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SBS Spice

SBS
Cultural Identity
Australia
South Asian Community
Bollywood
Diwali
India
Social Media
Comedy
Philosophy
Mental Health
South Asian Culture
Music Industry
Gen Z
South Asian Representation
Millennials
Dating Apps
Domestic Violence
Identity
Online Dating
Cricket

SBS Spice breaks new ground with English language content for young Australians of South Asian heritage. We're talking about the things that make you tick or ick with a fresh new look at pop culture, identity, food, sport, history and much more.

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Indira Naidoo was one of the first South Asian faces Suhayla Sharif saw on Australian television. Decades later, the two sit down for a conversation about identity, journalism, and the changing role of media in an increasingly fragmented world. A pio... more

Long before migration dominated political debate, Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European Nobel laureate in Literature, was writing about belonging. More than 130 years later, New Zealand's Indian Ink Theatre Company is bringing his beloved 'Kabu... more

With billions of streams and views to her name, Dhee has become one of the most recognisable voices in contemporary Tamil music. Growing up in Sydney before finding a global audience, the artist behind Enjoy Enjaami and Rowdy Baby Dilpreet Taggar to ... more

Growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, Nashen Moodley learned early that great stories could come from anywhere. As Festival Director of Sydney Film Festival, he has spent the past fifteen years bringing incredibly compelling cinema to Australians... more

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Recent Guests

Tavishak Sharma
Social video producer for SBS Examines, Pacific
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Dr. Rohini Balram
Researcher
Episode: Confessions of a Girmitya
Aashan Kumar
Actor
Episode: Confessions of a Girmitya
Satinder Sartaaj
Renowned Punjabi singer and poet
Independent artist
Episode: Satinder Sartaaj Means a Lot to Punjabi Australians. Why?
Sashi Perera
Comedian, performer of Pear Tree
Sashi Perera (Pear Tree)
Episode: Figuring It Out In Public with Sashi Perera & Urvi Majumdar
Urvi Majumdar
Comedian, performer of Miss
Urvi Majumdar (Miss)
Episode: Figuring It Out In Public with Sashi Perera & Urvi Majumdar
Ravinder Kaur Singh
Wife of Kuldip Singh, longtime supporter of Sikh veterans and Anzac Day marcher
Individual
Episode: Every Step, For Him: A Sikh Widow on ANZAC Day
Abby Govindan
Comedian and performer discussing her show Pushing 30 and experiences with dating and South Asian culture
Sydney Comedy Festival / Pushing 30
Episode: Love in the Age of the Manosphere with Abby Govindan
Manpreet Kaur Singh
Walkley-nominated journalist who led SBS South Asian; documented Indian migration and domestic issues; former SBS Punjabi Radio presenter
SBS South Asian / SBS Punjabi
Episode: Who Built South Asian Media in Australia

Hosts

Suhayla Sharif
Host with SBS Spice; active across fashion, culture, and diaspora conversations; engages guests on identity and representation.
Dilpreet
Co-host with a focus on cross-cultural dialogue, media, and diaspora communities; collaborates on episodes about identity and representation.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 54 ratings
  • I listen to this all the time and it’s great!

    So I listen to SBS Spice, then after the same length of the episode, I play Roblox and then listen to SBS Spice again – and this repeats. Try it sometime! It's very detailed, by the way, since it's in Hindi.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    I like playing grow a garden
    Australiaa month ago
  • Refreshing! Loving these amazing stories.

    Thank you for bringing these stories to the forefront and highlighting the thoughts and works of these inspiring creatives. Loving it so much ✊🏾

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    EvaMLean
    Australia2 years ago

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Audiences value authentic voices and diverse perspectives on diaspora culture.
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What If Your Second Chance Hated You?
Q: And have you written it for them as well?
Chen explains the play is designed in English to be accessible to broad audiences and is about universal themes of parent-child relationships and memory, not only about a specific culture.
What If Your Second Chance Hated You?
Q: And what about gender? How did you approach writing two women who are sympathetic but also opportunistic and controlling?
Chen discusses using personal experience with sisters to shape female characters, exploring restrictions, cultural expectations, and the nuanced dynamics between women navigating tradition and modern life.
What If Your Second Chance Hated You?
Q: So why don't you kick us off and tell us a little bit about this play?
The play follows Kavita, a Sri Lankan Tamil migrant's daughter who pursues acting, is offered a clone by a cloning company, and the drama explores identity, diaspora, and desire through the lives of Kavita and her clone.
Elsewhere In India | Can you rebuild culture in a club?
Q: What role does technology, particularly AI, play in the creative process without eroding human touch?
AI is a tool that can enhance workflows and enable new forms of expression, but the core storytelling remains human-centered and rooted in cultural memory.
Elsewhere In India | Can you rebuild culture in a club?
Q: How has collaboration shaped your work over the years, especially given different artistic backgrounds?
Our collaboration thrives on mutual respect, letting each partner lead where appropriate, and using that dynamic to push experimentation in music, visuals, and performance.

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Frequently Asked Questions About SBS Spice

What is SBS Spice about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A conversation-driven show exploring South Asian Australian life through culture, identity, and creative work. Episodes cover fashion and textiles, sexuality and sex education in diaspora communities, feminism and financial empowerment, music and dance, representation in media, and cross-cultural storytelling. The hosts often spotlight artists, writers, and performers who navigate tradition and modernity, highlighting authentic collaboration with communities and the global reach of South Asian art. The format tends to blend personal anecdotes with broader social questions, offering practical insights for listeners considering guest appearances, collaboration, or sponsorship, and frequently centers diaspora perspectives, cultural exchange, a... more

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1. Tavishak Sharma
2. Dr. Rohini Balram
3. Aashan Kumar
4. Satinder Sartaaj
5. Sashi Perera
6. Urvi Majumdar
7. Ravinder Kaur Singh
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