Eshaan Akbar on Islam, Tolerance and Identity

It's season 2 | episode 2 and we hope you enjoy this fascinating conversation with former banker turned comedian Eshaan Akbar (@eshaanakbar). In this episode we discuss him growing up practicing Islam, his insight and perspective on Islam as a former follower, identity politics and more. 0:31 Liberal Islam 33:12 Religion of Peace 49:52 Illiberal Identity Politics Eshaan's show, Prophet Like It's Hot, is on at Soho Theatre 11-13 Feb: https://sohotheatre.com/shows/eshaan-akbar-prophet-like-its-hot/ http://www.eshaanakbar.com/ Support TRIGGERnometry: https://www.patreon.com/triggerpod https://www.subscribestar.com/triggernometry https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=KEB7Z3N52LB5C&source=url Find us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@failinghuman) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices