Hey everyone, I'm Amadale Yuckper, and I've got some announcements for a see-something, say something.

First off, I'm excited to announce that I'm collaborating with Brick, which is a nonprofit that does a ton of cultural programming in Brooklyn,

and we're doing a mini-series and a live show. The min mini series is called M-Train.

It's a six-part audio series that explores different facets of Muslim life, culture, and diversity in New York City.

I'm co-producing it with one of the folks at Brick, Shireen Barghie.

She's a producer there.

You'll see those episodes on your feed next year.

But like I said, we're also doing a live taping at Brooklyn Podcast Festival on Thursday, January 23rd at 6.30 p.m. It's free with RSVP. I'll link to that in the episode description. The other thing is this week, you're not going to get a standard episode of see something to say something, but you're going to get a whole lot of me. I'm playing you something that I've been really hard at work on for the last few months. It's really taken up a lot of my time. You might remember this episode of See Something Say Something where I traced the sale of Pakistani mangoes on WhatsApp. Well, that version of the story left me feeling like there was a lot more to do. So I reported it out more in depth on America's Test Kitchen, their proof podcast. It's a podcast where they kind of tell the unknown stories of what we eat and drink. And if you like what you hear, you should go subscribe to Proof. They have a whole season of so many other amazing stories. So yeah, you're going to hear a lot of my voice here and a lot of my reporting. It's a two-parter, so you're going to get another episode next week.

It's really fun, a bit of a change of pace, and I work super, super hard on it, so please stick around. I think you're going to love it. And also, remember, support us on Patreon. We're at patreon.com slash Amideli Yukper. We're a crowdfunded show, and your support really helps us. I'll be posting some fun extra content, pictures, and writings around these episodes on there for patrons.

If you see something, you better, you better say something.

Nothing at all, nothing at all.

It's nearly midnight, and I'm on my way to the drop site in a borrowed American-made

hatchback.

The back row of seats are pushed down to make room for the product.

The order had been placed by my cousin,

who knew a guy, who knew a guy,

and the guy was very particular about the drop-off point.

I step into the sterile, metallic cargo bay,

and a sleepy-looking attendant asks for my bill.

I open a page of WhatsApp, then pass him my phone.

He doesn't ask me any questions.

Clearly, he's facilitated many of these pickups before.

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