In this episode, Dr. Malek Moazzam-Doulat, professor of critical theory at Occidental College, shares his experience as an Iranian-American, who doesn't feel at home in the world. Moazzam-Doulat embraces not ascribing to any given identity, but is also cognizant of how the outside world reacts to him given different contexts. In our conversation, we discuss current identity politics, the purity politics and nativism found on both sides of the political spectrum, and the rise of ethnonationalism on the far-right. Dr. Moazzam-Doulat also offers the nuanced perspective that everyone just wants to go home at the end of the day, in a world that is constantly changing and unfamiliar.

This conversation was recorded on January 4th, 2021, four months before it's release.

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