Immigrantly

Saadia Khan

My name is Saadia Khan. I am a social entrepreneur and the founder and host of Immigrantly. Immigrantly is a weekly podcast that deconstructs the archaic stereotypes of what it means to be an immigrant, a child of immigrants, a person of color, and everything in between. Each episode brings a fresh perspective on the issues we address. Our conversations are complex, challenging, and oftentimes messy. But I wouldn’t trade the messiness for anything, because what we have created instead is a new, ongoing dialogue full of rich nuances.

  1. 12/06/2022

    Hip Hop Into Your Raw Self

    Music has been an integral part of my life; from classical and popular music to rock, you will find an entire gamut on my Spotify playlist. Whenever I feel sad or happy, worried or excited, I put on my favorite track to either calm myself down or lift myself. I don’t know about you, but music has this innate quality that allows people to get in touch with their inner and complicated emotions. It's as if various musical scores are synthesizing the hard-to-articulate thoughts into bite-sized, easily digestible nuggets.   Given my music appreciation, one might think that I listen to or at least know more about hip-hop, mainly due to the global influence of hip-hop culture on music styles, fashion, technology, art, entertainment, language, dance, education, politics, media, and more, but unfortunately, I don’t know much. To satiate my thirst for learning, talk about hip-hop, and discuss food and music in general, we have Zainab Hasnain, a DJ, music producer, and writer based in Brooklyn, New York, who previously worked at Spotify. Born in Pakistan and raised in the states, she plays weekly gigs and headlines shows, including recently DJing for actor Riz Ahmed in Brooklyn. She also writes for many music journals and magazines, interviewing up-and-coming artists in NYC’s hip-hop scene and new artists from around the country. She’s been DJing under the moniker ZEEMUFFIN for over ten years. Join the conversation: Instagram @immigrantlypod | Twitter @immigrantly_pod | Patreon Please share the love and leave us a review to help more people find us! Host & Executive Producer: Saadia Khan I Content Writer: Saadia Khan & Ziya Jaffrey I Editorial Review: Yudi Liu  I Sound Designer & Editor: Haziq Ahmad Farid I Immigrantly Theme Music: Evan Ray Suzuki I Other Music: Epidemic Sounds

    43 min

  2. 11/19/2022

    What is Sexuality Anyways?

    Why is it that we stumble when we discuss sexuality? It should be a joyous topic rather than one fraught with shame, confusion, and invisibility. Even as we get more shows and movies attempting to tackle stigmas around sexuality and identity, non-white and immigrant communities are often left out of this representation. My today's guest, Dr. Varuna Srinivasan, a sexual health professional, and queer advocate, is switching up the narrative. She is the founder of Tara Health Media, an online resource for sexual education that emphasizes intersectional and inclusive knowledge. She has also written articles for Parents, Well and Good, Inverse, The Lily, Allure, and Health, where she covers everything from her coming-out journey to anti-racism in sex education.

    40 min

  3. 10/28/2022

    Loving Through Boundaries

    Our guest is Israa Nasir, a psychotherapist and mental health educator. She is the founder of Well. Guide, a digital mental wellness brand on Instagram. Situated at the cross-section of technology and mental healthcare, Israa specializes in applying her knowledge of working with intersectional identities to improve the framing and delivery of mental healthcare to BIPOC individuals. Israa and I talk about the concept of boundaries or lack thereof in certain cultures but, more importantly, the process of setting boundaries, from boundaries in work life to our relationships, romantic, familial, and beyond. Israa helps me navigate these cultural ties. By the end of this session, I have a better idea of how to approach these conversations! Join the conversation: Instagram @immigrantlypod | Twitter @immigrantly_pod | Patreon

    40 min

  4. 02/11/2022

    Self-Love on Valentine's Day

    Today we tackle self-love through a cultural lens. Our guest Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed is a political strategist, storyteller, and artist in Los Angeles. She creates at the intersection of counternarratives and culture-shifting as a South Asian American Muslim 2nd-gen woman. She's turned out over 500,000 Asian American voters, recorded five years of the award-winning #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast, and makes #MuslimVDay cards annually. Her essays are published in the anthologies New Moon, Pretty Bitches, Good Girls Marry Doctors, Love Inshallah, and her poetry commissioned by the Center for Cultural Power, PolicyLink, KPCC's Unheard LA, and more. A protest sign she designed is in the Smithsonian Museum of American History.  You can find us on social media on Instagram @immigrantlypod and Twitter @immigrantly_pod. In addition, you can support Immigrantly by subscribing to our Patreon.  Hosts: Saadia Khan & Shahjehan Khan Producers: Saadia Khan & Kylee C. Roberts Development Producer: Aleeza Kazmi Collaborative Editorial Review: Asad Butt Content writer: Anoushka Rai Sound & Content Editor: Bronte CookImmigrantly Theme Music: Evan Ray SuzukiOther Music: Podington Bear, Jahzzar

