What Is This Behaviour?
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What Is This Behaviour?
Conversations with South Asian people going against the grain. Co-hosted by edu-tainer @ReubenChristian1, artist @AlmassBadat and filmmaker @AaronChristian_
Episoade Recente
82 episoade
Ep 17 - Interracial Dating
We share stories on dating outside the South Asian bubble, which to be honest, none of us have ever been in!
Ep 82 - IMRAN AMED - The Power of Purpose
Transport yourself into the room of our first-ever live public recording of the What Is This Behaviour? Podcast in conversation with Imran Amed MBE, f...
Ep 81 - DANIYAL KHAN - Self-actualisation and levelling up sports, culture & commentary
Welcome Daniyal Khan, the sports presenter, personality and commentator levelling up the sports industry!
Daniyal educates global...
Ep 80 - VARADA SETHU - Humanising Hollywood's Highs
EP 80 introduces Varada Sethu, the Kerala-born, British-Indian actress whose career spans film and television!
While she rises wit...
Ep 79 - NIKITA CHAUHAN - The Community-Hearted CEO Amplifying Afrobeats
We wax lyrical with Nikita Chauhan, the CEO, and founder of TranslateNC; a music talent management and strategic marketing company looking after Guilt...
Ep 78 - LEO KALYAN - The Alchemy of Classical Into Contemporary
EP 78 with Leo Kalyan is here to bless your ears!
Bringing in wisdom, warmth, and undeniable skill is @leokalyan the singer, songwriter & music...
Ep 77 - JASMIN SEHRA - Creating Her Colourful Lane
Illustrator and designer Jasmin Sehra enters the WITB chat on EP77!
Inspired by her Naniji’s DIY cassette tape covers and old school South Asian...
Ep 76 - NIKESH SHUKLA - The Power of the Pen
Episode 76 welcomes the author and screenwriter, Nikesh Shukla to the WITB community.
Leading up to the release of his teen fiction novel ‘Stand...
Ep 75 - Side Hustles & The Asian Man (Part 2)
What's your side hustle?
In July 2020, we spoke to Aaron Christian about one of his side hustles, The Asian Man. Going for 10 years, The Asian...
Ep 74 - WITB 101 PT. 2 - Best bits from the live event & deeper insights with the editor Jayshree Viswanathan
A month after the launch of the WITB 101 at White City House, Jayshree, the editor on the project, joins us for a candid reflection on the process. We...
Ep 73 - WITB 101 PT. 1 - Our annual, growing resource of 101 South Asian people going against the grain
On Friday 5th August 2022, we launched the WITB 101; our annual, growing, open resource of 101 South Asian people going against the grain. Lock in to...
Ep 72 - Personas Vs Personal Brands
As three seperate artists with public profiles, personal branding is something we can’t ignore. But what exactly is a personal brand nowadays? Is it s...
Ep 71 - TAZ LATIF - Redefining Global DEI Leadership
Multi-award-winning Global Head of DEI at M&C Saatchi Group, Taz, talks to us about her purpose-led journey from teaching to becoming the only woman o...
Ep 70 - How Travel Shapes Us
We share stories on how travel is shaping us, it's importance in helping us understand the world, and we throw in a few travel hacks for good measure.
Ep 69 - JOSEPH PATEL - The Filmmaking Road To The Oscars
Academy Award®, BAFTA, and Independent Spirit Award-winning filmmaker Joseph talks candidly about his journey from music journalism to being the first...
Ep 68 - Our Two Year Birthday Recap
We're two! And we're honoring it by taking stock of another year in the pod game, sharing our ups and downs, and what we've observed in the global pio...
Ep 67 - ANEESHA KOTWANI & KAVYA - Finding Your Work Rhythm
Ahead of The Dialled In Festival on 9th April 2022, Aaron and Almass chat to Aneesha and Kavya about navigating the music game as an artist, a manager...
Ep 66 - How To Not Burn Bridges
Aaron and Reuben share frustrations around abysmal networking etiquette and give tips on how to best develop and maintain healthy, respectful professi...
Ep 65 - REVA BHATT - Restyling Monolithic Narratives
Reva, a Creative Director and Stylist based in Los Angeles & New York, talks about the importance of building a creative community and how she is exp...
