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Podcast Noor39. Life After Telling the Truth on Yourself (Live with Amanda Palmer at Rubin Museum)Life After Telling the Truth on Yourself (Live with Amanda Palmer at Rubin Museum)*Welcome back to another live episode of Podcast Noor! We went into this conversation with the intention of talking about “telling the truth on yourself” - vague, but also specific. Everyone has their own experience with what that means. Throughout the conversation, Amanda and I zoomed in and out of the personal and the collective with what it means to tell the Truth, to tell Your Truth, and the barriers to doing so. This candid conversation is a series of confessions, catharsis, community, and a...
2024-01-261h 38
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell12. Free to Run (ft. 3 Afghan Women Runners)Welcome back to REP. And more specifically – welcome to a guided REP Run. This is a story about what it means to stay in your body, to move through your life experiences, and for the women in this episode, what it really means to be Free. *Our guides for this story are three runners from Afghanistan. It’s been two years since the women in this story have seen each other. Their separation was unexpected as the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, and they were of the lucky few who were able to evacuate. And they have miraculously reunited for the...
2024-01-2423 min
Podcast Noor38. Live Panel: Breaking Barriers Through Movement, in Partnership with OnBreaking Barriers Through Movement: Live Panel Conversation in Partnership with On*Hello beautiful community, welcome back to Podcast Noor. This episode is a special live panel conversation. We recorded this podcast panel a few days before the 2023 New York City Marathon as one part of a partnership with the sportswear brand ON (www.on-running.com), and their social impact arm called Right To Run. On has been my go-to, for walking, running, working, out, and they just feel like clouds on my feet. *This conversation is about democratizing movement and what...
2024-01-091h 10
Podcast Noor"REP" Ep 10: The 3Ps: Public Opinion (ft. Bella Hadid on Palestine)(This is an upload from Ep 10 of our 2022 Webby-Nominated Investigation: REP: A Story About The Stories We Tell)Listen at www.ays.media/rep*Politics, Pop Culture, and Public Opinion. We call them the 3Ps; and they are at play in the stories that define our world and shape our beliefs.Featuring an exclusive interview with Bella Hadid, we consider how the dehumanization of Palestinian People has shaped America. To examine how Public Opinion determines what we think and feel, we focus on Palestine, not as an issue, but as a peopl...
2023-10-301h 03
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 13: You have the opportunity to do the bravest thing you’ve ever done. Don’t pass it up.You have the opportunity to do the bravest thing you’ve ever done. Don’t pass it up. Free Palestine. CEASEFIRE NOW.
2023-10-2709 min
Podcast Noor37. What Goes Into A Sarah Bahbah Vision? On Thinking in Subtitles, Reclaiming Her Arab Culture, Unlearning Shame Through Art, and More.37. What Goes Into A Sarah Bahbah Vision? On Thinking in Subtitles, Reclaiming Her Arab Culture, Unlearning Shame Through Art, and More.*Welcome to the Season Two Finale of Podcast Noor: the dreamy world of one of our generation's most prolific artists. Sarah Bahbah is a Palestinian-Jordanian artist, and director born and raised in Australia now living in Los Angeles. Sarah‘s photographs are the stuff dreams are made of: color, luxury, romance, heartache, endless curated food spreads and almost always, paired with a perfectly curated subtitle. Her photograph series often feel like films, and...
2023-08-221h 18
Podcast Noor36. Seun Kuti on his Father Fela’s Legacy, Matriarchy in His Family, What it Means to be a Pan-African Revolutionary, Racism in North Africa, and More.Seun Kuti on his Father Fela’s Legacy, Matriarchy in His Family, What it Means to be a Pan-African Revolutionary, Racism in North Africa, and More.*3, 2, 1…Live from the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem, our next storyteller hails from Lagos, Nigeria. Seun Kuti is an artist and the youngest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. He has spent most of his life preserving and extending his father's political and musical legacy as the leader of his father's former band, Egypt 80.Since his father’s passing, Seun has revived The Movement of the Pe...
2023-08-151h 09
Podcast Noor35. "Hijab Butch Blues" Author on Being Queer and Muslim, Revisiting Prophetic Stories, Questioning Faith, and Community Care."Hijab Butch Blues" Author on Being Queer and Muslim, Revisiting Prophetic Stories, Questioning Faith, and Community Care.*Welcome to our *second* episode with an anonymous guest. The brilliant author of the memoir “Hijab Butch Blues.” Lamya H is queer, non-binary, and Muslim. Yes. There are people who are all 3. They are a writer and organizer based in New York City. Lamya’s work has appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, Salon, Vice, Vox, and others. Lamya has received fellowships from Lambda Literary, Aspen Words and Queer|Arts. They are organizing work cen...
2023-08-081h 16
Podcast Noor34. Dr. Butch Ware: Is Capitalism Your Religion? Thinking With Your Heart, Finding a Spiritual Guide, The Weaponization of God and the Devil, and More.Dr. Butch Ware: Is Capitalism Your Religion? Thinking With Your Heart, Finding a Spiritual Guide, The Weaponization of God and the Devil, and More.Welcome back to Podcast Noor, enjoy a live podcast recording with Dr. Butch Ware! This conversation was recorded as part of a live event, our Virtual Ramadan Iftar in April 2023, where we gather hundreds from around the world to share an evening breaking fast and sharing conversation.Dr. Butch Ware is a historian of West African Studies at UC Santa Barbara. His teaching focuses on Islamic thought, anti-slavery movements in West...
