The episode y'all have been waiting to hear! We discuss how dating is nonexistent in brown culture and how it's all about studying hard and then heading straight to the altar. Even though our parents always told us to become a doctor or CEO, it

Episode 8: Baba, Am I Invited To Your Wedding?

Oct 8th, 2020 24m 11s

Knife dances, vibrant outfits, and multi-day parties, this week we discuss some Bengali and Persian wedding traditions. Get ready to listen to the elaborate traditions of Big Fat Brown Weddings!

Episode 7: Baba, Let's Take A Trip To Our Motherland

Sep 23rd, 2020 18m 40s

This week's episode we discuss what it was like visiting our respective motherlands. Tune in to listen to us share stories about our experiences visiting Bangladesh and Iran. There may be a story about a chicken and a lamb?

Episode 6: Baba, Don't Forget Where You Came From

Sep 16th, 2020 20m 22s

It's hard to imagine what our parents were doing in their late 20's, one thing is for sure is that they immigrated to a new country far from everything they had ever known and their families. This week, we share our "coming to America" stories,

Episode 5: Baba, Don't be Tardy for The Party!

Sep 9th, 2020 17m 19s

Parties, parties, parties, we love them and we hate them. During this week's episode, we discuss going to and hosting Brown parties with our parents as kids. The trauma, laughs and all around good stuff that came with it. You don't want to miss

Episode 4: Baba, Time to Put Oil on Your Head

Sep 2nd, 2020 24m 34s

Shaving, waxing, bleaching, plucking, oh my! This week's episode is all about brown girl beauty routines and how we groom and take care of ourselves on a daily basis.

Episode 3: Baba, I Just Heard From Your Auntie

Aug 26th, 2020 17m 50s

Aunties are extremely prominent within Brown communities and while not all Aunties are related to us, they do have great influence on our lives. We explore the motion of our Aunties critiquing, judging, and spreading information on our lives to

Episode 2: Baba, You're Too Skinny, Eat More!

Aug 19th, 2020 18m 51s

This week's episode is about one of our favorite topics that still happens to us today, we're talking about...receiving and giving criticism. We explore how criticism is a love language in Brown culture that harbors both negative and positive i

Episode 1: Baba, Say What? Tha What?

Aug 12th, 2020 18m 55s

Kicking off the first episode by taking a deep dive into the origins of our names as well as the struggles that come with it. We discuss Americanizing our names to make it easier on our peers, and our journey of being in limbo between two world

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Jul 27th, 2020 28s

This is Sayeh and Thasin! You're listening to our podcast "Call Her Baba," where we discuss balancing our Brown-American cultures, what its been like growing up as first generation Americans, dealing with nosy Aunties & ethnic parents, and dati

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