Ep 64 - The Importance of Mentoring
All three of us give and receive mentoring, and agree that without it, navigating life and work would be a lot more challenging. We talk about how to...
Ep 63 - POPPY JAY - Let's Talk About Sex
To celebrate Valentine's Day we indulged in some four-way verbal intercourse with Poppy, a co-host on the 'Brown Girls Do It Too' podcast; going back...
Ep 62 - The Confessions Game
We start 2022 off by answering some revealing questions around career, sex, money, relationships and family, using 'The Confessions Game' from The Sch...
Ep 61 - DAYTIMERS - Collective Thinking
We chat to Samia, Alisha, Kiran, Amad and Mahnoor from the Daytimers collective about everything from opening up rave culture to non drinkers right th...
Ep 60 - Consciously Reinventing Ourselves for 2022
After a deeply introspective and uncomfortable two years, we put aside generic New Years Resolutions and ponder who we really want to be in 2022, welc...
Ep 59 - KARIMAH HASSAN - From Loneliness To Belonging Through Art
London based artist Karimah explains how her painting work in street, community and public art aims to bring us together.
Ep 58 - This Is Not A Rant About Diversity
"How does it feel to have a full POC team?" is a question Aaron was asked while working on a film set recently. At the time, Aaron hadn't even noticed...
Ep 57 - JONAH BATAMBUZE - Bridging Black and Indian Love with The Blindian Project
Artist, speaker and activist Jonah tells us why he co-created The Blindian Project; a social impact media platform and global community at the interse...
Ep 56 - Passion Projects: Are They Worth It?
What is the relevance of passion projects in a number crunching society?
Ep 55 - RYAN CHETIYAWARDANA - Shaking Up Cocktail Culture
World renowned mixologist Ryan aka Mr Lyan journeys through opening White Lyan, the world's first cocktail bar to use no perishables, founding Dandely...
Ep 54 - The Fine Line between Cultural Appreciation and Appropriation
Non South Asian led Yoga retreats, white dreadlocks, African inspired western high fashion; at what point does cultural appreciation cross the line?
Ep 53 - LEYYA SATTAR - Unpacking Business Bias Through The Other Box
Multiple award winning entrepreneur Leyya talks work/life balance and explains how her organisation ‘The Other Box’ uses positivity to create a more i...
Ep 52 - Do We Like Our Bodies?
As we experience summer after a year of restricted movement in lock down, how do we currently feel about our bodies and what plans do we have, if any,...
Ep 51 - SANAH AHSAN - Fusing Poetry and Psychology To Liberate
Queer, muslim, clinical psychologist and award winning poet Sanah explains how reimagining our relationship to pain can aid our collective emotional a...
Ep 50 - Blue Tick Verification: Merit or Hype?
We discuss what the blue tick verification system signals to each of us and whether we think it’s helpful or harmful for society.
Ep 49 - RAVI AMARATUNGA - A Decade of Connecting Brands to Culture
On the pulse since 2010, senior commissioner Ravi has shaped video content at Channel 4, Dazed, VICE, and now runs Soursop; a next-gen creative consul...
Ep 48 - The Father's Day Takeover
We enjoy two funny and heart warming chats with our fathers about their come-up, and what it's like parenting rebels ;)
Ep 47 - VALENTINA RAMAN - Pioneering a Youth Led Education Revolution
Valentina explains her mission as a ‘community weaver’ and why her latest project Youth X Youth; a global youth led education movement, is so importan...
Ep 46 - HEERAL PATTNI - Harnessing Tech for Women Travelling Solo
Heeral talks about life as a young social tech entrepreneur and how she accidentally created Amica: a friendship app for women travelling solo.
Ep 45 - ASHANTI OMKAR - Two Decades Of Championing Indian Film
BBC Broadcaster & film critic Ashanti Omkar shares her journey of cultural discovery and intuitive learnings from two decades of working in Indian Art...
Ep 44 - 1 Year of WITB: Growing Together
We (Aaron, Almass and Reuben if you're new here!) take stock and process one year in the pod game, exploring personal and professional relationship bu...