Episodes

Building Community and Connection Through Mental Health and Wellness with Sahaj Kohli
Feb. 4, 2021

Building Community and Connection Through Mental Health and Wellness with Sahaj Kohli

Sahaj Kohli is the founder of Brown Girl Therapy, a mental health and wellness organization for children of immigrants. In this work, she creates resources that promote bicultural identity exploration and the de-stigmatizatio...
Activism and Advocacy in a Biased Medical System with Latham Thomas
Jan. 28, 2021

Activism and Advocacy in a Biased Medical System with Latham Thomas

Latham Thomas calls herself a maternity lifestyle maven. Alaa calls her a revolutionary for women. Together they are going to explore Latham’s inspirations, her views on the inherent discrimination in the health care system ...
The Power of Storytelling with Rabia Anwar Chaudry
Jan. 21, 2021

The Power of Storytelling with Rabia Anwar Chaudry

Rabia Anwar Chaudry truly believes that understanding and acceptance can come through the power of storytelling. In fact she has used it in her podcasts to help individuals that have been falsely accused of crimes. Rabia join...
Building Emotion Intelligence within Ourselves and Technology with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby
Jan. 14, 2021

Building Emotion Intelligence within Ourselves and Technology with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby

Founder and CEO of Affectiva, Dr. Rana el Kaliouby joins Alaa on this week’s episode to discuss bringing emotional intelligence to technology, creating her company, Affectiva, and leading with conviction and empathy. Being At...
Redefining the Way We Talk About Peace with Emi Mahmoud
Jan. 7, 2021

Redefining the Way We Talk About Peace with Emi Mahmoud

Writing poetry from a young age, Emi Mahmoud started her journey to inspire hope and peace in others. She has done incredible things in her life from co-founding sickle cell research, been name one of BBCs 100 inspirational w...
Finding the Poetry in Advocacy with Najwa Zebian
Dec. 31, 2020

Finding the Poetry in Advocacy with Najwa Zebian

Lebanese Canadian activist, author, and speaker, Najwa Zebian, joins Alaa on this week’s episode. Najwa discusses what it feels like to belong and not belong at the same time, using her love of poetry to fuel her advocacy and...
Moving Beyond Zero with Eddie Ndopu
Dec. 24, 2020

Moving Beyond Zero with Eddie Ndopu

Named one of the United Nations Secretary General 17 sustainable development advocates, Eddie Ndopu is pursuing a billion-dollar global access fund to benefit the billion people living with disabilities worldwide. Eddie share...
Facing Oppression from Without and Within with Layla Saad
Dec. 17, 2020

Facing Oppression from Without and Within with Layla Saad

In this episode, Alaa is joined by Layla Saad, a best-selling author, speaker, and teacher on the topics of race, identity, leadership, personal transformation, and social change. Layla shares her inspirational story that is ...
Channeling Injustice and Rage into Social Change with Cristina Jiménez
Dec. 10, 2020

Channeling Injustice and Rage into Social Change with Cristina Jiménez

Cristina Jiménez , the Cofounder and Senior Advisor of United We Dream, joins Alaa on this week’s episode. Together they will discuss the power of rage, collective mobilization, and how we must do the work to understand the i...
Changing Our Language to Create Progress with Elizabeth Plank
Dec. 3, 2020

Changing Our Language to Create Progress with Elizabeth Plank

Elizabeth Plank started her journey in journalism after being outraged with a women’s boxing controversy in the 2012 Olympics. From there she realized that she could make the biggest impact through this medium. John Liz and ...
Investing in Gender Equality with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Nov. 26, 2020

Investing in Gender Equality with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

From the National Organization of Women to the YMCA to the UN, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has made it her mission in life to fight racism and sexism. In this week’s episode, Phumzile shares her journey through her early activism...
The Influential Social Power of Mothers with Shannon Watts
Nov. 12, 2020

The Influential Social Power of Mothers with Shannon Watts

After the tragedy of the Sandy Hook shooting, Shannon Watts was moved to start the Moms Demand Action Facebook group to call all Americans to do more to reduce gun violence. With a 6 million supporters and a chapter in every ...
Challenging Societal Expectations of Men and Women with Lewis Howes
Nov. 12, 2020

Challenging Societal Expectations of Men and Women with Lewis Howes

New York Bestseller and fellow podcaster, Lewis Howes joins Alaa on this episode of At The Table. Lewis shares his personal story that shifted how he looked at transformation and leadership, inspired his books and the work he...
Social Justice, Implicit Bias and the Covid Effect on Women’s Equality with Alexis McGill Johnson
Nov. 12, 2020

Social Justice, Implicit Bias and the Covid Effect on Women’s Equality with Alexis McGill Johnson

Alexis McGill Johnson is the President and CEO of Planned Parenthood. Being a renowned social and racial justice leader, Alexis joins Alaa today to talk about what is driving this movement, the current state of healthcare and...
Inspiring the Next Generation of Social Advocates with Jamira Burley
Nov. 12, 2020

Inspiring the Next Generation of Social Advocates with Jamira Burley

Besides being an internationally recognized speaker, Jamira Burley is a social justice advocate and a next-gen social impact consultant. Jamira joins Alaa to discuss her inspiration to become an advocate against gun violence,...
Prioritizing Mental Health and Antiracism in the Fashion Industry with Adwoa Aboah
Nov. 12, 2020

Prioritizing Mental Health and Antiracism in the Fashion Industry with Adwoa Aboah

Adwoa Aboah is a fashion model, an actor, and an activist. Creating Gurl’s Talk, an online forum where young women can connect to discuss many issues without judgement in a safe environment and the #CreativeTogether Initiativ...
Fighting for Girls’ Education and Gender Equality with Malala Yousafzai
Nov. 12, 2020

Fighting for Girls’ Education and Gender Equality with Malala Yousafzai

Starting her activist career at the incredibly young age of 11, Malala Yousafzai is dedicated to quality education for all young women. In this first episode of At The Table, Malala and Alaa explore her commitment to being an...