This is a live recording of the Masala Podcast Launch Event on 8th Oct, at Rich Mix, London.
The official launch of Masala Podcast was such a powerful experience. The audience responses were incredible, the support was overwhelming.
The evening was a panel discussion with my guests from Season 1. We discussed the themes of the podcast: identity, race, sexual identity, mental health, the body and periods & answered questions from the audience.
Panelists included:
• Asifa Lahore – Britain’s first out Muslim drag queen, TV star & LGBT activist
• Jane Chelliah – activist & star of Channel 4’s Mums Make Porn
• Rittika Dasgupta – representative from Cysters, a charity for South Asian female reproductive health
• Bolly Ditz Dolly – South Asian Burlesque performer from House of Burlesque
• Tina Mistry – Psychologist specialising in South Asian mental health issues
• Famida Islam – Queer Bengali & Muslim activisit
A warm heart-felt thank you to my incredible panelists for being passi