A weekly podcast about the life of a married couple in London by a married couple in London. Focusing on topics and issues within the British Asian community, as well as popular culture and weekly news, mixed with humour, debate, bickering and bantering! Hosted by Swami Baracus (@swamibaracus) & Jyojo B. (@jyojo_b)
Episodes
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Simply put, this two-hour epic episode is the definitive history of British Asian Music! Well... it's our favourites anyway! We look back from the early 80s all the way to tomorrow's next generation of British Asian artist, and discuss how the sound has changed and it can progress and develop going forward. Listen in for a trip down memory lane! Special thanks to our brudda Niraj Chag for providing this season's brand new theme music! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
After an extended break, The Native Immigrants return with a new episode and begin with a domestic argument to kick things off! Here's what they dissect this week (timecodes included!): (07:40) The Native Immigrants look back at feedback from their last episode regarding Pride, including one of their first trolls and two new amazing podcast reviews! (217:12) With a new Prime Minister at the helm, and two British Asians securing important seats in the cabinet, the B's ask is this a proud moment for our communities or de we have a right to feel vilified? (24:18) TV Review - The regular look back at the TV highlights, including Beecham House, Ackley Bridge, Muzlamic and The Tez O'Clock Show! (39:20) After having a great time at last year's events, The Asia House Literature Festival is back this year, so the Native Immigrants run down some of the key events they're looking forward to! (45:45) Book Reviews - SB and JB give the lowdown on two books they're currently reading by British Asian authors, The Boxer and Naturally Tanned. Are they worth the hype or a load of tripe? Special thanks to our brudda Niraj Chag for providing this season's brand new theme music! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
Wednesday Jun 26, 2019
To coincide with this month's Pride celebration, this week's episode of The Native Immigrants Podcast is a Pride Special, where they discuss South Asians and the LGBTQ+ community. Here's what they dissect this week (timecodes included!): (05:45) The Native Immigrants discuss the history of the Pride festival and where the celebrations take place for this year's 50th anniversary. They also discuss having an Asian Pride Mela and the QueerAsia festival (20:17) Tan France event - Jyojo B recounts her experience going to Tan France's book launch event and how she blagged her way into meeting him! (32:47) Birmingham School Protests - With the ongoing protests in Birmingham regarding the teaching of LGBT lessons in schools, the Native Immigrants look at the situation, discuss their opinions on the matter, and focus on how it needs to progress. They also talk to Gay Rights activists Khakan Qureshi and Peta Cooper on their thoughts on the No Outsiders Project and the ensuing protests. Special thanks to our brudda Niraj Chag for providing this season's brand new theme music! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
As promised in their last episode, The Native Immigrants finally get to discussing the big change in their lives for the past six months... Their baby! Here's what they dissect this week (timecodes included!): (06:00) The Native Immigrants look back at events they've attended the past two weeks, including a writing course for British Asian Women and a music showcase night (20:17) DNA Testing - SB and JB discuss DNA Testing, whether it's worth doing, how intriguing it would be, and what SB would do if he found out if he wasn't Gujarati (27:51) Ackley Bridge - With the return of the acclaimed Channel 4 show, The B's discuss their excitement at the new series and what they hope to see this season (30:22) The Baby! - In this week's main topic of agenda, we discuss the story of our baby. From the eventful birth to the birth defects to desi remedies, we cover all bases without filters. Special thanks to our brudda Niraj Chag for providing this season's brand new theme music! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
Season Two is now well up and running, as SB and JB deliver another new episode of The Native Immigrants Podcast. Here's what they dissect this week (timecodes included!): (03:50) The European Elections - find out their thoughts on the recent vote, and who SB got campaign letters personally addressed from! (12:21) HG Awareness Week - JB looks back over the recent week raising awareness for HG, as well as sharing information on two interesting studies of the illness, one of which she'll be involved in. (20:13) Cricket World Cup Tickets - SB gets back to his standard rant on World Cup ticketing, as well as discussing the recent episode of Patriot Act about cricket corruption. (25:00) Social Media - They look back on recent stories involving our communities, including Jameela Jamil's recent brave story regarding abortions. (29:13) Stories For South Asian Super Girls - The Native Immigrants recently received an amazing book, detailing the amazing women of South Asian descent from the 1200s to the present day. They discuss the book and some of the awesome women involved. (32:33) Foreign Beggars - As the seminal rap group announced their disbanding this year, the B's look back on their time and how much impact they've had. (39:12) Game Of Thrones - With the massive show coming to an end, the Native Immigrants look back at the final episode, their thoughts on it and some of their favourite moments over the seasons. (73:13) Mental Health Week - Lastly, they look back at some of the TV shows discussing mental health, including BBC's recent episodes about Nadiya Hussain and David Harewood. Special thanks to our brudda Niraj Chag for providing this season's brand new theme music! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
WE ARE BACK!! In scenes reminiscent of David Copperfield levitating the Grand Canyon, we have also pulled off the almost-impossible task of recording a BRAND NEW episode of The Native Immigrants Podcast! Season Two is finally here, and no amount of dirty nappies, vomit-soaked bibs or drenched sleepsuits was going to stop us! In our first show in 6 months, we discuss we've been up to during our break... and realise very quickly, that a break is exactly what we badly need! We look back at numerous TV shows that have occurred during our absence, including Man Like Mobeen, The Great British School Swap and The Massacre That Shook The Empire, together with festivals and events such as Southall's recent March Against Unity. Special thanks to our brudda Niraj Chag for providing this season's brand new theme music! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
Wednesday Nov 21, 2018
It's been an amazing season of podcasting for the Native Immigrants, as we come to our finale show today! We look back at our first season, discussing our favourite shows, favourite moments and what to look forward to in 2019's Season Two! We also review Bohemian Rhapsody, and debate whether Freddie Mercury is, not just the greatest Asian success story in UK Music, but the greatest FRONTMAN of all time! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Fresh from a couple of light-hearted themed shows, The Native Immigrants return to their topical roots with this week's new episode. With the much-anticipated Partition episode of Doctor Who aired this past week, we review the show and discuss whether it did justice to the delicate subject matter. Our main topic this week is Organ Donation in the Asian Community. With more and more people within our communities needing organs, we ask why there's a distinct lack of donors and why the subject is still very taboo amongst our circles. Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
As darkness turns to light... we transition from our Halloween Special last week to our Diwali Special this week! Also celebrating 30 episodes of our podcast, we look back at our Diwali experiences over the years, who SB played in the Ramayana play at school and Jyojo B's fireworks disasters in Newcastle! We also touch on Dr Ranj's exit from Strictly, the forthcoming Partition episode of Doctor Who, the new WWI statue in Smethwick and also how it could've been a very tragic end for one of our hosts this week...! Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
Wednesday Oct 31, 2018
IT'S HALLOWEEN!! So today's special edition of The Native Immigrants Podcast, focuses on the night of ghosts, ghouls and goblins... as we recount our Halloween experiences! We look back at our costume disasters and trick-or-treat mishaps, and in the second half of the show, we have a SPECIAL GUEST, as SB's brother filmmaker Aashish Gadhvi joins us to discuss Horror Films and why some of the best ones are actually quite Asian...!! Also, the results are in, and we reveal the winner of this year's Great British Bake Off! Will Rahul calm his nerves to deliver in the final, or will Kim-Joy and Ruby sneak in for a last ditch victory? And with rumours of Apu leaving The Simpsons, we ask is this a good or bad thing for our representation on TV. Listen in here and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/ Twitter - twitter.com/Nimmigrants Instagram - www.instagram.com/Nimmigrants/ Soundcloud - @thenativeimmigrants