Spotlight with Sandalina

S4E10: Meet Tavi Gandhi— a South Asian pageant queen and influencer. She is the winner of Miss Grand New Jersey and was the youngest in the Top 20 of this year’s Miss Grand USA! In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:📚LIFE STORY📚🔥HOT SEAT🔥🤫SHADOWS🤫🔦SPOTLIGHT🔦: BROWN GIRL TAKES PAGEANT CROWN We talk about Tavi’s upbringing between Ohio and New Jersey, her Punjabi and Sikh identity, and the formative experiences that shaped her confidence and ambition. In the Hot Seat, we jump into rapid-fire questions, and in Shadows, we unpack her mental health journey — from bullying and struggles with anxiety/depression to learning how to protect herself in highly visible spaces. In Spotlight, we explore how she took the pageant crown while challenging beauty norms, being flattened dimensionally with pretty privilege, answering political questions on stage, breaking into tech and entrepreneurship with ventures like the Lazrani clothing line, and more! Tavi’s IG: @tavigandhi (https://www.instagram.com/tavigandhi/)Tavi’s Tik Tok: @tavigandhi (https://www.tiktok.com/@tavigandhi)Tavi's YouTube: @tavigandhi (https://www.youtube.com/@TaviGandhi) 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 25-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S4E08: Meet Dr. Mohamad Yasin— a Pakistani, Muslim doctor and content creator! You may recognize him as “Scrubby Mo” In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:📚LIFE STORY📚🔥HOT SEAT🔥🤫SHADOWS🤫🔦SPOTLIGHT🔦: BROWN BOY FIRST-GEN DOCTOR HAS JOKES We talk about Dr. Mohamad Yasin’s upbringing and family life in Long Island, his Muslim identity, and the journey that led him to become a first-generation doctor. In the Hot Seat, we get into rapid-fire questions, and in Shadows, we unpack the darker side of social media— from hate comments and insecurities to navigating loneliness behind the screen. In Spotlight, we explore how he balances his life as a practicing DO and content creator, his path to medicine, the realities of social media at work, and how humor and purpose shape his vision for the future! Mo’s IG: @scrubbymo (https://www.instagram.com/scrubbymo/)Mo’s Tik Tok: @scrubbymo (https://www.tiktok.com/@scrubbymo)Mo’s YouTube: @scrubbymo (https://www.youtube.com/@Scrubbymo) 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 25-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S4E06: Meet Mina— a Pakistani founder and influencer. You may recognize her as the founder for the Kismet Reserve, her vintage watch empire as featured in the Boston Globe! In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:📚LIFE STORY📚🔥HOT SEAT🔥🤫SHADOWS🤫🔦SPOTLIGHT🔦: PAKISTANI FOUNDER BUILDS VINTAGE WATCH EMPIRE We talk about Mina’s upbringing in Cambridge, MA growing up in a post-9/11 America with immigrant parents, early political activism, and developing her Muslim identity. In the Hot Seat, we get into rapid fire Q&A, and in the Shadows, we sit with the emotional gravity of losing her brother. In Spotlight, we dive deep into how she built Kismet Reserve from scratch — becoming a Pakistani founder pioneering the vintage watch space, her Boston Globe feature, speaking up online, building community spaces like The Chai Room, and more! Mina’s IG: @minahasan (https://www.instagram.com/minahasan/)Mina’s Tik Tok: @morefromminaa (https://www.tiktok.com/@morefromminaa)Mina’s Youtube: @minahasann (https://www.youtube.com/@MinaHasannn)Kismet Reserve: https://thekismetreserve.com 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 25-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S4E04: Meet Mussab Ali— Jersey City’s mayoral candidate (aka “Black Zohran Mamdani”) with a Pakistani, Muslim identity. He was the formerly elected President of the Jersey City Board of Education, has his JD from Harvard Law, and is a cancer survivor. As BOE President, he made headlines as the youngest elected official in Jersey City history, and at the time, was the youngest Muslim elected official across the United States. His main competitor is Jim McGreevey, the disgraced former governor of New Jersey who resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal and corruption allegations. ❗10/14 TUES IS THE JERSEY CITY VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE❗ In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:❓WHO IS MUSSAB ALI❓✏️MUSSAB ALI’S PLATFORM✏️🔦GRILLING MUSSAB ALI🔦🗳️ELECTION INFO🗳️ We talk about Mussab’s family’s immigrant story, term on BOE bringing clean drinking water to Jersey City schools, battle with cancer, academic journey across Rutgers and Harvard Law, endorsements, cradle to career initiative, multifaceted platform, and more. We also grill him across Islamophobic/Zionist Q&A, Zohran Q&A, Competitors Q&A, Platform Q&A, and Online Criticism Q&A. Stick around until the end for key election information and how to get involved! Mussab Ali’s Website (election info, volunteer, donate): https://www.ali2025.com/Mussab’s IG: @mussabalijc (https://www.instagram.com/mussabalijc/)Mussab’s Tik Tok: @aliforjc (https://www.tiktok.com/@aliforjc) 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 25-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S4E02: Meet Usama— a Bengali, Muslim comedian. You may recognize him from his recent special and Fall 2025 Tour USAMA BIN LAUGHIN’! He was also a finalist on America’s Got Talent and a guest on the Stephen Colbert show. In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:📚LIFE STORY📚🔥HOT SEAT🔥🤫SHADOWS🤫🔦SPOTLIGHT🔦: BENGALI COMEDIAN GETS CANCELED ON NATIONAL TV We talk about Usama’s upbringing in red Texas, initial path to med school, rapid fire Q&A, a personal roast for the host, growing up as “Usama” post 9/11, getting canceled in headlines for America’s Got Talent, embracing physical imperfections, performing on Stephen Colbert, the USAMA BIN LAUGHIN’ special and tour, Hajj experience, parents’ view on his comedy, plans for the future, and more! USAMA BIN LAUGHIN’ tour: https://www.usamastandsup.com/showsUSAMA BIN LAUGHIN’ special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3NH-WEGUGIUsama’s IG: @usamastandsup (https://www.instagram.com/usamastandsup/)Usama’s Tik Tok: @usamastandsup (https://www.tiktok.com/@usamastandsup) 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 24-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

Join us backstage with Raja Kumari at Masala Mixtape by And Aur. We sat down with Raja Kumari: an AMA-Winning, Grammy-Nominated artist redefining global music. She joined us fresh off her powerful new album “Kashi to Kailash” while decked out in a show stopping collaboration with Kalki Fashion. Raja also owns Godmother Records, a label creating a safe space for women in music. Raja’s IG: @therajakumari (https://www.instagram.com/therajakumari/)Stream Raja’s Music: https://linktr.ee/therajakumari 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 S4: Fall 2025🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 24-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S3E04: Meet Abby— a South Asian stand up comedian and writer. In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:📚LIFE STORY📚🔥HOT SEAT🔥🤫SHADOWS🤫🔦SPOTLIGHT🔦: TAMIL GIRL DOMINATES COMEDY We talk about Abby’s path to the present, her solo tour "How to Embarrass Your Immigrant Parents", evolution of family relationships, rapid fire Q&A, finances as a creator, stance on animosity between Hindus and Muslims, stage name choice, pressures of being a minority, and more! Abby’s IG: @abbygovindan (https://www.instagram.com/abbygovindan/)Abby’s Tik Tok: @zarthestarcomedy (https://www.tiktok.com/@abbygovindan)Abby’s X: @abbygov (https://x.com/abbygov) See Abby Live: https://abbygovindan.com/ 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 24-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S3E02: Meet Uneeb— contestant on Hulu’s reality TV show Muslim Matchmaker, media critic, and podcast host for Salaam Nerds! In this episode we cover a variety of topics across our 4 segments:📚LIFE STORY📚🔥HOT SEAT🔥🤫HALAL-HARAM RATIO 🤫🔦SPOTLIGHT🔦: MEDIA CRITIC GOES ON REALITY TV SHOW MUSLIM MATCHMAKER We talk all things Muslim Matchmaker and answer viewers’ burning questions! We also discuss critiques of Muslim Matchmaker, dating while keeping that Halal-Haram ratio in check, Uneeb’s background in the tri-state area helping reconstruct WTC after 9/11, some rapid fire Q&A, and more! Uneeb’s IG: @watchwithneebz (https://www.instagram.com/watchwithneebz)Uneeb’s Tik Tok: @watchwithneebz2 (https://www.tiktok.com/@watchwithneebz2)Salaam Nerds Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@SalaamNerds 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media: https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space 📍NYC 📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 24-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E15: Meet Varun Rana, a South Asian comedic content creator focusing on social commentary about working in tech, being Indian-American and everything in between. This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Michigan, family dynamics, being South Asian