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Generation M Episode 5: Time and Again Dec 31, 2025

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(posting this years later, whoops)

Ahmed is joined by Dr. Hussein Rashid —scholar of religion and co-editor of the anthology, Ms. Marvel's America: No Normal — to discuss "Time and Again," episode 5 of the Ms. Marvel TV show. We talk about how this episode on partition made Ahmed cry, how intergenerational storytelling is like time travel, and make an argument for changing Kamala's powers from the comic book.

Buy Hussein Rashid's Ms. Marvel anthology here: https://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvels-America-No-Normal/dp/1496827023

Read Ahmed's essay on partition here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ahmedaliakbar/not-quite-eat-pray-love

Generation M: Time and Again Jan 10, 2024

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Reposting Episode 5 of Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel. Head over to the Generation M page to subscribe and get the earliest possible episodes!

Buy Hussein Rashid's Ms. Marvel anthology here: https://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvels-America-No-Normal/dp/1496827023

Read Ahmed's essay on partition here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ahmedaliakbar/not-quite-eat-pray-love

Read the Ms. Marvel partition reading list from Fatimah Asghar and Bisha K. Ali here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSkxrcPoxavaQK7XikzYeWG0UTNBb3PeMWyecmCdFF2g_c3EnAd3GJgEjP5I8JWQML-NrwmLIJV18cz/pub

Generation M: Seeing Red Dec 14, 2023

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Reposting Episode 4 of Generation M: Recapping Ms. Marvel. Head over to that page to subscribe and get the earliest possible episodes!

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Episode description:

Ahmed and Waleed are joined by documentarian Khaula Malik to discuss "Seeing Red," the fourth episode of the Ms. Marvel TV show. The show heads to Pakistan! Khaula helps us understand the complications of filming there. We discuss what kind of image of Pakistan the showrunners depict.

This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Generation M: Destined Dec 01, 2023

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Another episode of Generation M: Recapping Ms Marvel. Get up to date episodes from the Generation M podcast feed.

Episode description:

We recap episode 3 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel!

Ahmed pitches his Ms. Marvel comic book series, Alanna talks about the macguffin of it all, and Waleed tries to figure out if this show is British colonialism's debut in the MCU.

This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Generation M: Crushed Nov 21, 2023

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Another bonus episode from Generation M. Please head over to the Generation M feed to subscribe for up-to-date episodes. Episode 3 is out now on that feed.

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We recap episode 2 of Disney+'s Ms. Marvel!

Ahmed and Alanna are joined by Ayesha Mattu to revel over the delightful high school rom-com of it all.

This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

[BONUS] Generation M - Episode 1 Nov 13, 2023

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Folks, I have a new podcast! It's really in a very similar world to See Something Say Something, just more focused on TV recaps. The first season recaps the TV show Ms. Marvel. I'll be cross-posting season 1 here but delayed by a few days. Please subscribe directly to the new podcast feed.

Generation M Episode 1: Crushed Episode description:

Ahmed, Alanna, and Waleed recap episode one of the Ms. Marvel TV show and explore Kamla Khan's comic book origins.

This episode of Generation M is a not-for-profit work licensed freely under creative commons.

Introducing: Radiolingo Dec 16, 2022

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It's finally here! I'm thrilled to share a preview of my new podcast Radiolingo, created in collaboration with Crooked Media and Duolingo. The show delves into the fascinating ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. If you're curious, subscribe now to Radiolingo on your favorite podcast app. For more information, visit http://go.crooked.com/Radiolingo. More About the Show: Radiolingo investigates all the ways language shapes our world and how our world shapes language. Hosted by Ahmed Ali Akbar, an audio journalist and James Beard Award-winning writer, each podcast episode explores a new way of understanding at the impact of language across our lives, our relationships, our culture and much more. Radiolingo is a Crooked Media and Duolingo production. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

[BONUS] M Train Season 2 Episode 1 — Asad May 04, 2022

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Go subscribe to M Train here to listen to the rest of the episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m-train/id1499706256

In our very first episode, we talk to Asad Dandia – one of the plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit that successfully sued the New York City Police Department for its prejudicial surveillance of Muslim communities.

Dislocation (with Basim Usmani) Jan 20, 2022

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Ahmed and Basim spend some time catching up with all the changes in 2022 from babies to injuries.

Basim's band does our theme song: hear their music here: kominas.bandcamp.com

Our show is crowdfunded and made possible by our beloved listeners. Subscribe our Patreon for as little as $1 a month to help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ahmedaliakbar. You can find other ways to support here: https://moneyyy.me/$ahmedaliakbar Your support means the world to us.

Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads.

Follow Basim @BasiRoti

Follow the show @seesomething and youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar.

80s South Asian Dance Music from Naya Beat Records (featuring Raghav Mani and Basim Usmani) Dec 21, 2021

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Ahmed brings on Basim to discuss South Asian disco and dance music with Naya Beat record's Raghav Mani.

Download Naya Beat Vol1: https://nayabeat.bandcamp.com/

Basim's band does our theme song: hear their music here: kominas.bandcamp.com.

Due to an injury, this season of SSSS has been delayed, but we are releasing the best we can — subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ahmed

Follow Ahmed on Instagram and Twitter: @radbrowndads.

Follow Basim @BasiRoti

Follow the show @seesomething and youtube.com/ahmedaliakbar.

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