IAMERICANIZED
IAMERICANIZED
Shafi Hossain
NYC comedian Shafi Hossain was born and raised in Bangladesh and moved to the United States when he was 18. Yet, he feels he is Americanized. How does America influence music, currency, nukes, immigration, Halloween, foreign policy? Join Shafi every Wednesday as he explores a topic central to the United States and how it shapes the world around us.
Canada with Nathan Macintosh
How is Canada influenced by America? Canadian born and now New York City comedian Nathan Macintosh (@nathanmacintosh/ Positive Anger/ Fallon) joins the pod as we explore US-Canada relationship, and how most Canadians view the United States.
Jan 27, 2021
34 min
Libya with Mohanad Elshieky
Comedian and writer Mohanad Elshieky (@mohanadelshieky/ Conan/ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) shares his journey from Libya to moving to USA and becoming a late night TV writer. We also explore Gaddafi's rise and fall, and the Benghazi saga.
Jan 20, 2021
45 min
Media Representation with Nimesh Patel
Comedian and writer Nimesh Patel (@findingnimesh/SNL/Zooidiots) shares his insights into how Hollywood shapes media representation, and how growing up in New Jersey has shaped his comedy.
Jan 13, 2021
37 min
Chile with Fabrizio Copano
Comedian Fabrizio Copano (@fabriziocopano/Netflix) joins the pod as he shares how watching American stand up led to him "invent" laughter in Chile. We also discuss the 1973 coup, and how Chile is Americanized!
Jan 6, 2021
36 min
Self-Help with Lucie Pohl
Comedian and actor Lucie Pohl (@ulovelucie/ Immigrant Jam/ Voice of Mercy - Overwatch) joins the podcast as we explore American self-help culture, a brief history of the industry, and Lucie shares the differences between German and American enthusiasm.
Dec 29, 2020
30 min
Liberia with Monroe Martin
Comedian Monroe Martin (Tonight Show/ Comedy Central/NNFA Podcast) joins the podcast as we explore America's influence on the birth of Liberia and how free slaves were shipped to start a new nation. Monroe shares his personal anecdotes about growing up in foster care and how that shaped his view on race relations in America.
Dec 15, 2020
44 min
Fashion with Usama Siddiquee
Comedian and fellow Bangladeshi Usama Siddiquee (@usamastandsup/ Mango Bae/AGT) joins IAMericanized to discuss fast fashion, the Rana Plaza disaster, and a crazy court case related to the American Denim.
Dec 1, 2020
40 min
South Africa with Sarah Tollemache
South Africa is a story of hope for natives all around the globe. This episode, we explore America's influence on South Africa, how apartheid came to an end and more - with South African born and current New York comedian Sarah Tollemache (@stollemache/At Home Film Festival/Comedy Central/Corden).
Nov 17, 2020
47 min
Horror Films with Nick Griffin
Nick Griffin (@thenickgriffin/Letterman/Scary Monsters Podcast) shares his love of horror films and what he loves about the genre. This episode, we explore horror films influence on race, culture and more.
Nov 3, 2020
46 min
Halloween with Brooks Wheelan
Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan/SNL/Entry Level) shares his stories about rigging a Halloween costume party in college and the time he wrote a SNL Halloween sketch. This episode, we explore a brief history of Halloween, and how Halloween became Americanized.
Oct 20, 2020
26 min
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