Episodes 161
Avg. Duration 1h 26m
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Since Nov 2022
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Welcome to Middle Fingers Up, the show where we keep our heads high and our middle fingers higher. We explore relationships, mental health and everything in between. Join me, Kiran Randhawa on the journey to learn, grow and find our voice.

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S1E157 EP.157 - Rama Swami - "Silence & Stigma Have No Place In The Room"

Mar 03, 2026 1h 29m

In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, we sit down with Rama Swamy, a pelvic floor practitioner and physiotherapist who immigrated from India, for a necessary and overdue conversation about women’s…

S1E156 EP.156 - Farida D - "Stop Letting The Bar End For Men, The Exact Point it Begins For Women"

Feb 24, 2026 1h 13m

In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, I’m in conversation with Farida D, author of The Shit That Made Me a Feminist — a body of work that names the lived realities many women are taught to swallow…

S1E155 EP.155 - Kam Bassier - "It Is A Priveledge To Be A Cycle Breaker"

Feb 17, 2026 1h 28m

The one where we stop pretending everything’s fine just to keep the peace.In this episode, I sit down with Kam Bassier  (from Episode 136: “You’re Not Lazy, You’re Burnt Out”) to talk about a tension…

S1E154 EP.154 - Moses Farrow - "The Human Trafficking Industry Uses Adoption As Propaganda"

Feb 10, 2026 1h 51m

Taken from South Korea as a baby, removed from his culture, and told it’s for a “better life” that he "wasn't wanted".  This is the reality behind many international adoptions.In this episode, I…

S1E153 EP.153 - Shawn Ahmed - "If It Makes Me Laugh, That's Good Enough"

Feb 03, 2026 52m

I came across Shawn Ahmed’s work the way so many of us do now — through a moment of laughter that quietly turned into curiosity. What followed was a conversation that went far deeper than…

S1E152 EP.152 - Arunie Saldhi - "I'm Very Careful Now, To Not Breach My Own Boundaries"

Jan 27, 2026 1h 24m

We’ve all been in rooms where the energy doesn’t match the claim of being a safe space -  overthinking, comparing, and surface-level talk are what tends to go down instead. I sat down with Arunie,…

S1E151 EP.151 - Reshma Kearney - "It's In The Transitions That We're Able To Heal"

Jan 20, 2026 1h 17m

Reshma Kearney returns to Middle Fingers Up following Episode 128, where she first shared her experience of losing her husband to suicide and raising three children through grief. In this…

S1E150 EP.150 - Rahell Seddek - "Whiteness Moves In A Funny Way"

Jan 13, 2026 1h 35m

In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, we sit down with Rahell, a 23-year-old mixed-race individual navigating identity, privilege, and growth.Rahell shares his experience as a “passing white kid”…

S1E149 EP.149 - Nisha Mody "Cultivate Your Safety (it's never too late to turn towards yourself"

Dec 16, 2025 1h 21m

In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, I sit  down with Nisha Mody, the relational and trauma-informed coach known online as Healing Hype Girl. Nisha shares her raw journey from a childhood marked by…

S1E148 EP.148 - Kelly Kaur - "Be A Tiger"

Dec 09, 2025 1h 3m

Be A Tiger is an episode about what it really means to grow up as a South Asian girl who’s told to be strong… while also being told to stay quiet, stay small, and don’t make anyone uncomfortable.In…

S1E147 EP.147 - Grief Coach Shri-"Getting Support Isn't a Weakness, It's Wisdom"

Dec 02, 2025 1h 57m

Before we get into this episode, I want to name something real: there’s a moment in life when grief meets growth. Our guest Shri lived that moment. And today, she’s helping us understand it.Grief has…

S1E146 EP.146 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "My Body Is Changing. My Relationship With Myself Has To Change Too.”

Nov 25, 2025 20m

In this gup shup, I want to talk about something we don’t talk about enough —rebuilding our relationship with ourselves during perimenopause.Not the charts.Not the protein grams.Not the supplements…

S1E145 EP.145 - Christian Ortiz - "We Are All Imprisoned By This Damn System"

Nov 18, 2025 1h 15m

In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, I sit down with Christian Ortiz — Afro-Indigenous social scientist, technologist, and creator of Justice AIGPT — and this conversation hit me on so many…

S1E144 EP.144 - Shagun Sharma - "Gift Your Presence, Not Just Presents”

Nov 11, 2025 1h 26m

Ever feel guilty for not feeling festive?The holidays are sold as sparkle and joy — and honestly, it starts in August the moment the gingerbread hits store shelves. The holiday decor floods every…

S1E143 EP.143 - Jeff D'Silva - "You Have Skin In The Game"

Nov 04, 2025 1h 22m

This one made me laugh, pause, and think.I get to sit down and really get to know Calgary comedian and Planet Jerf host Jeff D'Silva—the stories behind his humor, how he sees the world, and the…

S1E142 EP.142 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "“Assimilation, Love, and What I’m Unpacking Now”

Oct 28, 2025 15m

Have you ever asked yourself why so many of us first-gens ended up dating or marrying white people? I have!  I see now that our immigrant parents’ survival strategies — keeping your head down,…

S1E141 EP.141 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Dr.Anne Recorded LIVE - "It's Not A Flaw, It's a Flow"

Oct 21, 2025 38m

Hey everyone, quick question — when was the last time you really talked about periods? Not whispered, not joked about… I mean honest, open, real talk.If that made you pause, this one’s for you — and…

S1E140 EP.140 - Shuraya Akhter Bhatti - "Confidence Really Comes When You Sit w/ Your Weakness"

Oct 14, 2025 1h 26m

You ever meet someone who reminds you that healing doesn’t always happen in therapy — sometimes it happens in the kitchen?In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, Kiran Randhawa sits down with Bengali…

S1E139 EP.139 - Mano Mishra - "Respect Your Body"

Oct 07, 2025 1h 12m

Join Kiran Randhawa as she sits down with Mano Mishra, a community leader, yoga teacher, and advocate for women’s health and immigrant voices. Mano shares her journey from Uttar Pradesh, India, to…

S1E138 EP.138 - Niké Aurea - "We All Deserve Safe Spaces"

Sep 30, 2025 1h 24m

In this episode of Middle Fingers Up, host Kiran Randhawa sits down with community consultant, speaker, and Catalyst podcast host Nike Aurea for a deep dive into what it truly means to build and…

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