- Hyphenly by Immigrantly
- Posts
- Introducing Bitefully...and more!
Introducing Bitefully...and more!
Joda Amankrah
June 05, 2026
Dear Hyphenly Readers,
We are so excited to announce the launch of our new podcast Bitefully hosted by MasterChef US winner Chef Claudia Sandoval. The first episode of this highly anticipated podcast was released just this Wednesday.
Scroll down to see our podcast roundup for the week.
And if you’re still looking for more recommendations, we have a list of podcast episodes to kick off the new month!
BITEFULLY
Actress Angélica Celaya grew up straddling borders: Tucson and Mexico City, Spam sandwiches and slow-cooked pozole, margarine and manteca. On screen, she's played everyone from Spanish-language telenovela heroines to unapologetic women on English-language TV. In this debut episode, Chef Claudia Sandoval and Angélica trace their food memories back to the dishes that shaped them: a father's refried beans eaten with ketchup, a mother's pineapple upside-down cake, and the kind of flour tortilla you can only get in Sonora.
You can find Angelica on Instagram @angelicacelaya1. Follow along on Instagram @bitefullypod and @chefclaudiasandoval
IMMIGRANTLY
Charlie Goldensohn grew up in San Francisco's Mission District with a Marxist activist father and a Planned Parenthood director for a mother. He went on to work for Senator Dianne Feinstein, became Dr. Jill Biden's digital director, served in the White House, and worked on the Kamala Harris 2024 campaign. Then Democrats lost, and something in him snapped. He pointed a camera at himself, started walking, and started talking. Within four months, 200,000 followers. Today, over 359,000. In this episode, Saadia Khan sits down with Charlie for an unfiltered conversation about politics, identity, and why the Democratic Party has completely lost the plot.
You can connect with Saadia on X @swkkhan or email her at [email protected] to share your thoughts about the episode.
SPORTLY
The World Cup Hack: How Diaspora Players Are Rewriting Soccer’s Rules (June 2025)
Listen on Spotify and Apple
Length: 24 mins
What happens when national pride meets global identity? Morocco’s epic World Cup run in 2022 wasn’t just a Cinderella story; it was a masterclass in building a team from abroad. In this episode of Sportly, host Kavitha Davidson unpacks how foreign-born players are transforming international soccer. From FIFA’s game-changing rule tweaks to Qatar and the UAE’s controversial recruiting strategies, we are asking, where’s the line between heritage and hired guns?
With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon, get ready for the politics, pride, and power plays shaping the future of the sport.
You can reach the host, Kavitha, at [email protected]
LOVE-LY
Josef Andrew Miklavc grew up everywhere and from nowhere — born in Mexico, raised across six countries before he was 14, the son of an Austrian father and an Indonesian mother, who never quite fit the passport he was handed. He built a corporate career in Australia, then walked away from it, and now spends his days chasing dry seasons between Vietnam and Thailand, building community in places he'll eventually leave.
In this episode, Mehak and Josef (@josefwho) trace the thread from a nomadic childhood to a grown man finally learning how to stay: in a city, in a conversation, in something that might become a relationship. They talk about what it actually means to be free when freedom has been your whole personality. Along the way, they get into the paradox of choice, why fewer people are choosing love, what men and women get wrong about each other, and why the most radical thing you can do right now might just be to stop leaving.
You can connect with Mehak @whatthemehak on TikTok and @whatthemehak_ on IG
The Post-Workout Recovery Secret You’re Sleeping On
Your muscles rebuild when you’re sleeping, and not getting enough sleep can affect your post-workout recovery. CBDistillery’s sleep products are formulated to support your sleep naturally; in a 2021 study, participants reported sleeping an hour longer on average after taking CBDistillery’s combination of CBD and CBN. Save 25% with code SLEEPMORE.
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