What Is This Behaviour?

May 13 2024 82 ep. 63 mins 23
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Conversations with South Asian people going against the grain. Co-hosted by edu-tainer @ReubenChristian1, artist @AlmassBadat and filmmaker @AaronChristian_

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Ep 17 - Interracial Dating

May 13 2024 44 mins  
We share stories on dating outside the South Asian bubble, which to be honest, none of us have ever been in!

Ep 82 - IMRAN AMED - The Power of Purpose

Mar 12 2024 73 mins  
Transport yourself into the room of our first-ever live public recording of the What Is This Behaviour? Podcast in conversation with Imran Amed MBE, founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion. The Business of Fashion is recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the $2.5 trillion global fashion and beauty industries. Their mission: to open, infor

Ep 81 - DANIYAL KHAN - Self-actualisation and levelling up sports, culture & commentary

Sep 30 2023 64 mins  
Welcome Daniyal Khan, the sports presenter, personality and commentator levelling up the sports industry! Daniyal educates global audiences through thoughtful video editorials and interviews for clients like Arsenal FC, UMM, Soccer Aid, FIFA and EA Sports. In this episode, Daniyal celebrates South Asian heritage month with us at the Endeavor & IMG HQ to record our first ever

Ep 80 - VARADA SETHU - Humanising Hollywood's Highs

May 09 2023 63 mins  
EP 80 introduces Varada Sethu, the Kerala-born, British-Indian actress whose career spans film and television! While she rises with roles in major franchises like Jurassic World & Disney’s Star Wars: Andor, Varada also stars as the lead in acclaimed director Jayaraj’s Pramadhavanam. Varada candidly reflects on caring for her mental health as she navigates her life, sharin

Ep 79 - NIKITA CHAUHAN - The Community-Hearted CEO Amplifying Afrobeats

Mar 22 2023 71 mins  
We wax lyrical with Nikita Chauhan, the CEO, and founder of TranslateNC; a music talent management and strategic marketing company looking after Guiltybeatz, DJ Semtex & more. Ep 79 goes under the surface, starting with Nikita’s journey from working in a call centre in Derby to hustling her way in and then eventually leaving radio production at the BBC to start up her own bu

Ep 78 - LEO KALYAN - The Alchemy of Classical Into Contemporary

Mar 08 2023 72 mins  
EP 78 with Leo Kalyan is here to bless your ears! Bringing in wisdom, warmth, and undeniable skill is @leokalyan the singer, songwriter & music producer from London who has taken the world by storm with their Bollybeats, mashups, and uniquely playful renditions of classics old and new.  After a social-media hiatus over the pandemic, Leo transformed their Indian Classical t

Ep 77 - JASMIN SEHRA - Creating Her Colourful Lane

Feb 22 2023 61 mins  
Illustrator and designer Jasmin Sehra enters the WITB chat on EP77! Inspired by her Naniji’s DIY cassette tape covers and old school South Asian typography, Jasmin AKA Paradise Girl has been making art from her early childhood. Now specialising in typography and a tropical range of illustration and design styles, Jasmin’s clients include Fenty, Armani, Nike, Estée Lauder, MTV

Ep 76 - NIKESH SHUKLA - The Power of the Pen

Feb 08 2023 62 mins  
Episode 76 welcomes the author and screenwriter, Nikesh Shukla to the WITB community. Leading up to the release of his teen fiction novel ‘Stand Up’, award-winning author and screenwriter @nikeshshuklawriter kicks off our 2023 season with a conversation that inspires us to appreciate the layers beneath the surface. Nikesh is the name behind the award-winning ‘Brown Baby’, �

Ep 75 - Side Hustles & The Asian Man (Part 2)

Oct 10 2022 44 mins  
What's your side hustle?  In July 2020, we spoke to Aaron Christian about one of his side hustles, The Asian Man. Going for 10 years, The Asian Man celebrates stylish south asian men. Bringing together some of the most influential designers, artists, stylists and editors from fashion and culture, it's a digital page (@theasianman_) and global community of style conscious men,

Ep 74 - WITB 101 PT. 2 - Best bits from the live event & deeper insights with the editor Jayshree Viswanathan

Sep 26 2022 74 mins  
A month after the launch of the WITB 101 at White City House, Jayshree, the editor on the project, joins us for a candid reflection on the process. We peel back the layers on brown excellence, following a feeling and it being a marathon not a sprint. We take a closer look at our blind spots and the challenges of trying to get the resource out to industry decision-makers. Throughout