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Invisible Hate

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Invisible Hate shines a spotlight on the hidden world of hate crimes in America—acts fueled by race, religion, sexual orientation, and other biases that too often go unreported and unpunished. Hosts Saadia Khan, a human rights advocate and social entrepreneur, and Asad Butt, journalist and founder of Rifelion Media, dig deep into these overlooked incidents, asking the pressing question: Why does the system ignore so many hate crimes? Each episode examines a specific case, analyzing its details and uncovering the social and legal challenges that affect its classification as a hate crime.

Join Invisible Hate as we unravel the complex factors at play, raise awareness, and demand accountability in a society where justice can be all too elusive.



  • Producers: Saadia Khan & Asad Butt

  • Hosts: Saadia Khan and Asad Butt

  • Content Writers: Emmanuelle Monahan, Michaela Strauther, Lindsy Gamble

  • Sound Design & Content Editor: Paroma Chakravarty

  • Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson

  • Other Music: Epidemic Sound

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A Riot in Detroit

A Riot in Detroit

2024-06-2745:061

In 1975, A 39-year-old owner of a bar in Detroit fatally kills an 18 year old black youth that he sees tampering with his car in the parking lot. A huge riot breaks out in the city. Saadia and Asad share the story. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter SOURCE MATERIALS Time, NYT, NYT, JET, UMich.edu, eherg.com, The Michigan Daily, History, Detroit Free Press, Ann Arbor Sun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 2021, Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year old Thai American man, was killed after being forcefully pushed to the ground in the middle of the day in San Francisco, California. Asad and Saadia share the story. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter SOURCE MATERIALS Wikipedia, Visible, CNN, ABC, Stanford, San Francisco Standard, NYT, San Francisco Standard, San Francisco Standard, CBS, Marina Times, Golden Gate University School of Law, KQED, NYT, San Francisco Examiner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Bergholz Barbers

The Bergholz Barbers

2024-06-1334:291

The Bergholz Community is a religious group of former Amish people in Ohio became known for their 2011 attacks where they cut the beards of fellow members of an Amish community. Saadia and Asad share more. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Hate Crime in Sydney

A Hate Crime in Sydney

2024-05-3038:16

Scott Johnson's death in 1988 was initially treated as a suicide by Austrailian police. But in 2007, an investigation revealed he died because of a gay-hate attack. Asad and Saadia share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS NPR  The Guardian - May 11, 2020  The Guardian - June 8, 2023  BBC News - May 12, 2020 BBC News - June 8, 2023  CBS News  The Boston Globe  Advocate  ABC News Broadcast Facebook Video Message Steve Johnson  Vogue Australia - 11 Charities To Give Back To Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murders in Medford

Murders in Medford

2024-05-2336:44

In December 1987, the bodies of two women were found in the back of a pickup truck. They had been bound, gagged and shot in the head. Their bodies were wrapped in drapes and covered in cardboard boxes. Saadia and Asad share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS San Francisco Gate, Oregon Public Broadcasting, GLAPN, KTVL, Forensic Files, Statesman Journal, Washington Post, Record Net, Queer Crime Daily, The Pink News, LA Times, Morbidology, Case Law, Visalia Times Delta Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In August 2009, a man entered a women's aerobics class at the LA Fitness center in Collier Township, Pennsylvania. He placed a duffel bag on the ground, turned off the lights and began firing. Saadia and Asad share more. SOURCE MATERIALS NYT, CSIS, CREST, CNN, The Guardian, Fox News, 19 News, Murderpedia, ABC, ABC, CBS, NY Post, ABC, Merriam-Webster Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On March 16, 2021, a 21-year old went on a shooting spree at two spas and a massage parlor in Greater Atlanta. Eight people were killed and a ninth was wounded. Asad and Saadia share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS The New York Times  CNN  CNBC  The Guardian  The Guardian - Yaun  The Guardian - Tan  The Guardian - Michels  The Guardian Broadcast Clip  PBS  Homeland Security Digital Library  NPR  Go Fund Me - Hyun Jung Grant  Fox5  WABE  Law Office Of Matthew T. McNally  11Alive Broadcast  Today Show Broadcast  Impactful Ninja - 9 Best Charities For The AAPI Community  Stop AAPI Hate  NAPAWF Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It’s October 1989 in Boston. Charles Stuart and his pregnant wife, Carol, are both shot after leaving a birthing class. Charles in the abdomen and Carol in the head. Boston goes on a manhunt to find the shooter. Asad and Saadia share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS AP, NBC Boston, Women’s Health, Rescue 911, The Telegraph, New York Times, AG Report, The Harvard Gazette, Fox, Murderpedia, CBS, CBS, NYT, HBO Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On January 29, 2019, Jussie Smollett told police that he was attacked outside his apartment building along with the use of racial and homophobic slurs. Asad and Saadia share the story SOURCE MATERIALS Reuters, CNN, ABC, CourtTV, ABC, AP, ABC7, Deadline, ABC7, AP, Facebook, AP, IL Courts Audio, Fox, Chicago Sun Times, USA TODAY, ABC7 Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saadia and Asad share the story of David Josiah Lawson who was stabbed to death at an off-campus party on April 15, 2017 near Humboldt State University. Authorities continue to search for the person responsible for the homicide. SOURCE MATERIALS Justice for Josiah, Unsolved Hate, KRCR7,  PBS, NBC, Kym Kemp, North Coast Journal, Kym Kemp, NCJ, North Coast Journal, NCJ Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Married couple Crystal Turner and Kylen Schulte Schulte were last seen the night of August 13, 2021, at a bar in Moab, Utah. Their bodies were found five days later. Both victims had been murdered and died from gunshot wounds. Saadia and Asad share the story. SOURCE MATERIALS Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, ABC, KSL, Chronicles of Olivia, Court TV, News Nation, Fox, Yahoo, Independent, AP , ABC4, Moab Times, KMYU, The Independent Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vincent Chin was celebrating his bachelor party with friends in Highland Park, Michigan in 1982 when he was attacked by men using Anti-Asian racial slurs. The men ultimately killed him. Saadi a and Asad share the story. Source Materials    Zinn Education Project  CNN  NPR  History Channel  American Documentary  Justia - Crime Victim’s Rights Act 1985 ZBlogH  NBC News  Vincent Chin’s Story / Lily Chin: The Courage To Speak Out - Helen Zia  Retro Report - The Crime That Fueled An Asian American Civil Rights Movement  American Citizens For Justice  Impactful Ninja - 9 Best Charities For The AAPI Community   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sakia Gunn was a 15-year-old African American lesbian who was murdered in Newark, New Jersey in 2003 after rejecting the advances of two men. Asad shares the story. SOURCE MATERIALS Gay City News, Pop Matters, Harlem Stage, Sakia Gunn Film Project, Wikipedia, NorthJersey.com, Gay City News, KeithBoykin.com, ScholarWorks, Washington Post, NYTimes, News 12 New Jersey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We update a story from last year. In June 2021, three generations of the Afzaal family went on a stroll after dinner only to be senselessly murdered by a 21-year-old driver in a pickup truck. We investigate the story and how this senseless act of violence happened. Replay from May 2023. SOURCES NPR, CBC, CTV, BBC, MacLean's, Al Jazeera Interview with Sheriff Billy Rowles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsjRAsh7bbY&t=85s BBC news report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmetUwqtD8g&t=50s CNN interview with Whitney Dow (director of “Two Towns of Jasper”: https://youtu.be/5YVAj2Hk6FU Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We have a different kind of story today. One that you may or may not consider a crime, but that will certainly delve into a discussion on hate. Saadia reports solo this week. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Sources: NPR, NYT, Variety, Media Matters, USA Today, Media Matters, NYT, The New Yorker Magazine, NPR, Wikipedia, NPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On Monday February 6th, 2023, DeAndre Matthews, a 19-year-old gay Black college student from Brooklyn borrows his mother’s SUV for the evening. He doesn’t return home that night. Saadia shares his story. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Sources Business Insider, ABC, NBC, Law & Crime, The Pink News, CBS, Metro Weekly, NYN Media, Yahoo, Yahoo, Advocate, CBS, PIX11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Haydee Arguello and her husband, Wilfredo Amaya, return home to where their daughters should be asleep. Instead they find a young black teen in one of their daugther's room. What happens next is either a case of parental rage or a hate crime or both. Saadia and Asad share the story. Source Materials   ABC, ABC, Yahoo, NBC, Daily Mail, The Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, The Daily Journal, San Mateo Co Bar Association, CBS, True Crime Daily, Casetext HOW YOU CAN HELP: Listeners can aid in the overall fight against these types of crimes and discriminatory actions by taking part in or supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement as well as getting involved in or donating to nonprofit organizations such as the National Action Network, the Grassroots Law Project, Color of Change, and many others that seek to protect and advance the rights of black individuals across the nation. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23-year-old black man Michael Griffith was killed on December 20, 1986, in Howard Beach, in Queens, New York City, after being chased by a group of white youths. While running away, he fled onto a highway where he was fatally struck by a passing motorist. Saadia and Asad share the story. Source Materials   History Channel  The New York Times - November 21, 1991  The New York Times - December 18, 2011  New York Times - October 23, 2017  News One  Caribbean Life News  CBS News  Black Past  Case Text - People Vs Riley  The Washington Post   ABC News Broadcast Firing Line With Margaret Hoover  Every Action - 22 Black-Led Nonprofit Organizations Making History  HOW YOU CAN HELP: Listeners can aid in the overall fight against these types of crimes and discriminatory actions by taking part in or supporting the Black Lives Matter Movement as well as getting involved in or donating to nonprofit organizations such as the National Action Network, the Grassroots Law Project, Color of Change, and many others that seek to protect and advance the rights of black individuals across the nation. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 1913, Leo Frank was convicted of the murder of a 13-year-old employee named Mary Phagan. His trial attracted national attention. Later, when his death sentence was commuted, he was kidnapped from prison and lynched. Saadia and Asad share their stories and discuss if he actually was the killer. Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Sources Britannica, Jewish Virtual Library, Library of Congress, Atlanta History Center, C-Span, History.com, Washington Post, The Tennessean, Famous Trials, Prash’s Murder Map Podcast, State Bar of Georgia, PBS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUk-XYThZno&t=402s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saadia and Asad interview Matt and Tawni Browning about their book The Hate Next Door. Matson & Tawni Browning are on a mission to eliminate hate and injustice. Their undercover infiltration of today's most violent communities and organizations has brought justice to countless lives. Their undercover work was just the beginning. Their book showcases the new face of white supremacy and extremism. Read more about them: https://www.mattandtawni.com/ Buy the book Hosted by Saadia Khan and Asad Butt. Produced by Immigrantly & Rifelion Media. Contact us: info@invisiblehatepodcast.com For advertising opportunities, please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/InvisibleHatePod Follow us on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Comments (7)

Andrea Caffrey

I couldn't believe this case, it's the first time I've heard of the prosecutor not even bothering to turn up! it made me so angry and so sad for Vincent and his family, a continuous failure of the American justice system. Thank you for covering this case

Apr 10th
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Gary

How do the hosts not see how much embarrassment can devastate people.

Nov 26th
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Andrea Caffrey

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Asad Butt

Amazing new podcast

Dec 17th
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