2023-08-011h 32
Podcast Noor33. Is The Climate Crisis a Spiritual Crisis? Ayisha Siddiqa and Sophia Li on Sustainability as a Birthright, The Role of Ego in the Climate Crisis, and Personality Cults in ActivismIs The Climate Crisis a Spiritual Crisis? Ayisha Siddiqa and Sophia Li on Sustainability as a Birthright, The Role of Ego in the Climate Crisis, and Personality Cults in Activism.The climate crisis is REAL, and it’s impacting all of our lives. It’s been on my heart to have a climate focused episode on Pod Noor but I wanted to make sure the conversation was one my listeners were really going to connect to. So the question I had been asking myself was: “Is the climate conversation, a spiritual one?” And because everything and every...
2023-07-251h 31
Podcast Noor32. Franklin Sirmans and Jason Seife on Critique as Collaboration, The Cultural Responsibility of Museums, Becoming Friends with Your Critics, and Colorblindness as an ArtistFranklin Sirmans and Jason Seife on Critique as Collaboration, Becoming Friends with Your Critics, The Cultural Responsibility of Museums, and Colorblindness as an ArtistRecording from Miami, Podcast Noor is back with another panel, between an Artist and an Art Critic/Curator; and we're here to talk Critique as Collaboration.When I asked previous Podcast Noor guests, Painter Jordan Casteel and former Gallery Director Sarah Hoover, who I need to sit down with in Miami, They both enthusiastically responded with the same name: Franklin Sirmans....
2023-07-1850 min
Podcast Noor31. Hawa Hassan on Grandmother Representation, Moving to the USA at Seven Without Her Mother, Food Storytelling, and Building a Hot Sauce LineHawa Hassan on Grandmother Representation, Food Storytelling, and Building a Hot Sauce LineHawa Hassan is a dynamic chef, a recipe developer and a James Beard award-winning cookbook author. She's the founder and CEO of Basbaas Sauce, a popular line of sauces inspired by her home country of Somalia. Her first cookbook-meets-travelogue, “In Bibi's Kitchen,” shares recipes and stories from grandmothers—or “bibis”—in eight African countries bordering the Indian Ocean. She also shares recipes and stories on her Food Network show, “Hawa at Home”.Hawa is the ultimate storyteller. She was born in Somalia at the beginning...
2023-07-1155 min
Podcast Noor30. Bobby Hundreds on Building Brands Around Community, Reclaiming Power with Web3, and Staying Relevant + Consistent, and Listening to Young PeopleBobby Hundreds on Building Brands Around Community, Reclaiming Power with Web3, and Staying Relevant + Consistent, and Listening to Young People. The last time I sat down with my friend Bobby Hundreds in New York City, I was interviewing him on stage for his memoir book tour. The conversation around his book, “This is Not a T-Shirt,” was so connected with him and with the audience that I remember vividly thinking - this would make a great podcast episode! One pandemic later - we are finally here.Bobby Kim also known as Bobby Hundreds, is a bests...
2023-07-041h 00
Podcast Noor29. Seth Godin on Creating Significance, Indoctrination and Fear, Finding Leadership Opportunities, and Why He Won't Write a MemoirSeth Godin on Creating Significance, Indoctrination and Fear, Finding Leadership Opportunities, and Why He Won't Write a MemoirSeth Godin is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and thought leader. To us, he’s a dear friend and teacher. He’s taught Adam how to juggle, shared life lessons with us through his adventures of building canoes, and his mentorship and guidance has played a huge role in how we build At Your Service. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world (www.seths.blog), he has written 20 best-selling books, including The Practice, Linchpin, Purp...
2023-06-271h 11
Podcast Noor28. Timothy Goodman on His Artistic Process, Being a Recovering Misogynist, Honoring His Loneliness, and the Audacity of TryingTimothy Goodman on His Artistic Process, Being a Recovering Misogynist, Honoring His Loneliness, and the Audacity of TryingTimothy Goodman is an award-winning artist, graphic designer, author and public speaker. His art and words have populated walls, clothing, books, galleries, and magazines, most recently in Time Magazine. He's worked with brands like Apple, Nike, Google, Netflix, Tiffany's, Sundance, the New Yorker, the New York Times, and more. Timothy regularly partners for nonprofits and schools creating art for communities in New York. He teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and regularly speaks around the world at different cr...
2023-06-201h 23
Podcast Noor27. Lindsay Peoples and Samira Nasr: Advice to Journalists, The State of Fashion Media, and The Role of Editor-in-ChiefLindsay Peoples and Samira Nasr: Advice to Journalists, The State of Fashion Media, and The Role of Editor-in-ChiefI love facilitating panel discussions and for this season of Pod Noor, we decided to bring that collective energy here. For this week’s episode, I spoke with the two of the most innovative and prominent magazine editors: Lindsay Peoples and Samira Nasr. Lindsay Peoples is Editor-in-Chief of The Cut Magazine. Also, one of the nation’s rare Black Women Editors-in-Chief. Lindsay was previously the EIC of Teen Vogue, and the youngest EIC of a Conde Nast magazi...
