In this episode we discuss the Golden Age of South Asian content that we seem to be enjoying in America. Shabnum and Khan talk to Sujata Day, (as seen on Insecure and Awkward Black Girl) who tells us about her latest venture writing/directing/producing...
Dec 7, 2020
58 min
Perhaps our most important episode yet. There's a lot that comes with the identities of being Hindu and Muslim that we don't always discuss. Shabnum, Razib, and Khan discuss how deeply the religions are intertwined with our culture, since for desis...
Nov 30, 2020
1 hr 8 min
One of the most vibrant aspects of our culture is our fashion - our fine textiles, our rich and colorful fabrics, and the unique cuts of our clothes that separate South Asian couture into a class of its own. It's no secret that even our couture has...
Nov 22, 2020
41 min
It's no secret that the next billion people to come on the internet are going to come from developing countries: likely South Asia. What is the role of India and Pakistan on the tech world stage today? In this episode, Shabnum (Product Manager at...
Nov 16, 2020
1 hr 1 min
In this episode, Shabnum interviews Dr. Swarna Rajagopalan, founder of Prajnya Trust and a political activist currently working with the UN whose life's work on gender violence helps to provide a great deal of perspective on why gender violence is such...
Nov 9, 2020
44 min
In this episode, Khan and Shabnum explore the nuances in Desi groups when it comes to academics - we all know the pressure to perform academically for all Asian groups is quite high, but what accounts for the differences in actual results? We explore...
Nov 2, 2020
48 min
Everything you need to know about the upcoming 2020 US Elections, and everything South Asians had to do with them. Ever wondered about the rising significance of South Asians in America as a voter demographic? Or about the increasing number of South...
Oct 26, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Join Shabnum and Khan in conversation with Manal Mirza and Hanifa Abdul Hameed, two exceptional, rising South Asian artists. We'll talk about the changes in landscape that have allowed the proliferation of South Asian art we see today, how art can be a...
Oct 19, 2020
51 min
Meet Shabnum and Khan as we talk about what it was like to grow up as an Indian in the US and as a Pakistani in the UK. We're going to cover why filling out the race form was so hard growing up, what it means to be "Asian", and how the different...
Oct 12, 2020
33 min
Cultured, or Nah? is a podcast about understanding and challenging some of the truisms we've come to believe are inherent in desiness. In this trailer, get a sense of what Shabnum and Khan will talk about throughout the season. We'll cover a range of...
Oct 5, 2020
3 min