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Happy New Year!!! Varsha and Tiara are back with a brand new episode talking about what we're leaving behind in 2023 and what we're taking into 2024! Follow us on ⁠@n2bcpod ⁠ Come stalk us:   ⁠@varsha.yajman  ⁠   ⁠@tiaradesilva

Life in plastic, is drastic! Varsha and Tiara are back talking about their thoughts on barbie? Can we really separate Mattel from the movie? Is it just a bit of fun? Did the movie do well to refashion Barbie into a modern feminist icon🩷👩🏽👩🏼🕺🏽

Dare, they say it might be one of their best eps yet. This week, Varsha and Tiara talk all things unconscious bias, racist POC to a lack of conversation about drinking, sex and everything "sinful".  Follow us on @n2bcpod  Come stalk us:   @varsha.yajman     @tiaradesilva

This week Varsha and Tiara are here to chat about the dangers of celebrity culture and where it even started. Buckle up for a ranty time! Follow us on @n2bcpod Come stalk us:  @varsha.yajman   @tiaradesilva

Was Emma Chamberlain right when she said social media is flopping? This week Varsha and Tiara are here to talk about what’s wrong with social media, from the new Harry and Megan doco to disingenuous allyship. Buckle up for a ranty lil ep!

Hello hello! Varsha and Tiara are finally back with another episode, unpacking mainstream aesthetics, getting nose jobs and spending money on feeling more confident. They hope you love this episode!

They’re back!! After a month, Varsha and Tiara are here to talk about all things identity politics. What’s the point of representation when our values are not being represented? How do we find our crowd when there are so few POC, and they don’t align with our politics? What’s more important - politics or representation?

Good day everyone, this week Varsha and Tiara risk it all by getting candid about family reputation. How do we get out of its hold? Is it rebellion or is it something we can’t escape? Have we rebelled or have we just broken restrictive notions of career, love, culture etc. They talk about their relationship with the podcast and how they’re manoeuvring the tricky ups and downs of life as two young,...

This week on N2BC, Varsha and Tiara get a bit more personal, talking about their struggles and ways to cope with the Aunty Gossip Network  (Be part of our episodes!!) @n2bcpod   Come stalk us:   @varsha.yajman   @tiaradesilva

Dr Mehreen Faruqi is the Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for New South Wales. Mehreen is a career engineer and life-long activist for social and environmental justice. She is the first Muslim woman to sit in an Australian parliament and Australia's first Muslim senator. Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud is her memoir. Mehreen has inspired so many young women of colour to stand u...

Welcome back to another ep where Varsha and Tiara continue the last episode's discussion of identity by talking about the role of racism, religion and the TikTok trends in shaping our identity. Article mentioned: PO(ID)C: Why the label isn’t a one-size-fits-all in anti-racist activism by Alana Ramshaw Podcast by Shameless media: Four whole cents Be part of our episodes!! @n2bcpod Come stalk us: @v...

In part 1 of a two-part series Varsha and Tiara explore how our skin colour shapes our identity. In part 1 they interview Jess Harwood, an Indian-Australian artist and discuss her experience being white-passing.  Jess is an illustrator, communications professional and environmental campaigner living on Gadigal land in Sydney. Initially training as a lawyer, Jess worked on shark conservation a...

FEDERAL ELECTION RANTS. Bye bye Sco Mo and hello Dutton? This election we’ve seen more representation than ever but is this really enough? On this ep of N2BC, Varsha and Tiara talk about all the chaos from Keneally losing her seat to the election of Teal independents and Peter Dutton now being the leader of the Liberal party.  Articles we referred to: https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-new...

What is it like being a Trans, non-binary person in India, what about being a POC in Australia? We were privileged to be joined by the incredible Srishti Chaterjee. Srishti (they/them) is a Bengali non-binary writer, artist, and political organiser. They research and write about technology, protests, and citizenship, and love cooking big meals as a resident mum-friend! Go follow Srishti! Instagram...

We've been using the word gaslighting wrong... Everything from the silent treatment, to medical professionals to racism, this week, Varsha and Tiara unpack what gaslighting actually means with therapist Rashida Dungarwalla.  Rashida is a Registered Psychologist and founder of Flow State Space in Sydney, NSW. Rashida loves working with a variety of presentations including identity, culture, creativ...

We’re back with a chill and ranty episode with just the two of us! This week is all about the representation of South Asian women in film and TV. We chat about Bridgerton, Big Bang Theory and Never Have I Ever - have any of these shows actually done representation right? Be part of our episodes!! https://www.instagram.com/n2bcpod Come stalk us: @varsha.yajman https://www.instagram.com/varshayajman...

This week we chatted to the wonderful Alicia Vrajlal about how to enter the journalism industry, how to deal with the discrimination and dealing with stigma in the South Asian community. Alicia Vrajlal is an entertainment and pop culture enthusiast and the proud daughter of Fijian Indian immigrants. She's a Sydney-based journalist who is the former Editor at HuffPost Australia and now Culture Edit...

We are joined by Ukrainian activist Liana Spitetsky this week. Liana talks about her role as the president of the association, provides us with a summary of what is happening between Russia and Ukraine, how we can support beyond donations and how she is keeping her hope and strength. We have linked organisations you can donate to below. If you don’t have the means to, please share content that amp...

Is nostalgia a good enough reason to keep listening to Chris Brown and R Kelly? Does cancelling people actually work and if so, shouldn’t have something been done by now? Join us this week as we investigate whether we can really separate the art from the artists. Be part of our episodes!! @n2bcpod https://www.instagram.com/n2bcpod Come stalk us: @varsha.yajman https://www.instagram.com/varshayajma...

Varsha and Tiara dive into their experiences being “gifted”, what that word even means and the barriers people face in being a “gifted” or “un-gifted” child. Is it even a real thing, are there certain factors like race, class and gender that influence this? Be part of our episodes!! @n2bcpod https://www.instagram.com/n2bcpod Come stalk us: @varsha.yajman https://www.instagram.com/varshayajman @tia...

This is possibly our favourite ep we’ve ever recorded. Imposter syndrome and the complexities of race and gender and class! From Christmas parties to university to family, we talk about the feelings of imposter syndrome and how we can unpack why we feel like this! We hope you love this ep as much as we do and REMINDER you are not a FRAUD. How to be an Indigenous ally: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/t...

We’ve all felt worried that we’re overshared or have burdened someone with our thoughts but how do we actually know if we are just having a deep convo or are oversharing? Well, this week Varsha and Tiara dive right in discuss their experiences with trauma dumping, how they recognize it and alternatives to it. Be part of our episodes!! @n2bcpod https://www.instagram.com/n2bcpod Come stalk us: @vars...

This week Varsha and Tiara chat about all things identity politics! All things labels of conservative, activist, apolitical. Oh and don’t forget AOC’s dress at the Met Gala and the new show where we put activists against each other.  It’s a lot, but in classic N2BC style Be featured in our future episodes!!  @n2bcpod https://www.instagram.com/n2bcpod Come stalk us:  @varsha.yajman h...

We’ve all had them. Toxic relationships are so common but how do we actually deal with them? Conflict resolution? Well, Varsha and Tiara certainly do not have the answers for you but are here to go through the different conflict resolution styles and have a chat about their experiences!  Come chat with us!!! @n2bcpod Come stalk us on: @varsha.yajman @tiaradesilva

Admit it, you’re burnt out as you’re listening to this. Well in you’re in for a long chat with Varsha and Tiara about all things toxic productivity and hustle culture. Oh and don’t forget that you’re even more burnt out during lockdown than normal xo Let’s talk about it all! Follow us on IG! @n2bcpod Come stalk us: @varsha.yajman @tiaradesilva