2023-06-1357 min
Podcast Noor26. Jonathan Van Ness (JVN) on Hair, Gender, and the Obsession to Control BodiesJonathan Van Ness (JVN) on Hair, Gender, and the Obsession to Control BodiesQueer Eye star, Jonathan Van Ness, also known as JVN, is a hairstylist by trade turned personality, author, comedian and entertainer.JVN and Noor first met on Jonathan’s brilliant podcast “Getting Curious” to discuss Noor’s investigation: Sold in America: Inside Our Nation’s Sex Trade.They bonded even further over their mutual love for ice skating and gymnastics, practicing together until the pandemic hit.This is their first reunion since, and Noor has a lot on her heart. This is intimate storytelling session gets “curious” about all things HAI...
2023-06-061h 08
Podcast Noor25. A. Helwa on How to Embark on Your Spiritual Journey, and “Secrets of Divine Love.”A. Helwa on How to Embark on Your Spiritual Journey, and “Secrets of Divine Love.”A. Helwa is a writer, poet, and has a Master Degree in Divinity. Helwa is the *anonymous* author of the brilliant book, Secrets of Divine Love: A Journey into the Heart of Islam.One night, I proposed on Instagram a potential Secrets of Divine Love book club. I read the first few pages of the book years prior, and I knew I couldn’t read this deeply spiritual book alone. My DMs were flooded with the sentiment of people...
2023-05-301h 53
Podcast Noor24. Hisham Matar on “Moving On” From Tragedy, Documenting Family Stories, and Connecting with ArtHisham Matar on “Moving On” From Tragedy, Documenting Family Stories, and Connecting with Art⠀Hisham Matar is a Libyan American author and professor best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir “The Return: Fathers, Sons, and the Land in Between”. It’s gripping tale of Hisham’s life long investigation into his father’s disappearance.⠀Hisham’s award winning novels include: In the Country of Men, Anatomy of Disappearance, and A Month in Siena.⠀In this episode session of Podcast Noor, we dig into the following questions:⠀What does it really mean to move on from tragedy?⠀How do we look at paintings as compani...
2023-05-232h 05
Podcast NoorTrailer: Podcast Noor Season 2 Returns Tuesday May 23Podcast Noor returns Tuesdays, starting May 23.In between investigative series, award-winning journalist Noor Tagouri uses Podcast Noor as an outlet to explore topics she’s curious about, with people whose work she admires. Noor's most recent series, "REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell," explores the concept of representation and objectivity in media, and was nominated for a 2023 Webby Award: Best Limited Series. Season 2 of Pod Noor features some of the stories Noor collected shortly after producing "REP" and as she embarks on her next investigation ...As always, At Your Se...
2023-05-1602 min
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 11: “REP” has been Nominated for a Webby Award!!Our investigative podcast “REP” is nominated for a WEBBY AWARD: BEST LIMITED SERIES!! ⠀It’s YOUR VOTE that can bring us home for the People’s Voice Award.⠀In so many ways, REP has already won; it has connected us to so many of You.⠀An award like this honors and recognizes the work we do with At Your Service Media and makes it easier to continue these efforts.⠀If you have time, it would mean the WORLD to us if you voted for REP.⠀Voting links:www.ays.media/repbit.ly/voteforrep
2023-04-0601 min
Podcast Noor(Trailer) The Process (2020)"The Process" has a new home! Our 2020 audio/video series can now be found in its own Channel/Show:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-process-with-noor-tagouri/id1657893922Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65OensScjCjbGS7F3cvaDD?si=828365dfdac34858 With a lineup driven by award-winning journalist Noor Tagouri’s infectious curiosity, The Process passes the mic to the people who have the lived experience. From transitioning careers, to hosting a dinner party, to reviving a heritage brand — Noor uncovers just how our favorite people do it all, and reminds us that i...
2022-12-0401 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell11. Alive“Vanished” is how we started the Rep journey, and “Alive” is how we start again.In our final chapter, Rep comes ALIVE in a surprising connection Noor makes during an event at Harvard University.This is the story of how our stories lead to revolutions.*Story Guides include: Barbara Rosewicz, Dr. James Zogby, Jerry Seib, Tagouri family, Elyazgi family, and the ancestors. *Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twitter @ntagouri and @Zaron3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-08-2949 min
Podcast Noor(Trailer) Rep: A Story About The Stories We Tell (2022)Rep is a bold, wide-ranging podcast, brought to you by journalist Noor Tagouri. ⠀ Noor began by examining the misrepresentation of Muslims in US media and how this impacts American culture. She discovered a fuller exploration of the ever-evolving story of America, which challenged the stories we’ve known…and revealed how the stories we tell affect all of us. ⠀ Rep is a thoughtful investigation of our beliefs and understandings and how they exist within the dynamic of politics, pop culture, and public opinion. ⠀ This is a story about the stories we tell. Welcome to Rep.
