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Love Matters With Leeza Mangaldas

Express Audio

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/25d. Total Eps: 64

Love Matters – India's #1 podcast on love, sex, and relationships

Dating, desire, identity, marriage – nothing’s off-limits. Hosted by Leeza Mangaldas, India’s boldest voice on pleasure and relationships, Love Matters dives into the stuff we all think about but rarely say out loud. Honest convos. No shame. Just real stories about love and sexuality in today’s India.

New episodes every two weeks! Got a story, question, or feedback? Reach us at lovematters@dw.com

A co-production by The Indian Express & DW.

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🇨🇦 Canada - relationships
22/12/2025
#79
🇩🇪 Germany - relationships
12/02/2025
#87
🇬🇧 Great Britain - relationships
07/02/2025
#92

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Navigating Mental Health & Relationships ft. Ira Khan

Saturday, February 1, 2025 • Duration 48:59

How does your mental health affect your relationships? What’s it like to have a partner who suffers from a mental illness? And how can we support each other, balancing mental health issues and personal needs? In this candid episode of Love Matters, Leeza Mangaldas and Ira Khan, founder of the Agatsu Foundation, explore emotional resilience, self-awareness, and navigating vulnerability. Ira also talks about her personal experience navigating her clinical depression with her partner and what steps one can take to ensure healthy communication. Listen now on your favourite podcast platform! #LoveMatters

HELP IS A CALL AWAY
MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINE NUMBERS

AASRA
Contact: 9820466726
Email: aasrahelpline@yahoo.com
Timings: 24x7
Languages: English, Hindi

Snehi
Contact: 9582208181
Email: snehi.india@gmail.com
Timings: 10am - 10pm, all days
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi

Fortis MentalHealth
Contact: 8376804102
Timings: 24x7; All days
Languages: Achiku, Assamese, Bengali, Dogri, English, Gujarati,
Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi,
Rajasthani, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu

Connecting NGO
Contact: 9922004305, 9922001122
Email: distressmailsconnecting@gmail.com
Timings: 12pm - 8pm; All days
Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi

Vandrevala Foundation
Contact: 18602662345
Email: help@vandrevalafoundation.com
Timings: 24x7
Languages: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and English

Find the resources mentioned in our episode at: https://www.agatsufoundation.org/

Credits:

Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/reels/?hl=en

Ira Khan’s Instagram:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/khan.ira/?hl=en

Agastu Foundation Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agatsufoundation/?hl=en

Produced by:
Patricia Szilagyi (DW)
Khyati Rajvanshi (IE)
Charulata Biswas (IE)

Researcher & Editor
Sana Rizvi (DW)

Video Editor:
Meetesh Dixit (IE)

Audio Editor
Suresh Pawar (IE)

Project Manager:
Patricia Szilagyi (DW)

Executive Producer:
Melanie von Marschalck (DW Life & Style)
Anant Nath Sharma (IE)

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

Learn more about DW:
https://www.dw.com

Get in touch: lovematters@dw.com

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Breaking Boundaries: Gender, Identity & Authenticity ft. Aroh Akunth

Saturday, January 18, 2025 • Duration 41:38

How do societal expectations shape who we are? In this powerful episode of Love Matters, Leeza Mangaldas and Writer and Curator, Aroh Akunth explore gender, identity, and breaking free from labels. Learn how to embrace your authentic self while navigating societal pressures. Listen now on your favourite podcast platform!

Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/?hl=en

Aroh Akunth’s Social handles:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/arohakunth/?hl=en

Credits:

Produced by:
Patricia Szilagyi (DW)
Khyati Rajvanshi (IE)
Charulata Biswas (IE)

Researcher and Editor
Sana Rizvi (DW)

Camera (DW):
Christian Dransfeld
Ralph Meiling
Marek Neumann-Schönwetter

Sound (DW):
Tabea Senne

Video Editor:
Meetesh Dixit (IE)

Audio Editor
Suresh Pawar (IE)

Project Manager:
Patricia Szilagyi (DW)

Executive Producer:
Melanie von Marschalck (DW Life & Style)
Anant Nath Sharma (IE)

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

Learn more about DW:
https://www.dw.com

Get in touch: lovematters@dw.com

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Love Matters is back! New Season & Berlin Special

Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 01:02

Love Matters is launching a new season soon, featuring amazing guests and exciting topics! We're also thrilled to announce a special podcast episode that will be recorded live at a podcast festival in Berlin, Germany. For the first time ever, our cherished listeners can join the audience for this live recording. So, if you're in Berlin or will be there at the end of August, listen up!

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Love Matters is back! New Season & Berlin Special

Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 01:02

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Being a Bisexual Woman in India ft. Saumyaa Vohra

Saturday, February 17, 2024 • Duration 38:45

Being bisexual is often met with a whole lot of stereotypes, and there are a lot of misconceptions surrounding that topic, coming from both the heteronormative society and within the queer community. What are the unique challenges of coming out as a bisexual woman in India? What prejudices do bi people confront? And what is it like to navigate straight and queer spaces when you're bisexual?

In this episode of Love Matters, Leeza Mangaldas talks to writer and editor Saumyaa Vohra about her personal experiences. From coming out to yourself and your family to differences in dating men and women, join their insightful and open conversation. They also delve deep into the story of Saumyaa Vohra's book "One Night Only" – one of the few Indian novels to feature a bisexual protagonist. Find out how she came up with the idea and why she portrayed her character deliberately flawed and "the least likeable." Tune in now!

Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/

Saumyaa Vohra's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saumyaavohra/

Credits:

Produced by: Patricia Szilagyi (DW), Charulata Biswas (IE)
Research & Guest acquisition: Sana Rizvi (DW)
Project Manager: Patricia Szilagyi (DW)
Editorial Support: Shashank Bhargava (IE), Khyati Rajvanshi (IE)
Executive Producer: Melanie von Marschalck (DW Life & Style), Anant Nath Sharma (IE)
Sound Editor: Suresh Pawar (IE)

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

Learn more about DW:https://www.facebook.com/dwasia
https://www.dw.com/

Women’s Sexuality in Modern India ft. Amrita Narayanan

Saturday, February 3, 2024 • Duration 27:34

Female pleasure and sex positivity are not often talked about very openly. What does sexual agency look like for women in contemporary India? And how does it differ from the ubiquitous images we see in media coverage and pop culture of the sexually liberated western women? In this episode of Love Matters, host Leeza Mangaldas is in conversation with book author and psychologist Amrita Narayanan about the many nuances of women’s sexuality in the context of a patriarchal society. What can sexual empowerment look like within the Indian context? And how does female pleasure pivot between “rapture and distress”?

Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/
Amrita Narayanan’s X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmritaShrink

Credits:
Produced by: Patricia Szilagyi (DW), Charulata Biswas (IE)
Research & guest acquisition: Sana Rizvi (DW)
Project Manager: Patricia Szilagyi (DW)
Editorial Support: Shashank Bhargava (IE), Khyati Rajvanshi (IE)
Executive Producer: Melanie von Marschalck (DW Life & Style), Anant Nath Sharma (IE)
Sound Editor: Suresh Pawar (IE)

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

Learn more about DW:https://www.facebook.com/dwasia
https://www.dw.com/

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What is it like to love men? ft. Anish Gawande

Saturday, January 20, 2024 • Duration 36:49

What’s it like dating as a gay man? And how does it compare to loving men as a cis-hetero woman? In this episode of Love Matters, host Leeza Mangaldas is comparing notes on “loving men” with writer, translator and co-founder of Pink List India, Anish Gawande. From meeting potential partners to power structures within relationships and their personal red flags when dating men. What are the differences and commonalities in relationships with current and previous lovers? And what can mainstream society learn from queer perspectives? Tune in to hear about these topics and many more.

Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/
Anish Gawande’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anishgawande/?hl=en

Credits:
Produced by: Patricia Szilagyi (DW), Charulata Biswas (IE)
Research & guest acquisition: Sana Rizvi (DW)
Project Manager: Sonja Kaun-Trenkler (DW)
Editorial Support: Shashank Bhargava (IE), Khyati Rajvanshi (IE)
Executive Producer: Melanie von Marschalck (DW Life & Style), Anant Nath Sharma (IE)
Sound Editor: Suresh Pawar (IE)

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

Learn more about DW:
https://www.facebook.com/dwasia
https://www.dw.com/

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Choosing to be a Childfree Woman in India ft. Amrita Nandy

Saturday, January 6, 2024 • Duration 42:07

Being a mother often seems to be the inevitable and most desirable role a woman can have in India. The question is never if, but when and how many children a woman will have. But why is this considered the “natural” destiny and the one and only true fulfillment of a woman’s life? How can there be a choice for - or against - motherhood? And what are the challenges for those who do not want to have children? In this episode of Love Matters host Leeza Mangaldas and writer Dr. Amrita Nandy unpack this sensitive subject; looking at how society romanticizes motherhood, the obsession with having biological children as well as finding purpose and kinship beyond being a parent. Join them in their candid and insightful conversation.

Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/
Amrita Nandy’s book - Motherhood and Choice: Uncommon Mothers, Childfree Women - https://amzn.eu/d/64MsN7x

Credits:Produced by: Patricia Szilagyi (DW), Charulata Biswas (IE)
Research & guest acquisition: Sana Rizvi (DW)
Project Manager: Sonja Kaun-Trenkler (DW)
Editorial Support: Shashank Bhargava (IE), Khyati Rajvanshi (IE)
Executive Producer: Melanie von Marschalck (DW Life & Style), Anant Nath Sharma (IE)
Sound Editor: Suresh Pawar (IE)

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

Learn more about DW:https://www.facebook.com/dwasia
https://www.dw.com

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Happy Holidays! Announcement!

Saturday, December 23, 2023 • Duration 00:43

Dear Listeners, Love Matters is going on a short break and the next episode featuring the incredible Amrita Nandy will be available on the 6th of January.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.
Learn more about DW:
https://www.facebook.com/dwasia
https://www.dw.com

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Lived Experiences of Caste, Gender, and Desire Ft. Christina Dhanuja

Season 3 · Episode 6

Saturday, December 16, 2023 • Duration 28:14

What determines who we love and desire? Is it just down to personal preference? Or isn’t it rather ingrained in our minds through what we learn and see growing up and through pop culture all around us? And when it comes to love and relationships in India: aren’t societal forces shaping the way we love much more than we’d like to think?

In this episode of Love Matters, host Leeza Mangaldas explores these questions and many more with the help of Christina Dhanuja, Writer, Researcher and Convenor of the Global Campaign for Dalit Women. They also tackle questions like - how does endogamy shape the way we see what is deemed desirable and how do power imbalances based on caste affect the real-life experiences of interpersonal relationships and can they be addressed? And much much more.

Leeza Mangaldas’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leezamangaldas/
Christina Dhanuja’s Website: https://christinadhanuja.com/

Credits:
Produced by: Patricia Szilagyi (DW), Charulata Biswas (IE)
Research & guest acquisition: Sana Rizvi (DW)
Project Manager: Sonja Kaun-Trenkler (DW)
Editorial Support: Shashank Bhargava (IE), Khyati Rajvanshi (IE)
Executive Producer: Melanie von Marschalck (DW Life & Style), Anant Nath Sharma (IE)
Sound Editor: Suresh Pawar (IE)

Love Matters with Leeza Mangaldas is a cooperation between The Indian Express and DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

Learn more about DW:
https://www.facebook.com/dwasia
https://www.dw.com