60 Best South Asian Podcasts

1. Brown Pundits

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A discussion about all things brown, aka desi or South Asian.
Hosts Razib Khan, Dr. Omar Ali, Amey, Karol Karpinski
Producer/Network Razib Khan
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2. New Books in South Asian Studies

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Interviews with Scholars of South Asia about their New Books.
Producer/Network New Books Network
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 3.2KTwitter 1.6K Frequency 2 ep/week Avg Length 64 min Get Email Contact

3. Difficult-ish

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Difficult-ish is a project hosted by Mohuya and Mashnun, two young Bangladeshi-American artists, focused on deconstructing the narrative of what it means to grow up in a South Asian/Desi household, and building the idea back together using blocks from two different journeys. They will speak about topics in the South Asian/Desi community such as mental health, toxic masculinity, sexism, and more, but in a light-hearted, comedic essence that shows how understanding these ideas may not be as difficult as we believe.MORE Host Mohuya Khan
Producer/Network Mohuya Khan and Mashnun Munir
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Instagram 10K Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact

4. Indo American News Radio Houston TX

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Indo-American News Radio commentators Jawahar Malhotra, Sanchali Basu, and Pramod Kulkarni cover an eclectic mix of news, views, and guest interviews from the South Asian community in Houston, Texas, every Saturday from 4 to 6 pm on FM 98.7.MORE Producer/Network Indo American News Radio
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2 Frequency 4 ep/week Avg Length 84 min Get Email Contact

5. The Brown Girl Podcast

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A new show discussing various cultural and mainstream topics from the perspectives of South Asian women. The show also aims to highlight South Asian women creatives, business owners, and pioneers, paving the way for future generations.MORE Host Julie George
Producer/Network Julie George
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 88Twitter 7Instagram 1.6K Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

6. South Asian Trailblazers

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On Trailblazers, we dive deep into the journeys of trailblazing South Asians. To date, Simi Shah, our founder, and the host has welcomed ClassPass Founder Payal Kadakia, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal, 49ers President Paraag Marathe, and other world-renowned South Asian trailblazers.MORE Producer/Network Simi Shah | Trailblazers Media
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Instagram 13.3K Frequency 12 ep/year Avg Length 53 min Get Email Contact

7. Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar

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A podcast interviewing South Asian trailblazers, experts, and prominent voices around the world. We discuss growing up brown, personal and professional journeys, and topics we could never talk about in front of those aunties and uncles we grew up with.MORE Host Ami Thakkar
Producer/Network Ami Thakkar Raval: Podcaster and Writer
Email ****@tuckeredoutwithami.com
Apple Rating 4.9/5Instagram 2.9K Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

8. Brown History Podcast

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South Asia through the lens of South Asians. Historical doses of South Asian history before independence.
Host Ahsun Zafar
Producer/Network Brown History
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 5.1KInstagram 741.4K Frequency 1 ep/quarter Avg Length 63 min Get Email Contact

9. Brown Women Health

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Brown Women Health is the first & only platform that brings culturally-specific and verified health information to South Asian Women globally. Join us every Tuesday for exciting and meaningful conversations regarding all things women's health, medicine, and culture - specifically through the lens of Brown Women. Through our podcast, we are able to highlight amazing South Asian women working in healthcare and bring their expertise right to you!MORE Hosts Ritika Jhawar, Ameek Bindra, Mariam Khan
Producer/Network Brown Women Health
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 575Instagram 3.6K Frequency 3 ep/month Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

10. South Asian Films and Books

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This podcast connects listeners with South Asian writers and filmmakers as they explore some of the major issues of the world. From politics to culture, each episode looks at topics that impact and shape the lives of people living both in South Asia and its diaspora.MORE Host Alka Kurian
Producer/Network Alka Kurian
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Apple Rating 5/5 Frequency 5 ep/year Avg Length 51 min Get Email Contact

11. Asian Studies Centre

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The Asian Studies Centre was founded in 1982 at St Antony's College and is primarily a co-ordinating organization that exists to bring together specialists from a wide variety of different disciplines. Geographically, the Centre predominantly covers South, Southeast, and East Asia. The Asian Studies Centre works closely with scholars in the Oriental Institute, the Oxford China Centre, the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme, and the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies.MORE Producer/Network Oxford University
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 6.4KTwitter 9.1KInstagram 4.8K Frequency 1 ep/month Avg Length 50 min Since Apr 2014 Get Email Contact

12. Redefining ABCD

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Redefining ABCD is a platform to openly discuss various internal stigmas within the South Asian community through the lens of a hyphenated identity and how we as a collective can 'change the conversation' to incorporate more South Asian Pride in our day-to-day lives. With this, Redefining ABCD hopes to bring to light different identities within the South Asian community.MORE Hosts Keerthi Sekar, Sneha Ameya
Producer/Network Keerthi + Sneha
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 94Twitter 83Instagram 907 Frequency 1 ep/quarter Avg Length 48 min Get Email Contact

