Meet Mathushaa, the Tamil photographer, and absolute force of nature redefining the stereotypes of South Asian women!

In episode 11 Mathushaa chats about the difficulties she has faced in having to 'prove herself' as a Tamil women, often not feeling enough to represent her culture, and how she's worked hard to change peoples attitudes that not all brown people are Indian.

Be prepared to have a proper belly laugh, and maybe have some 'jaw on the floor' moments, episode 10 is HILARIOUS, completely and utterly no-filter, and as honest as it gets...

I'm very happy to have my first ever comedian on 'South Asian Overground', Eshaan Akbar; half Bengali - half Pakistani comedian, inspiring representative of the deaf community, and deep lover of being South Asian...it's his favourite. In this episode you can expect quite a lot of toilet chat, the trials and tribulations of having parents that are racist towards each other, the mental highs and lows of being a comedian, and of course the importance of embracing both South Asianness and Englishness 100%.

Meet Hyphen; the North East Indian singer, writer, and mental health speaker. In episode nine of South Asian Overground Hyphen goes into how his connectedness to being South Asian has changed over time, making 'unusual' career choices, and how writing and creating music has been a huge factor in helping to express himself and support his mental health struggles. Of course, we get into music, and the importance of being consistent, releasing music and not overthinking it, and how Hyphen released around 30 songs before getting on BBC 6 music...persistence and passion is key!

We've got something very special for you on South Asian Overground this week, a guest mix from DJ duo, B.o.T (aka beans on toast.) Pakistani producer/dj, Khayal Khan (aka Kakes), and Italian dj, Dan Calbrese, join me for episode eight to chat about how to stand out as a dj right now in such a saturated market, combining their cultures to create innovative & surprising sounds, and of course Khayal shares how his Pakistani background has influenced his sound and production of music.

Episode Seven of 'South Asian Overground' welcomes Manchester born - West Indian, philanthropist, entrepreneur, author and self-proclaimed 'cat dad', Vikas Shah (MBE.) Having set up his first business at 14, interviewed over 500 people; including the likes of Will.I.Am, Maya Angelou & Auschwitz survivors, written two books, and given a Ted X Talk in Manchester focused on his own journey with mental health struggles.

We cover A LOT on this episode, and I think you lot will learn a huge amount from listening, as I did. Jaheda was one of the OG 'daytimers', she chats about her experiences skipping school to go to daytime raves, being a queer, brown, northern woman, as well as sharing some amazing Bollywood trac

Introducing, Karimah Hassan, an incredibly talented artist, whose heritage is a beautiful combination of Yemen, Wales and Bangladesh. In this hugely insightful episode we chat about the importance of finding a sense of belonging and how Karimah has found this through amazing creative South Asian women.

The trials and tribulations of dating in the Asian community, arranged marriages, Zoom dates with peoples mums & a brief analysis of how very LOUD and dramatic brown families really are! Episode four features my elder cousin (no surprises there) and spirit animal, Kiri.

I'm super excited for you lot to listen to episode three, with Rohan Rakhit. Rohan is NW London based Dj, broadcaster on Worldwide Fm, actor, and one of the core members of the South Asian Underground crew, Daytimers. In this episode Rohan talks about how becoming a part of Daytimers, discovering his 'people', and learning more about Brit-Asian history really helped his sense of self and purpose.

Meet Tchengiz, singer, songwriter, music producer...and yes ANOTHER one of my cousins!

Episode One: Imposter Syndrome, With Lily

My first guest and cousin chat about the ‘imposter syndrome’ that comes from being Indian and growing up in a very westernised environment, as well as the stigma associated with being brown and struggling with your mental health.

Episode Zero of South Asian Overground is HERE!

Talina answers the BIG “where are you from?” question, and offers a little insight into what’s to come…