With Seema Hari “I was depressed & suicidal because of how I was treated because of my skin colour.” In this episode, I speak with Seema Hari, who is a model, a Software Engineer and a powerful activist fighting colourism. Seema talks about growing up as a dark-skinned Indian girl and the awful way she […]
With Shazia Mirza “I feel pressure to produce perfect chapattis despite being a successful comedian!” I speak with Shazia Mirza, a famous comedian and writer, appearing on Jonathan Ross, Celebrity Island with Bear Gryls, Celebs in Solitary & many more shows. Her new show ‘Coconut’ will be on tour in 2021. Shazia travels all over
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With Shazia Mirza, Salma El-Wardany & Seema Anand Welcome to the Season Four Finale of Masala Podcast! This episode was recorded live in London as part of the International Women’s Podcast Festival. Three years ago I was in this very location learning how to create a podcast, and it was so special for me to have returned
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Prasanna Oommen, Laxmi Manuela & Anu Ambasna at INDERNET festival Masala Podcast went international! I am honoured to have been able to host the first live episode of Masala Podcast Season 4, in Cologne, Germany as part of the INDERNET festival. As part of this special live episode, I went to Germany to talk with
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With multi-award-winning podcaster Sangeeta Pillai NEXT WORKSHOP: Online, Tues 27 Sept 2022, 19:00 to 20:30, £49.57 “Sangeeta helps you to connect with what’s important to you so that you can create the type of authentic podcast that has longevity. Sangeeta gives you this boost of confidence you don’t get when you’re sitting alone watching videos
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Strong South Asian womxn The first time I’d heard of Poorna Bell was when I read her book Chase the Rainbow all those years ago, I remember how moved I was by the honesty and vulnerability in that book. Chatting with Poorna for Masala Podcast was a wonderful nurturing experience. I loved exploring with Poorna
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Disability & South Asian culture I loved chatting with Shani Dhanda, the multiple award-winning disability rights activist. Shani has a rare condition called: Osteogenesis Imperfecta (better known as brittle bone disease) characterised by bones that break easily, often from little or no apparent cause. Though, this has never stopped Shani from living her life to
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Grief & loss Mona Arshi is a poet, novelist and essayist. I interviewed Mona Arshi for Masala Podcast and it was the most nourishing and positive conversation on grief. It’s difficult to imagine that discussing grief can be uplifting, but it truly was. We circled around language, loss and love and grief of course. Mona
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The sari-wearing skater Who said Aunties in their 40’s can’t take up skating? I am so excited to introduce you to Oorbee Roy, also known as Aunty Skater on Masala Podcast. I loved chatting with Oorbee Roy who lives in Toronto, Canada. She started skating at the age of 43, when most South Asian women
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Sex, intimacy & pleasure This next episode of Masala Podcast is about unlocking the door on sex, intimacy and pleasure. As women, we carry within us infinite pleasure and the capacity to experience orgasms. But our cultural baggage, with its ideas of teaching us ‘shame’ or the sense of feeling ‘dirty’ around sex has stopped
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Menopause & South Asian Women The menopause is in the news & in this episode, I explore why the menopause is even tougher for South Asian women. I speak with the incredible Dr. Nighat Arif, who is a Family GP with a specialist interest in the Menopause, Women’s Health and Family Planning. Our chat is
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Becoming a trans activist Please note that the topic of this podcast might be triggering for some listeners. Feel free to skip this episode if this is difficult for you. What does transgender activism look like? Meet my guest on Masala Podcast, the incredible Mridul Wadhwa (pronouns she/her). Mridul is a transgender woman who grew
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