In this episode of Subtle Desi Traits, host Ankita Bharadwaj interviews a Ukrainian citizen, Mykhailo Shumylo stuck in Kyiv. As Ukrainian war enters its third month and shows no sign […]
Subtle Desi Traits is a monthly show on WORT, airing on the last Thursday of the month. Host Ankita Bharadwaj describes it as a show that will familiarize listeners with South Asian culture and politics, and a way to amplify voices of activists who are queer, noncitizens, women, and members of the BIPOC community.
Subtle Desi Traits Episode 8 : Russian Invasion and NATO’s Hypoc...
In this episode of Subtle Desi Traits, host Ankita Bharadwaj talks with an anti- war Palestinian activist Husam Marajda, A Belarusian disinformation campaign expert- Larissa Doroshenko and Ukrainian American activist […]
Subtle Desi Traits Episode 7 : Madisonians of Change
In this episode of Subtle Desi Traits, host Ankita Bharadwaj talks with Gloria Reyes and Adem Tesfaye. Both Gloria and Adem are changing Madison for good in their respective fields. […]
Subtle Desi Traits, Episode 6: Being Black and Muslim in the US and Ro...
For this month’s show, host Ankita Bharadwaj engages in a short talk with Nasra Wehelie about how it is to be Black and Muslim in the US. The episode also […]
Subtle Desi Traits, Episode 5: Not Your Token Minority
In this episode of Subtle Desi Traits, host Ankita Bharadwaj is in conversation with artist and activist Jenie Gao. The two talk about how Asians are tokenized and made invisible […]
Subtle Desi Traits, Episode 4: Sikh Genocide and American Education Sy...
On this fourth edition of Subtle Desi Traits, host Ankita Bharadwaj examines religious and racial supremacy in India and in the USA, as November 2021 marks the 37th anniversary of […]