This episode is a conversation with Monique Vargas, a Count US IN community organizer. Summer and Monique sit down to talk about Count US IN, a non-profit organization that uplifts the voices of citizens to create more inclusive political parti

Moving to the Movies: The Expectation Vs. Reality Faced by First-Generation Immigrants in America Part 2

Dec 31st, 2021 45m 2s

This episode is part 2 of series of the first episode of season 2 with Amira Alashi, Social Media Coordinator of Cultural Communications. The previous episode talked about Amira's experience moving to the United States from an Arab country. Thi

Comfort Across Cultures: Food and What It Means to Us

Oct 1st, 2021 36m 32s

This episode is a conversation with Kulsoom Tapal and Amira Alashi, two members of the Cultural Communications team. Summer, Amira, and Kulsoom sit down for a casual conversation about their favorite comfort foods growing up in a Palestinian an

The Right to Hygiene: Erasing the Privilege from Menstrual Care

Aug 27th, 2021 32m 3s

This episode is a conversation with Hanan and Mielere from H.E.A.R. For Them, Hygiene Education and Resources for Them. This grassroots organization is based in Edmonton and Calgary and focuses on fighting period poverty on a local scale. Summe

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This episode is a conversation with Eric Maddox, podcast host of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. The podcast focuses on highlighting underrepresented communities and issues. He also teaches displaced people how to make their own podcasts. Summer a

DACA Dreamers

May 28th, 2021 50m 36s

This episode is a conversation with Emiliana Gallardo, a DACA recipient. She uses her voice to educate the public on the experiences of DACA recipients and also advocates for the immigration community. Summer and Emiliana talk about her fears

Racism in Your Backyard

Apr 28th, 2021 32m 21s

This episode is a conversation with Courtney Johnson, a previous guest on the podcast and the founder and executive director of Young and Established. Summer and Courtney talk about the impact of racism on the lives of minorities, how being act

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Mar 31st, 2021 37m 1s

This episode is a conversation with Amira Alashi, Social Media Coordinator of Cultural Communications and cousin of the host, Summer El-Khodary. Summer and Amira talk about her experience moving to the United States when she was 10-years-old, h

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Oct 16th, 2020 33m 57s

This episode is a conversation with Rima Shahid, the executive director of Women 4 Change Indiana. This non-partisan organization has a mission to educate, equip, and mobilize Hoosiers to create positive change for women. Summer and Rima talk a

Remembering the Victims of Racial Injustice: How BLM Inspired the Creation of the Non-Profit Remember Their Voices

Oct 2nd, 2020 28m 25s

This episode is a conversation with Arthi Lokaiyan, one of the co-founders of Remember Their Voices. This organization was started as a way to amplify the voices of members of the BIPOC community and to spread awareness about the injustices the

Motivating and Mentoring Youth: Courtney Johnson's Homecoming and the Start of his non-profit, Young & Established

Sep 18th, 2020 31m 16s

This episode is a conversation with Courtney Johnson, the founder and executive director of Young & Established. This organization inspires and motivates youth while addressing the challenges young people face every day through their mentoring

Do you CARE?

Sep 4th, 2020 26m 18s

This episode is a conversation with Emily Miles, Eyob Moges, and Abhi Mishra, some of the founding members of the Evansville-based organization, Coalition Against Racism in Evansville (CARE). The CARE project aims to uncover and recognize throu

Podcasting in a Pandemic

Aug 21st, 2020 28m 30s

This episode is a conversation with fellow hijab podcaster, Sereen Qader, who is the creator and host of a podcast called Journal Hijabi. Sereen started Journal Hijabi as a way for hijabi women to connect and share their personal stories of the

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Aug 7th, 2020 30m 5s

This episode took a different approach. We decided to break away from coronavirus in other countries and social justice issues to bring about the topic of Muslim Representation in Media. The host, Summer El-Khodary, reached out to her friends a

Coronavirus in Japan

Jul 17th, 2020 1h 2m

This episode is a conversation with Tenshi Nakamura, an alum of the University of Evansville and an English teacher in Japan. Tenshi moved to Japan in January of 2020 to connect with her heritage as a Japanese American and teach English. Shortl

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Jul 3rd, 2020 55m 56s

This episode is a conversation with Sindi Dlamini, an alum of the University of Evansville and a former international student from South Africa. Because of the onset of coronavirus, Sindi's senior year of college was cut short and she had to go

Black and Muslim in America

Jun 12th, 2020 47m 7s

This episode is a conversation with Hussein Abubeker, a Black African Muslim from Eritrea which is a small East African country located near Somalia and Ethiopia. Hussein and Summer talk about the differences in experience in Black Americans ve

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May 29th, 2020 34m 18s

This episode is a conversation with Menna Hijazi, an exchange student at the University of Southern Indiana from Gaza, Palestine. It is one of two Palestinian Territories in the Middle East which is located on the Mediterranean sea and borders

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Trailer: AMPLIFY A Cultural Communications Creation with Summer El-Khodary

May 15th, 2020 1m 26s

Welcome to AMPLIFY A Cultural Communications Creation with the host, Summer El-Khodary. She is the founder of a non-profit organization called Cultural Communications. Cultural Communications strives to amplify the voices of marginalized commun

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