Nepal Now: On the move

About Nepal Now: On the move

We're talking with the people migrating from, to, and within this Himalayan country located between China and India. You'll hear from a wide range of Nepali men and women who have chosen to leave the country for better work or education opportunities. Their stories will help you understand what drives people — in Nepal and worldwide — to mortgage their property or borrow huge sums of money to go abroad, often leaving their loved ones behind. Despite many predictions, migration from Nepal has not slowed in recent years, except briefly during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. About 1 million Nepalis leave every year to work at jobs outside the country. Tens of thousands go abroad to study. Far fewer return to Nepal to settle. The money ('remittances') that workers send home to their families accounts for 25% of the country's GDP, but migration impacts Nepal in many other ways. We'll be learning from migrants, experts and others about the many cultural, social, economic and political impacts of migration. Your host is Marty Logan, a Canadian journalist who has lived in Nepal's capital Kathmandu off and on since 2005. Marty started the show in 2020 as Nepal Now.

Publisher

Marty Logan

Category

news · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jun 2020

Latest episode

26 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

116 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Apr 2026

   Thank you for supporting Nepal Now

   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 haven't been able to find a strong focus for the show. To me that's the signal that I need to stop, rather than keep making new episodes just to maintain the show. Thanks to everyone who's been involved over the years: the guests who gave their time to speak to me, the subscribers who paid regul...

2. 

   1 Apr 2026

   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 ago he was co-leader of a group of young people dedicated to fighting Nepal's "rape culture". I never imagined that in a handful of years he would be a senior government leader, which was a lack of imagination on my part, salted I think with a layer of ageism. I'm re-posting this episode so y...

3. 

   22 Mar 2026

   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 healthcare, and the promise of secure, stable futures. Many are on the path to reaching those goals, but it hasn't been as easy as they imagined. Researchers Deepa Nagari (Toronto Metropolitan University and York University) and Richa Shivakoti (TMU) interviewed a group of Nepali immigrants ...

Who has been a guest on Nepal Now: On the move

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• [Guest Name]
• Dr Jane Doe
• Industry experts
• Prakash Gurung
• Gyanu Adhikari

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

5,413

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

94

Social presence

91

YouTube

68

Engagement

85

Contact Nepal Now: On the move

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.