Welcome to Not Quite By Aneri. A space with no limits for the misunderstood - the misfits, the artists, the perpetual reinventers, and public figures whos headlines rarely reflect their truth. We're creatives, deep thinkers, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons who unpack the gap between perception and the weirdos we actually are inside.
Because most people...are not quite what you think. =)
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Not Quite A Writer With Akanksha Aurora | A Hinge Date Gone Viral, Dirty Floor Mattresses, and Third Culture Identity
In this episode, Aneri sits down with comedian and self-published author Akanksha Aurora (also known by her pen name, Desi Buchanan aka Bombay's Fleabag) to talk about her book Chef's Kiss - the very real story of a Mumbai chef she hooked up with from Hinge, the TikTok from their first date that hit 400K views, and dirty floor mattresses she swears she'll never write about. They get into ghosting, third culture identity (na idhar ka, na udhar ka), how polyamory feels like homework, and self-p...
20 May 2026
Not Quite Mother with Reenita Malhotra | Grief, South Asian Women’s History, and Loving Flawed Parents
Author and screenwriter Reenita Malhotra joins Not Quite for an intimate conversation about death, mothering a child who is exactly like you (hello, karmic mirror), the emotional complexity of loving flawed parents, and why women’s stories have historically been reduced to footnotes. The two dive into South Asian identity, aging, creativity, sexuality, bipolar fathers, immigrant motherhood, and the strange freedom that comes from finally trusting yourself. Reenita also shares the story behind...
9 Apr 2026
Not Quite Pregnant | Younger Uteruses, Sneaking Out, and Highlighted Phone Bills
Neighbors can be friends in 2026. Aneri's neighbor Tiera Ashley came over, and within four minutes they were talking about the year she lactated without being pregnant (sleeping pill side effect), whether her boyfriend tried it, and what her own breast milk tasted like. From there they meandered into transcendental meditation, the drug-dealer boyfriends of our teenage years, and the era when their moms sat at the kitchen table with highlighted phone bills demanding answers. Both writers, the ...
26 Mar 2026
Not Quite Sheltered | Liberation Over Lululemon, The Real Essence Of Jainism, And Being Afraid Of Your Parents…But Doing It Anyway
In this episode, Aneri and solo performer, dancer, and actress Mayuri Bhandari talk about growing up sheltered in a Jain household, navigating cultural appropriation in Western yoga spaces, and what it means to separate dogma from the actual essence of your spirituality. They also get into creating solo theater, the fear of disappointing Brown parents, and how they found each other on a Holi dance floor when nobody else was dancing. Follow @theantiyogishow on Instagram to get tickets fo...
12 Mar 2026
Not Quite Home | Living Queer, Growing Up Global, And Being the First in Your Bloodline To Be Free
Aneri sits down with Diya Patel - actress, model, and Mumbai-raised Angeleno - to talk about travel pre-social media, living as a queer, femme baddie, and being the first in your woman's bloodline to break free. Diya grew up across Mumbai, Singapore, and Philly, and Aneri across Detroit, NYC, and Los Angeles. These two have lived enough lives to fill a hundreds books. Listen until the end to hear Diya's magical girlfriend Haley crash the pod. Not Quite Also available on: Apple: https://podc...
20 Jan 2026
Not Quite Nayeema Raza | Trudeau Rumors, Reverse-Aging Breakups, and Global Childhoods
Aneri Shah interviews Nayeema Raza about celebrity rumors, post-breakup glow-ups, raising global children, and navigating identity during pregnancy.
30 Oct 2025
Not Quite Amanda Knox | Women's Stories, Masturbating in Prison, and Meditation
Amanda Knox discusses her experiences in Italy, the media's misrepresentation of events, and the process of forgiveness with Aneri Shah in an interview.
4 Oct 2025
Hrithik Roshan, Girlhood, and South Asian Sensuality
Priyanka Vora discusses her onstage experience with Hrithik Roshan, explores South Asian sensuality, and considers cultural preservation with Aneri in this interview.
17 Jul 2025
Titty Milk, Past Lives, and Stripper Songs
Aneri and Aishwarya Sonar explore unconventional experiences, including sampling breast milk, facing cultural reprimands, and embracing formative music, revealing personal growth.
28 Jun 2025
Queer Girl Stuff, Post-Egg Drop Clarity, and That Indian-Mormon Crossover
Whitney Uland discusses queerness, abortion, and postpartum experiences with Aneri, exploring the challenges and transformations that arise from breaking away from conservative Indian and Mormon upbringings in this interview.
6 May 2025
Universe Builders, Permissionless Leverage, and Your Cheeky AI Clone
Sometimes, your AI clone will get better gigs. That's just how it be sometimes. In this unique episode, I dive deep with Parth Patil—AI innovator behind Reid Hoffman's viral avatar—to yap about how writers (with our big, chaotic imaginations) are poised to become the next universe builders, why multidimensional storytelling is the new wave, and how as neurodivergent weirdos, we finally feel unsevered in the new world. Bye old world (but maybe we'll keep a few lil scraps). Cue excitement, a li...
20 Apr 2025
Audio Confessionals, Navigating Emotional Honesty with Men, and Motherhood Without Marriage
In this second conversation - because they can't shut up - Aneri and Priya dive into dating while creative, navigating emotional intelligence between genders, and the freedom that comes with choosing your own path—whether that means sperm donors, chosen family connections, or sitting silently across from someone who takes a 20-minute phone call during your coffee meeting.
20 Mar 2025
Kids or Nah, Peeing in a Sari, and Ditching Finance for Funny
From ditching their jobs in finance and tech, to peeing in saris, to elevating the South Asian community in LA through comedy, the inimitable Priya Mehta and Aneri Shah explore dating while desi, non-traditional career paths, and their thoughts on having kids.
6 Mar 2025
75 Hard, Being Respected vs. Liked, and A Broadway Debut
Actress, dancer, and storyteller Sharayu Mahale and Aneri banter on authentic stories being universally resonant, falling in love with shows like Ramy and We Are Lady Parts (umm we love you Nida Manzoor) and how auditioning for something on a "whim" while also being a disciplined kween is what led to her debut on Broadway with Life of Pi.
20 Dec 2024
Michigan Gays, Divorce Parties, and Bimbo Tennis
Music director Henry Koperski and storyteller Aneri Shah discuss staying up all night with a good kisser, the fortuitous appearance of Caroline Ray, and the much needed evolution of style for Michigan gays. These two have been friends & co-creators for 12 years, transcending space and time through their creative connection.
3 Nov 2024
Seeing A Sex Therapist, Queerness, and the Fallacy of Shame
Artist & designer Ragni Agarwal talks about how threading is painful *every time*, why shame is fake, and dating as a neurodivergent goddess. Link on YouTube.
3 Nov 2024
Books, The Dome Aesthetic, and Andre Agassi's Bald Truth
With the inimitable Jeremy who once worked with all the music greats, we discuss literature, the quirks of eyebrow grooming for men in their 50s, and Andre Agassi's wig fail at Wimbledon.
3 Oct 2024
Two Subby Subs, Romance With Friends, and Mandeer Matchmaking
With two of our subbiest subs, we discuss growing up Swaminarayan, the pressures of being “Mandeer match” material, and why romance between friends is peak.
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Nayeema Raza
Amanda Knox
Aneri
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YouTube views
17,307
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4.3 / 5
6 ratings
Spotify
4.3 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100
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Social presence
91
YouTube
72
Engagement
32
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