127 episodes

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.

See Something Say Something Ahmed Ali Akbar

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 38 Ratings

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.

    Generation M: Time and Again

    Generation M: Time and Again

    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

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Generation M: Seeing Red

    Generation M: Seeing Red

    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.

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Generation M: Destined

    Generation M: Destined

    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.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Generation M: Crushed

    Generation M: Crushed

    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.

    • 1 hr 11 min
    [BONUS] Generation M - Episode 1

    [BONUS] Generation M - Episode 1

    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. 

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Introducing: Radiolingo

    Introducing: Radiolingo

    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.

     

    • 32 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
38 Ratings

38 Ratings

Aaizoo ,

So glad it’s back!

See Something Say Something is my bi-weekly dose of wholesome content and I don’t know what I’d do without it. Ahmed might just be the most genuine podcast host out there. If you haven’t heard it yet, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEEN? Keep it up SSSS team!

Iqrathebookworm ,

I don’t want it to end!

I’m gutted that I got into this podcast shortly before Ahmed announced that it was coming to an end - I’ve really enjoyed listening to it and having some really amazing conversations with my Pakistani mum after listening to episodes together!

HannahPhoebeB ,

Really enjoyable and worth listening to

I love this podcast, I love all the guests and the interesting people who are interviewed. I’ve learned a lot and also laugh on almost every episode. Really enjoyable and worth listening to

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