The Root & Seed Podcast

Culture and family heritage isn’t all sunshine and roses but it can fill you up, give you pleasure, and take you back while inspiring you forward. Hosted by Anika Chabra, join us for rich stories of the past, woven with hopes for the future. We’re on a journey to rediscover our cultures and ensure they live on for future generations. We hope to inspire you to do the same. If you'd like to share a story, you can reach us at @rootandseedco on social. Visit us at www.rootandseed.com where we continue to share our journey of discovery, reflection, and celebration in our blog.

The Root & Seed Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 63 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Root & Seed Podcast, a society show with 63 episodes published.

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  S8E6: “In the space between progress and belonging.”

  Dec 22, 202535 minS0

  <p>In our season finale, we sit with Dr. Louisa May Khoo, an urban planner, storyteller, and compassionate observer of humanity, to explore what truly shapes how we live, age, remember, and belong. Through deeply thoughtful reflections on Singapore’s evolution, the transformation of iconic Chinatown spaces, and the unseen emotional costs of progress, she helps us consider how memory, place, and identity are forever intertwined. We discuss loneliness, loss, resilience, and the quiet ache that accompanies aging, alongside the extraordinary power of community and connection in restoring meaning. Dr. Khoo introduces her powerful lens of “hardware, software, and heartware,” remind...

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  S8E5: “Once Mini Me, Now Mini You.”

  Dec 15, 202523 minS0

  <p>"Once Mini Me, Now Mini You" traces the evolution of a mother–daughter relationship as it shifts from teaching to learning, guiding to witnessing. In this episode of Root & Seed, host Anika Chabra sits down with Kiran Mann, CEO of Brar’s, one of Canada’s leading South Asian food brands, and founder of M2M Business Solutions, and her daughter, Simran Mann, who works in digital marketing and is a content creator and freelance strategist. What begins as a conversation about upbringing and culture becomes a shared exploration of becoming, at any age. Kiran reflects on reclaiming parts of her...

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  S8E4: “What We Hold for Those Who Can’t”

  Dec 8, 202517 minS0

  <p>In this moving episode of the Root & Seed Podcast, host Anika Chabra speaks with Dr. Caron Leid, caregiver, educator, author, and accidental activist whose life was reshaped by two decades of caregiving. Caron shares how her experiences supporting her mother through Alzheimer’s, navigating grief, and rebuilding her life as a single parent shaped her professional path and PhD research on sandwich-generation caregiving. She reflects on her childhood across England, Trinidad, and Canada, where early exposure to intergenerational care and cultural traditions laid the foundation for her deep empathy today. Throughout the conversation, Caron reveals what it truly means to...

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  S8E3: “OG Beginnings, Built Across Generations”

  Dec 1, 202520 minS0

  <p>In this episode, we explore the evolving mother–sons dynamic behind Lo & Sons, the family-run travel brand founded when Helen Lo was 65. What began as Helen’s frustration with not being able to find a lightweight, stylish, functional travel bag became the spark that launched the company’s very first product and, ultimately, their entire family business.</p><p>Helen and her son Jan reflect on how this unexpected, late-in-life leap reshaped both their relationship and their roles as collaborators. They share how Helen’s upbringing, spanning China, Macau, and a Catholic boarding school, instilled the resilience, empathy, and global c...

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  S8E2: "Glimmers, Generations & Glamma!"

  Nov 24, 202521 minS0

  <p>Season Eight continues with an intimate conversation about caregiving, identity, and the small “glimmers” that shape family connection. In this heartfelt episode, Anika speaks with mother–daughter duo Jacqueline and Olivia Vong about how memory, resilience, and cultural expectations inform their caregiving journey. Jacqueline reflects on growing up with a strong and stylish mother who balanced independence, career success, and caring for aging relatives. Now navigating the “sandwich generation,” she shares how those early examples prepared her to support Olivia through her recent cognitive changes.</p><p>Together, they discuss the invisible load of caregiving and the stigma surrounding dementia i...

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