Neil Mody
Media Entrepreneur, CEO/Co-Founder of Headliner App
New York, New York
Neil Mody is a media entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, and philosopher at heart.
As the co-founder and CEO of Headliner App, Neil wants to help podcasters reach more audiences by turning their audio clips into video episodes. During the product development process, Neil listened closely to the intimate sounds of dialogues and would eventually become drawn to the power of audio storytelling through conversations.
In 2017, Neil decided to record a phone conversation with his mom and dad about their immigration journey from India and their experiences in America.
Little did he know four years later, he would lose his father in a car accident.
In this open-hearted conversation, Neil shares snippets of his phone conversations with his father that would forever be seared into his mind. What did his father say? Why did Neil tell his mother not to wear a “sari” to his eighth-grade graduation?
(photo: left to right Neil, Dad, sister Lena)
Why did he feel embarrassed by his “Indianness” growing up in New Jersey? How does he feel about his cultural identity now? What was his parents’ vision of America while in India? What made their long voyage worthwhile? What lessons does he want to pass on to his two children born and raised here in New York?
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Find Your Roots is a history and culture project centering on Asian American voices, perspectives, and experiences. It is a one-on-one, in-depth podcast interview show with Asian “Roots-Finders” seeking to remember the diverse and profound influences of their parents and grandparents. This educational podcast project is designed to promote and preserve the legacy of the countless contributions—as well as forgotten struggles and sacrifices—of our ancestors who paved the way for us today.
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