QUEER & MUSLIM w/ Hasan Kilani [International Queer Activist and Writer]

05/19/21 • 71 min

EPISODE 81
QUEER & MUSLIM
✨🏳️‍🌈HASAN KILANI [International Queer Activist and Writer] joins via Zoom to talk his coming out journey in Jordan, #Homonationalism through Rupaul’s Drag Race, LGBTQ+ Refugees in the Middle East, #Pinkwashing at #TelAvivPride, and 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way’s casting/storyline.

We play WHAT DO YOU MEME with Pink Lemonade and Vodka!

WATCH: https://youtu.be/yf0_bBSLYFg
BLOG: https://www.jampackedshow.com/post/queer-muslim

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ABOUT:
✨🏳️‍🌈 Hasan Kilani is a Jordanian human rights activist currently working as a fellow for Heartland Alliance International in Chicago, where he is the Sudan Taskforce Project manager. Prior to that, he worked at the United Nations High Commissioner Office in Jordan to provide direct legal support for cases related to child protection, sexual and gender based violence, and minorities. Hasan was instrumental in implementing the UNHCR Jordan LGBT Protection Program, which included the development of training material and the creation of an inter-agency network. Since 2014, he has also volunteered with the organization Rainbow Street, which provides a lifeline for exceptionally vulnerable LGBT people in the Middle East and North Africa.
@hasanofamman
hasankilani.com
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Article

We play WHAT DO YOU MEME with Pink Lemonade and Vodka!

WATCH: https://youtu.be/yf0_bBSLYFg
BLOG: https://www.jampackedshow.com/post/queer-muslim

Previous Episode

WOMEN IN RADIO w/ Angi Taylor [Morning Host of iHeart Radio Chicago‘s Rock 95.5 “The Angi Taylor Show”]

EPISODE 80
WOMEN IN RADIO
✨🎙ANGI TAYLOR [Morning Host of “The Angi Taylor Show” on #iHeartRadio #Chicago ‘s brand new rock station, Rock 95.5] joins via Zoom to talk being the catalyst that inspired JAMPACKED, that time we both were at a party with Amber Rose, women in radio, how she fell in love with radio, her hardest interview, and mental health.

We play THE INTERROGATION and LUV A SKRIPPA with Red Wine!
WATCH: https://youtu.be/OO1lwMoDwcM
BLOG: https://www.jampackedshow.com/post/women-in-radio
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ABOUT:
✨🎙Angi Taylor is a radio & tv personality. 25 year veteran in game. She’s also the morning host of “The Angi Taylor Show” on #iHeartRadio #Chicago ‘s brand new rock station, Rock 95.5, weekdays from 5am-10am.

@ANGITAYLORRADIO
@ANGITAYLORSHOW
@ROCK955CHI
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SHOW NOTES:

0:00 Show Intro

1:00 Angi Taylor Intro

5:10 Meet Angi Taylor

6:00 How Jampacked and Angi Taylor are connected

8:00 How people can get started in radio

11:54 Angi shows her Prince wine glass

13:00 How she found out Prince passed away

14:40 seeing numbers 1234 and 1111

15:17 Spirit Guides

Jameela’s Spirit Guide is a practical joker

16:56 we propose names of what Jameela’s spirit guide’s name could be

18:00 reader and intuitive healer echoed what Angi said to Jameela about starting a podcast

20:00 story when we were both at the party w/ Amber Rose and what we did next

25:20 Drinking Game: THE INTERROGATION

29:06 Angi Taylor book

Elvis Duran
Wendy Williams

41:00 We find out our Stripper Names

42:05 Strangest piece of fan mail

44:27 How she got her start in radio

45:50 Growing up in an abusive home

48:06 How Prince inspired her broadcasting journey while staying true to her authenticity in an industry that often feels polished

51:09 Journey in mental health

53:35 Ketamine Infusion Therapy

New science

Serenity Foundation - the first ever nonprofit offering financial assistance for ketamine therapy for depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar.

