In this episode, we go from Rooz's broad assumptions about class, to digging deeper into how our parents' ideology has shaped us. Along the way, we talk about learning how to freak dance, and other high school formal stories we'll never live do...

PB&J, Hall and Oates... Nickon and Roozbeh. Some things are just better together. We dust off the mics and dive into the deep end on the topics of competitive will, therapy and the ties that bind (or don't).Culture Corner:Irania...

Attorney Krystel García gives us a Nicaraguan history lesson, and we talk about her experience with culture shock within her home state of Florida. Also, with an election in full swing, a very timely conversation about the nuances we often igno...

Madena Ghani grew up like any other kid: hanging out with the President of Bolivia. We chat about being the bar setter in her Afghan family, finding religion and female empowerment.Ahmad Zahir is a legendary Afghan singer, and one of Ma...

NYC to Las Vegas to LA. Cowboy hats to Diplo. Arif Iqbal (DJ ai) talks about his Bengali heritage, thriving through adversity, facing down racism, and making people move. 

An amazing, wide-ranging conversation with Nickon's sister, Katayoon! She shares how her experience growing up differed from her brother's, and her point of view on how we internalize messages around beauty and self-worth. We also talk about th...

What can or should other communities of color do to help build a more equitable society, and what role has the "model minority" phenomenon played in systemic racism? Real light stuff. [Recorded June 7, 2020]

Nickon and I check back in with each other to discuss how our parents have been getting us critical news throughout the pandemic, and his burgeoning career as a corporate Zoom comic. [Recorded May 9, 2020]

NYC stand-up comic and writer, director, producer, Nickon Hemati, talks growing up Persian in Marin County, CA.Watch the pilot for his project "Cyrus the Good," which we discuss in this episode, here: