Author: Kamran Rahman
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Surrey Today Podcast: Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Technology – Overdose Intervention App
In today’s episode, we had a chance to interview Upkar Tatlay. Among many other things, Tatlay is the creator of the Overdose Intervention app. During our 30 minutes together, we discussed the following: Recent trends in the opioid epidemic, specifically how it is impacting people of all demographics and socio-economic backgrounds. The rise of fentantyl, […]
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Surrey Today Podcast: Being Black in Surrey, and Fighting Racial Inequity – Interview with Anati of Daily Dose of Blackness
In this episode we brought on Anati from Daily Dose of Blackness. We discussed what it is like being Black in Surrey, racism in the school place, prejudices towards the Black community by other minority communities, and the importance of not letting the Black Lives Matter movement not becoming another social media fad. Please give […]
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Surrey Today Podcast: Food Insecurity and Poverty in Surrey – A Talk w/ the Surrey Food Bank
In today’s episode of the Surrey Today Podcast, we interviewed Executive Director Feezah Jaffer, about how the Surrey Food Bank has spent the last 37+ years giving back to the local community. We discuss nuanced topics ranging from the impact poverty has on locals in the lower mainland B.C. area, to the ways that The […]
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Surrey Today Podcast: Urban and Rural Farming w/The Olive Branch Ranch
In today’s podcast episode, we had the opportunity to chat with Imad Ahmad, who is the owner of the Olive Branch Ranch. The Olive Branch Ranch is a farm that raises and distributes free-range chickens and livestock. In this podcast, we talk about how he got into gardening in 2017, and how that has transformed […]
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Surrey Today Podcast: Journalism, Community, and Business, Post-COVID
In the very first episode of the Surrey Today Podcast, our host Kamran, interviewed Surbhi Gogia from Desi Today magazine. In the episode they discuss how Surbhi became a writer and journalist, how the local community is coping with COVID, and how the future of business might change in a post-COVID world. Listen to The […]
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2021: Wedding Planning After COVID-19
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South Asian Wedding Planning Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic