Cha Da Cup With Kayray

LIVE FROM VANCOUVER! It's our first episode with a live studio audience thanks to our friends at @5xfest! This week, join KayRay while she chats with Punjabi superstar, Jasmine Sandlas, Basement Bhangra legend - DJ Rekha and welcoming back dance choreographer, Manpreet Toor! Listen to us talk about everything from the struggles of working in the Punjabi music industry to juicy stories from our questionable past - lol. It's a fun one! If you enjoy this podcast, hit that subscribe / rate!    Watch the full video version of this podcast: youtube.com/kayrayco   FOLLOW OUR GUESTS:   Jasmine Sandlas: @jasminesandlas // https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKXUXx16fR-S0m54fDG9-MQ Manpreet Toor: @toor.manpreet // https://www.youtube.com/user/xxMappy16xx DJ Rekha: @djrekha // http://www.btrtoday.com/rekha/   FOLLOW KAYRAY:   insta // twitter: @kay__ray youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai  

Happy Pride everyone! This week’s guest panelist is comedian Anasimone George. She is the founder of comedy show “SHADE”, that is inclusive of LGBTQ, womxn and POC comedians. In this episode, we talk about the beauty of Pride as well as the complexities, understanding Pride’s political roots and how we can ensure the safety of our queer/trans siblings. Plus you could hear us talk a lotta shit about the recent elections! If you think we’re funny don’t forget to rate and subscribe on the Apple Podcast app!    FOLLOW:  instagram: @theanasimone // @shadetoronto twitter: @idoughnutcare    FOLLOW KAYRAY:   insta // twitter: @kay__ray youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai   Make sure to comment / rate / subscribe!

Hemali Mistry, more popularly known by her brand name, Ready To Glow, is an upcoming beauty blogger / influencer from Toronto. She is best known for making fun and quirky make-up / hair tutorials. Garnering over 100k followers on Instagram, Hemali not only shares her artistry through consistent video posts but also sharing her own struggle with body image and mental health issues. She is now working and collaborating with some of the world’s top beauty brands. This week, KayRay sips cha with one of her most frequent collaborators to talk about their journey working in the fashion and wedding industries, why representation matters in beauty world and why it's important to promote self-love and inner beauty. Watch the video version of this episode: youtube.com/kayrayco FOLLOW:  instagram: @ready.to.glow youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/readytoglowmuah   FOLLOW KAYRAY:   insta // twitter: @kay__ray youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai   Make sure to comment / rate / subscribe! 

This week, we feature Spanish filmmaker, Alba Sotorra. Her work primarily focuses on stories of genuine characters that reflect on controversial issues. Through creative documentary, she aims to open spaces for reflection and discussion to facilitate understanding of the world in constant change. The world premiere of her latest documentary, Commander Arian - A Story of Women, War and Freedom is premiering at the HOT DOCs festival. The documentary follows the Kurdish resistance in Syria and Commander Arian Afrin in the Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ) with her fight against ISIS. KayRay sits with Alba to discuss the struggles of documenting in a war-zone place, women empowering women and their ultimate fight against patriarchy in Syria as a collective.   FOLLOW:   Alba Sotorra: http://www.albasotorra.com/   facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commanderarian/   FOLLOW KAYRAY:   insta // twitter: @kay__ray youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai   Make sure to comment / rate / subscribe! 

This week, we are focusing on the importance of using social media to highlight women who are making waves in the tech industry. Our guest speaker, Sarena Bahad, is on a mission to help close the diversity gap in tech, using media and storytelling as the main tool to achieve this goal. She is the Founder of the WomenInTech Channel which won the award for Best Snap Account of the Year at the 9th Annual Shorty Awards. Also as a yoga teacher and meditation practitioner, she shares her practices through social media, especially for those who work in fast-paced environments. This week, KayRay, Sarena and Bali talk about how Women In Tech are changing the industry globally, why it's important to practice meditation / spirituality and ways to disrupt male dominated spaces. Follow: @WomenInTech @Sarenabahad insta // twitter: @kay__ray youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai  

