The British Asian - Other Podcast

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What does it really feel like to be Asian in Britain right now? Hosted by Ryan, The British Asian – Other Podcast delves into the complexities of diasporic identity through the power of spoken experience. It was born out of a desire to hear from voices that often go unrepresented in the current British Asian conversation. The podcast centres the perspectives of a generation still figuring it out, rather than those who already have. Featuring over 20 exclusive interviews, each episode unpacks the nuances of identity, culture and heritage through real, unfiltered conversation. From what food really means to us, to where we call home, to the everyday experience of navigating the UK's cultural landscape as an Asian person. These are the stories that don't always make it into the broader discourse, told by the people living them right now. Flexible in its label, honest in its approach. Tune in to The British Asian – Other Podcast and hear these stories for yourself.

  1. Jun 28

    Madam President | #021

    In this final episode of Season 1 of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], I'm joined by Enaya, or as I call her in this episode, Madam President. In just over half an hour, we get into what it was like to grow up Indian in Saudi Arabia, the languages she carries (including Arabic), her own personal relationship with Islam and the Quran, and her love of Indo-Chinese food , a cuisine that, for many South Asians, is its own kind of home. We also talk about the small, strange sensory shocks of the UK: seeing autumn for the first time, discovering seasons, the new tastes that come with a new country.

    Madam President | #021

  2. Jun 21

    Malay ≠ Malaysian | #020

    In this episode of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], Adam (he/him) joins me to talk about what it means to be Malay and why so many of us, myself included, didn't know that Malay and Malaysian aren't the same thing. In just over half an hour, we get into Adam's experience growing up Malay in Singapore including the racism he faced at school, his time as a police officer during military service, and the myth of meritocracy in a country that often claims not to see race. We also talk about what it's like to live in the UK as someone whose background is regularly forgotten or assumed, and the quiet division he's noticed since moving here.

    Malay ≠ Malaysian | #020

  3. Jun 21

    Swerving Away and Coming Back | #019

    In this episode of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], Thivyaa (they/them) joins me and we finally debut the name of the podcast on air (after 18 episodes) In just over half an hour, we get into what it was like to grow up Tamil in Wembley, surrounded by community, then arriving at university and finding the Sri Lankan crowd didn't quite fit. We talk about swerving away from your culture and finding your way back to it, the strange experience of figuring out queerness alongside identity, and what coexisting with yourself actually looks like in practice.

    Swerving Away and Coming Back | #019

  4. Jun 14

    Is White Culture Everyone’s Culture? | #018

    In this episode of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], Rhea (she/her) joins me to ask a question most of us have felt but rarely name: why is white culture everyone's culture? In just over half an hour, we get into her years at a top London girls' school, what it meant to be one of the few brown girls in a sea of Chelsea privilege, the Indian classical dance she practiced at home but never showed at school, and the small, telling examples she keeps coming back to: like the people who know every Beatles song but couldn't name a Beyoncé track.

    Is White Culture Everyone’s Culture? | #018

  5. Jun 14

    Nurturing Asainness | #017

    In this episode of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], Diya (she/they) joins me to talk about growing up Asian in Kenya and how her Asianness needed to be nurtured once she got to the UK. In just over half an hour, we get into the strange shift she's noticed in moving to Britain: how identity here gets sorted into much firmer boxes, how being a queer person of colour gets read differently in the UK than in the places she grew up, and how building Asian friendships at university became its own kind of cultural homecoming.

    Nurturing Asainness | #017

  6. Jun 7

    Being a POC in the UK | #016

    In this episode of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], Anoushka (she/her) joins me to talk about moving from Bahrain to Delhi to the UK and the small, strange culture shocks that come with each move. In just over half an hour, we get into mall culture, converting pounds back into Bahraini dinars in her head, the slow shift from cash to card, and the very specific shock of British nature. We also flip the conversation: she asks me if I've ever had culture shock going back to Asia.

    Being a POC in the UK | #016

  7. Jun 7

    Affirming Wasianness | #015

    In this episode of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], Martin (he/him) joins me to talk about being Wasian and what it means to claim that identity rather than slip between two halves. In just over half an hour, we get into his experience growing up around the top 10% of Beijing, what the real China looks like from someone whose family is only on the periphery of it, and whether being Wasian is the kind of identity that needs to be affirming in the UK.

    Affirming Wasianness | #015

  8. May 31

    From HK and Singapore to the UK Clubbing Scene | #014

    In this episode of the British Asian - Other Podcast [BAO], Gobi (she/her) joins me as half Singaporean and half Hongkonger. With what's been ranked the most powerful passport in the world, to talk about what brought her to the UK and what she's noticed since arriving. In just over half an hour, we get into the strange culture shocks of British life (regional accents, the clubbing scene), the McDonald's shake-shake bags that don't exist outside Hong Kong, and the slower, harder work of building community when you arrive somewhere new.

    From HK and Singapore to the UK Clubbing Scene | #014
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What does it really feel like to be Asian in Britain right now? Hosted by Ryan, The British Asian – Other Podcast delves into the complexities of diasporic identity through the power of spoken experience. It was born out of a desire to hear from voices that often go unrepresented in the current British Asian conversation. The podcast centres the perspectives of a generation still figuring it out, rather than those who already have. Featuring over 20 exclusive interviews, each episode unpacks the nuances of identity, culture and heritage through real, unfiltered conversation. From what food really means to us, to where we call home, to the everyday experience of navigating the UK's cultural landscape as an Asian person. These are the stories that don't always make it into the broader discourse, told by the people living them right now. Flexible in its label, honest in its approach. Tune in to The British Asian – Other Podcast and hear these stories for yourself.

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