Podcast appearances and mentions of taz ahmed

In episode 1680, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Grasping at This Planet Just to Believe, Taz Ahmed, to discuss… Endless Shrimp or Private Equity? ScarJo Has Lawyered Up--OpenAI Acting Dumb, Jesse Watters Mocks “Rage Rituals” Trend... Immediately Gets Owned By Guest and more! Endless Shrimp or Private Equity? ScarJo Has Lawyered Up--OpenAI Acting Dumb Sam Altman's "Human, in person, fantastic experiences" Clip Jesse Watters Mocks “Rage Rituals” Trend... Immediately Gets Owned By Guest ‘Rage rituals' are the latest wellness trend among women LISTEN: Blood Moon (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) by Mike WiLL-Made ItSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Dalit Dreamlands Curator Manu Kaur As April is both Dalit History Month and Poetry Month, we bring you a fantastic spotlight of a brand new exhibition that just opened up right here in Oakland called Dalit Dreamlands. We also get talk to Vamsi Matta, a Dalit artist from India whose work “Come Eat With Me,” an interactive theater show highlights how food and vegetarianism is an integral part of casteist discrimination in India and here in the diaspora.       As part of our tribute to Poetry Month that is April we also bring you a poignant discussion with Tanzila or Taz Ahmed, a prolific Bangladeshi-American artist and poet from LA talk about her new compilation of poetry, Grasping At This Planet Just To Believe, that she has written over the years, during the holy month of Ramadan. The post APEX Express – April 18, 2024 – Dalit Dreamlands and Taz Ahmed Poetry appeared first on KPFA.

In episode 1525, Jack and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by artist, comedian, and podcaster, Taz Ahmed, to discuss… Biden Is After Your Light Bulbs America! That Was Quick - Elon Find Another Person to Blame, Death Comes For Us All - Gen Z Edition and more! Biden Is After Your Light Bulbs America! Biden admin begins enforcing nationwide lightbulb bans, igniting backlash from GOP: 'Liberal fantasies' Trump rolls back regulations on energy-saving lightbulbs ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007 Donald Trump Defends Bringing Back ‘Better' Incandescent Light Bulbs That Was Quick - Elon Find Another Person to Blame Death Comes For Us All - Gen Z Edition LISTEN: Slow Bullet by People Under The StairsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 1314, Jack and Miles are joined by political strategist, artist, writer and co-host of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim, Taz Ahmed, to discuss… The Scariest Trump Secret Documents Scenario, It Really Is Like Jan 6th…It's An L But They Are Trying Everything They Can To Switch It Up and more! The Scariest Trump Secret Documents Scenario Rudy Giuliani Cooks Up Bonkers New Excuse For Trump's Hoard Of Sensitive Docs VISIT: tazzystar.me LISTEN: The Sleep Tree by MalphinoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode of Are You There, Ghost? It's Me, Chiwan, we have the amazing writer, artist & activist Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed, co-creator and co-host of the groundbreaking podcast Good Muslim, Bad Muslim. We discuss healthcare during pandemic & the mysterious (in the West) being called Jinn, while Taz tries to convince Chiwan to see her (checks notes) capitalist Republican Muslim psychic.   #jinn #muslim #spirits #psychics #paranromal #chiwanchoi #tazahmed

