This multi-award-winning South Asian feminist podcast is all about cultural taboos. Everything from sex, sexuality, periods, menopause, porn, mental health, shame, sexual harassment & more. Considered the biggest South Asian feminist podcast representing the voices & views of South Asian women, exploring intersectional feminism from a South Asian lens, Masala Podcast features some of the world's most inspiring South Asian women. Masala Podcast is the winner of multiple British Podcast Awards 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023. Masala Podcast has been featured in the Guardian, BBC Radio, the Observer, Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Eastern Eye, Huffington Post, BBC Sounds, Brown Girl Magazine, Women’s Health Austria, Deccan Herald India & more.
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What is Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast about?
This multi-award-winning South Asian feminist podcast is all about cultural taboos. Everything from sex, sexuality, periods, menopause, porn, mental health, shame, sexual harassment & more.
Who hosts Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast?
Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast is hosted by Soul Sutras. The show has published 68 episodes to date.
What has Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Culture That Hurt Me Will Heal Me: Leaving London for Kerala" (15 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Control Is Not Our Culture: Honour-Based Abuse" (15 July 2026, 24 minutes), and "Stop being ashamed of your South Asian culture" (14 May 2026, 19 minutes).
How often does Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast publish?
Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 68 episodes.
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Booking probability for Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Soul Sutras hosts Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast, a society show with 68 episodes published.
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Episode #68
The Culture That Hurt Me Will Heal Me: Leaving London for Kerala
Oct 15, 202628 min
Healing Trauma with Ancient Indian Feminist Wisdom in Kerala Why am I leaving my safe London life, packing away my podcast awards and returning to the very culture that traumatised me? After 11 years in my beautiful...
Is It Culture or Is It Control? The Truth About 'Honour'-Based Abuse SPECIAL EPISODE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UK GOVERNMENT What do you think of when you hear the words ‘Honour’-Based Abuse? If you think it doesn’t...
<p>Breaking the Cycle of South Asian Cultural Shame | Masala Podcast </p><p>I'm peeling back the layers on a tough topic for South Asian diaspora experience: Cultural Shame. This isn't just about feeling "different"...
Lonely? Why Even the Most "Successful" Brown Girls Feel Alone
Apr 7, 202618 minS0
<p>Have you ever looked at your life and thought it looked perfect on the outside—maybe even "Instagrammable"—yet felt a deep, invisible ache inside? In this episode of the Masala Podcast, host Sangeeta Pillai gets more...
<p>The Pleasure is All Yours: Stop Waiting & Start Owning Your Fire</p><p>Why is female pleasure still the ultimate taboo? In our community, we talk about marriage, children, and duty—but we rarely talk about a woman’s...
<h2>Trauma Healing: It's more than just therapy</h2><p>For most of my life, I thought being a "strong" South Asian woman meant carrying my burdens in silence. I thought if I just worked harder, ignored the tightness in...
<h2>Trauma Healing: It's more than just therapy</h2><p>For most of my life, I thought being a "strong" South Asian woman meant carrying my burdens in silence. I thought if I just worked harder, ignored the tightness in...
Mothers & Daughters: Heal The Wound, Break the Cycle
Dec 18, 202518 minS0
<p>Can you ever truly be a "good" daughter while staying true to yourself?</p><p>In this episode: understand the the Mother Wound, learn how to stop passing it on.</p><p>The bond between a mother and daughter is often...
<p>Masala Podcast is back with the Bad Daughter miniseries. Where we carry on exploring taboo topics, have provocative conversations and challenge patriarchy. Let's go!</p><p>GOODBYE GOOD GIRL, HELLO BAD...
<p>Tantra and Kamasutra secrets - plus Three Interactive Sensual Meditations</p><p>SPICY LIVE EPISODE WITH TANTRA & KAMASUTRA EXPERTS, RECORDED AT LONDON PODCAST FESTIVAL </p><p>Explore the power of pleasure and learn...
<p>"Can I be a feminist and ask a man to get rid of mice?" An fun, light hearted episode asking questions about feminism. And mice infestations.</p><p>Are you a strong feminist? Are you proud of what you've achieved? I...
Belonging & Identity: South Asians, where is home?
Oct 24, 202412 minS0
<p>"But where are you really from?" An episode investigating South Asian identity and belonging.</p><p>Do you feel like you belong? And where do you feel like you belong the most? Belonging often gives us a sense of...
Feminism & Resting: South Asian women, let's reclaim rest
Oct 10, 202415 minS0
<p>"Why does resting make me feel guilty?" - Rest feels radical for women, particularly South Asian women. Because we're brought up to work, to serve, to always say yes. We've seen our mothers and grandmothers exhaust...
<p>"Where are your kids?" - South Asian women are expected to be mothers, they're told that is the very purpose of being a woman. In fact, society expects all women in all cultures to be mothers.</p><p>On this episode...
Fargo/Never Have I Ever Star Richa Moorjani on South Asian Beauty
Feb 6, 202440 minS0
<p>Richa Moorjani on South Asian Beauty & Identity: S5, Ep 13</p><p>Never Have I Ever & Fargo star Richa Moorjani is talking with me, Sangeeta Pillai, host of Masala Podcast!</p><p>I'm thrilled to share my conversation...
South Asian Feminism: why do we need this podcast? Guest host Melanie Chandra interviews Sangeeta
Dec 15, 202339 minS0
<p>Why I became a South Asian feminist activist: Guest Sangeeta Pillai: S5 Ep 12 </p><p>In this extra-special episode, Masala Podcast creator Sangeeta Pillai becomes the guest. She is interviewed by Hollywood actor &...
<p>Author Mira Jacob on Fighting Racism with Books: S5 Ep 11 </p><p>Mira Jacob is a novelist, memoirist, illustrator and cultural critic. Her graphic memoir, 'Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations,' was shortlisted for...
Comedy & depression: Can jokes help mental health? With Aparna Nancherla
Nov 2, 202352 minS0
<p>Comedian Aparna Nancherla on Depression & Jokes: S5 Ep 10 </p><p>Aparna Nancherla is an LA-based comedian, actor and writer who performs all over the US and worldwide. Her TV stand-up appearances include Netflix's...
Saris in Hollywood: Mean Girls Star Avantika Vandanapu
Oct 26, 202359 minS0
<p>At just 18, Avantika is already a force as a well-known Hollywood actor and producer. She was the first ever Indian American lead in the Disney Channel Original Movies 'Spin'. She was named in Variety’s Young...
<p>Tanya Gupta was a NASA aerospace engineer, a childhood dream for so many of us and Tanya made it happen. She worked on a prototype aircraft, which now sits at the Smithsonian, and she also owns a software patent with...