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Publisher |: Ahmed Ali Akbar

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Islam,; Personal Journals,; Religion & Spirituality,; Society & Culture

Categories Via RSS |: Religion & Spirituality,; Society & Culture

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.

People |: Ahmed Ali Akbar (@radbrowndads)
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: New York, NY
Premiere Date |: 2016-10-26
Related Hashtags |: #metoo,; #MTrain,; #Ramadan,; #SeeSomething
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: No

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122 Available Episodes (122 Total) / Average duration: 00:37:43

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122 Available Episodes (122 Total)Average duration: 00:37:43

Dec 16, 2022

00:32:02

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.

Jan 20, 2022

00:44:27

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.

Dec 21, 2021

00:58:47

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

Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads.

Follow Basim @BasiRoti

Follow the show @seesomething and youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar.

Oct 23, 2021

00:55:04

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/

Oct 01, 2021

01:04:43

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

Jun 15, 2021

00:40:21

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

Jun 04, 2021

00:52:54

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.

May 05, 2021

00:27:34

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

Apr 30, 2021

00:24:03

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

Mar 02, 2021

00:24:43

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.

Dec 16 | 00:32:02

Introducing: Radiolingo

Jan 20 | 00:44:27

Dislocation (with Basim Usmani)

Dec 21 | 00:58:47

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

Oct 23 | 00:55:04

Swimming and Reporting as a Muslim Woman, with Rowaida Abdelaziz

Oct 01 | 01:04:43

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

Jun 15 | 00:40:21

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

Jun 04 | 00:52:54

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

May 05 | 00:27:34

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

Apr 30 | 00:24:03

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

Mar 02 | 00:24:43

Announcement! + Patreon Jinn Zoom Call Preview

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