Episode 120 Notes and Links to traci kato-kiriyama's Work         On Episode 120 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes traci kato-kiriyama, and the two discuss, among other topics, traci's upbringing with her thoughtful and well-read curators of history and art-her parents-her life as a creative, both as an individual and in collective spaces, themes from her work that are inspired by various muses within and without her family and her local communities, racism against Japanese and Japanese-American and other marginalized communities, and her creative and thought-provoking Navigating With(out) Instruments.      traci kato-kiriyama (they+she), author of Navigating With(out) Instruments--based on unceded Tongva land in the south bay of Los Angeles-- is an award-winning multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary artist, recognized for their work as a writer/performer, theatre deviser, cultural producer, and community organizer. As a storyteller and Artivist, tkk is grounded in collaborative process, collective self-determination, and art+community as intrinsically tied and a critical means toward connection and healing. She is a performer & principal writer for PULLproject Ensemble, two-time NET recipient; NEFA 2021-22 finalist for their show TALES OF CLAMOR.  tkk —presented for over 25 years in hundreds of venues throughout North America as a writer, actor, poet, speaker, guest lecturer, facilitator, Artist-in-Residence, and organizing / arts & culture consultant— has come to appreciate a wildly hybrid career (w/ presenters incl. LaMaMa Cabaret; Enwave Theatre; The Smithsonian; The Getty; Skirball Cultural Center; and Hammer Museum, to Zero Gravity; Grand Park; Whisky a Go Go; Hotel Cafe; House Of Blues Foundation Room; and countless universities, arts spaces, and community centers across the country).  Their work is also featured in a wide swath of media and print publications (incl. NPR; PBS; Elle.com; Entropy; Chapparal Canyon Press; Tia Chucha Press; Bamboo Ridge Press; Heyday Books; Regent Press). tkk is a core artist of Vigilant Love, member of the H.R. 40 Coalition and organizer with the Nikkei Progressives & NCRR joint Reparations Committee, and Director/Co-Founder of Tuesday Night Project (presenter of the Tea & Letterwriting initiative and Tuesday Night Cafe series in Little Tokyo).     traci kato kiriyama's website   Buy Navigating with(out) Instruments   traci's profile on DiscoverNikkei.org   traci's bio for Tuesday Night Project   traci reads "Remember All the Children Who Were Never Born to Me" for Poetry Lab At about 4:00, Pete asks traci about notions of the “writer as speaker,” including a profound quote from Zora Satchell   At about 6:20, traci's cat makes an appearance!   At about 6:30, traci talks about her background and her parents' focus on education and intellectual and historical curiosity, including how The Japanese American Historical Society was founded by her parents    At about 8:30, traci discusses what stories drew her interest in adolescence, including song lyrics, theater, and art of all types   At about 11:30, Pete and traci freak out over their collective love and admiration for Tori Amos   At about 12:25, traci describes the artists and writers-often playwrights-who thrilled her through high school into college and beyond, such as Wakako Yamauchi, Rumi, Yusuf, Adrienne Rich, Nikki Giovanni, and Janice Mirikitani    At about 15:30, Pete wonders about the connection between natural sociability and performance for traci   At about 17:30, traci responds to Pete's question about which artists and creatives inspires her Nancy Keystone and Kennedy Kabasares, Howard Ho, and LA and West Coast standouts Writ Large Press, Not a Cult, Kaia Press, The Accomplices   At about 21:20, traci discusses ideas of “representation,” especially with regard to her childhood and the Japanese-American communities of which she was part   At about 23:15, traci recounts her experience in seeing Sixteen Candles and the thought process that followed the viewing-regarding racist representations in Hollywood and beyond   At about 27:45, traci gives background knowledge on a poem from her collection that references her mother and Dec. 7; it is instructive about the ways in which memory works   At about 30:35, traci talks about the aforementioned incident in the school and connections to Michi Weglyn's book/if and how the story was a microcosm   At about 33:35, traci gives background on the book, includiing an impetus from Ed Lin that didn't exactly bring immediate publication   At about 34:40, traci discusses inspiration for the book's title   At about 38:00, traci discusses the idea of the “muse,” including inspiration from her grandfather, Taz Ahmed, her mom, and others   At about 40:00, traci responds to Pete's questions about the rationale for the many different forms used in her collection   At about 45:50, Pete and traci discuss “Where We Would Have Gone” and the ideas of “what if” and “predicting the past”   At about 48:10, the two talk about the spectrum of sexuality as a theme in traci's collection, as well as meanings of “queer” and pronoun usage and comfortability with names   At about 51:20, traci references her longest acronym and ideas of a “collective coming out” that comes from real life and a poem of hers   At about 53:20, traci explains some background on “Death Notes” that are featured in the collection, as well as ideas/themes associated with being close to death; she highlights editor Chiwan Choi's great help in sharing difficult and “heavy and important” moments   At about 58:00, traci discusses her use of “bury” throughout her work   At about 59:25, the two explore ideas of racism, family, and resistance in traci's family; traci shows the photo of her bearded grandfather and talks of discovering his rebellion, which is instructive in many ways   At about 1:02:55, traci talks about her mother's political awareness and Yuri Kochiyama's “massive impact”; she talks about how traci spoke at a Los Angeles memorial   At about 1:06:00, traci connects the “collectivity” of art with artists and the “continuum” of the world's people and the world's artists and activists; traci cites WorldMeter as an addictive and important website    At about 1:07:45, traci talks about the poems/letters in the collection that serve as conversations between her and Taz Ahmed, including conversations where the subject matter evolved   At about 1:09:45, traci and Pete discuss ideas of “eminent domain” that populate her work   At about 1:10:50, traci reads a poem about her grandfather/reparations after reminding listeners about the annual visits/pilgrimages to Manzanar   At about 1:14:25, traci reads “Remember All the Children who were Never Born to Me”    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.    Please tune in for Episode 121 with Michael Torres, a VONA distinguished alum and CantoMundo fellow. His first collection of poems, AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF NAMES, (Beacon Press, 2020) was selected by Raquel Salas Rivera for the National Poetry Series, named one of NPR's Best Books of 2020, and was featured on the podcast Code Switch. He teaches in the MFA program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and through the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop.    The episode will air on May 3. 

