Call Me, Beta

A 1.5-generation Pakistani-American journalist checks in with her Twitter troll dad and writer/activist uncle to talk about current events, politics, social issues, South Asian culture, history, and American pop culture. It’s family. It’s politics. It’s family politics.

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Call Me, Beta

Episodes (12)

Mar 2, 2024 Selection 2024: Pakistan Marches to The Polls…and Beyond
Nov 15, 2023 Episode 11: The South Asian Backstory, Part 1; Partition or Independence? Decolonization and Resistance
Nov 11, 2023 Episode 10: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan—and what is a Refugee anyway?

Call Me, Beta

Mar 2, 2024
2¼ hours
85 MB

The Ashrafs finally convene to discuss the recent elections in Pakistan, and try to untangle what's happening—and has been happening in the last few years, and how things work. What's each player doing? Imran Khan, the PTI, the military Establishment, … You might even come away better equipped to understand Israeli politics. But no guarantees! It is, as we say, family; it's politics; and sometimes it's just family politics. We also mention Razi Dada: https://www.youtube.com/@RaziNaama … and Khala ka beta Salman: https://www.249kasalman.pk/salman/

Call Me, Beta

Selection 2024: Pakistan Marches to The Polls…and Beyond

Call Me, Beta

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