Through Brown Eyes

Welcome to episode 57! Another 'gyaldem talk' episode with an empowering twist! YES LADIES- we are discussing everything to with fears, AGG (Asian Girl Guilt), feeling empowered and becoming the best versions of ourselves as women. We explore how to overcome these factors and how we would love to inspire the next generation of young women. A super insightful episode where some major revelations are discovered!

Today we discuss some unconventional/unpopular opinions. Should your toddler give consent to grandparents if they asked for a hug? Is it okay to have a preference on what race you date? Do good grades matter? Tune in to listen to us explore these contradictory questions!

In today's episode we discuss some of the most heart-breaking real-life stories aired in the news. We spoke about Jake Davidson (Plymouth Massacre Terrorist) who took the lives of five innocent people before killing himself. We also touch on the death of 20-month-year-old Asiah Kudi, who was abandoned for six days whilst her Mum went partying.

This episode contains themes of student life, creativity, vulnerability and practising mindfulness. We had the pleasure of being joined but Aaron (@thoughtsbyaaron) who gave us a great insight into how these topics affect his daily life and how they can be empowering simultaneously. Aaron, Divya and Aman go on to further discuss in-depth and they each share their own experiences where they find similarities and differences between their university lifestyles, creative outlets and relationships with friends. The episode is quite refreshing and powerful so, be sure to check it out!

Welcome to episode 53- and today's one is based on South Asian Heritage Month! Now, we always tend to highlight the negative aspects of our culture- but for this very special episode we discussed everything we adore about it. We discussed our biggest inspirations, favourite Punjabi words, best foods and even touched on our lit af parties as well as many other topics!  Stay tuned for a mini quiz at the end of the episode; where Aman and Divya battle it out to see who knows the most about South Asian countries.

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In today's episode we discuss a recent viral topic within the brown community. Punjabi singer AP Dhillon has caused controversy yet again by choosing a white girl to be in his new music video and the brown girls are going crazy! Topics such as representation, white privilege and understanding why some brown girls are very pressed about this are explored.

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Episode 49 shows Karina as the sole host and she discusses some juicy topics within the Indian Culture. After many experiences- we have all talked about how we have faced more discrimination from those of our own race than those who are not and it was time to discuss why and how this happens. Nothing ever seems to change in our culture and the same old discriminatory practices are being passed down through generations and it's time to put an end to it. This episode discusses sub-topics such as: money, religion, castes and colourism so stay tuned for some harsh realities and juicy thoughts.

Episode 48 is here! In today's episode we discuss our views about the infamous Matthew Hancock (Former Health Secretary) and his ability to break his own recommended social distancing rules- by putting his mouth somewhere it really shouldn't have been *rolls eyes*. The lovely Shannon Singh (upcoming Love Island contestant) was also explored and we discuss why our community have had such a negative response towards her and how she is representing South Asians in the UK.

In today's episode we discuss the unspoken boundaries of obsessions and to what extent they become 'deadly'! We touch on the deaths of famous  Mexican-American singer Selena and fashion designer Gianni Versace who were both murdered by individuals who claimed to be their biggest fans. We also explore any unhealthy obsessions we feel we may have and how to deal with them. This episode must be listened to/watched light-heartedly but, with the understanding of the seriousness of obsessive behaviours...

In today's episode, Divya and Aman take the lead in discussing the word 'Motivation'. What does motivation mean to you? Is motivation a real thing? How long does motivation last? Stay tuned to find out their viewpoints and how they implement these things in their lives. We hear this word so much throughout life and social media, so felt it was about time it was discussed. Setbacks were also explored; a discussion into how they make you feel, how you should go about them and to accept that it is a part of life took place. Stay tuned to discover some mad revelations!

BLUE THERAPY was the topic of discussion in today's episode. We get real deep into the characters of the series, how they came across and what we would do in those situations. We also discuss many areas of toxic relationships such as; how people pretend to be someone they're not, the matter of guilt and getting caught in a lie! We hope you enjoy this extra juicy episode and stay tuned for a through brown eyes exclusive!

In today's episode we have a long overdue catch up with each other, as we've all been up to different things in our lives. The topic of work was explored, as we discuss what attributes are really important when deciding what career you choose, as well as what job you choose. We also discuss how life after uni is difficult and how daunting settling into the real world actually is.

