Is Blood Really Family? Podcaster and Writer Traci Thomas on Chosen Family
Is Blood Really Family? In this episode of Identified, host Nabil Ayers sits down with Traci Thomas, creator and host of The Stacks Podcast, to explore the deeply personal terrain of identity, family,...
14 Jan 17min
Comedian Tim Heidecker on the Power of Chosen Family
In this episode of Identified, Nabil Ayers is joined by acclaimed comedian, actor, and musician Tim Heidecker for an unexpectedly candid conversation about ancestry, grief, and identity. Tim traces th...
31 Dec 202519min
Rapper Cakes Da Killa on Growing Up Queer and the Women Who Raised Him
What if your most formative identity traits come from people you didn’t grow up with? In this powerful episode of Identified, rapper and queer icon Cakes Da Killa reflects on growing up in Teaneck, Ne...
17 Dec 202516min
Bandsplain Host Yasi Salek on Defining ‘Home’ Across Cultures
In this episode of Identified, host Nabil Ayers speaks with Bandsplain host Yasi Salek, who shares a moving, honest account of growing up Iranian-American in 1980s Los Angeles. Yasi discusses her fami...
3 Dec 202527min
Massima Bell on Coming Out, Gender, Identity, and Building Her Chosen Family
In this episode of Identified, Nabil Ayers speaks with Massima Bell—music producer, model, activist, and co-creator of Transa—about her journey through gender, place, and chosen family. Massima grew u...
19 Nov 202526min
Jad Abumrad: The Family Stories That Changed Everything
In this episode of Identified, host Nabil Ayers is joined by Jad Abumrad—artist, musician, journalist, and creator of Radiolab, Dolly Parton’s America, More Perfect, and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man—for a c...
5 Nov 202518min
"You Look Just Like Her": Writer Casey Kahn on Secrets, Hidden Siblings, and Defining Family
Nabil Ayers is joined by writer Casey Kahn, who opens up about her personal journey through adoption, identity, and ancestry. Casey was adopted at two days old, raised by a deeply loving family in a t...
22 Okt 202534min
Bestselling Author Dani Shapiro on Family Secrets and the Religion She Left Behind
In this deeply personal episode of Identified, Nabil Ayers is joined by Dani Shapiro, the bestselling author and host of the podcast Family Secrets. Dani shares the stunning revelation that changed he...
8 Okt 202535min
