A rough cut of my first podcast with Md. Iftakhar Arafat. The first episode of Brown Culture. Going deep dive with Arafat who is my neighbor/best friend and talking about the struggles teenagers our age has to go through on a day-to-day basis.

Podcast #1 - Rough Cuts

The host Faisal Shiham and his guest Md. Ifhatkar Arafat dives into their personal lifestyle of being a Bengali NYC boy. Both raised in NYC we both come to share a struggle they have gone through in their lives. They both tell mini stories of their childhood and adulthood of not having any freedom compared to their peers. I want to emphasize on this topic because I believe it’s important that young generations can relate and understand that they’re not alone overcoming their challenging obstacles they face day to day. Come listen to us discuss upon the topic of how we continue to overcome our parents, walk on our own paths and fulfill our own desires and as always make our parents proud.

Podcast #1 Final

Just a simple rough cut going to episode #2. This has no edits and no music. Having clear and straight from my audio mixdown.

Episode #2 Rough Cut

This next episode of Brown Culture is featuring two of my best friends Ifthaker and Abdullah. In this episode, we share our point of view on the struggles many individuals such as myself Abdullah, and Iftahker go through when it is time for students to attend college. In this episode, we discuss the situations of us as young adults and our roles in our families, and how we overcome these obstacles. Come listen to us as we discuss the topic of adulthood, being a role model, and working through our everyday struggles.

Episode #2 - Final

Another episode of a rough cut talking about arranged marriages vs. love marriages. Episode #3 final will be out shortly. Stay tuned!!!!

Episode #3 Rough Cut

This last episode of Brown Culture is featured with a special girl. The beautiful Naurin Ahmed and I shared her parent's life story of how they fell in love and the journey they went through in order to find happiness and success. This story is something different within the brown community and I wanted to share this because it reflects back to the traditional Bengali mentality (Brown mentality). In this podcast, Naurin and I will be discussing the challenges and hardships both her parents had to face and how they challenged the mindset of arranged marriages within the brown culture. Come listen to us, as we share a story of an emotional and powerful story that challenges stereotypes within the brown culture.