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Modern Minorities
by W!ZARD Studios
MODERN MINORITIES is about minority voices for ALL OUR majority ears. That's right, solving racism with a podcast. Since 2019, we've been uncovering the stories, perspectives, and often unspoken truths about how all of us uniquely experience the world. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, the color of your skin, or who you love - this is a show about all of you, for all of us. Created by Raman Sehgal and Sharon Lee Thony, with lots of love and support from our many FrieMMds of the Pod - [email protected]
Episodes
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Happy 250th Birthday America (by) Mayor Mamdani
NYC, July 4, 2026 — Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers address marking America’s 250th birthday.
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RIP Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026): Perspolis’ (perplexing) Persian protagonist
In memory of the recently passed Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026), re-airring our chat about Persepolis from July 2024). Rest In Peace/Power. https://www.npr.org/2026/06/04/nx-s1-5846531/marjane-satrapi-obituary “The normalization of things being taken away. You see all the things going on in Tehran…
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MMusic: Haseeb “Play Love”
“Music is a force that brings us all together, wherever you’re from.” For this ENTIRE holy month of Ramadan, we wanted to hear some music by MUSLIM artists (beyond Dua Lipa, Cat Stevens, AR Rahman, and Zane Mallick) — so we’re bringing back MMusic with longtime FrieMMd of the Pod + our favorite...
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MMusic: Abir - ‘Yallah’
“Music is a force that brings us all together, wherever you’re from.” For this ENTIRE holy month of Ramadan, we wanted to hear some music by MUSLIM artists (beyond Dua Lipa, Cat Stevens, AR Rahman, and Zane Mallick) — so we’re bringing back MMusic with longtime FrieMMd of the Pod + our favorite...
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MMusic: Omar Offendum - ‘Pacific Syriano’
“Music is a force that brings us all together, wherever you’re from.” For this ENTIRE holy month of Ramadan, we wanted to hear some music by MUSLIM artists (beyond Dua Lipa, Cat Stevens, AR Rahman, and Zane Mallick) — so we’re bringing back MMusic with longtime FrieMMd of the Pod + our favorite...
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MMusic: Dania - ‘Slow’
“Music is a force that brings us all together, wherever you’re from.” For this ENTIRE holy month of Ramadan, we wanted to hear some music by MUSLIM artists (beyond Dua Lipa, Cat Stevens, AR Rahman, and Zane Mallick) — so we’re bringing back MMusic with longtime FrieMMd of the Pod + our favorite...
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Ramadan Mubarak (for us all) رمضان مبارك
"It's about sacrifice. It's about spirituality. It's about getting closer to God.” “Ramadan is a time to better yourself — a new beginning for many things.” This is a replay of a past episode from April 2022 Ramadan Mubarak (رمضان مبارك)! Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar…
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Bob Gilbreath: What if we’re (already) in hell?
“The first step of climbing out is admitting we're in it....” For 2026, we continue sharing minority voices for all of our majority ears — and one of those is longtime FrieMMd of the Pod, Bob Gilbreath - and some great perspective to take into what looks to be another daunting year - depending on...
