Middle Fingers Up

By Kiran Randhawa

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Welcome to Middle Fingers Up, the show where we keep our heads high and our middle fingers higher. We explore relationships, mental health and everything in between. Join me, Kiran Randhawa on the journey to learn, grow and find our voice.


Episode Date
EP.167 - Harvi - "Your Version Of Good Might Be Someone Else's Version of Bad"
May 26, 2026
EP.166 - Andrea Samtani - "I Would Really Love For Indian Women To Start Taking Ownership For Their Own Bodies"
May 19, 2026
EP.165 - Patty-"Nobody Talks About The Joy"
May 05, 2026
EP.164 - Mohini - "Are You Really 'Fine' Though?"
Apr 28, 2026
EP.163 - Sarah Akinterinwa-"My Identity Will Never Be Straightforward - & That's Okay"
Apr 21, 2026
EP.162 - Harleen Randhawa - "My Existence Is Resistance"
Apr 14, 2026
EP.161 - Nikki Roy - "Teach Yourself How To Feel In Your Body"
Apr 07, 2026
EP.160 - Ali - "You Can't Separate Pop Culture & Politics"
Mar 24, 2026
EP.159 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "What Stories Is My Body Holding?"
Mar 17, 2026
EP.158 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "Safety Isn't Declared. It's Practiced"
Mar 10, 2026
EP.157 - Rama Swami - "Silence & Stigma Have No Place In The Room"
Mar 03, 2026
EP.156 - Farida D - "Stop Letting The Bar End For Men, The Exact Point it Begins For Women"
Feb 24, 2026
EP.155 - Kam Bassier - "It Is A Priveledge To Be A Cycle Breaker"
Feb 17, 2026
EP.154 - Moses Farrow - "The Human Trafficking Industry Uses Adoption As Propaganda"
Feb 10, 2026
EP.153 - Shawn Ahmed - "If It Makes Me Laugh, That's Good Enough"
Feb 03, 2026
EP.152 - Arunie Saldhi - "I'm Very Careful Now, To Not Breach My Own Boundaries"
Jan 27, 2026
EP.151 - Reshma Kearney - "It's In The Transitions That We're Able To Heal"
Jan 20, 2026
EP.150 - Rahell Seddek - "Whiteness Moves In A Funny Way"
Jan 13, 2026
EP.149 - Nisha Mody "Cultivate Your Safety (it's never too late to turn towards yourself"
Dec 16, 2025
EP.148 - Kelly Kaur - "Be A Tiger"
Dec 09, 2025
EP.147 - Grief Coach Shri-"Getting Support Isn't a Weakness, It's Wisdom"
Dec 02, 2025
EP.146 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "My Body Is Changing. My Relationship With Myself Has To Change Too.”
Nov 25, 2025
EP.145 - Christian Ortiz - "We Are All Imprisoned By This Damn System"
Nov 18, 2025
EP.144 - Shagun Sharma - "Gift Your Presence, Not Just Presents”
Nov 11, 2025
EP.143 - Jeff D'Silva - "You Have Skin In The Game"
Nov 04, 2025
EP.142 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "“Assimilation, Love, and What I’m Unpacking Now”
Oct 28, 2025
EP.141 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Dr.Anne Recorded LIVE - "It's Not A Flaw, It's a Flow"
Oct 21, 2025
EP.140 - Shuraya Akhter Bhatti - "Confidence Really Comes When You Sit w/ Your Weakness"
Oct 14, 2025
EP.139 - Mano Mishra - "Respect Your Body"
Oct 07, 2025
EP.138 - Niké Aurea - "We All Deserve Safe Spaces"
Sep 30, 2025
EP.137 - Shagun Sharma - "Dismantling the Stigmas That Keep Us From Seeking Support"
Sep 23, 2025
EP.136 - Kam Bassier - "You're Not Lazy, You're Burnt Out"
Sep 16, 2025
EP.135 - Kalyani Pardeshi - “Self-doubt doesn’t come from failure—it comes from negating how someone feels.”
