Podcasts by Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar

Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar

A podcast interviewing South Asian trailblazers, experts, and prominent voices around the world. We discuss the messiness of growing up brown, have honest conversations about personal and professional journeys, talk about projects that currently fulfill our souls, and discuss topics we could never talk about in front of those aunties we grew up with.

Uncle jokes included.

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Satnam Singh Trades The NBA for Wrestling from 2023-12-13T12:44:03.216068

Satnam Singh is an Indian professional wrestler and former basketball player who is currently signed to the American professional wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling. He became the first In...

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Hasan Minhaj and Sheetal Sheth Talk To Kids About Individuality from 2023-12-13T12:44:03.200690

It's a special LIVE episode coming to you from East coast! 

The lovely and brilliant Sheetal Sheth hosted our team for her Always Anjali event, where she talked to kids from the tri-state ...

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Anita Verma-Lallian Builds Arizona’s First South Asian-owned Film Production Company from 2023-12-13T12:44:03.194749

Anita Verma-Lallian is the CEO and founder of Arizona Land Consulting, a Phoenix-based land investment consulting company that specializes in commercial real estate. But like a true boss, Anita ...

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We're Speaking with Hitha Palepu from 2023-12-13T12:44:03.174086

My next interview for our South Asian author series is with the indomitable Hitha Palepu.

Hitha Palepu is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, CEO of Roshan Pharmaceuticals, and a lover of al...

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Rooshy Roy Is Reconnecting With Her Roots from 2023-12-13T12:44:03.156107

 Rooshy Roy is the founder and CEO of Aavrani, a holistic skincare line that uses clean, effective cosmetics rooted in Indian agent beauty rituals, which she saw her grandmother using as a young...

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Swati Swarma Is Making Headlines At Vox Media from 2023-12-13T12:44:03.139237

Swati Sharma is the powerhouse Editor-in-Chief of Vox, a leading platform for explanatory journalism. I recently had the pleasure of sharing a panel with her earlier this year and felt an instan...

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Manu Raju Is Discussing Inside Politics from 2023-12-13T12:44:03.131056

Manu Raju is a Chief Congressional Correspondent for CNN and an anchor of Inside Politics Sunday. He has covered Capitol Hill for over seven years with Politico before taking on his current role...

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Raja Kumari Is Building The Bridge from 2023-11-30T11:00

 Today's guest is none other than Raja Kumari, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, and India’s top female rapper. Known as Svetha Rao to loved ones, she brings an otherworldly fusion of Eastern and W...

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Nisha Pahuja Spotlights Social Issues Through Her Lens from 2023-11-23T11:00

Nisha Pahuja is a writer, an artist, and director and now an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. Her passion for social impact is marked by a quiet courage towards exploring complex social issues that oft...

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Nisha Ganatra Is Directing Cultural Change from 2023-10-26T10:00

Nisha Ganatra, is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actress of Indian descent.

We met this year at Sundance where I was lucky enough to see her screening of Ri...

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Tuckered Out LIVE! From The SALUTE (South Asian Ladies Unite To Empower) Summit from 2023-10-19T10:00

We're coming at you LIVE! from the inaugural summit of SALUTE in my favorite city, NYC baby.

 

The SALUTE (South Asian Ladies Unite To Empower) mission is to build an impactful commu...

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Gotham Chopra Discusses The Religion Of Sports from 2023-09-28T10:00

Gotham Chopra is an American sports documentarian, media entrepreneur, producer, podcast host, director, journalist, and author.  He is the co-founder of Religion of Sports, Liquid Comics, Chopr...

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Neelu Kaur Is Her Own Cheerleader from 2023-09-21T09:00

Neelu Kaur is an author, facilitator, NLP and executive coach, and a wellness and burnout management expert. She combines leadership development, neurolinguistic programming, and burnout managem...

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SJ Sindu On Finding Her Voice Through Fiction from 2023-09-14T10:00

My fourth guest for my South Asian author series is Sj Sindu.

As a genderqueer Sri Lankan American novelist and riveting short story writer, SJ Sindu is one of the most exciting young voic...

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Suneel Gupta Talks About Everyday Dharma from 2023-08-31T10:00

Once labeled as the ‘Face of Failure’ by The New York Times, Suneel Gupta is a best-selling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global documentary se...

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Priti Tanna Marries A Coconut from 2023-07-26T10:00

Priti Tanna is the author of I Married A Coconut, a coming-of-age story turned memoir that explores Priti’s journey through navigating the dichotomy of being a first-generation Indian Ame...

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Maneesh Goyal Elevates Indian Hospitality (Episode Flashback) from 2023-06-30T10:00

To honor and celebrate Pride Month, you are in for a treat! This week, I am bringing back three episodes near and dear to my heart. Get ready to listen to the third episode of the mini-series, w...

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Zameer Kassam Gets Personal (Episode Flashback) from 2023-06-29T10:00

To honor and celebrate Pride Month, you are in for a treat! This week, I am bringing back three episodes near and dear to my heart. Get ready to listen to the second episode of the mini-series, ...

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Ginni Saraswati Is Made Offbeat (Episode Flashback) from 2023-06-28T10:00

To honor and celebrate Pride Month, you are in for a treat! This week, I am bringing back three episodes near and dear to my heart. Get ready to listen to the first episode of the mini-series, w...

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Parag Mehta Discusses Politics Now&Then (Episode Flashback) from 2023-06-15T10:00

In honor of the Indian American Impact Summit we attended last week and Pride Month, we're bringing back to your ears the amazing interview we had a while back with Communications Specialist and...

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Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar Trailer Part 2 from 2023-05-25T10:00

New trailer, new headshots, same uncle jokes.

To all the new listeners, welcome to the Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar—where we interview trailblazers, experts, and prominent voices from the...

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She's Unlikeable with Aparna Shewakramani from 2023-05-18T10:00

Aparna Shewakramani had a career in law before going on a little show called Indian Matchmaking. Overnight, she became an ambassador for women and a voice contributing to the ongoing conv...

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Rishi Rajani Builds A Home For Stories Untold from 2023-05-11T10:00

Rishi Rajani is the CEO of Hillman Grad Productions, a full service media and production company with a mission to empower underrepresented artists and amplify the stories of diverse historicall...

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Maneesh Goyal Elevates Indian Hospitality from 2023-04-27T10:00

I have been following my next guest for quite awhile now through social media and mutual friends.  He has been doing some amazing work and also.... throwing some amazing parties- I definitely wa...

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It's 2018! from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.232527

It's 2018!!  We discuss the blur that was 2017, New Year's resolutions and why Mariah Carey needs a hug.  Nisha and Nizar also give a shoutout to their Who Run The World person of the week, podcast...

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Tejal Patel and Priya Rathod Are Mindful Mommies from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.229208

Sometimes us mama's need a little bit of guidance on how to cope with the stresses of parenthood and how to carve out a little #metime in our daily routine. I know I do! In this episode of Browntab...

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Parag Mehta Discusses Politics Now & Then from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.226097

It's time to get political! In this episode of South Asian trailblazers, we talk to Communications Specialist and my college friend Parag V. Mehta. We start off our interview discussing our Univers...

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Instapottin' With Poonam (and crew) from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.081574

I don't know about you guys but I didn't realize that the Instapot could perform miracles! In this episode of Browntable Talks, we sit down with the ladies behind "Instapottin' With Poonam" and tal...

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Reshma Gajjar Dances Her Heart Out from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.079653

She started out dancing before she started walking. She was the first South Asian dancer to enter the LA scene. She toured with Madonna. She's the Girl on the Yellow Dress in La La Land. She takes ...

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Varsha Mathur Talks Dating And Relationships from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.074090

Varsha Mathur has one main goal- to uproot cultural stigmas and taboos with coaching and blogging topics related to dating, marriage, divorce and to focus on goals, communications skills and above ...