In episode 1039, Jack and Miles are joined by Taz Ahmed to discuss WE ARE STILL IN A PANDEMIC MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES, McConaughey - na I'm good, Tis The Season For Another Probably Bullshit Food Map and more! WE ARE STILL IN A PANDEMIC MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES McConaughey - na I'm good Tis The Season For Another Probably Bullshit Food Map Listen: Kokopelli - Bug Mane Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Bonus Episode:  Tanzila Ahmed, an artist writer, political activist, and co-host of the good Muslim bad Muslim podcast, shares her reflections on 20 years since 9/11.Follow Taz on Twitter, read her articles on Substack, and visit her website. Listeners of King of the World can share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them.Check out the Rifelion blog.  Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us an audio message, some of which will play on future episodes.For more information on King of the World, visit our website.

Happy New Year! We’re BACK after a COVID19 hiatus. Our most popular episode every year is our jinn episode. This year, we’re doing an anthology, a JINN OPEN MIC, a JINNTHOLOGY. Our former guests Shamira Ibrahim, Taz Ahmed, Basim Usmani, and Margari Hill all share their stories. We’ve got: folklore, poetry, fiction, and personal stories. Follow Shamira @_ShamGod Follow Taz @TazzyStar and buy her grief poetry collection “The Moon Split in Two” here: https://www.amazon.com/Day-Moon-Split-Two-Collection/dp/B08HTG6LS6 Follow Basim @BasiRoti Follow Margari @Margari_Aziza and her work @MuslimARC Follow Ahmed on twitter @radbrowndads.  Follow SSSS on Twitter and Facebook @seesomething. Our music is by the Kominas. This week’s custom spooky music was by Basim Usmani.    SSSS is on Patreon. Find us at patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. Thanks to our patrons for supporting the show.

In episode was 751, Jack and Miles are joined by activist and organizer Taz Ahmed to discuss election night updates. FOOTNOTES: Most States Have No Laws About Guns in Polling Places Michigan Supreme Court declines to intervene in challenge to open carry at the polls States grapple with open-carry gun laws and the polls Election Security Experts Warn of Voter Intimidation as 'Trump Train' Caravans Plan to Pass Through Polling Sites Suspicious robocall campaign warning people to ‘stay home’ spooks voters nationwide Three Words That Haunt Joe Biden: ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In episode 670, Jack and Miles are joined by activist and #GoodMuslimBadMuslim co-host Taz Ahmed to discuss Hamilton on Disney+, and more! FOOTNOTES: Hamilton is censored on Disney Plus; Lin-Manuel Miranda gives two fucks Disney+ Censors Cleavage From Episode of Old Disney Channel Series Disney Didn’t Just Buy ‘Hamilton’ for $75 Million; It Bought a Potential Franchise Disney CEO stresses Hamilton’s importance to Disney Plus in private all-hands meeting WATCH: Horace Silver: Soul Searchin' Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

