Chai Tea Party

This week we have an episode different from what we normally do. We spoke with our assistant Monisha Shah, back in August of 2017 when we met to talk CTP. We spoke to her how she re-connected with her culture via joining a sorority & minoring in South Asian & Women Studies during her undergrad. We also talk about the nuances within the desi community & end up chatting about the white supremacist rally that took place in Virgina. Listen in as we shoot the shit. As always, music has been provided by the ultra groovy Kaly. Be sure to check out his latest project "AntiSocial". kalymusic.com.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! On our first episode of 2018 we speak with Jessie Brar. Jessie works as a speaker for a national youth organization called Jack.Org, raising awareness for youth mental health in high schools, colleges and universities. She also runs her own project called The Mental Health Spotlight, which focuses on raising awareness about South Asian mental health through story telling. You may have also seen her writing on Brown Girl Magazine! Listen in as we speak to Jessie about her past, what has influenced her to share her own story, and why she feels so strongly about being an advocate. Find her on Instagram & Facebook @themhspotlight. "I'm hoping to raise awareness so that no one has to suffer in silence." - Jessie Brar As always, music has been provided by the ultra groovy Kaly. Cash him on YouTube how bough dah. https://www.youtube.com/user/kalydside. Be sure to check out his latest project "AntiSocial".

We had the wonderful pleasure of speaking to producer, writer, & author, Sri Rao. He wrote the film Baar Baar Dekho of Kala Chashma fame & is currently developing a show for ABC with Madhuri Dixit & Priyanka Chopra. From Pennslyvania to Bollywood, Sri's first big gig was producing the hit movie New York, starring Katrina Kaif, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Irrfan Kahn. Listen in as we talk about intra-cultural haters, faux Bollywood fans, the cache of being an outsider, and being a kindergarten playwright. Find him at all things @newyorksri Snag a copy of his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Bollywood-Kitchen-Home-Cooked-Indian-Unforgettable-ebook/dp/B073XBZ39L/ref=laB06XN62RPL1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511311552&sr=1-1 www.NewYorkSri.com http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-an-american-screenwriter-broke-925109http://www.filmfare.com/news/confirmed-priyanka-chopra-to-produce-a-tv-series-based-on-madhuri-dixits-life-22668.html Cheers, Chai Tea Party Shama & Tiffany www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com soundcloud.com/chai-tea-party facebook.com/chaiteapartyshow twitter.com/chaiteashow instagram.com/chaiteaparty snapchat - chai tea party

On this episode we bring you the other have on the American Born Desi Comics, KC Arora & Tushar Singh! Catch all four of the men at the first ever ALL Indian comedy lineup for the New York Comedy Festival on Sunday, November 12th, at 7:30pm at Caroline's on Broadway. Use the promo code ABDC5 to get your tickets for $5. Featuring ABDCs: Alingon Mitra (Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last Comic Standing) Akaash Singh (MTV’s Girl Code & Wild’n'Out, Netflix’s Brown Nation) Tushar Singh (American Hasi Documentary, Laughs) KC Arora (Seeso’s The Guest List, AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy Live) + very a special guest! Tickets: http://nycomedyfestival.com/event/american-born-desi-comics/

We are so excited to finally have our friend Kaly on this episode. Not only is he our interviewee for but he is now the official musical feature for Chai Tea Party! Get to know the man behind the music & listen in as we talk about performance anxiety, the lack of brown support in the arts & what success really means. Peep all of his fab work & snag Antisocial here: instagram.com/kalysay youtube.com/user/kalydside kalymusic.com

Our dear friend Palak joins the Chai Tea Party to talk about her business, Curated Goals. With a masters in social work, she has transitioned from a therapist into an anxiety coach. She helps people curate their goals by curbing their fears and working with them each step of the way. Find out more about what she's doing by listening to this episode and follow her @palaktalksanxiety. The musical feature is one of our fav men, Kaly. If you still haven't followed him on all things internet....fix your life. Cheers!

We have an exciting bonus episode for you this month with TWO very fun guests. You may know these guys from Wild & Out, the American Desis pocast, Last Comic Standing, Conan, Stephen Colbert, or from their shows around New York City. Get your tickets for the ABDC show on August 15th, at Caroline's. Use promo code ABDC, before Sunday the 13th, to get $5 off your tickets. Click here: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/american-born-desi-comics/ Check out their trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xEdC9GMfTtE Until next time - cheers!

