{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"\u201cFormerly Untouchable\u201d Castes \/\/ Passing While Indian","description":"Dr. Lezli kicks off Season 2 of IDE Impolite Conversation&amp;nbsp;exploring race as social construct with leading anti-caste expert, journalist, and award-winning author, Yashica Dutt. Yashica is the author of \u201cComing Out As Dalit: A Memoir\u201d. The two explore Yashica\u2019s journey hiding her lower, \u201cformerly untouchable\u201d Dalit caste, why &quot;nobody cares about caste anymore&quot; is laughable, passing as an upper caste Indian, and why ALL Indian cultural exports from movies to food have to be viewed through the lens of caste. Relevant and Recommended Reads:&amp;nbsp;   Rare Caste Bias Case Advances, Raising Calls for Federal Action  All Cal State universities add caste to anti-discrimination policy  Lagaan to Dhadak: Bollywood has a Dalit problem and it refuses to fix it  &amp;nbsp; IDE Impolite Conversation is available on all major platforms. \ud83c\udfa7 Listen \ud83c\udfa7 on our  YouTube Channel or wherever you get your podcasts.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Have thoughts on this episode? Share them on social media using the hashtag #impoliteconversationpodcast. Also follow the podcast on Instagram and Twitter and email press@iconoclastdinner.com with feedback or questions! A FREE and easy way to support is to rate and review us. &amp;nbsp; Pod Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host &amp; Executive Producer) \/ Duresny \u201cRez\u201d Nemorin (Producer) \/ Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; #podcast #IDEimpoliteconversation #IDEPodcast #IDE #production #culture #storytelling #producers #community #caste #anticaste #dalit&amp;nbsp;   ","author_name":"The IDE Impolite Conversation Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.theiconoclastdinner.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25543353\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/79746734"}