Episode 42: Elamin Abdelmahmoud
In this episode, Makda sits down with culture writer Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a conversation about his memoir/essay collection SON OF ELSEWHERE. The duo talk about leaning into introspection, the power of a perfect playlist, what’s in a name, and much more.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud is a culture writer for BuzzFeed News where he also writes Incoming, the daily BuzzFeed News morning newsletter. He was a founding co-host of the CBC Politics podcast Party Lines, currently hosts CBC’s pop culture show Pop Chat, and is a contributor to The National’s "At Issue" panel. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, the Globe and Mail, and others. When he gets a chance, he writes bad tweets.
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