Who Gets to Be Human?
by Sadeq Saudi
Hosted by Sadeq Saudi, Who Gets to Be Human? is a podcast about power, humanity, and the lines we draw between people. Each episode looks at how some lives are believed, protected, and grieved automatically—while others are questioned, explained, or ignored. Through quiet storytelling and sharp questions, the podcast asks one simple thing: who gets to be human without having to prove it?
Episodes
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Racism as a Human Ranking System
This episode looks at racism not as hate, but as a system. A system built to rank people, decide who is trusted, who is protected, and who is allowed to wait. From hospitals to schools, from courtrooms to everyday life, this episode traces how humanity became conditional—and how that ranking…
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Pilot: Who Gets to Be Human?
This pilot episode looks at what “being human” actually means in society—who receives sympathy, safety, and a voice by default, and who doesn’t. Through the lens of Palestine and the wider Middle East, it examines how belief, doubt, and power shape whose lives are treated as fully human.
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Trailer: Who Gets to Be Human?
An introduction to a podcast about power and the uneven distribution of humanity.
About this show
Hosted by Sadeq Saudi, Who Gets to Be Human? is a podcast about power, humanity, and the lines we draw between people. Each episode looks at how some lives are believed, protected, and grieved automatically—while others are questioned, explained, or ignored. Through quiet storytelling and sharp questions, the podcast asks one simple thing: who gets to be human without having to prove it?
Hosted by
Sadeq Saudi