Are women pressured into motherhood? I’m so delighted to have Pragya Agarwal on Masala Podcast. Pragya is a behavioural and data scientist, is a two-time TEDx speaker and has appeared on many media platforms. She is the author of three high-acclaimed non-fiction books. I particularly love her book ‘(M)otherhood – which is the theme I […]
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The inspiring feminist podcast is back This top feminist podcast has been featured in The Guardian, The Observer, BBC Radio, Stylist, Cosmopolitan, the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard, Eastern Eye, India’s Deccan Herald & many more publications. Masala Podcast is the winner of multiple British Podcast Awards as well as the Visionary Award for being
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Can brown mums be funny? Zarna Garg is on Masala Podcast & I’m thrilled to interview her. If you haven’t seen Zarna on her Tiktok videos which literally have millions of views, you’re missing out. Zarna is the funny brown auntie we all wish we had. And she’s on Masala Podcast doling our her Aunty
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Winning Sound Up 2018 resulted in Masala Podcast Winning Sound Up UK 2018, the competition to find more diverse voices in the mostly white-dominated podcasting landscape gave Sangeeta Pillai to opportunity to create Masala Podcast. This podcast which started life at Sound Up 2018 has gone on to win multiple British Podcast Awards in 2021
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Sexual Confidence for South Asian Women Intrigued by my Sex Goddess Workshop for South Asian women? South Asian culture has taught us as women to feel shame and taboo around our bodies and sexuality. And yet, our culture worships an array of fiery, fabulous goddesses. Are you ready to break the stigma and shame? Do
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Ep. 12: Bad Betis at London Podcast Festival Season three of the award-winning podcast comes to an end with a very special episode of Masala Podcast Live recorded at Kings Place London on Sat 11th Sept as part of the London Podcast Festival. Our Bad Betis took over Kings Place, we had a wonderful live
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Ep. 11: Being South Asian during COVID times, SAHM special episode For this very special episode of Masala Podcast, I interview the women behind South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM). On this episode, we talk about what it means to be a South Asian woman in Britain today, particularly during COVID times as well as the
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Ep. 10: Who’s the right sort of (South Asian) girl? On this episode, Anita talks about all the pressures & pains of being the “right sort” of South Asian woman. As well as the pleasures of being part of this incredible culture. Anita Rani is one of the UK’s best loved TV & radio presenters.
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Ep. 9: Why is divorce still a stigma? Vandana Shah is an award-winning divorce lawyer, author, columnist and social entrepreneur. After being thrown out from her husband’s home in the middle of the night with just Rs. 750 in her bank account (around 10 pounds), Vandana rebuilt her life and became a successful lawyer, author
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Ep. 8: Why is our idea of beauty so narrow? Meet Joti Gata-Aura, a Body Positivity Spokesperson & Social Media Advocate. Joti was diagnosed with Vitiligo at a young age. But she turned a difficult situation into a fantastic body. positivity movement. This inspirational British Sikh woman was brought up in London and currently works
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Meet Farah Kabir, co-founder of HANX, who tackles the taboo around female contraception & women’s intimate sexual health.
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Ep. 6: Is the Kamasutra relevant today? Meet Seema Anand, a mythologist and storyteller, specialising in women’s narratives with a focus on the erotic literatures of Ancient India. Seema has written a brilliant commentary on the Kamasutra with her book “The Arts of Seduction”. According to her, this book is the first text to talk
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