Masala Podcast: The South Asian feminist podcast

Powerlifting and physically strong South Asian women

“Who’s a strong South Asian woman? Meet Poorna Bell who talks about getting into powerlifting and how that helped her see her body and herself differently.” We’re talking about strong women on this episode of the fiercely feminist Masala Podcast. Sangeeta Pillai chats with Poorna Bell, an award-winning journalist &amp; author who is also a powerlifter. Poorna won her first powerlifting competition aged 40. Poorna and Sangeeta talk about the concept of womxn being physically strong. Masala Podcast, winner of British Podcast Awards 2020, 2021 &amp; 2022 is a Spotify Original created &amp; presented by Sangeeta Pillai @soulsutras For show notes &amp; transcript, please visit: <a href="https://www.soulsutras.co.uk/poorna-bell-masala-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poorna Bell Masala Podcast</a>

This multi-award-winning South Asian feminist podcast is all about cultural taboos. Everything from sex, sexuality, periods, menopause, porn, mental health, shame, sexual harassment &amp; more. Considered the biggest South Asian feminist podcast representing the voices &amp; views of South Asian women, exploring intersectional feminism from a South Asian lens, Masala Podcast features some of the world's most inspiring South Asian women. Masala Podcast is the winner of multiple British Podcast Awards 2020, 2021, 2022 &amp; 2023. Masala Podcast has been featured in the Guardian, BBC Radio, the Observer, Evening Standard, Cosmopolitan, Stylist, Eastern Eye, Huffington Post, BBC Sounds, Brown Girl Magazine, Women’s Health Austria, Deccan Herald India &amp; more.