Sheeko, sheeko… · a weekly podcast
HAMDIin the middle
Honest conversations about culture, motherhood, faith, and identity — Somali roots, a Midwest home, and everywhere in between. Soo dhawow — welcome in.
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The latest sheeko
Every week, one honest conversation — sometimes solo, sometimes with the people who know Hamdi best. Full episodes live on YouTube; clips and moments on TikTok.
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The archive
Every episode, in order
New sheekos land every week. Start anywhere — each one stands on its own; open an episode for the full story and show notes.
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Group chat · Pt. 2
The Group Chat in Real Life — Part 2
Part two of the group chat — adult friendship, one-sided friendships, faking it on social media, and a closing round of unpopular opinions.
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Group chat · Pt. 1
The Group Chat in Real Life — Part 1
Two friends join Hamdi for an unfiltered, faces-off-camera group-chat episode — apologizing as you get older, walking around “looking mad,” and growing up in a big family.
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Solo · Family
Carrying Beef That Was Never Yours
A solo episode on inherited family feuds — why kids shouldn't grow up disliking someone over a conflict that was never theirs, and how most family beef comes down to one side never hearing the other out.
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Solo · Community
Support Means More Than You Think
Back after a break, Hamdi answers a listener's question about why it's so hard for people to support the friends and family they actually know — even something as small as a like or a share.
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Ramadan · Faith
Ramadan Moments That Feel Like Home
Hamdi and two friends compare the Ramadan traditions they grew up with, fasting as a kid in a Muslim country versus in the US, and the one thing they'd each tell their younger selves: go easy on yourself.
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Solo · Q&A
I Didn't Think I'd Enjoy Recording Alone This Much
Part two of the solo sit-down — Hamdi reads listener emails on being kind instead of bluntly honest and minding your business about other people's marriage and kids, then signs off for a Ramadan break.
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Solo · Growth
The Part of Growth Nobody Talks About
A solo episode — Hamdi opens up about no longer being able to forgive and forget the way she used to, and how getting older means losing people a little at a time, without anyone doing anything wrong.
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Real talk
A Continued Conversation
The conversation keeps going — from the “Bobby” catfishing documentary and MySpace-era nostalgia to an honest talk about the comments women get about their bodies after having kids.
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Life · Relationships
Real Girl Talk About Life, Relationships and Showing Up
Hamdi and her friend Sammy talk about moving out as a young Somali woman, why getting married too young isn't the move, and the friendships that quietly end once someone gets married.
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Season opener
Welcome to Hamdi in the Middle
The very first episode — Hamdi and a close friend kick off 2026 talking about growth, learning to say no, and going back to school, and land on the line that sums up the whole show: honesty without kindness isn't honest.
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Dhaqan · Culture
Rooted in Somali dhaqan, told from the middle
Every Somali story begins the same way. The teller calls out "Sheeko, sheeko…" and everyone answers "Sheeko xariir" — a story of silk. This show carries that tradition from the campfire to the microphone.
Meet your host
Hi, I'm Hamdi.
I was born into a Somali family, came to the US in 1994, and now call the Midwest home. I'm a wife of eleven years, a hooyo of two, and someone who has spent her whole life in the middle — between cultures, between languages, between the person my family raised and the person I'm still becoming.
"The middle isn't a place you get stuck. It's a place you get to build from."
Every week I sit down for honest conversations about identity, marriage, motherhood, faith, and mental health. If you've ever felt caught between worlds, this show was made for you.
The voices
The people around the mic
Hamdi
HostStoryteller, hooyo, bridge-builder. Hamdi leads every conversation with warmth, honesty, and zero pretense.
Tahey
Producer & co-hostEthiopian-American accountant by day, producer by heart. Tahey shapes the show behind the scenes and joins on the mic for select episodes.
Dr. Abyan Bashir
Recurring guestHamdi's best friend and a licensed Somali therapist practicing in Minneapolis, bringing a clinician's eye to conversations on healing and mental health. Founder of Let's Talk Healing and Bridge & Bloom.
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