In this episode, host Ankita Bharadwaj and guest Sara Alvarado unpack their personal encounters as women who experience love and attraction in a culture not their own. Together, they take […]
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 17: Racial Imposters 2
This month’s Subtle Desi Traits is the sequel to the February episode on Racial Imposters. In this episode, host Ankita Bharadwaj talks with Arvina Martin and Nipinet Landsem about the […]
Subtle Desi Traits 16 : Racial Imposters Part 1
This month’s Subtle Desi Traits is part one of a two part episode series focusing on Racial Imposters in the light of the recent most Kay LeClaire debacle where she […]
Subtle Desi Traits: The South Asian Vote, Politics, and Organizing wit...
In this episode of Subtle Desi Traits, host Ankita Bharadwaj talks to one of Wisconsin’s most prominent South Asian political and strategical leader: Sachin K Chheda.
Subtle Desi Traits, Episode 14 : Iran Protests- International Politics...
Host Ankita Bharadwaj talks with Aida Ebrahimi about how International politics are affecting the protests in Iran for Women’s Rights against a mandatory and infamous “Hijab Law” and what are […]
Subtle Desi Traits, Episode 13: Unpacking the Women’s Rights Cri...
In this 13th episode of Subtle Desi Traits, Ankita talks with Shiva Bidar, who is a social activist born in Iran and is also a former Madison City Alder. Together […]