In this special episode of the Shuddhashar Free-thought podcast, we focus on the theme of our November 2022 issue, Cultural Genocide. Joined by contributors Esther Brito and Henrik Kjellmo Larsen, PhD researchers at the American University Scho

Interview with Sofia Karim

Jan 15th, 2023 49m 5s

In this episode of the Shuddhashar Free-thought Podcast, Sofia Karim, an architect, campaigner for prisoners of conscience and founder of the Turbine Bagh project, an art movement borne against fascism and authoritarianism in Bangladesh and Ind

Interview with Henrik Kjellmo Larsen

Dec 27th, 2022 57m 37s

In this episode of Shuddhashar Free-thought Podcast, we discuss the history of race relations and prejudice, the role of NGOs in contentious politics, and Europe since the Syrian refugee crises of 2015. Our guest is Henrik Kjellmo Larsen, a PhD

Interview with Ramon Lee

Mar 15th, 2022 25m 34s

Ramon Lee, a passionate activist, poet, and community organizer, joins the Shuddhashar Free-Thought Podcast in this episode to provide some great insights into his political poetry and experiences with spoken word poetry. Ramon also delves into

Interview with Marta Breen

Feb 15th, 2022 44m 59s

In this episode of the Shuddhashar Free-Thought Podcast, Marta Breen, a Norwegian journalist, and nonfiction author whose work focuses primarily on women empowerment and women’s issues, joins the podcast as a valuable contributor to an importan

Interview with Kasia Paprocki

Jan 15th, 2022 27m 30s

In this episode of the Shuddhashar Freethought Podcast, Kasia Paprocki, an associate professor from the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science, offers an eye-opening perspective on the cl

Interview with Sibusiso Hlubi

Dec 15th, 2021 37m 28s

In this episode of the Shuddhashar Free-Thought Podcast, Sibusiso Hlubi, a valued worker in ICT for government foreign affairs and foreign embassies, joins the podcast as a valuable contributor to an important discussion about South Africa's va

Interview with Mahi Akter

Sep 25th, 2021 45m 42s

"TW: domestic abuse, violence, racism, rape. In this episode of the Shuddhashar Free-Thought Podcast, we speak to therapist and feminist . In our conversation, she dispels the utopian myth about contemporary Sweden by sharing her knowledge on t

Interview with Zane Robinson

Aug 15th, 2021 53m 1s

On this episode of the Free-Thought Podcast, we speak with Zane Robinson, the Community Programmes Manager and Trans Programme Coordinator at LGBT Foundation. We discuss intersectionality, accessibility, accountability, and self-care in LGBTQ+

Interview with Lyla Byers

Jul 15th, 2021 43m 49s

On this Free-Thought Podcast, we speak with Lyla Byers as she reflects on her essay in the Shuddhashar Body Politics issue: https://shuddhashar.com/magazine/issue-24-body-politics/ Lyla is a feminist fat studies scholar and she talks to us abou

Magazine´s Body Politics issue

Jun 15th, 2021 38m 36s

On this Free-Thought Podcast, we have a conversation with special contributor Drew Davis about the Shuddhashar Body Politics issue: https://shuddhashar.com/magazine/issue-24-body-politics/

Interview with Andrew P. Kroglund

May 14th, 2021 32m 56s

Author and commentator - and Shuddhashar contributor - Andrew P. Kroglund joins us for this episode of the Free-Thought Podcast. Our conversation covers the urgency of tackling the climate crisis, with a specific focus on how developed countrie

Interview with Prof. Tom Moylan

Apr 15th, 2021 40m 20s

In this episode of the Shuddhashar Free-Thought Podcast, we welcome Prof. Tom Moylan, a founding director of the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies. We discuss the values of utopianism in the modern era and have a detailed discussion about the

Interview with Avery Delany

Mar 16th, 2021 46m 5s

On this episode of the Free-Thought podcast, we are joined by Avery Delany to discuss the work of the decolonisation collective, DecolAnth @ Gold. Avery works alongside Nicole Mayangi, Rambasayi Marufu, Dr Adom Philogene and Heron and Dr Gabri

Interview with Dr. Heather Alberro

Feb 15th, 2021 43m 17s

In this new episode of the Shuddhashar Free-Thought podcast, we are joined by Dr. Heather Alberro, whose work focuses on intersectional approaches to environmentalism. We discuss the challenges that lay ahead in creating a world that is sustain

Interview with Amy Baxter

Jan 15th, 2021 34m 34s

In the first episode of the new year, the Free-Thought podcast talks to Amy Baxter, founder and chief editor of Bad Form Review. She reflects on the need to highlight voices of colour in writing and publishing, and the challenges that lie ahead

Interview with Shehtaz Huq

Dec 15th, 2020 41m 25s

In this Shuddhashar Free-Thought podcast, we talk to Shehtaz Huq, a middle school English teacher in the Bronx, about her efforts to highlight the voices of girls of colour in education.

Magazine´s Exile issue

Nov 30th, 2020 41m 14s

In this episode, we discuss the special issue on the theme of Exile with Shuddhashar Editor, Professor Lisa Irene Knight. The conversation focuses on the nature of being in exile and how to best centre the voices of those who experience the uph

Interview with Uditi Sen

Nov 15th, 2020 40m

Uditi Sen, a scholar of colonial and post-colonial South Asia, talks to us about identity, memory, migration and citizenship in the context of Partition and its legacy on modern South Asia.

Interview with Nadeem Zaman

Oct 31st, 2020 55m 59s

In this episode of the Free-Thought podcast, we speak to Nadeem Zaman, a Bangladeshi-American author about the duality of his identity and what it means to be brown amidst the racial tensions of modern USA.

Interview with Ororo Munroe

Oct 15th, 2020 50m 9s

Welcome to Shuddhashar's Free-Thought podcast. In this episode, we speak to Ororo Munroe, an anti-racism educator and activist in the USA. Ororo is the founder of The Blackful and one of the founders of the Black Women Lead initiative. Ahead of

Interview with Sam Hope

Sep 30th, 2020 43m 58s

Trans and non-binary activist, counsellor, trainer and writer Sam Hope is a founding member of Nottingham Trans Hub and the author of the book _Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide_ (2019). We speak

Interview with Tasneem Khalil

Sep 14th, 2020 1h 2m

Investigative journalist and self-described anarchist Tasneem Khalil is the editor-in-chief of Netra News and author of the book, _Jallad: Death Squads and State Terror in South Asia_ (2016). We speak to this leading commentator on Bangladesh t

Magazine's LGBTIQ+ issue

Sep 5th, 2020 47m 20s

Welcome to Shuddhashar's Free-Thought podcast. In this episode, we highlight the special issue on LGBTIQ+ rights in a conversation between guest editor Shakhawat Hossain Rajeeb and contributors Orchi Lohani and Ibtisam Ahmed. The three discuss

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