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June 10, 2022 54 mins

Season 3, Episode 7

You've Got That (Desi) Spark In You! with Nehal Tenany and Annika Sharma

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Annika Sharma is a co-founder and co-host of That Desi Spark podcast, one of the largest independently run South Asian podcasts in the world, which has led to appearances on the BBC, Forbes, and on a Spotify billboard campaign. She currently lives in New York City and works as a health communications manager by day, while juggling her writing and podcasting careers by night. She is the author of the Chai Masala Club, a South Asian romcom series and the first novel, “Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words,” was named an Amazon Editors’ Pick while Annika was named a Writer to Watch by Apple. She is a lover of long conversations, superhero movies, reading, and travel, and can be found @annikasharma on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.


Nehal Tenany is a travel & lifestyle blogger, a podcaster, and content marketing manager at Silicon Valley tech startup, Gong. Nehal’s love for content creation allowed her to start NehalTenany.com – an online destination for all things fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and travel. Nehal’s growth on Instagram has allowed her to partner with incredible brands across the globe like Missguided, Lulus, MVMT, BondiBoost, Prose and more. Nehal’s passion for her South Asian community helped her create her podcast, That Desi Spark,. Now one of the largest South Asian podcasts in the world, That Desi Spark has been featured in Forbes, Times of India, and most recently, Spotify Billboards.

That Desi Spark podcast: https://www.thatdesispark.com/


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Jay recently wrote an article for YES! Magazine: https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/pleasure/2022/05/18/drugs-better-policy-help-reduce-overdoses

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