Not Quite Mother with Reenita Malhotra | Grief, South Asian Women’s History, and Loving Flawed Parents

Not Quite Mother with Reenita Malhotra | Grief, South Asian Women’s History, and Loving Flawed Parents

Author and screenwriter Reenita Malhotra joins Not Quite for an intimate conversation about death, mothering a child who is exactly like you (hello, karmic mirror), the emotional complexity of loving flawed parents, and why women’s stories have historically been reduced to footnotes. The two dive into South Asian identity, aging, creativity, sexuality, bipolar fathers, immigrant motherhood, and the strange freedom that comes from finally trusting yourself. Reenita also shares the story behind her newest project uncovering one of the first South Asian women in America whose role in revolutionary history was almost erased entirely. Follow Reenita’s work: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reenita_storyteller/ [https://www.instagram.com/reenita_storyteller/] Website: http://www.reenita.com [http://www.reenita.com] Welcome to Not Quite. A space with no limits for the misunderstood - the misfits, the artists, the perpetual reinventers, and public figures whos headlines rarely reflect their truth. We're creatives, deep thinkers, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons who unpack the gap between perception and the weirdos we actually are inside. Listen. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWxSSWg4cC1aTERxeHAyOUVGZzFRbExDaWZoUXxBQ3Jtc0trTUhWdS1VVnlVZGJzYVg1UEF4cDVJSWlxWkJRTDVGS0dBeGtMbnAyLUtkcE1sTkV6ZjBSWTZOSUY4NjA3dFo1NGZSNUZ5MVYzbXppdU1zSlVZSmFmcUhEd211RTdrbmh4TUxHTHF6VDM5RXlCMk1Kbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVY1UlNoN0IxSFVyZmVGcXZza3BBdGtob0xKZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttWnc5dTQzbXNHM3BoRVhLVGQzZkpWRXVicG0zR0p3bUZUY3JYNHAxN3hCZVJIbWJGRkNMSVotMm01cm9JOEJOVThoX1FRaXRFckZQcDNMSW5vdFNucENNdTBOUUcwdGxzcUJUSnBuSl9TQU1HWWFRRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fin%2Fpodcast%2Fnot-quite%2Fid1775940665&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Instagram: https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri [https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri] ... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBnclhGOUUwdlF6R0dQclUwU191eGJFVHh2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trV05nZ2FwNHV1TW04TkdKaUFuNlJJVUpPSlBhblJrZ1g4WXN1eHZuSVlqV184Vkd5WHlLMnhiaDRCWE9qYlIyem14RU5tMkhyYXJGa2N1WmNObkFCbS1xQ3M0cmdjaVBWcEJlOGROMFdrZDI5VmMzNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fnotquitebyaneri%2F&v=nUH8tin8Ij8]

Not Quite Pregnant With Tiera Ashley | Younger Uteruses, Sneaking Out, and Highlighted Phone Bills

Neighbors can be friends in 2026. Aneri's neighbor Tiera Ashley came over, and within four minutes they were talking about the year she lactated without being pregnant (sleeping pill side effect), whether her boyfriend tried it, and what her own breast milk tasted like. From there they meandered into transcendental meditation, the drug-dealer boyfriends of our teenage years, and the era when their moms sat at the kitchen table with highlighted phone bills demanding answers. Both writers, the women cover what it means to be sovereign in a world that would rather you didn't. Follow @ttieraashley on Substack. Welcome to Not Quite. A space with no limits for the misunderstood - the misfits, the artists, the perpetual reinventers, and public figures whos headlines rarely reflect their truth. We're creatives, deep thinkers, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons who unpack the gap between perception and the weirdos we actually are inside. Listen. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWxSSWg4cC1aTERxeHAyOUVGZzFRbExDaWZoUXxBQ3Jtc0trTUhWdS1VVnlVZGJzYVg1UEF4cDVJSWlxWkJRTDVGS0dBeGtMbnAyLUtkcE1sTkV6ZjBSWTZOSUY4NjA3dFo1NGZSNUZ5MVYzbXppdU1zSlVZSmFmcUhEd211RTdrbmh4TUxHTHF6VDM5RXlCMk1Kbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVY1UlNoN0IxSFVyZmVGcXZza3BBdGtob0xKZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttWnc5dTQzbXNHM3BoRVhLVGQzZkpWRXVicG0zR0p3bUZUY3JYNHAxN3hCZVJIbWJGRkNMSVotMm01cm9JOEJOVThoX1FRaXRFckZQcDNMSW5vdFNucENNdTBOUUcwdGxzcUJUSnBuSl9TQU1HWWFRRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fin%2Fpodcast%2Fnot-quite%2Fid1775940665&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Instagram: https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri [https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri] ... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBnclhGOUUwdlF6R0dQclUwU191eGJFVHh2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trV05nZ2FwNHV1TW04TkdKaUFuNlJJVUpPSlBhblJrZ1g4WXN1eHZuSVlqV184Vkd5WHlLMnhiaDRCWE9qYlIyem14RU5tMkhyYXJGa2N1WmNObkFCbS1xQ3M0cmdjaVBWcEJlOGROMFdrZDI5VmMzNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fnotquitebyaneri%2F&v=nUH8tin8Ij8]