On this episode we talk to Anya Rath. There is so much we could say about this episode but the best thing you could do is just tune in. This interview was so one of the most honest & real conversations we have had. We hope you enjoy listening. Music on this episode is brought to you by CTP music alum, Krithi! You know & love her from the Harmonic Flaneurs. Check her solo work on www.krithimusic.com. Please make sure to rate & review & tell all your friends about how much you love us. All of the cheers, S & T

On this episode, our guest was the quintessential hit girl of her time, has appeared in over 90 Bollywood movies from 1952 to 1999, and is the recipient of the Filmfare lifetime achievement award. Asha Parekh comes on the show to talk about her new autobiography, mental health, Bollywood & staying single. You can purchase her book, The Hit Girl, on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Asha-Parekh-Girl-Khalid-Mohamed/dp/9386316986/ref=sr12?ie=UTF8&qid=1500474147&sr=8-2&keywords=the+hit+girl Our BG segment features Sandeep Panesar, who talks about surviving living with strict parents. She gives us tips on how to handle & first hand stories of her own expeirences. Follow her @sandeepanesar. As always, please share, subsribe & leave us a review! Questions, story pitches, comments? Email us at ChaiTeaPartyShow@gmail.com

Today's episode features Sukhi Benning. He currently lives in Montreal producing music and living his best zenful life. He speaks about meditation and how empowering it is not only to the mind but the body as well. He is a strong believer in being at peace with yourself and good things will happen. It was so inspiring to hear him speak about how passionate he is about making music and letting others other join him on his musical and spiritual journey. He has produced tracks from many genres of music and works with all kinds of artists. He hopes to inspire others with his work and his peaceful approach to life. He believes that there's beauty in simply being human. He is also our musical feature in this episode featuring Voyce! Listen to more of his tracks at http://www.sookz.ca/. You can find him on Twitter @TheRealSookz and Instagram @sookzmusic Thanks so much to Brown Girl staff member, Faria for coming on and talking to us about surviving self care. You can follolw her on everything @followingfaria. Check out MannMukti on all things social media & at mannmukti.org. Thanks for listening! Cheers!

This episode features Anish Patel, founder of Uplift Humanity. UH, aside from an awesome CTP pun, is an organization that offers educational programs to orphans and juveniles in India. The organization started in 2010 when Anish was still in high school. He knew he wanted to make a difference and give those kids the second chance they deserve. He decided to start with working to fix the education system in the state of Gujurat. Since then, it has expanded to surrounding areas of Mumbai. He talks about the challenges in getting people on board with what they are trying to accomplish. Though it's not easy, he says the rewards are higher than they could have ever imagined. His team has now grown to 35 employees with no end in sight. By helping those in need using the resources they have, they hope to Uplift Humanity, one child at a time. We are thrilled to feature a brand new artist on this week's episode. Welcome the musical stylings of Harmonic Flaneurs, a duo formed by Harini Iyer and Krithi Rao. Check out their music & follow the group on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harmonicflaneurs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harmonicflaneurs Band page: https://soundcloud.com/harmonicflaneurs Ouroboros (Original): https://soundcloud.com/harmonicflaneurs/ouroboros Wicked Game (Cover): https://soundcloud.com/harmonicflaneurs/wicked-game-cover Cheers!

In this episode, we talk to the brilliant & resilient Atiya. She is the cofounder and editor at large at Brown girl Magazine. She is a self taught journalist with a passion for making a difference in the world. She portrays the definition of what it means to be a hustler and yall...she handles it all like a goddamn boss. She stays humble and says there is still so much for her to learn and grow from. Her team is growing so quickly and we look forward to see what her and the crew have to offer in a world that consistently tells us we can't have it all. Follow all of BG & Atiya at: @atiyahasan05 @browngirlmag browngirlmag.com Follow us at: @chaiteaparty @shamsxox @baxinater chaiteapartyshow@gmail.com MUSIC BY OUR FAV: Kaly @kalysay Go buy all his music Until next time - cheers!