This week, we feature Anubha Momin on a special episode of #LetsTalkAboutSex. Anubha is the creator of Finding True North, an award-winning blog about life in Nunavut, a remote town of 8,000 people in the Canadian Arctic, where she lived for the last four and a half years. Anubha has transitioned from writing to film and television jobs, working as a host, producer, and digital content creator on various projects with VICE, The CBC, and Netflix. She was named one of 50 Outstanding Canadians by the Huffington Post in 2016. She most recently got into the  Conservatory at Second City, allowing her to pursue her dreams as a comedian. When Anubha's not doing all these incredible things, she is a huge advocate of sexual health and why it's important to get more knowledge on sex ed.   This episode, we'll be talking about the difference between the liberation of being sexual vs. the harm of being sexualized, why sex is considered to be a taboo topic in South Asian communities and how we can better take care of oursel

Rupi Kaur is a poet, artist, and performer. Over the last 3 years, her works have taken the literary world by storm. Her new book, the sun and her flowers—an instant global bestseller, is an artistic sibling to her debut, milk and honey—America’s best selling book of 2017. “i am the product of all the ancestors getting together and deciding these stories need to be told” Rupi sees her work as an articulation of this vision. She’s an eternal artist. In the years since, milk and honey has become an international phenomenon. It’s sold over 2.5 million copies, been translated into more than 30 languages, and landed as a #1 New York Times Bestseller—where it continues to sit for over the 80th straight week. Rupi explores a variety of themes in her work ranging from love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, migration, and revolution. She’s a Forbes 30 under 30, an editor of the 2016 Mays Literary Anthology of New Writing from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and one of BBC’s 100 women of 2017. Rupi hopes to

Inkquisitive Illustration (Amandeep Singh) is a London, UK based artist who has risen to the forefront of youth art and culture; creating work that reflects a new movement of self-expression and experimentation.  His work is a tribute to his heritage and faith. With over 180,000 instagram followers, Inkquisitive has created a stir internationally with 13 sold out exhibitions around the world from Canada, Australia, Kenya and more. This week, we sit down with the artist to talk about his journey, anti-bullying and how he went from a people pleaser to creating honest art. Follow: @Inkquisitive FOLLOW:  insta // twitter: @kay__ray youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai  

Punjabi Community Health Services, better known as PCHS, was founded by Baldev Mutta back in 1990 as a community development project. Now, PCHS is known to be a not-for-profit, charitable, accredited and a Health Service Provider organization. Their mission to improve the quality of individuals, families and communities has allowed them to create programs that are sustainable to the growth and mental well-being for our community. Everything from Addictions, Domestic Violence, Mental Health, Elderly abuse to Child, Youth and Family Services. PCHS addresses the problem with creating solutions. This week, we’ll be sippin’ cha with the Founder himself, Baldev Mutta and Chief-Operating Officer Amandeep Kaur touching on all these topics, what it was like to immigrant to a foreign country with no support, plus, a special event that I will be co-hosting in honour of International Women’s Day.   FOLLOW:   www.pchs4u.com // @pchs4u     FOLLOW: insta // twitter: @kay__ray youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiran

Rakhi Mutta was raised by her social activist parents in Toronto. Best known for her work with the hit web-series, Anarkali, which stars the one only, ahem (Kiran Rai also the person that is speaking into your ears right now), Rakhi is a force to be reckoned with. After working in community development for over 14 years internationally with high risk communities such as Dalits, Child Soldiers and Victims of Violence - Rakhi turned to storytelling. As an artist Rakhi has found film and photography as an opportunity to highlight many different issues across the globe, in particular women’s rights and youth issues. Her youtube channel, MsMutta has garnered 5 million views with works including the short film Haneri, the viral video, Punjabi Mime Through Time and two seasons of Anarkali. This week, we talk to the powerhouse about the worst dating stories, why it’s important to tell stories of the diaspora and what you all have been waiting for - the latest update on Anarkali Season 3! Watch Anarkali now: yout

This week we have a special episode surrounding the movement #MeToo and #TimesUp. Our guest speakers are each incredible bad ass female entrepreneurs who are challenging the narrative in their respective fields. We have community activist, educator and actor Frida Banks who in her own words: "I act, I write, and I talk shxt".  Frida thrives at the intersection of art and politics, her social justice initiatives have been recognized by the United Nations, the University of California, Berkeley, as well as the Art Gallery of Ontario. We also have Bay Street Acupuncturist, Amrit Singh, Amrit has been helping patients in Toronto’s Financial District. Amrit is a fully insured, Registered Acupuncturist with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO) and is certified in Clean Needle Technique. She is also an Instructor teaching a number of courses on Acupuncture techniques, Cosmetic Acupuncture & Practice Management in Toronto. Mariah Owen is a Toronto-based

