Ethnically Ambiguous
395 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 620 ratingsA podcast about being Middle Eastern and immigrants in America, hosted by two friends, an Iranian and a Syrian, telling you what's up.
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Episodes
We Are Seena Ghaznavi
August 21, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn episode 314, the girls are joined by comedian, writer, and podcaster Seena Ghaznavi. We get into his upbringing, his family's immigration to the US, having Iranian-Japanese children, his current work, and so much more! Check out Seena's podcast Fraudsters on The Last Podcast network now! And follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @SeenaNow. What a fun episode!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Looking Into Each Other’s Eyes
August 14, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBIn episode 313, the girls are still in studio together and really looking into each others eyes. The ladies discuss their friendship being renewed by the pandemic, their friends listening to the podcast, the art of being nice to people, disavowing cannibalism, celebrity apologies, Break Point, The Idol, and more! Secrets are revealed! Not really but kind of??? GET INTO IT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Finding The Brown People At The Party
August 07, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBIn episode 312, the girls are together again in studio! It's been a long time but they get into their recent adventures in the real world and talk about how they always find all the brown folk at the party - it's a gift! Anyway they give a break down of their night and more (they do a live reading of a viral Kardashians clip!)! It's a really fun episode. We're glad to be back together! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Experiencing An Outage
July 31, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBIn episode 311, the girls are a mess. Shereen's internet is out so she is using a hot spot. It's a bit all over the place as they try to have a conservation in internet lag hell. SORRY ABOUT THIS!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are The Deep Sea
July 24, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBIn episode 310, the girls are really getting into the deep sea. As in they look at the deep sea website made by Neal Agarwal. Plus the girls talk about their recent experience at a friends interesting birthday party, the ABC show Special Forces, the Netflix show Break Point about tennis, trying to do pilates gracefully, and of course they talk a little about the submersible situation from a few weeks ago. GET INTO IT! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Silly Lil Babies
July 17, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBIn episode 309, the ladies are solo and they're some silly lil babies! This is a very silly episode and they mostly talk about the flowbee men's haircutting device, an piece Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote on his substack about Saudi Arabia now owning pro golf, and then we end the episode talking about and pitching silly and interesting baby names. What a whirlwind of an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Ready To Fight
July 10, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBIn episode 308, the girls are solo again and show up to fight! They talk about about socializing cats, how to know if someone is a true friend, the children harassing Shereen, Anna's writers block, and more random stuff! LISTEN UP! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are No Longer Engaging In The Discourse
July 03, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn episode 307, the girls are solo again and are completely fed up with the discourse! What discourse, you ask? Hard to say! Listen and find out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are The Youngest Podcasters Of All Time
June 26, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIn episode 306, the girls are solo and talking about the feasibility of them having children, dealing with your pets drama, Puss In Boots, Noho Hank, Architectural Digest emails, fried corn, the youngest podcast in the world, and more! GET INTO IT! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Hebah Fisher
June 19, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBIn episode 305, the girls are joined by podcaster and Kerning Cultures co-founder and CEO Hebah Fisher. They get into her upbringing, living all over the world, her work with Kerning Cultures and why they decided to start it, and so much more. Follow Hebah on Twitter at @fishermandow and on Instagram at @hashtagfisher. And check out the Kerning Cultures network! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Just Data
June 12, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIn episode 304, the girls catch up about their lives and the television they're watching. Plus they realize we are all just data. So uplifting! Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Sarafina El-Badry Nance
June 05, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIn episode 303, the ladies are joined by astrophysicist, analog astronaut, womens health advocate, and author, Sarafina El-Badry Nance! We talk about how she worked to achieve her childhood dreams, learn about the stars, and her new book Starstruck - which gets released TOMORROW!! Go snag yourself a copy and follow Sarafina on instagram and twitter at @starstrickensf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Dana Ballout
May 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn episode 302, the girls are joined by journalist, podcaster, and producer Dana Ballout. They get into her work at Muck Media and her work with the Kerning Culture podcast network. Plus they talk about her background working at Al Jazeera, living in Lebanon, her work with Mariana van Zeller, and so much more! Follow Dana on Twitter at @balloutd and on instagram at @danaballout. You can also check out her work on her website at https://danaballout.com/. Plus check out the Kerning Cultures po...
