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Nov 2023
30m 36s

Are We Recording? ft. Amir K & Brother A...

Mo Amer and Azhar Usman | Luminary
About this episode

ENERGY VACUUM! AZ calls up a man whom The New Yorker described as “perhaps the most influential Islamic scholar in the Western world,” but forgets to mention that the call is being recorded. <click> Can Mo ever forgive the blunder? Comedian Amir K joins the guys as they catch up with their dear friend and collaborator, indie rap pioneer and host of The Travelers Podcast, Brother Ali. 


Guests: Amir K, Brother Ali


ORIGINAL AUDIO PRODUCTION, MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN BY SALT


Executive Produced by Mo Amer, Azhar Usman, Noah Gersh, Jamie Schefman, Nick Panama, Kenzi Wilbur


Head of Creative: Jordan Galvan 


Head of Production: Liz LeMay


Head of Post Production: Robert Adler


Producers: Imran Ali Malik & Aaron Kennedy 


Supervising Producers: Allie Strobel & Alice Bearn


Post Production Supervisor: Aly Honoré


Post Production Coordinator: Jax Raffle 




Edited by: Geoffrey Mutchnik and Aaron Kennedy 


Sound Design and Music by: Matthew Chilelli


Mixed by: Aaron Kennedy 


Recorded by Aaron Kennedy, Zack Djurich and Mario Borgatta 


Guest Booking by Drive Entertainment and Hager Eldaas




Additional music courtesy of Extreme Music.


Joking Not Joking is a Luminary Original, and a co-production between SALT, Legally Homeless, Inc., and Numinous Company, Inc.

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