The Dating Culture
by The Dating Culture
Welcome to The Dating Culture, a podcast that explores the real, raw perspective on dating! We all have unique paths to love that are sometimes held back by baggage, commitment issues, cultural traditions, or simply heartache. Payal Patel, the host of The Dating Culture is ready to dive deeper into taboo subjects of dating. We want to show our fellow friends, family members, colleagues, and singles the different perspectives of dating to hopefully teach the world that love can be found with a little introspection and self-work. We welcome everyone to this podcast, and hope you enjoy!
Episodes
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Navigating Breakups, Finding Your Identity, and Being a South Asian Female Creative ft. Author of "Sari Not Sari", Sonya Singh
South Asian writer and author, Sonya Singh, gave us a glimpse of what it's like being a South Asian CEO of a successful company through her book "Sari Not Sari". In this rom-com novel, Manny Dogra, the CEO of Breakup, an agency that helps people manage their relationship breakups, showcases the...
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Parental Dynamics, Cultural Pressures, and Mental Health with “Definition Please” Director, Writer, Creator and Actor, Sujata Day
Sujata Day, a first generation South Asian performer, creator, writer, and director from Pittsburgh, debuted her film, Definition Please in 2020. We have seen her starring in the role of Cece in The Misadventures of Awkward Black girl by Issa Rae, as well as Sarah in HBO’s Insecure. Definition...
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Astrology, Love, and Dating with Astrologer and Co-Founder of the Cusp Astrology app, Kirah Tabourn
A perfect moment in time to chat astrology here at The Dating Culture. With Venus currently in retrograde, we couldn't have been more excited to chat with Kirah Tabourn; Astrologer, author and Co-founder of Cusp Astrology, the only modern astrology app focused on love, sex, relationships and the...
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Dil Mil & The Current Age of Dating w/ CEO & Founder of Dil Mil, KJ Dhaliwal
Dil Mil is currently one of the largest South Asian dating apps in the game! We sat down with KJ Dhaliwal, CEO of Dil Mil, as he shared with us the inspiration behind Dil Mil, his own romantic experiences, and his thoughts on present day dating. Dil Mil Instagram…
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"Serena Singh Flips the Script"
Sonya Lalli is an author and first generation Canadian South Asian woman. We got a chance to sit down with Sonya to talk about her recent book, "Serena Singh Flips The Script". This is a story of a young woman, Serena, who experiences all the "things" that most South Asian women go through in…
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Sexual Assault, Male Victims, and The Value of Therapy w/ LMFT Payal Patel
Payal Patel, founder of Manu Counseling, is a South Asian Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Her extensive experience working with sexual trauma clients has allowed for her to work with clients with a variety of issues such as marital conflict, infidelity, sexual abuse, childhood abuse,...
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Parenting Immigrant Parents & Interracial Relationships w/ LMFT & Coach Aparna Sagaram
Aparna Sagaram, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Coach helps us break down having difficult conversations with immigrant parents, how to go about introducing interracial relationships, and understanding the immigrant parent experience while staying true to ourselves and our perception…
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Releasing Guilt, Sexual Shame, and Womb Healing with Reiki Master Jalpa Dadhuk
Jalpa Dadhuk, a certified Reiki Master Teacher, Integrated Nutritional Coach and Occupational Therapist sat down with us to further break down just a few of the pressures that South Asian women experience. Jalpa helps break down the process of releasing guilt, sexual shame, and understanding what...
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Working With a Dating/Relationship Coach ft. Varsha Mathur
With so many new approaches to dating, it may never cross our minds to try working with a Dating Coach. The benefits? Give this episode a listen to get some great advice from Dating and Relationship Coach, Varsha Mathur, on the value of working with a coach while dabbling in the dating scene!...
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Modern Day Matchmaking w/ Founder of Single to Shaadi Radha Patel
Radha Patel, Founder of Single to Shaadi, began her matchmaking business in hopes to help people find love. She shared with us the realities of finding love, breaking down cultural norms, obstacles with matching, dating apps versus matchmaking services, and what her process is for helping folks...
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Ghosting, Dating Apps, Quarantine Dating, and Bad Texters w/ Jay "The Gentleman"
Jay "The Gentleman" Vereen is the VP/Executive Producer of Wooder Ice, a local Media/News Agency based out of Philadelphia! Throughout his years of dating and lessons that he has learned along the way, he helps us break down some of the uncomfortable and frustrating topics of present day dating...
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Indian Matchmaking: Arranged Marriages via Reality TV ft. Aparna Shewakramani
We had the opportunity to sit down with Aparna Shewakramani from the recent Netflix reality tv series, Indian Matchmaking. As we know, arranged marriages are a very typical form of marriage within the South Asian community. A traditional arranged marriage is a union of two people who are selected...
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"How Do I Become a Gentleman To Myself First?" - The Male Perspective ft. Bets Charmelus
“We’re not human doings. We’re human beings... You being here is enough.” Bets Charmelus, a Philly native, musician and teacher, shares with us the first generation male perspective around dating, culture, relationships, boundaries, mental health, and much more! Check out Bets on the Internet:...
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Fatphobia, Casteism, and the Pressures of Being a South Asian Daughter w/ Sonalee Rashatwar
Sonalee Rashatwar, also known as "The Fat Sex Therapist", shared with us their journey to becoming a Sex and Trauma Therapist. As a queer, bisexual, non-binary survivor of sexual trauma, Sonalee shared their experiences as a South Asian daughter and the pressures that came with it in their...
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Astrology as a Tool, Matching Birth Charts, Eastern vs. Western Astrology, CoStar, and Signs/Elements/Houses w/ Danielle Mercurio
Want to know the meaning of your Sun, Moon, and Rising sign…and everything else astrology? We had to pleasure of sitting down with Danielle Mercurio, a Comedian, Life Coach, Astrologer, and overall gypsy of all trades. We dove right in and chatted about what astrology is, if matching birth charts...
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Embracing Your Inner Hoe: The First-Generation Perspective w/ Deb Charmelus
We sat down with Deb Charmelus, a first-generation Haitian American and Co-Creator of her podcast, The Hoe and the Hopeless. During this episode, we dove right into taboo subjects around embracing your inner hoe, living a double life, overcoming family expectations, learning more about yourself...
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Checklists, Mental Health and Dating, Culture Pressures, Childhood Trauma, Attachment Styles and more w/ Individual and Relationship Therapist, Alanna Gardner
Alanna Gardner, a licensed Individual and Relationship Therapist based out of Philadelphia, enlightened us with her knowledge on dating from the perspective of prioritizing our mental health. Payal interviewed Alanna with the intent of showing the world the importance of seeking therapy while...
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"Love marriages, Arranged Marriages, Non-Traditional Perspectives and more w/ the Modern Mom" ft. Elisheba Haqq
Payal reconnects with a long time family friend Elisheba Haqq, who is a South Asian Punjabi mother, nurse, and writer based out of Princeton, New Jersey. Elisheba blessed us with her words on dating through sharing her story as an immigrant with a strict Christian father and a mother who passed...
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The Dating Culture Podcast Introduction with Payal Patel
Welcome to The Dating Culture, a podcast that explores the real, raw perspective on dating! We all have unique paths to love that are sometimes held back by baggage, commitment issues, cultural traditions, or simply heart ache. Payal Patel, the host of The Dating Culture is ready to dive deeper...
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Welcome to The Dating Culture, a podcast that explores the real, raw perspective on dating! We all have unique paths to love that are sometimes held back by baggage, commitment issues, cultural traditions, or simply heartache. Payal Patel, the host of The Dating Culture is ready to dive deeper into taboo subjects of dating. We want to show our fellow friends, family members, colleagues, and singles the different perspectives of dating to hopefully teach the world that love can be found with a little introspection and self-work. We welcome everyone to this podcast, and hope you enjoy!
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