We were kindly joined by the lovely Neelesh today on this very special episode- who we came across via Instagram. Neelesh enlightened us on positivity and the possible consequences of being constantly positive. We dived deep into the process of personal development and how it allows you to assess your life goals and upskill to fulfill your potential. Lastly, we explored the sad reality of Instagram and how we all try or have tried to be something we are not, and how finding a different approach to be your authentic self can be extremely liberating.

Earlier this year Israel issued illegal eviction notices to Palestinians, paving the way for extremist Israeli settlers to steal the homes of those who have been settled for decades in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Peaceful protests have been taking place by residents of Sheikh Jarrah to gain their human rights back. Israeli forces retaliated and attacked Al Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, whilst Palestinians were praying. Over 600 people were wounded over 3 days.   

The attacks are continuing and innocent people are losing their homes, families and lives every single day. We wanted to dedicate an episode in order to raise awareness and educate people on these attacks. We need to continue sharing, posting and informing people on the atrocities taking place.   #GazaUnderAttack #SaveSheikhJarrah #FreePalestine

Today the girls of the through brown eyes podcast sat down and had a girl talk. We answered many anticipated questions guys are maybe too afraid to ask or have the wrong idea about. Do girls have body hair? Why do girls say 'I'm fine'? and 'Does size matter' are all questions along with many more we explore and give you a real insight into the life of females!  We hope you enjoy!

In today's episode we thought we'd share some of our best retail experiences; from our worst nightmares to the minority of customers who were lovely. Having all worked in retail at some point of our lives- we dive deep into some exclusive stories and even share how me met some celebrities (use the term lightly).

Welcome to episode 39 and thank you for being here.  

The past week has been very eventful with so much going on out there in the world, so we thought we'd discuss everything that happened. Free Cuthbert has been circulating around social media as well as the backlash of the top six football clubs initially joining The European Super League. These issues seemed to have taken top priority in the UK above more serious events. We explore the Covid-19 crisis in India, as well as Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict and what it means in the world that we live in.  

Lastly, we felt it was only right to mention angel Azaylia Cain who devastatingly passed away on Saturday 24th April after a long battle with Leukaemia.   Rest in peace likkle lion- thank you for leaving your mark on the world.  m

Welcome to Deep Thoughts with Through Brown Eyes.  We legit switched on the mic and the camera, and low and behold ended up creating a whole episode. This is an uncut, unfiltered episode where we spoke what was on our minds. The convo switched from deep to fun real quick and covers all things relationships and our views on them. We even turn into Agony Auntie Ji's and give our not-so expert advice on other people's relationships- who even are we anymore!?   WE HOPE YOU ENJOY!!

This episode focuses on polyamory and the impact it has on relationships, children, and lifestyles. Karina gave us homework to watch two videos that focus on this topic, one is very WEIRD so, we would strongly advise watching them before tuning into this episode as we refer to them quite a bit (links below). We lead on to converse about the possibility of exploring polyamory and whether spending £200 on SMASH burgers is too much! The vibe of this episode is pretty chill as we discuss this controversial topic so, enjoy!

In today’s episode, we speak about the ‘Instagram life’ that is shown to social media users day in and day out and how real we actually think it is. We explore our pathways into how we want to live our own lives and also discuss ways in which we do this. An episode inspired by Steven Barlett... we hope you enjoy!

Welcome to episode 35! We watched an interview of a Caucasian gentleman in Oldham telling a reporter he does not like living next door to Asians, so we thought it would only be right to explore the reasons of why Racial Segregation still exists within the UK and how we can help to combat it.  We conversed about this through many different areas such as: places we live, places we work, places of education and even within the entertainment industry. It's crazy to think of the many ways segregation takes place within our day to day lives and how a lot of us do not notice it exists.

Welcome back guys. In today's episode we discuss the most-awaited time for everyone in the UK... POST LOCKDOWN! We exchange views on how we are feeling about it, what we are most looking forward to and share our motives for summer time. On the talk of summertime we revisit our past holiday and share some of our funniest memories together, whilst also reminiscing on some memorable individuals. We hope this episode pumps you up to have the best summer (should Bozza come through) and make some everlasting memories- its the least we all deserve after the past year.