Sep 09, 2025
EP.134 - Shuraya Akhter Bhatti - "What’s in Your Tiffin? Feeding the Inner Child and Finding Balance in Parenting"
Sep 02, 2025
EP.133 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "Well At Least It's Not ..."
Jun 24, 2025
EP.132 - It's Good To Gup Shup - "Why Am I So Tired? (The Hidden Cost of Carrying Everyone's Emotions)"
Jun 17, 2025
EP.131 - It's Good To Gup Shup - Dear Mental Health System: It’s Not Us, It’s You
Jun 10, 2025
EP.130 - It's Good To Gup Shup - " TV Raised Us, But Now We Are Finally Seeing Us"
Jun 03, 2025
EP.129 - Dr. Ami - "Periods Are A Beautiful Thing"
May 27, 2025
EP.128 - Reshma Kearney - "Give Yourself Grace"
May 20, 2025
EP.127 - Salima Saxton - "Come Back to You"
May 13, 2025
EP.126 - Alvina Nadeem - "Your Job Isn't To Question The Storm, Your Job Is To Make It Through It"
May 06, 2025
EP.125 - Palak Dadwal - "You Do Not Have To Erase Your Past"
Apr 29, 2025
EP.124 - Aninda Sidhana - "Men of Quality Are Not Afraid of Gender Equality"
Apr 22, 2025
EP.123 - Tony Nabors - "We Gotta Bust Our Ass To Do This Unlearning"
Apr 15, 2025
EP.122 - Mohini Gima - "There Is A Fire In All Of Us"
Apr 08, 2025
EP.121 - Astha Soni - "You Can Always Bring Back Your Culture"
Apr 01, 2025
EP.120 - Latoya Elle - "Press Play"
Mar 25, 2025
EP.119 - Carine Abou Dahab - "A Human With No Tribe Will Not Survive"
Mar 18, 2025
EP.118 - Palak Dhorajiya - "I Never Thought Canada Was Going To Give Me So Much"
Mar 11, 2025
EP.117 - Ishaa Chopra - "Let Ishaa Help Ishaa"
Mar 04, 2025
EP.116.5 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Sick Day - "I Passed A Kidney Stone At Work"
Feb 25, 2025
EP.116 - Dr. Anne Hussain - "PCOS Comes In All Shapes And Sizes"
Feb 16, 2025
EP.115 - Vishal Aheer - "Who's Going To Do This For You?"
Feb 11, 2025
EP.114 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Reference Check
Feb 04, 2025
EP.113 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Onboarding
Jan 28, 2025
EP.112 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Interview
Jan 21, 2025
EP.111 - It's Good To Gup Shup - The Review
Jan 14, 2025
EP.110 - It's Good To Gup Shup - My Application to the Angry Brown Girl Club
Jan 07, 2025
EP.109 - Simrit & Harjot - PART III - "Marriage Is Not Easy, But It Should Not Be Painful"
Dec 31, 2024
EP.108 - It's Good To Gup Shup With T - My Son’s Hope: Confronting Racism and Building Awareness
Dec 24, 2024
EP. HOLIDAY SPECIAL - Nevena Kalajdzic - "Holding Space for Ourselves"
Dec 17, 2024
EP.107 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Dr. Anne Hussain - Weight Stigma In The Medical Field
Dec 10, 2024
EP.106 - Kevin Bhawan - "Sometimes We Can Be Judgmental F*@%$"
Dec 03, 2024
EP.105 - SkyeBlu Cutchie - "You're Not A Man Until You F@$#"
Nov 26, 2024
EP.104 - Dr. Jennifer Noble - "Finding Belonging In Group Membership"
Nov 19, 2024
EP.103 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Madison and Kiran - "To Be That Person In The Room"
Nov 12, 2024
EP.102 - Jeevan Gill - "I’m Just Here For The Giggles”
Nov 05, 2024
EP.101 - "Self Doubt Is A True Crime Story"
Oct 29, 2024
EP.100 - JRDN - "Hip Hop Raised Me, But R&B Saved Me"
Oct 22, 2024
EP.99 - Neha of Ninja Nari - "You're The Best When Serving Your Community"
Oct 15, 2024
EP.98 - DJ KAV - "I'm Living My Dream"
Oct 08, 2024
EP.97 - Talk South Asian To Me - Accomplice vs Ally? Navigating Interracial Relationships
Oct 01, 2024
EP.96 - Christina Flach - "Love Your Life, And If You Don't Love It, Change It."
