Latest Intersections Podcast Episodes
Storytelling Unleashed: Unveiling the Power of Narrative
Immigrantly - May 23, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsIn this captivating episode, I invite you to join us as we delve into the extraordinary life and work of Eshe Lewis. As a researcher focusing on the experiences of Afro-descendant women in Peru, Eshe has dedicated herself to illuminating their stories and challenges. Alongside her role as the hos...
Episode 1: Caroline Cavanagh - Notes from the Stress-Busting Toolbox: Special Release for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
Fiftyfaces Focus - Intersections - May 17, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutesIn this special bonus episode for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 we hear from Caroline Cavanagh, who is an Anxiety Specialist, Author, Professional Speaker and National Award Winning Therapist. She works both one on one as well as with organizations to maintain good mental health wit...
“I Am Always Enough Just Being” (2021)
Immigrantly - May 16, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsThose who know me know that as someone who has always been open about my mental health journey, starting conversations about mental health is crucial. That's why, when Mental Health Awareness Month arrived, I jumped at the opportunity to reshare a great conversation with you from the Immigrantly ...
Behind the Pages: A Deep Dive into Sri Lankan Politics & Family with V.V. Ganeshananthan
Immigrantly - May 09, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsI'm so excited to introduce today's guest, V.V. Ganeshananthan, who also goes by Sugi. She's a novelist whose work has appeared in many leading newspapers and journals, including Granta, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Washington Post. We had a great conversation about her recent novel Brotherless ...
Ten Thousand Words: Exploring Creativity and Connection with Shin Yu Pai
Immigrantly - May 02, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsI'm particularly excited to have Shin Yu Pai with me today. I've been a fan of her poetry for a while now, and it's truly an honor to have her on the show. Shin Yu recently started producing and hosting her own podcast, and we chatted about how she got started and what inspired her to take on thi...
From Figure Skating to Podcasting: A Fun Chat with Media Entrepreneur Asad Butt
Immigrantly - April 25, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsI'm thrilled to have Asad Butt, my friend, and co-host of our other podcast Invisible Hate, on the show today. Asad has been in the business, entrepreneurial, and media world for a while now, and like me, his personal and career goals have been primarily shaped by a post-9/11 America. Asad start...
Movement and Music with Meklit Hadero: A Genre-Bending Journey
Immigrantly - April 18, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsMy guest today is Meklit Hadero, the Ethiopian-born, San Francisco-based artist. She is best known for her innovative Ethio-Jazz vocals and electric performance style. Even if you were to listen for a few minutes, you’d notice a genre-bending nature to her songs. Her songs weave together jazz, fo...
Riding Along with Kareem Rahma: Creating 'Keep the Meter Running' and More
Immigrantly - April 11, 2023 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsIn this episode, I sit down with Kareem Rahma, the creator of the popular series "Keep the Meter Running" on TikTok and YouTube. In each episode, Kareem catches a taxi in New York City and tells the driver to take him to their favorite place while keeping the meter running. From visiting new rest...
Whispers to God: Islam and Mental Health (2021)
Immigrantly - April 04, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsAs Ramadan, the month of fasting, is underway, I find myself drawn to the deeper meaning of fasting and how it can fuel my spiritual connection. This led me to revisit one of my favorite podcast episodes from the Immigrantly vault, which explores the intersection of Islam and mental health. The e...
Mixing It Up: A Deep Dive into Cross-Cultural Relationships
Immigrantly - March 28, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsWelcome to Immigrantly, the podcast that shares immigrant stories and experiences through a nuanced lens. In this episode, I am joined by Lionel Nicolau and Ilana Weitz, co-producers of the hilarious and insightful podcast Culture Jumpers. Together, we'll explore their personal experiences with c...
Uncovering the Dark Side of Labor: A Climate Activist's Fight for Justice
Immigrantly - March 21, 2023 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsGet ready to be inspired and informed in this podcast episode as I sit down with Saket Soni, a labor organizer and human rights activist making a significant impact in the fight for workers' rights. Originally from Delhi, India, Saket is the author of a new book called “The Great Escape: A True S...
Ice-Breaking: Immigrantly Goes Live with Sway Bhatia at NHL Event
Immigrantly - March 15, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsI am thrilled to present an exciting bonus episode to you. Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a live podcast event on February 19th, celebrating South Asian culture at the NHL New Jersey Devils game in New Jersey. It was a fantastic experience, and I had the opportunity to interview the incr...
Feed Drop: Coming Home
Immigrantly - March 14, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsHere at Immigrantly, I believe in creating a safe space for authentic storytelling. Most stories are built on our platform but sometimes from other sources. And today, we are doing just that. We will share an episode called Coming Home from a podcast we love from the UCLA Labor Center called Re:...
The Journey of Becoming
Immigrantly - March 07, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsMy today's guests are a fantastic duo. Lilliana Vazquez is a Puerto Rican and Mexican TV personality, style expert, and interviewer. You may recognize her as a former contributor on the Today show, the former host of E! news, or as a correspondent for Access Daily and Access Hollywood. She is out...
Tracing the Roots of American Food (With Stephen Satterfield) 2022
Immigrantly - February 28, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsToday, In honor of Black History month and to pay homage to the African contribution to American food, I am re-releasing another gem from the immigrantly vault. It’s my interview with Stephen Satterfield. This conversation profoundly impacted how I view African cuisine in America. I hope you enjo...
