Dr. Maytha Alhassen
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first heard Mar 2025
last heard Mar 2025
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I want to step back and think about the evolving representation of Palestinians and or Arabs on screen in the United States. Following 9-11, one of the biggest TV shows of the time, 24, with Kiefer Sutherland, was about fighting Middle Eastern terrorists. And, you know, fast forward, 2025, No Other Land, it's won Best Documentary at the Academy Awards.
You know, I wonder how has the content about Arabs, Palestinians, and or Muslims evolved in the past couple of decades? What shows or TV shows are people actually gravitating toward right now?
How about that?
Yeah.
It's not that long ago. It's within like my adult memory.
Well, Parker, Maitha, I have learned so much here. Thank you both so much. Thank you. Thank you. And as a thank you, I'd like to teach you something by playing a game with you all. Can you stick around for a tiny bit longer? Sure. Sure. All right. We'll be right back with a little game I like to call, But Did You Know? Stick around. All right. All right.
We are going to play a little game I like to call, But Did You Know? Here's how it works. I'm going to share a story that's been making headlines this week. And as I give you some background on the story, I'll also ask you trivia related to it. But don't worry. It's all multiple choice. And the first one to blurt out the right answer gets a point. Person with most points wins.
So first up, which of these Lady Gaga deep cuts is her best song, according to me? Is it... A, Free Woman from Chromatica, B, So Happy I Could Die from the Fame Monster, or C, Heavy Metal Lover from Born This Way? C? B, I've heard of none of these songs. All right. Well, Parker, I'm going to tell you what, girl. The answer is B, So Happy I Could Die. You got it. I love that song.
And fun fact, while the song did not chart in the United States as a single, except maybe on my iPod, it did chart in Hungary, Sweden, and the UK. So maybe I should move someplace else where they have better taste in music. Okay, next question. Sure. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, they really gagged all of us with their extremely memeable press tour last year for the first Wicked movie.
But honestly, it was Lady Gaga who paved the way for them. Which of these very real quotes from Lady Gaga interviews is my favorite?
And you just need one. B. The time in 2015 when she described director Ryan Murphy as talented, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular.
Wait, that was about Ryan Murphy? Or is it C? The time where Lady Gaga was asked if she could be anyone for a day and who would it be? And she responded, I'd like to be the moon.
Parker, you were actually correct. The answer is A. 100 people.
I love that one. I say that sometimes to myself when I have like more than two meetings in the same hour.
Without further ado, the final question. We all know that Miss Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga. Long, long name. Truly revived and redefined the medium of the music video. But according to me, which one of these videos is her absolute best? Is it... A, her latest video for Abracadabra from 2025.
B, the whole Star is Born movie because it's kind of in its own way a music video. Just a really long one. Or C, Alejandro from 2011. B. I'm going to go B. I'll also go B. Unfortunately, you're both wrong. The answer is C, Alejandro. Oh, for three. Wow. For those who don't know, Alejandro was choreographed by Miss Boom Cat Cat herself.
The one, the only, the fabulous choreographer, Lorianne Gibson. And I just have to shout out Lorianne's work. So Alejandro is the answer for me.
All right. Well, that is it for But Did You Know? For this week, congratulations to Parker on your win and congratulations to Lady Gaga on her new album and all her little monsters on having the funnest time listening all weekend long. And Parker, Maytha, thank you both so much for joining me today. Thanks. That was NPR's B.A. Parker.
She's the co-host of NPR's Code Switch and Dr. Maitha L. Hassan. She's a professor and also a writer and producer for Hulu's hit series, Rami. This episode of It's Been a Minute was produced by Corey Bridges. Barton Girdwood. This episode was edited by Nina Potok. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sanguini. All right.
That's all for this episode of It's Been a Minute from NPR. I'm Brittany Luce. Talk soon.
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