The Comedy of Immigration
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2019
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Originally from Benghazi, Libya, Mohanad Elshieky has found in comedy a space to discuss and laugh about immigration, politics and white privilege in the United States. Maria and Julio talk with him about Hollywood, bidets and his encounter with immigration officers in a Greyhound.
ITT Staff Picks:
- Mohanad's TEDx talk on being an immigrant and using humor to connect with people.
- “They Kept Repeating the Word ‘Illegals.'” -- The Willamette Week's article on Mohanad's encounter with the CBP.
- Mohanad is going on tour with the amazing Pop-Up Magazine. You can get your tickets here.
This episode was mixed by Jeanne Montalvo.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Dear listener, a quick favor. We're conducting an audience survey and we'd be really |
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| 0:23.0 | Grasias. Yo what's up. Welcome to In The Thick. This is a podcast about politics, |
| 0:37.6 | race and culture from a POC perspective. I'm Maria Inofosa. |
| 0:41.6 | And I'm Julio Rico Lovaella. You guys, I'm Maria Inocosa and I'm Julio Rico-Lovaella. |
| 0:43.0 | You guys I'm so happy that we own this show and so we can do whatever the heck we want. |
| 0:49.0 | So today we're going to be doing politics and comedy. |
| 0:53.0 | We're joined from Portland, Oregon |
| 0:55.0 | by a performer who's been named in Thrill List |
| 0:58.0 | of Best Undiscovered Comedians. |
| 1:01.0 | He's received praises from people that I don't really, you know, know that well, |
| 1:06.2 | like Conan O'Brien and Dan Harmon, but hey, I'm really happy to have Mohanid Eshiki. So welcome Mohanid. We're so thrilled to have you. |
| 1:15.6 | Thank you for having me. Yeah. Yeah, so tell us a little about yourself because you were born |
| 1:20.0 | in Bigasi in Libya. You've been in the United States only since 2014 and then just last |
| 1:26.8 | October you were granted asylum so if you had... That is correct yes. |
| 1:31.2 | Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you had congratulations. |
| 1:33.0 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:34.0 | I guess because. |
| 1:36.0 | No it is definitely a good thing. |
| 1:39.0 | I mean it's a good thing but you know that joke that you I mean I kind of fell in love with you when you said it which is I've been in the United States since 2014 and |
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