Episode 6: The Love Series: Charlotte O'Leary CEO of Pensions for Purpose - Where Passion and Purpose Collide
Fiftyfaces Focus - Intersections - February 23, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutesCharlotte O’Leary is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Pensions for Purpose, which exists as a bridge between asset managers, pension funds and their professional advisers, to encourage the flow of capital towards impact investment. She has had a long career in investment manageme...
Our Stories Redefined
Immigrantly - February 21, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsMy guest is Micha Cooper Edwards. She is the founder and CEO of Soleil Space and Soleil Entertainment. At her core, Micha is a visionary media entrepreneur—her expertise span over 15 years in media and across many markets. Micha has led international campaigns for iconic brands like NIKE, Jordan,...
Episode 5: Christine Chow - Sustainability Leader and Passionate Horsewoman - The Importance of a Strong Core and a Light Touch
Fiftyfaces Focus - Intersections - February 16, 2023 00:00 - 17 minutesIn Christine's own words: "Horses form a person from within and foster the development of courage, humility, quickness of judgement, self-discipline, self-control and focus". In this latest episode of our love series we revisit one of our most popular podcast guests from 2020. Christi...
Valentine's Day Special: Swipe Left, Swipe Right
Immigrantly - February 14, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsBetween “ghosting,” “Icks,” and the question of whether or not to swipe right, the dating world isn’t the same as it used to be. Forty-eight percent of adults aged 18 to 29 have used a dating app before, hoping to find that special thing called love — or maybe just something casual. But how do we...
Episode 4: John Harney of AON - on Pensions, Food, New Beginnings and Returning to the Fold
Fiftyfaces Focus - Intersections - February 13, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutesJohn Harney is a senior consultant with AON where he focuses on helping pension scheme sponsors to manage pension risks and maximize potential upside. He is based in the Oxford area. I came across John through mutual friends in the industry and when I was drawn in particular to his Link...
Episode 3: Caroline Kenyon - Broadcaster and Serial Entrepreneur - Celebrating a Life of Food, Glorious Food
Fiftyfaces Focus - Intersections - February 09, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutesCaroline Kenyon, broadcaster and serial entrepreneur in the world of food, founder of The Food Awards Company and co-founder of the radio company Food FM. I invited Caroline to sit down with me to talk about her love of food and how she nurtures it and cultivates it in others. We star...
"You Are Valid"
Immigrantly - February 07, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsImmigrantly family, today I’ll be chatting with Mari Uchida. She is a photographer, director, a fiercely creative artist whose work has been seen in the New York Times, Time Out New York, The Lincoln Center of Performing Arts, Broadway World, and other platforms. Her subjects are photographed aga...
Episode 2: Dena Ackerman - Artist, Illustrator and Art Instructor - Art as a Labor of Love
Fiftyfaces Focus - Intersections - February 07, 2023 00:00 - 30 minutesDena Ackerman is a fine artist, illustrator, art instructor and writer now based in Israel, but originally from Los Angeles. She is a frequent presence on LinkedIn, and has a passionate following because of her relatable, personal posts, as well as her vulnerability around the challenge...
Episode 1: Laura Sage - The Power to Chill Anywhere
Fiftyfaces Focus - Intersections - February 04, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutesLaura Sage is CEO at Chill Anywhere, and Co-Founder of the Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation. She has previously held a series of advisory and business development roles at different financial institutions including hedge funds. Our conversation starts with her financial career, and t...
All of Us Are Unwell
Immigrantly - January 31, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsToday's guest, Dr. Mimi Khuc, is a writer, teacher, and scholar of things unwell, a pedagogy that examines humans' relationship to the world and themselves as one with differential unwellness because of the structures around them. Mimi is a Professor of Asian American studies and disability studi...
Written In The Stars
Immigrantly - January 24, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsToday's guest is Mangesh Hattikudur. He is a podcaster and co-founder of Kaleidoscope, a podcast production company. He’s also the co-host of the podcast Part-Time Genius, the former senior vice president of iHeartRadio, and the co-founder of the magazine Mental Floss. But it is his more recent p...
The Cost of Living In White Space
Immigrantly - January 17, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsCarmen Rita Wong is a journalist, entrepreneur, and personal finance expert. Once the host of a TV program called On The Money, Carmen has worked with CNN, CBS, and NBC, and she was a financial advice columnist for four different magazines, including Glamour and Good Housekeeping. She is also the...
Mashing up the Conversation on Grief
Immigrantly - January 10, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsToday I’m joined by Amy S Choi and Rebecca Lehrer, co-founders and co-hosts of The Mash-Up American podcast, which features stories and interviews on the things that make us who we are: culture, relationships, and identity. I feel a kindred spirit for these two since Immigrantly bears many simila...
Special Feed Drop: Before Me
Immigrantly - January 03, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsWelcome listeners. As some of you may know, our team is taking a much-needed break to rest and recuperate so that we can come back on January 10th, reinvigorated to share some awesome Immigrantly content with all of you. In the meantime, I am sharing a special episode from “Before me”. It is a fi...
Special: Holiday Hot-Takes
Immigrantly - December 27, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 155 ratingsThere is nothing Immigrantly loves more than switching up the narrative--and that's why today, we're sharing some controversial opinions, or "hot-takes," about the holiday season. Before we begin 2023, I wanted to get together with Yudi and Michaela from the Immigrantly team to talk about everyth...
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