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#110 Love, Sex, but no Dhoka Part II

Hello Boju Bajai fam, nearly five years after the अपार सफलता of our episode Love, Sex but no Dhoka, we’re back with Part II! We couldn’t have imagined this in the pandemic world of 2021 but - spoilers alert - dating apps kind of suck now. There’s so much talk about burnout and fatigue amongst millennials and Gen-Zs who are, of course, our target demographic, and we felt compelled to look into the matter. So, in this episode, we discuss the diminishing marginal utility of dating apps and the alternative to an increasingly enshittified digital space, and hear from some current and former app users along the way. You can listen to part one of Love, Sex, but no Dhoka, when things were simpler and the world of online dating felt more hopeful ;p https://open.spotify.com/episode/7aBPJP3dFi5NBjwZoKua2l?si=a0vm9IzGTCy8Y1ykE5Lftg Reporter: Nikita Tripathi Editor and Boju Bajai theme music: Flekke : Disclaimer: Some names have been withheld or changed to protect the privacy of those who agreed to speak with us. : References (in order of mention): Why people have fallen out of love with dating apps, The Economist, August 2024 https://www.economist.com/business/2024/08/08/why-people-have-fallen-out-of-love-with-dating-apps Dating App Revenue and Usage Statistics (2026), Business of Apps, April 2026 https://www.businessofapps.com/data/dating-app-market/ People are dumping Tinder. The dating app wants to reignite its spark by getting singles offline, L.A. Times, November 2025 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-11-14/people-are-dumping-tinder-the-dating-app-wants-to-reignite-its-spark-with-gen-z More people turning off dating apps and trying to find love in real life, CBS Evening News, August 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYyMvhXFl_A Boomergasms Are Booming, Wired, April 2024 https://www.wired.com/story/boomergasms-are-booming/ Women’s Economic Participation in Nepal: Insights from Nepal’s 2021 Census, Nepal Institute for Policy Research, March 2023 https://nipore.org/womens-economic-participation-in-nepal-insights-from-nepals-2021-census/ Dating apps turn to Asia as swipe-right fatigue takes hold in the west, Financial Times, January 2026 https://www.ft.com/content/6269bc1f-0380-4150-8bad-8ead98ba1b48?syn-25a6b1a6=1 India: Tracking the switch from matrimony sites to dating apps, The Global Observer, June 2025 https://gobserver.net/6167/data-explore/trend-in-india-switch-from-matrimony-sites-to-dating-apps/ The Tea app lets women review their dates. Men are worried., The Washington Post, July 2025 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/24/tea-dating-app-women-review-men/ Dating App Cover-Up: How Tinder, Hinge, and Their Corporate Owner Keep Rape Under Wraps, The Markup, February 2025 https://themarkup.org/investigations/2025/02/13/dating-app-tinder-hinge-cover-up Inside the multibillion-dollar business of dating apps, Reuters, February 2026https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KnQOxNfPKc 12. Tinder bets on group dating feature to win back Gen Z, L.A. Times, June 2025https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-06-17/bleeding-users-tinder-bets-on-group-dating-feature-to-win-back-gen-z

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24 thg 1

Coldest Cold Takes: Daju Bhai Show special

Happy new year again time, since we just wrapped up Sonam Lhosar on Monday, and marked the beginning of Kirat Sambat 5086 on Maghe Sakranti last Wednesday. But new year’s resolutions and working on new goals with renewed josh jagar can wait until we change our Bikram Sambat calendar. New year, new beginnings can wait until April, re kya ;)But not if you identify as a Nepali man, who until recently was either a minister, a (rapper) mayor or a former ageing prime minister with tall claims about retiring from active politics cos it’s election season, yo!Listen to our bishesh tippani about how the new parties could reshape Nepal’s political landscape, and a recap of our 2025 and the long list of unaccomplishments ;) Read more about election fever in Nepal on the latest issue of Cold Takes by Boju Bajai https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take....Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: ⁠www.patreon.com/bojubajai⁠ Follow us @bojubajai on all social media platforms.

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#108 Guff Gaff with Bartika Eam Rai: Making time for art, home, family and everything in between

Boju Bajai in conversation with singer-songwriter Bartika Eam Rai after nearly five years! In this लम्बेतान but super fun guff gaff we talk about Bartika's journey from her 'Khai' days (which turned 10 this year!) to Aandhii, Ityaadi, her musical inspirations, women in Nepali music to juggling a full time job and still making time for music. Phewww, we covered a lot! This episode was recorded in November 2024.Thank you Bartika for taking the time out to spend your Friday evening with Boju Bajai, and indulging our never ending fangirling ;P : Grateful for all the laugh, guff gaff and most importantly, for letting us into your world through your soulful music. And folks in Australia, please go see her shows this month! ------------------------ Watch our guff gaff with Bartika from 2020 • #32 Guff Gaff with Bartika Eam Rai | Boju ... -------------- Find Bartika Eam Rai on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0iK3Z8bWIvj3PKVcUoOwGM?si=LbmoTIuVR-ehH2r4qtQnNw : Read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take.... : Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: ⁠ www.patreon.com/bojubajai⁠ : Follow us @bojubajai on all social media platforms instagram.com/bojubajai : facebook.com/bojubajai : Find Boju Bajai wherever you get podcasts! : Music credit: Boju Bajai theme music: Flekke : Bartika’s photo by Sworup Ranjit : Video editor: Aayush Suwal

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16 thg 5

Boju Bajai turns 10!!

Boju Bajai turns 10!! गएको दशकमा social media monetization बाहेक सब कमाइयो 😁😁 आउने दशकमा पक्का करोडपति हुने हो social media मार्फत 🤑Thank you Boju Bajai fam for being part of our laugh and guff gaff. Here’s to more partying and udaaaooing, oops we mean including, our dear lovely gents महोदय in all that we do 👯💃🏽🪩👵🏼 : Read and subscribe to Cold Takes by Boju Bajai at bojubajai.substack.com Follow us YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bojubajai : Very special episode replug to mark ten years of of our laugh and guff gaff : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiCcZ01NPoA : May 13 video साभार to whoever made this fantastic May 13 edit

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#107: Will Balen govern better than he raps?

Nepal held its historic election on March 5, and today, on March 27 , former Kathmandu mayor/rapper/structural engineer, 35-year-old Balendra Shah aka Balen will be sworn in as the country’s prime minister, marking a generational break. #MillennialRepresent. In this episode, we speak with journalist/researcher/urban studies graduate/rap music को ज्ञाता friend Nikita Tripathi for some chunaab chirfaar and discuss our hopes for a new Nepal. We hope the new guard—overwhelmingly male (and as populist as they come) — which has promised a “Nepal 2.0,” will respect the constitution, mend its old ways by ensuring equitable and meaningful representation by making room for more women and people from marginalised to thrive in national politics. Also, please less theatrics and more work and room for dialogue. We hope the geruwa effect from across the border doesn’t last beyond Balen’s swearing in ceremony. #SecularismFTW Only then, will the Nepal’s fifty percent population (the Kylies, the sailis, the mailis et all ) might consider forgiving Balen for his not so savage verses about “sundress to undress to fundraise” 🙃🙃 IYKYK! —--- Read and subscribe to our newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai https://bojubajai.substack.com/p/take.... Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that center and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: ⁠ www.patreon.com/bojubajai⁠ Follow us @bojubajai on all social media platforms. instagram.com/bojubajai facebook.com/bojubajai Find Boju Bajai wherever you get podcasts! Music credit: Boju Bajai theme music: Flekke Savage by Balen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wk82ZJg0xE Cover photo: Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Nepal/comments/1s3ycgb/stop_treating_balen_like_a_god/ —----------------------------

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09/08/2025

Women in Translation Month feat. Muna Gurung

August is Women in Translation Month! In celebration of #WITMonth, let’s revisit our guff gaff on all things literary with writer Muna Gurung. We talk to bout translations, about women, often forgotten by Nepal's literary circle, and her amazing Lightroom Conversation series, where she speaks with some of the most interesting figures in Nepal's literary scene. Read Lightroom Conversation series by Muna Gurung here: https://www.munagurung.com/lightroom-conversation The task of the translator by Pranaya Rana https://www.recordnepal.com/the-task-of-the-translator : Photo by Merit Maharjan @merit.maharjan : Video footage sources Nepal Literature Festival @nepallitfestNepali Times @nepalitimes Martin Chautari @martinchautari Shilapatra @shilaptranews Asian American Writer’s Workshop

09/08/2025

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1 giờ 28 phút
01/07/2018

#16 This is how Nepal's news media covers rape

Nepal's editors and reporters tell us how they cover rape, sexual assault and why our newsrooms need to rethink how it reports rape and crimes of sexual violence. In this two-part episode in collaboration with The Record, we are going to look at how different public institutions including media deal with sexual violence. Link to The Record's article https://bit.ly/2tT2DZy Image credit: The Record

