The Two Chickpeas sit down with lifelong friend @kareemjarchemakeup to get the real TEA on trying to maintain a positive mindset when struggling with mental health and maintaining this in a healthy and positive way. The Chickpeas discuss how your friends can sometimes know you better than you know yourself, how this has played into our own mental health struggles and how Kareem in particular chooses to look at the glass half full no matter what life chucks his way. Kareem has overcome incredible...
May 19, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 9
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and The Two Chickpeas discuss their own mental health and what it means to learn about dealing with their own emotions, feelings and traumas. In this episode, they're joined by Aaron, a close friend who shares his experience of Depression; how he knew he was depressed, how he dealt with it and ultimately how he is now. The episode explores recognising physical and mental symptoms and how we can help each other when battling with mental health.
May 17, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 7
The Two Chickpeas have launched their first-ever review episode (lookout for more to come reviewing the latest film, tv and music!) and were kindly invited by Warner Brothers to the home premier of Tom & Jerry The Movie, which is now available to rent at home from 25th March. The Two Chickpeas discuss their love for the film, how nostalgic the movie is and how brilliantly it pays homage to the original episodes and how amazingly diverse the cast is!
Apr 09, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 7
TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ This episode explores themes of mental and physical domestic abuse in a same-sex relationship. Please see the below organisations for help if this episode affects you. Part Two of Hakeem’s story explores what he went through to finally leave the toxic and abusive relationship he was in and he reflects on this time in his life and how he is starting life again from his 8-year abusive relationship. If this story has affected you or you have experienced similar experiences and wa...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 6
TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ - this episode explores domestic abuse in a same-sex relationship. Part one of Hakeem's story explores how he entered an abusive relationship from a young age and how his inexperience and fear of coming out made it hard for him to recognise that he was being abused, and even harder to leave the relationship. If this story has affected you or you have experienced similar experiences and want to seek help please see the below organisations and links. Galop - http://www.galop.org...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Out and proud; we speak to Raheem who is completely proud to be who he is and will never apologise for doing so. It can be hard to own yourself with complete confidence and Raheem talks to us about how he does this, being an androgynous person and the importance of loving yourself. We also explore the ridiculousness of even having to come out as heterosexual people are not asked to and we want this to change in the future moving forward.
Mar 04, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The Twochickpeas sit down with Guntaj, one of the running members of the @QueerPunjab page on Instagram. Guntaj explains his childhood of growing up in Mohali, Punjab. To the Chickpeas, this was interesting because of the lack of acceptance in India as a whole and knew it could not have been as easy as being open and proud from the beginning. He describes how he remembered something was 'wrong' with him and felt suffocated in feeling 'not normal' as a young person. Now, he lives in Vancouver and...
Mar 01, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The Two Chickpeas are in conversation with Srini, Andrew and Riya from the National Hindu Society at Kingston University to discuss a very different Diwali this year due to the Covid-19 Winter Lockdown and how they plan to celebrate knowing they can't be with friends and family. The Two Chickpeas also explore how Diwali is celebrated in India and the Middle East and what their lives might be like if they were to live in India. Happy Diwali to everyone and we hope you are still able to celebrate ...
Nov 14, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 17
The Two Chickpeas sit down with Priya Ragu via Zoom whilst she is in London to talk about her incredible music, heritage and being added to the FIFA 21 Playlist. This is Priya's first podcast and we were lucky enough to be able to talk to her as she lets us in on different aspects of her life and what is next for her as she captures the hearts of people all across the world with her unique and soulful sound.
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The Two Chickpeas are joined by Brown Girl Kim to talk about Body Positivity, they explore topics that range from social media pressure, body hair and how offensive it is to use words such as ‘fat’ and ‘skinny’. This episode explores everyone’s personal experiences with being positive about your own bodies, the struggles they still face to be body positive and the need for this conversation to keep growing and evolving.
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The Two Chickpeas are joined by special guests and sisters, Nikita & Leah Chander and their cousin Aman. The episode stems from a previous conversation which got us thinking about the toxic aunties causing havoc and endless gossip across Asian communities and how we would like aunties of the future (us!) to talk moving forward in life. Aman shares her experiences of being in a bi-racial relationship and the rejection she has faced from her family and society. Listen to this unique episode of...