We Are 100% Cotton
May 22, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBIn episode 302, the ladies are talking their favorite material: cotton baby! And also like the other best fabrics to wear. And also a lot of a bunch of other stuff about who knows what. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Listing Listicles
May 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIn episode 301, the ladies are solo again and just reading off the names of listicles on those sites that want you to buy stuff. It's fun!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Not Serious People
May 08, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBIn episode 300, the girls are simply not serious people. What else can we say? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Bei Wang
May 01, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBIn episode 299, the girl are joined by one of their new producers Bei Wang! They get into Bei's upbringing in Southern California, immigrating to the US, their time moving to the east coast, working and living in NY, growing up with immigrant parents, and so much more! Follow Bei on twitter at @ayyybeibei. GET INTO IT! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Funny
April 24, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn episode 298, the girls are funny - that's about it! A lot if discussed! Riddles? Probably! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Jay Brunson
April 17, 2023 17:29 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBIn episode 297, the girls are joined by Jay Brunson who is the Director of Marketing and Creative Development for the iHeartMedia custom podcast division. Jay joins us to talk about a new iHeart slate entitled Outspoken which will work to spotlight LGBTQIA+ voices. They also get into Jay's upbringing in NYC, his mysterious instagram (@jaybrunson.us) and so much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are A Liquid Sack
April 10, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBIn episode 296, the girls really get into the reproductive system and what placenta really is. So basically Shereen's sister had a baby and Anna went to Magic Mike Live so all of that is covered and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Paco de Leon
April 03, 2023 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn episode 295, the girls are joined by author, illustrator, musician and the founder of The Hell Yeah Group's Paco De Leon. They get into her upbringing, how she got into personal finance, her work as a musician and illustrator, and so much more! Check out Paco's podcast Weird Finance and her book Finance For The People. Also follow Paco on Instagram at @thehellyeahgroup and on Twitter at @HellYeahGroup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Going on Tangents
March 27, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn episode 294, the girls are going on tangents left and right. Have we already named an episode this? Hard to say! It's a royal rumble of thoughts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Dylan Adler
March 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBIn episode 293, the girls are joined by their favorite comedian Dylan Adler!! They get into Anna and the TDZ's crews obsession with Dylan's TikTok, his upbringing in the Bay Area with his twin brother, discovering comedy, how his parents met, and so much more! Follow Dylan on Instagram at @dylanadler_, on Twitter at @DylanAdler6, and on TikTok at @dylanadler7. He is such a joy!! Also HAPPY PERSIAN NEW YEAR! EIDE SHOMA MOBARAK! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Alya Fetyani
March 13, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBIn episode 292, the girls are joined by Alya Fetyani. She is a cultural advisor for the music industry and was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. They get into her upbringing, how her parents met, her work with Spotify, and so much more! Follow Alya on Twitter and Instagram at alya___af. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Detectives
March 06, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIn episode 291, the girls are back with producer Becca to be detectives and figure out some tough riddles! GET INTO IT! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Ahmed Ali Akbar
February 27, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBIn episode 290, the girls are joined by journalist and podcaster Ahmed Ali Akbar! They talk about his work at Buzzfeed and his former podcast See Something Say Something, and then get into his work that won him a James Beard Foundation Award: Mangos aka "Inside the Secretive, Semi-Illicit, High Stakes World of WhatsApp Mango Importing"! It's a compelling story about a journalist and Pakistani mangos so please GET INTO IT! Also check out his new podcast Radiolingo from Duolingo and Crooked Me...
