Audacious Aunties

In this episode Manvir and Asyia discuss the cunning tales of Anansi, a spider man from Ghanaian folklore. Expect talking animals, wild tales and women pulling all their weight as per usual. 

In our second episode of season 5  Manvir talks to Asyia about the Thai epic Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a 17th century story about a tragic (and frustrating at the best of times) love triangle full of many plot twists and gasp-worthy moments.

Welcome dear listeners to season five of Audacious Aunties. In this season we will be discovering folklore, mythology and stories from outside the Western world. In the first episode of the season we travel very far back in time to discuss gods, kings, friendship, love and grief. And, of course, BBC Merlin.

Hi listeners, we are back! And to mark both our come back and the 75th anniversary of Partition we present to you this special episode where we retell our families' Partition stories. We look into not only what happened in 1947 but how it affected our families' lives thereafter, ultimately leading to the creation of our own friendship. 

In this one-off special episode we talk about the work and life of the wonderful intersectional feminist and activist Bell Hooks. And talk about New Year's resolutions!

Welcome back to Season 4 - Audacious Aunties Chat Music. In the first episode of the season we are discussing Qawwali, including forms such as the Ghazal, Naat and Kafi, found in the Indian sub-continent. Join us for chaos and wikipedea-given knowledge as we embark on this musical journey around the world. 

The song played in the episode can be found here or by typing in 'Afreen Afreen - Coke Studio' into Youtube or Spotify.

Other songs mentioned include:

Dum Mast Qalandar

Mera Piya Ghar Aaya

The last episode of the season folks, but do not fret we'll be back because we have nothing better to do and because we love this podcast very very much! Here we escape the 20th century, skip a few more years, and head to 8th century China.

We discuss being post-modern ladies, the woes of not doing work and the amazing Samikshavad movement. Discover the first indigenous art movement in modern India and how it challenged corruption in society with us! 

This week we're taking on a contemporary intersectional feminist movement/organisation called Sister Namibia. They're incredibly inspiring with a strong social media presence so please look them up to see what they're up to! Other than that, Asyia claims that trees can make foghorn sounds and Manvir talk about voice dysmorphia.  

In this episode we discuss our lockdown 3 coping mechanisms, how one movement shook off the burden of colonialism and once more, an absolutely amazing Muslim woman being fabulous. All whilst Asyia attempts to not butcher every single word she says!