What are the challenges of dating, particularly in pandemic times? Has the pandemic accelerated innovations to dating apps for a more realistic dating experience? Has dating culture commodified romance and set unrealistic expectations for relationships? Today, I’m joined by Nichi Hodgson, a journalist, dating expert and author of ‘The Curious History of Dating’ who answers these questions, and more.
We also talk about our long-term relationships with our respective partners and what they have meant to us during the pandemic, as well as experiences of interracial dating and sexual fluidity. We reflect on how the growing acceptance of sexual fluidity and interracial relationships has had a positive impact on tackling prejudice, discrimination, and 'otherness'.
Finally, we discuss the importance of normalising rest and relaxation and slowing down. The first lockdown compelled many of us to take a step back from our fast-paced lives and leave FOMO behind. We consider whether our collective experience as a society during this pandemic has destigmatised opening up about our mental health and how we can ensure that the government prioritises it going forward. Some of us are looking ahead to our lives post-pandemic, though equally, some of us remain anxious about the future and the risks of the virus. We share our conflicting sentiments towards socialising and what ‘going back to normal’ might mean for us.
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Season 3: Ep 30 - Raising the visibility of disability through advocacy, accessibility and destigmatisation
Season 3: Ep 29 - Why Queer South Asian storytelling matters
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?
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