Azad Lab (Free To Speak) is a show which discusses issues that are often side-lined by the mainstream but are a cause for much anxiety for young people; Topics include puberty, masculinity, caste, marriage, love, democracy, freedoms etc. Episode producer Anamika is a 19-year-old girl who lives in Tajpur Pahari. Her interest lies in creating audio stories that reflect issues faced by young people.

Episode 25: Menstruation: From a different perspective

“Why menstruation is still a taboo in our society ”

Host Anamika directly talks to the boys and men in her community about menstruation and discusses why the word ‘menstruation’ is still looked at with shame. In this podcast, Anamika tries to understand the opinion of the men in her community surrounding menstruation and disrupts the notion that only women can talk about it.

Azad Lab is one of 6 shows produced as part of the Free/Dem Community Podcasts, the online avatar of the Free/Dem WhatsApp Radio run by community members of Tajpur Pahari and other urban slums in and around Delhi. The shows are built around ideas of gender equity, love, freedom of expression, human rights and justice. Through the podcasts, community members discuss as well as share their lived realities. They are produced under Ideosync’s FREE/DEM initiative, which provides marginalized communities – especially women and migrants – Digital Media and Information Trainings and a platform to amplify their narratives and stories using audio and video.

Azad Lab (Free To Speak) is a show which discusses issues that are often side-lined by the mainstream but are a cause for much anxiety for young people; Topics include puberty, masculinity, caste, marriage, love, democracy, freedoms etc. Episode producer Swati is turning 18 soon. She uses her skill of audio storytelling to raise awareness on issues that affect women and children at home and in her community.

Episode 23: 18 Saal Hone Ki Khushi

“I will be able to work. I can vote now."

Producer Swati brings in aspirations, feelings and experiences of women and girls from Tajpur Pahari who have recently turned eighteen or are turning eighteen soon . Swati shares her desires of being able to get government documents and having a full time job which will make her independent.

Azad Lab is one of 6 shows produced as part of the Free/Dem Community Podcasts, the online avatar of the Free/Dem WhatsApp Radio run by women and girls from urban margins of Delhi. The shows are built around ideas of gender equity, love, freedom of expression, human rights and justice. Through the podcasts community members discuss and share their lived realities. The Free/Dem Community Podcasts are produced under Ideosync's FREE/DEM initiative, which provides marginalized communities - especially women and migrants - a platform to amplify their narratives and stories using audio and video.

Babli Ka Show (Babli’s show) is a show with stories, songs and poetry. It is a space for the community to express creatively through audio art. Episode producer Nandini is a class 12th who lives at Tajpur Pahari in Badarpur. She writes poems and likes to engage people with her stories.

Episode 10: Dosti bhi bohot kaamal hoti hai

"Yeh bina kisi bhed bhav ke khud dost chunti hai."

Episode producer Nandini shares a poetry on the beauty of friendships.Through her podcast she takes the audience into her moments of fun spent with her friends.

Babli Ka Show is one of 6 shows produced as part of the Free/Dem Community Podcasts, the online avatar of the Free/Dem WhatsApp Radio run by women and girls from urban margins of Delhi. The shows are built around ideas of gender equity, love, freedom of expression, human rights and justice. Through the podcasts community members discuss and share their lived realities. The Free/Dem Community Podcasts are produced under Ideosync's Free/Dem initiative, which provides marginalized communities - especially women and migrants - a platform to amplify their narratives and stories using audio and video.