00:15 – Harry discusses the timely topic of coronavirus and wishes everyone the best of health 02:30 – Harry thanks today’s sponsor, Focusrite 2i204:07 – Harry takes a moment to recap his conversation with James Cridland04:38 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Taz Ahmed05:26 – Harry thanks the second sponsor of today’s podcast, FullCast05:51 – Taz’s podcasting origin story and the inspiration to start her show, #GoodMuslimBadMuslim 14:15 – The visibility and public response to #GoodMuslimBadMuslim17:42 – Taz’s educational background and her decision to become an activist 23:25 – The work Taz has done to enhance political consciousness among Asian-Americans and what has changed over the years 33:57 – Trends Taz has observed about the political engagement among younger generations 39:33 – What continues to drive and motivate Taz 41:07 – The decision to wrap up the podcast after five successful years and Taz’s plans for the future 52:49 – What is something that Taz has changed her mind about recently 53:23 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Taz 54:10 – Harry thanks Taz for joining the show and lets listeners know where they can follow her56:38 – Harry thanks his sponsors once more57:44 – Harry announces the retention hashtag for today’s episodeTWEETABLES“I’m not a riffer. Zahra is the comedian. I’m a political activist/organizer. I don’t do well with riffing so I was the one that was like, ‘we need an agenda.’”“My understanding of civic empowerment and civic engagement is really like, you can’t just say, ‘Go vote.’ You need to tie it to culture. You need to tie it to what’s happening in pop news. You need to tie it to narratives. And that’s really why I got involved in storytelling.”“What I was trying to do was to shift people’s political consciousness to see themselves as political beings, not just as brown people.”“The Internet is mean.”“At this stage of my podcast listening, I love narrative. I love highly produced podcasts. I love fiction podcasts.”THANK YOU SPONSORS!FocusriteLINKS MENTIONEDFullCast WebsiteFocusrite WebsiteFocusrite’s $2500 Podcast Studio Makeover ContestPodcast Junkies Junkies Facebook GroupTaz’s Twitter – @TazzyStarTaz’s Instagram – @TazzyStarTaz’s Websites – http://www.goodmuslimbadmuslim.com/tazandzahra & https://www.tazzystar.me/

In episode 583, Jack and Miles are joined by activist and co-host of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast Taz Ahmed to discuss the new IKEA and Pizza Hut collab, Super Tuesday, a global sick day, Twitter's new horrible idea, James Dolan waging a war on Spike Lee, Coronavirus helping the private jet business, how people are profiting off of coronavirus, and more! FOOTNOTES: Pizza Hut and IKEA collaborate on an awesome pizza that we’ll never get to eat Live Forecast: Who Will Win Super Tuesday? Stopping the coronavirus requires health care access and paid sick leave. America's in trouble. Twitter Is Testing Tweets That Vanish After 24 Hours The Donald Trump of the NBA Wages War on Spike Lee, His Team’s Biggest Fan One way the wealthy hope to avoid coronavirus? Private jets CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK CROWDS CLAMORING FOR PRIVATE JETS!!! ... Shelling Out $$$ For Virus-Free Skies Pray for coronavirus victims Comforter Coronavirus Merch Is Here, But Who's Buying It? ‘CoronaCoin’ cryptocurrency lets traders cash in on coronavirus outbreak There are already more than 65 songs with “coronavirus” in the title on Spotify Coronavirus Porn Is Going Viral on Pornhub Pretty Bitches: On Being Called Crazy, Angry, Bossy, Frumpy, Feisty, and All the Other Words That Are Used to Undermine Women WATCH: Air (Abstract Orchestra Remix) (feat. MF DOOM) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Beef ribs + pizza = love... We're celebrating Valentine’s Day with Taz Ahmed, a writer, activist, and co-creator of the podcast #GoodMuslimBadMuslim. Over halal beef ribs at Big Al's Pizzeria outside L.A., Dan and Taz talk about Taz's #MuslimVDay cards, her efforts to recreate the Bangladeshi home cooking she grew up with, and her advice for sharing food on a first date. (Hint: Don't get handsy with the tacos!) Get access to 500+ more Sporkful episodes and lots of other Stitcher goodness when you sign up for Stitcher Premium: www.StitcherPremium.com/Sporkful (promo code: SPORKFUL). Transcript available at www.sporkful.com.

