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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

-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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe highlight the collapse of crypto giant FTX. Donald Trump announces 2024 presidential run officially. Elon Musk has grand plans for Twitter. Jonathan Choe heads to Portland to cover controversial journalist Andy Ngo's court trial. And a customer assaults Bay Area restaurateur at a Thai restaurant in another appalling AAPI hate crime. For more information, list of resources and to report a hate crime:...

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss the 5 Indian Americans Democrats now in Congress after the midterms. Ravi Kapur speaks to the newest member, Congressman Shri Thanadar, moments after his big win. As the GOP, President Trump wants his mantle back, but will Governor Ron DeSantis stand in his way? Meanwhile, former Trump liason Stephen Miller microtargeted Asian Americans with specific outreach in a manner we've never seen before. Jonathan Choe talks...

On this edition of Protected Speech -- Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss about the assassination attempt on former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, the "feud" and potential alliance between former President Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis & the implications on the Supreme Court looking into Affirmative Action. Choe also breaks down squatter houses in Seattle and the significance to the city. Meanwhile, the latest AAPI hate crime involves a vandalized Hindu Temple. For more...

On this edition of Protected Speech, Ravi Kapur and Jonathan Choe discuss how Diwali has become mainstream thanks largely to an effort to court the Indian American and South Asian diaspora by politicians. Rishi Sunak made history by becoming the first UK Prime Minister of Indian descent, but faces an uphill battle to right the ship as the economy struggles. Jonathan Choe explains how "Housing First" has been failing and the double standard sports figures make to have access to global markets....