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Masala Podcast – S3Ep 7 – Farah Kabir – Why do we need a female-friendly condom?

“People making condoms haven’t considered that these things go INTO women’s bodies!” Meet Farah Kabir, co-founder of HANX, who tackles the taboo around female contraception & women’s intimate sexual health. In this episode, Sangeeta & Farah talk about why women taking charge of their own contraception and pleasure is important. Farah co-founded HANX in 2017, […]

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Masala Podcast – S 3 Ep 6 – Seema Anand – Is the Kamasutra relevant today?

“The Kamasutra was the first text to talk about independent female pleasure…” Meet Seema Anand, a mythologist and storyteller, specialising in women’s narratives with a focus on the erotic literatures of Ancient India. According to her, this book is the first text to talk about the Kamasutra as a platform of equality for women, to

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Masala Podcast – S 3 Ep 4 – Aarefa Johari – Why are we still cutting our girls

“Stop cutting our girls, is that too much to ask?” Meet Aarefa Johari, a passionate activist working to end the practise of Female Genital Cutting (FGC) in her Dawoodi Bohari community. She experienced FGC in her own childhood, being “cut” at the age of 7. And has dedicated her life to ensuring that young girls

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Masala Podcast – S 3 Ep 2 – Shobhaa De – Why are older women less valued?

Meet Shobhaa De, one of THE most well-know names in India. A fiery, feisty 70-something woman. Super successful & super confident. In this episode, Shobhaa talks about life for women in South Asian culture and how society treats older women. Hint: not well. Shobhaa De is a best-selling novelist, a journalist, an editor, a publisher,

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SEASON 3, LISTEN NOW

EP 1: Anoushka Shankar-Who Owns A Woman’s Body? EP 2: Shobhaa De – Why are older women less valued? Ep. 3: Raga D’Silva – Coming out as queer at 50 Ep. 4: Aarefa Johari – Why are we still cutting our girls? EP 5: Leeza Mangaldas – Why is female pleasure still a taboo? Ep.

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Owning the change you want, Podcast Academy Panel

Some people don’t wait for change, they make the change happen. This was the theme of the panel with Christina Moore founder of Don’t Skip Media and Steph Colbourne Founder of Edit Audio. We talked about taking action to create the sort of world we wanted – specifically in podcasting. This special panel was done

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Masala Podcast, a podcast tackling taboos for South Asian feminists

MASALA PODCAST, the top South Asian feminist podcast

ON BILLBOARDS IN NEW YORK, LONDON, CARDIFF, DUBLIN & GLASGOW Winner of 6 British Podcast Awards & Spotify SoundUp Ep. 1 – Body & Burlesque “It was so emotional for me, in a good way. It was so beautiful to hear us women talk this way. Thank you. Thank you.” This theme of this episode

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MASALA PODCAST SEASON 2

Winner of multiple awards, considered a top feminist podcast Episode 1: Being a South Asian Woman Episode 2: Colourism in South Asian Culture Episode 3: Belonging in South Asian Culture Episode 4: Porn & South Asian Culture If you’re looking for ethical places to enjoy porn: Episode 5: Rape in South Asian Culture Episode 6:

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PRESS

Soul Sutras in the press Times Radio The Guardian Sangeeta Pillai uses Masala Podcast to bring the issues affecting South Asian women to light.” BBC WOMAN’S HOUR Metro Cosmopolitan UK The Observer “Sangeeta Pillai is a one-woman powerhouse…” -MIRANDA SAWYER, THE OBSERVER The Guardian Masala Podcast & Sangeeta Pillai featured in the Guardian. “Sangeeta Pillai’s

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