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The Chai Box Explains-It's Not Chai Tea, People! from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.073288

From the plantations of Kerala to her backyard, Monica blends and delivers spices in her chai with her own unique and delicious twist.   Although Monica currently has her own boutique consulting f...

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holiCHIC By Megha from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.072430

It’s the ultimate story of friendship- childhood buddies turned fellow models turned business partners working in one of the world’s most exciting industries.  Megha Rao and Pooja Desai Shah both f...

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Rasika Mathur- From Second City to FunnYogini from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.066493

Rasika Mathur is an Indian-American comedian, writer, storyteller, and a fellow Longhorn best known for her recurring role on the original version of Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out...but there i...

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South Asian Block Party for Biden/Harris- South Asians and Voting (Part One) from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.063947

It's here guys. Election Day 2020. Besides going out to buy some antacids, I thought it would be a good time to understand more about South Asians and voting here in the US.

I sit down w...

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South Asians Vote 2020- South Asians and Voting (Part Two) from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.062850

In part two of South Asians and Voting, I sit down with one of the organizers of South Asians Vote 2020, Samidh Guha.

Samidh is a highly respected courtroom advocate and negotiator with ...

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The Science of Life- Ayurveda and You from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.061125

Quick Note- This episode has been published a week later than expected due to some technical issues that had to be ironed out. We did our best ironing.

I sat down and chatted with my chi...

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Some Good 2020 Moments from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.057232

SPECIAL EPISODE: It's a new year. Thank god.

Although this past year has been a long and difficult, many of you were able to share some good moments that 2020 gave you.

Here are...

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The Georgia Senate Races with Amol Naik from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.056393

Can 2021 start off any more dramatic?....

I dive into the details of the Georgia Senate runoff elections with my friend and public policy lawyer with Squire Patton Boggs, Amol Naik.
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In No Man's Land with Rajiv Satyal from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.052473

Rajiv Satyal is a Los Angeles-based comedian/host with over 50 million views on YouTube. From stand-up performances, to going on tour, to hosting talk shows, events, and podcast, this one-man band...

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YaYa- A Platform for Women Who Are Tuckered Out from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.049696

As part of my podcasting fellowship with On Deck (beondeck.com) , I had the chance to interview On Deck fellows Nivi Jayasekar and Paula Hernandez Forero, who have recently built a peer coaching pl...

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Pat Shah Talks Past, Present, Future of Audio from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.045667

Pat Shah has had his ear pressed against the audio industry for awhile now. He is the Head of Content Acquisition and Development for Audible, a membership service that provides customers with th...

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Storytelling Through Smita Sharma's Lens from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.041846

Smita Sharma is an award winning photojournalist and visual storyteller based in Delhi, India, reporting on critical human rights and social issues in her own community as well as in the Global Sou...

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Simran Jeet Singh Keeps Going from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.038004

Recognized among TIME Magazine’s 16 people fighting for a more equal America, Simran Jeet Singh is Senior Adviser for Equity and Inclusion at YSC Consulting, a professor at Columbia University, a S...

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Ending Mass Incarceration with Premal Dharia from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.031450

Premal Dharia has spent the last twenty years dedicated to challenging injustice in the criminal system and nearly 15 years as a public defender. She has tried dozens of cases and supervised lawye...

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Rahul Dubey Opens His Door from 2022-02-22T16:24:10.022689

This past month, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, an act that would have created national standards for policing in an effort to increase accountability, sadly couldn’t reach a bipartisan ...

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Snehal Patel Talks Digital Healthcare in Asia from 2022-02-22T16:24:09.984403

Snehal Patel, M.D., J.D. is the CEO at MyDoc, Asia’s leading patient-centric digital healthcare platform delivering personalized continuous care across key markets in the region. Snehal is a Kauf...

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Michelle Ranavat Creates A Modern Ayurvedic Skincare Line from 2022-02-22T16:24:09.980500

Michelle Ranavat founded RANAVAT, a global skincare line inspired by Indian beauty rituals in 2017. The award-winning line is known for its luxurious skin treatments and counts the World's top reta...

