South Asian community talk, warmly local.
Gup Shup with Shushma keeps the feel of a local studio conversation: relaxed, bilingual, and rooted in community life. Episodes move from Odisha celebrations and immigration updates to AI, women’s empowerment, devotional pravachan, health, dance, family, and song requests.
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Gup Shup with Shushma is a long-running South Asian community conversation shaped by interviews, local announcements, and easy gupshup. It has the rhythm of radio that knows its audience personally. A greeting can turn into a memory, a family detail, a festival explanation, or a practical question about documents and deadlines. The show often moves between Hindi and English, with enough repetition and restating to keep the conversation accessible. Its strongest episodes are not polished panels; they are roomy, lived-in exchanges where guests explain what matters to their community. Dr. Dola Govinda Pradhan and Sujata ji talk through Odisha, Utkal Diwas, Rath Yatra, language history, sand art, and the work of bringing Odia families together in Vancouver. Rakesh Sharma answers immigration questions with directness, covering super visa changes, LMIA applications, high-skilled worker programs, and where the rules may feel unfair or confusing. Dr Mini Randhawa brings health and family talk into the studio, moving from back pain and turmeric to blurry vision and the need to rule out causes before buying glasses. Other episodes turn toward AI, asking what happens to students, parents, and judgment when artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday learning. The spiritual side appears through pravachan promotion, Rajanji Maharaj, callers from Edmonton, Hanumanji’s day, katha timings, and listener excitement. The arts are never far away. Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odia festival dances, food festivals, songs, and community performances appear as ordinary parts of the same cultural calendar. Women’s empowerment is handled through personal biography as much as theme, with Alka, Ranjeet, and Selena introduced through family, migration, education, work, and Women Without Barriers. The show is especially attentive to names, places, dates, halls, phone numbers, and who invited whom. That specificity gives it a local value bigger than its loose format. It is not trying to sound like national public radio or a formal lecture series. It feels closer to someone making sure aunties, uncles, students, newcomers, parents, dancers, organizers, and callers all have a place in the conversation. The result is practical, affectionate, sometimes repetitive, and deeply community-minded.
Made for: For South Asian listeners, especially in Canada, who want community news, cultural memory, practical advice, and familiar bilingual conversation. It also suits anyone interested in local immigrant life, festivals, faith events, dance traditions, and everyday family concerns.
What sets it apart: The show treats community detail as the main story: dates, halls, caller questions, family histories, food, songs, and association work all matter. Its loose interview style makes practical information feel personal rather than packaged.
The longest running talk show for the South Asian community with your host, Shushma. The pioneer in South Asian broadcasting takes a look at the silly to the sublime.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Gup Shup makes screen culture tangible through festival logistics, community interviews and the personal memories attached to film songs.
Gup Shup with Shushma approaches film through community radio: an interview with Mannu Sandhu moves from festival selection and screenings to industry sessions, favorite songs and the memory of dancing to "Senorita" at a wedding.
Immigration policy meets Bollywood dance songs, while your tea quietly accepts second billing.
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A plain-spoken immigration discussion that turns policy jargon into everyday terms.
The conversation keeps a steady grip on a tricky policy question: how Canada’s LMIA rule fits with a newer Innovation Stream hiring path, and why some firms can bring workers in without the usual process.
A warm local portrait of Odisha history, festival, and dance.
PlayNext frames this community-radio segment as a compact look at how Odisha marks Utkal Diwas through language, festival, and public ritual. It keeps the history clear: Odisha became a separate state in 1936, and that fact sits beside Makar Shankranti, Rajya Parva, Kumar…
A warm Burnaby restaurant chat with family memory, seasonal specials, and a first dinner buffet.
Agra Tandoori Restaurant sits at the center of this Gup Shup visit, but the appeal is really the family around it: Suvneet talking about Burnaby, her father's restaurant, the daughters who help run it, and the small home details that make the place feel ordinary in a good way.
A festival chat that stays practical, then loosens up through song and memory.
The whole piece feels more like a guided festival rundown than a hard probe, which is not a bad thing if the main goal is clarity. The dates and lineup come through cleanly: the 24th retreat and Funny Boys screening, the 25th opening film Pinch, Friday's Landmark Theater slate…
A calm health-care interview with a practical look at training and regular check-ups.
Gup Shup follows Kumar Vikram as he talks through a missed medical exam goal and the practical path that led him toward physiotherapy. The strongest part is the grounded detail: why allied health study sits inside medical colleges, how anatomy and physiology fit into the course,…
Kaitlin Prest blends personal reenactment and Gaza war testimony across serialized documentary seasons.
