That Desi Spark (formerly The Woke Desi)

A podcast by That Desi Spark

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Society & Culture TV & Film

150 Episodes

  1. Rise and Stop Grinding | Toxic Productivity

    Published: 10/5/2021

  2. Opening the Surro-gates | Part 2 of a Conversation with Nidhi Mehta about the South Asian Surrogacy Industry

    Published: 9/21/2021

  3. Flirty Thirty (feat. Nehal Mehra)| South Asians and Dating in Your Thirties

    Published: 9/7/2021

  4. Nailing Your Baby Mama | South Asians and Surrogacy: Questions to Ask

    Published: 8/31/2021

  5. Dating Karma (feat. Monica Vaswani of Family Karma) | South Asians and Dating

    Published: 8/24/2021

  6. Desiabled | South Asians & Disabilities

    Published: 8/17/2021

  7. Q&A with N&A

    Published: 8/10/2021

  8. Desi Ladki Life (feat. Loudmouth Ladkis and Anu Manner of Masala My Life | South Asian First Gen Experiences Across Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z

    Published: 3/9/2021

  9. Brown. Bald. Beautiful. (Feat. Neehar Sachdeva) | South Asians and Alopecia

    Published: 3/2/2021

  10. Mira, Mira, on the Wall (feat. Mira Patel) | South Asians, Self-Love, and Sexuality

    Published: 2/23/2021

  11. Snapping Back, Baby (feat. Dr. Pinkey Patel) | South Asians and Postpartum Depression

    Published: 2/16/2021

  12. Divorcing Expectations (feat. Punita Mangat) | South Asians and Divorce

    Published: 2/9/2021

  13. Countering Islamophobia (feat. Aysha Qamar) | South Asians and Islamophobia

    Published: 2/2/2021

  14. Make Money Make Cents (feat. Parween Mander) | Financial Literacy and Empowerment for South Asian Women

    Published: 1/26/2021

  15. With Love, Mani (feat. Mani Jassal) | Interview with South Asian Fashion Designer Mani Jassal

    Published: 1/19/2021

  16. Traffick Warning (feat. Arpita De and Pallavi Pundir of Vice World News) | South Asians and Sex Trafficking

    Published: 1/12/2021

  17. Loss for Words (feat. Pooja Mehta) | South Asians & Grief and Loss

    Published: 12/15/2020

  18. Tales with Tanuja (feat. Tanuja Desai Hidier) | South Asian Author Interview

    Published: 12/8/2020

  19. Locking Down Boundaries (feat. Anjali Chakra) | South Asians & Boundary-Setting During Quarantine

    Published: 12/1/2020

  20. Acting Up with Aasif Mandvi | South Asian Actor Interview on Creative Processes

    Published: 11/24/2020

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That Desi Spark, formerly known as The Woke Desi, is a bold podcast created by three founders who recognized a space void of color and conversation around the topics that impact dual-identity, South Asian millennials the most. From education to entertainment and social justice issues to social media trends, That Desi Spark approaches each episode with compassion, advocacy, and information, bolstered by subject-area experts and unfiltered celebrity moments. Hosted by Annika Sharma, That Desi Spark ignites conversation, illuminates learning, and sparks a community to own their stories, rise up with confidence, and blaze a path forward. The podcast has been featured in the Times of India, at BBC’s CDX, and on Forbes. They have been featured speakers at multiple conferences, ViacomCBS, and universities. They can be found on the web, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.