Episodes

  • Can Journalism Bring Us Together? With Indira Naidoo

    Can Journalism Bring Us Together? With Indira Naidoo
    Jun 18 2026
    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 pioneering voice across SBS and the ABC, Indira reflects on her family's journey from apartheid-era South Africa to Australia, reporting on some of the world's biggest conflicts, and a career spent helping Australians make sense of the world. Watch on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app.

    Watch the full interview on YouTube:
    https://youtu.be/nMteOLtQ5A0?si=Y06FskJ8Cn1_EKC6
    SBS Spice is your go-to for South Asian Australian culture, exploring what makes us tick—or ick. Catch us on your favourite podcast platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and the SBS Audio app. Or tap the audio player to listen to the full episode. Follow SBS Spice on Instagram @SBSSpice and never miss an update.
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    35 mins
  • Would You Open Your Door To A Stranger?

    Would You Open Your Door To A Stranger?
    Jun 15 2026
    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 'Kabuliwala' to the Sydney Opera House and Wollongong through 'Balloon Dog'. Co-founder Jacob Rajan speaks to Suhayla Sharif about why it still feels ripped from the headlines and reimagining the classic story for today. Listen now, only on SBS Spice.

    SBS Spice is your go-to for South Asian Australian culture, exploring what makes us tick—or ick. Catch us on your favourite podcast platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and the SBS Audio app. Or tap the audio player to listen to the full episode. Follow SBS Spice on Instagram @SBSSpice and never miss an update.
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    26 mins
  • Australia’s Biggest Tamil Star, Dhee

    Australia’s Biggest Tamil Star, Dhee
    Jun 10 2026
    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 discuss her latest single, Vari Vari, filming in Sri Lanka and the stories, memories and experiences that continue to shape her work.

    Watch the full interview on YouTube:
    https://youtu.be/uEtG71pbSiU?si=yUCNzVK7p5WDxG2C
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    Any excerpts of Dhee’s music used in this episode is for the purpose of review, criticism and commentary. All music remains the property of its respective copyright holders and is used here under fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Australia).
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    26 mins
  • Sydney Film Festival Is More Than Movies

    Sydney Film Festival Is More Than Movies
    Jun 8 2026
    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. The festival is back, so Suhayla Sharif sat down with Moodley to discuss why, in an age of endless content, meaningful stories matter more than ever.

    SBS Spice is your go-to for South Asian Australian culture, exploring what makes us tick—or ick. Catch us on your favourite podcast platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and the SBS Audio app. Or tap the audio player to listen to the full episode. Follow SBS Spice on Instagram @SBSSpice and never miss an update.
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    20 mins
  • What If Your Second Chance Hated You?

    What If Your Second Chance Hated You?
    May 22 2026
    A Tamil Sri Lankan woman clones herself so the younger version can live out the acting career she never had. Years later, they finally meet. Chenturan Aran’s 'The Supposed To Be' spirals through migrant memory, failed desire, dead mothers, OnlyFans and the fantasy of becoming someone else, ahead of its Melbourne season at RISING. Listen, only on SBS Spice.

    SBS Spice is your go-to for South Asian Australian culture, exploring what makes us tick—or ick. Catch us on your favourite podcast platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and the SBS Audio app. Or tap the audio player to listen to the full episode. Follow SBS Spice on Instagram @SBSSpice and never miss an update.
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    15 mins
  • Confessions of a Girmitya

    Confessions of a Girmitya
    May 13 2026
    To be Indo-Fijian is to carry one of the most extraordinary origin stories in the South Asian diaspora. 147 years ago, Indians were taken to Fiji under Girmit, a British system of indentured labour that severed families and reshaped generations. In this special Girmit Day episode, Suhayla Sharif invites five Indo-Fijian Australians to confess what that legacy means to them today. There is black magic, caste, music, poetry, migration and a love story that crossed religion and class. Listen, only on SBS Spice.
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    21 mins
  • Satinder Sartaaj Means a Lot to Punjabi Australians. Why?

    Satinder Sartaaj Means a Lot to Punjabi Australians. Why?
    May 11 2026
    Satinder Sartaaj is more than a singer to many Punjabi Australians. He is a poet, philosopher and a reminder of home. Fresh off the viral success of his song “Jaiye Sajana” from 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', Dilpreet Kaur Taggar met Sartaaj backstage before his Heritage Tour concert in Sydney for this interview. Why Gen Z is connecting with his work, how solitude shapes the Punjab he sings about, plus a compliment he couldn't stop gushing about. Listen now on SBS Spice, wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube.
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    15 mins
  • Figuring It Out In Public with Sashi Perera & Urvi Majumdar

    Figuring It Out In Public with Sashi Perera & Urvi Majumdar
    Apr 30 2026
    Some things are easier to keep to yourself. Comedians Sashi Perera and Urvi Majumdar don’t. And we're so glad. Ahead of the Sydney Comedy Festival, they join Dilpreet Kaur Taggar to talk about their shows, 'Pear Tree' and 'Miss!'. From identity and family to bad dates and classrooms, this is about figuring it out in public. Australian comedy is better for it.
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    41 mins