Netflix's "Connected" (ft. Latif Nasser) and Hulu's "Ramy" (ft. Shamira Ibrahim)
See Something Say Something
Ahmed Ali Akbar
4.8 • 550 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2020
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
It's time to talk about…. MUSLIMS ON TV!!! again. We're joined by the host of the new Netflix science travel show, "Connected," Latif Nasser. He's also the Director of Research at Radiolab, so we talk to him about the shift from podcasts to video, the humility needed for science reporting, and his thoughts on Hulu's "Ramy." Then, we talk to culture writer Shamira Ibrahim about her writing on "Ramy" Seasons 1 and 2, Mahershala Ali's Tajweed, and why she enjoyed the show's growth.
This is shaping up to be a bit of a miniseries. Muslims on TV will return… next month! $10 patrons get access to full conversations with Latif and Shamira, which includes Latif's journey into starting a Muslim journalist association after the election of Donald Trump.
Follow Latif @latifnasser and watch "Connected" on Netflix.
Follow Shamira @_ShamGod and read her pieces on Ramy here: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/shamira-ibrahim/.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, I'm Amid al-Yakber and this is See Something Say Something. |
| 0:05.8 | This month we're going to be returning to one of our favorite topics, Muslims on TV. |
| 0:13.1 | So we're going to start with Latif Nasser of Connected. |
| 0:16.0 | It's a new show on Netflix. That's a bit of a science travel show. |
| 0:19.0 | And then we're going to continue to a conversation with cultural critic Shemira Ibrahim about Rami and what it means that the show will be contending |
| 0:26.1 | for several Emmys. Side note, there will be spoilers for Rami connected. A little bit for Apple TV's |
| 0:33.3 | Hala. Spoilers for Rami will be after the conversation with Latif, and I'll signal when you need to dip. |
| 0:39.3 | If you see something, you better, you better say something. |
| 0:45.3 | Nothing at all, nothing at all. |
| 0:50.3 | If you see something, you better, you better say something. |
| 1:00.3 | Nothing at all, nothing at all. |
| 1:08.9 | So I'm joined by Lutth Nasser. |
| 1:13.4 | He's the host of the new Netflix show Connected. |
| 1:16.0 | He's also the director of research at Radio Lab and the host of the miniseries The Other |
| 1:19.9 | Latif about a Guantanamo Bay detainee who happens to share his name. |
| 1:23.4 | Thanks for joining us, Lethif. |
| 1:24.8 | Thanks for having me, man. |
| 1:25.8 | On this Netflix show, it is amazing the stuff you get to do and the things you get to say. |
| 1:30.8 | Like with all seriousness in an episode about the importance of human excrement, |
| 1:35.5 | you ask questions like, do you study any contemporary poop? |
| 1:41.0 | Or poop may just save the day. |
| 1:43.1 | Like you're saying this to scientists. |
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