Previous Hosts

Ninorta was born in Baghdad, Iraq and immigrated to Chicago with her family. She grew up volunteering in the Assyrian Church committees and youth groups. Her professional career background is in hospitality management, organizational behavior, and leadership. She has always been involved in the Assyrian cause and since moving to Arizona, Ninorta joined the Assyrian Podcast team to bring light to all of the stories and hidden gems within our community.  

You can follow Ninorta on Instagram @ninortak116.

John was born in, and currently resides in Chicago, IL. Having worked on-air for three Chicago area radio stations, contributing to the Assyrian Podcast came as a natural fit. John’s desire is to always give Assyrians a platform to tell their stories, and teach people about what Assyrians have accomplished. Unlike most long-time Chicago traditions such as loan-sharking, extortion, fraud, and day-drinking, John spends his time reading a good book, playing arm-chair quarterback for his favorite sports teams, and planning his next trip. 

You can follow John and see pictures of mostly food @johnjenzeh

Jessy was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Her family’s roots are from Tur Abdin/Turkey and Syria. Through her job as a Media Designer she built connections with many different movements and organizations in our nation, which has been important to making her an open-minded person. In her free time, she loves to travel to our ancestral countries or Assyrian communities in the diaspora. Jessy also loves to get lost in completely different cultures in foreign countries like India, because she believes that awareness of others and taking a break from your own people is healthy.

You can follow her travel photography and stories on Instagram: @jessybethzabday

Ninus was born and raised in Sydney, Australia and has been involved with the Assyrian community from a very young age. His love of music manifested into DJing, and led Ninus to host musical programmes on Deephousepage.com and Bondi Beach Radio, as well as co-produce the Naqoosha d'Haymanoota (Bell of Faith) show on 2GLF. Inspired by the interesting stories aired on the Assyrian Podcast, Ninus will use his hostship to seek more sources of inspiration among Sydney's relatively large Assyrian community, learning from them in the process. Ninus works in finance and enjoys cycling, fishing and aviation.

Norah was born and bred in London, England. She's a life-long musician, a die-hard fan of Wimbledon, loves classic English literature, and will listen to all Assyrian song from the 70s on repeat. You will often find her reading a Jane Austen book in a coffee shop, or playing an Ashur Bet Sargis song on her guitar at home. She feels being a host of the "Assyrian Podcast" is a beautiful honour and responsibility because capturing the stories from guests of all walks of life, from all over the world, means they can be enjoyed by Assyrians today and preserved for those who come after us, to learn from and treasure. 

Eidit is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 12 years of experience working in the mental health field. She received a B.A. in Psychology from California State University, Northridge and Master's in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Southern California. She’s an expert at treating depression, anxiety, trauma, including grief and loss. Eidit helps interrupt patterns of psychological pain and suffering. 

Eidit was interviewed by the podcast back in 2019 and later became a host. Eidit brings love, passion, and an inquisitive ear to every interview. 

Sintiya was born in Sivas, Turkey where her parents had made a ‘pit stop’ after leaving Iran during the late 80’s. After receiving a visa to go to either the USA or Australia, Sintiya’s parents made the tough decision to move to Melbourne, Australia where some of her family already resided. Sintiya grew up in a small but close knit Assyrian community, taking part in Assyrian classes, dancing and other cultural activities. Now that she’s a little bit older, she wants to ensure younger generations of Assyrians in Australia and beyond have access to influential role models at the click of a button. Outside of the Assyrian Podcast, Sintiya works in media, communications and advocacy. 

Follow Sintiya on Instagram @sints_