On 3rd March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard disappeared in South London. Wayne Couzens, a Metropolitan Police officer with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection unit, was arrested in Kent, firstly on suspicion of Everard's kidnapping and later on suspicion of her murder. Her remains were found in the woods near Kent. Couzens was charged with kidnapping and murder two days later.

Today we discuss- the tragedy of Sarah's death and the outrage it has had on women in the UK and worldwide. Women being harassed and experiencing gender-based injustices is nothing new within our world- however the time has come (once again), where women have had enough. We explore the many reasons of why women are not safe and we also explore how men have a role to play in relieving the fear instilled within women. The controversial hashtag: 'Not All Men' is also spoken about, as well as discussions regarding whether things will ever change. 

Rest in paradise Sarah Everard.

Welcome to part two of our realisations episode! In today's episode, we continue the topic and explore realisations about how to act, respect, and choose your battles wisely when it comes to certain situations. Realisations into how children behave and are aware of a lot more than we think also came into talks- and we talk about how we went through similar experiences when we were children. Lastly, we really dive deep into the topic of being 'unconventional' and the consequences of being too 'conventional' in our community. A very insightful episode ahead- we hope you enjoy!

Welcome to part one of a two-part episode for you guys regarding our 'life realisations'. We have had many discussions off the record about this and thought it was finally time to explore these thoroughly and open the discussion with you guys too. We express how things have changed as we have grown up, what our beliefs are now, and the ways in which we can all live our happiest lives. Things get deep when we express family relationships, outgrowing friendships, and realisations that have left us to feel a sense of guilt.

We had the lovely Rubina join us on this very special episode. Rubina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Women of Colour Empowerment Coach (amazing, right?), who helps us to understand a number of issues within the POC/South Asian community. We talk through Rubina's career choice, breaking intergenerational cycles, and dive into the matter of 'shame' thrown upon women. We also cover the role of men and how they can help women become their true selves, as well as be an ally to help break these cycles. Rubina also enlightens us on the process of energy healing- specifically Reiki and how it is beneficial with the healing process of one's self. Stay tuned to collect some quotes and gems from our girl and we hope you feel as empowered as we did at the end of the episode!  A big thank you to Rubina for kindly featuring on this episode and helping us to raise awareness and open discussions regarding these topics. 

Be sure to follow her on her socials listed below:  

Rubina's Socials: 

Instagram: @mindpeacewellness 

Website: https://www.mindpeacewellness.com/

TikTok: rubyd87

In this week’s episode, we wanted to go for a chilled-out vibe as our last episode was pretty heavy. The topic for this week is self-care and we discuss its importance as well as what we do to look after both our physical and mental health. We also touch on elements we want to improve and we finally had the courage to open up about probably one of the most taboo topics ever: THERAPY! Just to add some extra juice; Karina thinks she's Annie in this episode.

Today's episode was quite heavy-hearted for us, but as a collective, we wanted to get our thoughts out on this whole situation and everything that comes with it. We briefly touch on the farmers' protests and mainly cover the backlash celebrities faced, the many human rights violations occurring, and also the fear we experienced posting about huge movements on our platform. We wanted to be very open with you guys and this is probably the realest it's gotten so far in this journey.

We had our first-ever male guest on the show: Adam Gordon!  One of the topics explored in this episode is Men's Mental Health, where Adam and Aman share their own experiences, as well as highlighting how the topic is viewed in society and why it seems as though it is never spoken about. The topic of Further Education arose and Adam helped educate us on the many stigmas, barriers, and racial injustices those of Caribbean descent face in regards to this. He also enlightened us on a number of racial divisions within black culture and dropped some important black history that educational institutions fail to teach in this country. Stay tuned for a quick two truths and one lie where we discover some interesting things about each other.  

A huge thank you to Adam for joining us on this very special episode. We hope these topics help raise awareness in our own community and other communities. Let's start to make a change.

Aman is a self-labelled: Conspiracy Theorist and decided to fill the rest of us in on these so-called theories. We explored Disney conspiracies, the Illuminati, and 'The Mandela Effect'. Additionally, since the UK is in its third national lockdown, it felt so right to discuss all of the different conspiracies in regards to Covid-19. Did the 5G towers really cause this awful disease? Can the Pfizer vaccine turn you into Spider-man? Did the government want to downsize their population? Stay tuned, to find out our thoughts about these and for a rather peculiar set of would you rather questions.