Sep 24, 2024
EP.95 - It's Good To Gup Shup With Urmi and Kiran - "The White Girl Complex"
Sep 17, 2024
EP.94 - Urmi Hossain - "Don't Let People's Opinions Dictate Your Life"
Sep 10, 2024
EP.93 - Dr. Anne Hussain - "What Does A Normal Period Actually Look Like?"
Sep 03, 2024
EP. 92 - Kiran Randhawa - "The One Where We Flip The Script"
Aug 27, 2024
EP.91 - Madiswan - "Almost Nothing In This Society Is Coincidental"
Aug 20, 2024
EP.90 - Sonya Pittalwala - "Don’t Just Watch The Movie, Be A Part Of The Screenplay"
Aug 13, 2024
EP.89 - Anusha - "Happiness Is Just Another Emotion"
Aug 06, 2024
EP.88 - Simrit & Harjot - PART II - "You're A Team & This Is Your Home"
Jul 30, 2024
EP.87 - Dr. Shazma Mithani - If Something Sounds Too Good To Be True It Probably Is"
Jul 23, 2024
EP.86 - Alfred Kainga - "I'm A Kid From Zimbabwe"
Jul 16, 2024
EP.85 - Neha - Ninja Nari - "I Am Meant To Empower, Share Stories Of Other Women"
Jul 09, 2024
EP.84 - Varinder (Papa) - "You Cannot Change The Other Person, You Have To Make A Change Yourself"
Jul 02, 2024
EP.83 - Doreen Chin - "We Don't Have To Accept: That's Just The Way It Is."
Jun 25, 2024
EP.82 - Grand Komanda "As A Comedian You Are A Social Commentator"
Jun 18, 2024
EP.81 - Sunny Chopra - "I Don't Know What Kind Of Sunny I Would Be If I Didn't Go To Therapy"
Jun 11, 2024
EP.80 - Harjeet Kaur - "Cancer Doesn’t Happen To You, It Happens To Your Family"
Jun 04, 2024
EP.79 - Hira - "Does Dirt Smell The Same Here When It Rains?"
May 28, 2024
EP.78 - Meg Khan - "The Magic Of Being Seen"
May 21, 2024
EP.77: Jeeti Pooni - "The Healing Has To Start Within You"
May 14, 2024
EP.76 - Poonam Toor - "Be Considerate To Everybody"
May 07, 2024
EP.75 - "Thanks For Being In Real Time With Us"
Apr 30, 2024
EP.73 - Kien - "Be The Person That You Needed When You Were A Kid"
Apr 16, 2024
EP.72 - "It's About Moving Forward and Not Sitting In It"
Apr 09, 2024
EP.71 - Angela Hick - "The Blind Spots Are Blind Until You Shed Light On Them"
Apr 02, 2024
EP.70 - Chris Strikes - "Find Interesting Ways To Tell Interesting Stories"
Mar 26, 2024
EP.69 - Jia Rizvi - "Whatever Your Strengths Are, Use Those"
Mar 19, 2024
EP.68 - "J" - "We All Have Different Finger Prints"
Mar 12, 2024
EP.67 - Dr Shafeena Premji - "We Just Need Somebody To Write Out A Midlife Care Plan"
Mar 05, 2024
EP.66 - Meena Natt - "Birth Is Not A Medical Event"
Feb 27, 2024
EP.65 - Kajal - "This Isn’t Something You Can Go And Tell Your Grandma"
Feb 20, 2024
EP.64 - Ishita Singla - "I'd Rather Be A Pioneer, Than Following What Everyone Else Is Doing"
Feb 13, 2024
EP.63 - David Brunning - "Be Present, Be Yourself, Be Honest "
Feb 06, 2024
EP.62 - Mike Seibel - "I'm Standing On The Shoulders Of A Lot Of My Community Who Came Before Me."