in the midwest, comedic inspirations, the academic rat race, computer science at UMich, from Amazon to startups as an engineer, switching full-time to content,, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, breaking molds through content, mental health journey, social preferences, BTS process with content, social media hate, social media’s positive impact future plans, and more! Varun’s Tik Tok: @varun_rana (https://www.tiktok.com/@varun_rana_)Varun’’s IG: @the_varunrana (https://www.instagram.com/the_varunrana/) 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media:https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space📍NYC📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 24-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E13: Meet Suhana, a South Asian digital creator, dancer, and full-time financial services professional This episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Reading PA, parents and their American Dream, a musical upbringing, being one of the only Indians in town, academic journey through a double major + minor at NYU, 🔥 HOT SEAT SEGMENT 🔥, creative career, working with woman-owned businesses, pitching yourself to brands, social media highs and lows, future plans, and more! Suhana’s IG: @suhana_jag (https://www.instagram.com/suhana_jag/)Suhana’s Tik Tok: @suhana_jags (https://www.tiktok.com/@suhana_jags) 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media:https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space📍NYC📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 24-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E11: Meet Rahul Dhiman, a South Asian filmmaker, actor and production founder. He is best known for starring in and co-creating Amazon’s latest Indian-American TV series Upside Brown! This week’s episode covers a variety of topics including a progressive South Asian upbringing in Chicago, parents’ American Dream, being an only child, South Asian identity, path to acting, engineering at UC Berkeley, working at Tesla, switching from corporate to creative, 🔥 HOT SEAT 🔥, Upside Brown the Indian-American sitcom, the finances behind Upside Brown, cultural themes in Upside Brown, the future, and more! Watch Upside Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Upside-Brown/dp/B0DBJ6JT13Upside Brown IG: @upsidebrownseries https://www.instagram.com/upsidebrownseries/ Rahul’s IG: @___rahuldhiman___ https://www.instagram.com/___rahuldhiman___/ 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media:https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space📍NYC📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 24-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E09: Meet Hira Mustafa, a Pakistani, Muslim Beauty Influencer and Third-Year Law School Student PART 1/2: This week’s episode covers a variety of topics including upbringing in Iowa, being the older sister, parents’ immigrant journey, being brown in Iowa, early academic journey, picking law school over med school, improv comedy, student gov days, switching from consulting to law, path to content creation, detachment from our achievements, competition in the Muslim community, and righting wrongs! Tune in next week for Part 2/2! Hira’s IG: @lookwhoshira https://www.instagram.com/lookwhoshira Hira’s Tik Tok: @lookwhoshira https://www.tiktok.com/@lookwhoshira 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media:https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space📍NYC📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts

S2E07: Meet Nitasha, the South Asian, Muslim host of Shaam ki Chai podcast. This is a special edition episode on emotional abuse in South Asian relationships. We talk through gender dynamics in the South Asian community, our respective personal experiences, the importance of collaborative partnership, breaking the cycle, identifying healthy vs. unhealthy love, the indicative signs, and how to get out step by step. Nitasha’s IG: @therealnitashasyed https://www.instagram.com/therealnitashasyed Shaam ki Chai IG: @shaamkichai https://www.instagram.com/shaamkichai 🎧 Streaming Platforms / Social Media:https://linktr.ee/spotlightwithsandalina 📧 Feel free to reach me at sandalina.business@gmail.com 📼 Together, we will go on a vulnerable deep dive into the journeys of South Asians / Muslims in the creator space📍NYC📅 Every Sunday🎙️ Hosted by Sandalina Sattar, a 23-year-old Muslim, Pakistani woman living in NYC. Sandalina is a full-time finance professional, Tik Tok content creator, and founding event host of Wholesome Hangouts