The Nila Extract

The Nila Extract

By Nila VarmanComedy
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The Nila Extract episodes

  • Episode 6: 20 Or Something
    In this episode, I talk birthdays of the past, my recent lockdown birthday, childhood memories and missing them. I discuss how I felt like accepting and saying hello new chapter of my life, led me to the epiphany that I had to say goodbye to old one's. I also talk about ways to celebrate during lockdown, debut the first-ever "Whale of a time" segment where I discuss funny sea-life facts, and get raw with how much things have changed over the past few years.- As always, loads of good music!
    54 min
  • Episode 5: Forward Strokes |ft. Schuyler Bailar
    In this week's episode, join me as I attempt to answer as many questions as I could during my "Ask me absolutely anything" segment, exhibited my general weirdness, explored some potato stories during the "Weekly Potat" and had an exciting chat with legendary first Transgender NCAA division 1 men’s athlete Schuyler Bailar, in celebration of Transgender Awareness Week! Also loads of music too x
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 4: You are Enough |ft Gabi Mahan
    Join me as I celebrate Deepavali with some cherished memories, accompanied by amazing songs composed by Ilaiyaraja, and explore self-love, eating disorder recovery, normalising bodies and more, with incredible writer, body positive activist Gabi Mahan from Blogs by Gabi!
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 3: Yup, Still Fabulous |ft. Stevie Blaine
    Join body positivity and LGBTQIA+ activist Stevie Blaine and myself, as we talk all things body positive, body dysmorphia, body image, acceptance, shaming, mental health, toxic masculinity in our society as well as many other topics like sizing differences for clothes in different countries, and many other vulnerable topics!
    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 2: The Self-Love Club | ft. Radhika Sanghani
    Welcome to Episode 2 of the Nila extract, where I talk about my self-love journey, ways to love yourself a bit more! (just a note, due to tech difficulties we were not able to wrap up the episode properly so it kind of cuts off) - We also discuss the #sideprofileselfie movement, as well as falling in love with yourself with my guest award-winning author and journalist Radhika Sanghani ! I'm so excited to introduce my first guest on the show, Radhika Sanghani!
    She is also a self-love activist and writes about women's issues as well. Radhika, also launched the viral side profile selfie movement to celebrate big noses, a body-positive campaigner and founder of the nail bar pop-up scheme with age charity in the UK, where she gives manicures to the isolating elderly struggling with loneliness!
    43 min
  • Episode 1: Not Indian Enough
    Join me in my first episode where I talk; not belonging to a single brown community,the importance of exploring other cultures, the history of Tamil and the biases and stereotypes placed onto South Indian people, all over the world ! Also the very first "Weekly Potat" segment, where I talk about potatoes
    45 min

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Tune in to The Nila Extract, the award-winning radio show founded and hosted by your favourite Tamil gal, Nila Varman, whose show strives to amplify the voices of various communities, including her…