Not Quite Sheltered With Mayuri Bhandari | Liberation Over Lululemon, The Real Essence Of Jainism, And Being Afraid Of Your Parents…But Doing It Anyway

In this episode, Aneri and solo performer, dancer, and actress Mayuri Bhandari talk about growing up sheltered in a Jain household, navigating cultural appropriation in Western yoga spaces, and what it means to separate dogma from the actual essence of your spirituality. They also get into creating solo theater, the fear of disappointing Brown parents, and how they found each other on a Holi dance floor when nobody else was dancing.  Follow @theantiyogishow on Instagram to get tickets for her next showing of "The Anti-Yogi" (premiered at Edinburgh Fringe in 2025).  You can follow her other creative work @mayuribhandariofficial. Welcome to Not Quite. A space with no limits for the misunderstood - the misfits, the artists, the perpetual reinventers, and public figures whos headlines rarely reflect their truth. We're creatives, deep thinkers, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons who unpack the gap between perception and the weirdos we actually are inside. Listen. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWxSSWg4cC1aTERxeHAyOUVGZzFRbExDaWZoUXxBQ3Jtc0trTUhWdS1VVnlVZGJzYVg1UEF4cDVJSWlxWkJRTDVGS0dBeGtMbnAyLUtkcE1sTkV6ZjBSWTZOSUY4NjA3dFo1NGZSNUZ5MVYzbXppdU1zSlVZSmFmcUhEd211RTdrbmh4TUxHTHF6VDM5RXlCMk1Kbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVY1UlNoN0IxSFVyZmVGcXZza3BBdGtob0xKZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttWnc5dTQzbXNHM3BoRVhLVGQzZkpWRXVicG0zR0p3bUZUY3JYNHAxN3hCZVJIbWJGRkNMSVotMm01cm9JOEJOVThoX1FRaXRFckZQcDNMSW5vdFNucENNdTBOUUcwdGxzcUJUSnBuSl9TQU1HWWFRRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fin%2Fpodcast%2Fnot-quite%2Fid1775940665&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Instagram: https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri [https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri] ... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBnclhGOUUwdlF6R0dQclUwU191eGJFVHh2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trV05nZ2FwNHV1TW04TkdKaUFuNlJJVUpPSlBhblJrZ1g4WXN1eHZuSVlqV184Vkd5WHlLMnhiaDRCWE9qYlIyem14RU5tMkhyYXJGa2N1WmNObkFCbS1xQ3M0cmdjaVBWcEJlOGROMFdrZDI5VmMzNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fnotquitebyaneri%2F&v=nUH8tin8Ij8]

Not Quite Home With Diya Patel | Living Queer, Growing Up Global, And Being the First in Your Bloodline To Be Free

Aneri sits down with Diya Patel - actress, model, and Mumbai-raised Angeleno - to talk about travel pre-social media, living as a queer, femme baddie, and being the first in your woman's bloodline to break free. Diya grew up across Mumbai, Singapore, and Philly, and Aneri across Detroit, NYC, and Los Angeles. These two have lived enough lives to fill a hundreds books. Listen until the end to hear Diya's magical girlfriend Haley crash the pod. Not Quite Also available on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@notquitebyaneri Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notquitebyaneri/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notquitebyaneri Welcome to Not Quite. A space with no limits for the misunderstood - the misfits, the artists, the perpetual reinventers, and public figures whos headlines rarely reflect their truth. We're creatives, deep thinkers, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons who unpack the gap between perception and the weirdos we actually are inside. Listen. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWxSSWg4cC1aTERxeHAyOUVGZzFRbExDaWZoUXxBQ3Jtc0trTUhWdS1VVnlVZGJzYVg1UEF4cDVJSWlxWkJRTDVGS0dBeGtMbnAyLUtkcE1sTkV6ZjBSWTZOSUY4NjA3dFo1NGZSNUZ5MVYzbXppdU1zSlVZSmFmcUhEd211RTdrbmh4TUxHTHF6VDM5RXlCMk1Kbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVY1UlNoN0IxSFVyZmVGcXZza3BBdGtob0xKZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttWnc5dTQzbXNHM3BoRVhLVGQzZkpWRXVicG0zR0p3bUZUY3JYNHAxN3hCZVJIbWJGRkNMSVotMm01cm9JOEJOVThoX1FRaXRFckZQcDNMSW5vdFNucENNdTBOUUcwdGxzcUJUSnBuSl9TQU1HWWFRRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fin%2Fpodcast%2Fnot-quite%2Fid1775940665&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Instagram: https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri [https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri] ... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBnclhGOUUwdlF6R0dQclUwU191eGJFVHh2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trV05nZ2FwNHV1TW04TkdKaUFuNlJJVUpPSlBhblJrZ1g4WXN1eHZuSVlqV184Vkd5WHlLMnhiaDRCWE9qYlIyem14RU5tMkhyYXJGa2N1WmNObkFCbS1xQ3M0cmdjaVBWcEJlOGROMFdrZDI5VmMzNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fnotquitebyaneri%2F&v=nUH8tin8Ij8]

Not Quite One Thing With Nayeema Raza | Trudeau Rumors, Reverse-Aging Breakups, and Global Childhoods

Nayeema Raza hangs with Aneri Shah to talk about:  ✓ The Diplo–Justin Trudeau rumor (and the Page Six chaos that followed)  ✓ Breakups that make you hotter and younger (science pending)  ✓ Kids who FaceTime silently for hours  ✓ Growing up in Indonesia and Sudan  ✓ Pregnancy, identity, and raising curious humans Come hang with us. Also available on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665 [https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@notquitebyaneri [https://www.youtube.com/@notquitebyaneri] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notquitebyaneri/ [https://www.instagram.com/notquitebyaneri/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notquitebyaneri [https://www.tiktok.com/@notquitebyaneri] Newsletter: https://www.notquitebyaneri.substack.com [https://www.notquitebyaneri.substack.com/] Follow Nayeema: @smartgirldumbquestions [https://www.instagram.com/smartgirldumbquestions/] Welcome to Not Quite. A space with no limits for the misunderstood - the misfits, the artists, the perpetual reinventers, and public figures whos headlines rarely reflect their truth. We're creatives, deep thinkers, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons who unpack the gap between perception and the weirdos we actually are inside. Listen. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWxSSWg4cC1aTERxeHAyOUVGZzFRbExDaWZoUXxBQ3Jtc0trTUhWdS1VVnlVZGJzYVg1UEF4cDVJSWlxWkJRTDVGS0dBeGtMbnAyLUtkcE1sTkV6ZjBSWTZOSUY4NjA3dFo1NGZSNUZ5MVYzbXppdU1zSlVZSmFmcUhEd211RTdrbmh4TUxHTHF6VDM5RXlCMk1Kbw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F1OyrzivLEfo5EnFA1N05WQ&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/not-quite/id1775940665 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVY1UlNoN0IxSFVyZmVGcXZza3BBdGtob0xKZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttWnc5dTQzbXNHM3BoRVhLVGQzZkpWRXVicG0zR0p3bUZUY3JYNHAxN3hCZVJIbWJGRkNMSVotMm01cm9JOEJOVThoX1FRaXRFckZQcDNMSW5vdFNucENNdTBOUUcwdGxzcUJUSnBuSl9TQU1HWWFRRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fin%2Fpodcast%2Fnot-quite%2Fid1775940665&v=nUH8tin8Ij8] Instagram: https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri [https://instagram.com/notquitebyaneri] ... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBnclhGOUUwdlF6R0dQclUwU191eGJFVHh2Z3xBQ3Jtc0trV05nZ2FwNHV1TW04TkdKaUFuNlJJVUpPSlBhblJrZ1g4WXN1eHZuSVlqV184Vkd5WHlLMnhiaDRCWE9qYlIyem14RU5tMkhyYXJGa2N1WmNObkFCbS1xQ3M0cmdjaVBWcEJlOGROMFdrZDI5VmMzNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fnotquitebyaneri%2F&v=nUH8tin8Ij8]