2022-08-2202 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell10. The 3Ps: Public Opinion (ft. Bella Hadid on Palestine)Politics, Pop Culture, and Public Opinion. We call them the 3Ps; and they are at play in the stories that define our world and shape our beliefs.Featuring an exclusive interview with Bella Hadid, we consider how Public Opinion affects the lives of Palestinian people, as well as the rest of us. To examine how Public Opinion determines what we think and feel, we focus on Palestine, not as an issue, but as a people.*Story Guides include: Bella Hadid, Aymann Ismail, Dr. James Zogby, Nadine Naber, Peter Beinart, and Dalia Mogahed.
2022-08-151h 03
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell9. The 3Ps: Pop Culture (ft. Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, Yuna, May Calamawy, and Minhal Baig)What do musicians Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam and Yuna, actor May Calamawy, and filmmaker Minhal Baig all have in common?They are proof of what revolutionary representation can look like. These story guides have used their art forms to search for the deepest parts of themselves and connect their stories to the rest of the world. They show us what it can look like when we work to shift culture. Welcome to the next "P" within the relationship between the 3P's: Politics, Pop Culture, and Public Opinion. Transcripts are available at www.ays.media...
2022-08-011h 00
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell8. The 3Ps: Politics (ft. Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi, Huma Abedin, and Yasmin Elhady)I’d like to introduce you to our framework for REP, The 3Ps: Politics, Pop Culture, and Public Opinion. The 3Ps are a tool we use to track the power dynamics in the stories around us. First Up: Politics. We think we’re talking about Politics, but are we? How do we decode the stories that create the politics we are living in today? In this chapter, we follow a few people and the stories that have led them to engage with politics the way they do today. *Our story guides includ...
2022-07-181h 00
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell7. America’s Greatest ExportWhat is the United States’ *actual* greatest export? We have a theory — Story.In this chapter, we re-examine why the United States began, check in on how Americans are telling and receiving their story, why some veterans fought or refuse to fight for the story, and we hear from people around the world on their relationship with our Greatest Export. *Story Guides include: Nadine Naber, David Eisenbach, Mike Prysner, Jack Saul, and others. *Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twit...
2022-07-0457 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell6. Interlude (A Conversation Between Co-Writers Noor Tagouri and Zaron Burnett III)This episode is simply a bridge, a pause, a moment to reflect on where we've been and where we are going. It is an intimate look behind the writers of Rep, Noor Tagouri and Zaron Burnett. These are recorded meeting sessions reflecting on intentions and how they hope to carry us into the second half of Season 1 of REP. Welcome to The Interlude. *Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twitter @ntagouri and @Zaron3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-06-2729 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell5. Tell the Truth, Truth (ft. Hasan Minhaj, Aymann Ismail, Najma Sharif, and more)Do we even need representation? What does "telling the truth" actually mean and why do we do it? Does objectivity exist? Can our biases work in our favor? These questions have come up over and over again throughout the journey of REP, and in this chapter, we face them head on. *Our story guides include comedian and actor Hasan Minhaj, journalist Aymann Ismail, writer Najma Sharif and others. *Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twitter @ntagouri and @Zaron3 See omnystudio.com/listene...
2022-06-0659 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell4. Shikata Ga Nai (It Cannot Be Helped) (ft. Mike Shinoda)This chapter is the turning point for REP. In a miraculous turn of events, Noor meets a group of Japanese American elders who were forced to live in US internment camps during WWII. Their stories, some being shared for the first time, are a testament to our interconnectedness. Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twitter @ntagouri and @Zaron3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-05-1653 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell3. "Muslim Cool" (ft. Dr. Su’ad, Mumu Fresh, Brother Ali, and Ilyasah Shabazz)Conceptualized by Dr. Su’ad Abdul Khabeer, the journey of Muslim Cool takes us on an exploration of Knowledge of Self through the lens of hiphop, Islam, and Blackness. The stories we tell through our names, music, and the identities formed around us. Come for the music. Stay for the perspective you never thought you’d hear. *Storytellers include Dr. Su’ad, Maimouna Youssef aka “Mumu Fresh,” Brother Ali, and Ilyasah Shabazz. *Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twitter @ntagouri and @Zaron3...
2022-05-0258 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell2. Golden GirlsThis is a story about a Bosnian Muslim refugee turned radio icon. Or so we thought. In this next chapter of REP, Noor examines the art of listening, how to revisit the stories we've told before, and what happens when you really get to know your friends. *Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twitter @ntagouri and @Zaron3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-1848 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell1. VanishedThis is a story told from the perspective of the “collateral damage.” The year is 1986 and the U.S. has ordered an air strike on Libya. An attack that will change the lives of award-winning journalist Noor Tagouri’s family forever. Here we are introduced to the dynamics of the 3Ps - Politics, Pop Culture, and Public Opinion. Welcome to our first stop on the journey of REP. Transcripts are available at www.ays.media/rep-transcripts.Follow on Instagram: @noor and @ays or Twitter @ntagouri and @Zaron3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-04-0446 min
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 10: Welcome to My New Investigative Series, RepHi Friends, On Monday, myself, At Your Service, and iHeartMedia announced our investigative podcast series, Rep. The trailer is posted anywhere you listen to your podcasts, and at www.ays.media/rep Before the first episode drops on Monday April 4, I sent the final cut to some friends and family whose opinions I really trust. One of them, my close friend Rachel Aschalew, who is a brilliant human and equally brilliant storyteller. At first, Rachel was calling me to tell me about my mom’s voice in the episode, so I recorded it to encourage my mom to...
