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As co-host of NPR’s Code Switch , Shereen Marisol Meraji combines groundbreaking reporting on race and culture with her own personal experience as a half-Puerto Rican, half-Persian American. On this episode, she and Manoush discuss why the push for inclusion makes some people uncomfortable and how the diversity discussion can get even more delicate when people don’t clearly identify as white or black—like Manoush, who only recently realized her co-workers considered her a woman of color. **Who You’ll Hear: **@manoushz (Manoush Zomorodi, host of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius…
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ZigZag
TED and Stable Genius Productions · Business · English
ZigZag , the business show about being human, returns as a member of the TED Audio Collective . Join this zig-zagging quest with Manoush Zomorodi (Host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour ; Fast Company ’s 100 Most Creative People in Business) to discover new ways we can align our professional amb
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