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1st ReviewsLesbian Space Princess | Interview: Emma Hough Hobbs & Leela VargheseLesbian Space Princess is a 2025 Australian adult animated science fiction comedy film written and directed by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese in their directorial debut. It features the voices of Shabana Azeez, Bernie Van Tiel, Gemma Chua-Tran, Richard Roxburgh, Kween Kong, and comedy troupe Aunty Donna.The story, inspired by the filmmakers' own lives, includes themes that relate to LGBTQI people, and themes include the importance of self-worth and self-love, feeling free to take up space, and being comfortable with your own company.This week on the podcast...
2025-11-0124 min
Bitch Talk PodcastFlashback Friday - Lesbian Space Princess!Send us a textDon't forget to VOTE on November 4th, YES on 50! For more info, click hereWelcome to Flashback Friday, we're bringing you a film that we covered for the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco that is now available in select theaters near you!Lesbian Space Princess is an animated film about a space princess who is thrust out of her sheltered life into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. Co-directors/co-writers...
2025-10-3124 min
Bitch Talk PodcastThe Pitt's Shabana AzeezSend us a textWe were so excited to chat with return guest Shabana Azeez about one of our favorite shows of the year, The Pitt! We talk activism, mental health, and how she had to study up on American culture (she's originally from Adelaide, Australia). Then we dive into whether Noah Wiley is hot (spoiler: he is), how she accidentally went viral on social media, and which actor made her fall to her knees when she met them.Listen to our first interview with Shabana for the film BirdeaterListen to our...
2025-10-2438 min
SBS SpiceBeyond the First: Shabana Azeez on acting, risk and representationFor Shabana Azeez, being the first to represent her roots is only the beginning. The Adelaide-born actor once faced a choice between a drama school acceptance and her Indo-Fijian family’s support. Today, with screen credits spanning genres and borders, she’s opening doors in an industry she once risked entering. As she builds her character Victoria Javadi in the medical drama 'The Pitt', Shabana speaks with Suhayla Sharif about humble beginnings, the lessons of failure, and turning competition into community. Listen now on SBS Spice, wherever you get your podcasts.
2025-09-0133 min
Bitch Talk PodcastFrameline 2025 - Lesbian Space Princess and WicketSend us a textWe're topping off our coverage of the Frameline Film Festival with a hilarious animated comedy, and a documentary about a Bay Area legend.Lesbian Space Princess is an animated film about a space princess who is thrust out of her sheltered life into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens. Co-directors/co-writers Emma Hough Hobbs and (return guest) Leela Varghese join us to laugh about their spectacular lesbian pun making abilities, their thoughts on whether scrapbooks are a good gift for a...
2025-06-2637 min
Bitch Talk PodcastSXSW 2025 - The Singers and I'm the Most Racist Person I KnowSend us a textWe’re bringing you two SXSW 2025 short films that we absolutely loved!The Singers takes place in a lonely dive bar where an impromptu sing-off will determine the best singer in town. Director Sam A. Davis shares what inspired him to adapt this short story into film, casting first time actors via viral videos on social media, and our shared connection through art and vulnerability.I’m the Most Racist Person I Know tells the story of Lali who ends up on a date with anot...
2025-04-1236 min
The NO NOTES Podcast75 - 'The Pitt' Finale with Whitaker and Javadi (!) and 'The Studio' E3 and E4'The Pitt,' which wrapped up last night, is one of the best shows of 2025, and joining the SchmearCast are two of its amazing stars, Gerran Howell (Dennis Whitaker) and Shabana Azeez (Victoria Javadi)!!First up, Jesse Aaronson returns to break down episodes 3 and 4 of 'The Studio.' Schmear and Jesse re-engineer their expectations for the sitcom before diving into "The Note" and "The Missing Reel" and discussing the guest cameos from Anthony Mackie, Zac Efron, and Olivia Wilde. Then Gerran Howell (Whitaker) unpacks that powerful scene with Dr. Robby in Episode 14 and how Noah...
2025-04-111h 03
Friday Night Movie by @pancake4tableSXSW: I'm the Most Racist Person I KnowWinner of the SXSW Special Jury Award, I'M THE MOST RACIST PERSON I KNOW explores universal themes of identify, love, awkward moments, and vulnerability with a ton of heart and humor. We had a blast talking with the team that brought this delightful short to life - Writer / Director Leela Varghese, Producer Suriyna Sivashanker, and stars Shabana Azeez, Kavitha Anandasivam. We also got to ask Shabana about her role in Becky's favorite show on TV - THE PITT (Max).
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2025-03-1338 min
Messed Up MoviesBirdeaterThis week on the Pod we bring our partners to the worst bachelor party of all time in Birdeater. We drink deep of the style, the myster of the script and the tension of that horrendous dinner scene. Birdeater is a vibrant, high-energy, hilarious dark comedy independent film that deserves more attention. These filmmakers definitely will have much more amazing work in their future. Cheers and enjoy this wild ride! Synopsis: A bride-to-be is invited to her fiancé's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn.