13. Masala Podcast

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This award-winning feminist podcast is all about cultural taboos. Everything from sex, sexuality, periods, menopause, porn, mental health, shame, sexual harassment & more. Considered one of the best feminist podcasts exploring intersectional feminism from a South Asian lens, Masala Podcast features some of the world's most inspiring South Asian women.MORE Host Sangeeta Pillai
Producer/Network Soul Sutras
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 2.4KInstagram 7.1K Frequency 1 ep/quarter Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact

14. Chai Break

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A conversation between 2 brown women, Shwetha Ravishankar & Rema Chari based out of New York City - sharing experiences growing up in India and moving abroad in our 20's and how that has shaped the women we have become today.MORE Hosts Shwetha Ravishankar, Rema Chari
Producer/Network Shwetha and Rema
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 721Instagram 1.4K Frequency 1 ep/quarter Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact

15. You Don't Love Me Podcast

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You Don't Love Me Podcast with Amir and Aamir. Life from the perspective of a gay South Asian couple. We discuss many things from race to sexuality, and our struggles to be a voice and get some representation out there! It does get better and there is always light in your life and we find that through every bit of darkness.MORE Producer/Network Aamir and Amir
Email ****@youdontloveme.co.uk
Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 169.4K Frequency 1 ep/quarter Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact

16. Gup Shup with Shushma

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The longest-running talk show for the South Asian community with your host, Shushma. The pioneer in South Asian broadcasting takes a look at the silly to the sublime.
Producer/Network Shushma
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Frequency 4 ep/week Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

17. Saree Not Sorry

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Breaking South Asian stereotypes one jhatka at a time, Saree Not Sorry is designed to provide a youthful, funny, and masala outlook on growing up as a South Asian in the United States. Hosted by Medha Gupta and Shreya Mathur.MORE Hosts Medha Gupta, Shreya Mathur
Producer/Network Medha Gupta and Shreya Mathur
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Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 90 Frequency 9 ep/year Avg Length 23 min Get Email Contact

18. TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING

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My name is Abhay Dandekar and I share conversations with talented, vanguard, and interesting individuals linked to the global Indian and South Asian community. It's informal and informative, adding insights and perspective to our evolving cultural expressions, where each person can proudly say 'TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING.' New episodes weekly, on Mondays/Thursdays. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please subscribe, rate, and review if you enjoy it.MORE Producer/Network Abhay Dandekar
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Facebook 313Twitter 162 Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

19. Tehxi(तहक्षी) the Durga

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Rare and true stories of sanatan appear here based on puran. Unroll the vedic sanatan , positive Mind trainer,love to share about ancient history,books,literature in English and hindi
Host Tehxi
Producer/Network V?dixme
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20. Let's Talk Culture

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Meet Hitakshi & Shreya, the Gen Z Karan Johars, as they talk all about Desi pop culture, from Bollywood to brown representation in the western media and everything in between. Catch their conversations full of comedy, drama, entertainment, and hot gossip that you don't want to miss!MORE Hosts Shreya Upadhyay, Hitakshi shah
Instagram 77 Frequency 1 ep/week Avg Length 42 min Get Email Contact

21. South Asian Overground

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Welcome to South Asian Overground, a podcast created to share with you the dynamic world of being South Asian; introducing you to some INCREDIBLE South Asian creatives, sharing our personal experiences and connectedness to our culture/heritage, and also on a more personal level. I wanted to curate something to help me connect more to my 'brownness', which I feel has not been fully a part of me for a little while!MORE Host Talina Naviede
Producer/Network Talina Naviede
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Frequency 3 ep/quarter Avg Length 58 min Get Email Contact

22. South Asia Conversations At Cambridge University

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In each episode we sit down with a scholar who has contributed something extraordinary to our understanding of history, politics or culture in South Asia, and get a deeper insight into their work. South Asia Conversations is a production of the Centre of South Asian Studies at Cambridge University.MORE Producer/Network Centre of South Asian Studies
Email ****@s-asian.cam.ac.uk
Facebook 3.3KTwitter 10.4KInstagram 822 Frequency 1 ep/month Avg Length 51 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

23. But What Will People Say

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A South Asian interracial relationship and lifestyle podcast with your Millennial Didi, Disha Mazepa.
Producer/Network Disha Mistry Mazepa
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 46Instagram 3.2K Frequency 4 ep/quarter Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

24. Cultured, or Nah?

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Perhaps you've even wondered why you've been born into a religious identity when it seems our non-desi peers don't have the same experience. Join us as we discuss these and other topics, and dive deep into the root causes of why things are the way they are. We won't always have the answers, but we do love to discuss them!MORE Producer/Network Shabnum Gulati
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 280Twitter 25Instagram 4.1K Get Email Contact

