Hybridia
Hybridia
Podcast Description
At a time of widespread binary and polarized thinking, Hybridia is a podcast for more nuanced conversations between those who find themselves at the intersections of multiple cultures and identities.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of cultural identity, biracial experiences, and the complexities of belonging, with episodes like 'Assimilation Alley' discussing the joys and confusions associated with being biracial and topics such as the love for traditional gatekeeper sports among Asian parents.
At a time of widespread binary and polarized thinking, Hybridia is a podcast for more nuanced conversations between those who find themselves at the intersections of multiple cultures and identities.
In this episode we spoke with writer Ahsan Butt. We discuss his hometown of Brampton, Ontario then versus now, living in the US as a Muslim post 9/11, watching horror movies to process grief, the feeling of being watched, and how being an outsider can be a superpower – especially as an artist. Ahsan is currently working on a collection of short stories (some of which we link to in our show notes below) and we also link to his website, where you could sign up for his private classes and editing services.
Guest Bio:
Ahsan Butt was born in Toronto, is of Pakistani descent, and currently lives in Evanston, IL. His short-fiction and essays have appeared in Pleiades, West Branch, Split Lip Magazine, Barrelhouse, The Massachusetts Review, The Normal School, SmokeLong Quarterly, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. He is currently a Senior Editor at South Asian Avant Garde: A Dissident Literary Anthology (SAAG) and writes a newsletter on horror writing.
Show Notes:
Find Ahsan online here:
- Ahsan is Unsettled on Substack
- Mentorship, Editing and Classes by Ahsan
Links to some of Ahsan’s work:
- “Red Eye” – The James Franco Review
- “Tasneem” – Eclectica
- “Window” – Split Lip Magazine
- “Hotel” is published in Pleiades [43.2]
- “The Mind is a Theater of War: An Interview with Palestinian-American Playwright, Sadieh Rifai” – South Asian Avant-Garde
Links to some media we mention:
- Caché directed by Michael Haneke
- A Nightmare on Elm Street directed by Wes Craven
- Malcom X directed by Spike Lee
- Twin Peaks created by Mark Frost and David Lynch
- Atlantics directed by Mati Diop
- Poltergeist directed by Tobe Hooper
- Annihilation written by Jeff Vandermeer
Credits:
- Edited byAmanda Dee and mastered byRebecca Seidel.
- Theme music by The Necklace, a project by Taylor Shields and Morgan Võ.
Sound Credits:
- Launching a toy boat into water by adviseme333 — https://freesound.org/s/679396/ — License: Creative Commons 0
- Paddles rowing on a calm water stream by brunoboselli — https://freesound.org/s/249707/ — License: Creative Commons 0
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- Foghorns, Southampton Water, 3am by richwise — https://freesound.org/s/760454/ — License: Creative Commons 0
- Light Switch by TheWoodlandNomad — https://freesound.org/s/363084/ — License: Creative Commons 0
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