Let’s call it what it is: the word ‘expat’ is often just a softer label for privilege.

In this episode, we dig into the uncomfortable truth about how people with wealth, whiteness, and status are given one title, while others — arriving under nearly identical circumstances — are labeled ‘immigrants’, and carry the negative weight that word holds.

We all have accents, whether we realize it or not. And in Canada, those who come from outside the borders often are penalized and judged for the sound of their voice. Who we are can often get lost. But what if who we are saves us and keeps us pressing forward, empowering us to be proud and loud of a voice that is our own?

That’s what happened with our first guest of season two, Gurasis Singh - immigrant to Canada and founder of the ‘My Thick Accent’ podcast.