On this episode, we have another podcast host and DJ, New Jersey native, Shri. He plays in the New York/New Jersey area by the DJ name, Shri Mix. We love a good play on words. We talk about how he got into the disc jockey business and how it means more than just playing music at a party. He talks about how empowering it is to be in control of the ambience with the music he plays. He plays a mix of Bollywood and American music in a way to unite the guests whether it's at a dance club or a wedding event and make sure they're having the best experience. In his own podcast, Mobile DJ Tips, he helps other aspiring djs to be the best entertainer they can be. He doesn't see the community as competitive because everyone has one goal, and that is to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves. We loved having him and his uplifting personality on! You can find him on Instagram @shrimix Find Mobile DJ Tips on iTunes and subscribe for great marketing tools! Thanks to Kaly for today's episode! Check out more of his amazing music @kalysay As always, thank you to Brown Girl Magazine for creating a great platform for South Asian people to tell their stories and for empowering our generation. Until next time - Cheers.

In this episode, we speak with Amrit, a Master's graduate from Vancouver. She talks to us about her thesis on skin lightening within the South Asian community. We discuss global beauty standards, shadeism, and standing up for the act of self love. Tune in as we talk about what has changed and what has stayed the same in the realm of beauty ideals.. Check out more of Amrit here: vimeo.com/167879290 We will be back with a new segment of Brown Girl's Guide to Survival on our next episode. In the meantime, get more BG in your life by visiting them at www.browngirlmag.com & following them on all social media things. Music on today's show brought to you be the ever fab Leo Kalyan. Go buy his EP Silver Linings on iTunes. You'll thank us. As always follow us at @chaiteaparty & send us comments, thoughts, dirty jokes, etc at ChaiTeaPartyShow@gmail.com

On this episode we talk to Sahaana Sridhar about being confident, doing it all & finding your identity through South Asian A Cappella groups. To donate to the Network of Desi A Cappella efforts click here: https://www.crowdrise.com/allamericanawaaz Follow NDA at the following: facebook.com/desiacappella instagram.com/desiacappella snapchat @desiacappella http://www.desiacappella.org/ Join us in Manhattan at Baruch College on April 22nd for All American Awaaz. Ticket information to follow. Brown Girl Guide to Survival this episode features the hysterical & charming Duriba Khan. Read her work at browngirlmagazine.com & follow her at @theurbanrani. Music provided by the INCREDIBLE Kaly! Brb fan girling super hard. We just couldn't bear to cut down his tracks so we gave ya'll a little more music than normal on this episode. Follow him & listen to all his work at soundcloud.com/kalyniceashell. Be sure to check out these fab pieces as well: https://soundcloud.com/kalyniceashell/no-fair-prod-by-subconscience?in=kalyniceashell/sets/rebel-with-a-cause-2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH4GbgYCSyE New track ft. Utkarsh Ambudkar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxuuQI5vThE

In the spirit of the Valentine's season, this episode we bring you Brown Girl's Suide to Surviving Long Term Realtionships & Wedding Planning Madness. We talk to OG BGM staff writer & editor, Trisha Sakhuja. You can read here work at http://www.browngirlmagazine.com/tag/trisha-sakhuja/ & follow her @tsakhuja1. We also bring you the dynamic & hilarious duo that is PromRad Productions. From college freinds to sharing a bed in Manhattan in pursuit of their passion, Proma & Radhika have their eyes focused on their goals. Listen as they talk moving to the city, naming rats they find in their apartment,their new short film H.I.M & why dating among Indian born Indians vs American born Indians can be problematic. Watch their film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaKejvYibYwe talk Follow them on instagram @promawhatup & @menonrad. Check out more of PromRad Productions on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PromRadProductions) & on YouTube. Music on the episode brought to you by our ever so dreamy friend, Junglee. Listen more of his work at soundcloud.com/Junglee-1. As always you can find us @shamsxox & @baxinater & @ChaiTeaParty on all the social media things. Share, subscribe, email & all that. Cheers!