25. Crimes From The East

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Twisted, bizarre, infamous & little known criminal & mysterious cases from India & South Asia.
Producer/Network Pia - Crimes from the East Podcast
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Twitter 16Instagram 829 Frequency 2 ep/year Avg Length 58 min Get Email Contact

26. Sarees on Screen

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Podcast on South Asian Politics, Patriarchy and Pop Culture. Hosted by two queer brown feminists. New episodes every other Friday.
Producer/Network Usha and Rekha
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 95Twitter 4Instagram 279 Get Email Contact

27. Terrible Tales with Doc Solangi

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Desi Horror stories are told in Urdu.Jinn Stories on Podcasts or simply JinnCasts.
Producer/Network Salman
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.9KTwitter 1.3KInstagram 18.6K Frequency 3 ep/year Avg Length 54 min Get Email Contact

28. Sensing the Sacred

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On Sensing the Sacred, we delve into the past and present of religion, politics, and society in South Asia, highlighting the latest academic research through conversations with leading scholars. A new podcast from the Center for Contemporary South Asia at the Watson Institute at Brown University, hosted by Finnian M.M. Gerety.MORE Producer/Network FINNIAN M MOORE GERETY
Email ****@brown.edu
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 3.5KTwitter 2.4KInstagram 775 Get Email Contact

29. Desi Deconstructed

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A podcast dedicated to exploring topics, sparking conversations, and driving community impact through a South Asian lens.
Producer/Network Desi Deconstructed
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 202Instagram 746 Get Email Contact

30. SASSpod

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The South Asian Studies at Stanford (SASS) Podcast features conversations between the Center for South Asia at Stanford and guests who have a connection to Stanford as faculty, staff, students, or alumni. The podcasts feature a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry to politics, from manuscript collecting to music, from business to Bollywood. Every podcast consists of an informal and informative conversation about South Asia and its meaning in the world, in our lives, and at Stanford.MORE Producer/Network Center for South Asia
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 5.7KTwitter 4KInstagram 1.1K Get Email Contact

31. The Caffeinated Brown Girl Podcast

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The Caffeinated Brown Girl Podcast, hosted by Pallavi Janiani features South Asian & Desi creators, business owners and pioneers who are changing the world around them, one step at a time. As a South Asian creative, Pallavi engages in conversation with people from around the world on the work they're doing and how it impacts the community on topics such as dating, social justice participation, mental health and representationMORE Producer/Network Pallavi Janiani
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Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 1.2K Get Email Contact

32. It's Preeti Personal

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A podcast all about sharing South Asian stories. Hosted by me Preeti, a British South Asian millennial. Along with sharing my life lessons from being a brown girl in the UK, I will be exploring cultural problems young South Asians face in today's society, delving deep into love and relationships, and getting personal with some inspirational people.MORE Producer/Network Preeti
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Twitter 179Instagram 2.4K Get Email Contact

33. Brown Girls Rising

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Join 18-year-old Saishaa as she shares her own stories of growing up South Asian in the United States all from the perspective of a high school girl. She also brings on a lot of guests who share their experiences and struggles they may have faced. Topics covered include colorism, immigration, culture, and more. The goal of Brown Girls Rising is to inspire and represent South Asian girls!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 2K Get Email Contact

34. Business Over Chai

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Our mission is to share start-up stories that will inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs across the South Asian community. This podcast is co-hosted by Andy Paul & Sunny Nagi.
Producer/Network Business Over Chai
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 306Twitter 41Instagram 414 Get Email Contact

35. Gupshup Girls

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This a fun, uncensored, and exciting podcast covering all things South Asian, from two sisters who have seen it all.
Producer/Network gupshup girls
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36. ABCD

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Calling all Desi kids! We're 3 teens who just want to celebrate our Desi world while balancing our American one. The joys, the struggles, the memes and everything in between. Join us as we discuss South Asian lifestyle, issues, standards, stigmas and culture! We know what it's like to live in America and have the need to fit the social norms of both American and South Asian lifestyle. Get ready for this wild ride!MORE Producer/Network Shree M, Sanchitha T, & Subha S
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37. The Mittal Institute

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The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University (The Mittal Institute) engage in interdisciplinary research to advance and deepen the understanding of critical issues of South Asia and its relationship to the world.MORE Producer/Network The Mittal Institute, Harvard University
Email ****@fas.harvard.edu
Facebook 12.9KTwitter 8.1KInstagram 6.1K Frequency 1 ep/year Avg Length 52 min Since Feb 2017 Get Email Contact

