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

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

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

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.”