Episodes
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S3 Ep10: Food From the Heart with Navin & Andrew
On this episode, Priya talks to Chef Navin Hariprasad and his husband, Andrew Pettke. The two, along with their friend Sarah Hartshorne, formed team Mystikka Masala and won The Great Food Truck Race, Season 12! Navin and Andrew open up about their relationship and their unique wedding (including…
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S3 Ep9: Arts Amid the Pandemic with Bhumi Patel, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Ashok Sinha
On this episode, Priya talks to a panel of three queer South Asian artists about their work and how the arts have been affected by the pandemic: Bhumi Patel, an artist, activist and dancer; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a visual artist, performer and curator; and Ashok Sinha, a board member of the India...
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S3 Ep8: A Master of Food with Dinesh Patel
On this episode, Priya chats with Dinesh Patel, a cook, pastry chef and finalist of "MasterChef India" Season 5. Dinesh shares his earliest memories of being in the kitchen and how he fell in love with cooking. Later, Priya asks about how Dines ended up on the show, and what his favorite part of...
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S3 Ep7: Addressing the Pandemic with Dr. Musaub Khan
How does this pandemic disproportionately affect marginalized communities? What can we do to protect ourselves? How can we support health care workers? On this episode, Priya chats with Dr. Musaub Khan, a queer Muslim Pakistani-American physician in New York. Musaub shares how the virus has…
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S3 Ep6: Bollywood Dreaming with Nakul Dev Mahajan
On this episode, Priya chats with Nakul Dev Mahajan, an award-winning Bollywood choreographer best known for his 12 years of choreography on "So You Think You Can Dance." The two begin talk about "So You Think..." and the journey that led Nakul to open NDM Bollywood Dance Studios, one of the most...
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S3: Behind the 'Karma' with Amrit Kapai
On this special bonus episode, we talk to Amrit Kapai, one of the cast members of Bravo's brand-new reality show, "Family Karma." The show follows the lives of seven young Indian-Americans as they navigate the pressures of adulthood, while maintaining deep-rooted ties to their culture. Amrit, who...
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S3 Ep5: You Don't Love Me with Amir & Aamir
On this episode, we welcome Amir & Aamir, a gay South Asian married couple and the hosts of the "You Don't Love Me" podcast. Priya opens the conversation with Amir & Aamir talking about their experiences as queer people of color in New York City and the U.K., as well as around the world. They…
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S3 Ep4: Bake It or Leave It with Rav Bansal
On this episode, Priya chats with Rav Bansal, a former contestant on The Great British Bakeoff. Rav opens up about what it was like to come out publicly last year, and what it meant to come to terms with his sexuality as a Sikh man. Later, the two chat about Bake Off and Rav shares what his...
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S3 Ep3: Queering Nightlife with Kareem Khubchandani
In this episode, Priya chats with Kareem Khubchandani, an assistant professor at Tufts University and performance artist also known as LaWhore Vagistan. The two chat about drag and performance art in queer South Asian spaces, and Kareem opens up about his own experiences and research on the...
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S3 Ep2: Expressions Through Dance with Shiva Raichandani
On this week’s episode, Priya talks to Shiva Raichandani, the principal dancer and lead instructor of London School of Bollywood! You may also recognise him from Britain's, India's and France’s Got Talent. The two talk about everything from expressing gender in dance and problematic…
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S3 Ep1: The Power of Allyship with Sonam Kapoor
On the season 3 premiere, Priya chats with actress Sonam Kapoor. The two talk about "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga," a Bollywood film released earlier this year in which Sonam plays a lesbian who struggles to come out to her family. The two chat about why LGBTQ activism is so close to Sonam's...
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S2 Ep12: YaliniDream
On the season finale of Queering Desi, Priya chats with YaliniDream, a Ilankai Tamil Blood, Manchester-Born, Texas-Bred and Brooklyn-Brewed storyteller and spiritual creator who blends poetry, theater, dance and song, with expertise in integrating arts and organizing. Yalini shares their...
