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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Can we talk about childhood sexual abuse? 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. Listening to Nina Ganguli on Masala Podcast is a tough & inspiring experience at the same time. I met Nina on a
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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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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