In this week's episode, we feature visual artist, vocalist and architect -  Keerat Kaur. As an avid student of the Dhrupad style of singing in Indian Classical music, Keerat has incorporated this training to create and record her own distinct sound of electro-jazz. Her visual work focuses on illuminating indic poetics and philosophies by meshing techniques of South-Asian miniatures and photo-surrealist painting. Throughout her architectural career and education, Keerat’s prime focus has been exploring ways in which the use of form can blend heritage with modernity. This week, Kiran sits down with one of her closest friends to discuss the importance of connecting with our elders, "conspiracy theories" and what it means to be a multi-media female artist in the digital world.      FOLLOW:    insta // twitter: @kay__ray   facebook: facebook.com/kayrayco   snapchat: @kiranrai    youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco   FOLLOW KEERAT KAUR:   insta // twitter: @_keeratkaur   website: www.keerat-kaur.com  

In this week's episode, we feature multi-media artist, Vivek Shraya. From film-making, to publishing books to recording incredible albums including her latest, "Part-Time Woman" - this triple-threat is letting us know that you can do it all and be successful at it. This week, Kiran sits down with Vivek and discusses the complexity of what it's like to be a brown body in predominantly white spaces, the constant struggle of living with deep depression as a result of homophobia and transphobia, and how we can be allies to queer and trans communities.    Like Subscribe already! Be sure to rate and leave a review if you enjoyed this podcast!   FOLLOW:    insta // twitter: @kay__ray   facebook: facebook.com/kayrayco   snapchat: @kiranrai    youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco   FOLLOW VIVEK SHRAYA:   insta // twitter: @vivekshraya    website: www.vivekshraya.com

In this week's episode, we feature Toronto-based rapper Fateh Singh, also known as FatehDOE. Garnering over millions of views on his music videos, hitting number 1 on iTunes with his latest album, "Bring It Home", and touring around the world - there's no sign of the rapper stopping. While, Kiran catches up with her old friend Fateh; we get to hear the behind-the-scene stories of his hit singles, what it's like to be a bilingual rapper, and how the recent political climate has affected his traveling experiences.     Like Subscribe already! Be sure to rate and leave a review if you enjoyed this podcast!   FOLLOW:    insta // twitter: @kay__ray   facebook: facebook.com/kayrayco   snapchat: @kiranrai    youtube: youtube.com/kayrayco   FOLLOW FATEH:   insta // twitter // snapchat: @FatehDOE   youtube: youtube.com/fatehdoe   "Bring It Home": iTunes and Spotify  

In this week's episode, we feature transformational coach Raz Soos. With a wide-ranged cliental, thousands of followers on Instagram, and facilitating workshops across the North America - Raz is set on guiding others to find healing. Her work includes helping anyone break down their blocks, dissolve limiting beliefs and results coaching which has allowed Raz to help people reach their truest potential - including Kiran. This week, Kiran sits down with Raz to discuss her path of becoming a transformational coach, the importance of healing and dissolving thought patterns relative to depression and anxiety.   Like Subscribe already! Be sure to rate and leave a review if you enjoy this podcast!   FOLLOW: insta // twitter: @kay__ray  facebook: facebook.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai    FOLLOW RAZ SOOS:   insta // twitter: @razsoos general inquiries: soosraz@gmail.com 

In this week's episode, we have Toronto based content creators, who have raked in millions of views on their shared YouTube channel called “YouTwoTV”. Kiran sits and chats with Harjit and Jaz, the couple behind YouTwoTV, about what it means to be a brown couple in the public eye and how to turn your passion into a career. Subscribe to youtube.com/kayrayco to watch this episode!  FOLLOW : insta // twitter: @kay__ray facebook: facebook.com/kayrayco snapchat: @kiranrai   FOLLOW YOUTWOTV: subscribe: youtube.com/youtwotv harjit's twitter: twitter.com/whoisharjit jaz's twitter: twitter.com/sincerelyxjaz harjit's insta: instagram.com/whoisharjit jaz's insta: instagram.com/sincerelyxjaz

Grab a cup of tea and sip some cha with me, you're listening to Cha Da Cup with Kay Ray! Cha Da Cup With KayRay is a show by actor, filmmaker, social media influencer, and all around girl boss, Kiran Rai. Come back here every other week to listen to Kiran talking about social issues and fun stories with your favourite influencers and exciting guests.  Check out the YouTube version of these episodes:  https://www.youtube.com/user/kayrayco