Jan 30, 2024
EP.61 - Heidi Dinning - "They Are Still In the Nest, It’s Just Wider"
Jan 23, 2024
EP.60 - Simrit & Harjot - "You Need To Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable"
Jan 16, 2024
EP.59 - Glen Davies - "We Have To Move to Feel Good"
Jan 09, 2024
EP.58 - Bree & Charles - "It's Uncomfortable To Have To Answer The Questions When You're Not Going To Understand Anyway"
Jan 02, 2024
EP.57 - "B" - "A Lot Of Teenagers Feel Like We Have To Grow Up Too Fast"
Dec 26, 2023
EP.56 - Prav -"If You're Still Surrounding Yourself With The Same People, You're Going To Go Back To That Eventually."
Dec 19, 2023
EP.55 - Mike Seibel - "You Don't Remember What People Say, But You Remember How They Made You Feel"
Dec 12, 2023
EP. Repost - Holiday Bonus - Nevena Kalajdzic - "It's Not All Rainbows And Butterflies"
Dec 05, 2023
EP.54 - Heidi Dinning, Divorce Coach - "Divorce Doesn't Break The Family, It Actually Can Shift The Family"
Nov 28, 2023
EP.53 - Nisha Sidhu - "Whatever Goes On In Your Head, Don't Always Believe It"
Nov 21, 2023
EP.52 - Cody Demerais - "Once You Believe You Have The Ability And Capacity To Do Great Things That Is When Life Truly Becomes Limitless"
Nov 14, 2023
EP.51 - Amy Wang - "Push The Boundaries And Don't Fall Victim To The Expectations That Are Set On You"
Nov 07, 2023
EP.50 - Thank YOU - "A Place For Our Community To Come Out And Talk More"
Oct 31, 2023
EP.49 - Richard Ashman - "The Small Stuff Is Going To Be The Big Stuff If You Don't Take Care Of It"
Oct 24, 2023
EP.48 - Meena Natt - "You Can Show Love In So Many Different Ways"
Oct 17, 2023
EP.47 - "You Need To Give Yourself Time To Be Able To Give Others Time"
Oct 10, 2023
EP.46 - Priya Ramesh, Bump YYC - "The City Is The Gallery"
Oct 03, 2023
EP.45 - Cassandra Omeasoo & Sajan Sandhu - "There Is Beauty In The Struggle"
Sep 26, 2023
EP.44 - Bruvcast with Raj and Mik - "Share The Struggle, Find The Funny"
Sep 19, 2023
EP.43 - Nevena Kalajdzic - "What Happens When I Do It Differently?"
Sep 12, 2023
EP.42 - Brenda and Aman Randhawa - "Teamwork Makes The Dream Work"
Sep 05, 2023
EP.41 - Angela Hick - “Your Biggest Tool Is Curiosity”
Aug 29, 2023
EP.40 - Sumit Ahuja - " I Had A Moment Of Clarity Within The Insanity"
Aug 22, 2023
EP.39 - Bhavin Bhadresa - "Tara Baap Nu Ghar Che?"
Aug 15, 2023
EP.38 - Ashley Jones - "Don't Judge A Fish By It's Ability To Climb A Tree"
Aug 08, 2023
EP.37 - Juggy Bajwa, Musician - "Seeing The World Through Music"
Aug 01, 2023
EP.36 - lnterracial Marriage " You Need To Know If You Are Better Together, Or Better Apart"
Jul 25, 2023
EP.35 - Brent Dodginghorse - "Having The Courage Just to Be Who You Are"
Jul 18, 2023
EP.34 - Tara Linsley & Evan Dewald - Unpacked Pod - "We Are Made For Growth"
Jul 11, 2023
EP.33 - Amanda Ballas & Catherine Leyshon - "Don't Get Bangs!"
