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  • What is Bar Bombay? The Queer South Asian Party of Sydney Explained
    2025/07/10
    For queer South Asians in Sydney, Bar Bombay is more than a party. It’s a space to be seen, to move freely, and to celebrate identity without compromise. Run by Trikone Australia, a grassroots collective supporting LGBTQIA+ South Asians, Bar Bombay is where drag meets desi beats, and community turns into chosen family. In this episode, dancer, choreographer and Trikone Chair Zahra Babuji joins Dilpreet Kaur Taggar to talk joy, resistance and taking up space. What does it mean to finally see yourself, not just in the crowd, but centre stage?
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    20 分
  • Pigment Doesn't Protect: The Truth About Brown Skin Care
    2025/07/07
    If you have darker skin, you're more likely to be misdiagnosed, untreated, or ignored. Even when it comes to something as serious as skin cancer. SBS Spice hosts Saesha Senanayake & Suhayla Sharif cut through the noise and ask why the medical and skincare industries still fail people of colour. Dermatologist Dr Leona Yip breaks down the blind spots. Cosmetic physicians Dr Sanamdeep Dhillon and Dr Gobinder Kashmirian explain why they built a brand for skin that's always been an afterthought. And Sara Chaturvedi shares what it’s like living with chronic eczema, and getting advice from everyone except the people who can actually help. Listen on SBS Spice.
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    9 分
  • Gayathri Krishnan Is Here — And She's Already Made It
    2025/07/03
    Taught by her father at just four years old, Gayathri Krishnan began her musical life steeped in Carnatic tradition: its scales, its rigour, its reverence. Today, the LA-based singer carries that inheritance into a sound that folds seamlessly into neo-soul and R&B, creating something both ancient and entirely her own. In this episode of SBS Spice, Gayathri joins Dilpreet Kaur Taggar in studio ahead of her first-ever Australian performance at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. They speak about learning to trust your voice in a world of streaming stats, making music from instinct not formula, and why her song “Made It” became a quiet declaration of self-worth. Listen only on SBS Spice, wherever you get your podcasts.
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    7 分
  • The Great Indian Rebrand: Why the West Is Just Catching On
    2025/07/01
    Prada Kolhapuris are trending. But why does something rooted in South Asian culture only become “fashionable” once it hits a Western runway? And when did basmati rice bags become designer? Dilpreet and Suhayla unpack the mixed feelings around cultural validation, from luxury takes on everyday items to oil massages rebranded as TikTok wellness rituals. Is it appreciation, appropriation or just capitalism? Plus, why Ed Sheeran’s Sapphire feels like collaboration done right, and why Coldplay and Beyoncé didn’t get the same love.
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    26 分
  • Tech Panda x Kenzani: Inside the Mind of Indian Electronica’s Most Inventive Duo
    2025/06/26
    Ever heard a bansuri drop into a bassline? That’s exactly the kind of sonic alchemy Indian electronica duo Tech Panda (Rupinder Nanda) and Kenzani (Kedar Santwani) are known for. Ahead of their debut Australian tour, the pair are bringing a bold new sound to the stage — blending classical Indian textures with deep, hypnotic electronic rhythms. From 'Saawariya' to 'Dilbar', their tracks have lit up social media. But virality is just the surface. Suhayla Sharif sits down with the duo to unpack how they’re reshaping India’s musical heritage into something deeply rooted and radically new.
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    17 分
  • Sharon Johal: A Career in Resistance
    2025/06/18
    Sharon Johal didn’t just want to act. She wanted to be seen. The Punjabi-Australian actor left behind a career in law to fill a gap she’d long noticed on Australian screens: someone who looked like her. First seen on SBS’ Bollywood Star, Sharon has gone on to appear in the cult-classic Neighbours, The Block, and more — becoming both a familiar face and a vocal force for change. But visibility has come at a cost, with Sharon facing racial abuse off-screen and online. In this conversation with Suhayla Sharif at SBS Sydney, she reflects on 15 years in front of the camera and what it really means to take up space. Listen now on SBS Spice, wherever you get your podcasts.
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    28 分
  • Surrendering to Qawwali with Zain Zohaib
    2025/06/06
    It’s not every day you hear qawwalis in Melbourne’s Fed Square. The centuries-old form of Sufi devotional music has long offered healing through rhythm, repetition and poetry. In Pakistan, the tradition has flourished, finding new life across generations. At Blockbuster, that sound arrives in the heart of the city. Zohaib Ali, one half of the duo Zain Zohaib, joins Dilpreet Kaur Taggar to reflect on carrying forward a sacred lineage and how it feels to bring it to Australian audiences for the very first time. Listen now, only on SBS Spice.
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    7 分
  • With Pakistan’s Music Heavyweights: Annural Khalid, Sherry Khattak and Xulfi
    2025/06/05
    Punjab is about to pulse through the heart of Melbourne, with Blockbuster — a one-day explosion of Pakistani music, art and identity at Fed Square. Dilpreet Kaur Taggar sits down with three music heavyweights performing in Australia for the very first time: Annural Khalid, Spotify Pakistan’s most-streamed woman artist of 2024; Xulfi, the iconic producer behind Coke Studio’s recent evolution; and Sherry Khattak, the frontman reigniting Pakistan’s rock scene. Art might be rooted in place, but it was always meant to travel. Listen to the conversation now, only on SBS Spice, wherever you find your podcasts.
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    14 分