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I'm So Effing Tired With Dr. Amy Shah from 2022-02-22T16:24:09.979661

Well guys, it's the end of the year and of course that means reflecting back on 2021 and thinking, why did I eat my kids (both of them) entire birthday cake this year?

I get it, trust me, ...

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Deepa Purushothaman Is Asking Ladies To Get nFormation from 2022-02-22T16:24:09.974387

Deepa Purushothaman is a former senior executive, a corporate inclusion visionary, and co-founder of nFormation, a company for women of color by women of color where they provide a brave, safe, new...

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Tejpaul Bhatia And The First Commercial Space Station from 2022-02-17T13:16:57

We're going to space guys!

I grew up in the NASA area in Houston and my neighbor was Mike Mullane, an astronaut who flew the Space Shuttle missions 3 times. So the idea of talking to so...

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Sujata Day Asks For A Definition, Please from 2022-01-27T11:35:15

Sujata Day is an American actress, model, and screenwriter. You may know her as CeeCee in the Issa Rae web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (2011-2013) and Sarah in Insecure. In 201...

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Meg Indurti Laughs All The Way To The New Yorker from 2022-01-20T11:30

So 2022 has been...déjà vu?

I decided to kick off 2022 talking to stand-up comedian and humor writer, Meg Indurti. Indurti writes for The New Yorker and Reductress and is a headline cont...

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Rabia Chaudry's Journey Before and After Serial from 2021-12-16T11:30

This is our final episode of the year!

So I started this podcast back in 2017 after listening and being inspired by the first season of Serial, the most downloaded podcast of all time. I...

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Melanie Chandra and Surina Jindal Have a Hot Mess Holiday from 2021-12-11T12:00

Guys, the holidays are about to get messy. Welcome to a very special holiday bonus episode!

Today I chat with producers and stars of Comedy Centrals South-Asian led film, Hot Mess Holiday,...

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Archana Jain and Monika Sharma Empower South Asian Creatives from 2021-11-24T13:50:40

BONUS- The Tuckered Out team is taking a Thanksgiving break and is thankful to our terrific throngs of Tuckered Outians. Please check out one of the first episodes we did this year with co-founder...

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Sangeeta Pillai Builds Her Own Feminist Platform from 2021-11-18T18:16:37

This episode is for all you bad betis & besharam bibis!

Today I catch up with activist, writer & speaker, Sangeeta Pillai, who is the the founder of Soul Sutras. Soul Sutras is the South ...

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Live From Diwali On The Hudson 2021! from 2021-11-15T17:57:50

Editor's Note- This is a live podcast so please excuse all the extra background noise.

It is our first live podcast!!

We had the honor to attend Diwali On The Hudson this year, ...

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From Surfing to Protecting Our Oceans with Vipe Desai from 2021-10-26T14:26:12

A brand strategist with a purpose, Vipe Desai is an award-winning executive and thought-leader.

With more than 30 years of marketing, branding and leadership experience along with 20 year...

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Sonal Shah and The Asian American Foundation from 2021-10-13T14:36:59

One of the foremost global leaders on social impact and innovation, Sonal Shah has started and led social impact efforts in academia, government, and the private and philanthropic sectors for over ...

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Shibani Joshi Moves Boldly-Forward from 2021-09-29T16:13:59

So there are a few (hundred) topics that South Asians tend to not discuss, divorce being one of them.

When I read Shibani Joshi’s ELLE article called "The Other Side of Divorce", I knew ...

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Sriram Iyer Discusses Journalism In India from 2021-09-15T14:43:37

The first episode of the fall season is officially here! Feels good to be back! I thought the best way to start off the podcast this fall is to talk to someone who has been working in journalism fo...

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Manpreet Singh Discusses India's Farmers Protest from 2021-08-25T15:51:31

BONUS EPISODE!

Before we begin our fall interviews, we wanted to post some of our favorite interviews from this past year for the next 5 days. First up, my interview with Manpreet Singh. Listen

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Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself from 2021-07-30T14:31:15

It's time for an update people!

We've done over 60 episodes, brought on big names, shared fantastic stories, and undoubtedly have some new listeners to the show from all around the world ....

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A Sustainable Solution for Feminine Hygiene in India from 2021-07-21T15:55:45

My next guests have built an organization that is not just starting the conversation around menstrual hygiene in India, but they are educating people across India and changing the way menstruation ...

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Pallavi Sharda: The Girl From Oz On Reclaiming Her Voice from 2021-07-14T11:21:35

It's our first live interview almost 2 years!! I sit down with my friend, Pallavi Sharda, in our friends apartment in NYC and chat about it all.

Pallavi knows what chasing your dreams is ...

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India's Foreign Marriage Act with Parag Metha and Vaibhav Jain from 2021-06-30T12:57:51

In honor of Pride Month, I had the honor of interviewing my friends, Parag Mehta and Vaibhav Jain, a couple who has not just inspired the LGBTQ+ community, but also the South Asian community aroun...

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India's Foreign Marriage Act with Parag Mehta and Vaibhav Jain from 2021-06-30T12:57:51

In honor of Pride Month, I had the honor of interviewing my friends, Parag Mehta and Vaibhav Jain, a couple who has not just inspired the LGBTQ+ community, but also the South Asian community aroun...

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Sharbari Ahmed Is In The Writers' Room from 2021-06-23T19:49:49

Sharbari Zohra Ahmed is a Bangladeshi-American writer and was on the writing team for the ABC show Quantico, making her the first woman of Bangladeshi origin to write for a network show.

W...

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The Desai Foundation with Megha Desai from 2021-06-16T12:20:44

The India Covid crisis has devastated the country and has affected many of us living in the US. I chat with Megha Desai, President of The Desai Foundation, about their efforts to help thousands in ...

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Reshma Patel Is Rebuilding NYC from 2021-05-25T10:30

As immigrants to this country from India, Reshma and her family had to build a new life from the ground up and make every dollar work for them.

A graduate of MIT, Reshma was an advisor t...

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Nitin Pandey Is Fine-Tuning Parenthood from 2021-05-19T18:04:18

Nitin Pandey is the founder and CEO of Parentune.com, a pro-parent network supporting parents in India to do more for their child. Parents can find trusted advice, validated solutions and real time...

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Sharan Dhaliwal Is Burning Her Roti from 2021-05-12T16:23:32

Sharan Dhaliwal founded, developed and now runs the UK’s leading South Asian magazine Burnt Roti, which is a platform for young creatives to showcase their talent, find safe spaces and destigmatize...

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Dr. Sumun Pendakur Discusses Racial Equity from 2021-04-26T13:07:33

One of my favorite things about doing this podcast is reconnecting with people who have been part of different phases in my life. Dr. Sumun Pendakur and I met 20 years ago when I was a production a...

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Rishi Jaitly Builds A Bridge To India from 2021-04-19T11:10:35

I could not think of a better guest for EPISODE 50 ?then the #foundingceo of Times Bridge, Rishi Jaitly.

Beginning late 2016, Rishi envisioned, architected and scaled a new business to hel...

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Zarna Garg Is Rearranged from 2021-04-12T11:13:30

Zarna Garg is an Indian immigrant, mom, and lawyer turned New York comedian and TikTok star (https://www.tiktok.com/@zarnagarg) with more than 20 million views on the platform. She has performed st...

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Alka Joshi and The Henna Artist from 2021-03-29T11:27:03

Alka Joshi was born in India and raised in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. At the age of 62, Joshi published her de...

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Little Mind Chats with Siyona Vikram from 2021-03-23T13:40:23

When Siyona Vikram realized there were few Indian podcasts specifically for children, she decided that it was time to start one herself.

Siyona’s podcast is called Little Mind Chats and f...

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The #BlindianProject with Jonah Batambuze from 2021-03-10T15:45:51

The #BlindianProject is the "meeting place for Black x South Asian communities". Started as a passion project in 2017, the project drew its inspiration from an incident in which street mobs attacke...

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Dr. Saya Nagori Talks Telehealth from 2021-02-23T12:00

Dr. Saya Nagori is a Digital Health Executive who is passionate about telehealth and innovation in healthcare. She is widely known in the health tech space for her early work in telemedicine and in...

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Manpreet Singh Discusses India's Farmer Protests from 2021-02-11T17:14:34

India’s six-month-long farmer protests, which recently gained momentum and global attention, has been on the forefront of news around the world. With the recent attacks on protestors and a governm...

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Jia Wertz Talks True Crime from 2021-01-26T11:58:59

Jia Wertz is a South Asian true crime documentary filmmaker and director. Her debut film, Conviction, was recently released on Amazon Prime and was selected at 11 film festivals around the world, w...

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Product of Culture from 2021-01-21T18:32:48

I chat (and laugh) with the co-founders of Product of Culture, Archana Jain and Monika Sharma!

Product of Culture (#POCNation) empowers South Asian creatives and innovators to grow and th...

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Finding Nimesh Patel from 2020-12-22T15:01:46

For my last interview of the year, I stand-up with my guest, Nimesh Patel, and talk all things comedy. Nimesh is the first Indian-American to write for SNL, where he was nominated for an Emmy for ...

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The Shots Heard Around The World- Pfizer and The Vaccine from 2020-12-15T19:18:04

BONUS EPISODE with Gautam Gupta, SVP Head of Strategy & Consulting, Pfizer is the first in a bonus series where we discuss and dissect important current events. Gautam chats with me about Covid 'D...

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Sheetal Sheth And A Real South Asian Hero from 2020-12-14T17:53:12

When it comes to South Asian representation in the media, Sheetal Sheth has had a few conversations the past 20 years on the issue. Author, actress, producer and activist Sheetal Sheth has been a ...

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Zameer Kassam Gets Personal from 2020-11-12T15:57:22

With a background as unique as the jewelry he designs, including time at McKinsey & Company, Harvard Business School, and De Beers Louis Vuitton, Zameer Kassam has emerged as one of the global jewe...

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MissMalini, Take Us To The Moon from 2020-10-26T15:51:31

An interview with Malini Agarwal.

We're talking to a media mogul!! Malini Agarwal, aka MissMalini, is India's most famous blogger with a following of 7.5 million worldwide. We start out ...

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Ami Tuckered Out Trailer from 2020-10-19T19:44:25

A podcast interviewing South Asian trailblazers around the world.

We discuss growing up brown, personal journeys, and topics we could never talk about in front of those aunties and uncles ...

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Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar Trailer from 2020-10-19T17:44:25

A podcast interviewing South Asian trailblazers around the world.

We discuss growing up brown, personal journeys, and topics we could never talk about in front of those aunties and uncles ...

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DJ Kayper In The House from 2020-09-14T19:46:34

From the start, DJ Kayper knew that she belonged behind the turntables- scratching, producing and making waves in an industry traditionally dominated by men.  From writing fake letters to her paren...

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Lisa Ray Is Close To The Bone from 2020-07-13T17:26:15

Internationally acclaimed performer, philanthropist, author, and public speaker Lisa Rani Ray does not shy away from a challenge.  With a career that spans three decades and several continents, thi...

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Chaating It Up With Maneet Chauhan from 2020-06-24T03:31:23

Celebrity chef, restaurateur, author, and overall superwoman Maneet Chauhan knows a thing or two about best-laid plans...they often tend to go awry.  From India to Nashville, we talk about her jour...

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Ameeth Sankaran And The Religion of Sports from 2020-06-12T14:05:20

Ameeth Sankaran is CEO of the Religion of Sports, a media company co-founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra. He is also an Executive Producer of Tom vs. Time, Stephen vs. the Game,...

