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Dispatches from Kolkata

Queer Power Hour

Sandip Roy's 500 Dispatches from Kolkata [re-airing]

By David Boyer

Published January 4, 2024 at 6:04 PM PST

This week we are celebrating the 500th!!!! episode of Sandip Roy’s Dispatches from Kolkata here on KALW.

We talked with Sandip recently about the show’s origins, the queer scene in India, how Kolkata and San Francisco have changed, and what the future may hold for him and the show.

He’ll also share some of his favorite episodes.

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David Boyer

David Boyer is KALW's Executive Producer of New Programming and former Managing Editor of KALW News. He is also the producer/host of the Murrow Award winning podcast THE INTERSECTION, which looks at our changing cities, one street corner at a time.

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