Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:25:54 +0000 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:25:54 +0000 Libsyn RSSgen 1.0 http://pushinghoops.libsyn.com/podcast http://pushinghoops.libsyn.com/podcast A podcast about pop culture and America with the artists and icons that both produce and consume the values broadly categorized as "American". What are the stories this country chooses to tell about itself, through whom, and why? https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/e/7/8/8e789de49f1c8a65/hoops-final-iso2_1400x1400.jpg Ayesha Siddiqi yes episodic class,culture,diaspora,immigranthustle,music,newengland,polo,preppiness,race,wasps no A podcast about pop culture and America.pushinghoopswithsticks@gmail.comAyesha Siddiqi Vol 2: You're Not Crazy Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:27:41 +0000 Comedian Aamer Rahman and I talk about the origins of Australia's retro racism, the hostile whiteness of the comedy industry, and surviving the creative fields from the margins.

]]> Comedian Aamer Rahman and I talk about the origins of Australia's retro racism, the hostile whiteness of the comedy industry, and surviving the creative fields from the margins.

]]> 38:23 false full pushinghoopswithsticks@gmail.com (Ayesha Siddiqi)Comedian Aamer Rahman and I talk about the origins of Australia's retro racism, the hostile whiteness of the comedy industry, and surviving the creative fields from the margins.Ayesha SiddiqiComedian Aamer Rahman and I talk about the origins of Australia's retro racism, the hostile whiteness of the comedy industry, and surviving the creative fields from the margins. Vol 1: No Joke Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:50:12 +0000 Musician Ezra Koenig and I talk about the social currency of prep, the shifting relevancy of WASPS, modern canon making, and why we're currently living in the best pop culture moment.

]]> Musician Ezra Koenig and I talk about the social currency of prep, the shifting relevancy of WASPS, modern canon making, and why we're currently living in the best pop culture moment.

]]> 01:13:33 false full Ezra and I talk about the social currency of prep, the shifting relevancy of WASPS, modern canon making, and why we're currently living in the best pop culture moment. pushinghoopswithsticks@gmail.com (Ayesha Siddiqi)Musician Ezra Koenig and I talk about the social currency of prep, the shifting relevancy of WASPS, modern canon making, and why we're currently living in the best pop culture moment.Ayesha Siddiqi