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That Desi Spark (formerly The Woke Desi)

That Desi Spark (formerly The Woke Desi)

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*That Desi Spark has been acquired and will be available on YouTube and socials in 2025!*

That Desi Spark or TDS, formerly known as The Woke Desi, was a bold podcast created by three founders who recognized a space void of color and conversation around the topics that impact dual-identity, South Asian millennials the most. From education to entertainment and social justice issues to social media trends, TDS approached each episode with compassion, advocacy, and information, bolstered by subject-area experts and unfiltered celebrity moments.

Hosted by Annika Sharma and Nehal Tenany, TDS ignited conversation, illuminated learning, and sparked a community to own their stories, rise up with confidence, and blaze a path forward. The podcast was been featured in the Times of India, at BBC’s CDX, and on Forbes. They have also been featured speakers at multiple conferences, ViacomCBS, and universities.

Recent Episodes

  • That Desi Spark 2.0: Let's Get Started

    1 year ago

  • The Greatest Hits: Raja Kumari (Season 8)

    1 year ago

  • The Greatest Hits: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, of Netflix' 'Never Have I Ever' (Season 8)

    1 year ago

  • The Greatest Hits: Divya Robin, LMHC, on Boundaries with Families (Season 7)

    1 year ago

  • The Greatest Hits: Ramya Chunduri, LMSW, on Domestic Violence During the Pandemic (Season 6)

    1 year ago

  • The Greatest Hits: Jasvinder Sanghera, CBE on Honor-Based Violence (Season 3)

    1 year ago

  • The Greatest Hits: Richa Moorjani of Netflix' 'Never Have I Ever' (Season 3)

    1 year ago

  • The Greatest Hits: Sahaj Kohli of Brown Girl Therapy (Season 4)

    1 year ago

  • Goodbye, Nehal

    2 years ago

  • Mom Sense | A Conversation with CNN Anchor turned Entrepreneur turned Podcast Host Kanika Chadda Gupta

    2 years ago