The Aliens, a new radio play 6-part series. Produced by Barika, The Aliens looks at the intertwining lives of six twenty to thirty-somethings in today’s global society. As their stories unfold, and worlds collide, each character is forced to examine the various boundaries that exist between them (both geographic and psychological). Centered around the expat couple, Lily and Tariq. Lily, a 29-year-old marketing executive, whose mother is African-American and whose father is Caucasian of German decent, has a problem identifying with her mother's heritage and tries to stay away from controversial topics. Tariq, an early thirty-something artist, whose family is from Afghanistan, wishes Lily would embrace her African-American heritage and is unnerved by Lily's pressure to get married. As the plot unfolds the domino effect of choices and events effect the rest of the "alien" characters including the "Humanitarian" Noach, a Dutch aid worker in Afghanistan; Alejandro, "the immigrant" from Mexico living in New York City; Thayne, a British "drifter" traveling in Costa Rica; Dingane, the South African "government worker"; and Dingane's sister Thandiwe, a Columbia University medical student.