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Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Ariana Bina has a unique blend of
Mexican and Iranian heritage. She currently resides in Austin, where
you can find her teaching private music lessons and performing on her
violin, piano, or accordion.

Song clips played in this episode include: 

Nina Simone "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
Steve Jordan "Soy de Tejas"
Googoosh "Gol bi Goldoun (Rangarang)

The book recommended at the end of this episode is 

Bordlerlands/La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldúa, an American scholar of Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory.