Every year, students from all over NYU create short podcasts about migration with the people and places that they care about.
By Reshad Sharif:
A podcast about the aftermath of
Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban
in 2021 and migration of Afghan
students. Reshad Sharif also interviews
a woman who had a similar path
to him to get to the States.
By Lina Rafailova:
A podcast about the Ukraine war
from the standpoint of an Azerbaijani,
Russian-speaking immigrant, with
multiple family members in Ukraine,
Belarus and Russia.
By Haley Schusterman:
A podcast about bodegas disappearing as
delivery apps take over. All interviewees are
first or second-generation immigrants and
frame lots of the issues through the
lens of the classes being taught.
By Josh Russi:
A podcast that takes on the position of
immigrants and how they feel when they
come here. The podcast is from the
standpoint of a Puerto Rican born in New
York City, trying to understand the
politics around statehood by speaking
with individuals born in Puerto Rico.
By Alisha Gangadharan:
A podcast covering the current unhoused
crisis in NYC, while also highlighting
the fact that immigrants are not being
counted accurately in the shelter system.