Mannequins by Day, Musicals by Night (With Davy Rothbart)
At 68 years old, James put his mannequin business on hold to enroll at CalArts. What emerged was an autobiographical musical depicting James’ childhoo...
Remembering a Forgotten Life (With Lina Misitzis)
When Ingrid Rojas Contreras was in her twenties and living in Chicago, she crashed her bike. A generation earlier in Colombia, her mother had tumbled ...
Jesus on a Tortilla (With Shereen Marisol Meraji)
A lot changed for Angelica Rubio’s family after her mom made a tortilla with what appeared to have Jesus’ face on it. Her mom thought it was a miracle...
Engineering the Perfect Strawberry (With Hannah Kingsley-Ma)
The first time Hiroki Koga tasted American produce, he was appalled by its lack of flavor. He set out to grow the fruit of his childhood in Japan—dedi...
Weddings in One Minute or Less (With Avery Trufelman)
Heartbroken by a recent divorce, Serbian immigrant Goran Veljic learned to believe in love again by photographing weddings in New York. Today Goran is...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade for All (With Harry Spitzer)
After immigrating from Ireland in the late ’80s, Brendan Fay tried marching in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to celebrate his full identity—Irish, Cath...
The Dog Trainer (With Emma Gross)
When Dawit Haile came to the U.S. as an Ethiopian refugee, he was shocked to learn Americans treat their dogs almost like humans. A fateful return tri...
The Mentalist (With Albert Samaha)
By the time Ava Do arrived in California as a refugee from Vietnam, she already knew a lot about deception. Then she studied psychology. The combinati...
Introducing Little America: The Official Podcast
An anthology series about the immigrant experience hosted by Kumail Nanjiani. Each episode brings you a different story, from the weird and humorous t...