Your Weekly Dose of Immigrantly Vibes

August 29, 2025 • Read in 5 minutes

Dear Hyphenly Readers,

While most of today's media cater to the audience's needs, few bear witness to the everyday extraordinariness of immigrant life, such as 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. Saadia revisits her conversation with acclaimed actress Supinder Wraich, now a breakout star of CBC's hit series Allegiance on Immigrantly. On Love-ly, Mehak and her friend Eric dive deep into why modern dating feels broken and how to find real connection in 2025. Kavitha sits down with sports journalist Jane McManus to explore the booming business of women's sports on Sportly.

I Must Belong Here with Supinder Wraich (February 2024)

In this special re-release of Immigrantly, host Saadia Khan revisits her January 2024 conversation with acclaimed actress and writer Supinder Wraich, star of the hit CBC series Allegiance. Since their original chat, Supinder's career has soared, Allegiance has become a breakout success, earning recognition at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto, and production is already underway on Season 3 in British Columbia. This episode offers a rare time capsule of Supinder just before her big breakthrough. She opens up about growing up between India and Canada, carving out her voice in the entertainment industry, and exploring the messy, beautiful layers of immigrant identity.

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

Inside Women's Sports: Jane McManus on Money, Media And the WNBA

Women's sports aren't a "niche" anymore, they're a booming business. In this episode of Sportly, Kavitha Davidson talks with Jane McManus, a longtime journalist, ESPN alum, and director of Marist College's Center for Sports Communication, about her new book The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports. McManus breaks down how the WNBA and women's soccer went from second-thought coverage to record valuations (the Seattle Reign recently sold for $500 million), why Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese represent more than just on-court talent, and how fans, especially Gen Z, are reshaping the economics of the game.

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

Why Modern Dating Feels Broken (and How to Find Real Love in 2025)

Dating in 2025 feels harder than ever; apps are exhausting, hookup culture dominates, and rejection is everywhere. In this episode of Love-ly, host Mehak sits down with her friend Eric, a former competitive figure skater turned entrepreneur, to talk about love, dating, and connection in today's world. Eric shares his journey growing up as an only child, coming out, navigating family expectations, and why he's waited for the right relationship instead of settling. Together, they unpack the complexities of hookup culture, the allure of long-distance sparks, self-awareness in love, and why saying hello to strangers feels nearly impossible in modern dating.

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

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