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Congratulations. You Have Reached the End.

So. That’s our show. All of it. We made it to the finish line. After five years, the podcast has come to an end.

We are so proud of the work we’ve been able to accomplish over the past five years of doing this show. We have been able to contribute and shape the conversation of what it means to be Muslim in America, especially as two very different woman, and we challenged the way society tried to box us in the whole time. We complicated the narrative and re-centered our experiences. We practiced shine theory and incorporated our theory of social change. We’ve gotten national awards, been let into space that we previously thought wasn’t meant for us, cried with our listeners, and got to practice radical play that spread joy. What a wild ride it has truly been.

Of course, we have our own favorite highlights to the podcast, which we’ve included below.


Zahra’s #GoodMuslimBadMuslim Top Highlights

Taz’s #GoodMuslimBadMuslim Top Highlights

Though we are ending this show - we are both in love with the art form of podcast and are in it for the long haul - you will def be hearing us in the world of audio in future projects. We are not leaving! And we are both still making content - essays, poetry, mixtapes, videos - as well as available for speaking engagements and workshops. We will continue to speak up and out as Muslimahs in America, whether you like it or not. To follow what next, follow Taz Ahmed at @tazzystar and at www.tazzystar.me & follow Zahra Noorbakhsh at @zahracomedy and at www.zahracomedian.com.

A big huge thank you also to our sound engineer Quincy Surasmith, who was the engine behind our show. It was a conversation in a cubicle with Taz & Quincy that really turned an idea into a product - thank you for taking a chance on us. Listen to his podcast Asian Americana now.

The good thing about leaving now is knowing there are plenty of other Muslim/Brown American podcasts to pass the baton on to. Listen to our friends - See Something, Say Something podcast, Identity Politics podcast, Ethnically Ambiguous podcast, Bad Brown Aunties podcast, American Submitter podcast, Tell Them I Am podcast, Bollywood Boys podcast, Solidarity Is podcast, Queering Desi podcast, and The BIG We podcast.

Finally, we are so grateful to our community of fellow Asian American podcasters in the Potluck Podcast Collective. We recorded many of our shows out of the Potluck Podcast studio located in the office of Visual Communication in Little Tokyo, and we couldn’t have done it without this crew. Listen to all the shows in the network!

Till next time, inshallah.

Posted on June 1, 2020 and filed under Links, podcast, Projects, Awards.

Homework Links for Episode #61

For our last episode (at least last for now) we had a HUGE house party where we recorded a live show! It was a wonderful way to celebrate the end of our five year long project.

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Thank you all for listening to all of our episodes over the past 5 years! We are grateful to each and every one of you. Drop us a line if you have a favorite #GoodMuslimBadMuslim story - we’d love to hear what this show has meant to you over all these years.

Posted on February 11, 2020 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #60

We know that after all these years of talking about how we need Muslim Christmas themed movies that you were begging for us to write our own. Well, there were maybe three of you that tweeted at us that we should. So lucky listeners, we responded to you (at least the three of you).

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On this very special episode, Zahra and Taz wrote two fiction Muslim Christmas Rom Com audio narratives! Not only did we write and direct these stories, we were so lucky to cast our friends who were able to bring these characters to life!

Trailer: Back to the Silk Road by Zahra Noorbakhsh

Featuring: Kausar Mohammed, Fawzia Mirza, Ali Dean, Pej Vahdat, & Shahjehan Khan. Produced with support from Phil Surkis, Scott Okamoto, Joey Clift, Marvin Yueh & Quincy Surasmith.

Posted on December 22, 2019 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #59

In this episode, Zahra and Taz branch off to explore their own produced narratives of home and belonging.

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Posted on November 28, 2019 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #58

We had a lovely time getting ready for Halloween with a spooky wooky guest and we have a special announcement in this episode!

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Posted on October 26, 2019 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #57

Taz and Zahra are coming together after a busy hot girl summer!

Posted on September 24, 2019 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #56

You really shouldn’t embarrass yourself by admitting to people you haven’t heard the latest #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast yet. Here’s some links to help you along. #ThanksGirls

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Homework Links for Episode #55

It is summertime in the Los Angeles - and we are back fresh from Taz’s birthday extravaganza in Mexico.

