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A monthly podcast featuring Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh about the good and the bad of the American Muslim female experience. But you know, satirically & disturbingly hilarious. #GoodMuslimBadMuslim

Taz & Zahra


    • Feb 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 65 EPISODES


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    061 - Khodafez LIVE Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 66:44


    The one where Taz and Zahra say goodbye.

    060 - The Christmas Jinn feat. Back to the Silk Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 33:25


    The one where Taz writes a rom-com and Zahra writes a time travel adventure.

    059 - Diaspora, Eating Little Bangladesh, and Homeostasis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 56:25


    The one where Taz eats her way through Little Bangladesh and Zahra searches for home and stability in diaspora. Featuring special guests: Fahmida Azim, Hannah Moushabeck, and Michel Moushabeck.

    058 - Live Every Day Like It's Halloween (with special guest Ayesha Siddiqi)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 60:13


    The one where Taz rethinks clothing swaps and Zahra defends candy corn. They also unveil a special announcement. With special guest Ayesha Siddiqi.

    057 - Hot Girl Summer Ends, A New Regime Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 47:11


    The one where Zahra learns to do handstands and Taz designs lungis with Scottish Muslim tartans.

    056 - Are You Done Venting? Don't Embarrass Yourself.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 43:38


    The one where Zahra admires a famous rotator cuff and Taz goes friendship shopping at Target.

    055 - Intermittent Fasting is Just Off-Season Ramadan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 48:11


    The one where Taz celebrates her birthday and Zahra learns how to pee outside.

    054 - Stop Parking on our Property (feat. Randa Jarrar)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 59:37


    The one where Taz plays passive-aggressive auntie games and Zahra is away working on her show On Behalf of All Muslims. Featuring special guest Randa Jarrar.

    053 - Forgive Yourself and Power Through

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 49:11


    The one where Taz refuses to answer a question and Zahra reveals her crush on cartoon Jafar.

    052 - LIVE from Toronto

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 51:52


    The one where Taz and Zahra list role models at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

    051 - LIVE from Yale

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 46:57


    The one where Taz capitalizes on Khichuri and Zahra tires of Russian dolls.

    050 - See You in the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 49:54


    The one where Taz and Zahra time travel.

    049 - Never Put Your Tacos in the Toaster Oven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2019 50:05


    The one where Taz wants to become the next Supreme brand and Zahra becomes Spider-Woman.

    048 - Muslim Joy to the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 48:07


    The one where Zahra finds holiday solace with Oscar the Grouch and Taz learns where to buy all the different immigrant chocolates.

    047 - Diaspora and Jinns

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 39:28


    The one where Zahra visits her cousin and Taz visits New Orleans.

    046 - LIVE from the de Young Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 48:53


    The one where Zahra heists a remote as Scrooge McDuck and Taz plans to hide a billion-dollar fortune from her dad.

    045 - She the People

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 42:20


    The one where Taz goes to She the People.

    044 - The Best of Eid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018 16:47


    The one where we look back at past Eid conversations.

    043 - Self Made Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 40:26


    The one where Taz wonders if her makeup is halal and Zahra discovers the secret to finding housing.

    042 - World Cup Thirst (with guest Sahar Pirzada)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 60:34


    The one where Zahra discusses her Christmas privilege and Taz turns into the anti-Snapchat auntie. Featuring special guest Sahar Pirzada!

    041 - Ramadan Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2018 48:53


    The one where Taz and Zahra hit the red carpet.

    040 - You Are Responsible For Your Own Luggage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 43:52


    The one where Zahra is getting antihistamine nightmares and Taz is still writing her rom-com. This episode brought to you by kale curry.

    039 - Jetset Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 44:44


    The one where Taz pranks some thieves and Zahra discovers surf rock.

    038 - Muslim Puppy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 40:36


    The one where Zahra searches for a good mommy forum and Taz reminds everyone to follow Chrissy Teigen's advice.

    037 - Bathtub Erotica

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 46:01


    The one where Zahra explains why she can't read in the bath and Taz returns to Magic Mike Live.

    036 - Saving What We Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2017 41:47


    The one where Taz describes how hard it is to leave her apartment and Zahra connects the Rebel Alliance to Allah.

    035 - It's Really Muslim to be Poly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 43:28


    The one where Taz ponders the origins of patchouli and Zahra imagines what a true Jihad Barbie looks like.

    034 - Ghostly, Ghastly, and Ghoulish

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2017 52:59


    The one where Zahra falls asleep on Jaws, Taz defends Glinda the Good Witch, and they discover the connection between Valhalla and Allah.

    033 - Not a News Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2017 45:41


    The one where Taz offers to do makeup reviews and Zahra reminisces about Hawaiian cockroaches.

    032 - LIVE from Shangri La in Honolulu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 39:44


    The one where Taz flirts over plastic grapes and Zahra meets her own hot doctor.

    031 - Let's Talk About Sex...Manuals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 40:41


    The one where Zahra buys a designer diaper bag and Taz prepares for a billionaire pre-nup.

    030 - Over It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017 51:04


    The one where Zahra describes food in detail to a fasting Taz and Taz pitches a Muslim Bridesmaids movie.

    029 - Manzanar Pilgrimage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2017 39:58


    The one where Taz and Zahra visit Manzanar.

    028 - Apocalypse Ennui

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 42:43


    The one where Zahra explains leather daddies and Taz plans her passive-aggressive plane moves.

    027 - LIVE from Minneapolis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017 47:32


    The one where Taz teaches the world the miracles of the "twig brush", Zahra declares the Irish prime minister Muslim, and they both plan a trip to Hawaii with the hot dudes of Kurdish Gents Club.

    026 - LIVE from Wharton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 41:10


    The one where Taz wins big money from an Aladdin slot machine, Zahra makes her husband test a Japanese toilet, and both pitch their business ideas to the business students of Wharton.

    025 - Large Groups of Angry People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2017 36:32


    The one where Zahra self-cares with popcorn and cheese and Taz explains that bacon is not Kryptonite.

    024 - Jingle Jihad

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2016 45:56


    The one where we declare Christmas Fatwas to all.

    023 - Pins and Polls

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016 64:20


    The one after election day, where Taz wonders if Glenn Beck is now woke and Zahra almost finds a new husband at a meat market. Also, if you must wear a safety pin, buy ours. This is a special longer episode featuring Taz and Zahra's post-election reflections.

    022 - Election Watch and Other Scary Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2016 41:41


    The one where Taz is on the front lines of being a nasty woman and Zahra asks why she can't have a lightsaber. Both want you to go vote!

    021 - Muslim Garb-ish

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 44:44


    The one where Taz “reaches out” to NFL quarterbacks to convert them to social activism and Zahra makes Golden Retrievers cry. Both realize they forgot to wear their Muslim Garb. Also, Taz is single.

    020 - Muslim Muslims at The Comedy Comedy Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2016 39:24


    The one where Taz never learns to swim because she didn't have a burqini and Zahra discovers racism in an easter egg. Both share their Muslim Appreciation month gift registries.

    019 - Secrets & Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 57:45


    The one where Zahra discovers the true meaning of Fatwa, Taz gets the Hiba-jabis for being late, and both decide the world needs more gay pride.

    018 - LIVE from Oakland's Islamic Cultural Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2016 49:24


    The one where Zahra creates a Sharia ring tone and Taz shares her phobia of secret passages.

    017 - LIVE from the White House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 42:47


    The one where Taz receives a Champion of Change in Art and Storytelling from the White House and brings Zahra with her to creep sharia, LIVE from the White House. Bonus: We spoke with Muslim staffers in the White House about what it's like to work in the White House and we also got a chance to interviewed fellow Champion of Change in Art and Storytelling awardees Fawzia Mirza and Kayhan Irani.

    #GMBM LIVE from the White House - Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2016 0:54


    #GoodMuslimBadMuslim's May episode was recorded LIVE at the White House! It'll be coming to you soon but we wanted to share a quick teaser.

    016 - Wudu On, Wax Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2016 56:11


    The one where Zahra's mother waxes and oils Zahra's husband at their first meeting, while Taz wonders how Zayn Malik manscapes.

    015 - GMBM x SXSW Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2016 53:08


    The one where Taz rebels against patriarchy with subtle physical deconstruction, Zahra finally answers the question of "Where's the Rumi," and both of them get into a fierce competition with an Auntie Staredown. Special thanks to Dropbox for inviting us to record at the South by Southwest Dropbox Podcast Studio as well as a special mashallah to Amanda Quraishi for guest judging the Auntie Stare Down. 

    014 - Let's Talk About Sex...with Jinns

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016 36:34


    The one where Taz is scarred from learning about Jinns in a man's urethra, Zahra eats her way through an edible burka, and both get into a Hijarbie vs Jihottie pillow fight.

    013 - LIVE from University of Michigan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016 56:58


    The one where Zahra & Taz celebrate their anniversary in Michigan. Zahra discovers Sharia creeping into the GOP and Taz uncovers the Muslimification of her exes.

    012 - Muslim Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2015 45:02


    The one where Zahra asks Santa Khomeini for presents, Taz explains the origins of the evil Empire, and they cast Muslim Star Wars.

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