A Podcast about finding meaning
American Submitter is an ongoing podcast project that has been on and off since 2016. It’s where I try to push the format of podcasting, combining conversation, audio documentary, and reflective narration to explore a personal story of finding meaning as a person living in the modern, western world, as I’ve come to understand it through the lens of Islam.
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Selected moments from American Submitter
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher
All episodes here
It’s a search for meaning and purpose told from the perspective of a Muslim seeker living in California.
“American Submitter, a new experimental podcast about Muslims in the West and the spiritual teachings of Islam hosted by Imran Ali Malik. The podcast is not focused on theoretical spirituality found in scripture or scholarship, but rather with the lived realities of those teachings. American Submitter attempts to translate what it means to be a conscious Muslim in America not just in the show’s content, but by expanding the form of narrative podcasting. The show oscillates between audio-documentaries that follow the subject around in real-time, reflections from Malik and his guests, narrated stories, and long form conversations.
The combination of intentional and aspirational representation, the lived experiences of Malik and his guests, and dynamic storytelling that switches between first and third-person narration create a show that unfolds in real time. Imran Ali Malik has created a wildly diverse yet cohesive show that invites the listener — no matter who they are and what their background is — to participate in the experiment of life alongside him.” – L.A. Review of Books
A podcast produced by Submitter Magazine | submittermag.com