The Brown, But Better Podcast

In this episode, I talk to Nish about fertility and how we can help ourselves as Brown Men around it. We talk about how to boost fertility, when to reach out for support, and also cover some of those myths around it! In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving into South Asian culture, identi...

In this wide ranging episode, I talk to Harry about what it means to be Brown in a Western country, particularly the UK. We talk about social media, racism, colonial history, and a little about the next steps we need to do to help build more unity! In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving...

In this wide ranging episode, I talk to Harry about his experience at the AOZIZ Festival, a primarily Muslim Queer event where he was able to find belonging for the first time in his life. The episode covers Brown/SWANA* community issues like separation within Brown/SWANA communities, racism, allyship, and primarily the AOZIZ Festival. *SWANA=South West Asian & North African. More can be found...

In this episode, I discuss the topic of Men's emotions. Are men less emotive? Can men show emotions to their partners? What does some of the research say about men, women and emotional displays? TW:Suicide and mental health Links: https://dictionary.apa.org/negative-affect    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/he-speaks-she-speaks/201501/why-dont-many-men-show-their-emotions  &...

TW: brief mentions of domestic abuse, rape, violence, sex trafficking, child abuse In this episode, I talk about some of the research behind porn, how it's pervading our society including children, and some of the reasons why we should try to stop using it. Links: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/03/more-than-half-of-uk-therapists-report-rise-in-out-of-control-porn-use   https://w...

In this episode, I talk about some views and learning from Ruby Hamad's book - White Tears, Brown Scars. How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color. It's a super insightful book that tbh made me feel a lot of emotions, mostly anger and sadness around how women of colour are and have been treated over the last few hundreds of years (and more) not only by white men but by white women too. You can fin...

In this episode, I talk about how to be a better partner by going through the 8 dates book which is written by the Gottman Doctors who have studied relationships for over 40 years. I go through the dates that they mention and how we can bring them into our lives. In this show Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving...

In this episode, I talk about the first 8 ish weeks of The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst training, as well as the lead up to that. I can't lie, it was a slog on a daily basis but there were definitely some funny memories along the way too. In this show Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving into South Asian cult...

With the episode fully released, I now have the audio version for those who weren't able to listen or watch it via YouTube! In this episode I talk in a bit more depth about my divorce, some of the causes of it, and some advice I'd give to others. I also talk about relationships in general, some of the things that are normalised within South Asian cultures, and end with some funny viewer dilemmas....

Just a heads up, this episode is hosted via the Sikhing app pages so head there for the full episode! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPehUJ57k5M In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving into South Asian culture, identity, mental health, or broader topics like goal-setting, motivation, and...

In this episode, I talk about how our identity within a western culture can be dependant on how well we behave. I look at the right wing of politics, fascism, and understanding Brown-ness as part of it all. In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving into South Asian culture, identity, mental...

In this episode I chat with @queenprabz around her experiences of abuse, why she created @_thejessicaproject_ and what she thinks we as men, can be doing better to support the women in our lives. In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving into South Asian culture, identity, mental health, or...

In this episode I talk through my recent Masters assignment which looked at the appeal and influence of the Manosphere on young men's way of being. In this episode, I look at the influence of the manosphere through Social Identity theory of Leadership which talks about how the prototype of a group will typicall rise to the top but also, I speak about social media algorithms and para-social relatio...

In this episode I talk through my recent Masters assignment which looked at the appeal and influence of the Manosphere on young men's way of being. In this episode, I look at the appeal of the manosphere through Social Identity theory which essentially gives us that in-group and out-group bias and gives us a sense of identity through those groups..... In this award-winning show* Aman explores pers...

In this episode I talk through my recent Masters assignment which looked at the appeal and influence of the Manosphere on young men's way of being. In this particular episode I look at why young men are susceptible to joining the manosphere especially through adolescence when they're at a very uncertain time in their lives. In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvemen...

In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating life as a South Asian man in today’s world. Whether diving into South Asian culture, identity, mental health, or broader topics like goal-setting, motivation, and emotional intelligence, each episode offers practical advice and honest conversations to help you become a better brother, husband, son, and man....

In this episode Pav and I dig into how he used a spreadsheet to essentially change his life. He's an accountant and has been working in that industry since he graduated from uni but he's also learnt a lot about himself in that spreadsheet. Sometimes, it's not about the amounts but about the consistency and setting an intention and goal towards what you want to achieve and that applies here too. We...

In this episode I dig into what it is that actually makes us feel worthy as men and the answer may surprise you! We cover topics such as cultural expectations, societal expectations, and how you can define your true sense of worth. I also go into a few stories from my world that shaped my views of myself. In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, and navigating l...

The World Happiness Report 2026 was recently published and I thought I'd do a bit of a dive into it to understand some of the key takeaways for us so you don't have to! This year they've focussed on social media use and there's some really interesting things they've pulled out in their research which covered over 47 different countries. As a parent, this is an episode I'd be keen to listen to. The...

Inside the Manosphere is a new documentary with Louis Theroux where he speaks to several 'Manosphere Influencers' and tries to understand more about them and their lifestyle. In this episode, I use a bit of my Positive Psychology studies (still a student) to breakdown some of the points mentioned within the documentary. In this award-winning show* Aman explores personal growth, self-improvement, a...

As we try to be Brown But Better Men, it's always worth looking at the journey, growth, and challenges of Women and there's no better time to do that than on International Women's Day. We all have mothers, sisters, cousins, daughters etc who face challenges that we as Men simply don't. But by understanding some of those, we can not only help them but also help society as a whole too. In this award...

In this episode, I look at the thing that is the only constant in this world - change. Now, many people don't like change. It's hard, it's uncomfortable, and all round, they think it's not great. But what if that change is forced upon you? Death? Job Loss? Someone breaks into your house or crashes into your car? Then what? We often don't prepare for the hard changes in life but with this episode,...

Getting married soon and don't know what to look out for to keep yourself safe? Not sure on what the law (UK) says about different behaviours you feel are a bit off? Worried about expectations of you and culture clashes when you get married? Well this is the episode for you! In it, Lawyer Maz and Bal, who advocates and raises awareness of abuse, talk to me about a wide conversation such as: Is it...

In this episode, I look at 2 things specifically related to guys and no, I'm not talking about the 2 nuts - I'm talking about testosterone and sperm. I cover some of the issues around declining testosterone and sperm issues, what's causing these issues as well as why it's important, and then look at what we can do to support ourselves around these 2 vital aspects of being a guy. In this award-winn...

A wide ranging convo for this one! I was always a nice guy growing up, and still think of myself as a nice guy in a lot of ways. But if I had been a good guy instead, things could have been different. Now mental health is something I've talked about a bit, and our guest today has his own views on depression, and a new perspective of things after his friend voluntarily made the final journey to the...