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culturalstudiesFarooq Sulehria on Pakistan, India, politics, the media, universitiesFarooq Sulehria on Pakistan, India, politics, the media, universities
You can learn about his work here:
https://www.bnu.edu.pk/faculty/dr-farooq-sulehria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z70JeVMUg8
2025-05-2255 min
Girl TalkPretty Girls Vs. America (Part 2)Thank you, guys, for joining the conversation Part 2 of Pretty Girls Vs. America. I'm your host, Nicole D Miller.Today, we’re continuing to peel back the layers on a topic that hits home for many of us—how our self-perception as women is shaped by our culture, the curated lives we see on social media, and a lack of healthy messages growing up. I'm joined by fellow gurus; Jamia Lewis, Nikki B, Camille Janai, Lisa Evans, and Lisa Nichols.Reach out to the panelists below:Jamia Lewis: You can foll...2025-02-2736 min
gAy A: The Queer Sober Hero ShowLiving Fearlessly Queer & Sober with India X MillerSend us a textHey there, Super Sober Heroes! Your host Sober Steve is here with 1,357 days sober, and this episode is extra special because we are recording in person for the first time! I’m thrilled to welcome India X Miller, a powerful advocate, trans activist, and sober warrior who has been navigating the world of recovery for over 40 years.India shares their incredible journey of sobriety, from getting clean as a teenager to experiencing relapse and reclaiming their recovery. We talk ab...2025-02-2032 min
Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and CultureA Brief History of the West India Regiments with Isaac CrichlowSend us a text message and tell us your thoughts.Join Strictly Facts as we uncover the hidden stories of the Caribbean's military past, featuring the intriguing West India Regiments established by the British Army. Our guest, Isaac Crichlow, a graduate student from the University College of London, helps us explore the paradoxical roles of these soldiers, who found themselves fighting both for and against colonial powers, shedding light on their complex identities and the duality of their existence.We delve into the precarious position of enslaved African soldiers within the British Empire, where promises...2025-02-1943 min
Movie Night ExtravaganzaEpisode 259: RRR with Alexis Gentry of Trashwire Forrest, Conan Neutron, Kristina Oakes, and Kt Baldassaro talk to Alexis Gentry of @trashwire about S.S. Rajamouli's 2022 action historical drama RRR. S.S. Rajamouli has been called India's biggest director of all time. RRR stars Ram Charan and NTR as two of India's Revolutionary Figures Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. It also stars Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris as the British Governor's Family as they control the brutal vicious British Raj that subjugated India for centuries. It was India's most expensive film ever made at the time...2025-01-151h 58
Open-Minded HealingDr. Shivani Gupta - The Magic of Turmeric in Boosting Well-beingSend us your desired health topic or guest suggestionsDive into the science and stories that highlight turmeric's broad healing properties, from maintaining hand function in joint pain sufferers to its antiviral and antioxidant benefits. Dr. Shivani Gupta draws from her personal experiences and scientific research to emphasize preventive health strategies and instilling healthy habits in the next generation. Growing up between the U.S. and India, Dr. Gupta witnessed firsthand the contrasting approaches to health and embraced Ayurveda to combat her family's struggle with diabetes. Her insights offer a holistic pathway to immunity and...2024-11-1941 min
The Theatre of Others PodcastTOO Episode 254 - Audio New Play Festival | RAGAS OF THE ROOTED HEARTSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!Ragas Of The Rooted Heart is a journey through the intertwined emotions of love, identity, and home. Shila, an Indian immigrant artist, reflects on her experiences in New York City while holding onto her deep connection to India. As she stands at the crossroads of two worlds, Shila navigates the complexities of cultural displacement, the evolving meaning of home, and the vulnerability of love.Through poetic monologue and the soulful echoes of India through her lens, Shila invites us into her inner world—a place of...2024-10-3041 minThe Theatre of Others PodcastTOO Episode 253 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Sneha SakhareSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!For our final playwright interview in the 2024 Audio New Play Festival, Adam and Budi sit down with Sneha Sakhare to discuss her audio play 'Ragas of the Rooted Heart'.Sneha is an actor, singer, writer, voiceover artist, and teacher from Yavatmal, India, currently based in New York City. Her work is deeply rooted in ‘Prasada Budhi,’ which means a mindset of thinking that everything is a divine offering with whatever is presented to us, shaped by her spiritual background in Yoga through her father and the...2024-10-2547 min
Straight White American JesusBetween Mother India and Jim Crow with Philip DeslippeBrad speaks with journalist and scholar Philip Deslippe about the origins of yoga in the United States as a response to the precarity of South Asian lives in 20th century America. "A century ago, students of yoga in the United States, like many practitioners today, believed that they were engaging in something pure, ancient, and Indian. In reality, the yoga they were doing was a bricolage of the metaphysical and mundane presented to them in an exotic, Orientalized package by largely educated and worldly immigrants from India. These teachers were themselves responding and adapting to a nativist and racist cl...2024-06-0542 minPremium Ad-Free: Straight White American JesusBetween Mother India and Jim Crow with Philip DeslippeBrad speaks with journalist and scholar Philip Deslippe about the origins of yoga in the United States as a response to the precarity of South Asian lives in 20th century America. "A century ago, students of yoga in the United States, like many practitioners today, believed that they were engaging in something pure, ancient, and Indian. In reality, the yoga they were doing was a bricolage of the metaphysical and mundane presented to them in an exotic, Orientalized package by largely educated and worldly immigrants from India. These teachers were themselves responding and adapting to a nativist and racist cl...2024-06-0542 min
The Business of JoyEpisode 10: Rose KaurHost Lisa W. Miller is joined by Rose Kaur, marketing/brand story guru and managing partner of Jester & Genius. In this episode, Lisa and Rose discuss Rose's backstory growing up in India, how struggles can lead to unintended positive consequences, and how the ideas of "timeless" and "timely" work in conjunction to propel a brand.2024-05-2839 min
SKEPTIC’S GUIDE TO INVESTINGAsia’s Investment Risks & Opportunities, with Dr. James ThornePlease text and tell us what you likeEmbark with us on a financial expedition through Asian markets. We are joined by Dr. James Thorne of Wellington-Altus Private Wealth, who guides us through a landscape rich with both promise and peril. We evaluate how Japan's strategic regional alliance with the U.S. and Australia, plus the sustained market reform tailwind from the Three Arrows of Abenomics, opens up new investment opportunities with Japanese firms. We also briefly consider India’s opportunities. We consider, by contrast, how China’s Communist Party ideology, plus China-U.S. trade...2024-05-2239 min