Prickly Peers

Society EN ↓ 30 episodes

Have you ever wondered why some brown women can stand up to norms and stereotypes more easily than the rest of us? We call them prickly women! Is prickliness inherent or inherited, can you build the prickly muscle to be able to achieve your goals more easily, where do you lie on the prickly meter? Join Ankita and Nalini, your prickly peers, as they talk to uninhibited brown women all over the world in a quest to find the secret brown sauce for their courage, success and happiness. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and X @thepricklypeers. Or write to us at thepricklypeers@gmail.com. See le...

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S01E04: My Mother Said...you're 30, if not now, when?? 12.10.2023 29:43

Send us Fan Mail When is the best time to have a kid? Most South Asian mothers (or aunties) will answer even before they are asked, "definitely before you turn 30". As babies from frozen embryos and eggs to older parents become more common, more couples are deciding parenthood is not for them. Are our mummies and aunties getting onboard? Join Ankita & Nalini as they join the very pr...

S01E03: My Mother Said...don't swim, let's buy you gold instead 28.09.2023 24:16

Send us Fan Mail Over 30 years ago, as Ayesha watched her brothers dive into a pool, her mother gave her daughter two options nudging her to choose the latter : learn to swim or accompany her on a gold shopping expedition. Join Ankita and Ayesha as they explore the significance and impact of the comment. Did Ayesha choose learning to swim or the gold? Tune in to find out. Support the show

S01E02: My Mother Said.....can't make chai, how will you get married? 14.09.2023 20:59

Send us Fan Mail Did you get pushed into learning to cook by your mother? Or more specifically - can you boil a cup of chai to an Indian mother's perfect standard? Ankita decided to never perfect the art; as a way of daily rebellion against the absurd traditional connection of cooking and being "marriageable" . What pushed her otherwise modern, working, supportive mother into jokin...

S01E01: My Mother Said.....don't leave Google 01.09.2023 23:13

Send us Fan Mail Mothers are the first influencers in our life. Almost everyone we meet quotes their mother as a role model or has their mother to thank for shaping the person they are. But what happens when the mother's love for stability is not in line with her daughter's innate free spirit? Should the daughter stay true to herself or fulfil the wishes of her carer, mother and guide? J...

Prickly Peers: Trailer 25.08.2023 1:10

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered why some brown women can stand up to norms and stereotypes more easily than the rest of us? We call them prickly women! Is prickliness inherent or inherited, can you build the prickly muscle to be able to achieve your goals more easily, where do you lie on the prickly meter? Join Ankita and Nalini, your prickly peers, as they talk to uninhibited brown women...