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24/10/2021

#62 Beyond Jargons

How do you talk about gender equality, when there is such a limited vocabulary to turn to in the Nepali language? How do people working at the community level communicate and disseminate ideas of gender equality and social justice from the jargon heavy handbooks and policy papers formulated by experts, and often in English? For #UnitedNationsDay, we explore the challenges of creating meaningful dialogue centering around the issue of gender equality in Nepal’s public sphere which have historically been built around male-dominated patriarchal networks. In the episode, we hear from individuals, who have been working in the area of gender equality and inclusion and what they are doing to ensure these conversations are accessible and resonate with Nepali women, across rural and urban settings. This episode has been produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. Music credit: ‘Gaun Gaun Bata Utha’ from the movie ‘Balidan’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm-NhAb2XRA If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast… Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw

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07/03/2021

#48 A Day in the Life of a Helpline Worker | Ep 1 | Interrupting Spaces

Trigger Warning // Mentions of sexual assault, violence, and self-harm. This episode is about reaching out to strangers in moments of distress - when you fear for your life or when you just need someone to talk to. Journalist Sewa Bhattarai brings you the story of Kabita, a helpline worker at the National Women’s Commission Helpline 1145. Kabita’s job entails receiving calls of distress from women, thousands of them, across Nepal who are subjected to different forms of violence every day. This episode is part of a five-part series, Interrupting Spaces, produced by Boju Bajai in collaboration with the United Nations in Nepal. Over the next five weeks, we will bring you stories of women who are interrupting and disrupting the spaces and structures around them through their work, their voices, and their presence. You do not want to miss this special series. For new episode updates, please subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, CastBox, or wherever you get your podcast. If you or anyone you know is suffering from gender-based violence, please CALL or SMS at 1145. You can also visit nwchelpline.gov.np to file an online form about your GBV incident. For psychosocial counselling contact 1145 Or Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal's toll free number between 8am to 6pm 1660 010 2005 For shelter services contact SAATHI: 9801038482, 9841607846, 9849544950 For child related services contact CWIN Nepal child helpline: 1098 Patan Hospital Helpline for Suicide Prevention: 9813476123 TUTH Suicide Hotline: 9840021600 If you are in need of LEGAL COUNSELLING, contact the following advocates of Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) and TPO Nepal (for Nuwakot) between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adv. Punyashila Dawadi 9841437949 Adv. Shakuntala Basnet 9841644515 Adv. Chandeshwori Tandukar 9841202275 Adv. Anjana Neupane 9860489403 Adv. Garima Pandey (Nuwakot) 9849491538 Credit: Reported by Sewa Bhattarai. Sewa is a bilingual journalist based in Nepal, working in radio and print media. Her main reporting focus is gender issues, and her other interests are arts and literature, environment, and rural Nepal. Follow Sewa on Twitter: @sewa_ditee Edited by Sikuma Rhiannon Rai Illustrations by Stuti Sharma Follow Stuti’s work on Instagram: @zealteal Music by Flekke Sound design by Phatcowlee Marketing and Social media: Rabina Adhikari & Bidhyalaxmi Maharjan (Boju Bajai team) Subscribe to Boju Bajai podcast: SoundCloud: https://m.soundcloud.com/bojubajai Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast… Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/33MiYm0 Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2FjuUBD Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bojubajai Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNYRGvqtpi1aHAucXGcNWRw If you like our laugh and guff gaff, please do consider supporting our work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bojubajai

07/03/2021

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03/11/2023

#91 नर्सका कुरा by Manju Telor

In this episode, journalist Manju Telor explores the working conditions of overworked and underpaid nurses in Nepal. How does that affect the quality of care in Nepal’s hospitals, and what can the institutions within which these care professionals work do better? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter Cold Takes by Boju Bajai for a roundup of news and feminist views from Nepal and the Nepali internet. Read and subscribe here: https://bojubajai.substack.com/welcome Boju Bajai regularly works with reporters and researchers to bring compelling audio stories that centre and amplify women’s experiences. If you would like to support our work, please consider being our patron here: www.patreon.com/bojubajai Follow @Bojubajai on social media for more laughs and guff gaff: Instagram: www.instagram.com/bojubajai/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/bojubajai/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BojuBajai YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/BojuBajai/ Boju Bajai theme music by Flekke Related readings: Boju Bajai #70 Looking Back: Women at the Covid-19 frontline: https://bojubajai.org/episodes/women-at-the-covid-19-frontline/ ३२ वर्षदेखि थपिएन डाक्टरको दरबन्दी, Manju Telor, Naya Patrika https://www.nayapatrikadaily.com/news-details/118513/2023-07-04

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Two Nepali womaniyas and their guff gaff on politics, media and internet. If you like what we do, you can support us by becoming our patron - www.patreon.com/bojubajai

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