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NYC comedian Shafi Hossain was born and raised in Bangladesh and moved to the United States when he was 18. Yet, he feels he has always been Americanized. Join him every episode as he explores a topic central to America and its influences.

Shafi Hossain


    • Mar 24, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Censorship with Prof. Jennifer Fronc

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 56:43


    UMass Amherst History Professor Jennifer Fronc (@jenfronc/Author of Monitoring the Movies: The Fight Over Film Censorship in Early Twentieth-Century Urban America) joins the pod as we explore Censorship in America (movies, standup, music) and its influences.

    Germany with Prof. Andrew Donson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 58:55


    UMass Amherst History Professor Andrew Donson (Author of Youth in the Fatherless Land: War Pedagogy, Nationalism, and Authority in Germany, 1914-1918) joins the pod as we explore America's occupation of post second world war Germany, Fordism and assembly line, and we also look at how German immigrants influenced the United States.

    Philippines with Prof. Richard Chu

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 73:14


    University of Massachusetts Amherst History Professor Richard Chu (Author of The Chinese and Chinese Mestizos of Manila/Upcoming Book: More Tomboy More Bakla Than We Admit) joins the pod as we explore the Philippine-American War, America's occupation of Philippines, and how the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 in America impacted the Philippines.

    Circus with Marcus Monroe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 41:40


    Marcus Monroe (@marcusjmonroe/Late Show/Andy Kaufman Award) joins the pod as we explore circus in America and its influences. We discuss circus history in America, circus animals, feminism and circus, and how it has evolved over the years.

    Alcohol with Caitlin Peluffo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 36:41


    Caitlin Peluffo (@caitlinpeluffo/Colbert/Good Time Gal) joins the pod as we explore the 1920s prohibition in America and the creation of Mafia, why the drinking age is dumb, and Caitlin shares her fav drink recommendations.

    Greece with Gus Constantellis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 34:44


    How is Greece influenced by the United States? Comedian and Greek superstar Gus Constantellis (@constantlygus) joins the podcast to share his anecdotes about growing up Greek in NYC - we discuss the Truman Doctrine, and some great Greek food recommendations.

    Anxiety with Steven Rogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 48:55


    Comedian Steven Rogers (@notsteverogers/Colbert/Panic Attacking Podcast) joins the pod as we explore our relationships to anxiety, a timeline of Anxiety research in America, and we explore America's relationship with Anxiety.

    Canada with Nathan Macintosh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 34:07


    How is Canada influenced by America? Canadian born and now New York City comedian Nathan Macintosh (@nathanmacintosh/ Positive Anger/ Fallon) joins the pod as we explore US-Canada relationship, and how most Canadians view the United States.

    Libya with Mohanad Elshieky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 45:38


    Comedian and writer Mohanad Elshieky (@mohanadelshieky/ Conan/ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) shares his journey from Libya to moving to USA and becoming a late night TV writer. We also explore Gaddafi's rise and fall, and the Benghazi saga.

    Media Representation with Nimesh Patel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 37:39


    Comedian and writer Nimesh Patel (@findingnimesh/SNL/Zooidiots) shares his insights into how Hollywood shapes media representation, and how growing up in New Jersey has shaped his comedy.

    Chile with Fabrizio Copano

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 36:16


    Comedian Fabrizio Copano (@fabriziocopano/Netflix) joins the pod as he shares how watching American stand up led to him "invent" laughter in Chile. We also discuss the 1973 coup, and how Chile is Americanized!

    Self-Help with Lucie Pohl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 30:07


    Comedian and actor Lucie Pohl (@ulovelucie/ Immigrant Jam/ Voice of Mercy - Overwatch) joins the podcast as we explore American self-help culture, a brief history of the industry, and Lucie shares the differences between German and American enthusiasm.

    Liberia with Monroe Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 44:50


    Comedian Monroe Martin (Tonight Show/ Comedy Central/NNFA Podcast) joins the podcast as we explore America's influence on the birth of Liberia and how free slaves were shipped to start a sovereign nation. Monroe shares his personal anecdotes about growing up in a foster care and how that shaped his view on race relations in America.

    South Africa with Sarah Tollemache

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 47:55


    South Africa is a story of hope for natives all around the globe. This episode, we explore America's influence on South Africa, how apartheid came to an end and more - with South African born and current New York comedian Sarah Tollemache (@stollemache/At Home Film Festival/Comedy Central/Corden).

    Horror Films with Nick Griffin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 46:53


    Nick Griffin (@thenickgriffin/Letterman/Scary Monsters Podcast) shares his love of horror films, writing horror film scripts, and what he loves about the genre. This episode, we explore horror films influence on race, culture and more.

    Fashion with Usama Siddiquee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 40:10


    Comedian and fellow Bangladeshi Usama Siddiquee (@usamastandsup/ Mango Bae/AGT) joins IAMericanized to discuss fast fashion, the Rana Plaza disaster, and a crazy court case related to the American Denim.

    Halloween with Brooks Wheelan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 26:41


    Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan/SNL/Entry Level) shares his stories about rigging a Halloween costume party in college and the time he wrote a SNL Halloween sketch. This episode, we explore a brief history of Halloween, and how Halloween became Americanized.

    Math with Matthew Broussard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 35:55


    Comedian and a student of Applied Mathematics, Matthew Broussard (@mondaypunday/The Tonight Show/Comedy Central) joins IAMericanized and shares how he uses Math in his comedy. This episode, we explore a brief timeline of Math in America, and how the second world war was pivotal for increased funding in Math education, the genius of Abraham Wald, and much more!

    September 11, 2001 with Joe List

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 60:28


    Joe List (I Hate Myself/ Tuesdays with Stories!/Mindful Metal Jacket) shares his personal anecdotes around the September 11 attacks, and then we explore a brief timeline to 9/11 attacks, it's influences, and much more.

    Colombia with Pedro Gonzalez

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 42:42


    Pedro Gonzalez (Colbert) shares what he was like growing up in Colombia. We explore a timeline of America and Colombia's relationship, discuss the war on drugs, impact of war on drugs on Colombia initiated by Plan Colombia, Pablo Escobar, and much more.

    Music with Isabel Hagen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 41:19


    With the Juilliard trained-viola prodigy and comedian Isabel Hagen (The Tonight Show/Good Timing), we explore a timeline of American music, the first copyright song ever in the united states, origins of hip hop, discuss our relationship to the most influential song 'Happy Birthday' and much more.

    Immigration with Alingon Mitra

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 59:51


    Alingon Mitra (Conan/Colbert/The Daily Show) shares his personal immigration story - then we discuss the history of immigration in America, how the policies implemented created the myth of 'model minority', and Alingon tries his luck with the U.S. citizenship test.

    The U.S. Dollar with Nick Vatterott

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 37:47


    Comedian and writer Nick Vatterott (Real Time with Bill Maher/Get Rich Nick Podcast/Comedy Central), we discuss the history of the USD, the Gold standard, Fiat currency, the Bretton Woods pact, and dollar diplomacy.

    The Atomic Age, Nukes, and Iran with Nat Christiana

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 60:44


    Comedian Nat Christiana and Shafi discusses the history of the atomic bomb, United States-Iran relationship, and the nuclear deal.

    Jerusalem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 37:12


    How did America shape the Israel-Palestine dispute? This episode, we cover a brief history of the conflict, American role in facilitating peace talks between the states, US-Israel strong relationship, and UN resolutions/vetoes.

    Nixon, Pandas, and The Birth of Bangladesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 29:10


    We explore how President Richard Nixon and Pandas played a crucial role in the birth of Bangladesh in 1971. And The Beatles changed how the crisis unfolded!

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