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Stories are such a powerful human invention that even the fictional ones can feel completely true. Dina Nayeri is a writer of fiction and nonfiction whose work highlights just how influential the stories we tell can be – and what is at risk when the truth isn’t valued. Dina speaks from her experience as a storyteller and former refugee about the importance of shaping a society that is thoughtful about language, history, culture, and truth. Then, she suggests frameworks anyone can use to think critically about what they think they know -- and questions why certain stories are more likely to be believed. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts

This week on Barely Famous, Kail and Kristen discuss not wanting to leave the country, paying for your own baby/bridal shower, funeral planning, and how inflation is making life harder for the younger generation.

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“Irons got those settings on them. They got nylon, they got silk, they got cotton, they got polyester. All right? You can adjust the knob.” - Josh Johnson

“A steamer, pour some water in that bitch, and let the steam do the walking. Okay? You let the steam calm through them wrinkles. Let the steam knock it out.” - Dulcé Sloan

It’s irons vs. steamers this week on Hold Up with Daily Show correspondent Dulcé Sloan and writer Josh Johnson.

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Zach Bryan is a singer-songwriter and country musician. His most recent releases are the album "American Heartbreak" and the EP "Summertime Blues." 

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Paige is in Italy and is obviously super jealous that Hannah is in Oklahoma City.

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When do you feel like you've reached "success"? Julissa Arce is an acclaimed social justice advocate, the author of four books, a former vice president at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, and was named a 2019 Woman of the Year by the City of Los Angeles. But if you ask her, she’s still redefining what success looks like, and if it matters. Julissa immigrated to the United States at 11, and was undocumented for almost 15 years. In her latest book, and in today’s episode, she rejects the idea that assimilation can create belonging and brings success – and asks what we can do instead to reconnect and celebrate all that makes us unique. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts

Today's episode of the GaryVee Audio Experience is a fireside chat I had with the residents of Vayner! I answer a ton of questions like what to look for when starting work with a new business, how to grow within a company, how to create a good work culture, the most important experience that made me grow as a person, why people are so insecure, the future of the internet and much more!

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In the mid-1990’s most Americans had probably never even heard of yerba mate, but when David Karr and Chris Mann were first introduced to the South American drink, they were hooked. Together with three other friends, they decided to launch a company that would bring mate to the American market. Based in San Luis Obispo, California, the co-founders of Guayakí Yerba Mate spent years living in a van and driving all over the country, brewing up free samples for consumers, and convincing natural food stores to sell their product. It would take almost 15 years of grinding away before the company turned a significant profit, but the founders were powered by a mission to do business in a way that supports communities and the environment. Today, Guayakí has annual revenue of over $100 million, and their canned and bottled beverages are available all across the U.S.

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We are recording again out of Farm Girl, this time with Alya Mooro (and my daughter Aya present). Alya approached me on Instagram with a thank you from one Egyptian to another. I read a bit about her and realized the great value she’s bringing into the world.

The fact is, history has been unfair to women and that continues to this day. As a Middle Easterner, I want to dive into that fact from a cultural perspective familiar to me.

Alya Mooro is an Egyptian born, London raised writer and author of the bestselling 2019 book The Greater Freedom: Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes. Alya has written for New York Magazine, The Telegraph, Refinery29 and maintains a monthly newsletter titled The Greater Conversation, continuing the themes of her bestseller. She is also host and producer of the podcast Talk of Shame, where she speaks with groundbreaking fellow Middle Eastern women to explore the meaning and impact shame has on our lives, attempting to decipher how we can best stop letting it run our lives and start living our most authentic selves. 

Listen as we discuss:

• Alya’s multicultural upbringing.
• The theme of being othered.
• In the Middle East, your friends are your family.
• The immense value of open dialogue between parents and kids.
• At a point in time, you need to stop parenting.
• Middle Eastern stereotypes of women and how they influence the women too.
• What is a feminist?
• The shame around sex  and rebranding it.
• These days, whoever cares less, wins.
• You are what you eat on social media.
• Lean into your femininity.
• The difference between childless and child-free.
• Why marriage doesn’t feel worth it for Alya.
• The failure of second wave feminism.
• Alya’s definition of happiness:  when what you do and what you want are in harmony.

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