Protected Speech

On this edition of Protected Speech, Jonathan Choe reports on the Amazon walkout in Seattle as workers want to continue working from home. Former San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin is now teaching criminal justice at UC Berkeley, while former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now teaching at Harvard. Ravi Kapur reports on Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's visit to the United States, which included stops in Silicon Valley, Washington DC & New York. The Scripps National Bee, affectionately called the Indian Super Bowl, took place and 10 of the 11 finalists were Indian American. Spelling Bee host Paul Loeffler joins Ravi & Choe right off the set to break down 14 year old Dev Shah's victory. The Nuggets top the Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. And in another act of AAPI hate, a Pakistani American attorney decides to be petty towards Indian American spellers. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur reports on the allegations made by former State Department official Mike Benz, who says the US spent $30m against Indian Prime Minister Modi during India’s 2019 election season. Kapur follows up on continuing coverage of SB 403 and caste discrimination bills, as well as the recall effort against Senator Aisha Wahab. Special guest Yogi Chuch joins to discuss those recent bills and Indian American involvement in American politics. Jonathan Choe reports on recent Seattle theft rings that use homeless people to steal from local businesses. In the AAPI hate segment presented by the California State Library, both hosts discuss the recent arson suspect who is accused of lighting boba customers on fire and how he is not getting prison time. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of ‘Protected Speech,’ Jonathan Choe shares receipts on record spending on the homeless crisis. Montana is attempting to ban TikTok over security concerns. Special guest Jesse Friedman chats about how media has changed and his experiences covering baseball. Ravi Kapur breaks down the upcoming Modi visit to the White House. And Ravi and Choe discuss Elon Musk's recent comments that he would rather lose money than free speech. And in another act of AAPI hate, both hosts discuss a recent viral video of a Korean American woman video chatting with two white women, who do a slant eye gesture during the video call. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Jonathan Choe goes one on one with Forward Party co-founder Andrew Yang to discuss why he left the Democratic Party to start a third option. Journalist Dave Bondy breaks down the need independent media. Washington state passes a controversial trans bill. Ravi Kapur analyzes two days of Indian American lobbying on Capitol Hill, speaks with India Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Ro Khanna, and goes in depth on California's proposed caste legislation. And in another apparent AAPI hate crime, four Asian Americans were reportedly targeted in a Texas mall shooting that left eight people dead. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, we discuss the reaction to Fremont City council’s proclamation against Hinduphobia and hear from special guest HAF Co-Founder & Executive Director Suhag Shukla as she gives her take on the recent California’s caste bill, SB 403. Jonathan Choe covers plans for downtown Seattle talks and the recognition his reporting is getting after receiving four Emmy nominations. In AAPI hate news, the State of California arrested 17 Sikh American believed to be involved in gangs that may also have ties to the Khalistan movement. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur reports on how San Francisco is under scrutiny regarding cleaning up the streets after the death of tech leader Bob Lee. Special guest veteran San Francisco journalist Stanley Roberts discusses how the city has changed over the years. Kapur shares that the two Indian American founders of Outcome Health have been found guilty of a billion dollar fraud. In the AAPI hate segment presented by the California State Library, the panel discusses the arrests of suspects who had been attacking Asian Americans. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

Diya TV’s Ravi Kapur held an exclusive conversation with Hindu American Foundation co-founder Suhag A. Shukla on Twitter Spaces in the aftermath of the significant ruling from a California court dismissing all charges with prejudice against two Indian American Cisco engineers who were accused of caste discrimination, along with their employer Cisco Systems. The conversation includes historical context of this matter and audience members with different perpsectives also chimed in. The case against Cisco itself continues, with a mediation scheduled for May 2023. Suhag A. Shukla has been a guest on 'Protected Speech' in the recent past and you can listen to that episode here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/53117964

