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Ahmed Ali Akbar (journalist)

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called the show's episode "Parents" "an ideal example of the casual confidence of See Something, Say Something" and "a sincere supplement to an oft-overlooked part of our national conversation", listing it as one of the 50 best podcast episodes of the year. The podcast became independent, with a
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Journalism Award for Feature Reporting for his story "Inside the Secretive, Semi-Illicit, High Stakes World of WhatsApp Mango Importing". The story followed on a two-part podcast episode he had made on the subject for
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While in grad school, Akbar started a blog called Rad Brown Dads, telling the stories of immigrant fathers. He became a staff writer at
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as an undergraduate, graduating in 2011. He earned a master's from the
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one of the best new podcasts of the year when it debuted in 2016.
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Fam, Mariam; Hajela, Deepti; Henao, Luis Andres (2021-09-07).
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In November 2022, he began hosting Radiolingo, a podcast from
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about Muslim American life. Initially based at BuzzFeed,
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for Feature Reporting for a story on mango importing.
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James Beard Foundation Award
Saginaw, Michigan
Pakistan
Haverford College
University of Michigan
Harvard Divinity School
BuzzFeed
The New York Times
IndieWire
Patreon
BuzzFeed
James Beard Foundation
America's Test Kitchen
Crooked Media
Duolingo


"Buzzfeed's "See Something Say Something" podcast draws crowd to talk about Muslim issues"


"The Man, The Legend: Ahmed Ali Akbar"


"Buzzfeed podcast host leads discussion on Muslims in the media"
"Podcasting on the Rise"
Archived
"Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias"
Archived
"The Best New Podcasts of 2016"
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