Best Asha Saluja Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 30 - Abbi's A Survivor 59:01

5+ y ago59:01

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Abbi Coulter is an Aussie transplant, advertising project manager, part-time cosmetolgist, dog mom, and cancer survivor. She tells us she envies people who make decisions easily, but in hindsight realizes that she's approached her most pivotal moments with impressive decisiveness. And she shares that her version of a happy ending is a life where sh…

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Episode 29 - Amna Lives Everywhere 58:10

5+ y ago58:10

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Amna Shamim is a digital nomad who works remotely from all over the world as a writer and visibility consultant. She tells us about a big decision she was entrusted with as a child, and then about a relative lack of decisionmaking as a young adult, when she took the life steps that came most easily to her. But the decisions that formed the life she…

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Episode 28 - Cher Walks Away 58:59

5+ y ago58:59

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Audio producer Cher Vincent tells us about the courage it took to walk away from what she thought was her path, not once but twice: first, getting into her dream medical school but deciding not to go, then, leaving the career she chose instead in education. But when you're as curious about the world as Cher is, you never run out of options.…

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Episode 27 - Amit Feels Abundance 59:00

5+ y ago59:00

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Amit Khera breaks the Bushwick Junction mold to focus on ONE big decision: his decision to found Soul Collective, a directory of conscious community-based events in NYC.

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Episode 26 - Billy Blooms Late 58:59

5+ y ago58:59

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Billy Crosby's tone is deceiving: in this episode, he tells us his heavy lifestory with a lighthearted ease. He felt isolated as a young person, got fired from his dream job, got married and divorced two times over, and battled addiction and depression all the while. Why so cheerful, then? Because in recent years, Billy has found comfort and succes…

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Episode 25 - April's Almost-Realities 58:59

6y ago58:59

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April Soetarman is an experience designer, architect, and creator of art experiments with code, words and guerrilla street art at WeirdSideProjects.com. One of her latest projects feels right at home on Bushwick Junction: it's an exhibit called the Museum of Almost Realities, a collection of artifacts from the life you might have had. We talk about…

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Episode 24 - Maria Improvises 51:02

6y ago51:02

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Conceptual artist and professional DJ Maria Chavez shares the story of her life's work in sound. From a condition at birth that affected her relationship to sound, to a not-quite-satisfying experience in the Houston underground electronic scene, Maria knew she needed an artistic outlet that made room for her indidviduality. So when she discovered a…

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Episode 23 - Chicago Speaks From The Heart 58:54

6y ago58:54

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Chicago Figueroa is a barber and musician who's on a mission to be happy. We talk through Chicago's past lives as a raver, a goth, an audio engineer, and a female-presenting person before taking hormones and getting top surgery. Listen as we talk through taking your well-being into your own hands, and jam to Chicago's band, Permanant Wave.…

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Episode 22 - Christian Is All Entropy 58:53

6y ago58:53

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Christian Larson-Sokaris is a social entrepreneur and software developer living in Brooklyn. Before that he was a fundraiser and consultant for non-profits, and before that a lobbyist and advocate in the fields of civil rights and criminal justice reform. He found these fields after leaving behind his adolescent dream of being an academic, as well …

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Episode 21 - Sam Walks Out 58:59

6y ago58:59

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Musician and actor Samuel Cieri realized something important younger than most: no one can stop you from walking out of the life prescribed to you and choosing one that makes you happy instead. He first exercised this knowledge by walking out of high school and never returning. He tells us about the unconventional life that followed, working as a p…

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Episode 20 - Rinat Is A Kite 59:00

6y ago59:00

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Rinat Sherzer, social entrepreneur and founder of Of Course Global, spent much of her adulthood following her heart around the world. From using her engineering degree to become a bartender, to leaving behind a successful career to travel, to uprooting her life from Israel to the US, she's made plenty of decisions that didn't make sense to everyone…

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Episode 19 - Pam Joins #CLOSErikers 58:59

6y ago58:59

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Pamela Villa Kundu, a Latina living in New York by way of Mexico, Miami, and Chicago, tells us how she decided to leave a career in finance to work in criminal justice advocacy, starting with the campaign to close Rikers Island.

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Episode 18 - Persephone Runs For Office 58:59

6y ago58:59

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Persephone Sarah Jane Smith has so many substantial junctions to share that it's impressive how seamlessly she wove between them in an hour. She tells us about joining the military, leaving it, coming out as trans, and deciding to run for City Council representing Brooklyn's 37th District.

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Episode 17 - Evan Rounds It Out 59:00

6y ago59:00

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We have lots of multi-hyphenates on this show, but Evan's combo is particularly impressive: he's both an engineer and an artist. He tells us how life took him from South Central LA to Brooklyn, and about rounding out his life to better integrate his varied interests.

