522 - Zen Rahmoun (Millennial Refugee)
Zen Rahmoun is living what may be the story of our age: that of the refugee. Whether triggered by war, climate change, political upheaval, or economic collapse, one in 95 people around the world have been forced to leave their home, resulting in over 82 million refugees. Well over a thousand people drown every year trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to find a better life in Europe. Zen was almost one of them.
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Intro music \u201cBrightside of the Sun,\u201d by Basin and Range. Outro: \u201cSmoke Alarm,\u201d by Carsie Blanton.
Here\u2019s a charmingly raw rendition of one of my all-time favorite Funkadelic songs, \u201cCan You Get to That?,\u201d covered by Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers in their car. (Don\u2019t miss the photobombing by the guy in the way back.)
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