Episode 65: Katie Converts To Islam And Nikole Hannah-Jones Gets Kinda-Cancelled And Also Is Kamala Harris Actually Asian?

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Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

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🗓️ 22 May 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Katie has big news about her faith. After she delivers it, the hosts discuss a pair of media controversies involving Nikole Hannah-Jones and Emily Wilder. Also: Is Kamala Harris Asian? An investigation.

Show notes/Links:

NC Policy Watch on NHJ: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/05/19/pw-special-report-after-conservative-criticism-unc-backs-down-from-offering-acclaimed-journalist-a-tenured-position/

Washington Post on Emily Wilder: https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/05/20/emily-wilder-associated-press-palestine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/05/20/emily-wilder-associated-press-palestine/

SFGate interview with her: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Emily-Wilder-Associated-Press-Israel-Palestine-AP-16192391.php

Politico on Kamala Harris's Asianinity: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/kamala-harris-asian-americans-489213

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0:00.0	Katie, how's it going?
0:04.6	Jesse, pretty good.
0:05.6	I have some exciting news.
0:07.2	Ooh.
0:08.2	So last night, we're recording this on Friday.
0:11.1	Last night, I was on Sriraj Hashmi's podcast.
0:14.0	You know, you know, Sriraj?
0:15.0	Yeah, he's, um, he, yes, I forget what he does.
0:20.6	What's his still, what he does is, well, he has a podcast called, Hebebibros, but what
0:26.0	he primarily does is he metaphorically takes people's phones away when they've, when they've
0:31.5	done bad tweets.
0:32.5	Oh, yeah.
0:33.5	He calls it the list.
0:34.5	Yes, that guy.
0:35.5	Um, so he's very funny.
0:36.5	I was on his podcast last night and he converted me to Islam.
0:40.7	Oh, tell me more.
0:43.2	So he gave me, we didn't talk about any of the theology.
0:46.0	So I don't really know anything on the background about this moham and guy or what I believe
0:49.6	now.
0:50.6	He gave me the official, what he says is the official Muslim pledge and I took it and
0:58.0	I think I'm a Muslim now.
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