That Desi Spark (formerly The Woke Desi)

That Desi Spark
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That Desi Spark (formerly The Woke Desi)

That Desi Spark, formerly known as The Woke Desi, is a bold podcast created by three founders who recognized a space void of color and conversation around the topics that impact dual-identity, South Asian millennials the most. From education to entertainment and social justice issues to social media trends, That Desi Spark approaches each episode with compassion, advocacy, and information, bolstered by subject-area experts and unfiltered celebrity moments. Hosted by Annika Sharma, That Desi Spark ignites conversation, illuminates learning, and sparks a community to own their stories, rise up with confidence, and blaze a path forward. The podcast has been featured in the Times of India, at BBC’s CDX, and on Forbes. They have been featured speakers at multiple conferences, ViacomCBS, and universities. They can be found on the web, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

  1. MAY 27

    That Desi Spark 2.0: Let's Get Started

    After a long 5 month hiatus...we are back with an update! We've been acquired!That Desi Spark has been acquired by Prince Bhojwani of Asana Voices (AV), and TDS and AV have entered a strategic partnership. What does that mean? Annika stays on as host, Nita Bhojwani joins as CEO, and this episode covers all of Annika's thoughts on TDS' latest move. As for the rest, listen and find out! We're up to big things over here. We can't wait to see you along for the ride.In the mean time, check ou...

    8 min

  2. MAY 27

    The Greatest Hits: Raja Kumari (Season 8)

    Relive some of the highest-rated, most listened-to episodes of That Desi Spark on The Greatest Hits!Raja Kumari is a force - a Grammy-nominated artist who has collaborated with Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani, and more, the face of Mac Cosmetics, nominated three times for the MTV European Music Awards for Best India Act, and made her own label album debut with The Bridge. Speaking to TDS about her career, she jumped into her South Indian roost, what it took to succeed, and how South Asians are hav...

    40 min

  3. MAY 27

    The Greatest Hits: Divya Robin, LMHC, on Boundaries with Families (Season 7)

    Relive some of the highest-rated, most listened-to episodes of That Desi Spark on The Greatest Hits! Divya Robin's mental health advice on Instagram has been a blessing. And her conversation and thoughtful consideration around drawing boundaries with South Asian families was a hit. From baby steps to huge changes, she dove into alllll the considerations around drawing lines in your life for your mental health and made this episode one for the books.Listen now to this interview with Divya cond...

    46 min

  4. MAY 27

    The Greatest Hits: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, of Netflix' 'Never Have I Ever' (Season 8)

    Relive some of the highest-rated, most listened-to episodes of That Desi Spark on The Greatest Hits! Maitreyi Ramakrishnan shot to fame as lead Devi Vishwakumar on Netflix' Never Have I Ever. Season 4, the final season of the show, aired in May of 2023. Maitreyi joined TDS for an interview that ran over time (sorry, Netflix!) discussing representation, how she coped with the haters, the love she had for the show, and what she hoped to achieve out of her career. Listen now to this intervi...

    43 min

  5. MAY 27

    The Greatest Hits: Ramya Chunduri, LMSW, on Domestic Violence During the Pandemic (Season 6)

    Relive some of the highest-rated, most listened-to episodes of That Desi Spark on The Greatest Hits! Ramya Chunduri, LMSW, has been a social worker, counselor, advocate, and founder of Saurya Media. Her extensive work in the South Asian community and with women's centers produced a wealth of knowledge about domestic violence and gender-based violence, particularly during the pandemic. Diving into signs most people don't realize and hidden elements of these situations that we can learn ab...

    52 min

  6. MAY 27

    The Greatest Hits: Jasvinder Sanghera, CBE on Honor-Based Violence (Season 3)

    Relive some of the highest-rated, most listened-to episodes of That Desi Spark on The Greatest Hits! Jasvinder Sanghera came home from school at the age of 14 to find out she was promised to be married. Running away at great personal risk, she was supported by her sister, who herself was married young and died by suicide after suffering from abuse. These experiences led to the founding of Karma Nirvana, an organization in the UK that has helped over 30,000 people, most of whom are of Sou...

    1h 7m

  7. MAY 27

    The Greatest Hits: Richa Moorjani of Netflix' 'Never Have I Ever' (Season 3)

    Relive some of the highest-rated, most listened-to episodes of That Desi Spark on The Greatest Hits! Richa Moorjani has lit up television screens since her attention-grabbing role as Kamala, cousin of Devi, on Netflix' groundbreaking series, Never Have I Ever. Since then, she's gone onto work on Fargo, and is a proud advocate of veganism and humanitarian causes. She remains one of this show's favorite interiews.Listen now to this interview with Richa Moorjani, conducted during Season 3 (then ...

    52 min

  8. MAY 27

    The Greatest Hits: Sahaj Kohli of Brown Girl Therapy (Season 4)

    Relive some of the highest-rated, most listened-to episodes of That Desi Spark on The Greatest Hits! Brown Girl Therapy, created by Sahaj Kohli, has become synonymous with immigrant mental health. Sahaj offers compassion, understanding, and validation for hundreds of thousands of South Asians on Instagram, through her workshops, conversations, events, and with her new book, "But What Will People Say?" which came out in May of 2024. In fact, the Amazon blurb of her book offered a near-per...

    48 min
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That Desi Spark, formerly known as The Woke Desi, is a bold podcast created by three founders who recognized a space void of color and conversation around the topics that impact dual-identity, South Asian millennials the most. From education to entertainment and social justice issues to social media trends, That Desi Spark approaches each episode with compassion, advocacy, and information, bolstered by subject-area experts and unfiltered celebrity moments. Hosted by Annika Sharma, That Desi Spark ignites conversation, illuminates learning, and sparks a community to own their stories, rise up with confidence, and blaze a path forward. The podcast has been featured in the Times of India, at BBC’s CDX, and on Forbes. They have been featured speakers at multiple conferences, ViacomCBS, and universities. They can be found on the web, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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