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2025 Year in Review
“Minority voices for all our majority ears...” As another eventful year comes to a close, we recap some favorite voices shared by our many FrieMMds of the Pod in 2025 — so grab a tasty beverage, share with a friend, and enjoy! Featuring the voices of Zohran Mamdani, Vidyut Latay, Varuna…
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MMreads: Descender / Ascender (with) Jieun & Paresh
“We need some sort of framework to say what is okay and what is not okay — and we need to revisit this when the technology changes..” The more we read, the clearer it gets — it’s just another AI-pocalypse in the making. First its replacing the means of production, then its hallucinations no one…
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Everette Taylor’s (Kickstarter) In Community
" Whatever bad situation you're in, it is really your will to want to change. Your predicament, your situation and life will try to break you — it was really just that determination that I didn't want to have myself or my family ever in a bad situation like that ever again.” Everette Taylor is…
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Mamdani's (faith) for NY
Zohran Mamdani - NYC's mayoral candidate - delivers a tearful speech on his Muslim faith — "the dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as every New Yorker." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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MMreads: Babel’s (magic) translation & colonization
“Translation — it's listening and understanding. It's trying to understand each other, trying to find some common ground, but understanding that there is a gap and that's okay, because we're all different.” There’s this really good book about a kid in England who gets into an elite school to…
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The Philippines (is) the people
“The Philippines isn't the president, it isn't the government. The Philippines is the people. Our role as Filipino Americans living in the diaspora is to stand with them. Tama na. Enough.” Politics is divided, institutions are fragile, and truth feels up for sale. Sounds familiar? Here’s the…
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We love (you) 300
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, we started a podcast... 300 episodes later, instead of a self-congratulatory retrospective, we asked our MANY longtime FrieMMds of the Pod to “ask us anything” — from how ideas of being a minority have changed, surprises and lessons hidden from 300...
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Priti Ohri’s (own) playbook
“ Build your own identity and understand what drives you — I just wanna be as authentically me as possible and let others know that this world is better when you can embrace what is unique to you, and not try to dim it.” Priti Ohri is an award-winning adtech executive and entrepreneur. She’s...
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Solving (for Social) w/ Maggie & Loren
“ None of us know how to be bored anymore. Some of the best things in my life have come from those moments where I'm not connected” — “...can you poop without your phone? We're going to solve our social media's problem — but first, you have to accept we ALL have a problem. Nearly every challenge…
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Clobberin’ Time (for Apathy): Superman & Fantastic Four, with Stefan & Karl
“What's funny is, people are talking about these movies being woke, but it's literally just what superheroes are supposed to be about — kindness, empathy, and protecting people that can't be protected. ” “These are times where we are told that you can't afford to look out for more than yourself…
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Maurice Cherry’s (Revision) Path
“A lot of creativity stems from lack of access — born outta having less. You have less, so you have to think about how to do more — that's what's Black design is about.” Maurice Cherry is a designer, strategist, and an important voice in the history of Black design — best known as the creator…
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Ayan Sanyal’s (brewing) Kolkata Chai
“Chai is amazing — it should be right alongside a good cup of coffee, espresso, or cappuccino. This business helped me reconcile my American upbringing and my Indian heritage — that push and pull, that beautiful combination of everything.” Ayan Sanyal is Co-founder of Kolkata Chai Company, which…
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Kay Sohini’s (This) Beautiful, Ridiculous City
“It was not nostalgia — I kept waiting for that to hit. I was worried about — what if New York doesn't live up to it? Because then where do I go from here? Kay Sohini is an Indian comics-maker living in New York City. She’s the author of the graphic novel THIS BEAUTIFUL, RIDICULOUS CITY . But…
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Bob Gilbreath (trusts) the workaround
“ We might need only 10% of the population to have a tipping point into a brighter future — to change lives for the better at scale by recognizing your potential to calm others. We're in this thing together.” Life right now seems chaotic, but there's a method to the madness — welcome to the...
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Brian Velasquez Reid’s (family) business
“ It was always in me — my grandparents were almost like these mystical figures, and they did really great things. So I was always like, ‘Why can't I discover more of that side of me?’ ” Brian Velasquez Reid is co-founder + CFO of Dear Flor, the first Filipina-owned cannabis brand — bringing...
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Star Wars: the Fourth with you (maybe?)
“ It's a message of resilience in the face of adversity — a sandbox, where every person has a story, an important point of view — folks doing something different who can be interesting, wonderful, and celebrated.” A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we saw Star Wars for the first time —…
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Jonathan Hill’s (Second) Most Perfect Episode Ever
“Even though this is a book about snake girls and lizard boys — it's about universal experiences: we can't change what's happening, but you never know when being kind will change somebody else. ,” Jonathan Hill’s an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and educator in Portland, Oregon — and a...
