What’s Happening at Immigrantly Media

June 27, 2025

Dear Hyphenly Readers,

While most of today's media caters to the audience's needs, few bear witness to the everyday extraordinariness of immigrant life, like love, food, faith, friendship, and creativity. 

Today, we’re catching you up with what’s been happening at all the podcasts that make up Immigrantly Media. We have an exciting conversation with Nishant Batsha, a deep dive into Morocco’s soccer team, a review of Overcompensating, and ten reminders for anyone navigating love.

Plot Twists, Politics & Love Stories

Host Saadia Khan sits down with writer and historian Nishant Batsha to unpack how a pre-med dropout became a fiction powerhouse. From tracing Indian indenture across Fiji and Trinidad to crafting love stories set against political upheaval, Nishant’s novels explore what it means to belong when history keeps forgetting you. They talk about identity, migration, romance, and the radical act of writing for yourself. Plus, a sneak peek into his new novel A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart.

You can connect with Saadia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@swkkhan or email her at [email protected] to share your thoughts about the episode.

Snapchat Isn’t a Love Language (And 9 More Summer Truths)

In this solo episode, Mehak drops 10 must-hear reminders for anyone navigating love, loneliness, and Love Island obsessions. From dodging red flags in warm weather to why Snapchat is not a love language (seriously, stop), this is your emotional reset button.

You can connect with Mehak @whatthemehak on TikTok and @whatthemehak_ on IG

The World Cup Hack: How Diaspora Players are Rewriting Soccer’s Rules

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?

You can reach the host, Kavitha, at [email protected]

Are We All Just Overcompensating in College? Freshman Year, Friendships, and Benito Skinner

Our Gen Z host Aidan is joined by his high school bestie as they dissect what being a freshman in college is really like…and Benito Skinner’s new show Overcompensating.

If you want to share your thoughts about this or other episodes, reach out at [email protected]

Before we sign off, did you see our latest post about Immigrantly Blog? We are accepting pitches for two posts a month! Find more details over on Instagram.

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