Afternoon Chai Sessions: Recent Episodes
Uma & Anjali
Just two Brown girls bringing our Indian American perspective to current issues while sometimes drinking tea. Join us with a cup of your favorite beverage so we can reflect and learn together!
In today’s episode, we discuss what good friendship means to us and how friendships can change over time.
In today’s episode, we discuss the origin of body hair removal and our personal experiences with it.
In today’s episode, we discuss our experiences growing up with social media, reflect on how it shaped our identities, and recognize how we are products for social media companies.
In today’s episode, we discuss the negative impact of diet culture and reflect on our own experiences with it.
In today’s episode, we define microaggressions, share our personal experiences, and relate our lived experiences with the “model minority” myth and Claire Kim’s theory of racial triangulation.
In today's episode, we discuss performative activism on Instagram, inspired by Amanda Maryanna’s YouTube video “The Instagram Infographic Industrial Complex".
In today’s episode, we discuss the male gaze, reflect on how we have internalized it, and think about how we can move forward as a society.
In today's episode, we discuss chai, what it means to be first-generation Americans, and our different experiences growing up Brown in America.
In today's episode, we discuss recent revelations in the Bachelor franchise, the value of accountability, and the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the media.
In today's episode, we introduce ourselves! Hear us talk about our personality types, favorite podcasts, and more.