2022-04-0122 min
REP: A Story About the Stories We TellIntroducing: REP: A Story About the Stories We Tell, hosted by Noor Tagouri (2023 Webby Nominee: Best Limited Series)*2023 Webby Nominee: Best Limited Series*Welcome to REP, a bold, wide-ranging investigative podcast, brought to you by award-winning journalist Noor Tagouri (Sold in America)REP is an exploration into the concepts of Representation and Objectivity in Media.Noor began by examining the misrepresentation of Muslims in US Media, and how this impacts American culture as a whole. She quickly discovered a fuller exploration of the ever-evolving story of America, which challenges the stories we’ve known…and reveals how the stories we tell affect all of us.REP is a th...
2022-03-2802 min
Podcast Noor23. Jordan Casteel on Demanding Space, Painting Race, Being My Neighbor, and Much More.For our #23 Jordan Episode, I interview... Jordan! Jordan Casteel is a painter, a professor, a storyteller, a gardner, and my dear friend. This is a different kind of Jordan Casteel interview, while we do get into the art of things. I am so pleased to introduce you all to Jordie, the person. You see, Jordan and I moved up to the same area of the Catskill Mountains in the same week. Fate brought us together earlier than this but as life unfolded during this pandemic, Jordan and I found home in each other. Shortly after that, Jordy p...
2022-01-251h 37
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 09: Maybe It’s Time To Rethink That; Questioning BeliefsI’ve been more quiet online these days. Which means I am deeply putting everything I have into this new investigative series. I am rethinking everything I have ever believed and I hope something in this note resonates with you. I so look forward to sharing Jordan Casteel’s story session with you all tomorrow. If you would like to support this podcast — leaving a rating and review would mean so much. I read every single note and appreciate you all so deeply. As always, AYS.
2022-01-2410 min
Podcast Noor22. Schuyler Bailar on How Transphobia Impacts Us All, Mind Body Connection, Knowing Yourself, And More.Schuyler Bailar is an Author, Activist, Life Coach and was the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. By 15, he was one of the nation’s top-20 15-year-old breast-strokers. By 17, he set a national age-group record. Schuyler graduated from Harvard University, studying Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology. Schuyler documented his transition on social media, garnering a community of hundreds of thousands and consistently advocating for trans inclusion, body acceptance, and mental health awareness. Most recently, he released his first middle-grade novel, Obie Is Man Enough. Follow Schuyler on social media...
2021-12-211h 18
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 08: It’s Raining in LAI’m deciding to be friends with my friends, featuring a soundscape of a rare rainy day in LA. ALSO: thanks to your support over the years, my family’s ISeeYou Foundation is fundraising to open our first community food pantry! Help us accomplish our goal:https://www.gofundme.com/f/build-a-community-food-pantry-with-us
2021-12-1419 min
Podcast Noor21. Marwa Atik on Building a Hijab Company, Renewing our Choices, Reclaiming our Power, and More.Marwa Atik is an LA-based advocate & designer. In 2009, and at 18 years old, she co-founded the brand VELA with her sister, a fashion forward line of scarves. ⠀ Marwa is a style icon. I call her an OG because when I first started wearing hijab around the same time Vela came to life, she was the only person I knew doing what she was doing - creating a product that made people who wear the headscarf feel incredible without compromising on style. ⠀ Now, over a decade later, VELA serves thousands of women around the world, constantly innovating in the hijab space and cr...
2021-12-071h 11
Podcast Noor20. Mona Chalabi on Creativity in Data, Data’s Effect on Culture, Money Anxiety, and More.Mona Chalabi is a data journalist, and not a traditional one. Her work is typically presented through brilliant illustrations many of us have shared on Instagram. She makes data cool and accessible, easier for people like me to understand. Most recently, she is the host of a TED podcast called Am I Normal? Mona is a storyteller and her language is data. Number-focused data is something I’ve struggled with understanding and that’s why I was very curious to host this session. Welcome to this episode of Podcast Noor. For more Mona Chalabi, you can listen to her podcas...
2021-11-301h 05
Podcast Noor19. Gazan Girl on Palestine in Media, Colonization, Intergenerational Trauma, and More.This week's storyteller is Lara E, also known as Gazan Girl. Lara is a Palestinian American international lawyer and activist, and a resource that I use when learning and educating myself on Palestinian current affairs. She acts as counsel in international disputes and dedicates a large part of her legal practice to human rights work, including accompanying asylum seekers in asylum proceedings before French jurisdictions. ⠀ Lara also has a weekly podcast called The Palestine Pod that she co-hosts with Jewish American comedian Michael Schirtzer. They talk all things Palestine, and of course in this conversation, we also talk all thi...
