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Send us Fan Mail I've really enjoyed making this podcast since 2020, but the time has come for the last episode. After I returned to Canada at the end of last year I was committed to continuing, but I...
26 Apr 2min
Sasmit Pokharel on democracy and rape culture
Send us Fan Mail Sasmit Pokharel was sworn in as Minister of Education, Science and Technology and Minister of Youth and Sport in the Nepal Government on 26 March. When I interviewed him five years ag...
1 Apr 33min
Nepalis speak about their journeys to and lives in Canada
Send us Fan Mail The number of Nepalis migrating to Canada has zoomed upwards in recent years, many of them first arriving as international students. They came for good education opportunities, free h...
22 Mar 27min
Bibek returned to Nepal, but he plans to return to Canada stronger
Send us Fan Mail Bibek Poudel had a very detailed plan for succeeding in Canada. He would graduate from college, then work to gain experience in his IT field, setting himself up as a digital nomad—som...
8 Mar 31min
Nepal Now: One step from PR in Canada
Send us Fan Mail Aayush Pokharel is very close to getting his 'invitation' to apply for permanent residency in Canada. It's taken the former student five years to get to this point, and he's had some ...
22 Feb 28min
Year-end update from Canada, plans for 2026
Send us Fan Mail It's been more than to months since I posted an episode, so I thought it was about time I was in touch. I'm speaking from the top of a hill, catching my breath as I look back at the ...
21 Des 20253min
Korean project prepares former migrant workers to stay in Nepal
Send us Fan Mail Today you will hear the last episode that I recorded in Kathmandu. I had long wanted to talk to a representative from a so-called labour receiving country – one that hires some of the...
15 Okt 202521min
Youth on the move
Send us Fan Mail In Monday's Kathmandu Post I read short bios of two of the 19 protesters killed by police in the GenZ demonstration one week ago. Both were from Nepal's Far West — Deepak Singh Saud w...
16 Sep 20254min