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Modi Toys Snuggles With Baby G from 2019-02-27T04:13:25

It's time to toy around!  Ok, sorry, had to let that out.  We got a chance to sit down and get to know the co-founder of Modi Toys, Avani Modi Sarkar,  in this interview where she talked about it a...

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Shruti Ganguly And Her Jerry Maguire Moment from 2018-10-24T16:11:10

Filmmaker Shruti Rya Ganguly may be a successful producer, director, writer and perpetual student of the arts, but she will tell you that when it comes to making chai, she would fail miserably.  Fr...

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Simmi Patel And Paper Samosa from 2018-10-10T18:42:16

How about that time you interviewed someone you just met and became best friends immediately.  That's what happened to us after we talked with Simmi Patel, founder and creator of Paper Samosa, a fa...

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What Happens In Bentonville, Arkansas from 2018-09-27T18:36:09

Damn if feels good to be a podcaster.     We're bbbaaaaccccckkkkkkkk!!!  Nizar (@nizarbabul) and I (@amituckeredout) had to take a small break this summer so I could officially become a Arkansonian...

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Supriya Dravid Talks ELLE India from 2018-05-25T22:49:26

We have an editor-in-chief in da house! Now if that's not boss, I don't know what is. Our crew had a chance to chat with the indomitable Supriya Dravid, the woman in charge of one of the largest ma...

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Tara Narula Talks Cardiology & Medical Journalism from 2018-04-23T15:26:43

We’re baaaaaccccckk!!! After a little bit of a break due to honeymoons in New Zealand, trips to Iceland and packing boxes for an upcoming move, our crew is back with a fascinating South Asian trail...

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Update Episode! from 2018-03-15T14:05:15

It's an update folks! In this mini-episode, we discuss what we've been up to the past week, our takeaways from the first few months after launching AmiTuckeredOut, why we may be a little M!A over t...

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Chicks And Salsa from 2018-02-26T12:22:29

Who doesn't love sitting around chatting it up with some chicks and salsa?  And maybe some tequila. On this week's episode, we get to laugh it up with the ladies from the Chicks and Salsa Blog, Rin...

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The DFW South Asian Film Festival from 2018-02-16T16:20:50

We had a blast on our first Special Edition episode- 4 Days, 4 Years of DFW SAFF!  My producer and I decided to do this one off-location and head to the final after party to talk to festival attend...

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Racism and South Asians from 2018-01-26T06:00:06

In this episode, my co-hosts and I talk about everything from scandals in India to our personal experience with racism and why stereotypes exist. We also discuss our own parents and how they dealt ...

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Part II with Ami Desai from 2018-01-22T20:26:03

In this bonus episode, we decide to ask our favorite mompreneur, Ami Desai, questions from the Millennial point of view.  Listen to Ami's advise for preventative care in your 20's, choosing the bes...

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Ami Desai Is The Ultimate Mompreneur from 2018-01-13T21:50:04

Continuing our South Asian Trailblazers series, we talk to host, producer, beauty and lifestyle blogger Ami Desai. Listen as she discusses her journey up until now, how Oprah surprised her on the ...

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Kajal Desai And Bollywood Fitness from 2017-12-22T01:49:20

Launching our new South Asian Trailblazers interview series, we sit and chat with the Co-Founder of Doonya Bollywood Fitness, Kajal Desai. 

Kajal talks about going from being a management ...

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#MeToo - Browntable Talks from 2017-12-14T18:28:29

On our very first episode, we meet the team and learn a little bit more about the podcast.  We then dive into the “What The…” moment of the week, discuss the #MeToo movement and how it impacts u...

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#MeToo - Browntable Talks from 2017-12-14T18:28:29

On our very first episode, we meet the team and learn a little bit more about the podcast.  We then dive into the “What The…” moment of the week, discuss the #MeToo movement and how it impacts u...

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Tuckered Out with Ami Thakkar
#MeToo - Browntable Talks from 2017-12-14T18:28:29

On our very first episode, we meet the team and learn a little bit more about the podcast. We then dive into the “What The…” moment of the week, discuss the #MeToo movement and how it impacts us p...

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