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You Don't Have to Yell

Aug 30, 2019

Comedic genius and old friend, Mehran Khaghani, comes to wrap up immigration month in a long discussion about everything but. In this episode, he discusses growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, his general disgust for all sorts of people, and the healing nature of featuring butts in video games.


Aug 22, 2019

For episodes one and two, we saw history and anecdote paint a picture of an America that's typically less than welcoming to those coming from abroad seeking a better life. How does the data on the state of immigration today back this up?

For this, Data Monkey Mike joins me to discuss numbers. I promise there will be no...


Aug 15, 2019

What do you think of when you hear the words "undocumented immigrant"? In Episode 2, David tells his story of spending his childhood as an undocumented immigrant and going on to find citizenship and a career in software.

His story couldn't have more surprises than if I jumped out of a cake at the end.


Aug 8, 2019

Traditional American immigration lore tends to feature throngs of poor, huddled masses coming over from Europe, who eventually assimilated into American society, giving us green beer and pizza. Often left out of that story is an equally large migration coming to the West Coast from Asia - particularly China.

For episode...