We Are Thinking of Turkey & Syria
February 20, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBIn episode 289, the girls talk about the recent earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria. DONATION LINKS: The White Helmets https://whitehelmets.org/en/ The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Foundation https://sams-usa.net Direct Relief https://www.directrelief.org/ Molham Team https://molhamteam.com/en/campaigns/439 American Relief Fund https://arforganization.org/donations Doctors Without Borders https://doctorswithoutborders.org Operation Blessing https://www.ob.org/ ...
We Are Spares
February 13, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBIn episode 288, the girls are joined by producer Becca to break down the Prince Harry book Spare. Anna listened to all 15 hours. Can you believe it? We're not well!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Mangesh Hattikudur AGAIN
February 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn episode 287, the girls are joined by their FIRST TIME EVER repeat guest: Mangesh Hattikudur!! Wow!! They get into what he has been up to since he left iHeart: his new podcast start-up Kaleidoscope! Plus they get into astrology because of Mangesh's new show Skyline Drive which is all about the incredible ways astrology presents itself in modern society. So you should definitely check that out! Follow Mangesh on Twitter and Instagram at @mhattikudur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
We Are Danny Hajjar
January 30, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBIn episode 286, the girls are joined by music writer and curator Danny Hajjar! They get into his upbringing, his love of music, his career, the media landscape, and so much more! Subscribe to Danny's substack Sa'alouni El Nas and follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @DannyGHajjar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are The Mash-Up Americans
January 23, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBIn episode 285, the girls are joined by Amy Choi & Rebecca Lehrer AKA The Mash-Up Americans! They talk about their experiences creating their own company, how Amy and Rebecca met, the experiences of family and being a mother, and so much more! It's a nice conversation and we really recommend you check it out! Check out more of Amy and Rebecca's work on their website mashupamericans.com. Follow Amy on Twitter at @awesomechoi and the Mash-Up Americans at @mashupamerican. See omnystudio.com/l...
We Are Saadia Khan
January 16, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBIn episode 284, the girls are joined by podcaster and activist Saadia Khan! We get into Saadia's upbringing in Pakistan, her choice to immigrate to the United States, her podcast Immigrantly, and so much more. It is a fun conversation!! Check our her podcast and also follow Saadia on Twitter at @swkkhan and follow Immigrantly on Twitter at @Immigrantly_pod and on Instagram at @immigrantlypod. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Maria Diez
January 09, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBIn episode 283, the girls are joined by Next Up fellow Maria Diez. They get into her upbringing, her interest in theater, her parents support, moving away to NYC to go to college, her podcast When You're Invisible (out now!) on MyCultura and so much more! Follow her on twitter at @diez_mariaf and on instagram at @marifer_diez_b and go listen to her podcast now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Oya L. Sherrills
December 19, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBIn episode 282, the girls are joined by advocate, activist, and podcast host Oya L. Sherrills to talk about her time in the Next Up Initiative, her work with survivors of crime, her own experiences surviving crime, and so much more. They also discuss her new podcast on iHeart entitled Survivors Heal with Oya L. Sherrills. The show unfolds the impacts of the New Survivors Movement through narrative, interviews, policy and strategies for healing and justice. So go check out Oya's new podcast a...
We Are The Appendix Saga
December 12, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBIn episode 281, the girls get into Shereen's appendix saga! It's a wild ride - make sure your seatbelt is on! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Ramy
December 05, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIn episode 280, the girls talk about season 3 of Ramy! Don't you love our television recap episodes? We do!! Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Old News
November 28, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIn episode 279, the girls are joined by producers Becca Ramos and Trisha Mukherjee to talk about some old news. Sorry!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Carmen Rita Wong
November 21, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn episode 278, the girls are joined by radio, television and online journalist, and personal finance expert Carmen Rita Wong! They get into her upbringing, colorism, the politics of assimilating into American culture, her family dynamics, and of course her new memoir Why Didn't You Tell Me? It's a wild ride of an episode! Go buy her book now! You won't regret it. Check out Carmen's website here and also follow her on Twitter at @CarmenSense and on Instagram at @CarmenRitaWong. See omnystu...