2025-03-0346 min
the CurbLeela Varghese, Emma Hough Hobbs, and Shabana Azeez on the best film of 2025: Lesbian Space PrincessI'm calling it right now. Lesbian Space Princess is the film of the year. I saw it in a sold out auditorium at the beautiful art deco Piccadilly cinema in Adelaide with an Adelaide Film Festival audience that lapped up every laugh, every tear, and every splash of neon bright queer celebration on screen. Lesbian Space Princess is the animated feature debut of filmmakers Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs, a collaborative force to be reckoned with, set to change the Australian film industry one bubblegum flavoured cel at a time. The film fo...
2025-02-2036 minthe CurbLeela Varghese, Emma Hough Hobbs, and Shabana Azeez on the best film of 2025: Lesbian Space PrincessI'm calling it right now. Lesbian Space Princess is the film of the year. I saw it in a sold out auditorium at the beautiful art deco Piccadilly cinema in Adelaide with an Adelaide Film Festival audience that lapped up every laugh, every tear, and every splash of neon bright queer celebration on screen. Lesbian Space Princess is the animated feature debut of filmmakers Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs, a collaborative force to be reckoned with, set to change the Australian film industry one bubblegum flavoured cel at a time. The film fo...
2025-02-2036 min
The Goggler PodcastThe Goggler Podcast #657: The PittToday, on The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review the new medical drama from ER alums John Wells, Noah Wyle, and R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt.
The Pitt is now streaming on Max.
The Pitt is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh. The series was created by R. Scott Gemmill and stars Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, and S...
2025-02-0409 min
StreamageddonThe Pitt is Just What the Doctor OrderedThe medical drama meets 24 on the new Max series The Pitt, which reunites ER veteran Noah Wyle with ER veteran John Wells to create a show that for legal reasons is definitely not a reboot of ER (we’ll explain!). Lawsuits aside, we’re hooked on this gritty, fast-paced procedural designed to bring some much-needed network flair to the Max app.
Plus: Did you already bail on your resolution to budget better? We’re here to help with our first 2025 edition of Add/Keep/Cancel!
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📺 Review: The Pitt
🧭 Where to Watch: Thursdays at 9 PM ET on Max
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2025-02-0352 min
Popcorn PodcastShabana Azeez interview (Birdeater)Aussie talent-to-watch Shabana Azeez joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss her complex role in Australian thriller Birdeater. The tense film follows bride-to-be Irene (Azeez) as she is invited to her fiancé's bachelor party, but when uncomfortable details of their relationship are exposed, the night takes a feral turn. The delightful Azeez shares how equally excited and terrified she was to play Irene; how she hopes audiences react to the controversial film; how collaboration was key when it came to intimacy; the classic movie that brings her joy; and so much more.Listen to our interview w...
2024-07-1713 min
Bitch Talk PodcastSXSW 2024 - We Strangers and BirdeaterSend us a textOur SXSW Film Festival coverage is in full swing with two narrative films that deal with lies and finding out the truth.We Strangers follows a commercial cleaner as she tells a lie (that she can speak to the dead) that spirals out of control. We chat with director/writer Anu Valia about how she created the uncomfortable/anxious tone for the film, interweaving themes of race, power, and assimilation, and how she hopes this film sparks a greater conversation afterwards.Birdeater is a thriller that follows a bride-to-be...
2024-03-2935 min
Tune In To: This Sensational Full Audiobook For Curious Minds.Politica by Yumna KassabPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735331to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Politica
Author: Yumna Kassab
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 14 minutes
Release date: January 3, 2024
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
A captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war. The war broke out and she decided to call her dad. Weeks and weeks we do not speak, and the weeks become months and then they are so many years. She imagines herself starting this story. She imagines how she will tell this story later...
2024-01-035h 14Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionPolitica by Yumna KassabPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735331to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Politica
Author: Yumna Kassab
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 14 minutes
Release date: January 3, 2024
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
A captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war. The war broke out and she decided to call her dad. Weeks and weeks we do not speak, and the weeks become months and then they are so many years. She imagines herself starting this story. She imagines how she will tell this story later...
2024-01-035h 14
Savor Your Day With A Award-Winning Full Audiobook.Home to Biloela by Priya NadesalingamPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702567to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Home to Biloela
Author: Priya Nadesalingam
Narrator: Shabana Azeez, Rachael Tidd
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
Release date: October 3, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
The dramatic inside story of the Tamil refugee family which became a cause célèbre all around Australia, and the epic fight by a small rural community to set them free.? It was dawn in the small rural town of Biloela. Loud thumping on the front door signalled the start of a four-year odyssey that would catapult Priya and her family into national debate. Fo...
