Season 6: Ep 47 - India Rakusen on uncovering myths and sharing experiences to improve the lives of mothers, children, and families

In the final episode of Season 6, I sit down with India Rakusen, a renowned audio and TV producer and presenter. She is best known for her work on BBC...

Season 6: Ep 46 - Two Chickpeas on podcasting, storytelling, and resetting expectations as second and third generation South Asians

I sit down with hosts of Two Chickpeas in a Podcast, sisters Nikkita and Natasha to talk about our podcasting journeys, including how we started out,...

Season 6: Ep 45 - Neelam Heera Shergill on advocating for better reproductive health outcomes in marginalised communities

Neelam founded Cysters in 2015 as a way to challenge some of the misconceptions and stigma around reproductive health, particularly for marginalised a...

Season 6: Ep 44 - In conversation with Mitali Dargani on outward success, inner flaws, and straddling stability with taking risks

Mitali Dargani is our next guest. As creator and host of Brown Game Strong, an interview show spotlighting creative South Asian minds, Mitali tells us...

Season 6: Ep 43 - The motherhood juggle: redefining the narrative and finding ways to enjoy the present

In this episode, I sit down with an inspirational former colleague and friend, Gabbie Stewart. Gabbie is originally from New Zealand but has spent man...

Season 6: Ep 42 - Seetal Kaur on motherhood: learning and unlearning from traditions, defying complete selflessness and setting good examples

Seetal Kaur is our next guest. She is Co-Director of Forward Culture, a social initiative focussing on the empowerment of South Asian women. Seetal ex...

Season 6: Ep 41 - In conversation with Sairish Hussain on finding inspiration, original storytelling and navigating the publishing industry

The first guest of season 6 is Sairish Hussain, author of ‘The Family Tree’ and ‘Hidden Fires’. Sairish shares her writing journey and the inspiration...

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Brown Don’t Frown is back again! Season 6 drops March 2024! Make sure you hit the subscribe button and you will be notified as soon as a new episode g...

Season 5: Ep 40 - March Muses founders Alison Burton and Natalie Duvall on Dragons’ Den, and balancing entrepreneurialism, motherhood and creativity

To mark Black History Month, the final guests of season 5 are Alison Burton and Natalie Duvall, founders of March Muses, which produces luxury gifts r...

Season 5: Ep 39 - Navigating “mum-guilt”, anxiety and life as a stay-at-home mum

Katie Pearson is an old classmate from Sixth Form. She talks frankly about life as a stay-at-home mum,  the societal stereotypes and stigma associated...

Season 5: EP 38 - In conversation with Jane Chelliah: Feminist mothering, identity loss and empty nest syndrome

Today’s guest is Jane Chelliah, a South Asian midlife influencer and blogger who talks candidly about motherhood, feminism and transforming the female...

Season 5: Ep 37 - Pregnant Then Screwed Founder Joeli Brearley on pregnancy discrimination, fixing childcare and creating a fairer workplace for mothers

The first guest of this special series on the joys and challenges of maternity and motherhood, is Joeli Brearley, Founder and Director of Pregnant The...

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Brown Don’t Frown is back! Season 5 drops September 2022! Make sure you hit the subscribe button and you will be notified as soon as a new episode goe...

Season 4: Ep 36 - Dina Begum on the symbolism of food, Bangladeshi hospitality and our favourite dishes

The final episode of season 4 is here and joining us is Dina Begum, a British-Bangladeshi cook and writer who is passionate about highlighting the und...

Season 4: Ep 35 - Urban planning, spatial inequalities and feminist cities

Deborah Broomfield is a doctoral candidate in Women and Planning. Her research focuses on spatial inequalities, urban planning and their intersection...

Season 4: Ep 34 - Dr Lisa Mckenzie on being a Working Class Academic, the myth of Social Mobility, and defining “Cultural Capital”

Today’s guest is Dr Lisa Mckenzie, Assistant Professor, Ethnographer and Sociologist, currently based at Durham University who has written and spoken...

Season 4: Ep 33 - In conversation with Nijjor Manush: the Gentrification of Brick Lane, British-Bangladeshi Identity and the media's invalidation of Muslim women.

Today, I am joined by Dr Fatima Rajina and Hajera Begum of Nijjor Manush, an independent campaign group which empowers and educates Bengalis and Bangl...

Season 4: Ep 32 - Modern Dating, long-term relationships, and the importance of slowing down post-pandemic

What are the challenges of dating, particularly in pandemic times? Has the pandemic accelerated innovations to dating apps for a more realistic dating...

Season 4: Ep 31 - How do we build a more diverse, representative and fairer teaching curriculum?