WELCOME BACK TO EPISODE 25! Today we decided to get our rage out about the all-famous £30 meal packages for school kids provided by the UK government. We shout out Marcus Rashford for bringing this issue to everybody’s attention including our own and also compare our individual upbringings with each other (oooooo things get real spicy lol jk).

A realisation was hit before the recording of today’s episode, so we thought we’d discuss it! The big question: ‘Does the clothing of a female define who they are?’ was asked and our opinions were given. The Delhi gang rape and London school girl attacks are also topics of discussion, followed by our own experiences.

It's the first episode of the new year guys, we made it and so did you! We touch on how we are settling into the new year and how we are feeling about it. The new Netflix show 'The circle' is discussed, as well as podcasts like 'Zane and Heath: Unfiltered' and Anchal's 'What would the Aunties say?'. Eyebrows are raised, big laughs are made and heartbreak is felt- we hope you enjoy!

Today is our last episode of 2020 and we reflect on this year's highs and lows. We discuss our own accomplishments, as well as each others, and give an insight into what goals we want to achieve next year. Let's make 2021 one for the books!

Thank you for sticking with us on our journey so far! 

Welcome to our Christmas episode- we reminisce on our childhood Christmases, discuss how we celebrate Christmas, and play a cheeky game of would you rather.  

 We hope everyone has a lovely Christmas!

In this week's episode we discuss health and fitness! We explore how growing up we weren't really encouraged to be active and how the phrase 'puppy fat' was thrown around so much growing up. We also touch on how we find ourselves living a certain lifestyle now, weight gain/loss and much more.

In today's episode, we played a tiny bit of a word association game that lead to speaking about the ten different meanings of Punjabi words! We then explored the question: 'Do we feel apart of a community'? in regards to religion or culture- which resulted in some honest opinions and some heartfelt realizations.

In today's episode we discuss matters regarding the viral video of a young Sikh boy being attacked in Telford. We talked about how this effected the community, the young boy himself and also those on social media. We also touch on how work, money and happiness can coincide with each other and which one we would pick when it came down to it!  We hope you enjoy!

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Roo to talk about everything and anything! We discussed interracial relationships, breastfeeding, body positivity, and explored the definition of being ‘Indian’. We hope you enjoy this very special episode featuring our very first guest!   

Roo’s Instagram: @roohiamber

We’re back to the zoom calls, as Aman is locked down in Nottinghamshire! After (some of us) watched the social dilemma- we wanted to address issues around social media and all the different ways it is used. Social media is a powerful but scary digital world, which is what we decided to discuss in this episode!

Episode 15- 'Vibing with people is way more important'

In today's episode the three of us sit down and talk about the best/worst dates we have been on and what we think dating is all about. We touch on relationships and our thoughts on cheating!

Part Two of toxic brown culture is here! We cover a number of more issues such as communication, comparison, and how to heal from past situations. Dealing with toxicity as a whole is also covered and some major realisations are discovered!  

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY!

In part one of our two-part series about toxic brown culture, we discuss many things that we have experienced and disagree with. We also highlight things that need to change within our culture to create a happier life for all.  

To find out more about Banaz Mahmod's story, we have linked below a documentary and the recent ITV Mini-series called Honour below.  

YouTube Documentary:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn-VhFHkUoY

ITV Mini-Series: https://www.itv.com/hub/honour/2a7534 

Banaz Mahmod- 16/12/1985 - 24/01/2006

In this episode, we have a long overdue catch-up and discuss things that have been going on in our lives. Topics range from COVID-19 ruining 2020 to Tracy Beaker to finger coiling.  Hope you enjoy!

We wanted to change things up abit and thought we'd do a cheesy get to know us episode. Had our small audience ask us a few normal/wild/random questions- which we hope gives you an insight to our individual vibes!

Episode 10 is a fun light hearted episode about superstitions. We go through some of the craziest ones we’ve heard and fun doing so!

You made it to the second part of our diversity discussion! In this episode we touch on influential members within our community as well as how we want to implement a diverse upbringing to our children. We hope you enjoy!

Part one of our two-part episode regarding Diversity. We discuss controversial topics about spreading diversity within our culture and generation- with subjects ranging from body image to interracial relationships.  Think this is definitely one of those episodes where tea will be spilled and the aunties and uncles watching will be flabbergasted!