Episode Notes We all know the struggles of finding the perfect shade of makeup. The beauty industry in the United States is tailored to people who don't quite look like us. So, in a culture that doesn't know how to help us figure out our own style, how do we know ourselves? For this very reason, we see more people of color coming up as style & beauty bloggers. Our guest on this episode, Deepica Mutyala, broke into the industry with a viral video on how to mask under eye circles with red lipstick. Since then she has quit her steady job & jumped head first into following her dreams. BIG thank you to Deepica for talking to us! Make sure to follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube for all the latest tips. Today's music is brought to you by Mandippal! Follow him @mandippal on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & at mandippal.com Thank you to Brown Girl staffer Akansha. Read more on her segment on how to treat yourself on a budget here: http://citrusandgold.com/10-ways-to-treat-your-mind-body-o…/. You can also follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/citrusandgold

WE ARE BACK! Happy New Year party people. With the new year, we bring to you a new segment, "Brown Girl's Guide to Survival". Each episode we will be talking to one of the ever talented staff members over at Brown Girl Magazine. Don't be fooled by the name men, this is just as much for you as our lady listeners. On this episode we talk college education. What happens to a desi kid that decides to do the unspeakable & drop out of college? Are they shunned? Do they burst into flames? Are they doomed to a life of working in fast food drive though lanes? Nope. Turns out the path to success isn't as narrow as the minds of our community. insert shrug emoji Diggin the music as much as we are? Check out Leo Kalyan & his latest EP (which is seriously incredible go buy it.) https://soundcloud.com/leokalyan www.leokalyan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/leokalyan/ https://twitter.com/leokalyan Follow our Brown Girl Mag contributor, Jasleena Grewal on Twitter @JasleenaGrewal. Read more of here work here: http://www.browngirlmagazine.com/tag/jasleena-grewal/ More Brown Girl at browngirlmagazine.com & @browngirlmag Follow all things Chai Tea Party here: twitter.com/ChaiTeaShow instagram/com/ChaiTeaParty Facebook.com/ChaiTeaPartyShow ChaiTeaPartyShow@gmail.com

One of the questions we get asked most is "how did Chai Tea Party start"? We happen to record our first official meeting about the podcast. We brainstormed topics, we talked about fears, discussed some common truths & laughed way too much. This being our last episode of 2016, we thought it would be cool to give you guys an inside look into how this all started. We will see you all in January. Thank you for all the love & support you have given us this year. There will be many more guests, lots of surprises & endless fun coming your way in 2017. Hope you all have a happy holiday & a great new years. As always thank you to Brown Girl Magazine, the online publication that helps empower young South Asian women in the United States. GUYS don't worry there is something for you too :) Check out their group, Brown Boy. Follow them on @BrownGirlMag on everything & BrownGirlMag.com. Music on this episode is brought you by the ever cool @PrannaMusic and @AmarSandhuMusic. Go follow them on all the social media things & tell them you’re from #CTP :) www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com ChaiTeaPartyShow@gmail.com

We are back with a new episode talking about the aftermath of family death and the stigma of suicide Our guest, Dimple Patel, speaks publicly for the first time about what is was like losing her mother. We talk about the stigma surrounding mental illness and the effects, a topic far too common in the South Asian community. Together, we want to educate and end the stigma regarding suicide and encourage those suffering to get help. If you'll be in the Boston area in the coming months, check out Dimple's exhibit at the Boston Logan International Airport - Terminal B. Look at @project375 and http://deconstructingstigma.com for more on her story and ways to get involved!

You may know our this guest as the incredibly hilarious, insightful & intellegent "@ThePoojaProjet". We talk labels, social media, mental health & what it means to be strong, outspoken and a woman of color with Pooja Patel. Follow her @ThePoojaProject on Instagram & Twitter. Endless shoutouts to Brown Girl Magazine & Indie Creative Network. Special thank you to our day one, Mr. Wllms for sharing his music on this week's episode. Links: Instagram.com/ThePoojaProject Twitter.com/ThePoojaProject BrownGirlMag.com IndieCreativeNetwork.com Soundcloud.com/mrwllms www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com

This week, we have Sophia, the founder of the organization, I Am Not A Statistic. This non-profit works with Angel House to provide orphanages and school systems in India. The goal of the organization is to get and keep kids off of the streets where they could potentially be in danger and/or poverty to provide a safe environment and education. Sophia is a great example of someone who was passionate about changing the world and is doing it, one orphanage at a time! We can all learn from her ambition and go for what we believe in! Learn more and donate here: www.iamnotastatistic.us Thank you to Simi Malak Kaur for our music this episode! We are so honored to have these brilliant musicians to enhance our episodes with their original music. Follow her on Facebook, Instagra, Snapchat, Soundcloud & YouTube @SimiMalakKaur If you would like to feature your music on our podcast, email us at chaiteapartyshow@gmail.com

We have been waiting to be able to release this collaborative episode featuring the ultra woke girls over at Chuski Pop. Meet Sweety and Pappu. Two Desi chicks riding the fourth wave of feminism in their salwar kameez and golden heels, while flipping birds to aunties and bringing you stories from far-away lands and from our own matru-bhumi. Tune in to their podcast every second Saturday to hear us share our adventures, staying woke and generally not going gentle into the night. And oh, they love rainbows, glitter stickers, cats, man buns, dudes with impressive facial foliage, and would wait for an eternity if that meant that they could finally make ‘fetch’ happen. Not sure if you like us yet? Bish, they are like your BFFs here! Listen to them on Soundcloud, iTunes and Stitcher. Go follow them on all social media & check out their AMAZING artwork! THANK YOU to Leo Kalyan for this episode's dreamy music. You can find him online at www.leokalyan.com & Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr. Listen to his music on Soundcloud, Spotify & Apple Music. Go buy his latest EP Outside In. It is seriously incredible. You'll thank us later. As always shoutouts to Brown Girl Mag for their support. Check them out at www.browngirlmag.com. They have an amazing staff of writers over there, they cover every topic you could dream of. They are also on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Snapchat.

On this week's episode we talk to the incredibly inspiring, intelligent & strong Alexa Rahman. She tells her full story, on her terms, for the first time ever. We are truly floored by the power in which Alexa took her life back after being in an abusive relationship & to see her fight back against Domestic Violence with complete relentlessness. It's time we start teaching kids about the realities of love, dating & sexual assault in every form. If we are teaching them sexual education & about birth control, we need to be having a real discussion about pregnancy, assault, domestic violence & what a healthy relationship actually looks like. As always thank you to Brown Girl Magazine, the online publication that helps empower young South Asian women in the United States. GUYS don't worry there is something for you too :) Check out their group, Brown Boy. Follow them on @BrownGirlMag on everything & BrownGirlMag.com. Music on this episode is brought you by the ever cool @PrannaMusic and @AmarSandhuMusic. Go follow them on all the social media things & tell them you’re from #CTP . This month is Domestic Violence awareness month. Wear purple to show your with us. #FUCKDV Learn more at www.breakthesilencedv.org. To get in touch with Alexa find her on Instagram or email us at ChaiTeaPartyShow@gmail.com Cheers!

We interviewed to very cool Ruby Toor for this episode. We have been waiting to be able to finally discuss something that both us battle with...MENTAL ILLNESS. 1 in 5 adults with experience mental illness in the US in a given year! So why is it that the south Asian community still has a difficult time recognizing it? Listen on on #itunes #stitcher #soundcloud & NOW AVAILABLE on #googleplay . Ruby tells us about her journey & what's she's doing to fight against the stigma. Thank you to Brown Rang Tees for hooking us up with some awesome chai shirts. See them on our Instagram page & follow them @brownrang on Instagram & Facebook. See all their designs at brownrang.com As always, shout outs to Brown Girl Mag for the support & the over all badassery. Check out all their articles, videos & insights, as well as their segments of Brown Boy, for all you fellas out there. www.browngirlmag.com instagram.com/browngirlmag facebook.com/browngirlmag twitter.com/browngirlmag Music by F.Kasper. Find him on SoundCloud.com/fuckasper Stalk us on the web: www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com facebook.com/ChaiTeaPartyShow instagram.com/chaiteaparty twitter.com/chaiteashow snapchat @chaiteaparty mentalillness #selfcare #selflove #health #healing #crazy #imnotcrazy #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #therapy #stigma #stigmafree #mentalheathawarenessweek #southasianmentaheath #indianamerican #india #desi #realtalk #podcast #newepisode #instalike #sundayfunday #desiwomen #browngirl

