Episode 42: Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Glass Bookshop Radio
English - June 17, 2022 17:24 - 1 hour - 119 MBBooks Arts literature books reading interview Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Makda sits down with culture writer Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a conversation about his memoir/essay collection SON OF ELSEWHERE. The duo talk about leaning into introspection, the power of a perfect playlist, what’s in a name, and much more.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud is a culture writer for BuzzFeed News where he also writes Incoming, the daily BuzzFeed News morning newsletter. He was a founding co-host of the CBC Politics podcast Party Lines, currently hosts CBC’s pop culture show Pop Chat, and is a contributor to The National’s "At Issue" panel. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, the Globe and Mail, and others. When he gets a chance, he writes bad tweets.
You can order SON OF ELSEWHERE here.
Find Elamin on Instagram @elamin and on Twitter @elamin88.
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