Activist and multi-disciplinary artist Taz Ahmed (GOOD MUSLIM BAD MUSLIM) joins us to talk fresh approaches to feeling your best this new year. Although we're iffy on "cleanses," because obviously your bodies are all PERFECT, we're all for a re-set! Plus, our latest skincare obsessions, good Goop/bad Goop, and Muslim Valentine's Day Cards.All products, services, people and causes referenced in this episode are linked in our official newsletter, STUFF & THINGS!Struggling with anything beauty/wellness? Have a rec? Email foxybrowns@earios.netTwitter: @camillard and @naankingInsta: @thecamillard and @primattoo See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yes, this is not a Bollywood movie, and it's also not quite a "series". It can most accurately be described as "beyond trash". Our wonderful guest Taz Ahmed begs to differ and Saagar tries to placate us both. Check out this blatant ripoff of Veere Di Wedding (also terrible) and chime in on what you think!

Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed is an activist, storyteller, and politico based in Los Angeles. She currently is a Campaign Strategist at the Asian American new media organizing group 18MillionRising. She is cohost of The #GoodMuslimBadMuslim Podcast that has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Wired, and Buzzfeed as well as live shows recorded at South by Southwest and the White House.    In this episode we talk about being an activist for change, her podcast, ghosts, dreams, the death of her mother, and grief dreams of her mother.   You can find more about Taz at https://www.tazzystar.me or http://www.goodmuslimbadmuslim.com   Tickets to her LIVE Podcast on April 13, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario can be found here: https://agakhanmuseum.org/programs/comedy-from-the-other-side-of-fear-goodmuslimbadmuslim-live-podcast-taping

In episode 363, Jack and Miles are joined by activist, poet, artist, and #GoodMuslimBadMuslim co-host Taz Ahmed to discuss Game of Throne Oreos, the White House not wanting the Mueller Report released to the public, Nipsey Hussle's murderer being caught, DHS disbanding the Domestic Terror Intelligence Unit, Trump overturning denied security clearances, Kid Mero versus Tucker Carlson, the new Joker movie, Biden releasing a video about his current situation, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. Last Call: Game Of Thrones Oreos have arrived 2. White House No Longer Enthusiastic About Releasing Mueller Report 3. Nipsey Hussle murder suspect arrested; Lauren London breaks silence 4. Russell Westbrook’s Historic Tribute to Nipsey Hussle 5. Homeland Security Disbands Domestic Terror Intelligence Unit 6. White House whistleblower says 25 security clearance denials were reversed during Trump administration 7. The Kid Mero, speaking for us all, calls Tucker Carlson a "worm in a bowtie and a 3rd grade haircut" 8. Watch the first trailer for Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker movie 9. Alec Baldwin's near miss as Batman's Trump-like dad is stranger than fiction 10. Donald Trump thought Christian Bale was Bruce Wayne when they met 11. 'I am Batman,' Trump tells boy on helicopter ride 12. Biden, in Video, Says He Will Be ‘More Mindful’ of Personal Space 13. WATCH: Sampa The Great - Flowers (feat. REMI) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This is part 2 of our Power and Pleasure of Podcasting event at USC (episode 33), which included performances from our guests. In this episode, we have the Q&A session that followed, where we were able to delve into the process of making and starting to podcast. To reiterate, we had Chenjerai Kumanyika (Uncivil), Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva (The Kitchen Sisters), Melinna Bobadilla and Brenda Gonzalez (Tamarindo), and Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh (#GoodMuslimBadMuslim). Our guests discuss the craft of podcasting and share the stories of this bottom-up way of discussing the issues they tackle for their respective community. They share the difficulties of podcasting, such as its status as "side project" or unpaid labor, as well as the emotional labor of podcasting. We also discussed choosing names and talking to the public, the "fear of Twitter" and more. Also, we see the variability of contexts from our guests: the decision of writing for themselves, owning their own content, as well being part of collectives or working for larger radio companies.