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S2 Ep11: Sundeep Morrison
On this episode, Priya talks to Sundeep Morrison, a queer Punjabi Sikh writer, actress, director, author and activist. Priya asks Sundeep about what drives her art, and Sundeep shares her experience with the Oak Creek shooting. The two chat about the aftermath, and the ways that racism still...
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S2 Ep10: Sikh Knowledge
On this episode, Priya chats with Sikh Knowledge, a producer/DJ from Montreal. Priya asks Sikh about his beats, and he shares how world music blended together in his early musical influences. The two chat about what it means for all our identities come together and shape our work, and Sikh shares...
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S2 Ep9: Sameer Jha
In this episode, Priya chats with Sameer Jha, a queer and trans youth activist. Sameer talks about why their advocacy centers around schools and how educational system can be more inclusive of queer and trans youth. Sameer opens up about bullying and their journey in supportive spaces at a new...
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S2 Ep8: Charmaine Hussain
In this episode, Priya chats with Charmaine Hussain, the proud mom of a queer and trans teenager. Charmaine talks about early childhood experiences for her child, Sameer, and the gender stereotypes that she fell into. Priya then asks about how Charmaine started to confront these assumptions, and...
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S2 Ep7: Raj Kalra
In honor of Pride month, we're celebrating with brand new episodes every week! This week, Priya chats with Raj Kalra and talks weddings and parenting! Raj identifies in SO many ways: gay, Indian, and also a dad, husband, OG Lamb, television executive and producer, son, brother and 5x Fantasy...
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S2 Ep6: Vishaal Reddy
In honor of Pride month, we're celebrating with brand new episodes every week! This week, we chat with Vishaal Reddy, the star and creator of the new limited series, "Insomnia," about a bisexual Indian man who moonlights as an escort. Vishaal talks about the real-life incident behind the…
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S2 Ep5: Fatimah Asghar
We're kicking off Pride month with several new episodes! First up, we have Fatimah Asghar, a poet, filmmaker, educator and performer. Priya asks Fatimah about Brown Girls, an Emmy-Nominated web series that highlights friendships between women of color. Later, they chat about Fatimah's debut book…
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S2 Ep4: Breaking Bread with Nik Sharma
In this week's episode, Priya talks to Nik Sharma, the writer, photographer, and food blogger behind A Brown Table. The two chat about Nik's early beginnings growing up in a bicultural household in India, from how he found his love for cooking to starting his own blog and switching careers. Nik...
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S2 Ep3: Queering Bollywood with Shelly Chopra Dhar
This week, Priya chats with Shelly Chopra Dhar, director and co-screenwriter of the new Bollywood film, “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga,” Bollywood’s first mainstream queer love story since “Fire.” The two talk extensively about the film, from what it was like to cast the film to the lukewarm…
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S2 Ep2: Bake It Off with Antony Amourdoux
This week, Priya chats with Antony Amourdoux, a contestant on Season 6 of Netflix's "Great British Baking Show." Priya asks what being on the show was like, and how Antony's life has changed since. He shares how he found his love of baking, and how he (accidentally!) ended up on the show. Later,...
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S2 Ep1: All That Drag with Humza (aka MangHoe Lassi)
In the first episode of Season 2, Priya chats with Humza, also known as his drag avatar, MangHoe Lassi. The two chat about how he found his love for drag, and what inspires those striking drag looks. Priya asks Humza the secret to his incredible makeup skills, and he shares the inspiration behind...
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S1 Ep15: The Fluidity of Gender with Durga Gawde
In this week's episode, Priya chats with Durga Gawde, an artist and activist based in India. The two chat about Durga's recent feature on Vice India, talking about what it’s like to be a genderfluid person. Durga also shares how they embraced their fluidity, what it was like to come out as...
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S1 Ep14: Queering Pop with Vardaan Arora
This week on Priya chats with singer and actor Vardaan Arora about his journey from New Delhi to New York, and the origins of his love for pop music. Two discuss South Asian representation in the entertainment industry, and Vardaan shares his personal experience with mental illness and how his...