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Keith Pedro’s (Trillipino) journey
“They want your immigrant voice — they don't want to hear about me just growing up, even though that's the truth, right? And then I realized I could clearly make a living just performing for my people.” Keith Pedro is a renowned Canadian comedian who has garnered worldwide acclaim through his...
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Suresh’s (journey) home
“When everything changed recently, we promised ourselves we would not get wrapped into the daily news. Yes, we're paying attention, but it's going to happen - and the coping mechanisms have never changed.” Suresh is a Malaysian-born, London-raised, gay media exec in NY, who over the years, has...
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Nicole Ponseca’s (igniting) hospitality
“ I certainly learned about how media works — our faces and our stories weren't included. That was my bat signal to make that change.” Nicole Ponseca is a pioneering voice in the culinary world and one of the most respected thought leaders in the Hospitality and Filipino community. Nicole has...
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Filipino Food (faves all) Month
“Food is our love language. It's those types of food memories that are straight from the motherland — these are the things we carry with us.” Did you know April was Filipino Food Month? While we’ve all got a Filipino friend (or three), can you name more than one Filipino food besides those…
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Vaib’s (American) dream
“Living in the US was like a hand in a glove for me — I just came here and loved it. Now, my opinion is slowly changing - seeing everything that's happening. But I still miss it because it made me the person I am today.” Vaib’s a friend of a friend - we were told we should meet because we’d get...
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Susie Quesada’s (whole) self
“It's important we bring our whole self — that's how you create trust, you bring that vulnerability. I had to learn to let my guard down, and it's made me a better leader.” Susie Quesada is President of Ramar Foods - one of the oldest leading manufacturers of Filipino foods in America. While…
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David Yin’s (evolved) identity
“There was literally nothing I could do to fit in — and at some point, I decided to not bother trying. It really encouraged an independence that has carried me through the rest of my life and career.” David Yin, is an exec working at the intersection of consumer health and technology - who…
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Michael Wong’s (Asian) Verified
“Just because your parents wanted the best for you in one way doesn't mean that you rebelling doesn't mean you still can't give back to them by living a good life.” Michael Wong is basically a cultural anthropologist for Asian America. A Seattle-based commentator, Michael’s best known for Asian...
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Varuna Srinivasan’s (Fluid) Health
“ A lot of women are living in uncertainty about their health — so most of us are in a really weird situationship with our health. And that to me is quite sad.” Dr. Varuna Srinivasan is the Founder & CEO of Fluid Health — she is a sexual health expert, writer, and speaker based in Brooklyn. For…
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Vidyut Latay’s (ALIEN) American Dream, Denied
“Day in and day out, you work with these people — doctors, engineers and developers from India — I felt compelled to tell the story of a diaspora in this broken immigration system.” Vidyut Latay — an award-winning documentary filmmaker - and director of ALIEN: AMERICAN DREAM DENIED - a new...
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2024: A(nother) year with our FrieMMds
As we wrap 2024, here’s the year’s “minority voices for all our majority ears.” While it’s certainly been a long and winding year, we hope our conversations have shared some relief and perspective. So why not give us the gift of a fresh 5-star review? apple.co/2Le6lpM Featuring the voices of…
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Pedro Martin’s (unpacking) Mexikid
“She asked, ‘do you go by Peter or Pedro? You're writing a memoir - shouldn't, you know?’ I'm writing a story about myself and I don't know myself — so I'm going to take the journey with the character.” ” Pedro Martín is creator of MEXIKID, a graphic memoir about Pedro’s Mexican-American…
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Vanessa Huynh’s (self) acceptance
“Growing up, emotional support was non-existent. Rightfully so, because they went through hell and back - their entire journey of having to escape and redoing life in a foreign country. There was no time to look back.” Vanessa Huynh is a rising professional in Chicago - who Raman met in NY on an...