We recently hosted an event on Power and Pleasure of Podcasting at USC, and we have the live recording to share with you . The lineup included performances by Chenjerai Kumanyika (Uncivil), Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva (The Kitchen Sisters), Melinna Bobadilla and Brenda Gonzalez (Tamarindo), and Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh (#GoodMuslimBadMuslim). We had the privilege of having each of these podcasters share snippets of their episodes, to show us how the alternative storytelling of podcasting can add to larger narratives. We cover the present repercussions of the Civil War; and look at Keepers of cultures, putting the spotlight on librarians and archivists as the heroes of holding down the fort on facts. The hosts of Tamarindo, a podcast that focuses on the Latinx community in LA, do a Minicast from our event; and the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim hosts also do a live episode, where they issue a fatwa to the Muslim ban.

In this bonus episode, Anna is joined by activist, artist, and #GoodMuslimBadMuslim co-host Taz Ahmed to talk about her work in politics, how she came to create South Asian American Voting Youth (SAAVY), what lead her to start the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast with her co-host, her Muslim Valentine Day cards, her relationship with her family, her time spent in Saudi Arabia, and so much more! She is the coolest and we recommend you check out her show, her v-day cards, and all her work which can be seen below! Follow her on Twitter at @TazzyStar. FOOTNOTES: 1. TazzyStarShop Etsy 2. Taz Ahmed's Website 3. Taz Ahmed's Twitter Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

The multi-pronged attack on voting in America. While there are threats from outside countries, like Russia and China, the greatest danger comes from within. Our guests are Dale Ho (Director, ACLU Voting Rights Project) and Taz Ahmed (18 Million Rising, and host of the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast). The song for this episode is “Eenie Meenie”. Stream it wherever you listen to music. Catch Bhi Bhiman on tour - tix available at peaceofmindpod.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each thirty-minute show will focus on one artist who has dedicated their lives to creating artwork that explores social issues, helping define the complex contemporary fabric of community, working beyond the traditional venues and making work that exists outside the traditional gallery or museum walls. What inspires an artist? How do they process the issues most important in their lives? How do they define their context and how does that context inform their aesthetic vocabulary? What relevancy and value does their art play in today’s society? Can art be a catalyst for social change? https://alannakagawa.com/visitings-radio-show

Kennedy gets out. Ocasio-Cortez gets votes. Nazis get retweets. And we all get sick of bad surprises. Guy Branum, Taz Ahmed, and Adam Lustick join Jon to discuss the week’s news, Marco Rubio’s twitter, Pepsi cinema, and the hearty genes of Ashkenazi jurists.

There's a thin line between life and death. Between what's here -- now -- and what was. Between what's here -- now -- and what will be. Taz Ahmed knows about that line. In a dark house in Kathmandu, she and her aging grandfather toe up to it to look for her mother.

There's a thin line between life and death. Between what's here -- now -- and what was. Between what's here -- now -- and what will be. Taz Ahmed knows about that line. In a dark house in Kathmandu, she and her aging grandfather toe up to it to look for her mother.

Tazila “Taz” Ahmed, activist, storyteller, and co-host of the Good Muslim Bad Muslim podcast joins us this week for a special #CrossPodLination episode, where we talked about her work as an activist for the Asian-American...

Loree and Rob chat with special guest Taz Ahmed about "Christmas Next Door," angry wooden Santas, and the tragedy that befell Eric six years ago at Christmas. Plus, the confusing layout of April and Eric's neighborhood, the proper etiquette for compensating the violinist at your dinner table, and a little bit of diversity in a Hallmark film.    

