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Motherhood, METS, and No Foreplay: This Week at Immigrantly
Dear Hyphenly Readers,
In the early months of 2026, I felt my energy drying up and usually the lack of color and sunlight made me crave picture books and art. I created a compilation of my favorite diverse picture books that I’ve found from various library displays. If you haven’t heard: in Tennessee’s Rutherford County, Library Director Luanne James was fired after refusing to move over 100 LGBTQ-themed books from children's sections to adult sections. The rise of censorship and book bans coupled with lack of federal funding for the arts are a serious concern for us all.
If you’re feeling helpless, go and show support to your local library, listen to your favorite creators, and invest time away from an algorithm and into yourself.
The weather is finally warm enough to turn off the heat permanently. Before I moved to the US, I had no idea what seasonal depression was. I did not know how much I had taken constant sunshine for granted. Six months of relentless snowing can take joy and creativity from just about anyone. And I’m sad to report, that I too am not immune.
This summer, I’m determined to go out on long walks and exercise different parts of my brain. I’ve borrowed a sewing machine from my local library to incorporate more creative pursuits in my life and my Hoopla audiobooks keep me company on long walks. If you’re wondering what to listen to as you go out into the sun, we have some recommendations for you! This week at Immigrantly, Saadia had a conversation about motherhood and grief, Kavitha interviewed journalist A.M. Gittlitz about the METS, and Mehak talked to Salma Hindy about ayahuasca, vaginismus, and dating younger. Tune in and enjoy the vitamin D!
IMMIGRANTLY
Helena de Groot spent years circling one of the most quietly radical questions a person can ask: whether or not to have a child. The result was Creation Myth — an 8-part audio memoir for CBC that became a Tribeca Festival Official Selection, landed on the New York Times Modern Love podcast, and earned praise from Death, Sex & Money to The New Yorker. In this conversation, Helena and Saadia go to the heart of it, not the podcast, but the ache underneath it. They talk about whose grief Helena was holding while making it, what people were willing to say on tape, and what she knows now that she wishes she'd known at the start.
You can connect with Saadia on X @swkkhan or email her at [email protected] to share your thoughts about the episode.
SPORTLY
This week Kavitha interviews journalist and author A.M. Gittlitz about his new book Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team. Kavitha and Gittlitz unpack the long history behind the New York Mets, from their 19th-century roots tied to political machines like Tammany Hall to their modern identity as an underdog franchise in a city dominated by the New York Yankees. The conversation explores how baseball itself was shaped by class dynamics, how the sport evolved from player-run chaos into an owner-controlled business, and why the Mets have come to be seen as a “people’s team.”
You can reach the host, Kavitha, at [email protected]
LOVE-LY
No foreplay, Just Comedy: Salma Hindy on Ayahuasca, Vaginismus, and Dating Younger
Listen on Spotify and Apple
Length: 42 mins
Salma grew up the daughter of an imam in Toronto, enforcing the rules harder than anyone. Then, somewhere between removing her hijab, quitting engineering, moving to New York, and being disowned by her father, she had to figure out who she actually was and how to start dating. In this episode, she talks about her experiences with host Mehak.
You can connect with Mehak @whatthemehak on TikTok and @whatthemehak_ on IG
Until next time,
Team Hyphenly
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This newsletter was curated by Suhasini Patni.
Hyphenly curates the latest news, art, and businesses from immigrants around the world. Have a tip or story we should feature? We’d love to hear from you.
Visit us at www.immigrantlypod.com