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GVRNZ and Halima delve into the origins and meaning of International Women's Day. This week on Agony Aunty, one of our listeners is in a juicy situation involving a Masi... To round things off, Bad Vibes Island this week revolves around the Tory's newly proposed Illegal Migration Bill, and the ensuing controversy from it.

GVRNZ and Halima discuss the latest on Bad Vibes Island, including new government COVID leaks and the outcome of the Stephen Bear trial. We also kickstart our brand new segment ‘Agony Aunty’ - today answering a listener's problem about resilience in dating as a young adult. GVRNZ rounds off the episode with a chat with Australian artist Jordane on her latest single ‘Is It Wrong?’, the Australian d...

GVRNZ and Halima catch up on her latest chaotic family excursions to Belgium and Luxembourg, before delving into the proud Bangladeshi origins of International Mother Language Day, and how such is sadly quite ironic given their government's recent continued suppression of cultural identity. They also discuss recent tragic events in the UK, and how we got to the political climate we're currently ex...

GVRNZ chats to actress Priyasasha Kumari, best known for her role as Samia in the new series of Waterloo Road. They delve into her time on the show, the importance of representation without giving in to stereotypes, pursuing acting as a career and more...

GVRNZ and Simran give their own detailed breakdown of the 2023 GRAMMY awards, including their takes on whether each win was deserved. Later, GVRNZ is joined live in the studio by Silverfinger Singh, to discuss his latest single 'Realign' with Winachi, his music journey so far and more...

GVRNZ and Simran give their thoughts on the recently revealed Parklife 2023 line up, before delving into a recent video released by the Home Office, regarding the Public Order Bill.

GVRNZ and Halima catch up and exchange stories, including how Halima's sister had beef with her 40 year old work colleague, and how GVRNZ' sister caught her flatmate stealing her food. They then delve into more serious new topics from the past week, discussing the recent news that two hundred refugee children have gone missing from government run UK hotels in the past year and a half. They also co...

GVRNZ, Halima & Simran chat about the recent happenings in Great Britain (AKA Bad Vibes Island), including: Home Secretary Suella Braverman's run-in with a Holocaust survivor Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's advocating of increasing police powers in the same week that the Metropolitan Police Force revealed embarrassing statistics regarding sexual assault including its own members The UK Government...

GVRNZ and Simran are reunited with Halima, who recounts some of her mad family stories from the holiday break. They also delve into the recently announced Coachella line up, featuring a number of South Asian artists, and the release of Prince Harry's autobiography, 'Spare'. The episode is rounded off by GVRNZ chatting to artist RIYA about her journey so far, her latest single 'Permission' and its...

GVRNZ welcomes in the new year by challenging Simran to a Big Fat Quiz of 2022. They also delve into the recent news that for the new series of Love Island, islanders will have to freeze their socials whilst in the villa. Later, GVRNZ chats to Scottish artist Kapil Seshasayee about his most recent album 'Laal', its influences and themes, his artistry, and the new remix of his track '370' by Daytim...

Halima converses with content creator Maz Ullah about how she got into her career, fashion, YouTube vlogging, cancel culture, mental health, and being a Muslim woman in an online space. We round off the episode with Simran and GVRNZ joining as they reflect on 2022 and set out their goals for 2023 in the final talking segment of the year!

GVRNZ, Halima & Simran discuss the recent trend of using AI to create digital art. Simran also tells all about her night out at Fred again.. and Halima finally gives us the low down on her summer travel stories.

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran come together in the studio to celebrate Mango Masala's 2nd birthday! As well as reflecting on their journey so far, the trio also discuss the results of the 2021 British Census, music from the past year, and Halima's uncle's attempts to get her married...

GVRNZ and Halima discuss the latest events on Bad Vibes Island, including Matt Hancock making it to the final 4 of I'm a Celeb, and Keir Starmer's recent antics. They then delve into the controversy surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Finally, GVRNZ is joined in the studio by DJ Has and Elilee to talk about their upcoming event; Ravers For Foodbanks.

GVRNZ and Simran are joined by Nila Varman of award-winning radio show/podcast 'The Nila Extract.' They discuss the show, the importance of normalising taboos, and how their personal experiences have shaped the media they produce.

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran come together to discuss Asda's latest Christmas advert (featuring Simran representation and Buddy the Elf). They also delve into some recent project drops, including that of Fred again.., AP Dhillon and Drake. GVRNZ then chats to London-based artist Andrea Kristin, who's just dropped her debut album 'Brown Kohinoor'. As well as breaking down the project, they talk about h...

GVRNZ and Halima delve into the latest happening in pop culture, including Drake's hit at Megan thee Stallion in his new album with 21 Savage, Rihanna's hosting of Johnny Depp as part of Savage x Fenty, and Elon Musk's official take over of Twitter. They then kick off a new segment called 'Bad Vibes Island' where each week we'll cover the latest (political) happenings in the UK. This week, the top...

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran are reunited back in live in the studio, the night after the Asian Media Awards, for which they received a nomination for Best Radio Show. They reflect on their night, as well as recent trending topics including Andrew Tate's conversion to Islam, Rishi Sunak's appointment as British Prime Minister, and Halloween.

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran celebrate Simran's birthday by delving into the latest political drama as Liz Truss resigns as British PM. They then get into all things music, with a focus on albums...

GVRNZ chats with London creative Nikhil Beats on his second EP 'Earthly Desires Lead to Enlightenment', and viral sensation AJWAVY on his debut single 'Desi Bop'.

Simran joins GVRNZ, having finally completed her masters! They discuss how weird of a month September 2022 was, as well as delving into a recent viral clip from Steven Bartlett's 'Diary of a CEO' podcast, in which he claimed that Gen Z lack resilience. Finally, they debate the adverse effects of social media face filters over the past decade.

Halima chats with Sports Journalist Um-E-Aymen Babar about her career so far. Coincidentally, both Halima and Aymen did the Modern South Asian Studies MPhil at Cambridge, so they also reflect and compare their experiences at the university. They round off the episode with a break down of the latest happenings in Iran, in light of the unlawful killing of Mahsa Amini, as well as discussing the conce...

Halima is joined by Khadeem, who we first met on the streets of Rusholme on Eid back in Summer. Selling his sweets to raise money for charity, he was set to go on deployment to Lebanon in the following days, at just nine years of age. A few months later, we now have another incredibly inspiring chat with him about his experience on deployment, his fundraising activities and life as a young Muslim.

GVRNZ and Halima catch up on their personal lives - Halima's back for good from her summer holidays and she's not happy about it! Meanwhile, GVRNZ is home alone whilst his fiancé shops in India for their wedding. They then delve into a recent report from the Institute of Race Relations, which found that Muslims in the UK are being treated as "second-class" citizens. Finally, GVRNZ rounds off the e...

GVRNZ and Halima chat to Derby-based creative and photographer Martyn Ewoma, AKA editor-in-chief of Sludge Mag, an online publication focusing on "making politics palatable". Having recently surpassed 25k followers and launched their own membership scheme, Martyn joins us to discuss the past, present and future of Sludge Mag and the ever-growing importance of independent media.