As two brown fangirls, Shaazia and Fatima decided to discuss desi or South-Asian representation in the latest episode. From their favourite representation in pop culture, to what they find problematic it's a jam-packed episode

Check out their piece on Zayn Malik here (https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/what-zayn-malik-meant-to-us-as-brown-directioners-shaazia-ebrahim-fatima-moosa/) and why they don't stan Priyanka Chopra (https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/why-bollywood-stars-shouldnt-cheer-for-war/)

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Tik Tok has a massive surge in popularity over the past couple of months with millions of users logging on to the app. From dance challenges to recreating viral movie scenes and to political messaging, the app has something for everyone. But it also remains a huge mystery for many.

Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa chat all about Gen Z's favourite app Tik Tok and how it's surprisingly found popularity with baby boomers.

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Is there a decline in America's soft power, especially when it comes to television. What role has the rise of Turkish and Korean dramas played in this?

Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa chat all things K-dramas, Bollywood and Turkish dizi and why they're so over American television.

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To celebrate The Daily Vox's sixth anniversary, we put together a special episode featuring the voices of past members of The Daily Vox team. They share their thoughts and experiences of being part of the team in its beginning stages and their hopes for its future.

Featuring Pontsho Pilane, Aaisha Dadi Patel, Faranaaz Parker, Benazir Cassim, Theresa Mallinson, Nathi Ngubane, Lizeka Maduna, and Shaazia Ebrahim.

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"We stan" is something that's often used on social media to show appreciation to someone or something. But what exactly does it mean to "stan"?

Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima introduce their new podcast by defining what are stans and what they have to do with the rapper Eminem?

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Welcome to The Critical Stans 2.0 where we live our best lives through fandoms and pop culture. Come along on this interesting deep dive into the world of fans, stans and the politics of pop culture with hosts Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa.

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It’s the special edition of The Critical Stans. In this episode we lament all the podcasts we could have made, but didn’t because pop culture news never takes a rest. We talk Comic Con Africa and what we learned about cosplay, consent and representation. We speak of all the badass female characters that JK Rowling wrote in Harry Potter from Hermione Granger to Dolores Umbridge. The final two topics we wanted to cover was K-dramas and the romance novel genre. We chat about our favourite K-dramas and why we think romance gets such a bad reputation in literary circles.

Produced by Sipho Hlongwane

Will women ever get escape the awful portrayals in popular culture? We speak about how Serena Williams was cast into an “Angry Black Woman”, how Nicki Minaj and Cardi B are always deliberately pitted against each other (without denying their agency to beef if they want to, of course) and how the “Yoko Effect” still lives as Ariana Grande was blamed for her ex Mac Miller’s death. Spoiler alert: we get angry.

Producer by Sipho Hlongwane.

Nike made a splash on Tuesday when it dropped an ad-campaign with Colin Kaepernick as it’s face with the slogan: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” Kaepernick is a former San Francisco 49rs quarterback, famous for being the first player to start kneeling during the US anthem before NFL games as a protest against racial inequality and injustice in the country. But what does it mean that brands are so quick to align themselves to political causes when they perpetuate socio-economic inequality by the very base they are premised on? We discuss consumerist ethics and the commodification of activism in episode nine of The Critical Stans.

Produced by Sipho Hlongwane.

There’s something for everyone on YouTube from mukbangs to beauty tutorials and prank videos. It’s a platform that’s a dream for representation because just anyone can make a video about almost anything and it’s accessible to everyone with the internet (unless your country blocks content like, ahem, China). But the problem with representation is that sometimes some identities tend to appropriate other identities. With well-known YouTube icons like Superwoman and Timothy Delaghetto adopting blaccent and elements of black culture, serious questions need to be asked about the downside of allowing a free platform for all.