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The Asian Highway presents Storytellers in Action - Podcast

The Asian Highway presents Storytellers in Action

Providing a seat at the table for the Indian American (and Asian American) Diaspora.

News Commentary Society & Culture News History Personal Journals Storytelling Interviews
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
40 minutes
Episodes
73
Years Active
2018 - 2022
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S6 E5: Miss Texas America vs. Mayra Flores - Who Is The New America?

S6 E5: Miss Texas America vs. Mayra Flores - Who Is The New America?

Averie Bishop, 25, is the first Asian American to wear the Miss Texas America crown. She plans to use her new platform to promote diversity and inclusion. Mayra Flores, at around the same time, won a…

00:25:27  |   Mon 25 Jul 2022
S6 E3: Escape from Afghanistan - One Man's Story

S6 E3: Escape from Afghanistan - One Man's Story

P-mo and his co-host from the Erased podcast, Dana Miller, have a conversation with Henry, an Afghan interpreter who was given U.S. Citizenship status for his services rendered to the American milita…
01:00:59  |   Thu 30 Sep 2021
S6 E2: Pres. Biden Signs Anti-Asian American Hate Bill

S6 E2: Pres. Biden Signs Anti-Asian American Hate Bill

The Anti-Asian American Hate Bill finally became law when Pres. Joe Biden signed the bipartisan legislation on May 18. Also, Alabama reverses a nearly 30-year ban on teaching yoga in public schools, …
00:29:19  |   Mon 24 May 2021
S6 E1: #StopAsianHate - Empowering the Asian American Story

S6 E1: #StopAsianHate - Empowering the Asian American Story

Here are some resources to report hate crimes or to educate communities on the Asian American story:

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/community/stop-asian-hate.page

https://stopaapihate.org

00:51:33  |   Thu 25 Mar 2021
S6 E0: Prologue

S6 E0: Prologue

  • P-Mo is now the solo host of Storytellers in Action
  • We'll have 10 episodes, focused on topics, such as the NBA in India, the Punjab Farmer Protests, hate crimes against Asian Americans and the NRI Eco…
00:38:51  |   Mon 08 Mar 2021
Bonus - Film Composing 101: A Chat with Composer Colin Aguiar

Bonus - Film Composing 101: A Chat with Composer Colin Aguiar

  • Colin is from Toronto, Canada but also spends time in Los Angeles
  • He has also lived in Kuwait
  • Colin's website is www.colinaguiar.com
  • Some of Colin's projects include:
    • Flyerman
    • A Christmas Tail
    • Dipsticks
    • 2 M…
00:43:51  |   Wed 25 Nov 2020
Bonus Episode: Police Violence, Democracy and Indo-US Relations

Bonus Episode: Police Violence, Democracy and Indo-US Relations

  • Jinee Lokaneeta just released her latest book, The Truth Machines. The book discusses policing, violence and scientific interrogations in India
  • Sangay Mishra is the author of Desis Divided: The Politi…
00:56:30  |   Sat 14 Nov 2020
S5 E14: Epilogue - Joe Biden, President-Elect

S5 E14: Epilogue - Joe Biden, President-Elect

  • This is the final episode of Season 5
  • Two more bonus episodes are on tap; one on 11/14 and another on 11/21
  • Kamala Harris is the first-ever woman Vice President of the United States
  • She is also the firs…
00:41:34  |   Sun 08 Nov 2020
S5 E13: Election 2020 - Biden vs. Trump

S5 E13: Election 2020 - Biden vs. Trump

  • Tanny Jiraprapasuke and Jerry Raburn are the co-chairs of Thai Americans for Biden
  • This election is the first time a major presidential candidate recognized and included Thai Americans as a part of th…
01:20:06  |   Mon 02 Nov 2020
S5 E12: Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier

S5 E12: Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier

  • Kavi is starRing in a live stream reading of 'HATEF**K,' which was an off-Broadway show in 2019. Kavi stars alongside Sendhil Ramamurthy.
  • Tickets for the live stream is available at this link: https:/…
01:21:41  |   Fri 23 Oct 2020
S5 E11: Laj P. Waghray

S5 E11: Laj P. Waghray

  • Laj P. Waghray creates her work through Red Crane Films, which can be found online at www.RedCraneFilms.org.
  • Laj originally moved to the United States from India, when her husband earned a professiona…
01:18:04  |   Mon 19 Oct 2020
S5 E10: Anisha Adusumilli

S5 E10: Anisha Adusumilli

  1. Want to find Anisha on social media and the Interwebs? Here is how you spell her name: Anisha Adusumilli.
  2. Anisha is from Toledo, Ohio and moved to Los Angeles when she was 18. She moved to LA to atten…
01:16:45  |   Mon 12 Oct 2020
S5 E9: Saurabh Kikani

S5 E9: Saurabh Kikani

Saurabh Kikani starred in a one-man show, Baccalaureate, in early 2020. The show is about Saurabh's brief time at Oxford, figuring out love and life.

He also produced the independent film, Miss India …

00:55:57  |   Mon 05 Oct 2020
S5 E8: David Paul Francis

S5 E8: David Paul Francis

David Paul Francis is a television writer whose credits include Hemlock Grove, Krypton and American Gods. He also starred in The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo and episodes of Becker, Outsourced …

01:00:48  |   Sun 27 Sep 2020
Bonus Episode: Breonna Taylor (Indictment)

Bonus Episode: Breonna Taylor (Indictment)

The Grand Jury Indictment for the officers involved in the Breonna Taylor proved the system is broken. This is time, accordingly, to take the words "A More Perfect Union" seriously and take the neces…

00:18:04  |   Thu 24 Sep 2020
S5 E7: Aadip Desai

S5 E7: Aadip Desai

  • What does Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death mean for the 2020 Election?
  • What does white privilege look like?
  • What does defund the police look like?
  • What is it like being a Person of Color in Hollywood?
  • We also…
01:00:27  |   Sun 20 Sep 2020
S5 E6: Rohini Chandra

S5 E6: Rohini Chandra

Could we have avoided the Covid-19 pandemic if both parties stopped bickering? Should the Democrats focus less on removing Trump and more on how the party’s policies can help the American people? How…

00:47:49  |   Sun 13 Sep 2020
S5 E5: Pin Chen

S5 E5: Pin Chen

P-Mo and Pin Chen begin their conversation about music and education. The brain thrives when it is fed music - it's scientifically proven. The conversation then morphs into the overall value of the a…

00:45:22  |   Mon 07 Sep 2020
S5 E4: Sarita Khurana

S5 E4: Sarita Khurana

P-Mo and Debesh deep-dive with documentarian Sarita Khurana, who joined the Storytellers in Action team from Brooklyn. It was a non-linear conversation about telling South Asian stories, the life of …

00:38:43  |   Sun 30 Aug 2020
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