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Episode 16 - Tara Knows A Lot Of Badasses 58:50

6y ago58:50

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Don't let the title mislead you: Tara is most certainly a badass herself. She's a social justice-oriented educator who tells us about leaving behind a career in IT to teach, about her philosophy around building a community in the classroom, and about all the women in education and the arts who helped her along the way.…

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Episode 15 - Uluç Pays It Forward 58:59

6y ago58:59

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Uluç Ulgen, host of RFB podcast Murmur, talks about a tough childhood as an immigrant in Minnesota. His alienation led to a love of music, which in turn led to him once falling onto Prince. Yes, that Prince! The real story here though is one of self-reflection in adulthood, and the adoption of a framework that would allow Uluç to pay forward kindne…

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Episode 13 - Deaf Poets Find Each Other In The Magic City 59:01

6+ y ago59:01

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Sean and Nico make up Deaf Poets, a Miami band recently transplanted to Brooklyn. They tell us about finding each other in grade school art class, getting their start together in the Miami music scene, finding their sound, and pushing each other out of their comfort zones.

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Episode 11 - Nick Has A Lot Of Energy 59:00

6+ y ago59:00

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Nick Brennan tells us about the pivots in his professional life - leaving college to become a touring musician, then leaving that life for a career in politics and news - and about the personal undercurrents that paved the way for them.

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Episode 10 - Elann Chooses Radio 58:51

6+ y ago58:51

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Actor, director, and fellow RFB host Elann Danziger describes his pivot between creative fields as a young adult: he started life as an actor, but was seduced by college radio. He tells the story of returning to acting, and eventually to directing, while keeping his passion for audio alive too.

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Episode 9 - Orie Gets Back To His Roots 59:00

6+ y ago59:00

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Television reporter and fellow RFB host Orie Givens tells the story of pursuing the career he'd always known he wanted, but not until the exact moment he was ready for it.

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Episode 8 - Vanessa Goes With Her Gut 58:59

6+ y ago58:59

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Vanessa Ide talks about her knack for instinctive decision-making, starting with a version of herself she chose not to become at the age of 14.

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Episode 7 - Shamia Says "Okay" 3:49

6+ y ago3:49

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Shamia Casiano describes her decision not to succumb to darkness after a terrible loss at age 16. Instead, she summoned all her determination and took a series of small steps to embrace happiness and build her self-esteem. Years later, she's still enjoying the fruits of this labor.

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Episode 6 - Rachel Meets Herself 59:00

6+ y ago59:00

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Rachel Webb tells the story of how she came to practice Tibetan Buddhism. What started as an interest in yoga turned into a renunciation of meat and alcohol, a life-changing trip to Nepal, and an undertaking of vows aimed at customizing a more pleasant reality.

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Episode 5 - Melissa Keeps Her Options Open 58:59

6+ y ago58:59

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New Women Space co-founder Melissa Wong describes designing a life that allows her to channel her well-rounded nature into her passions for building communities and fostering IRL connections.

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Episode 4 - Tiffany Gets Ejected 58:46

6+ y ago58:46

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Tiffany Diane tells us how the universe conspired to move her from Austin to NYC, where she worked hard to land herself a career as an editor and journalist.

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Episode 2 - Tom Goes To The Zoo 59:00

6+ y ago59:00

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In our second episode, Radio Free Brooklyn co-founder Tom Tenney tell us about an early lesson about the power of unlimited thinking, his career in the performing arts, everything we ever wanted to know about clown school, and the confluence of passions that led him to launch RFB.

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Episode 1 - Rob Prichard 58:59

6+ y ago58:59

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In our inaugural episode, RFB co-founder Rob Prichard takes us through his journey through his angry youth, finding solace in the punk scene, making a name for himself in alternative theater, and the decision to found RFB.

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Episode 30 - Abbi's A Survivor 59:01

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Episode 29 - Amna Lives Everywhere 58:10

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Episode 28 - Cher Walks Away 58:59

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Episode 27 - Amit Feels Abundance 59:00

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Episode 26 - Billy Blooms Late 58:59

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Episode 25 - April's Almost-Realities 58:59

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Episode 24 - Maria Improvises 51:02

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Episode 23 - Chicago Speaks From The Heart 58:54

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Episode 22 - Christian Is All Entropy 58:53

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Episode 21 - Sam Walks Out 58:59

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Episode 20 - Rinat Is A Kite 59:00

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Episode 19 - Pam Joins #CLOSErikers 58:59

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Episode 18 - Persephone Runs For Office 58:59

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Episode 17 - Evan Rounds It Out 59:00

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Episode 16 - Tara Knows A Lot Of Badasses 58:50

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Episode 15 - Uluç Pays It Forward 58:59

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Episode 13 - Deaf Poets Find Each Other In The Magic City 59:01

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Episode 11 - Nick Has A Lot Of Energy 59:00

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Episode 10 - Elann Chooses Radio 58:51

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Episode 9 - Orie Gets Back To His Roots 59:00

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Episode 8 - Vanessa Goes With Her Gut 58:59

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Episode 7 - Shamia Says "Okay" 3:49

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Episode 6 - Rachel Meets Herself 59:00

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Episode 5 - Melissa Keeps Her Options Open 58:59

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Episode 4 - Tiffany Gets Ejected 58:46

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Episode 2 - Tom Goes To The Zoo 59:00

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Episode 1 - Rob Prichard 58:59

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