Sep 20, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Round Our Hometown' pays homage to the Hounslow/Southall area that has raised us. This episode looks briefly at our experience of growing up in the area, what we love about it and how we used to slate the area we live in. The Two Chickpeas also spoke with Pragna Patel from Southall Black Sisters who explains what Southall was like when she moved to the country and the issues the community faced then and what they continue to face now. The Two Chickpeas also spoke with Rishi Ghatore and Nikhil Ga...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 13
The Two Chickpeas are joined by Harish Malhi, Founder of Diaspo, who talks to the Two Chickpeas about his experience of being British Asian, his inspiration for creating Diaspo and the incredible outcomes he has managed to achieve since launching! Find out more @joindiaspo on all social media platforms.
Jul 29, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
The revolution for Black Lives Matter spread across the world when the world saw that horrific footage of George Floyd being killed by an American police officer. If we are truly to eradicate racism then everyone has to be in this together. This special episode of Two Chickpeas in a Podcast explores what the South Asian community can do to eradicate racism towards black people, how Gandhi himself was a racist, and how the peaceful protests that took place in London and across the globe have been...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 11
The Two Chickpeas review the hit Netflix show ‘Never Have I Ever’. Whether you love it or hate it everyone is talking about this show and rightly so! The Two Chickpeas talk about everything from representation, narration and scenes they resonate within the show. Listen to the Two Chickpeas review here.
May 31, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Two Chickpeas sit down with Tejal Bathia, a close family friend, to talk about spirituality; what it means to us, what we take from it and how we use it in our everyday lives.
May 16, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
The Two Chickpeas are joined by the Big Sister Journal to discuss shadeism. Shadeism is discrimination based on skin colour usually from members of the same race in which people are treated differently based on the social implications and cultural meanings attached to skin colour. (Basically the whole light skin vs dark skin debate across all races!)
Apr 18, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
The Two Chickpeas are joined by special guest Reena Anand who has a blog and had written about period discrimination. The Two Chickpeas have grown up being taught that you cannot go to the temple when menstruating, and have always wondered why as Hinduism is one of the few religions that worship Goddesses. In this episode, Reena speaks about the experiences of women in the UK who are subject to period discrimination and why we need to start having conversations about these toxic practices. Recen...
Mar 01, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Two Chickpeas In A Podcast have teamed up with The Thinkable Guys for this week's episode! Everyone thought it would be fine and even safe to have a few drinks before we recorded and then we spoke about everything from body hair, to sex playlists, to how we want a man or a woman to make the first move. Maybe don't listen to this episode with your mum... or if you are our mum (Sorry Mum! )
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The Two Chickpeas, Nikkita and Natasha, sit down to talk about the past decade and everything they have learnt as they have grown into adults from teenagers. The Two Chickpeas talk about how their grandmother's Alzheimer's diagnosis has affected the way that they live their life, how they don't care for auntie's comments, the importance of mental health, as well as the Asian people in the media who have inspired them.
Jan 07, 2020•35 min
In Episode Three the Two Chickpeas are joined by special guest Areeba Chaudri to talk about all things Bollywood and Indian TV. The Two Chickpeas and Areeba explore what they love and loathe about film and TV they have grown up with, and review more current releases on the big and small screen as the industry is now moving in a more progressive way than it ever has before. Two Chickpeas in a Podcast do not own the rights to the outro on this episode. Aayan B on YouTube is the creator of this con...
Dec 08, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, Nikkita and Adnaan tell their story of how they met on a dating app, went on an amazing date but decided to leave the 'dating' aspect there and remain friends as Adnaan ultimately wants to marry someone of the Islamic faith... so why did they go on the date at all?
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Two Sisters from West London explore their identity by questioning issues that affect them and have affected their family for as long as they can remember. Nikkita and Natasha talk about what inspired them to create Two Chickpeas In A Podcast, and what it means to be third-generation Asian living in London.
Nov 13, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1