    41 min

  5. 01/27/2022

    The Comedic Anxieties of Dating (with Aparna Nancherla)

    Today, joining us to speak on dating, comedy, finding, and being the source of inspiration is the oh-so wondrous, deeply hilarious, and boldly thoughtful actress and comedian Aparna Nancherla. She has appeared on several Late Night talk shows, Comedy Central, Inside Amy Schumer, and acted in plays like Crashing and The Great North's animated series. And if you are in New York City, catch Aparna and her deadpan humor at Butterboy Comedy, a weekly stand-up co-hosted with Maeve Higgins and Jo Firestone.You can find us on social media on Instagram @immigrantlypod and Twitter @immigrantly_pod You can support Immigrantly by subscribing to our Patreon Hosts: Saadia Khan & Shahjehan Khan Producers: Saadia Khan & Kylee C. Roberts Collaborative Editorial Review: Asad Butt Content writer: Yudi Liu Sound & Content Editor: Bronte CookImmigrantly Theme Music: Evan Ray SuzukiOther Music: Podington Bear, Jahzzar

    54 min

  6. 01/27/2022

    The Comedic Anxieties of Dating (with Aparna Nancherla)

    Today, joining us to speak on dating, comedy, finding, and being the source of inspiration is the oh-so wondrous, deeply hilarious, and boldly thoughtful actress and comedian Aparna Nancherla. She has appeared on several Late Night talk shows, Comedy Central, Inside Amy Schumer, and acted in plays like Crashing and The Great North's animated series. And if you are in New York City, catch Aparna and her deadpan humor at Butterboy Comedy, a weekly stand-up co-hosted with Maeve Higgins and Jo Firestone.You can find us on social media on Instagram @immigrantlypod and Twitter @immigrantly_pod You can support Immigrantly by subscribing to our Patreon Hosts: Saadia Khan & Shahjehan Khan Producers: Saadia Khan & Kylee C. Roberts Collaborative Editorial Review: Asad Butt Content writer: Yudi Liu Sound & Content Editor: Bronte CookImmigrantly Theme Music: Evan Ray SuzukiOther Music: Podington Bear, Jahzzar

    54 min

  7. 01/12/2022

    Season 13 Trailer: Love On the Brain

    It's official: Immigrantly Podcast is on its 13th season! So for Season 13, LOVE is in the air. We're going to explore all things relationships. Our conversations are going to tackle the constructs we've built around relationships. In addition, we'll be exploring how different political and sociological factors affect the relationships we create with each other. To help us tackle these topics and more, we've decided to bring on a guest co-host for Season 13. Shahjehan Khan is the host of King of The World, an audio series from Rifelion Media reflecting on coming of age, identity, creativity, and mental health in the twenty years following 9/11 as a Pakistani American Muslim. Saadia and Shahjehan will be joined by, among others, comedian Aparna Nancherla, Political Strategist and the co-host of Good Muslims Bad Muslim podcast, Tanzila Ahmed, Frances Tang of Awkward Essentials, and many more as we do our best to share honest, thoughtful, and even painful stories that deserve all of our attention and appreciation because let's face it, real love is hard work, no matter who or how you choose to love, and even if there wasn't much choice in the case. Get ready to laugh, cry, and reflect. The first episode of the season will launch on January 18th, 2022

    3 min

  8. 12/23/2021

    A Future for Afghanistan: By Its People, For Its People.

    Today we are speaking with an Afghan journalist facing threats under a Taliban regime that is becoming more hostile towards the press every day.  To protect him, we have concealed all aspects of his identity, including altering his voice, to prevent any person from seeking to harm him. Therefore, we will also call him Follad Ahangar, not his real name. Our goal through this episode is to give you a more holistic view of what's happening on the ground. We want to reiterate here that while we are concerned about the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, given their record of human rights violations such as summary justice, strict rules, especially against women, and curbing free press, we also recognize that the chain of violence in Afghanistan, which has continued for the last forty years, has to end. So we should be asking ourselves what does an ordinary Afghan wants? How do we hold the Taliban accountable without penalizing the Afghan population crippled with food insecurity, human rights violations, climate change, and more? And finally, What does the path forward look like? This concludes Season 12. Season 13, all about LOVE, will launch on January 18th, 2022. From the Immigrantly team, Have a happy New Year!

    45 min
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My name is Saadia Khan. I am a social entrepreneur and the founder and host of Immigrantly. Immigrantly is a weekly podcast that deconstructs the archaic stereotypes of what it means to be an immigrant, a child of immigrants, a person of color, and everything in between. Each episode brings a fresh perspective on the issues we address. Our conversations are complex, challenging, and oftentimes messy. But I wouldn’t trade the messiness for anything, because what we have created instead is a new, ongoing dialogue full of rich nuances.

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  • Creator
    Saadia Khan
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 Saadia Khan
  • Show Website
    Immigrantly