2021-11-231h 42
Podcast Noor18. Huma Abedin on Shame Culture, The American Ideal, Active Participation, and MoreNoor Tagouri in conversation with Huma Abedin on Shame Culture, The American Ideal, Active Participation, and More. ⠀ You may know Huma as the person who has been Hilary Clinton’s right hand, arm, and more, since 1996. And/Or maybe you know her from headlines relating to her former husband and then US representative Anthony Weiner and his sexting scandals. But in the following storytelling session we are being reintroduced to Huma Abedin: ⠀ A mother, adventurer, writer, someone who enjoys talking to strangers and talking about her faith as a Muslim woman. ⠀ Huma is a BTS kinda person. And while we get deep...
2021-11-161h 13
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 07: On ManifestationMy favorite solo episode yet. I recorded this after I received a message on Instagram last week asking if I could speak on manifestation. “Manifestation” is a concept that has helped propel me into the work I do today. And as I reflect on what that really means today — it looks a lot different than I thought. ⠀ Manifestation: it doesn’t have to be specific, it just has to be open. Enjoy xx ⠀ More PODCAST NOOR: www.noortagouri.com/podcastnoor ⠀ Follow Noor Tagouri: www.instagram.com/noor www.tiktok.com/@n...
2021-11-0923 min
Podcast Noor17. Gary Vaynerchuk on Humility, Evolution, Being a Child of Immigrants, and MUCH More.Gary Vaynerchuk, AKA Gary Vee is an entrepreneur, investor, and leading mind in business, marketing, and internet culture. In addition to running VaynerMedia and being a top personality on the internet, Gary is a best selling author, in-demand speaker, and evolving leader. A few years ago, Adam asked me to connect with Gary at SXSW, where we were both speaking. Since that day, Gary and his team have been guides, mentors and teammates to Adam and I in different ways. It’s clear that his team’s positive, innovative, always-giving attitude starts from the top, with Gary. In my opin...
2021-11-0248 min
Podcast Noor16. Amber Hikes on How to Be an Accomplice rather than an Ally, and The Power of LanguageAmber Hikes (whose pronouns are they/she) is a social justice advocate and community organizer. They are the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer at the American Civil Liberties Union where they provide vision, leadership, and direction for the ACLU’s nationwide strategy to support equity, diversity, and inclusion. This conversation is full, and full of my own learning. We get into what it means to be an accomplice vs. an ally, the power of language, approaching work through a lens of intersectionality, and more. I am left after this conversation, feeling more hopeful, feeling more clear, having a better understanding of...
2021-10-261h 29
Podcast Noor15. Amanda White On Alcohol Culture, Sober Dating, Anxiety, and MoreAmanda E. White, LPC is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular instagram account, @therapyforwomen. She is also the founder of the group practice, Therapy for Women Center located in Philadelphia, with therapists across the country. She is the author of the book Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love. Her work has been featured in dozens of publications including Forbes, The Washington Post, Shape and Women's Health Magazine. In this episode, Amanda and I unpack a lot, from Alcohol Culture, Sober Dating, Anxiety, and More. Follow Amanda: www...
2021-10-1949 min
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 06: “Follow 4 Follow”, A Poem“Follow 4 Follow”, A Poem by Noor Tagouri. Originally posted on instagram.com/noor
2021-10-1406 min
Podcast Noor14. Rakia Reynolds on Cancel Culture and PTSD, Thoughtful Storytelling as a Communications Strategist, And MoreRakia Reynolds is a sought-after mind in strategic communications. As the founder of Skai Blue Media, she’s a thought leader, taste-maker, branding expert, and a “professional confrontationalist”. To me personally, Rakia has been a mentor, a friend, and an amazing teammate. Working with Rakia and her team was so aligned and intentional for our team, and it’s been so exciting building, learning and growing with each other. In this episode, we talk about Cancel Culture from various perspectives, PTSD around culture and youth, how to approach storytelling thoughtfully as a storyteller and a communications strategist, and more...
2021-10-121h 26
Podcast Noor13. Maytha Alhassen on Muslim Representation in Media, Our New Project, and MoreDr. Maytha Al Hassen is a historian, journalist, social justice artist, and mending practitioner. She uses this work to bridge the worlds of organizing, academic research, media engagement, artistic expression and spiritually-guided healing practices. As an artist and organizer, Alhassen has performed and written extensively about the Muslim experience. She has written and produced on the award winning TV series ‘Ramy,’ and will be joining AYS as a researcher on our new, untitled investigative project. Our intention with this project is to remain open, listen to YOUR stories of how the misrepresentation of Muslims in media has impact...
2021-09-091h 12
Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 05: Welcome To AYS's Newest Investigative ProjectWelcome To Our Newest Investigative Project; The project of a lifetime. Formerly Titled SSSS, Now Titled, "Rep: A Story About the Stories We Tell"This investigative series was born from questioning where I picked up the ‘shame’ I felt around my identity of being Arab, Muslim, and American. Our industry, the media industry, has played a monumental role in the shame so many of us have carried throughout our lives when existing as who we are. This investigation is more than a critique into how the American media’s misrepresentation of Muslims, it is about how the...
2021-09-0905 min
Podcast Noor#42: Soul-Full Reflections on Community with Ilyasah Shabazz and Suhaib Webb - AYS IFTAR 2021Soul-Full Reflections on Community with Ilyasah Shabazz and Suhaib Webb
This past Ramadan, At Your Service had the honor of hosting a series of Virtual Iftars (dinners to break our fast). To really hone in on impact for these events, we tapped into some incredible leaders to guide us through themed conversations around intention and community. This truly was one of my favorite events I’ve ever been to, let alone hosted. When you’re in the Month of Ramadan, feeling all your feelings, and you receive blessings in the form of gems, with your community all together Live, there’s real...
