Ep. 027 — For the Culture: A Prologue

This is a prologue to a multi-part series about the Afghan diaspora in America reclaiming their past and trying to grow from the present. It's a story about culture, identity and authenticity. Show Notes: [00:30] "The Layers of Heaven" by Jovica [00:55] Hit rewind. (freesound.org / cognitu perceptu) [01:00] "Our Son the Potter" by The Blue Dot Sessions [01:10] When LeBron James threw up his arms at J.R. Smith [01:20] The hit song of Summer 2017 [01:30] Why the Game of Thrones finale was awful The teaser to Season 7 for old times sakes [01:45] Brigette Gabriel's call to "protest" More on Brigette Gabriel [02:10] The Southern Poverty Law Center's take on ACT for America [02:15] Saturday, June 10, 2017, "anti-sharia protests" take place across the country [03:15] Dispatch from an "anti-sharia protest" in Santa Clara, Calif. (h/t @SarRavani) [06:25] More on the 2017 Portland train incident Related: The Story of a Hate Crime [06:40] The surge of hate crimes that followed shortly after the 2016 election See here, here, here and here [09:00] Light reading on no-go-zones. [09:10] Light reading on Dearborn, Mich. [09:40] "Cupcake Marshall" by The Blue Dot Sessions [12:15] Light reading on "white genocide" [14:40] "Verdigris" by The Blue Dot Sessions [16:20] This is a throwback to the original prologue of this podcast. It's meta. [16:50] Light reading on that third culture wave. [17:20] Spoiler alert: no. [17:30] Afghan National Anthem performed on TOLO TV