{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Seeds","title":"Iraqis Deserve an Apology | Mona Chalabi on the Seeds","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/47fe8576\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4304,"description":"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!\nChapters:\n00:00 – Intros, and Who’s More Awkward?\n00:22 – Skip Intro\n00:38 – Childhood Memories\n02:14 – Pulling a Seed\n03:37 – Mona's Life Purpose\n05:08 – Going into Journalism\n09:14 – Being Iraqi\n13:11 – School Experiences and Cultural Identity\n26:14 – Career Choices and Disillusionment\n32:50 – Art, and Data Journalism\n34:21 – Speed Round\n35:30 – Unhinged Childhood Beliefs\n36:42 – Fascinating Statistics\n37:01 – Dating and Data!\n40:40 – Astrology vs. Data Journalism\n42:43 – Real Housewives Tagline\n44:14 – Nostalgic Arab Snacks\n47:53 – Animation and Representation\n53:51 – Pulitzer Prize Speech & Why Iraqi's Deserve and Apology\n01:10:42 – Credits\nFollow the Show:\n📸 Instagram: @theseedsfm\n🎥 Presented by Watermelon Pictures\n🎙️ Produced by Dustlight Productions\nFollow Alana Hadid:\nIG: @lanzybear\nFollow Mona Chalabi:\nIG: @monachalabi\nCredits:\nHost – Alana Hadid\nShowrunner & Executive Producer – Misha Euceph\nExecutive Producers – Badie Ali, Hamza Ali\nAssociate Producer – Munir Atalla\nProducer & Researcher – Sarah Moawad\nEditor, DP, & Sound Engineer – Mike O’Brien\nConsulting Director – Mahnoor Euceph\nProduction Designer – Kendra Bradanini\nArt Assistant – Noor Salim\nDesign – Alicia Tatone\nComposer – Andy Clausen\nColorist – Chehade Boulos\nTech – Randy Burgess\nMarketing – Kristina Ferris & Daniela Sapkar\nSpecial thanks: Lighthouse Studios, Jack Menzies, Gordy Michie, Isabella Calderon, Sammy Strittmatter, Chrissy Maron, Sara Mengesha, Edwin Henry\nTags:\n#TheSeeds #MonaChalabi #AlanaHadid #Iraq #IraqWar #Gaza #Palestine #War #Journalism #ManufacturingConsent #Dating #ArabVoices #PulitzerPrize #DataJournalism ##StorytellingPodcast #Identity #DustlightProductions...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9MGpdIwnXbxsFHmnCGfeW6Lc9FiJD_MH6znF92e3SuQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mODNk/OGJlMmNjY2M1ZTU2/ZDllMjlkNmZhZWNk/ZTNiMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}