Taz Ahmed is a long-time storyteller and the host/producer of the podcast Good Muslim Bad Muslim. Here's Taz, along with Call Your Girlfriend's Gina Delvac and NPR's N'Jeri Eaton talking about what it takes to staff a podcast, from the small budget to the big.  Werk It: The Podcast is a compilation of some of the best moments from the live event. Both the festival and the podcast are produced by WNYC Studios and are made possible by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from the Annenberg Foundation. Event sponsors include Cole Haan, M.A.C. Cosmetics, and ThirdLove.com. You can find more information at www.wnyc.org/shows/werkit. 

Bonus ep! Rob Huebel, Taz Ahmed, and Felix Biederman join Jon at LA Podfest to talk Trump's revised travel ban, immigration, and DOJ's trans ruling. Plus a dramatic reading by Rob and "Too Stupid to be True" on birth control. Good.

On this week's episode of Saturday School, we revisit the 2010 feature film The Taqwacores, which follows a group of characters living together in Buffalo, New York who are part of the Islamic punk scene. We laugh about how in Hollywood movies, the "outsider" character who introduces the audience to a fascinating minority subculture is usually a white guy, but in The Taqwacores, it's an innocent first-generation Pakistani engineering student. We compare a joke Dominic Rains' character makes about a jihad on his nuts, to Taz Ahmed's best-selling Muslim Valentine's Day card that says "I have a ji-hard-on for you." Brian ties the movie's white girl romance storyline to the recent conversation being had about the lack of South Asian female perspectives in current South Asian stories like The Big Sick, Master of None, Meet the Patels etc., but Ada kinda forgives The Taqwacores for being so "testosterone-y." Good times.

Amna sits down with the hosts of the podcast #GoodMuslimBadMuslim, Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh. The women open up about their motivation behind the show, and their definition of being Muslim-American. Like what we're doing? Leave a review! ----> http://bit.ly/2nkax9i * ABOUT AMNA NAWAZ: Amna Nawaz is ABC News' digital anchor and an Emmy-award winning journalist who has reported from across the U.S. and around the world. Amna launched "Uncomfortable" to tackle the issues that divide our country, and to better understand how we move past them. Follow Amna on Twitter: http://abcn.ws/2m4DuF6 Follow Amna on Instagram: http://abcn.ws/2mLRYyb Discover more podcasts: http://bit.ly/2eBJMNa

Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed, co-host of the popular podcast #GoodMuslimBadMuslim (which has been described by Oprah Magazine as a “a savvy mash-up of pop culture and politics…frankness — on sex, feminism, Islamophobia”), is an activist, poet, writer, and politico based in Los Angeles. (She is also a visual artist/designer. Check out her awesome — and witty — MuslimVDay cards on Etsy.) Ahmed, Campaign Strategist for 18MillionRising.org — one of the nation’s largest organizations promoting online AAPI civic engagement — is a leading voice in her generation on issues that matter to South Asian American women and Asian American Muslim women like herself.

In episode 15, two podcast worlds collide. #GoodMuslimBadMuslim hosts Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh discuss podcasting while Muslim, Iranian, Bengali, American, feminist, comedian, artist, activist…(you get the point). We talk about what it’s like to walk the fine line between what it means to be a good and bad Muslim — and no we’re not […]

Does wearing safety pins and giving speeches at awards shows make you an ally? On this episode we explore the conundrums of ally-ship with activist and blogger ShiShi Rose, who helped organize the Women's March, Taz Ahmed, co-host of the GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast, the Reverend Timothy Murphy, and our editor, Juleyka Lantigua-Williams. We also talk with the co-founder of a black-owned company that teaches white people how to be better allies, for a fee.

Sheela interviews Tanzila Ahmed (@TazzyStar) about her history in politics, organizing, Sri Lanka, and self expression. You should definitely tune into her wonderful podcast, #GoodMuslimBadMuslim. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/almirah-radio-hour/message

