The first guest of season 6 is Sairish Hussain, author of ‘The Family Tree’ and ‘Hidden Fires’. Sairish shares her writing journey and the inspirations behind the characters and plots in both of her novels. We also discuss the depiction of negative South Asian and Muslim stereotypes in popular culture and how she has defied these narratives in her stories as well as the importance of authenticity and originality.
Diversity in publishing has been a longstanding and ongoing conversation. We look at Sairish’s experience of navigating the world of publishing and discuss the progress that has been made since the publication of her debut novel in 2020, including what more could be done, moving beyond tokenism and quotas.
Sairish also shares some thoughts and advice for aspiring writers and academics, as well as her future hopes and aspirations.
You can find copies of both of her novels ‘The Family Tree’ and ‘Hidden Fires’ online or in most bookstores.
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Season 3: Ep 28 - Inequalities, Opportunities and Progress among women in the South Asian diaspora
Season 3: Ep 27 - In conversation with Voices of Colour on the importance of mentorships, networking and representation
Season 3: Ep 26 - The power of Artificial Intelligence, pandemic data sharing, and gender disaggregated data
Season 3: Ep 25 - Voices of the South Asian diaspora: Why Mental Health matters
Season 3: Ep 24 - In the aftermath: Decolonising the Curriculum, Authentic Allyship, and Intersectional Storytelling
Season 3: Ep 23 - In conversation with WEN: Environmenstrual week, Garden Therapy and Sustainable Alternatives
Season 3: Ep 22 - Bereavement, Barriers & Breaking Stereotypes
Season 3: Ep 21 - Climate Change: an inconvenient reality
TRAILER: Season 3
LIVE PODCAST: Housing Stories of the South Asian diaspora in collaboration with #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
Season 2: Ep 20 - Reclaiming Sex: Positivity, Pleasure & Power
Season 2: Ep 19 - A review of Netflix’s ‘Never Have I Ever’: Sassy, predictable, hard-hitting.
Season 2: Ep 18 - Black Lives Matter: White Denialism, Colourism, and the desensitisation of Black Trauma
Season 2: Ep 17 - What is a woman? Exploring Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Part II)
Season 2: Ep 16 - What is a woman? Exploring Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Part I)
Season 2: Ep 15 - Feminism and Political Correctness: Have we strayed too far?
Season 2: Ep 14 - Identity Politics, Intersectionality and Freedom of Speech
Season 2: Ep 13 - Do we need a Feminist Foreign Policy?
Season 2: Ep 11 - Coronavirus Special: A compilation of Whatsapp voice notes
Season 1: Ep 10 - Women in Publishing: representation, well-being and safe spaces
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