inbetweenish • bridges across cultures
If you're generally confused about where you belong, you may have just stumbled into the right place! The inbetweenish is exactly what it sounds like: it's about the space in-between, where it's neither here nor there, where you don't fit neatly into a box.
Through open conversations with people from all walks of life, we will share personal stories about growing up in numerous countries, amongst different faiths, speaking multiple languages, and integrating into new and diverse cultures. Join me, your host, Beatriz Nour, as I navigate the delicate dynamics of growing up inbetweenish.
Episodes
35 episodes
how do you keep your culture alive when forced to start anew? — with Sarah
How do you keep your culture alive, when you’ve had to flee and create a whole new life in a country you never chose yourself? Sarah Baharaki was born in Badakhshan Province and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan. But rather suddenly, the...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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51:40
is cultural 'enoughness' a myth? – with Lazou
Is cultural 'enoughness' a myth?In this episode, I sit down with Lazou, a Sino-Mauritian-Canadian-American creative, podcasting colleague and friend who also explores questions of belonging. Lazou shares her unique perspective in underst...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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57:19
reflections on: belonging vs belongings?
Belonging vs Belongings:It has always bothered me how similar these two words are, set apart only by an ‘S’. Yet somehow they hold completely different meanings.In this minisode, I’m exploring the relationship between our sense of...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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23:37
is home a person, a place, or a feeling? — with Mona
Is home a person, a place, or a feeling? On this episode of the inbetweenish I speak with Mona Hassan who shares her unique experiences growing up at the intersection of Austrian, South Korean, and Egyptian cultures. Mona takes us ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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54:22
can you find where you belong halfway across the world? — with Shreya
Can you find where you belong halfway across the world?In this episode, Shreya Sharma shares her unique experience growing up as a Third Culture Kid (TCK) and moving to various countries in the Gulf region before becoming a naturalized ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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55:43
how has your gender impacted your sense of belonging? — with Malik
How has your gender impacted your sense of belonging? — with MalikOn this episode of the inbetweenish, we focus on an inbetweenish aspect that has seldom come up in previous episodes: gender identity. Malik is a bicultural transgender ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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58:58
how do you connect with your different cultures? — with Fiona
How do you connect with your different cultures?In this episode, I’m speaking with Fiona Livingstone, who balances her Dutch-Scottish heritage with her English upbringing. Fiona candidly shares her journey of navigating her cultural ide...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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56:58
can we talk about taboos? — with Amuna pt. 2
Can we talk about taboos? In this second episode with Amuna Wagner we explore taboos and the importance of processing them and addressing them. She also shares her views on the nuance and difference between religion and faith. This ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:01:12
how has your family's past influenced your identity? — with Amuna pt.1
How has your family's past influenced your identity?In this first episode, Amuna Wagner reflects on her crisis of purpose and wonders out loud if she has a responsibility towards her identity. She walks us down her family history from he...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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50:46
what if you don’t fit the stereotype? — with Sadia
What if you don’t fit the stereotype?In this episode, Sadia Azmat, a published author, podcast host and a stand-up comedian, brings a unique perspective to the discussion on cultural identity. Sadia is born in Britain to Indian parents a...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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51:54
on Palestine pt.3 — a way forward
Part 3 of the ‘on Palestine’ series:Have you ever asked a Palestinian how they see a way forward? Or what is different about this generation of Palestinians? In this episode we dive into all that through the voices of our three Palestin...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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54:34
on Palestine pt.2 — struggle for liberation
Part 2 of the ‘on Palestine’ series:The Palestinian struggle for liberation is portrayed widely differently depending on who you ask, but have you ever asked Palestinians how they see and understand their own struggle for liberation?...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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59:03
on Palestine pt.1 — identity and culture
Part 1 of the ‘on Palestine’ series:In your lifetime and exposure, how have you understood Palestinian culture and it’s people?On Palestine is a three-part series on the inbetweenish pod that focuses on the Palestinian identity, t...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:12
reflections on: how does your identity change over time?
In this season's first minisode, we’re getting personal as I’m sharing a valuable lesson from Vovó (grandma in portuguese). Navigating a complex and ever-evolving identity can be confusing, to say the least, but today we breakdown why it’s norm...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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16:14
trailer season 2: roots, home, belonging—can we have it all?
The inbetweenish is back for Season 2: First episode launches Tuesday, October 3rd.Get ready to embark on a captivating journey exploring the fundamental concepts of roots, home, and belonging all while embracing the beauty of being dif...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:27
🌐 we are not alone
We're wrapping up an incredible season of inbetweenish pod! From vulnerability to raw reflections, these stories of belonging have been quite the journey. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of the season, sharing highlights, learning...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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13:23
🕊️ bonus: let’s talk about refugees — with Baharak
Refugee, asylum seeker, internally displaced person, migrant, immigration—the news is abuzz with some of these terms. But do you truly grasp the differences between them?Join Baharak Bashmani and me as we fearlessly delve into t...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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58:45
💭 reflections on: what happens when you belong to different cultures
What happens when you're inbetweenish? It's both a curse and a blessing as there are many internal and external battles that you face when you have multiple belongings. In this episode we try to unpack some of the common experiences— the good a...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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24:12
🎹 SideTalk 2: changing worlds with Axel
How do you understand time? Is it linear? Do things progress with time? Or do they regress?Axel’s Two-Part InterviewEpisode 6, Season 1:
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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9:18
💭 reflections on: what is culture
We talk a lot about culture around here, so I thought it was about time we actually break it down — what is culture? On some level, we all know what it is, but it helps to understand the nuances of the word and for this explanation I’m going wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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18:53
🌳 notions of home — with Baharak
Have you ever asked yourself what ‘home’ means to you? And did you ever stop to wonder how the words we use matter? From a young age, Baharak Bashmani, has had to navigate many worlds, each time moving for different reasons: from fl...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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59:04
🌶️ SideTalk 1: faith, rituals, and grieving with Aakshi
Have you ever stopped to wonder what rituals you practice from your inherited faith? Are they religious rituals? Or are they cultural rituals?Episode 9, Season 1 with Aakshi Singha
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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11:24
🌶️ the diversity that brings us together — with Aakshi
What is the strongest tie you have to your home country? How does your schooling inform your own identity?On this episode, I chat with Aakshi Sinha about her upbringing, growing up all over India, and then going away for college...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:05:17
💭 reflections on: Third Culture Kids and Cross-Cultural Kids explained
In this minisode we’re going back to the origin story of in-betweenish, explaining why and how it came to be. It all started with a few simple questions about a decade ago:Where is home? What is a home?This lead me on a j...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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22:09
💭 reflections on: identity crisis
Identity Crisis is a term that gets thrown around quite a bit nowadays. In this minisode, I attempt to understand, from a psychological perspective, what an identity crisis really is. In doing so, we also explore what identity is compris...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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10:08