Reporter Aymann Ismail Tells Us About Hanging With Zohran Mamdani On The Campaign Trail

Dear Humans,

We’ve been lucky to speak with guests recently who are bringing much needed hope into our lives, and today’s God Pod guest is no different: Journalist and author Aymann Ismail!

In our latest God Pod, Aymann tells us how he felt the need to pivot into a bright personality after 9/11 happened while he was just a river away in Newark, New Jersey.

We also discuss:

• Aymann’s new book Becoming Baba, which is about fatherhood and identity.

• His journey from aspiring filmmaker to Slate journalist

• Aymann’s thoughts on Zohran Mamdani, and what it was like to spend a day with the fast-rising political star.

• Aymann’s surreal experience reporting during the Jan 6 Capitol riot.

• Muslim American identity post-9/11.

• The power of “smile and pivot” in combating Islamophobia.

• God’s history with losing a fight to Jacob, and how God wants to change his image.

Brighten your weekend and hope for humanity in this new episode of The God Pod!

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