We Are Ibtesam Barazi
November 14, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn episode 277, Shereen is solo and joined by Ibtesam Barazi. Ibtesam is a Syrian-American Muslim activist in Charleston, West Virginia. Shereen sits down to talk to her about her work for the ACLU, the value of interfaith organizing, and the importance of community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Haunted
November 07, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBIn episode 276, the girls continue down a spoo0o0ooky path. They talk about the terrifying job of being a gravedigger in the Middle East and frightening not-benefits that come with it. It's creepy! No thanks! FOOTNOTES: Gravediggers claim ghosts haunt world’s largest cemetery in Iraq See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Ghouls
October 31, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn episode 275, the girls celebrate Halloween by having a spo0o0o0o0oky episode about Djinn hunters and cemetery ghouls in the Middle East / Palestine. It gives them the heebie-jeebies! Happy Halloween you ghoulies!! FOOTNOTES: Jerusalem supernatural: Meet the Palestinian man hunting ghouls, ghosts and jinn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Mo
October 24, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn episode 274, the girls are joined by producer Becca to chat about the Ramy Youssef produced Netflix show Mo starring comedian Mo Amer ! They really get into it! Free Palestine! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Queen or Queef
October 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn episode 273, the girls are joined by producers Becca and Trisha to chat on the day of the Queen of England's funeral. So naturally they had to play a game called Queen or Queef. They also get into some other stuff. What a time to be alive!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Kay-B
October 10, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBIn episode 272, the girls are joined by Next Up fellow Kay-B! They talk about her upbringing in Texas, choosing to work as a scientist over being a doctor, her love of television and movies, her work on the side as a culture critic, and so much more! Plus they discuss her new podcast On Call With Kay-B which is out now on iHeart! Follow Kay-B on Twitter and Instagram at @TheLadyKayB and check out her new podcast now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Puerto Rico
October 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIn episode 271, the girls are joined by producer Becca Ramos to talk about the situation in Puerto Rico. Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! FOOTNOTES: How to Help Puerto Rico After Hurricane Fiona Influencers, Developers, Crypto Currency Tycoons: How Puerto Ricans Are Fighting Back Against the Outsiders Using the Island as a Tax Haven Mil Mundos Books Ed Morales – Fantasy Island (Colonalism, Exploitation, and the Betrayal of Puerto Rico) Bad Bunny – El Apagón music video (short doc attach...
We Are Joy Mamey
September 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn episode 270, the girls are joined by comedian Joy Mamey. They get into her upbringing in Los Angeles, her parents background and their support of her work in the arts, her Lebanese heritage, and so much more! Follow Joy on Instagram and Twitter at @joymamey and check out her website to keep up with her work and see her live! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Never Going to Heathrow Airport
September 19, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIn episode 269, the girls are solo and recap their adventures abroad. Anna doesn't care for Heathrow Airport and talks ALL ABOUT IT. Shereen had a nice time in Vancouver but brings back all the Arab community tea. This was recorded before the Queen died so no mention of her while talking about the UK. GET INTO IT! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are On Trisha's Show
September 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBIn episode 268, the girls guest on Trisha's show. Hilarity ensues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are Neha Aziz
September 05, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn episode 267, the girls are joined by Next Up fellow Neha Aziz! We get into her upbringing in Pakistan and Texas, her new podcast Partition, her experience learning about the 1947 partition of Pakistan and India, and so much more! Listen to her podcast Partition now and also follow Neha on Twitter at @NehaAziz13 and on Instagram at @nehaaziz. You can also follow the podcast on Twitter at @1947Pod and on Instagram at @partitionpodcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We Are X’unei Lance Twitchell
August 29, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIn episode 266, the girls are joined by Next Up fellow and professor X’unei Lance Twitchell! They talk about his show Tongue Unbroken, his work with language decolonization and revitalization, his upbringing and learning of the Tlingit language from his grandfather, and so much more! Check out his show Tongue Unbroken and follow X'unei on Twitter at @x_unei and on Instagram at @duaanikawdinook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.