The Two Chickpeas are joined by founder of the Desi Brotherhood, Ram Lamba. This episode explores their experiences of growing up in the UK, rejecting their culture and finding a new understanding with their culture and heritage that works for them now. Other themes in the episode explore generational trauma, developing new relationships with your parents as adults and our experiences at school in the UK.  Outro for this week's episode is Laila by Mad Star Base

The Two Chickpeas are in conversation with Srini, Andrew and Riya from the National Hindu Society at Kingston University to discuss a very different Diwali this year due to the Covid-19 Winter Lockdown and how they plan to celebrate knowing they can't be with friends and family. The Two Chickpeas also explore how Diwali is celebrated in India and the Middle East and what their lives might be like if they were to live in India.  Happy Diwali to everyone and we hope you are still able to celebrate with close friends and family - perhaps virtually! Let your Diwali be filled with samosas, lassis and light! 

The Two Chickpeas sit down with Priya Ragu via Zoom whilst she is in London to talk about her incredible music, heritage and being added to the FIFA 21 Playlist. This is Priya's first podcast and we were lucky enough to be able to talk to her as she lets us in on different aspects of her life and what is next for her as she captures the hearts of people all across the world with her unique and soulful sound. 

The Two Chickpeas are joined by Brown Girl Kim to talk about Body Positivity, they explore topics that range from social media pressure, body hair and how offensive it is to use words such as ‘fat’ and ‘skinny’. This episode explores everyone’s personal experiences with being positive about your own bodies, the struggles they still face to be body positive and the need for this conversation to keep growing and evolving.

The Two Chickpeas are joined by special guests and sisters, Nikita & Leah Chander and their cousin Aman. The episode stems from a previous conversation which got us thinking about the toxic aunties causing havoc and endless gossip across Asian communities and how we would like aunties of the future (us!) to talk moving forward in life. Aman shares her experiences of being in a bi-racial relationship and the rejection she has faced from her family and society. Listen to this unique episode of aunties in the making and how we hope to switch the conversation.

Round Our Hometown' pays homage to the Hounslow/Southall area that has raised us. This episode looks briefly at our experience of growing up in the area, what we love about it and how we used to slate the area we live in. The Two Chickpeas also spoke with Pragna Patel from Southall Black Sisters who explains what Southall was like when she moved to the country and the issues the community faced then and what they continue to face now.  The Two Chickpeas also spoke with Rishi Ghatore and Nikhil Garg who have founded the new Hounslow Football Club, Hounslow Wolves.

The Two Chickpeas are joined by Harish Malhi, Founder of Diaspo, who talks to the Two Chickpeas about his experience of being British Asian, his inspiration for creating Diaspo and the incredible outcomes he has managed to achieve since launching! Find out more @joindiaspo on all social media platforms. 

The revolution for Black Lives Matter spread across the world when the world saw that horrific footage of George Floyd being killed by an American police officer. If we are truly to eradicate racism then everyone has to be in this together. This special episode of Two Chickpeas in a Podcast explores what the South Asian community can do to eradicate racism towards black people, how Gandhi himself was a racist, and how the peaceful protests that took place in London and across the globe have been portrayed negatively in the media. The Two Chickpeas felt this is a time for everyone voices to be heard and this episode does just that as a number of guests have contributed their thoughts to this episode or got in touch via zoom to carry on the many necessary conversations that need to be had surrounding the Black Lives Matter Movement. This is a movement; not a moment.  Guests who have contributed towards the episode are:  Tyler Wright, Model and Activist for the Black and LGBTQ+ Community (_tywright) Maiyoraa Jeyabraba, Cracking Coconuts Podcast (@47roots)  Zed, Can't Touch My Crown Podcast (@ctmcbrand)  Nathan Johnson, Regnad (@ndoe4weeks/ @weareregnad) Tasmin Alexander, Activist (@tazzyaalexander)  Outro Track: 558 by SMITH (@ageingsmith/ weareregnad)  Artwork Photography by Whitz (@whitzdef/ @weareregnad)  Artwork by: Leah Chander (@leahchander)

The Two Chickpeas review the hit Netflix show ‘Never Have I Ever’. Whether you love it or hate it everyone is talking about this show and rightly so! The Two Chickpeas talk about everything from representation, narration and scenes they resonate within the show. Listen to the Two Chickpeas review here.

The Two Chickpeas sit down with Tejal Bathia, a close family friend, to talk about spirituality; what it means to us, what we take from it and how we use it in our everyday lives.