This season features some of the best known South Asian women in the world. Beginning with an interview with one of the world’s most well-known South Asian musicians talking about sexual harassment. One of the world’s best known South Asian writers talking about aging. One of Britian’s best known TV stars talking about being a South Asian woman. A leading expert on the Kamasutra talking about the joys of this ancient text. And a hugely uplifting interview about coming out as queer in your 50s. We also explore other important themes through this season: female genital cutting, female sexual pleasure, female friendly condoms, beauty ideals and divorce. Season 3 ends with a resounding finale with a live episode – full of laughter and love. Oh and orgasm guessing games.
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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Ep. 5: Why is female pleasure still a taboo? Meet Leeza Mangaldas, India’s foremost sex-positive content creator. Leeza’s work is all about normalising conversations around sexuality, sexual health, gender and the body – with a particular focus on women and pleasure. I interviewed Leeza for Masala Podcast, we talked about why sex & female pleasure
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Ep. 4: Why are we still cutting our girls? 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 are
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Ep. 3: Coming out as queer at 50 Meet Raga Olga D’silva, who is South Asian and a well known LGBTQ activist, published author, successful entrepreneur & speaker. Raga’s pronouns are She/Her. In this episode, Raga & Sangeeta talk about what it means for South Asian womxn to own their sexuality, in a culture that
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Ep. 2: 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
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Ep 1: Who Owns A Woman’s Body? In this episode, I speak with Anoushka Shankar, one of the world’s biggest names in Indian classical music. Anoushka is an incredible musician & writer, as well as being a music composer & a proud feminist. We talk about taking ownership of our bodies as womxn & the
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