asian and Muslim scenes. One of the guitarists, Shahjehan Khan, is a longtime friend of the show who has been open about his issues with mental health and addiction. There's a new Kominas album too this month, "The Systems Are Down," so we bring on Shahj to discuss about his struggles with addiction, how he’s turned around his life, and releasing the album on September 11th. Warning: we discuss include depression, suicidal ideation, addiction, and related topics. Also--We’re bringing “Halal Or Not?” back, but this time we’re helping our listeners make halal not decisions. Call (646) 50-HALAL and tell us what you need help figuring out--we may call you back to figure it out live on the show.  Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Buy the new Kominas album here:  https://kominas.bandcamp.com/album/the-systems-are-down Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas. Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething. Follow the show @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Email Ahmed at radbrowndads@gmail.com.

You know that catchy jingle that starts our show? That’s by The Kominas, a punk band that’s been influential in South Asian and Muslim scenes. One of the guitarists, Shahjehan Khan, is a longtime friend of the show who has been open about his issues with mental health and addiction. There's a new Kominas album too this month, "The Systems Are Down," so we bring on Shahj to discuss about his struggles with addiction, how he’s turned around his life, and releasing the album on September 11th. Warning: we discuss include depression, suicidal ideation, addiction, and related topics. Also--We’re bringing “Halal Or Not?” back, but this time we’re helping our listeners make halal not decisions. Call (646) 50-HALAL and tell us what you need help figuring out--we may call you back to figure it out live on the show.  Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads. Buy the new Kominas album here: <a href="https://kominas.bandcamp.com/album/the-systems-are-down" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://kominas.bandcamp.com/album/the-systems-are-down</a> Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas. Fill out this survey so we can get some advertising revenue: <a href="http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://survey.libsyn.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a>. Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>. Email Ahmed at radbrowndads@gmail.com.

Long-Term Recovery

2017 has been a unmitigated trash fire, and it’s our last episode of the season (and year!) so we’re sharing the (few) things that brought us joy this year. We talk to Krutika Malikarjuna about the year’s best new comedy, The Good Place. Then, we talk to Sara Yasin about the best so-bad-they’re-good headlines she’s collected in her newsletter, Please Kill Me. And then Ahmed calls up his dad to talk about why he thinks Victoria &amp; Abdul was a must-watch.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2017 has been a unmitigated trash fire, and it’s our last episode of the season (and year!) so we’re sharing the (few) things that brought us joy this year. We talk to Krutika Malikarjuna about the year’s best new comedy, The Good Place. Then, we talk to Sara Yasin about the best so-bad-they’re-good headlines she’s collected in her newsletter, Please Kill Me. And then Ahmed calls up his dad to talk about why he thinks Victoria &amp; Abdul was a must-watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 42: The Best (?) Of 2017

Fatimah Asghar

Fatimah Asghar is a Pakistani-Kashmiri poet, writer, and co-creator of the web series ‘Brown Girls,’ which is currently in development with HBO. Her new book of poems, ‘If They Come For Us,’ released this week. Ahmed talks to her about the challenges and joy of creating for your own community, depicting queer love on screen, and what so many people get wrong about being an orphan.  Buy Fatimah’s new book, “If They Come For Us”: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565781/if-they-come-for-us-by-fatimah-asghar/9780525509783/  Watch “Brown Girls” here: http://www.browngirlswebseries.com/episodes/ Follow Fatimah @asgharthegrouch Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads Follow the show on Twitter (@seesomething), Facebook (facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast), and Instagram (instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething). Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com Our music is by The Kominas, follow them @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fatimah Asghar is a Pakistani-Kashmiri poet, writer, and co-creator of the web series ‘Brown Girls,’ which is currently in development with HBO. Her new book of poems, ‘If They Come For Us,’ released this week. Ahmed talks to her about the challenges and joy of creating for your own community, depicting queer love on screen, and what so many people get wrong about being an orphan. Buy Fatimah’s new book, “If They Come For Us”: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565781/if-they-come-for-us-by-fatimah-asghar/9780525509783/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/565781/if-they-come-for-us-by-fatimah-asghar/9780525509783/</a> Watch “Brown Girls” here: <a href="http://www.browngirlswebseries.com/episodes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.browngirlswebseries.com/episodes/</a> Follow Fatimah @asgharthegrouch Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads Follow the show on Twitter (@seesomething), Facebook (<a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>), and Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething</a>). Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com Our music is by The Kominas, follow them @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a>.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Brown Girls, with Fatimah Asghar