2023-10-037h 59Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsHome to Biloela by Priya NadesalingamPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702567to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Home to Biloela
Author: Priya Nadesalingam
Narrator: Shabana Azeez, Rachael Tidd
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
Release date: October 3, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
The dramatic inside story of the Tamil refugee family which became a cause célèbre all around Australia, and the epic fight by a small rural community to set them free.? It was dawn in the small rural town of Biloela. Loud thumping on the front door signalled the start of a four-year odyssey that would catapult Priya and her family into national debate. Fo...
2023-10-037h 59
Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsHome to Biloela by Priya NadesalingamPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Home to Biloela Author: Priya Nadesalingam Narrator: Shabana Azeez, Rachael Tidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The dramatic inside story of the Tamil refugee family which became a cause célèbre all around Australia, and the epic fight by a small rural community to set them free.? It was dawn in the small rural town of Biloela. Loud thumping on the front door signalled the start of a four-year odyssey that would catapult Priya and her family into national de...
2023-10-0303 min
Embrace The Most Immersive Full Audiobook Today!Royals by Tegan Bennett DaylightPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/239429to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Royals
Author: Tegan Bennett Daylight
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 05-02-23
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Loners & Outcasts
Publisher's Summary:
With no phones, no internet and no way out, Shannon and five other trapped teens are completely disconnected from the outside world ... and their online lives. It’s hard to say whether they’ll be driven to delinquency, or – even worse – forced to make friends irl. Will the limitless bubble tea, Maccas and new sneakers be enough to keep the six teens satisfie...
2023-05-026h 18
Feel Into A Must-Listen Full Audiobook During Your Workout.God of No Good by Sita WalkerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654061to listen full audiobooks.
Title: God of No Good
Author: Sita Walker
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Release date: February 1, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Sita Walker was raised by five strong matriarchs who taught her to believe in God and to Be Good. Her grandmother, mother and three aunts believed in unshakeable faith, in the power of prayer, in sacrifice, in magic, in the healing of turmeric and tea, and the wisdom of dreams. But as hard as she tries to be good, Sita always suspects that deep down, she...
2023-02-018h 26Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsGod of No Good by Sita WalkerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654061to listen full audiobooks.
Title: God of No Good
Author: Sita Walker
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Release date: February 1, 2023
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Sita Walker was raised by five strong matriarchs who taught her to believe in God and to Be Good. Her grandmother, mother and three aunts believed in unshakeable faith, in the power of prayer, in sacrifice, in magic, in the healing of turmeric and tea, and the wisdom of dreams. But as hard as she tries to be good, Sita always suspects that deep down, she...
2023-02-018h 26
Press Play On This Breakthrough Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Song of the Sun God by Shankari ChandranPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626135to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Song of the Sun God
Author: Shankari Chandran
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 38 minutes
Release date: November 3, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Ceylon's independence from Britain. Arranged in marriage, they learn to love each other and protect their growing family, against the backdrop of increasing ethnic tension. As the country descends into a bloody civil war, Nala and Rajan must decide which path is best for...
2022-11-032h 38Ignite An Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Song of the Sun God by Shankari ChandranPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626135to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Song of the Sun God
Author: Shankari Chandran
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 38 minutes
Release date: November 3, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Ceylon's independence from Britain. Arranged in marriage, they learn to love each other and protect their growing family, against the backdrop of increasing ethnic tension. As the country descends into a bloody civil war, Nala and Rajan must decide which path is best for...
2022-11-032h 38Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Song of the Sun God by Shankari ChandranPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626135to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Song of the Sun God
Author: Shankari Chandran
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 38 minutes
Release date: November 3, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Ceylon's independence from Britain. Arranged in marriage, they learn to love each other and protect their growing family, against the backdrop of increasing ethnic tension. As the country descends into a bloody civil war, Nala and Rajan must decide which path is best for...
2022-11-032h 38Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalSong of the Sun God by Shankari ChandranPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626135to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Song of the Sun God
Author: Shankari Chandran
Narrator: Shabana Azeez
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 14 hours 38 minutes
Release date: November 3, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Ceylon's independence from Britain. Arranged in marriage, they learn to love each other and protect their growing family, against the backdrop of increasing ethnic tension. As the country descends into a bloody civil war, Nala and Rajan must decide which path is best for...
2022-11-032h 38
The SauceThe Sauce with Shabana AzeezShabana Azeez is one of Australia’s young rising stars. She chats to Stephanie Pringle & Alison Fowler about her unique journey into acting and building up a body of work.
Shabana Azeez is an actor whose credits include TV guest roles in ABC’s The Letdown and Why Are You Like This?, and SBS’s The Hunting. She co-won Best Female Actor at Tropfest in 2019 and has been nominated for Best Performance at Stellar Film Festival (2020), the South Australian Screen Awards (2019, 2020), and WIFT V-FEST (2021). She made her theatre debut in RUMPUS’s production of The Wolves in 2019 and has since worked wit...
2021-10-271h 12