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss the stunning stabbing death of CashApp founder Bob Lee in San Francisco, the effort to add a caste discrimination law in California, and 'Likeable' Author and Entrepreneur Dave Kerpen explains the evolution of social media and its impact on our society. Jonathan recounts being attacked by bat wielding maniac on the streets of Seattle and how a homeless worker drives out demon at an encampment. Also, another heinous crime is committed against an Asian American woman in Virginia and the impact of the indictment of former President Trump will have on the 2024 campaign. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss the clashes at Indian Consulates around the globe over Khalistan. "Blood for Blood" author and journalist Terry Milewski has been covering the Khalistan movement for decades in Canada and recounts how it led to the most vicious terrorist attack in North America ever, second only to 9/11. Another wicked AAPI hate crime takes place in San Francisco, where a 15 year old child is fighting for his life after being assaulted by a 12 year old. And Vivek Ranadive's Sacramento Kings make the playoffs for the first time under his leadership. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts and guests only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss the Feds and Silicon Valley Bank. Eric Garcetti is now the Ambassador to India. Choe covers far-left activists trying to hijack a park re-opening in Seattle, but neighbors decided to fight back. And is the Oscars still "so white"? For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss the challenges facing all journalists in getting public officials to the table when one is not considered an "ally." Choe breaks down his confrontation in Kirkland, Washington when some PR people tried to block him from attending a press conference he already received permission to attend. Meanwhile, fentanyl fumes are making making King County, Washington bus drivers sick. But some doctors say it's not a big deal. The loyalty of an Asian American member of Congress is being called into question by another member of Congress. Is the criticism xenophobic or justified? India hosts the G20, but the Ukraine conflict continues to be a main dividing line globally. And Stop AAPI Hate Co-founder Manju Kulkarni stops by to explain what it will take to quell the violence. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss former FTX executive Nishad Singh's guilty plea and what that means for founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Financier George Soros is taking aim at India and their Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar pushed back in a way we've never seen before from an Indian diplomat. Jonathan takes a deep dive into #Olympia's homeless crisis spiraling out of control on Washington State properties, showcasing the way the city of Lacey is responding versus the City of Olympia. A cold blooded shooting in downtown St. Louis of a homeless man is leaves people mortified. And does political rhetoric lead to violence and xenophobia? Ravi and Choe break that down as hate crimes towards Asian Americans reach staggering proportions. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe recap Seattle's new caste law. The Hindu American Foundation's Co-founder & Executive Director Suhag Shukla discuss the legal implications this ordinance may have in Seattle and beyond. Crime is spiking in Seattle, homeless encampments are thriving, and there is no end in sight. Jonathan explains the national media is now paying attention. Meanwhile, Seattle's Summit Sierra High School is caught in the middle of open air drug deals, homeless encampment infernos, and a black market that's thriving in Chinatown-ID. This is just the latest crisis threatening the safety of students in Seattle. While city, county, and state leaders remain paralyzed as near term solutions fail. And in another AAPI hate crime, a man throws eggs towards an Asian woman visiting San Francisco while sitting on a bus. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe highlight the two new entrants seeking the GOP's nomination for President, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. Two Indian American women in Virginia clash over a state school board appointment in a microcosm of political battles to come. Korean immigrant owned businesses are being pit against a new homeless development in Washington State. An axe wielding teenager was arrested after his grandmother begged the system to help rehab him. And a Shivaji statue was stolen and then recovered in San Jose in the latest episode involving an Indian statue being desecrated in America. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss the rise of influential Indian American women in politics on both sides of the aisle, multiple mass shootings shock California's Asian American communities. An axe wielding homeless man in Seattle charges at Jonathan as the city allows unruly encampments to flourish, and some in Washington State's elite poltical class are icing out certain journalists because of their affiliations, when in reality, they don't want to face tough questions. And we have the public records that prove it. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

-On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe speak to Author Satish Sharma, whose book "Caste: Conversion, a Colonial Conspiracy, recounts the history of how this scourge came to be historically and how it's being weaponized politically. Choe discusses his meeting with a new coalition of policymakers, activists, and outreach workers from the U.S. and Canada looking to take on the homelessness/addiction crisis. A San Francisco antiques dealer is seen in a viral social media video spraying a homeless woman with a water hose. And an Asian American man and woman are threatened while merely sitting at their table at In-N-Out in another AAPI hate incident. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, India and China clash at their disputed borders again. FTX's Sam Bankman Fried has been arrested and extrodited. In another Jonathan Choe exclusive, Seattle Police, Homeland Security, and other law enforcement agencies bust a Vietnamese couple for allegedly trading fentanyl pills for EBT foodstamp cards. Choe also discusses an Antifa activist assaulting and robbing Rebel News journalist Katie Daviscourt as she tried to cover a Drag Queen Story Hour at a bar outside of Seattle. And Asian hate incidents continue. The Chancellor of Purdue University Northwest mocks Asians during a commencement speech and surveillance video shows an Asian American senior being assaulted on a bus in San Francisco. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe highlight how Brown University became the first Ivy League institution to add caste to their non-discrimination policy, while admitting there have been no cases on campus to date. Now under new ownership, Twitter will release information pertaining to accounts that were 'shadowbanned' by the previous leadership. In an exclusive report, Jonathan breaks down how Seattle police arrested two of the most prolific graffiti vandals in the city and discusses how Seattle's downtown is a tale of two cities -- one that sparkles and shines for tourists, with the other infested with drugs and ongoing crime. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe breakdown the fallout from the midterms. Will political leaders cut a deal to help the Dreamers? And with Senator Warnock retaining his seat in Georgia, will the GOP change up their strategy? After Elon Musk purchased Twitter, his policy change to allow more speech and less moderation is causing a firestorm. The change led Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen to tell his office to leave Twitter and he's asking other California DA's to do the same. And Choe showcases his exclusive report on cable giant Comcast and the criticism they face after the company allegedly blasted loud classical music to drive away the homeless living next to one of it's facilities in Seattle. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV

On this edition of Protected Speech, a Black woman screams racial slurs at an Asian woman while at a Seattle gas station. Jonathan Choe followed up with the alleged aggressor to get her side of the story and that's when things get bonkers. Ravi Kapur breaks down Nishad Singh's role as a member of FTX's inner circle in what be one of the greatest corporate collapses ever witnessed. Choe highlights one of the last remaining small businesses surviving the chaos on Seattle's 3rd & Pike, Turco's Last Stand. And Ravi discusses his sitdown with author and academic Rajiv Malhotra, who has built a global following for his battles against the academic left and 'Breaking India' forces. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime: https://stophate.calcivilrights.ca.gov/ --- "Protected Speech" features decorated veteran journalists Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe, who spotlight stories of local, national, and global significance each week. Part of the conversation centers around original reporting highlighting Asian hate incidents that continue to be underreported in mainstream media. Join us as we engage thought leaders and influencers from various industries, while illustrating raw realities through exclusive video. Watch "Protected Speech" with Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe online, on Diya TV over-the-air Sunday nights at 8pm and wherever you get your podcasts. This program is sponsored in part by the State of California through a grant provided by the California State Library, though they exercise no control over any aspect of the discourse or presentation. The views represented on this show are of the hosts only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the network, affiliated companies or sponsors. Follow Ravi Kapur on Twitter: @RaviSF Follow Jonathan Choe on Twitter: @choeshow Follow Diya TV on Twitter: @DiyaTV