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Is cultural 'enoughness' a myth?

In this episode, I sit down with Lazou, a Sino-Mauritian-Canadian-American creative, podcasting colleague and friend who also explores questions of belonging. Lazou shares her unique perspective in understanding layered identities while sharing her own diverse cultural identity. Together we discuss:

• seeing the West through Disney colored glasses,
• language learning, translation gaps, and language evolution,
• colonization vs settling and the history of Diego Garcia,
• being Chinese enough, confronting biases and so much more!

Lazou is a talented musician, producer, and writer, hosting the 'Nuances: Our Asian Stories' podcast. Through her platform, she examines the Asian diaspora experience, tackling topics like queerness in pre-modern Asian times.

Episode Mentions:

• Podcast — Nuances: Our Asian Stories
• Podcast — Nuances Season 2: Queering Pre-Modern Asia
• Book — Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen
• Diego Garcia — Human Rights Watch: UK, US Expelled Islanders 50 Years Ago, a Crime Against Humanity
• Diego Garcia — AJ+ How the U.S. Stole This Paradise Island?

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Original music is composed and produced by Malik Elmessiry.
The inbetweenish pod is created and hosted by Beatriz Nour.

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Belonging vs Belongings:

It has always bothered me how similar these two words are, set apart only by an ‘S’. Yet somehow they hold completely different meanings.

In this minisode, I’m exploring the relationship between our sense of belonging and our physical belongings. The idea for this episode came about after I recently lost a physical product of mine and I found myself unreasonably upset over it. A conversation with a dear friend sparked this debate and now I’m letting you into bits and pieces of our conversations where she shares a metaphor that helped me reframe the relationship between belonging and belongings.

I hope you find value in this less structured, unscripted minisode and if you do, please share it with a friend or spark this conversation with someone around you:

What is the relationship between belonging and belongings?

Are belonging and belongings intricately connected?

Can we find belonging without our belongings?

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Original music is composed and produced by Malik Elmessiry.
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Part 2 of the ‘on Palestine’ series:

The Palestinian struggle for liberation is portrayed widely differently depending on who you ask, but have you ever asked Palestinians how they see and understand their own struggle for liberation?

On Palestine is a three-part-series on the inbetweenish pod that focuses on the Palestinian identity, the struggle for liberation, and a way forward. Palestinians have often been misrepresented by the media, so in this mini-series you will be hearing from 3 Palestinians that come from different backgrounds:

→ Zeena, Palestinian diaspora who was raised in the Arab world
→ Faissal, Palestinian diaspora who was raised in the Western world 
→ Nour, Palestinian who was born and raised in Palestine

Discover Palestine through it’s authors, artists, and poets:

• Books by: Ghassan Kanafani — Palestinian poet and author
• Article on: Ghassan Kanafani — Palestinian poet and author
• Cartoons by: Naji al-Ali — an archive of his work
• Article on: Naji al-Ali — assassination investigation
• Article on: Mohamed al-Durrah — a moment in history

Music for the On Palestine series comes from traditional Palestinian folkloric music found in this compilation here.

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Join us next Tuesday for Part 3 of the On Palestine series, this time we will be covering: a way forward, with vulnerability and honesty.
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Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed belong to the respective guests of the show and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the inbetweenish pod.
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Part 1 of the ‘on Palestine’ series:

In your lifetime and exposure, how have you understood Palestinian culture and it’s people?

On Palestine is a three-part series on the inbetweenish pod that focuses on the Palestinian identity, the struggle for liberation, and a way forward. Palestinians have often been misrepresented by the media, so in this series you will be hearing from 3 Palestinians that come from different backgrounds:

→ Zeena, Palestinian diaspora who was raised in the Arab world
→ Faissal, Palestinian diaspora who was raised in the Western world 
→ Nour, Palestinian who was born and raised in Palestine

Discover Palestine through it's art and recommendations shared by On Palestine guests:

• Book: The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist — Emile Habibi
• Movie: The Time that Remains — directed by Elia Suleiman
• Movie: It Must Be Heaven — directed by Elia Suleiman
• Short Film: The Present — directed by Farah Nabulsi

Music for the On Palestine series comes from traditional Palestinian folkloric music found in this compilation here.

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Join us next Tuesday for Part 2 of the On Palestine series, this time we will be covering the struggle for liberation.
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Original music is composed and produced by Malik Elmessiry.
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In this season's first minisode, we’re getting personal as I’m sharing a valuable lesson from Vovó (grandma in portuguese). Navigating a complex and ever-evolving identity can be confusing, to say the least, but today we breakdown why it’s normal. Confusion about your identity is a common human experience. We dive into how many identities we have accumulated and gathered through our lifetime. This is universal; you don’t have to be inbetweenish to be confused about who you are, but it definitely adds another layer of complexity. I hope this resonates, and I hope you can relate. And most of all, I hope you realize, you are not alone. We're all on our own journey of self-discovery.

Episode mentions

• Find out more about Finding Home Within by Wiebke from Chameleon Coaching
• Trailer of Stutz Netflix documentary on Mental Health

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The inbetweenish pod is created and hosted by Beatriz Nour
Behind-the-scenes magic is thanks to Habiba Al Roubi
Original music is composed and produced by Malik Elmessiry

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The inbetweenish is back for Season 2: First episode launches Tuesday, October 3rd.

Get ready to embark on a captivating journey exploring the fundamental concepts of roots, home, and belonging all while embracing the beauty of being different. This season we travel through the bridges we’ve built across cultures — understanding the decisions that shaped us, remembering the homes we had to leave behind, and celebrating the immense power in the freedom to choose your own future.

Join us every other Tuesday for different shades of stories of belonging. I hope you hear echoes of your story reflected back at you. So grab your headphones and let's dive into that inbetweenish life!

Thank you to everyone who made this season possible: guests, collaborators, friends and my partner in life. I appreciate all of you! x

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The inbetweenish pod is created and hosted by Beatriz Nour
Behind-the-scenes magic is thanks to Habiba Al Roubi
Original music is composed and produced by Malik Elmessiry

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We're wrapping up an incredible season of inbetweenish pod! From vulnerability to raw reflections, these stories of belonging have been quite the journey. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of the season, sharing highlights, learnings, and even some embarrassing bloopers. Oh and guess what? Season 2 is on its way! So, stay tuned for more heart to hearts, explorations of identity, belonging, and culture.

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Refugee, asylum seeker, internally displaced person, migrant, immigration—the news is abuzz with some of these terms. But do you truly grasp the differences between them?

Join Baharak Bashmani and me as we fearlessly delve into this complex topic, breaking it down into simple terms. With Baharak's unique perspective as a former refugee, having experienced the entire journey from displacement to resettlement, and her work with the UNHCR assisting fellow refugees, she offers valuable insights.

In this thought-provoking episode, we explore:

• Defining the terms, debunking misconceptions, and addressing stigmas
• Uncovering the reasons why people flee and where they go
• Navigating the process from displacement to resettlement

Our motto: No question is taboo, all questions are welcome.

Episode Mentions

• UNHCR Hope Away From Home — This year’s theme for World Refugee Day (June 20) is Hope Away From Home 
  • Give — Support the creation of scholarships for young refugees by donating to our Aiming Higher campaign.
  • Create — Join UNHCR’s global art contest, which will launch on 20 June, and get a chance to design shirts that will raise funds for refugees.
  • Learn — 5 ways you can support refugees
  • Welcome — things you can do to make refugees feel welcome
• Education — The 1951 Refugee Convention: Legal document that define the term 'refugee' and outlines their rights and the international standards of treatment for their protection.
• Education — Universal Declaration of Humans Right — foundational document that establishes a set of 30 fundamental rights and freedoms that apply to all individuals around the world, regardless of their nationality, race, religion, or gender.
• Hope Away From Home — article by Baharak Bashmani, found in Rooted in B
• World Refugee Day — article by Baharak Bashmani, found in Rooted in B
• Rooted in B — Baharak’s blog where she explores notions of home, layers of identity and belonging
• 🌳 Notions of Home — inbetweenish episode with Baharak where we explore her personal life journey
• Mo — Netflix series written by Mohammed Amer and Ramy Youssef Illustrating the life of a Palestinian family as they navigate the convoluted US immigration system

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What happens when you're inbetweenish? It's both a curse and a blessing as there are many internal and external battles that you face when you have multiple belongings. In this episode we try to unpack some of the common experiences— the good and the bad that comes with being inbetweenish.

PS. Bob the cat makes an appearance 🐈

💭 reflections on: what is culture
Tune into this minisode to understand the many complex layers of culture using the iceberg analogy. This goes in depth into explaining and providing examples for the many visible and invisible layers of culture.

💭 reflections on: Third Culture Kids and Cross-Cultural Kids explained 
Listen to this minisode, especially if you’re not familiar with the terms TCK and CCK. It sheds light on the many different ways someone can exist, experience, and belong across different cultures.

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How do you understand time? Is it linear? Do things progress with time? Or do they regress?

Axel’s Two-Part Interview

• Episode 6, Season 1:
  🎹  it is not with bones and skin, it’s all with feeling — with Axel [Part I]
• Episode 7, Season 1:
  🎹  a man is synonymous with describing a soldier — with Axel [Part 2]

More about: Axel Kacoutié
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In these 'SideTalk' episodes of the in-betweenish pod, I’ll be selecting side conversations extracted from recording sessions with our guests.
 
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