Broadway talk with twin-speed sparkle.
This episode explores how the concept of Devta (divine) and Danav (demonic) forces has evolved through different Yugas (ages) and now resides within individuals in Kalyug, emphasizing the internal struggle between good and evil for personal happiness.
This episode features an interview about a guest's personal background, immigration journey from Odisha to Canada via Norway and Indonesia, and promotion of Rajan Ji's upcoming Pravachan event in Vancouver.
The host and guest discuss the challenges of aging, parenting, and back pain while traveling for children's activities.
Radio Rimjhim Gup Shup host Nutan Thakur interviews Dr.
Immigration consultant Rakesh Sharma appears on Gup Shup (Radio Rim Jim) to discuss three active issues in Canadian immigration: a wave of LMIA application refusals he argues is harming genuine employers in remote areas, a new federal law (Bill C-2/C-12) granting the government sweeping power to cancel or suspend immigration documents in bulk, and a tip that international students can use remote work for an Indian employer to accumulate foreign work experience toward their Express Entry CRS score.
This episode explores the impact of AI on education and intelligence, questioning how it affects student differentiation and parental roles, featuring an interview with an AI company owner.
This episode features an interview with immigration expert Rakesh Sharma discussing recent changes to Canada's super visa rules for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Host Shushma interviews Preeti, owner of P.T.
Host Shushma interviews three empowered South Asian women about their backgrounds and perspectives on empowerment.
Host Shushma interviews Nidhanshi Chopra, a young Punjabi woman who moved to Canada as a student, discussing her name's meaning and her journey.
Host Shushma interviews Shalina Mawani, founder of Nana's Kitchen, discussing her life, business journey, and philosophy.
Host Shushma interviews Nidhanshi Chopra, a young woman from Punjab who moved to Canada as a student, discussing her background and dreams.
Host Shushma interviews Dr.
The host Shushma welcomes listeners to the longest running talk show for the South Asian community, covering topics from silly to sublime.
Host Shushma of MAP Radio's Gup Shup program interviews Suvneet Sandhu, whose father Bhupendra owns Agra Tandoori Restaurant — a two-location Indian restaurant in Burnaby, BC that the family has run for 12-15 years following an earlier stint at Samosa Garden on Kingsway.
Host Shushma interviews Jaswita Mohan on a South Asian community talk show, discussing special topics and teasing a surprise guest.
Host Shushma discusses a diabetes and blood pressure screening clinic held at Gurdwaras with guest Nafisa.
A talk show for the South Asian community covering a range of topics from silly to sublime.
Host Shushma chats with guest Divya about her Diwali celebrations, including visiting a friend's house, avoiding the casino due to rain, and praising the hostess.
A talk show for the South Asian community hosted by Shushma, covering a wide range of topics.
Host Shushma interviews Mannu Sandhu, a working actor and festival director associated with ISAFF (Indo-South Asian Film Festival) as it marks its 15th edition with a five-day program running November 24-28 in Vancouver.
Nootan Thakur of Spice Radio's Gup Shup program interviews Kumar Vikram, a registered physiotherapist with 20 years of experience across India, Sri Lanka (UN office 2007-2012), and Canada (since 2014).
A South Asian community talk show covering breaking news including Pope Francis's death, election voting reminders, and local weather.
Host Shushma welcomes guests Neena Bhutdev and Mohammed Asani to discuss the VSO Day of Music event and other community topics.
Host Nootan Thakur introduces the show and discusses the shutdown of Skype and other news.
Host Shushma discusses the varied weather systems in the Lower Mainland and shares a local anecdote about North Vancouver's 'banana plantation'.
This episode covers breaking news including a major power outage in Europe and a tragic incident at the Lapu Lapu Festival in Vancouver where 11 people were killed.
Host Shushma interviews MP Don Davis about his work and dedication to health care and workers.
Host Shushma interviews Dr.
Anita Dalakoti joins the Gup Shup program on Spice Radio to provide financial answers, with casual conversation about voting, birthdays, and studio conditions.
A talk show for the South Asian community hosted by Shushma, covering a wide range of topics.
Nutan Thakur interviews fashion designer Parvesh Jai about the upcoming Bridal Fashion Week in Vancouver and his luxury fashion label.
This episode features Nina Buddhdev in conversation with three BC classical dancers, discussing Indian classical dance (Nritya) and recent cultural events like the Raise Your Hands Against Racism initiative.
Nutan Thakur interviews Amit Sipani about his background from IT to financial services and teases a discussion on the Indo-Pacific Foundation.
Host Shushma discusses a variety of topics relevant to the South Asian community, from lighthearted to serious.