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Posted on July 23, 2019 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #46

Taz and Zahra are finally back together in person in this episode - and it is live from the de Young Museum in San Francisco. We were a part of supporting the current exhibit - Contemporary Muslim Fashion. It was gorgeous and we were so proud to have been able to been included in such a celebration.

Taz and Zahra speaking at de Young Museum.

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Posted on October 27, 2018 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #45

Taz had an awesome time at the She the People summit hosted by Aimee Allison and was so excited to share her day with y’all in the last episode - especially given the dumpster fire of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nominations. There was a lot going on in the last show, so here are some links so you can follow along:

Linda Sarsour, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Taz Ahmed at She The People summit.

Taz Ahmed supporting #MyMuslimVote on National Muslim Voter Registration Day.

Posted on September 27, 2018 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #29

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For this very special episode of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim, Zahra and Taz went to the Japanese American 1940s internment camp known as Manzanar, It was part of the annual pilgrimage that has been happening at the site for the pas 48 years.  Thank you to all the friends that allowed us to join in on this experience and a special well of love to the the Japanese American elders who were incarcerated and the activists that did the work to make sure this wasn't forgotten. 

Posted on May 27, 2017 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #25

Welcome to the Trumpocalypse. First things first: we are not going away, and we are not changing our names to Sarah and Tammy.

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Posted on January 30, 2017 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #24

As we close out our second year of the podcast, we have a lot to reflect on. Most importantly, a Merry Muslim Christmas to All and a Happy New Year!

Christmas Mubarak!

Posted on December 23, 2016 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #23

So the Elections are done, you are in one of the five stages of grief, and you want to help! Here's a links to all the things we talked about in our "Pins and Polls" podcast, and be sure to join the conversation through our hashtag! And if you are so moved, we like our Christmas gift in the form of a donation. 

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Posted on November 28, 2016 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #22

We  had such high hopes for this Election Day - check out the links below! 

Posted on October 28, 2016 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #20

We were at the Comedy Comedy Festival in LA chilling in the podcast lounge when we just happened to do an episode. But what else has been happening?

"All the countries I've colonized" shirt. Yikes.

Zahra & Taz in the Podcast Lounge

Zahra & Taz in the Podcast Lounge

Homework Links for Episode #17

Recording from inside the White House - photo by Les Talusan

Recording from inside the White House - photo by Les Talusan

HOLY MOLY, they let us in to record from INSIDE the White House! Here are the links so you can follow along:

Taz & Zahra at the White House. Photo by Les Talusan.

Taz & Zahra at the White House. Photo by Les Talusan.

BONUS: Check out this White House AAPI Heritage Month Playlist! Mishthi Music (Taz's music site) helped curate this list! 

Homework Links for Episode #16

We get real intimate in this podcast about washing and body hair. Here are some links to what we talked about: 

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Zayn Malik's Album Cover

Posted on April 23, 2016 and filed under Links.

Homework Links for Episode #15

Zahra and I had a BLAST at South by Southwest - thanks to Dropbox for flying us out and making this experience happen! See, look at how happy we are in this cute video of all the Podcast Studio participants! You want those links to what we said? Check out what we talked about below: 

While there, Taz was also able to check out South Asian musicians for her South Asian Diaspora site Mishthi Music. Check out the posts she wrote on the musicians here: 

On the mic.

On the mic.

Zahra & Taz at #SXSW

Zahra & Taz at #SXSW

The Podcast Crew.

The Podcast Crew.

Homework: Links for Episode #14

In our sexy episode of #GoodMuslimBadMuslim we talk about a lot of fun fun stuff. Special thanks to Ellen & Eric for making this show happen this month! Follow the hot links below:

In case you needed to know what a Jinn looks like. (Source: Al-Jinn by Ahmad Sakr)

In case you needed to know what a Jinn looks like. (Source: Al-Jinn by Ahmad Sakr)

Careful - a shaitan might be in your man's urethra (Source: Al-Jinn by Ahmad Sakr)

Careful - a shaitan might be in your man's urethra (Source: Al-Jinn by Ahmad Sakr)