1:04:50 How she tries to keep her professionalism in the middle of an interview

Amanda Seales Interview w/ Angi Taylor
One of the hardest interviews she’s ever done

1:13:30 Co-hosting and Co-billing on radio shows to The Angi Taylor Show

How she got her own show

1:19:26 Drinking Game: LUV A SKRIPPA (STORYTIME REMIX)

Stripper Names you will never get out of your mind LMAO

1:37:50 10 Year Wedding Anniversary coming up

Marriage & Love Advice

1:42:30 Drinking Game: WHAT DO YOU MEME?

1:45:50 What would Angi Taylor of The Angi Taylor Show say to the 13 year old Angi?

1:48:00 Words of Wisdom

1:56:25 Outro

Next Episode

YASS, QUEER MUSLIM UNICORN w/ Amir Yassai [ Instagram/TikTok Content Creator, Podcast Host of Take On, and LGBTQ+ Activist]

EPISODE 82
YASS, QUEER MUSLIM UNICORN

✨🏳️‍🌈 🎙AMIR YASSAI [Instagram/TikTok Content Creator, Podcast Host of Take On, and LGBTQ+ Activist] joins via Zoom to talk racist technology, #bravolebrities , how he handled publicity after Michael B. Jordan news, life after garnering millions of views on his videos, mental health, his coming in journey/always having to come out, queer positivity, and toxic masculinity.

We play WHAT DO YOU MEME and #DerrickJaxn’s MENTALLY STIMULATE ME (including the truth he’s been trying to tell us in his game lol) with Celery Juice!

WATCH: https://youtu.be/VQwemLxzgK8
BLOG: https://www.jampackedshow.com/post/yass-unicorn
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ABOUT:
✨🏳️‍🌈 🎙Amir Yassai is a queer Muslim unicorn who shot to fame on TikTok with his corny ass celebs videos breaking down everything pop culture from Hollywood to social media; nobody is safe from Amir’s critiques and famous catchphrase “Neeyyxxtt”. Garnering over 5 million views on his videos and continuing to grow. Chatting with Amir will be like chatting with an old friend with a lot more sass.
@amiryassofficial
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SHOW NOTES:

0:00 Show Intro

0:46 Amir Yassai Intro

3:19 Meet Amir Yassai

4:13 Importance to treat people well

5:13 Finding Comedy Relief

Taking the darkness out of mental health

7:55 Story of: White man that said there was no imposter syndrome

8:20 Story of: Comedy Club w/ Racist Tommy

9:13 Gemini / Petty LaBelle

Gemini 101
The Level of Gemini Petty

11:15 Toxic Positivity

11:58 Building Your Brand

13:14 Social Media: Shadow Banned/Racist/Homophobic Technology

21:14 Receiving Cease and Desist letters

Real Housewives of
Random on Clubhouse

24:58 Public Relations / Publicity 101 (ex. Lil NasX blood sneaker)

29:24 becoming a public figure

32:05 Drink of Choice: Celery Juice

32:15 Fun Fact about Celery Juice

33:18 Game: WHAT DO YOU MEME

41:42 started having feelings to stepping in/coming out journey

49:00 Inherit homophobia of how people took Michael B. Jordan information

55:55 Empathy of others in your stepping in/coming out journey

1:01:14 Mental Health Journey

1:05:11 Game: MENTALLY STIMULATE ME by Derrick Jaxn

1:09:31 We discover Derrick Jaxn may possibly be trying to tell us something

1:18:42 Most creative thing he’s had to do as a publicist

A Client that was in the closet

1:22:56 Why he quit being a publicist

1:25:02 Creating his TikTok

1:27:07 Upcoming projects

1:27:40 Imposter Syndrome

1:31:15 Toxic Masculinity

1:41:30 Balancing Platforms and life

1:47:20 What would the Amir now tell the 15 year old Amir?

1:50:36 Amir’s Words of Wisdom

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