E39: Namaste Motherfucker (w/ Mitali Desai and Naben Ruthnum)

In this episode, we address the politics of the word “curry.”

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In part one, Barnard College student Mitali Desai shares her poem “Chicken Tikka Masala” about being bullied at her predominantly white school.

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In part two, we interview the Toronto based writer Naben Ruthnum about his new book “Curry” which unpacks the history, and the limitations, of the word “curry.”