American Desi

American Desi

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American Desi episodes

  • American Desis

    Join me and my college roommate and good friend Ramya as we dive into our experiences growing up as Indian-Americans. We'll explore the challenges and joys of navigating two cultures, balancing our parents' Indian heritage with our American upbringing, and figuring out our own identities. We've had countless conversations about this topic off the record, and we're excited to share our thoughts and stories with you. Tune in for a relatable and heartfelt discussion about identity, culture, and growing up between two worlds.

    24 min
  • STEMinist Voices



    Shalika Neelaveni is a Stanford PhD studying mechanical engineering.

    Shalika and I have a conversation about women in stem. Shalika shares her journey.

    24 min
  • Tash Talk: Vyas

    I got to interview, my childhood friend Vyas.

    We talked about being Indian and growing up being neurodivergent!


    Vyas has a great podcast, called Bright Colors of Inspiration. Here’s the link to his podcast


    https://open.spotify.com/show/1WEOtXyGjLWyd3jUcwRLe5?si=8bClqqhBTrqb7ctfI1vzLA

    27 min
  • Robochats


    Interview with Matt Strong, PhD student at Stanford University, studying robotics.

    Matt also gives advice to Computer Science students.

    Spoiler alert, we give away endings from the movies iRobot and Big Hero 6

    53 min
  • Tash talk: Shakthi and Ramya -sequel

    My friends are back to discuss another topic. We're talking about cultural appropriation. We appreciate people appreciating our culture, but just in a respectful way, not offensive. We discuss videos on social media.

    21 min
  • Tash talk: Lillian Frances

     

    Lillian Frances is a self-produced indie pop artist based out of Sacramento, CA. She is a sonic collager of sorts - weaving together organic and synthetic sounds to create captivating sonic landscapes. While crafting her music, Frances isn’t bothered by genre, or motivated to create in a particular style. One minute she leads you through a poppy, textured dream-land, the next you tumble into sparse, trappy beats as Lillian glides effortlessly between English and Spanish.


    https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wNWtyoNoZkC3L5mYJDA2f?si=B7dN9lW0RQK4JY1QHswnDQ

    19 min
  • “My mind and me” -Selena Gomez
    The film documents Selena’s struggles with fame, physical illness and mental health. Selena shows us it’s OK to NOT be OK. She shows it by sharing her vulnerabilities. Selena Gomez is a successful actor, producer and philanthropist. Trigger warning: talk of suicide, mental health and chronic illness
    27 min
  • Conversation with Nagarjuna (Indian Movie Star)
    I got the opportunity to meet and talk with Nagarjuna!! He is an Indian movie superstar! He has been a leading actor for the past 40 years. The legendary film actor has also been an entrepreneur, television presenter, producer, philanthropist, and studio owner. He has acted in over 100 films and has received many awards over the years. It was an honor speaking with him; he was very kind and welcoming.
    17 min
  • Tash talk: Aleena
    I interviewed Aleena from WEAVE (When Everyone Act Violence Ends). Aleena is Community Educator/Youth Advocate from WEAVE. Aleena received two bachelor degrees from the University of California, Davis in Psychology and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. Aleena is passionate about prevention education especially when it comes to talking to youth about consent and building safe/healthy relationships. When Aleena is not engaging with the community, they can be found enjoying a farmer’s market, spending time in nature, and trying out a new craft hobby!
    Weave Support Line: 916-920-2952 
    Weave Business Line: 916-448-2321 
    https://www.weaveinc.org
    48 min

About American Desi

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My Indian American experience dealing with my personal challenges. I will share my outlook, advice and stories which led to my personal growth.