Enes

Anousheh Ansari grows up looking up at the moon and the stars, never expecting to one day float among them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Imam Khalil Abdur Rashid’s father gifts him a family heirloom at his college graduation -- a watch that ends up putting its new owner’s life at stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Fox grows up glued to her mom, and unsure of her relationship to her dad. But after a difficult childhood, she tries to change that dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

French athlete, Tariq Abdul-Wahad is thrilled to get invited to a prestigious college basketball camp in the United States... Then he gets stranded at the airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wai Wai Nu bonds with her dad by listening to the radio together, but in 1990’s Burma, this is considered a crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Away at college, Amrou Al-Kadhi find themselves without supervision for the first time and decides to step out onto the stage as a drag performer. They never expect to be confronted with their own biases, though. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Malala Yousafzai is the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, but her early success as an activist placed her in a world of serious (and much older) professionals. Which is why, when Malala gets into college, she is determined to make friends her own age and show them a new side of her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sumayya Usmani rebels against her parents by getting a boyfriend, but ends up finding a freedom within her own family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Enes Kanter recounts a game of one-on-one from when he was a kid that would determine his entire future as an athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Imagine the legendary tabla virtuoso and composer, Zakir Hussain, getting boo-ed off stage. Well, it happened, and it made him into the artist he is today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices