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Reposting Episode 5 of Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel. Head over to the Generation M page to subscribe and get the earliest possible episodes!   Ahmed is joined by Dr. Hussein Rashid —scholar of religion and co-editor of the anthology, Ms. Marvel's America: No Normal — to discuss "Time and Again," episode 5 of the Ms. Marvel TV show. We talk about how this episode on partition made Ahmed cry, how intergenerational storytelling is like time travel, and make an argument for changing Kamala's powers from the comic book.   Buy Hussein Rashid's Ms. Marvel anthology here: https://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvels-America-No-Normal/dp/1496827023   Read Ahmed's essay on partition here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ahmedaliakbar/not-quite-eat-pray-love   Read the Ms. Marvel partition reading list from Fatimah Asghar and Bisha K. Ali here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSkxrcPoxavaQK7XikzYeWG0UTNBb3PeMWyecmCdFF2g_c3EnAd3GJgEjP5I8JWQML-NrwmLIJV18cz/pub

Reposting Episode 4 of Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel. Head over to that page to subscribe and get the earliest possible episodes! — Episode description: Ahmed and Waleed are joined by documentarian Khaula Malik to discuss "Seeing Red," the fourth episode of the Ms. Marvel TV show. The show heads to Pakistan! Khaula helps us understand the complications of filming there. We discuss what kind of image of Pakistan the showrunners depict.  This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Another episode of Generation M: Recapping Ms Marvel. Get up to date episodes from the Generation M podcast feed. Episode description: We recap episode 3 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel! Ahmed pitches his Ms. Marvel comic book series, Alanna talks about the macguffin of it all, and Waleed tries to figure out if this show is British colonialism's debut in the MCU. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Another bonus episode from Generation M. Please head over to the Generation M feed to subscribe for up-to-date episodes. Episode 3 is out now on that feed. Episode description: We recap episode 2 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel!   Ahmed and Alanna are joined by Ayesha Mattu to revel over the delightful high school rom-com of it all.   This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Folks, I have a new podcast! It's really in a very similar world to See Something Say Something, just more focused on TV recaps. The first season recaps the TV show Ms. Marvel. I'll be cross-posting season 1 here but delayed by a few days. Please subscribe directly to the new podcast feed.  Generation M Episode 1: Crushed Episode description: Ahmed, Alanna, and Waleed recap episode one of the Ms. Marvel TV show and explore Kamla Khan's comic book origins. This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons. 

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.  

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 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 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/

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  

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

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.

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  

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  

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.

Happy New Year! We’re BACK after a COVID19 hiatus. Our most popular episode every year is our jinn episode. This year, we’re doing an anthology, a JINN OPEN MIC, a JINNTHOLOGY. Our former guests Shamira Ibrahim, Taz Ahmed, Basim Usmani, and Margari Hill all share their stories. We’ve got: folklore, poetry, fiction, and personal stories. 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 Basim @BasiRoti Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza and her work @MuslimARC Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads.  Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. This week’s custom spooky music was by Basim Usmani.    SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

Welcome to part two of…. MUSLIMS ON TV!!!! (now featuring an echo effect, naturally). We’re focusing on a web-series made with an antiracist model from Break the Room, Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, and Powderkeg Media. “East of La Brea” focuses on Black and Bengali Muslim women in a context of a rapidly changing Los Angeles. Sameer Gardezi of Break the Room and Margari Aziza of Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative join us to discuss how they made the show. Patrons this month get access to additional conversation with Sameer and Margari for an insider perspective on Ramy, Patriot Act, and how the industry grapples with critique around gender and race. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show. Watch “East of La Brea” on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBvXTgzp3DK/?hl=en Follow Sameer @sameergardezi Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. Our editor this month is Basim Usmani  

It’s time to talk about…. MUSLIMS ON TV!!! again. We’re joined by the host of the new Netflix science travel show, “Connected,” Latif Nasser. He’s also the Director of Research at Radiolab, so we talk to him about the shift from podcasts to video, the humility needed for science reporting, and his thoughts on Hulu’s “Ramy.” Then, we talk to culture writer Shamira Ibrahim about her writing on “Ramy” Seasons 1 and 2, Mahershala Ali's Tajweed, and why she enjoyed the show’s growth.   This is shaping up to be a bit of a miniseries. Muslims on TV will return… next month! $10 patrons get access to full conversations with Latif and Shamira, which includes Latif’s journey into starting a Muslim journalist association after the election of Donald Trump. Follow Latif @latifnasser and watch “Connected” on Netflix. Follow Shamira @_ShamGod and read her pieces on Ramy here: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/shamira-ibrahim/. Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. Mixing this month by Basim Usmani of the Kominas.    SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

Eid Mubarak! M Train has wrapped (thanks to BRIC!) and we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming. In this episode, Ahmed talks to poet to Dalia Elhassan about antiblackness, the meaning of Eid when quarantined in an intergenerational family, and the impact of the Khartoum Massacre on how the Sudanese diaspora observes Eid. Plus: Dalia shares a poem. Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads.  Get Dalia’s chapbook in the New Generation African Poets Box Set: http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/new-generation-african-poets-a-chapbook-box-set-sita/ Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

CW: Police Violence Abolitionists protests are sweeping the nation as the COVID19 pandemic continues to ravage Black communities. Black Muslims in all fields are at the forefront during this historical moment. We spoke to Black Muslim Covid Coalition member Professor Donna Auston and frontline nurse “Lady” to discuss social movements, Black Muslim activism on police and prison and abolition, and the disproportionate effect the pandemic is having on black folks. Plus: our sister podcast, Brooklyn, USA, sent us a voice note from a protestor who was arrested during the George Floyd protests in june. This is the final episode of the M Train miniseries. See Something Say Something will return after a break. Thank you all for listening. Follow Ahmed on Twitter @radbrowndads.  Follow Professor Donna Auston: @tinymuslimah Follow the Black Muslim COVID Coalition: @bmcoalition Follow Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative: @MuslimARC Donate to bail funds: https://brooklynbailfund.org/ Listen to Teshale's BK USA episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9333fcea 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.