The Middlers Podcast

Episode 15 - The Politics of Pakistan.

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/c7/b2/e4/themiddlerspodcast/3000x3000_9177447.jpg] Bill and Yousuf interview Sharafuddin, from London. Sharafuddin is an experience diplomat and political observer with an incisive set of observations about the modern, rocky path of Pakistan toward full democracy and a modern state. :: themiddlerspodcast@gmail.com ::

Episode 14 - Women in India

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/c7/b2/e4/themiddlerspodcast/3000x3000_7791953.jpeg] In this episode of The Middlers, we discuss the status of women in India with five women in the US who have roots in India. We also review the particularly tragic events surrounding the rape and murder of Jyothi Singh in New Delhi in late 2012, which made headlines around the world. :: themiddlerspodcast@gmail.com ::

Episode 13 - Mohsin Abbas of DiversityReporter.com

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/c7/b2/e4/themiddlerspodcast/3000x3000_7621696.jpg] Mohsin Abbas is a journalist based in Canada with deep roots in south Asia, and a flair for telling stories. An accomplished journalist who has worked with the BBC, Mohsin thinks out loud with Bill and Yousuf on ideas both east and west.

Episode 12 - Rachel Glowacki and the Holy Yoga Foundation

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/c7/b2/e4/themiddlerspodcast/3000x3000_7254933.jpg] Yoga has been spreading out of south Asia into all corners of the globe for centuries. That process has hyper-accelerated in recent decades. And as yoga changes the cultures that it touches, yoga itself has also been changed. Learn about how the Christian faith, historically associated with the Western world, and yoga, historically associated with the Eastern world, have found a unique and exciting intersection point in 21st century America. :: themiddlerspodcast@gmail.com ::

Episode 11 - Learning Hindi as a White Guy

itunes pic [https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/c7/b2/e4/themiddlerspodcast/3000x3000_6805018.jpg] What is it like learning Hindi when English is your native tongue? In this podcast we discuss what it is like to learn the ancient tongue of the subcontinent when your starting point is English. More foreigners are learning Hindi all the time, a sign of the times we are in. Enjoy this interesting podcast! :: themiddlerspodcast@gmail.com ::