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King of the World

 Rifelion Media

A Pakistani American Muslim teenager comes of age post-9/11 and, twenty years later, tries to figure out what the hell happened to him and to us.

Hosted by Shahjehan Khan, King of the World is his journey through addiction, identity, creativity, and what it means to belong as a Muslim in America in the 20 years after 9/11.

A story told in seven parts.


AWARDS WON

***WEBBY Award Honoree for BEST DOCUMENTARY Podcast for 2022***

***BEST PRODUCTION - Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association***

***Platinum Winner - Podcast Series, Hermes Creative Award***

***Platinum Winner - Podcast Episode (Episode 1) Hermes Creative Award***

***2022 Award of Excellence - Communicator Awards***

***Platinum Winner (Episode 1) - Audio Production - AVA Digital Award***



Nominated for:

Best Podcast Host, Ambie Awards

Best Podcast Production, Ambie Awards

Best Mental Health Podcast,  Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association

Best Society & Culture Podcast, Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association

Best Sound Design, Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association

Best Asian Culture: Stories and Experiences Podcast, Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association


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Documentary Society & Culture History Religion & Spirituality Islam
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
44 minutes
Episodes
10
Years Active
2021
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Bonus:

Bonus: "We Do It For The Culture" by Tanzila Ahmed

Bonus Episode: Tanzila Ahmed, an artist writer, political activist, and co-host of the good Muslim bad Muslim podcast, shares her reflections on 20 years since 9/11.


Follow Taz on Twitter, read her ar…

00:11:08  |   Wed 24 Nov 2021
Bonus: Listener Calls

Bonus: Listener Calls

Bonus Episode: Listeners of King of the World share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them. Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us …
00:11:11  |   Wed 10 Nov 2021
Episode 7: The Improbable Now—Mental Health, Wellness, Wholeness

Episode 7: The Improbable Now—Mental Health, Wellness, Wholeness

Shahjehan starts touring the East Coast as an actor in a troupe for people in long-term recovery, and meets an unanticipated fan. We wrap up the “anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, racial, racist, white su…
01:09:45  |   Wed 27 Oct 2021
Episode 6: Recovery, Rebirth, and Resilience: Trump USA

Episode 6: Recovery, Rebirth, and Resilience: Trump USA

Shahjehan takes us along on The Kominas international tour, where a career pinnacle at the BBC coincides with a critical relapse into substance abuse. The consequences are dire but lead to a sincere …
00:59:53  |   Wed 13 Oct 2021
Episode 5: Watch Us, Listen to Us—Surveillance

Episode 5: Watch Us, Listen to Us—Surveillance

It’s 2008 and Shahjehan has just booked a one-way ticket to Pakistan. He moves in with his best friend and Kominas bandmate in Lahore, where new musical and social highs are interwoven with drug rela…
00:59:52  |   Wed 29 Sep 2021
Episode 4: Muslims and The Media

Episode 4: Muslims and The Media

Shahjehan and guests walk us through the history of Brown representation in Hollywood, politics, and American pop culture. From swarthy villains and caricatures with funny accents to slightly more nu…
00:57:09  |   Wed 22 Sep 2021
Episode 3: Islamophobia

Episode 3: Islamophobia

Shahjehan introduces us to two American Muslims profiled after 9/11 in very different ways: one’s arrival in his “dream country” nearly costs him his life as the other’s family trip becomes an interr…
00:55:53  |   Wed 15 Sep 2021
Episode 2: Terrifying Wars

Episode 2: Terrifying Wars

The United States initiates the War on Terror in response to 9/11, starting with Afghanistan and then moving seamlessly into Iraq, despite the disconnect. Historian Dr. Huma Gupta helps us understand…
01:00:03  |   Wed 08 Sep 2021
Episode 1: 9/11

Episode 1: 9/11

Host Shahjehan Khan acquaints us with his family—a fivesome in a predominantly white suburb of Boston by way of Pakistan—and his conflicted identity. Despite his name literally meaning “king of the w…
00:53:42  |   Wed 01 Sep 2021
Introducing King of the World - Official Trailer

Introducing King of the World - Official Trailer

Rifelion Media presents King of the World, a seven-part podcast series about a Pakistani American Muslim teenager who comes of age post-9/11 and, twenty years later, tries to figure out what the hell…
00:01:38  |   Mon 16 Aug 2021
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