Ethnically Ambiguous' Anna Hossnieh & Shereen Lani Younes on Arabic Analogies for Explaining Sex to Kids & What NOT to Say to Someone During a Breakup

Published: Oct. 10, 2018, 7 a.m.

b'For the 13th episode of season 4, your fearless triad \\u2013 Courtney Kocak, Sofiya Alexandra & Dave Rankin \\u2013 is thrilled to welcome the hosts of the HowStuffWorks podcast Ethnically Ambiguous\\xa0Anna Hossnieh & Shereen Lani Younes to talk about the complexities of growing up with Iranian-American & Syrian-American identities (respectively).\\n We go deep into what it\\u2019s like to grow up with strict, immigrant parents, the inexplicable ways of Anna\\u2019s Zumba instructor cousin, Anna meeting her surfer bro boyfriend at Meltdown Comics, IRL implications of the travel ban, tattoos, coming out, what NOT to say to someone during a breakup, what\\u2019s up with exes who still watch your IG stories (!!!), the temptation to rewrite history after things end badly, Arabic analogies for explaining sex to kids, putting virginity on a pedestal, parents around the world just don\\u2019t understand, covering your hair, gender-based power inequities in the Middle East & crying while tripping \\u2013 plus, our reaction to the Blasey Ford/Kavanaugh hearing (literally day of).\\n This episode is brought to you by Motorbunny. Visit motorbunny.com &\\xa0use code REALITY to save $50 on\\xa0either the starter kit or the Motorbunny LINK bundle.\\xa0\\n For more Anna & Shereen:\\n Listen to their podcast Ethnically Ambiguous\\n\\n Follow Anna on Twitter @annahossnieh\\n\\n Follow Shereen on Twitter @shereenwhy\\n\\n If you love this episode, please leave us a 5-star rating & sexy review! xo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'