Ghee is having a moment right now. People call it a magic food that will melt your fat away. Kourtney Kardashian swears by it. Whole Foods is selling it. And the marketing language always comes back to how “ancient,” “pure” and “authentic” it is. And Ahmed can’t stop thinking about it. So this week, we’re spending the whole episode tackling one question: Why is this happening to ghee? We do a taste test with the brain trust, chat with BuzzFeed Health editor Sally Tamarkin, NYU Food Studies Department chair Krishnendu Ray, and Ahmed’s aunt Naheed Usmani to chew on it.  Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads Follow Zainab @zainabshah Follow Neena @neenpathak Follow Sally @sallyt Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast,  Subscribe to our newsletter buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter,  Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething,  Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghee is having a moment right now. People call it a magic food that will melt your fat away. Kourtney Kardashian swears by it. Whole Foods is selling it. And the marketing language always comes back to how “ancient,” “pure” and “authentic” it is. And Ahmed can’t stop thinking about it. So this week, we’re spending the whole episode tackling one question: Why is this happening to ghee? We do a taste test with the brain trust, chat with BuzzFeed Health editor Sally Tamarkin, NYU Food Studies Department chair Krishnendu Ray, and Ahmed’s aunt Naheed Usmani to chew on it. Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads Follow Zainab @zainabshah Follow Neena @neenpathak Follow Sally @sallyt Follow the show at <a href="https://twitter.com/seesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@seesomething</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>, Subscribe to our newsletter <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething/newsletter</a>, Find more episodes at <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a>, Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="https://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 34: Ghee Something Say Something

Annnd we’re back! The previous episode (our live show) was supposed to be the end of Season 1. Then, President Trump issued an executive order blocking refugees, immigrants and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries: Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. We have to talk about this, and we’ll be posting a few short episodes to keep you up-to-date this week.  First up, Ahmed talks with Zahra Billoo and Ramzi Kassem about what to do if you or someone you know is detained at an airport—whether you’re an immigrant, visa holder, or a Muslim citizen.  Billoo is a civil rights lawyer and community organizer who leads the California chapter of  the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Follow her at @ZahraBilloo.  Kassem is a professor of Law at CUNY School of Law, where he directs the CLEAR project, which stands for “creating law enforcement accountability and responsibility.” Follow his work at @CUNY_CLEAR.  Here's the infographic Ahmed mentions: CLEAR's Guidance on the Executive Order.  Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads. Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast  Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething  Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annnd we’re back! The previous episode (our live show) was supposed to be the end of Season 1. Then, President Trump issued an executive order blocking refugees, immigrants and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries: Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. We have to talk about this, and we’ll be posting a few short episodes to keep you up-to-date this week. First up, Ahmed talks with Zahra Billoo and Ramzi Kassem about what to do if you or someone you know is detained at an airport—whether you’re an immigrant, visa holder, or a Muslim citizen. Billoo is a civil rights lawyer and community organizer who leads the California chapter of  the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Follow her at <a href="https://twitter.com/ZahraBilloo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ZahraBilloo</a>. Kassem is a professor of Law at CUNY School of Law, where he directs the CLEAR project, which stands for “creating law enforcement accountability and responsibility.” Follow his work at <a href="https://twitter.com/CUNY_CLEAR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@CUNY_CLEAR</a>. Here's the infographic Ahmed mentions: <a href="https://cunyclear.tumblr.com/image/156635605455" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CLEAR's Guidance on the Executive Order</a>. Follow Ahmed at <a href="https://twitter.com/radbrowndads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@radbrowndads</a>. Follow the show at <a href="http://twitter.com/seesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@seesomething</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a> Find more episodes at <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a> Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealKominas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheRealKominas</a> and <a href="https://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Banned Together — Part 1

Aamer Rahman

Comedian Aamer Rahman’s viral stand-up bit on “Reverse Racism” is a sharp, thoughtful, and hilarious take on a microaggression that has always been a struggle to respond to. Aamer joins us on the show this week to continue schooling us on political change, why Muslims have a right to feel angry, and why Desi food and Coke go oh-so-well together.  And, some sad news. See Something Say Something will soon be ending its run at BuzzFeed News. Over the next couple of weeks,  we will be preparing a finale of some sort. In the meantime, share some of your favorite memories with us on Twitter and via email, we'd love to hear from you. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of this show.  Watch Aamer’s new series, “Can We Kick It?” on IST’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL_-ZpLklew&amp;list=PLGxN3JVgPDgP4EserlrbJIcp2tf6wvusV  Follow Aamer: https://twitter.com/aamer_rahman  Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads Follow the show on Twitter (@seesomething), Facebook (facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast), and Instagram (instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething). Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com Our music is by The Kominas, follow them @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Aamer Rahman’s viral stand-up bit on “Reverse Racism” is a sharp, thoughtful, and hilarious take on a microaggression that has always been a struggle to respond to. Aamer joins us on the show this week to continue schooling us on political change, why Muslims have a right to feel angry, and why Desi food and Coke go oh-so-well together. And, some sad news. See Something Say Something will soon be ending its run at BuzzFeed News. Over the next couple of weeks,  we will be preparing a finale of some sort. In the meantime, share some of your favorite memories with us on Twitter and via email, we'd love to hear from you. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of this show. Watch Aamer’s new series, “Can We Kick It?” on IST’s YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL_-ZpLklew&amp;list=PLGxN3JVgPDgP4EserlrbJIcp2tf6wvusV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL_-ZpLklew&amp;list=PLGxN3JVgPDgP4EserlrbJIcp2tf6wvusV</a> Follow Aamer: <a href="https://twitter.com/aamer_rahman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/aamer_rahman</a> Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads Follow the show on Twitter (@seesomething), Facebook (<a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>), and Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/buzzfeedseesomething</a>). Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com Our music is by The Kominas, follow them @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Power Of Anger (And Comedy) with Aamer Rahman

Ahmed and Abu are back for a one-off episode processing the murder of 50 people in the Christchurch, New Zealand masjids by a white supremacist. Stay subscribed to the feed and our social feeds for more updates on the future of the show after BuzzFeed News.   Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads. Follow the show @seesomething on Twitter and http:/facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast on Facebook. 

Ahmed and Abu are back for a one-off episode processing the murder of 50 people in the Christchurch, New Zealand masjids by a white supremacist. Stay subscribed to the feed and our social feeds for more updates on the future of the show after BuzzFeed News. Follow Ahmed @radbrowndads. Follow the show @seesomething on Twitter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http:/facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a> on Facebook.

Processing Christchurch

It’s the most hegemonic time of the year and Ahmed wants to complain about it. But Christmas deserves a fair shake too, so he brings Eid Elfs Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed and Salimah Fatimah Mohamed to explain why they love the holiday season. They play some games, discuss the differences between Christmas and Eid, and talk about Christmas music. Plus: we’re gonna have a liveshow!  Follow Salimah at @salimahfm Follow Taz at @TazzyStar. Get Taz’s Christmas mixtape  here.  Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads. Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast  Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething  Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the most hegemonic time of the year and Ahmed wants to complain about it. But Christmas deserves a fair shake too, so he brings Eid Elfs Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed and Salimah Fatimah Mohamed to explain why they love the holiday season. They play some games, discuss the differences between Christmas and Eid, and talk about Christmas music. Plus: we’re gonna have a liveshow! Follow Salimah at @salimahfm Follow Taz at @TazzyStar. Get Taz’s Christmas mixtape <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/mishthimusic/the-cool-coolies-present-parathas-for-santa-a-mixtape/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>. Follow Ahmed at <a href="https://twitter.com/radbrowndads" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@radbrowndads</a>. Follow the show at <a href="http://twitter.com/seesomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@seesomething</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a> Find more episodes at <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething</a> Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealKominas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheRealKominas</a> and <a href="https://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Episode 10: Jingle Bells Mubarak

This month, we’re sharing with you Ahmed’s reporting for America’s Test Kitchen where he followed the Pakistani mango trade in the United States. The story first started on SSSS and eventually moved to ATK’s PROOF podcast.  Find more info on PROOF here: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/proof. “Pakistani-American communities in the U.S. rely on dealers on WhatsApp to gain access to their most coveted treasure: Pakistani mangoes. And they pay a premium for it. In part one of this two-part investigation, reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar searches for answers. Why are Pakistani mangoes so hard to find? And why is the Pakistani community resorting to deals on WhatsApp to procure them?” Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. You can find other ways to support here: https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar Your support means the world to us. Plus, we’re doing a live-show in collaboration with BRIC! Find info on the show or the following link: https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/m-train-live-podcast-recording  Follow Ahmed on Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at seesomethingpodcast.com. Follow the show @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Email the show at info@seesomethingpodcast.com. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com.

This month, we’re sharing with you Ahmed’s reporting for America’s Test Kitchen where he followed the Pakistani mango trade in the United States. The story first started on SSSS and eventually moved to ATK’s PROOF podcast.  Find more info on PROOF here: <a href="https://www.americastestkitchen.com/proof" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.americastestkitchen.com/proof</a>. “Pakistani-American communities in the U.S. rely on dealers on WhatsApp to gain access to their most coveted treasure: Pakistani mangoes. And they pay a premium for it. In part one of this two-part investigation, reporter Ahmed Ali Akbar searches for answers. Why are Pakistani mangoes so hard to find? And why is the Pakistani community resorting to deals on WhatsApp to procure them?” Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar</a>. At $10, you get access to behind the scenes content like a newsletter and bonus episodes. You can find other ways to support here: <a href="https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar</a> Your support means the world to us. Plus, we’re doing a live-show in collaboration with BRIC! Find info on the show or the following link: <a href="https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/m-train-live-podcast-recording" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bricartsmedia.org/events-performances/m-train-live-podcast-recording</a> Follow Ahmed on Twitter: @radbrowndads. Find the show’s website at <a href="http://seesomethingpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">seesomethingpodcast.com</a>. Follow the show @seesomething and <a href="http://facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast</a>. Email the show at <a href="mailto:info@seesomethingpodcast.com">info@seesomethingpodcast.com</a>. Our music is by The Kominas, follow them at @TheRealKominas and <a href="http://kominas.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kominas.bandcamp.com.</a>

Underground Aams Trade, Part 1 (via America's Test Kitchen)

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