{"podcast":{"title":"Sisters of Defiance","slug":"sisters-of-defiance-7868436","podcast_index_feed_id":7868436,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a074ee3a8fad4c1be30740e","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/sisters-of-defiance","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a074ee3a8fad4c1be30740e/1779097770254-00018cc9-27e9-48eb-aafc-31d0d4f511e3.jpeg","author":"Anita Rani","episode_count":3,"summary":"Welcome to Sisters of Defiance with Anita Rani, nourished by Ancient + Brave. The show celebrating women who have challenged expectations and refused to play safe. Through raw, honest conversations, Anita sits down with some of the most courageous, groundbreaking women of our time; women whose names you know, but whose stories have rarely been told. Together they explore ambition, identity, resilience, and the moments of defiance that shaped their lives: the risks they took, the plans they disrupted, and what it really took to keep going. Featuring brilliant women from across culture, business, entertainment, and beyond, Sisters of Defiance explores what happens when women stop asking for permission and start rewriting the script. Sisters of Defiance is nourished by Ancient & Brave. Subscribe on YouTube www.youtube.com/@AnitaRaniExplores Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/sistersofdefiance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-of-defiance-7868436"},"episode":{"title":"Meera Syal: The Thing That Made Me Lonely IS My Superpower","slug":"meera-syal-the-thing-that-made-me-lonely-is-my-superpower","published_at":"2026-05-26T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-of-defiance-7868436/meera-syal-the-thing-that-made-me-lonely-is-my-superpower","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-of-defiance-7868436","url":"https://shows.acast.com/sisters-of-defiance/episodes/meera-syal-the-thing-that-made-me-lonely-is-my-superpower","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a074ee3a8fad4c1be30740e/e/6a0f8f3d11eba3cf157b49a5/media.mp3","summary":"Dame Meera Syal has graced our screens, bookshelves, and stages for decades - but behind the wit, brilliance, and groundbreaking work is a woman who has spent her life quietly and powerfully defying expectations. In the very first episode of Sisters of Defiance, Anita sits down with Meera to talk about identity, ambition, belonging, and what it meant to grow up feeling caught between cultures while trying to forge a path that didn’t yet exist for women like her. From the creation of Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42 to navigating a divorce in a culture which views it as deeply shameful, Meera reflects on the highs, the challenges, the moments that shaped her voice, and all the work still to come. If you can’t be what you can’t see, thank god Anita saw Meera aged 14. This one is personal. If you enjoyed the show, follow us at… Instagram - @sistersofdefiance Anita - @itsanitarani Meera - @meera.syal Subscribe to us on YouTube - www.youtube.com/@AnitaRaniExplores And if you've got thoughts, questions and comments, you can email us at: hello@sistersofdefiance.com Sisters of Defiance is nourished by Ancient & Brave https://ancientandbrave.earth/pages/planet  Presented by Anita Rani Producer: Flossie Barratt Technical Producer / Editor: Will Gibson Smith Social Media Manager: Anna Richmond Sisters of Defiance is an Illuminaunty production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Dame Meera Syal has graced our screens, bookshelves, and stages for decades - but behind the wit, brilliance, and groundbreaking work is a woman who has s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4425,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sisters-of-defiance-7868436/episodes/meera-syal-the-thing-that-made-me-lonely-is-my-superpower/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sisters-of-defiance-7868436/meera-syal-the-thing-that-made-me-lonely-is-my-superpower.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}