2021-08-241h 10Podcast Noor#41: Setting Intentions with Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir and Iddris Sandu - AYS IFTAR 2021Setting Intentions with Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir and Iddris Sandu
This past Ramadan, At Your Service had the honor of hosting a series of Virtual Iftars (dinners to break our fast). To really hone in on impact for these events, we tapped into some incredible leaders to guide us through themed conversations around intention and community. This truly was one of my favorite events I’ve ever been to, let alone hosted. When you’re in the Month of Ramadan, feeling all your feelings, and you receive blessings in the form of gems, with your community all together Live, ther...
2021-08-1734 min
Podcast NoorEditor's Note 04: When I Say Yes To Everything, I’m Missing Out On The Full Divinity of An IdeaFor when you think you don't work enough, for when you work too much, for when you need something new, for when you're figuring out what works for YOU.www.noortagouri.com/linktree
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Podcast NoorEditor's Note 02: If You Really Knew Me, You'd Know I'm Still On This Journey.If You Really Knew Me, You'd Know That I'm Still On This Journey.Trusting Your Brain To Show Up For You Pt. 2 -Stories -Importance of taking time off -Your story is not boring -I hope You choose You
2021-07-2633 min
Podcast Noor12. MARINA on Being a Nonconforming Pop Star, Redefining Success, Getting Political, and MoreMarina Diamandis also known as MARINA and previously known as Marina and the Diamonds is a Welsh/Greek political pop star. She’s an incredible song writer with a voice that stops you in your tracks. It’s only after you get past the need to dance to her music that you realize in almost every one of her songs - she’s giving you a very important message. I’ve been listening to Marina’s music since high school…keeping lyrics like “if you are not very careful, your possessions will possess you.” as daily mantras. She just released her 5th...
2021-07-191h 26
Podcast Noor11. Nedra Tawwab on Gaslighting Loved Ones, Setting Boundaries, Finding Peace, and MoreNedra Tawwab on Gaslighting Loved Ones, Setting Boundaries, Finding Peace, and More. Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, is a New York Times best-selling author, licensed therapist, sought-after relationship expert, and one of my favorite people to follow on IG. She has practiced relationship therapy for 14 years and is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice, Kaleidoscope Counseling. Every day she helps people create healthy relationships by teaching them how to implement boundaries. Nedra’s philosophy is that a lack of boundaries and assertiveness underlie most relationship issues, and her gift is helping people creat...
2021-07-131h 13
Podcast Noor10. Heather McGhee On: Us vs. Them, The Role of Racism in US Economy, and More.Heather McGhee On: Us vs. Them, The Role of Racism in US Economy, and More.Heather McGhee is a strategist and the strategy she designs and promotes are solutions to inequality in America. Her new book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together is now available from One World, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Heather’s 2020 TED talk, “Racism Has a Cost for Everyone” reached 1 million views in just two months online. In the coming year, she will launch an original podcast on how to create cross-racial solidarity in challe...
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Podcast Noor9. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson on Diversifying High Fashion, Styling Vogue Cover, Rethinking Beauty Standards, and More.Gabriella Karefa-Johnson is the fashion stylist we all need in our lives. She is the first Black woman to style a Vogue cover, and her light has shone long before that. Gabriella is the fashion director of Garage magazine, curating and styling spreads that always create some noise. She tells stories through her styling, and focuses on diversifying representation in high fashion. I met Gabriella at a Prada dinner in Milan, she greeted me like we were old friends and we immediately started dishing stories…..luckily for you all! She does that here too. We talk about breaking into an in...
2021-06-221h 28
Podcast Noor8. Mari Andrew on Turning a Hobby Into a Career, Healing Through Writing, How to Share, and Much MoreMari Andrew is a writer and illustrator who has been inspiring me for years. Her illustration career started as a hobby in 2015 as a form of self expression. She documents her stories through reflections and some water color on paper. Mari’s way with words and colors are a source of comfort to an online audience of over a million, sharing with us stories about grief, relationships, heartache, friendship, trying careers on, illness, and real self love. In 2018 Mari released her New York Times best selling book: “Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood” and a g...
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Podcast Noor7. A-Trak on Staying Creative, Pivoting in Work, Dealing with Fatigue, and MoreAlain Macklovitch, aka A-Trak is a Canadian DJ, turntables, record producer, and founder of record label Fools Gold. He started young, winning his first DJ Championship at the age of 15 and collecting 4 more world championships by 18. He is known for using highly technical turntable skills and scratching into his genre-spanning work. His craft caught the attention of Kanye West and A-Trak became Kanye’s original tour DJ. This led him to start Fools Gold where he continues to develop the careers of several artists. One, early on, being Kid Cudi — you remember your favorite Cudi song Day + Night? We have...
