{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fisirka.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fs216-how-far-would-you-travel-for-love-pt-2-6Pn0SH1b","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"S216. HOW FAR WOULD YOU TRAVEL FOR LOVE PT. 2","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1ca67489-0540-4f1a-8a1d-65f243174fc7/1e88abec-f448-4d06-8d69-1d41ad97f9ac/screen-shot-2020-08-25-at-10-28-48-pm.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/cd73a8ca-212b-4a70-ac36-e96b48f7dbaf\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"S216. HOW FAR WOULD YOU TRAVEL FOR LOVE PT. 2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"S2EP16. How Far Would You Travel for Love? (Pt. 2) | Exploring Somali Identity Through Time, Sound, and Memory\n\nIn this episode, I continue a personal journey through time, sound, and space — using Somali music as a portal into the layered meanings of Somalinimo (Somali Identity). This is part two of a reflection on love, not just in the romantic sense, but love as belonging, longing, and cultural memory.\n\nThrough songs, stories, and the echoes of history, I trace my evolving relationship with Somali identity — what it has meant across generations, across borders, and across moments of both loss and connection. This episode is as much a meditation as it is a conversation with the past, asking: What anchors us to who we are? What do we carry with us? And how far would you travel — emotionally, spiritually, and physically — for love, for identity, for home?\n\nI’d love to hear how these themes show up in your life. Share your thoughts or stories with me on Instagram @_isirka.\n\nStay tuned for the next episode — and as always, thank you for listening.\nDiscover more at ISIRKA.com."}