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They Tried To Bury Us with Tamer Kattan

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    Ep 36: Ireland - Paying for Hugs

    4 JUL 2019 · Tamer and Kity start off season two with a BANG! They had a really cool conversation with hilarious actor, producer and comedian, Emma M Pyne. They dive deep into how differently femininity looks in America Vs. Europe, how lonely it can be to chase your dreams, how complaining about your country is one of the most patriotic things you can do and how much more in touch women are to their intuition than men. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    1h 15s
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    Ep 35: Home in America - La Fin

    26 JUN 2019 · Tamer and Kity bring season one of the podcast to a close with a great conversation about our favorite episodes, how the podcast has changed our relationship for the better, what we’ve learned from guests, each other and what listeners can expect from our exciting season 2. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    50m 31s
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    Ep 34: Russia - A Big New Chapter

    19 JUN 2019 · Tamer and Kity welcome great friend, model and actor Svetlana Constantine to the podcast! We have a great conversation about how Sveta met the love of her life and current husband Ilia Constantine when she was just 15 years old. The wild romantic risks they took to be with each other, the separation they had to endure and how reuniting in America via their shared passion for acting and filmmaking fueled their relationship forward. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    55m 29s
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    Ep 33: Iraq - Leeleeleelee

    12 JUN 2019 · Tamer and Kity welcome great friend, comedian, actor and director Paul Elia to the podcast! We have a great conversation about Paul’s Chaldean roots - it’s fun when Tamer repeatedly, mistakenly and embarrassingly says Caledonian (which actually refers to the Scottish Highlands, sooo not even close). What life was like in Iraq for Catholics. The challenges of finding your identity and faith when you grow up in a different country than your parents and What it’s like to pursue the less traditional / acceptable Middle Eastern path. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    56m 30s
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    Ep 32: Puerto Rico - Double Immigrant

    5 JUN 2019 · Tamer and Kity welcome a great new funny friend, comedian Will J Melendez to the podcast. We have a great conversation about the challenges of having to constantly behave in a way that is acceptable to both American and Puerto Rican culture, coming out to Pentecostal parents and the bittersweet joy behind his lawyer father having to take a stock room job at Disney World. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    59m 33s
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    Ep 31: Russia - Action. Cut. Action. Cut.

    29 MAY 2019 · Tamer and Kity welcome incredible actor and friend Ilia Constantine. Ilia comes from a town in the Russian mountains, not far from Siberia. A town where the natives have a reputation for being tough and stubborn. Ilia’s story is full of his home towns toughness. He sacrificed everything, even a roof to chase his dream, at several points becoming homeless. But it was in that darkness, while camped in Griffith park overlooking Warner Brothers studios that he found his purpose. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    55m 58s
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    Ep 30: The Dominican Republic - Be better than Dad

    22 MAY 2019 · Tamer welcomes good friend, podcaster and comedian, Randy Valerio to the podcast. Randy is a native of Queens, NY and is a Boston based comedian. This is a great conversation about the powerful motivation that overwhelms you from witnessing an immigrant parent struggle to make ends meet. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    1h 1m 6s
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    Ep 29: Eritrea - Born in a Refugee Camp

    15 MAY 2019 · Tamer welcomes long time friend, podcaster and comedian, Chase Abel. This is an amazing story that shows you the massive and lasting impact of war on a family. From being born in a refugee camp to finding out his parents...were not his biological parents at just 12 years old. This is a story of how a beautiful culture with such a rich history can harm its people with politics and war. One of the most inspiring episodes yet. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    1h 9m
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    Ep 28: India - K-Pop & Spice

    8 MAY 2019 · On this very special episode Tamer and Kity welcome amazing standup comedian and friend Srilatha Rajamani! And it’s a Live episode recorded at the Comedy Studio in Boston during the Women In Comedy Festival sponsored by HBO! Srilatha’s story is an inspiring story of an introverted Indian girl trying to find herself, becoming a strong Indian-American woman and mother who have her daughter all the things she wished for when she was a little girl back in India. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    1h 3m 45s
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    Ep 27: Russia - Roller Coaster Ride

    1 MAY 2019 · Tamer and Kity welcome actress, comedian, and content creator Irina Voronina. Irina was born in a small town in Russia known as one of the most toxic places in the world. So toxic, the government would send ex-convicts there to work in chemical plants. In the middle of this dark environment, Irina dares to dream of becoming a model. She would not take no for an answer, and at the age of 20 she moved to Milan, Italy to make her dreams come true. She was immediately signed by a big agency, and was booking print jobs and TV commercials across Europe. While visiting the US, she was introduced to Playboy Studio West in Los Angeles CA became a Playboy centerfold and to this day continues chasing her dreams. Video versions of They Tried to Bury Us: https://tinyurl.com/y8kxzelg Podcast Website: https://www.comedypopupla.com/tamer Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/tamerkat https://www.instagram.com/kitykattan/ https://twitter.com/TamerKattan https://www.instagram.com/comedypopup https://www.instagram.com/cpupodcasts
    58m 51s

Each week, an immigrant of the United States shares their American origin story. THEY TRIED TO BURY US is a weekly podcast hosted by Egyptian-born comedian Tamer Kattan and his...

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Each week, an immigrant of the United States shares their American origin story. THEY TRIED TO BURY US is a weekly podcast hosted by Egyptian-born comedian Tamer Kattan and his mother Kity. Being the son of a Muslim father and a Jewish mother left Tamer struggling with notions of identity. It’s that exact struggle that Tamer and his mom dive into as they sit down with guests to hear about their American origin stories. “They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds” is a Mexican saying an elderly neighbor shared with Tamer to encourage him to never, ever give up. You’ll laugh at the light-hearted stories that shine a light on Halloween and other terrifying holidays for immigrants, other times you’ll cry at the love, courage and hope it takes to leave everything you know behind, just for the opportunity to pursue happiness. The goal of the show is to remind us all that the only “us and them” is US vs. the hate, greed and corruption of the people in positions of power.
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