2021-06-081h 23
Podcast Noor6. Rebecca Walker and Lily Diamond on YOUR Story, and Much More.Rebecca Walker has contributed to the global conversation about race, gender, power, and the evolution of the human family for three decades. Since graduating from Yale, she has authored seven bestselling books on subjects ranging from intergenerational feminism and multiracial identity to Black Cool and ambivalent motherhood.Rebecca has written, developed, and produced film and television projects with Warner Brothers, NBC, Amazon, HBO, and Paramount, and spoken at over four hundred universities and corporate campuses internationally, including Harvard, Out and Equal, Museum of the African Diaspora, and TEDxLund. When Rebecca was 21, she cofounded the Third Wave Fund...
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Podcast Noor5. Akin Akman on Building AARMY With an Athlete Mindset, Unlocking Your Power, and More.Akin Akman is someone who some don’t believe is human. He is widely considered the world’s most successful group fitness coach over the last several years. His commitment to his athletes and his craft is practically unbeatable. We do in fact know he’s human though, because of his humanity. He is the co-founder and chief fitness officer of AARMY, a boutique fitness studio with in person and online practices. People go to AARMY to change their lives. Akin is an intentional coach and teacher who can turn even the most dedicated couch potato to an athlete. Ak...
2021-05-251h 21
Podcast Noor4. Ib Hamad on Dreamville, Working with Friends, Building a Community, and MoreIbrahim Hamad is one of the forces behind some of the best artists of our time, J. Cole, Ari Lennox, Bas, JID and more. He is the co-founder of the label Dreamville that he started with Cole after evolving their college friendship into a business partnership. Ibrahim, also known as, Ib, is Sudanese American, born in Paris, and thanks to his dad’s UNESCO job, lived all over the globe. He ended up in the most diverse county in the world - Queens, New York, where he turned his passion for music (aka putting people onto the great music) in...
2021-05-181h 49
Podcast Noor3. dr. Yaba Blay on The Battle of Bi-Cultural Identity, The Story of America, Doing Work That Traumatizes You, and Moredr. Yaba Blay is the teacher we all needed growing up. dr. Blay, that’s doctor with an intentional lower case "dr." describes herself as the anti-academia-academic. Meaning, another system that needs reform. dr. Yaba is a Ghanaian American scholar, speaker, cultural worker, producer and author. She wrote and art directed the stunning photography book: "One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race", that was originally self-published in 2013 and now rereleased with Beacon Press. She was also a consulting producer on CNN’s "Who is Black in America?"The conversation we have is a much needed one...
2021-05-111h 30
Podcast Noor2. Adam Grant on Changing Your Mind, the Flaws of Intuition, Horizontal Hostility, and MoreAdam Grant is one of my heroes. He is an author, organizational psychologist, the top rated professor at Wharton School of Business, and not only a TED speaker, but also a TED podcaster. He has a TED podcast called Work Life. I first learned about Adam Grant from his 2016 book “The Originals: How Non-Conformists Moved the World.” I’ve gifted this book dozens and dozens of times and still continue to. The Originals is where I learned about the concept of Horizontal Hostility, which if you know me, you’ve heard me mention it at least once. His lates...
2021-05-041h 17Podcast NoorEditor’s Note 08: I would love to have dinner with you this weekend! AYS Virtual Ramadan IftarRegister for one or both of our At Your Service Iftars at: bit.ly/aysiftar
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2021-05-0303 min
Podcast Noor1. Jenna Wortham on Journalism and Activism, Healing Justice, Objectivity, “Imposter Syndrome,” and their NYT JourneyJenna Wortham is a writer at New York Times Magazine, co-author alongside Kimberly Drew of the anthology Black Futures, co-host of the NYT award-winning podcast Still Processing, where her and her best friend and the Times’ critic at large Wesley Morris make listeners feel like they are eavesdropping on two best friends talking about exactly what we need to be discussing in culture.One of my favorite things about Jenna is their healing spirit. They are a sound healer, reiki practitioner, herbalist and community care worker oriented toward healing justice and liberation. Jenna is from the DMV, fo...
2021-04-281h 31Podcast Noor#24: Editor's Note: Excited, or Nervous?Hello dearest, I can't wait to begin sharing our PODCAST NOOR storytelling sessions by At Your Service. We have an incredible lineup of guests coming your way, see you Tuesday!
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2021-04-2206 min
Podcast NoorTrailer: Welcome To PODCAST NOORSalaam, Peace. My name is Noor Tagouri (@noor). On this podcast, I collaborate with storytellers to bring you their own stories for the first time, or the right time. I work with guests BTS to craft their dream interview. I call this Guided Storytelling; my intention is that you’ll join us on the journey and leave with some of your own gems. The most representative stories come from the source and provide a bridge to connect us even if we’re worlds apart. On PODCAST NOOR I promise curiosity, joy, perspective, unlocks, and of course, stories. A...
2021-02-0506 min
Let's Give A Damn#26 - Adam KhafifAdam and I met when I recorded a podcast with his wife, Noor Tagouri. Three days after recording my podcast with her, Adam and I met at their apartment building in D.C. to record a conversation wit him! I love everything about this couple. Adam has always been entrepreneurial. His hard-working, immigrant roots led him to start Lisn Up Clothing when he was still a teenager. I love this clothing brand and I love how radically generous they are! You’ll learn more about him and Lisn Up in this fantastic conversation.
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