Coming Into Yourself

Coming Into Yourself

From Made It Out by Made It Out Media

May 5, 2026 · 42 min

About this episode

Mal interviews Leyla Ebrahimi about her cultural and queer identity and its influence on her music.

In this episode, Mal sits down with Leyla Ebrahimi to talk about how her identity (both cultural and queer) has shaped her music from the inside out.We get into what it was like growing up Persian-American and navigating the expectations that came with it. Leyla also shares how coming out added another layer to understanding who she is. Follow our guest @leyla.eb.music, follow the show @madeitout and follow Mal @malglowenke Thank you to this episode's sponsor! -Nuuly: Head over to ⁠⁠https://www.nuuly.com⁠ and use code MADE for $28 off your first month! Grab your tickets to "Made It Out For Love: A Lesbian Dating Show" here: Philly (June 4th) – ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/69cab63bcd2c3d932ba08681/69cab7f93b692430d9472ba1⁠⁠⁠⁠ Boston (June 6th) –[goog_979332955] ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/69c6fd8f34a57a81790ab421/69c6fe1f37e9872ad5b78415⁠⁠⁠⁠ NYC (June 21st) –[goog_979332958] ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/69c6e40b6a90e5a3db15f10f/69c6e4dae5d150370eda2e3f⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plus, don’t miss the YouHaul or YouGhost card game. Perfect for move-ins, breakups, and girls’ nights! Now available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :) 👉 Subscribe, like & comment to…

People in this episode

Host: Mal

Guest: Leyla Ebrahimi

Topics covered

  • identity
  • cultural background
  • queer experiences
  • music
  • Persian-American
  • coming out

Keywords

  • identity
  • queer
  • Persian-American
  • music
  • coming out
  • cultural expectations
  • interview

Sponsors

Nuuly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Made It Out Media

Books & works: YouHaul or YouGhost card game

Places: Philly, Boston, NYC

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