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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian</title><link>http://arrangedmarriagepodcast.blogspot.com.au/</link><description><![CDATA[A 28-year old Australian/Indian Man, Mooli, struggles with his parents’ expectations of traditional arranged marriage and works through it every week with his sister, Star, and best friend, Bobby.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/2853880/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Society &amp; Culture</category><copyright>Copyright Arranged Marriage Podcast</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg</url><title>Arranged Marriage for the Modern Indian</title><link>http://arrangedmarriagepodcast.blogspot.com.au/</link></image><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:25:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:name><itunes:email>arrangedmarriagepodcast@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>A 28-year old Australian/Indian Man, Mooli, struggles with his parents’ expectations of traditional arranged marriage and works through it every week with his sister, Star, and best friend, Bobby.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[A 28-year old Australian/Indian Man, Mooli, struggles with his parents’ expectations of traditional arranged marriage and works through it every week with his sister, Star, and best friend, Bobby.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Episode 24 - The Days After</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-the-days-after--17093522</link><description><![CDATA[After an unplanned break due to other commitments, the team is back with a quick update on Mooli's two Arranged Marriage meetups. Was it really Sanskari vs Modern? Does he see either of them them progressing? Is he keen to meet more matches now? Listen and find out! (21:05) Audio Player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme: "Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-3411540189243522372</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 07:49:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/17093522/arrangedmarriageep24.mp3" length="20232764" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After an unplanned break due to other commitments, the team is back with a quick update on Mooli's two Arranged Marriage meetups. Was it really Sanskari vs Modern? Does he see either of them them progressing? Is he keen to meet more matches now?...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After an unplanned break due to other commitments, the team is back with a quick update on Mooli's two Arranged Marriage meetups. Was it really Sanskari vs Modern? Does he see either of them them progressing? Is he keen to meet more matches now? Listen and find out! (21:05) Audio Player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme: "Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1265</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arranged,hinduism,india,marriage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 23 - The Listener Interaction Experience</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-the-listener-interaction-experience--16357055</link><description><![CDATA[Mooli reveals some interesting details about his conversations with his current match about Religion and a new match who also lives in Australia to Bobby and Star. A happy coincidence may also lead to Mooli's first real meeting with a match! We finish off by responding to some long overdue listener emails (44:05). Audio Player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-2819728991483280099</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:59:46 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16357055/arrangedmarriageep23.mp3" length="42322128" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Mooli reveals some interesting details about his conversations with his current match about Religion and a new match who also lives in Australia to Bobby and Star. A happy coincidence may also lead to Mooli's first real meeting with a match! We finish...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Mooli reveals some interesting details about his conversations with his current match about Religion and a new match who also lives in Australia to Bobby and Star. A happy coincidence may also lead to Mooli's first real meeting with a match! We finish off by responding to some long overdue listener emails (44:05). Audio Player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2646</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arranged,hinduism,india,marriage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 22 - On Cousins and Caste</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-on-cousins-and-caste--16175534</link><description><![CDATA[An extra long episode this week, where we start off talking briefly about Mooli's match updates and his concerns about his Parents' reactions to any failures in his arranged marriage. Star and Mooli's cousin has a controversial marriage planned to someone outside of their caste and we discuss the reactions to this from their extended family. Finally, we read a listener's letter about her own experiences with caste and the role it plays in relationships in modern India (45:53). Audio player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-7485034584418488340</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:01:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16175534/arrangedmarriageep22.mp3" length="66089486" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An extra long episode this week, where we start off talking briefly about Mooli's match updates and his concerns about his Parents' reactions to any failures in his arranged marriage. Star and Mooli's cousin has a controversial marriage planned to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An extra long episode this week, where we start off talking briefly about Mooli's match updates and his concerns about his Parents' reactions to any failures in his arranged marriage. Star and Mooli's cousin has a controversial marriage planned to someone outside of their caste and we discuss the reactions to this from their extended family. Finally, we read a listener's letter about her own experiences with caste and the role it plays in relationships in modern India (45:53). Audio player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2754</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arranged,hinduism,india,marriage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 21 - How Not to Get an Arranged Marriage</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-how-not-to-get-an-arranged-marriage--16048049</link><description><![CDATA[With little to no action on the matches front, Star and Bobby try to give Mooli some (unrequited) advice in improving communication and to make better first impressions with his matches. Mooli has some objections on using their experience from dating verbatim in the Arranged Marriage arena, but there is no doubt that he has room to improve! We also discuss potential Honeymoon periods in arranged marriage and if this is really going to be an issue for our Mooli (39:06). Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-6746617540898395590</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:11:58 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/16048049/arrangedmarriageep21.mp3" length="37547471" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>With little to no action on the matches front, Star and Bobby try to give Mooli some (unrequited) advice in improving communication and to make better first impressions with his matches. Mooli has some objections on using their experience from dating...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[With little to no action on the matches front, Star and Bobby try to give Mooli some (unrequited) advice in improving communication and to make better first impressions with his matches. Mooli has some objections on using their experience from dating verbatim in the Arranged Marriage arena, but there is no doubt that he has room to improve! We also discuss potential Honeymoon periods in arranged marriage and if this is really going to be an issue for our Mooli (39:06). Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2347</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arranged,hinduism,india,marriage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 19 - Swoon Time and Healthy Outlets</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-swoon-time-and-healthy-outlets--15926060</link><description><![CDATA[After some false starts, the gang's all back together for Season 2. After catching up on how everyone has been, we move on to Mooli's updates with Meena and the pressures they faced when they were speaking. Mooli's dramas around his relationship with his parents also continue with some negotiation around his original conditions. We round things off with a small discussion about healthy outlets when going through stressful times. (36:06) Audio player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-2677258158342725232</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:05:29 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15926060/arrangedmarriages2e1.mp3" length="34656543" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>After some false starts, the gang's all back together for Season 2. After catching up on how everyone has been, we move on to Mooli's updates with Meena and the pressures they faced when they were speaking. Mooli's dramas around his relationship with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[After some false starts, the gang's all back together for Season 2. After catching up on how everyone has been, we move on to Mooli's updates with Meena and the pressures they faced when they were speaking. Mooli's dramas around his relationship with his parents also continue with some negotiation around his original conditions. We round things off with a small discussion about healthy outlets when going through stressful times. (36:06) Audio player will be updated shortly. Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2166</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arranged,hinduism,india,marriage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 18 - Family Drama and Tinder Trauma</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-family-drama-and-tinder-trauma--15293584</link><description><![CDATA[Bobby's back for our season finale! Mooli and Star's extended family continues to provide great drama, this time in the form of a cancelled engagement. Mooli also talks us through his failed attempt at ghosting an old match, conversations with a hopeful new match and some Tinder mishaps. We round off the episode with a look to the next season (42:33).  Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4182925620018110505.post-5149555786455981063</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:38:04 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15293584/arrangedmarriageep18.mp3" length="40853198" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Arranged Marriage Podcast</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Bobby's back for our season finale! Mooli and Star's extended family continues to provide great drama, this time in the form of a cancelled engagement. Mooli also talks us through his failed attempt at ghosting an old match, conversations with a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bobby's back for our season finale! Mooli and Star's extended family continues to provide great drama, this time in the form of a cancelled engagement. Mooli also talks us through his failed attempt at ghosting an old match, conversations with a hopeful new match and some Tinder mishaps. We round off the episode with a look to the next season (42:33).  Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2554</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arranged,hinduism,india,marriage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Episode 14 - A deal is (not) a deal</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-a-deal-is-not-a-deal--15181579</link><description><![CDATA[The parents have decided to push back against Mooli's conditions, and expect him to be married within the year. 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(36:28) Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The parents have decided to push back against Mooli's conditions, and expect him to be married within the year. The gang discuss how realistic this even is, and talk about Mooli's latest match. (36:28) Opening/closing theme:"Naraina" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a>]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2189</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>arranged,hinduism,india,marriage</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/946a397056b87e478839ed36c3e79b4d.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