On this episode we talk to Zain Ali Shamoon about selfishnes vs self care, the art of healing, being unapologetically honest & his study on domestic violence among South Asian women in the Midwest As always thank you to Brown Girl Mag! www.browngirlmag.com instagram.com/browngirlmag twitter.com/browngirlmag facebook.com/browngirlmag snapchat (is LIT)@browngirlmag Narratives of Pain: Email: contact@narrativesofpain.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NarrativesOfPain/?fref=ts Current Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1049819548433908/ Donation: https://www.launchgood.com/project/narrativesofpain Domestic Violence Among South Asian Women in the Midwest study: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3CditXGWdsqCKmV & TO TOP IT ALL OFF....Zain is featured as the musical guest for this week episode! Seriously, what can't he do?

In this week's episode, we talk about growing up in culturally non-diverse neighborhoods, pros and cons with our given names-or just a simple"nicknames" and what it's like being blonde Indian girls. Thank you to Mr.Wllms for our music! Find his other work here: @awilltraxx instagram.com/mrwllms As always, shout outs to Brown Girl Mag for the support & the over all badassery. Check out all their articles, videos & insights, as well as their segments of Brown Boy, for all you fellas out there. www.browngirlmag.com instagram.com/browngirlmag facebook.com/browngirlmag twitter.com/browngirlmag Stalk us on the web: www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com facebook.com/ChaiTeaPartyShow instagram.com/chaiteaparty twitter.com/chaiteashow snapchat @chaiteaparty

WE'RE BACK BABY! On this episode we hang out with the very cool Anip Patel! He talks about the success of Mondays With Mohan, balancing your dream with a day job & the lack of South Asians in the entertainment industry. Thank you to Mr.Wllms for our music! Find his other work here: soundcloud.com/awilltraxx instagram.com/mrwllms As always, shout outs to Brown Girl Mag for the support & the over all badassery. Check out all their articles, videos & insights, as well as their segments of Brown Boy, for all you fellas out there. www.browngirlmag.com instagram.com/browngirlmag facebook.com/browngirlmag twitter.com/browngirlmag Follow Anip here: facebook.com/mondayswithmohan instagram.com/mondayswithmohan snapchat: anippatel

On this episode of Chai Tea Party we are joined by the incredibly multitalented Prashanth! He tells us his coming out story & life in the Manhattan. We have so many wonderful people to thank! Rutgers Raag! This angelic group is our musical feature. Check out their new single Radioactive out THIS AUGUST! See Facebook for more details. You can literally find them everywhere on the internet. We can't wait this one to drop! http://rutgersraag.wixsite.com/home https://www.facebook.com/RURAAG/ https://www.youtube.com/user/RutgersRAAG https://www.instagram.com/rutgersraag/ https://soundcloud.com/rutgersraag As always, a big thank you to our friends at Brown Girl Magazine! We love this publication. They have endless amounts of articles & videos for all things Desi Girl (& guy!). http://www.browngirlmagazine.com/ https://www.facebook.com/browngirlmagazine https://twitter.com/BrownGirlMag https://www.instagram.com/browngirlmag For those of you in the LGBTQ community that need somewhere to turn, help or a friend to listen please visit the Trevor Project. They are confidential trained counselors here to support you 24/7. You can call them on the Trevor Hotline at 866-488-7386. www.thetrevorproject.org Also, be sure to look up the Network of Desi A Cappella! Their mission is to cultivate a camaraderie among South Asian-inspired Acappella artists by providing a forum to share and exchange inspiration and individual endeavors. Be on the lookout for more information on our competition in April 2017 in New York City! https://www.facebook.com/desiacappella https://www.instagram.com/desiacappella

This week we give ya'll a BONUS EPISODE! By this we mean a gag reel of sorts. Our original recording with Rishi, from last week's episode, was about 3 hours long. This is short cut of pieces that were left out of the official episode, with a short message from us in the beginning. Background by the always great, Mr.Wllms. Please subscribe, leave comments & write a review on where ever listen to this show! Full episode out next Sunday, the 24th!

