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Small Talk with Tamim & Sharin

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Journalist and teacher duo, Sharin and Tamim candidly discuss work, relationships, finances, and more. They also tackle stereotypes surrounding the South Asian and Muslim communities. It’s a lot of Small Talk about ‘big’ problems.
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Episodes

How we deal with arguements?

We discuss how we handle conflict and get into what unfolded in our most recent argument and how we resolved the issue. We also discuss how to manage conflict in the household with other family members such as in-laws etc and what has best worked for us in the health of our relationship and bond with the in-laws.

Sep 16, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 9

The hijab is empowering to me

Sharin wrote a piece on hair care maintenance for Muslim women for The Sunday Times Style magazine and this caused quite a stir in the comments section with both positive and negative responses. In this episode, we talk about the headscarf, Sharin's experience with her headscarf, and the hijab ban in France and other countries plus we share a clip from her interview with Ruth Davidson for Times Radio who invited her to the show because of the 'backlash' she faced in the comments section for her ...

Aug 22, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Do opposites attract?

Is being so different from your other half a bad thing? We discuss how we continue to make our marriage work despite how different we are from one another from our hobbies and our personalities too. We also share how we adapt to different situations when it comes to communicating with family members, friends and more.

Aug 12, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Handling finance as a couple

How to approach the subject of finance, what is expected of the husband and wife, how to save, and more.

Jul 29, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Being a homemaker vs. pursuing a career

We discuss the hot topic of being a homemaker, focusing on your career, or choosing to balance both. Plus, we also share how you can complain about TV reporting and articles on the negative stereotyping of the South Asian and Muslim communities.

Jul 22, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Living with the in-laws part 1

Is it really so bad to live with your in-laws? We discuss the initial stages of how we adjusted to living together along with Tamim’s parents and look into some of the stereotyping surrounding this concept.

Jul 15, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The honeymoon phase & lockdown challenges

We talk about the honeymoon phase and how it isn’t necessarily the same for us being an ‘assisted’ couple than it would be if we had been ‘normally’ dating. We also share a little insight on some lockdown challenges we faced as a couple and touch on a big topic that will be coming soon, PDA in our culture and religion.

Jul 08, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Arranged marriages & the marriage CVs

In this first episode, we delve right into how we met, the concept and dynamics surrounding arranged and assisted marriages, how it works, and the marriage CV. We also discuss the differences faced in getting married in this generation and our parent's generation.

Jul 08, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Small Talk with Tamim & Sharin: COMING SOON

Introducing Small Talk, a podcast hosted by South-Asian couple, Sharin, a journalist, and Tamim, a teacher, who candidly discuss relationships, work, finances, and more. They also tackle stereotypes surrounding the South Asian and Muslim communities. It’s a lot of Small Talk about ‘big’ problems.

Jul 05, 2022•48 sec
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