Jul 04, 2023
EP.32 - Kien - "Detach From The Outcome"
Jun 27, 2023
EP.31 - Zak Hussein - "Men Helping Men Survive Themselves"
Jun 20, 2023
EP.30 - Melissa Johnston - "Be Gentle With Yourself"
Jun 13, 2023
EP.29 - Regan Bourassa - "There's Freedom In Knowing Your Life Is Not Guaranteed"
Jun 06, 2023
EP.28 - David McPhee - "The More You Understand Something, The Less You Are Afraid Of It"
May 30, 2023
EP.27 - Anjali 'Aunty' Singh - "You Completely Have a Choice Not To Drink"
May 23, 2023
EP.26 - Sarah Howe McKenna, Registered Dietitian - "Working Against Diets"
May 16, 2023
EP.25 - The One Where We Remix - 25th Episode!
May 09, 2023
EP.24 - Mikayla Barrie, Paramedic - "I Knew I Needed Help, But To Know And To Do Something About It Were Two Different Stories"
May 02, 2023
EP.23 - Harpreet Pandher - Hockey Night In Canada Punjabi
Apr 25, 2023
EP.22 - Simran Sachar - "You Need My Permission To Define It For Me"
Apr 18, 2023
EP.21 - Meg Lindemulder and Nevena Kalajdzic - "If We Can Be Compassionately Curious About Our Selves It Is Amazing What We Can Discover"
Apr 11, 2023
EP.20 - Amy Sanche - "I'm Ready To Do Whatever It Takes To Do This For Myself"
Apr 04, 2023
EP.19 - Danielé V - "Enjoy Everything You Have And Put Your Time To Use"
Mar 28, 2023
EP.18 - Jeewan Gill, Comedian - "Middle Fingers Up To Not Trying"
Mar 21, 2023
EP.17 - Doreen Chin - "I Have To Stop Punishing My Body When I Want It To Do So Much For Me"
Mar 14, 2023
EP.16 - Simren Jhuty Registered Psychologist - " What Variables Can I Manipulate in Order to Live a Healthy Life?"
Mar 07, 2023
EP.15 - Jennifer Hoy Registered Psychologist - "You're Not Broken If You Have Experienced Trauma"
Feb 28, 2023
EP.14 - Andrew Uyeno - "Konnichiwa"
Feb 21, 2023
EP.13 - Anna Levy - "Invest In Yourself, You’re Worth It"
Feb 14, 2023
EP.12 - Dr. Ryan Emmons - “We Have To Stop Chasing The Symptoms.”
Feb 07, 2023
EP.11 - SkyeBlu Cutchie Sex Therapist - "What Is It That I Want For My Sexual Self?"
Jan 31, 2023
EP.10 - Laurie Brown Photographer - “Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway”
Jan 24, 2023
EP.09 - Angela Hick Registered Clinical Social Worker - "What Would Your Mother Think?"
Jan 17, 2023
EP.08 - Stephanie-Kay Hadden - "If I Had a Dollar Anytime Someone Commented On My Weight”
Jan 10, 2023
EP.07 - "The Cool Guy In The Back Alley"
Jan 03, 2023
EP.06 - Meena Natt - "The Day I Befriended My Anxiety"
Dec 27, 2022
EP.HOLIDAY BONUS.1 - Nevena Kalajdzic Provisional Psychologist - "It's Not All Rainbows and Butterflies"
Dec 23, 2022
EP.05 - Angela Hick Registered Clinical Social Worker - "I Am Taking Care of My Son's Mother"
Dec 20, 2022
EP.04 - "Suck it Up Princess"
Dec 13, 2022
EP.03 - "Do The F*cking Nudes"
Dec 06, 2022
EP.01 - "You People Don't Tip"
Nov 29, 2022
EP.02 - "Today I Would Have Taken a Pregnancy Test"
Nov 29, 2022
EP.00 - No Edits
Nov 29, 2022