Season 4 kicks off with Shalina Patel, an award-winning history teacher and co-founder of The History Corridor on Instagram. Shalina tells us about he...

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Brown Don’t Frown is back! Season 4 drops on Monday 3 May! Make sure you hit the subscribe button and you will be notified as soon as a new episode go...

Season 3: Ep 30 - Raising the visibility of disability through advocacy, accessibility and destigmatisation

“Disabled people are infantilised, sensationalised or they’re just not believed.”
 
We end Season 3 on a thought-provoking note and I’m pl...

Season 3: Ep 29 - Why Queer South Asian storytelling matters

Today we’re joined by Adiba Jaigirdar, author of Young Adult fiction books The Henna Wars, and Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating. She shares with u...

Season 3: Ep 28 - Inequalities, Opportunities and Progress among women in the South Asian diaspora

Our first guest of 2021 is Sangeeta Pillai. She is the founder of Masala Podcast and Soul Sutras, a feminist platform tackling taboos in South Asian c...

Season 3: Ep 27 - In conversation with Voices of Colour on the importance of mentorships, networking and representation

2020 has shown us that a world of remote working is entirely possible. But can mentorships, networking and representation be as effective over a scree...

Season 3: Ep 26 - The power of Artificial Intelligence, pandemic data sharing, and gender disaggregated data

*Apologies in advance for the slightly off sound quality; we hope you still find the content meaningful.*
What is Artificial Intelligence? What...

Season 3: Ep 25 - Voices of the South Asian diaspora: Why Mental Health matters

In this candid episode, I am joined by Madhu Kapoor and Shenaly Amin from Mental Wealth, a Mental Health peer support group for South Asians aged 30+,...

Season 3: Ep 24 - In the aftermath: Decolonising the Curriculum, Authentic Allyship, and Intersectional Storytelling

In this raw, frank, and necessary episode, writer Angie Crystal talks about the incoming societal change driven by the resurgence of Black Lives Matte...

Season 3: Ep 23 - In conversation with WEN: Environmenstrual week, Garden Therapy and Sustainable Alternatives

The Women’s Environmental Network seeks to enable equality through the intersection of gender and the environment. In conversation with Natasha Piette...

Season 3: Ep 22 - Bereavement, Barriers & Breaking Stereotypes

When you think of bereavement, what three words spring to your mind?
I’m joined by Callsuma Ali, host of Bereavement Room podcast. We look at th...

Season 3: Ep 21 - Climate Change: an inconvenient reality

We begin Season 3 with Climate Change Activist and Co-Executive Director of Green New Deal UK, Fatima-Zahra Ibrahim. No previous war or recession has...

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LIVE PODCAST: Housing Stories of the South Asian diaspora in collaboration with #SouthAsianHeritageMonth

This was a live podcast originally broadcast on 13 August 2020 in collaboration with #SouthAsianHeritageMonth. 
From Gujuratis in Harrow and Wem...

Season 2: Ep 20 - Reclaiming Sex: Positivity, Pleasure & Power

In the final episode of season 2, I sit down with Artostry, a spoken-word poet and artist. We examine the implication of necessity rather than pleasur...

Season 2: Ep 19 - A review of Netflix’s ‘Never Have I Ever’: Sassy, predictable, hard-hitting.

Shirin Shah and Sheetal Mistry of South Asian Sisters Speak join me to review Netflix’s ‘Never Have I ever’. What initially emerges as trivial teenage...

Season 2: Ep 18 - Black Lives Matter: White Denialism, Colourism, and the desensitisation of Black Trauma

Today, Busayo Twins and I discuss white denialism, colourism and the desensitisation of black trauma. Though minorities are grouped under ‘BAME’ for o...

Season 2: Ep 17 - What is a woman? Exploring Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Part II)

In part II, Saint Santana, Abi and I pose various questions. How can we educate ourselves to be more tolerant, inclusive and respectful towards transg...

Season 2: Ep 16 - What is a woman? Exploring Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Part I)

In this two part mini-series, I sit down with Saint Santana, who identifies as a trans man, and Abi, who identifies as a bisexual woman.  I wanted to...

Season 2: Ep 15 - Feminism and Political Correctness: Have we strayed too far?

Is discussing football at work sexist? Should wolf-whistling be illegal?
 
On today’s episode Lawyer Ellie and I explore ‘Political Corre...

Season 2: Ep 14 - Identity Politics, Intersectionality and Freedom of Speech

Journalist and former Brexit Party parliamentary candidate Inaya Folarin Iman and I sit down over Zoom and ponder over the UK’s current political clim...

Season 2: Ep 13 - Do we need a Feminist Foreign Policy?

What is Foreign Policy? How can it be Feminist? Does it only work for one sex or can it work for everybody? How do the states and institutions which c...