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In Conversation With Ruba Marshood | 143

Episode 143: In Conversation with Ruba Marshood Recorded live at Indy Reads in Fountain Square (October 2025) In this live episode of Conversation Piece, host Patrick Armstrong sits down with Ruba Marshood, CEO of Indy Reads, for a wide-ranging conversation about literacy, identity, community, and what it truly means to be seen. Ruba shares her personal journey as a first-generation Palestinian American, her path from global community development work to local impact in Indianapolis, and how literacy extends far beyond reading and writing into confidence, agency, and belonging. Together, Patrick and Ruba unpack literacy as a relational practice—one that can either reinforce systems of oppression or open doors to liberation, understanding, and shared humanity. Recorded in the Indy Reads bookstore, this conversation highlights the power of place, storytelling, and community-centered learning—and why creating space for people to tell their own stories matters now more than ever. #podcast #live #literacy #indyreads Learn more about Indy Reads: https://indyreads.org/ 00:00 – Welcome to Conversation Piece (Live at Indy Reads) 04:00 – Meet Ruba Marshood & Her Journey to Indy Reads 08:30 – Language, Identity, and Growing Up Between Cultures 13:00 – What Literacy Really Means (Beyond Reading & Writing) 18:45 – From Global Development to Local Community Impact 25:00 – When “Helping” Hurts: Rethinking Power and Outcomes 31:00 – Confidence, Belonging, and the Hidden Impact of Literacy 38:00 – Creating Space for Stories and Community Leadership 46:00 – Give Them Their Flowers: Honoring Learners 49:00 – Curiosity Over Fear & How to Support Indy Reads Subscribe to the newsletter: https://patrickintheworld.substack.com/ Full archives: https://conversationpiecepod.com/ Follow us on Instagram:   / conversationpiecepod   Produced and hosted by: Patrick Armstrong Filmed and edited by: Ziad Hefni Engineered and mixed by: Popular Rapture Filmed at: Indy Reads Music by: Mandog