Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFamily lore and the guts to be an artist with Fareeha Khan
Episode 26
Fareeha Khan is a comedian and artist born in Pakistan who moved to the U.S. as a child. We spoke with Fareeha about the ‘family lore’ immigrant kids…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Call Her Daddy and what do you call home? l Just Us
Episode 25
In this episode we talk about the concept of ‘home’ and how it can take new shapes over time. Can you have more than one home at a time? Is home nece…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Rapping in the club and parental pressure with Alex Liu (LEX the Lexicon Artist)
Episode 24
Alex Liu, also known as the rapper LEX the Lexicon Artist grew up in Taiwan, but moved to the U.S. for college and has been here ever since. We spoke…
10 months ago
School uniforms and multicultural kids l Just Us
Episode 23
In this episode we talk about the daunting task of raising multicultural children, how hard it feels to try to keep your cultural background alive fo…
10 months, 1 week ago
Bad Bunny and unaccompanied migrant youth with Noemí Enchautegui de Jesús
Episode 22
Noemí Enchautegui de Jesús is a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at American University in Washington DC. She has a PhD i…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Immigrants in movies: Past Lives I Just Us
Episode 21
In this episode we discuss the movie Past Lives (2023) and break down all the immigrant aspects of the film, as well as share how we related to its r…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Immigrant comedy with Iraqi born, Georgia bred Gilbert Lawand
Episode 20
Gilbert Lawand is a stand up comedian and comedy producer from Atlanta, Georgia. Gilbert was born in Iraq and grew up in the American South, which he…
11 months ago
Andor and being bilingual I Just Us
Episode 19
In this episode we discuss being bilingual: how it used to be viewed as something that could set kids back, why it’s viewed more positively now, and …
11 months, 1 week ago
Legacy goals and a coaching session with Shawna Wells
Episode 18
In this special episode we’re bringing you our conversation with Shawna Wells. She’s the host of the podcast Legacy, Lyrics, and Life, and she is als…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Espresso martinis and code-switching I Just Us
Episode 17
In this episode we take a look at Code-switching, a term coined in the 1950’s that is still widely used today. We discuss what it is, our experiences…
11 months, 3 weeks ago