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Have you ever heard of the term 'post-graduate blues'? Your jobs a joke, you're broke, your love life...get it? This commonly used term really highlights the increasing number of young people who complete university and struggle with the transition into adult life. The truth is, everybody is now on different journeys and this episode covers the different ways that this happens. Whether it is watching your social circle get smaller, having a very highly demanding graduate job, feeling the pressure to succeed in your career straightaway or just feeling lost with no sense of direction (Did anyone catch the Miley Cyrus lyric there)- Anu has got you covered. Here's hoping that the episode brings you comfort, reassurance that you are not alone, encouragement to keep going and a solid high 5 for making it so far. Enjoy the endless memes on the post, enjoy the episode- leave us a comment or even better a review, see you for the next one soon!

Welcome back! in part 2 we continue our discussions regarding Aniket's daily life as an academic at Harvard, we speak about barriers for progression for academics particularly BAME and female academics. We have some candid conversations regarding issues in South Asia and how nationalism, regional identities and the media affect south asian politics. We end as usual with a humorous story about Aniket's time at work and hope this conversations gives you an insight into academia, happy listening!

Ever wondered what it's like to work in the most prestigious university in the world? This week we speak to Anu's friend Aniket De- who works at...wait for it...Harvard! That university they show you on 'The Social Network'. Aniket chats about his childhood in Kolkata, his love for history and his research while we cover our thoughts regarding South Asian politics and identity. We get to the good bits in Part 2 so stay tuned!

Welcome back! the summer heat gets to us both a little bit in this episode and we recorded on a thursday at the end of a long week but we really felt passionate about this topic so we decided to dedicate all of episode 12 to the theme of leadership! 

Questions we cover during the episode are:

1) what makes good leaders?

2)what barriers do poc and woc in particular face to leadership?

3)why is a superiority complex in leadership so damaging?

4)how can leadership be transformative in education?

5)how are we manifesting our career paths in leadership?

6)how is vulnerability connected to leadership?

enjoy the episode, leave us a comment on our socials or even a better- a review! we appreciate you, our listener, very much and we will see you soon for the next one!

For episode 11 we meet Iqbal who talks us through some pretty crazy changes in his life and how he has learned more about himself through the professional roles he has already had and how life so far has shaped his personal growth. 

You can (and definitely should!) find more content from Iqbal here: https://linktr.ee/iqtodabal

Welcome back! For episode 11 we meet Iqbal who talks us through some pretty crazy changes in his life and how he has learned more about himself through the professional roles he has already had and how life so far has shaped his personal growth. We chat about his time in Edinburgh, his work and interest in government issues in Malaysia and his current job working with ...wildlife?! He's a cool guy and this episode is bound to make you reconsider whether you are truly taking risks and exploring your interests, give it a listen and let us know what you think! Thanks again for tuning in and see you next time for our next episode.

This is a big one for us! Our first collaborative episode is with the lovely ladies of Dope Black Women. We chat about identity, authenticity, advocating for ourselves and fighting imposter syndrome, championing our communities while also maintaining a critical awareness of their shortcomings and much more. Tune in to listen to the first part of our chat and please let us know what you thought of the episode as a comment or a review or even better, a voice note! 

Welcome back! We began this podcast with the intention of nurturing what it means to fully be ourselves, to embrace our identity and this episode is an extension of that with a specific focus on representation. In this solo episode from Anu, the topic of representation is broken into how life can feel without it, how it can benefit our sense of identity and our confidence and how we can go on to increase representation for ourselves virtually and in our own lives- both professional and personal.   In all of the spheres we operate within- whether it is our office, our homes, our social circles, representation should be meaningful and it should empower us. We hope the episode provides you with some inspiration about creating and increasing representation and to celebrate your own identity. You are awesome! You belong, you are enough. Let us know what you think either as a comment online, an Apple podcast review or even better, send us a voice note! Thanks for listening and see you soon for our next episode.

Welcome back! we recorded this episode in February, the month of 'love' and during the episode we try and delve into our journeys with mentors, mentoring ourselves and now mentoring new members of staff. We share some of our not so pleasant moments learning (or not learning) from a mentor and how it has shaped how we understand leadership and our role as educators of colour. Happy listening!

Coming in as a breath of fresh air for Episode 7 is the lovely Tavelah, who trained with us as a TeachFirst trainee in the West Midlands in 2017 to teach English in a secondary school in the Midlands. We chat about self-confidence, the BLM protests, diversity in schools and the power of music because Tavelah is an incredible musician alongside her passion for education. Let us know what you think of the episode and join us again for Part 2!