In this episode of The Seeds, Mona Chalabi—Pulitzer Prize–winning data journalist and artist—joins host Alana Hadid for a warm, funny, and deeply reflective conversation about childhood, being Iraqi, how journalists manufacture consent for genocide, and data in dating. Plus Mona gets Melissa Barrera's seed!
Chapters: 00:00 – Intros, and Who’s More Awkward? 00:22 – Skip Intro 00:38 – Childhood Memories 02:14 – Pulling a Seed 03:37 – Mona's Life Purpose 05:08 – Going into Journalism 09:14 – Being Iraqi 13:11 – School Experiences and Cultural Identity 26:14 – Career Choices and Disillusionment 32:50 – Art, and Data Journalism 34:21 – Speed Round 35:30 – Unhinged Childhood Beliefs 36:42 – Fascinating Statistics 37:01 – Dating and Data! 40:40 – Astrology vs. Data Journalism 42:43 – Real Housewives Tagline 44:14 – Nostalgic Arab Snacks 47:53 – Animation and Representation 53:51 – Pulitzer Prize Speech & Why Iraqi's Deserve and Apology 01:10:42 – Credits
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Credits: Host – Alana Hadid Showrunner & Executive Producer – Misha Euceph Executive Producers – Badie Ali, Hamza Ali Associate Producer – Munir Atalla Producer & Researcher – Sarah Moawad Editor, DP, & Sound Engineer – Mike O’Brien Consulting Director – Mahnoor Euceph Production Designer – Kendra Bradanini Art Assistant – Noor Salim Design – Alicia Tatone Composer – Andy Clausen Colorist – Chehade Boulos Tech – Randy Burgess Marketing – Kristina Ferris & Daniela Sapkar Special thanks: Lighthouse Studios, Jack Menzies, Gordy Michie, Isabella Calderon, Sammy Strittmatter, Chrissy Maron, Sara Mengesha, Edwin Henry
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