38. Colours of Cricket

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Colours of Cricket is a unique look at the South Asian diaspora and how we're changing the face of cricket in Australia. Over eight episodes, hear from international stars, commentators, sports historians, fans, and community players. Find out how cricket is helping new migrants feel at home in Australia and breaks down social barriers, how players from the subcontinent keep club cricket alive, and why kids from the Indian subcontinent are underrepresented in the big leagues.MORE Email ****@sbs.com.au
Facebook 848.6KTwitter 260.3KInstagram 191.4K Get Email Contact

39. Brown Skin, White Lies

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Welcome to Brown Skin, White Lies! Hosted by Priya Dufton and Saloni Kanani, we talk about all things South Asian representation. Every week we'll talk about different issues surrounding the current representation of South Asians in film, television, and theatre. Join us as we air our frustrations, interview some incredible special guests and talk about how the industry can improve moving forward!MORE Producer/Network Priya Dufton & Saloni Kanani
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40. The Desi Crime Podcast

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Desi Killers, Desi Kidnappers, Desi Criminals - find them here. Brought to you by Aryaan Misra and Aishwarya Singh, powered by Lost Debate. We are your one stop shop for all things Desi, and all things Crazy.Tooooooooo much of true crime is centered around America - New York murder this and Chicago Killer that. What about the Delhi Dons and Karachi killers and Bangladeshi Burglars?!MORE Producer/Network Desi Studios
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Facebook 669Twitter 1.9KInstagram 199.1K Get Email Contact

41. What Is This Behaviour?

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Conversations with South Asian people going against the grain.
Hosts Aaron Christian, Almass, Reuben Christian
Producer/Network What Is This Behaviour?
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42. Glass Eye

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'Glass Eye: A Podcast on Visual Culture from South Asia' talks to photographers, critics, publishers, educators and other professionals contributing to the evolution of contemporary visual culture, exploring the ways in which images shape our understanding of South Asia. Hosted by three visual artists - Adira  Thekkuveettil, Akshay Mahajan & Kaamna Patel - it delves into the story of photographic practice in South Asia, exploring its unique concerns, vocabulary, and possible trajectories...MORE Hosts Adira Thekkuveettil, Akshay Mahajan, Kaamna Patel
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Frequency 2 ep/year Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact

43. The Chaat Room

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A new podcast series, hosted by Keertana Sastry & Nikitha Menon in partnership with Brown Girl Magazine where we interview South Asians in Hollywood, on and off the screen.
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44. Dear Desi Girls

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dear desi girls is an inclusive podcast that serves as a platform for south asian women to speak on our worldly perspectives and experiences. we aim to empower the younger generation of south Asians through our entertaining & informative insights.MORE Producer/Network DDG Team
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45. South Asian Soliloquies

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Zan Haider will bring awareness to complex South Asian social, cultural, and religious issues by humanizing them through the audience's shared, anonymously sent, lived experiences/stories.
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46. Your Awaaz

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The meaning of 'Awaaz' is a voice in Urdu and Hindi. This platform has been created to share stories and perspectives of the South Asian diaspora in North America, as it relates to news, culture, and music.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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47. The Shaadi Cast

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This podcast was made for anyone interested in learning about the South Asian wedding industry. Vinnie is a decorator/designer and Ruchi is a planner/coordinator. Join them every other week as they break down tips on how to plan and execute a joyous and smooth South Asian wedding!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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48. Breaking Taboos

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In Indian culture, things such as being homosexual, transgender, having a mental illness, having an interracial marriage, and skin color are all stigmatized. The mission of Breaking Taboos is to create a community, with which we can break these stigmasMORE Get Email Contact

49. Lost Voices

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Four podcast episodes focusing on ideas around archiving practices used by South Asians to collect, preserve and reconstruct family and community histories. Join host Alisha Sawhney on a journalistic inquiry into the South Asian diaspora, featuring interviews and stories from a range of brown female voices.MORE Producer/Network editaudio Originals
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50. Chai n' Matcha

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Hi! I'm Ash and welcome to chai n' matcha, where we talk about anything and everything with a spicy South Asian flair and always a caffeinated beverage on hand! Just your average brown girl abroad talking about TCK South Asian issues and more! Make sure to join me on this wild ride!MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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51. Roots with South Asian Today

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Moving beyond chai and Bollywood tropes, Roots dives deep into identity, gender, race, caste, and sexuality through conversations with South Asian voices from across the world. South Asian Today is Australia's first media start-up for South Asian women and non-binary folks. Made in Melbourne.MORE Email ****@southasiantoday.com.au
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52. Desi Horror

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This podcast is dedicated to paranormal occurrences in South Asia. Listen to real stories buried in history along with fictional horror tales sprinkled in. Listeners are free to send in their stories that will be featured.MORE Host Swathi Rao
Producer/Network Swathi Rao
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