{"podcast":{"title":"Immigrantly Podcast","slug":"immigrantly-405230","podcast_index_feed_id":405230,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ALMIR7476721196","website_url":"http://immigrantlypod.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/67e7ebd8-3927-11ee-8b82-379d072cf5c2/image/8f5ce43c397028e39d3f2b96adc3d1b9.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Immigrantly Media","episode_count":401,"summary":"Who gets to define America? Immigrantly is Saadia Khan's weekly attempt to answer that — with artists, academics, cultural disruptors, and people whose ordinary lives contain something extraordinary. Saadia has worked in human rights, built a media company, and spent twelve years becoming an American — which is a long time to think about a question most people never ask. We go past the surface to the messy beauty of belonging. Identity is powerful, but unchecked it becomes an ego trap — so every episode sits with the nuance, the humor, and the contradictions of what it means to be from somewhere and of somewhere else. Real talk, never flattened. New episodes every Tuesday. To join this fun, thoughtful, and inclusive community, subscribe! Producer & Host: Saadia Khan Editorial Review: Shei Yu Content Writers: Michaela Strauther, Bobak Afshari, Rainier Harris, Adiba Hussain & Saadia Khan Sound Design & Content Editor: Haziq Ahmad Farid, Paroma Chakravarty, Steve Martin, Lou Raskin Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson Other Music: Epidemic Sound Please share the love and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify to help more people find us! Don’t forget to subscribe! Follow Saadia Khan…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T16:18:49.406317+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immigrantly-405230"},"episode":{"title":"Jokes That Go There: Lana Salah on Comedy Without Apology","slug":"jokes-that-go-there-lana-salah-on-comedy-without-apology","published_at":"2025-12-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immigrantly-405230/jokes-that-go-there-lana-salah-on-comedy-without-apology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immigrantly-405230","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ALMIR9942132620.mp3?updated=1764638862","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ALMIR9942132620.mp3?updated=1764638862","summary":"In this deeply human and sharply funny conversation, Palestinian American comedian Lana Salah joins Saadia in the studio for an unfiltered exploration of comedy, identity, loss, and truth-telling in a world that often prefers silence. Lana, an engineer-turned-comedian whose life spans the Bay Area, the Middle East, and now Los Angeles, breaks down how humor becomes cultural critique, emotional survival, and a form of resistance. From navigating rooms where her Palestinian identity is met with discomfort, to balancing factual vs. emotional truth onstage, to turning the heaviness of genocide, grief, and personal history into art, Lana holds nothing back. Saadia and Lana dive into: How comedy becomes a vessel for truths that policy papers can’t deliver The tension between emotional truth vs. factual truth in stand-up Why Muslim women are not a monolith and never were The cost and power of speaking honestly about Palestine in American comedy spaces How loss, family, and survival shape Lana’s voice onstage Her unexpected journey from engineering to performing at the Comedy Store This episode is raw, tender, political, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny. It’s a story about belonging, complexity, and what it means to turn pain into purpose without losing your humor along the way. Join us as we create new intellectual engagement for our audience. You can find more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Please share the love and leave us a review on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to help more people find us! You can connect with Saadia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@itssaadiak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠saadia@immigrantlypod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host & Producer: Saadia Khan I Conten…","meta_description":"In this deeply human and sharply funny conversation, Palestinian American comedian Lana Salah joins Saadia in the studio for an unfiltered exploration of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/immigrantly-405230/episodes/jokes-that-go-there-lana-salah-on-comedy-without-apology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/immigrantly-405230/jokes-that-go-there-lana-salah-on-comedy-without-apology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}