In this week's episode, we sit down with our friend, Rishi. We talk movies, Kevin Bacon, lying to your parents about sex, Facebook ranters and his journey in the art of stand-up comedy. If you want more of Rishi, check out his brand new podcast, Barenaked Reviews which is up now! http://www.rishibee.com/barenaked-reviews Also, check out our dude, Mekato, who provided this episode's music. Find all the links to his work at http://www.chaiteapartyshow.com. He will be performing at the Barefoot & Free Yoga Festival on July 21-24th at Proud Lake! If you liked this episode, make sure to catch up on all the others. While you're at it, rate, review & subscribe on iTunes, Soundcloud & Stitcher! It helps boost our ratings & other people find the show. Go ahead and stalk us on social media: facebook.com/chaiteapartyshow instagram.com/chaiteaparty twitter.com/chaiteashow snapchat id: chaiteaparty Email us @ chaiteapartyshow@gmail.com !

One in 5 women and one in 71 men will be raped in their lifetime. It's time to start educating people early on that sex should always be consensual and rape is NEVER acceptable. We cannot continue to allow people to get their knowledge from TV, movies or porn anymore. On this week's episode of Chai Tea Party, we open up the uncomfortable conversation about the inadmissible act of rape. Ignorance is not bliss and silence is not an option. Thank you to Vik Sevak aka Junglee for this episodes music. Find more of his work at @junglee-1 www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com ChaiTeaPartyShow@gmail.com

We talked to our incredibly charming & hilarious friend, Abhilasha. She started chasing her pursuit of happiness in the form of film & media during her junior year in college. Listen as she tells us her story & speaks on telling her parent's "I don't want to be a doctor." Special thanks to Mr.Wllms for today's music! This episodes music also features the vocals of CTP's very own, Shama! You can check out more of this guy's seriously talented work at Awilltraxx on Soundcloud & @mr.wllms on Insta. Also, be on the lookout for his latest documentary for the Jordan Morgan Foundation. For more information on the organization go to http://www.jordanmorganfoundation.com/ Cheers! www.ChaiTeaPartyShow.com

In this episode, Shama & Tiffany talk birth control and STD testing as they indulge in cake and tea. Enjoy! Big thanks to Neber the Tiger for this episode's music! Find him at: soundcloud.com/neberthetiger www.instagram.com/neberthetiger neberthetiger.tumblr.com twitter.com/neberthetiger Stalk us on the web: Instagram.com/chaiteaparty Twitter.com/chaiteashow Facebook.com/chaiteapartyshow Snapchat: chaiteaparty Find us on iTunes! Download & leave us a review to help us out. Cheers! S&T

We are back! In this week's episode we have one girl tell her story of 3 year long abusive relationship. You can listen to the episode on Soundcloud, iTunes or with your podcast app for iOS. https://itunes.apple.com/az/podcast/chai-tea-party/id1107704029 soundcloud.com/chai-tea-party All the shoutouts to our good friend, Vik Sevak aka Junglee, for this episode's music! Check out his tunes at soundcloud.com/junglee-1 Want more CTP? Follow us on all things social media! twitter.com/chaiteashow instagram.com/chaiteaparty snapchat @chaiteaparty chaiteapartyshow@gmail.com Also, be sure to check out #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou on Twitter for more real life experiences dealing with abuse in relationships. Cheers!

In episode two, we talk about online dating & little experiment CTP's very own, Tiffany, took on, which we have lovingly titled "21 Days of Tinder". Music for this episode is brought to you by Mekato! Check him out at soundcloud.com/mekato & https://www.facebook.com/thisismekato! He will also be performing at the Barefoot & Free Yoga Festival on July 21-24th at Proud Lake. WE ARE NOW ON iTUNES! Please download, rate & review the show in the podcast app or the iTunes store to help us out :) chaiteapartyshow@gmail.com facebook.com/chaiteapartyshow instagram.com/chaiteaparty twitter.com/chaiteashow snapchat id: chaiteaparty

Here is a little preview of what Chai Tea Party is going to be about & some background on the two ladies kickin it behind the mic. Special thanks to CTPs friend Mr.Wllms for today's music! You can check out more of talented dude's work at Awilltraxx on Soundcloud & @mr.wllms on Insta. Also, be on the lookout for his latest documentary for the Jordan Morgan Foundation. For more information on the organization go to http://www.jordanmorganfoundation.com/ Cheers!