The East LA band Las Cafeteras has a saying: “if we can’t dance together, we can’t move together.” The Chicano/Chicana group continues our discussion on the intersection of art and activism today: not just the fights and struggles of community movements, but the joy and laughter (and in their case, the dancing).And given perhaps the wildest weekend in this whole election, we brought in our favorite feminist muslim comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh to help us figure out what the hell just happened. Yes, we’ll talk about Trump and Billy Bush, the debate, and all the bizarre and gross reactions.Please check out more music from Las Cafeteras and catch them live! Go to http://lascafeteras.com/ for more info. And please check out Zahra’s amazing award-winning podcast Good Muslim Bad Muslim that she co-hosts with Taz Ahmed: http://www.goodmuslimbadmuslim.com/. And find more of Zahra’s writing, comedy and performances at http://www.zahracomedy.com/.Want to meet your favorite hosts in person? Kamau and Hari are coming to a venue near you! Find their standup dates at http://www.wkamaubell.com/ and http://www.harikondabolu.com/. Find Hari’s new album Mainstream American Comic and Kamau’s album Semi Prominent Negro at www.killrockstars.com.Thanks for listening! Tweet us at #politicallyreactive or email us at politicallyreactive@firstlook.org.

In this episode, we chat with #GoodMuslimBadMuslim's Taz Ahmed about why immigrant and minority rights are important in the community and why she became an activist. Tanzila ‘Taz’ Ahmed, co-host of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim! Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed is an activist, storyteller, and politico based in Los Angeles. An electoral organizer by trade, she’s mobilized thousands of Asian American & Pacific Islanders to the polls in over seventeen different languages in the past fifteen years at various non-profit organizations, starting with founding South Asian American Voting Youth in 2004. She currently is a Campaign Strategist at the Asian American new media organizing group 18MillionRising. In 2016, Taz was honored as a White House Champion of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling. She is cohost of The #GoodMuslimBadMuslim Podcast that has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Wired, and Buzzfeed as well as live shows recorded at South by Southwest and the White House. An avid essayist, she had a monthly column called Radical Love, was a blogger for Sepia Mutiny, has written for Truthout, The Aerogram, The Nation, Left Turn Magazine, and more. She is published in forthcoming anthology Good Girls Marry Doctors (2016) and poetry collection Coiled Serpent (2016) and was published in the anthology Love, Inshallah (2012). Her third poetry chapbook Emdash and Ellipses was published in early 2016. Taz curates Desi music at Mishthi Music where she co-produced Beats for Bangladesh and she annually makes #MuslimVDay Cards. Her artwork was featured in the shows Sharia Revoiced (2015), in Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s “H-1B” (2015), and Rebel Legacy: Activist Art from South Asian California (2014).

It's been a crazy week since we last talked. Minji and Marvin bring on another White House Champion of Change, and fellow podcaster, Taz Ahmed to talk through all the heavy events that has happened in the past few days and get a few (hundred) thoughts off of our chests. But not before a lighter roundtable segment where we talk fasting for Ramadan, internet-ordered manservants,  and the joys of podcasting. This week’s intro music is provided by Kollaboration Alum Clara C, check out her new single “Electric” available now on iTunes! As always, send us your listener questions at podcast@kollaboration.org Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) and check out our highlights on Clammr Follow our guest at: Taz Ahmed @TazzyStar Good Muslim Bad Muslim Podcast Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective

Prepare to be terminated! For this week's super-sized MovieFilm Podcast, Brian and Zaki are joined by Taz Ahmed and Zahra Noorbakhsh, hosts of the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim Podcast for a fun and free-flowing conversation that covers Full House, Magic Mike, and Fifty Shades of Grey. In addition, we discuss the tragic passing of film composer James Horner, news about the latest actor to play Spider-Man, word on Hugh Jackman's final X-Men appearances, and the all-new trailer for the Rocky spin-off Creed, starring Michael B. Jordan. From there, it's a wide-ranging conversation about the pluses and (mostly) minuses of Terminator Genisys, the fifth film in the f [...]

We were impressed when we discovered the snarky humor e-card website Someecards.com had categories for ethnic holidays like Chinese New Year, until we realized they seemed to be written by people who weren't that familiar with Asians. So why don’t we make our own, with insider humor instead of outsider humor? We talk to Taz Ahmed, who makes humorous Muslim Valentine’s Day cards, and Dis/orient/ed Comedy co-founder Jenny Yang, who gives us some tips so we can come up with our own Chinese New Year one-liners.