Masala Podcast Season 2
This season has it all: we explore what it means to a brown woman comedian to what it means to be a Muslim South Asian porn star, as well as serious themes like colourism, belonging, rape, menopause, HIV, cancer and sex trafficking. The season finale is an uplifting live episode recorded on campus at University of Berkeley California – talking with young South Asian American women about their experiences around culture and identity.
S2 E10: Being American & South Asian
Recorded at UC Berkeley California on campus “Being Sri Lankan in America is to unapologetical…
S2 E9: Sex Trafficking
With Ram Devineni & Dipti Mehta “An ordinary salwar-kameez clad young woman fights sex tra…
S2 E8: Cancer
With Susmita Bhattacharya “My daughter asked if she could choose my wig after chemo…R…
S2 E7: HIV
With Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan & Mina K “Three-quarters of women with HIV in the UK are BAME&…
S2 E6: Menopause
With Madhu Kapoor “I had night sweats, hot flushes, itchy skin, insomnia, tingling on my skin&…
S2 E5: Rape and the Stigma
With Leesa Gazi “My mum found out that I was a Porn Star!” “Women are taught to ca…
S2 E4: Porn
With Sahara Knite “My mum found out that I was a Porn Star!” This episode features an in…
S2 E3: Belonging
With Salma-El-Wardany “This idea of not belonging anywhere is one of the sadnesses of my life.…
S2 E2: Colourism
With Seema Hari “I was depressed & suicidal because of how I was treated because of my ski…
S2 E1: Being a South Asian Woman
With Shazia Mirza “I feel pressure to produce perfect chapattis despite being a successful com…
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