What’s Happening at Immigrantly Media

July 18, 2025 • Read in 5 minutes

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 explore spirituality through art with Sangeetha Kowsik on Immigrantly. On Love-ly, things get real with Mehak’s guest, Teja, and yes, there’s even a break-up memo. Sportly takes us back to cheerleading culture, and finally, on Banterly, Aidan and Maya dive deep into Sirens, Netflix’s new series about the wealthy.

Sacred & Seen: Sangeetha Kowsik on Art, Inclusion and Spiritual Pluralism

This week on Immigrantly, host Saadia Khan sits down with artist, chaplain, and designer Sangeetha Kowsik, the visionary behind Ihsan Ishan Design. From working with Jennifer Lopez and leading design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to becoming a Hindu chaplain at NYU, Sangeetha’s journey is a testament to spiritual pluralism and creative defiance.

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

Beyond the Pom Poms: The Athleticism and Culture of Professional Cheerleading (Dec 2024)

This is the perfect moment to revisit one of our favorite episodes. It dives into the complex, often contradictory world of cheerleading, where empowerment and exploitation can collide in surprising ways.

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

Sirens: Parties, Priuses & What Was That Ending?

It’s time to break down Sirens, Netflix’s new limited series about wealth, power, and messy sisterhood. Most importantly: why was that ending so underwhelming? And what was going on with those murky supernatural vibes?

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

Love-ly Letters: Burn Bright, Fade Fast

It starts like a modern fairytale: hours-long phone calls, a dreamy first date, and the kind of potential that gets you hopeful. But then… came the slow ghost. Teja brings receipts. She plays us the actual breakup voice memo she sent this Hinge man (yes, he heard it, and now so will you), and unpacks what it taught her about communication, self-worth, and managing dating anxiety. Our host, Mehak, offers her hot takes on why she never gives strangers the benefit of the doubt.

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

This newsletter was curated by Laïny Jernidier.

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