Two Chickpeas In A Podcast

04/06/2026

Could you recognise the signs of a panic attack? How much do you and your family know about panic disorder?

Dr Nighat breaks down some of the common symptoms and explains why understanding them matters. 💙

If any of these experiences feel familiar, support is available through NHS Talking Therapies.

01/06/2026

We’re back! Our first episode back is a special one talking with Harmeet Kaur ( ) and Dr Nighat ( )

What does a panic attack actually feel like?

Harmeet shares her lived experience of panic disorder, from the first symptoms she noticed to the support that helped her move forward through NHS Talking Therapies.

💙 You’re not alone, and help is available.

14/04/2026

“A UK x India collab we didn’t know we needed… until now 👀🔥”

On Two Chickpeas in a Podcast, Nikkita asked the iconic about the new wave of South Asian sound coming out of the UK 🇬🇧✨

From blending cultures to spotlighting UK artists… and then she casually drops that she’d be open to working with !!

Yeah… this is BIG 🎶

12/04/2026

Nikki from Two Chickpeas interviews the legend and powerhouse that is ahead of her show at o2, London on Sunday 12th April.

Nikki asks about what her connection to the UK audience is like as so many people in the UK connect to their South Asian heritage through the music and films that come from their motherland.

27/11/2025

India 2024 🇮🇳
Feels like home 💜

04/08/2025

Two Chickpeas: Creative Break
1. The year of non stop Shaadis!
2. first ever exhibition! An actual goddess!
3. On the panel for ‘Not a seat at the table’, curated by
4. With the legends that are and at the press night for 🩷
5. VegNonVeg Samosas with 💜
6. So proud of for curating ‘With Love Pop Up’, bringing the community together and allowing all artists, designers, cooks, chefs, fashion, anything that is brown and beautiful all together 🤎
7. Swim and Sauna 🧖‍♀️
8. Hilariously funny and spontaneous night out with .vr_ 🧡😂
9. being the main character wherever he is and the biggest sweetheart anytime we are lucky to cross paths with him 🥹
10. Dinner at invite by our favs at
11. Saw our baby girl after the longestttt time, she just radiates, glows and grows everytime we are lucky enough to see this amazingly talented, gorgeous woman 💙
12. Went to see with and bumped into .pattni before hand!
13. Nikki’s first ever valentine flowers courtesy of the ultimate babe that is 🩷
14. Press night for ‘Santi and Naz’ with
15. Press night for 10 Nights (incredible one man play) thanks to our friends and huns 💜
16. Collaging at a professional level for Tasha’s 30th 🎈 (we gotta upload India photos asap!)
17. Tasha + food = 🥰🥹😝🤩🤭 (also her family nickname is Manna!)
18. Saw our babes for her new show ‘How to be a baddie’ ahead of fringe festival, had a DMC catch up, all the fab girlie energy over dinner and didn’t take one photo together 🙃 so grateful for the sisterhood we have created with this beautiful and hilarious soul ✨
19. Mr and Mrs Heleena at ‘With Love Pop Up’ (because they are the actual frickin cutest 🥹)
20. was out of this world good and we will upload some videos from his 3 hour concert soon!! (But don’t hold us to the soon part because ya gals are here, there and everywhere 🙃💪🏾💃🏽)

12/04/2025

TWO CHICKPEAS REVIEW: SPEED ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We cannot praise Speed and the entire team behind it because it is some of the best theatre we have ever seen (and may ever see!) .zain.dada is at the top of his game and will be one of the UK’s best playwrights we ever come across, him and are a dream team and have made something incredibly special and powerful.

Check out our review above and some fun pics from the after part of the Press Night (including meeting idol and icon .syal who we are in complete awe of 🥹)

12/12/2024

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Hi lovely people! Happy almost weekend. We have released an episode this week in partnership with the UK Government in support of their campaign on honour based abuse, practice still sadly being carried out.

We explore the differences between arranged and forced marriages, what honour based abuse is and looks like and also what virginity testing is.

This is an extra special episode and we really would appreciate your support on this episode. Listen to this episode on any major streaming platform, but especially comments and likes on our YouTube video!

Anything you can do to support and pump up the Algorithm to spread this important message and conversation is greatly appreciated 💜

Many thanks for all the love and support xx

The Chickpeas are proud to partner with the UK Government to raise awareness on their Honor Based Abuse campaign, part of the 16 days of activism to end Gend...

08/05/2024

ACCURATE INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH LOVED ONES.

Sometimes there can be so much misinformation shared with our loved ones, especially our WhatsApp aunties and uncles!

Following our conversation with on cancer awareness in the south Asian community, we have come up with these slides of accurate information to share with loved ones and indeed on WhatsApp.

Let’s get talking about cancer, let’s save lives by talking more about our health with one another, becoming informed and ensuring we are seeing medical professionals in the NHS if we are worried we are experiencing and signs and symptoms that could be linked to cancer.

21/03/2024

This weekend the BFI Flare kicks off it’s 38th edition! It’s Europe’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival and celebrates the best of q***r cinema around the globe. This year, its content includes South Asian and British Asian talent and filmmakers. 🌈

We have had the special privilege of seeing the premiere of The Lime Green shirt. With Lillete Dubey (Kal Ho Na Ho and Monsoon Wedding) and Kush Khanna (Boogie Man), the 16 minute short film was a great explanation into the world of what it is like for many people who struggle in their childhoods with withholding the secret of their sexuality because of their culture/religion.

The dialogue is strong, from the anger and disgust the mother feels towards her young son wearing this silk lime green shirt to hard hitting truths of why mother and son had become estranged for years. We could see the parallels of our cultures and recognising the struggles of ‘working twice as hard to get to where you are sitting so comfortably’.

Although the film is short, it does have a sweet ending and doesn’t need to be 90 minutes plus for us to understand and feel the journey that both mother and son have faced. Without giving too much away, it does make us proud to know that society is more accepting in our culture and although we still face hardships, conversations are being had and a shared understanding on both ends meet. We also learned and found it incredible that this film is inspired from the filmmaker, Kaushik Ray’s own life.

Catch at this March. A powerful, poignant story by starring , & . Book tickets now! .shaa

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