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Kamala's message
Vice President Kamala Harris' speech from Howard University on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Reflecting (a slide): Berlin
It's the morning after, I’ll leave some fresh comments at the top of the episode. It was crushingly hard to tell my daughter before she went off to school. We're probably all asking ourselves, how did we get here? So easier to just re-air this Quarantined Comics episode from August 2022 about the...
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Chris Schmicker’s (Hapa) Hawaiian Story
“ Growing up in Hawaii is a really, really special experience — natural beauty, family and community. But you're really trying to fit into a local culture that has such a complex relationship with Caucasian people.” Chris Schmicker is a a Honolulu-born and New York City-based writer and brand...
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Lisa Angulo Reid’s (trusting) Dear Flor
“We wanted something that was familiar, but also Filipino — the whole culture of the older sister that knows and gives advice without judgment.” Lisa Angulo Reid the co-founder and CEO of Dear Flor, the first Filipina-owned cannabis company that makes gummies that are 100% vegan with 100%…
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Kathy MacLeod’s (still a) Continental Drifter
“I didn't ask my dad many questions, and now I'll never know. And I could call my mom up right now, but I'm not going to do that because - ‘the culture’ - we don't really ask each other personal questions.” Kathy MacLeod is an illustrator and cartoonist - the author of CONTINENTAL DRIFTER, her...
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Nir Eyal (is) Indistractable
“Distraction is not a technology problem or a moral failing. The vast majority of distraction is simply that you have not learned the skill of dealing with discomfort. Master internal triggers, or they will become your master.” Nir Eyal is a best-selling author and instructor working at the...
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Wendy Nguyen’s (driving) registration
“You need to get people registered, you need to get them informed, you need them voting. This is not the work of just one cycle, but this is the work of a generation.” Wendy Nguyen is Founder and President of AsianAmericansRise.com — a political advocacy nonprofit focused on civic engagement from...
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Ida Abdalkhani’s (new) experience
” I was in survival mode for so long — then I finally dealt with it - shedding all the old stories I told myself that society put on — those stories stick with us and form our identity without us even realizing it.” Ida Abdalkhani is a longtime FrieMMd of the pod, and a co-host on Raman’s other...
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Building (Bridges) Across Generations
”I’ve come to my parents with challenges and they say, keep working hard, keep pushing through it — they're so used to working 12 hour days, making ends meet — it’s interesting to see them understanding my career.” Raman recently moderated a community conversation on "Building Bridges across...
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Sudha's (emotionally) intelligent learnings
“I was not gonna follow rules if they didn't make any sense to me. There's a healthy sense of curiosity and a willingness to challenge the status quo.” Sudha Ranganathan is an emotionally intelligent leader. Drew Tarvin is a humor engineer. Both are P&G Alumni, and old friends of Raman’s from...
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Burma Chronicles and (Drew's) Panama Tales
“He bears witness - in a very disarming way - what's really going on in this country.” “It’s often expressed without a single word, vivid enough that It hits a bit differently — It's not sugar coated — this is what they're up against.” BURMA CHRONICLES is the 2007 graphic travelogue by...
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ROAMING (Tamaki) ...feeling old and young again
ROAMING is the graphic novel winner of three 2024 EISNER awards for best graphic novel, best writer, and best penciller/inker - by cousins Mariko + Jillian Tamaki. It's a book about three young women touring New York City in the late aughts, and it's both a love letter to New York City and a...
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MODERN MINORITIES is about minority voices for ALL OUR majority ears. That's right, solving racism with a podcast. Since 2019, we've been uncovering the stories, perspectives, and often unspoken truths about how all of us uniquely experience the world. It doesn’t matter where you’re from, the color of your skin, or who you love - this is a show about all of you, for all of us. Created by Raman Sehgal and Sharon Lee Thony, with lots of love and support from our many FrieMMds of the Pod - [email protected]
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