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S1 Ep13: Music and the Movement with DJ Rekha
This week, Priya chats with DJ Rekha, founder of Basement Bhangra™ — one on New York City's longest running club nights. Rekha reflects on what it was like to achieve a 20-year milestone with Basement Bhangra, and what life has been like since the party wrapped. The two chat about the history of...
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S1 Ep12: Art Beyond The Binary with Alok Vaid-Menon
This week, Priya chats with Alok Vaid-Menon, a gender non-conforming writer and performance artist. The two chat about Alok's journey, from their love for writing to the social justice that underlines all their work. Priya and Alok also chat about making room for non-binary folks in the queer and...
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S1 Ep11: Mental Wellbeing with Dr. Riddhi Sandil
This week, Priya chats with Dr. Riddhi Sandil, a licensed psychologist and co-founder of the Sexuality, Women and Gender (SWG) Project at Teachers College, Columbia University. The two start by discussing what it means to hold multiple marginalized identities and the taboo of discussing mental...
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S1 Ep10: An Ode to Brown Girls with Vivek Shraya
This week, Priya chats with Vivek Shraya, whose body of work includes several albums, films, and books. The two chat about Vivek’s first collection of poetry, “even this page is white,” including its groundbreaking boldness in calling out white supremacy and what it’s like to look back on the...
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S1 Ep9: For The Love of Dance with Rohan Sheth
This week, Priya chats with Rohan, the CEO —or as he prefers, the Bolly heRO—of Doonya, a danced-based, high-intensity interval training dance fitness program. Rohan shares the origins of his love for dance, garba circles, and Madhuri Dixit. He shares how his identity as a gay man was impacted by...
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S1 Ep8: Community Building with Sasha W.
This week, Priya chats with Sasha W., the Organizing Director for the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA). Sasha shares their journey into organizing, and the cultural and familial origins of this work, including the 2004 tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka. The two discuss the...
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S1 Ep7: The Art of Writing with Rakesh Satyal
This week, Priya chats with Rakesh Satyal, author of the groundbreaking South Asian queer books "Blue Boy" and "No One Can Pronounce My Name." The two discuss the underpinnings of his latest book, including how his identities gave shape to the characters and his work overall. Later, he tells…
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S1 Ep6: An Atypical Journey with Nik Dodani
This week, Priya chats with actor and comedian, Nik Dodani. Nik talks about how his coming out journey is intertwined with his comedic beginnings, and how he landed the role of Zahid on Netflix's "Atypical." Priya and Nik discuss South Asian representation in Hollywood, and he tells her about the...
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S1 Ep5: Caribbean Empowerment with Mohamed Q. Amin
This week, Priya chats with Indo-Caribbean activist and organizer, Mohamed Q. Amin, founder of The Caribbean Equality Project. The two open a dialogue about resonance between the South Asian and Caribbean communities. Mohamed shares how he founded CEP, and the important support, education, and...
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S1 Ep4: Family Support and Acceptance with Aruna Rao
In this episode, Priya chats with Aruna Rao, the mother of a queer young adult and the founder of Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies. Priya asks Aruna about her own journey as a parent and why she founded the organization. Aruna talks about the optimism she has and barriers she faces in community...
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S1 Ep3: Words Unspoken with D'Lo
In this episode, Priya chats with actor, writer and comedian, D'Lo. Priya asks D'Lo about his journey, and what led him to comedy and acting. He shares his early influences, how he perceives the difference between stand-up and shows, and where he feels he makes the most impact. The two discuss...
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S1 Ep2: Comedy and Artivism with Fawzia Mirza
In this episode, Priya chats with artivist, actor, producer and writer, Fawzia Mirza. Priya asks Fawzia about what it was like to emcee the Women's March in Chicago, which opens a discussion about activism and what it means to make space at the table for those who have paved the way for us.…
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S1 Ep1: Telling Our Own Stories with Reema Tharani
As an introduction to this podcast, Priya chats with her partner, Reema, about why she started 'Queering Desi' and what she the audience can expect from upcoming episodes. They also share their coming out journeys, and later, they play games like "Be In or Be Them" and "Date, Marry, Kill." Priya...
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