No Dating Till You're Married

<p><br /></p><p>Each week, debut South Asian author and presenter, Leela Rani Dua, reads you a chapter from her novel, <em>No Dating Till You're Married, </em>in this audiobook podcast.</p><br /><p><em>No Dating Till You're Married</em> is a cross-cultural coming of age story, set between the nostalgia of the 90s and the millennial 2020s, following first-generation Indian-American, Aria Kohli.</p><br /><p>Everyone is getting married except Aria, and she's just fine with that. Aria Kohli, born to Indian immigrant parents and raised amongst her American peers, has led a semi-charmed kinda life. She’s got good friends, one who comes with benefits, parents who, as far as Indian parents go, are pretty chill, and a job she likes and is good at. Although she doesn't always feel like she fits in with the Indian diaspora that she is ancestrally connected to, the rest of her life is really starting to come together as long as she only goes home occasionally. But when her mother gets sick and her best friend-with-benefits wants a real relationship, she must decide which piece of each culture will define her adulthood.</p><br /><p><em>Gilmore Girls </em>meets <em>Crazy Rich Asians</em>. </p><br /><p>New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br /><p>No Dating Till You're Married has been shortlisted for the Mo Siewcharran Prize 2019.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

No Dating Till You're Married Trailer

A new audiobook podcast where we read the novel, No Dating Till You're Married, together, week by week, chapter by chapter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11-14
00:41

Chapter 1 - Meet the Kohlis

In Chapter 1 of No Dating TIll You're Married, we meet Aria and her family, the Kohlis.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Twitter and Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Twitter and Instagram.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11-14
17:09

Flashback: 1996 - Meet my BFF

In episode 2 of No Dating TIll You're Married, we flashback to 1996 and meet Aria's BFF, Hayleigh.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Twitter and Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Twitter and Instagram.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11-14
09:19

Chapter 2 - Wedding Shopping

This week, we're reading chapter 2 of No Dating TIll You're Married, in which we hang out with Aria, Hayleigh and their other BFFs. The group goes shopping for Hayleigh's wedding dress.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Twitter and Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Twitter and Instagram.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11-14
12:46

Chapter 3 - #WorkLife

This week, we're reading chapter 3 of No Dating TIll You're Married, in which we get a glimpse into Aria's life at work.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11-21
06:27

Chapter 4 - Happy Hour

In this week's installment, we're reading chapter 4 of our audiobook, No Dating TIll You're Married. We're invited to happy hour and a group hang.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11-28
08:11

Chapter 5: Reboots & Rom-coms

In this week's installment of our audiobook podcast, No Dating TIll You're Married, we've got a double dose of our story. We start by flashing back to 1998 for some 90s millennial high-school nostalgia, where the girls have an AP Bio exam and are debating between studying or shopping for Juicy Couture so they can look iconic like Paris Hilton. Then we're back to the future, in the 2020s, where there's more wedding prep to be done for Hayleigh's big day.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-05
10:36

Chapter 6: Kohli Girls Go Out

We've got another double header for this week's installment of our audiobook podcast, No Dating Till You're Married. First we spend some time with Aria's Mom, Sunita, in New Delhi, circa 1978. Our pop-culture feature of the week is flashback Bollywood classic love story, Kabhi Kabhie. The movie stars legendary Bollywood actors, Amitabh Bachan and Rishi Kapoor, father-in-laws to Aishwarya Rai (former Miss World) and Alia Bhatt (of Hollywood and Bollywood fame and wife to Ranbir Kapoor). Then we're back to the millennial present, in the 2020s, where we go for a night out at the bars with the Kohli girls. We join the cousins for cocktails, tater tots, and talk of weddings and marriage.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-12
13:40

Chapter 7: Lucy and Matt

It's another double ep! First, we grab Totino's pizza rolls in 1991, The we hop to the millennial 2020s for a country club lunch, in this week's audiobook podcast episode of No Dating Till You're Married. We join Lucy, Hayleigh, and Aria as they recap dating, nights out, and boomer parent things. Aria continues to contend with her South Asian family and the big Indian wedding. Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-20
09:32

Chapter 8: Getting Girls Married Off

This week we see the stories of two Indian women as they go through the process of marriage, arranged by their families. First, Sunita meets Anil in 1980's India and then, worlds away, Sonia gets engaged in Virginia in the 2020s. Aria continues to contend with her big Indian family who can't seem to convince her that an arranged marriage aligns with her interests of dating and love. And the friends gather to support her. We finally meet Dylan and another mysterious man.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist threaded throughout that pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-26
16:20

Chapter 9: The Boy's Family

Sonia and Vivek kick off their wedding festivities by getting engaged surrounded by their extended family at the Kohli's house, sealing the deal with a huge diamond ring and Indian sweets (mithai).The family participates in the engagement rituals of a Hindu arranged marriage and Aria does her best to play the role of a good Indian daughter. Aria's mother is dissapointed about Aria's lack of enthusiasm for marriage. Dylan wants to talk.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist threaded throughout that pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01-03
13:01

Chapters 10 & 11: Available for Marriage

Aria is participating in wedding prep for both Hayleigh's and Sonia's weddings, all the while getting judged (and set up) for still being single. Will she find someone at the wedding festivities or will she need to resort to dating apps? How will she manage hanging out with her big Indian family while balancing maid of honor duties? Dylan is supportive at least. At least there will be champagne! Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring hits from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01-10
10:58

Chapter 12: I see your gossip & raise you mine

In this week's episode of No Dating Till You're Married, Sonia's wedding properly kicks off with the henna / mehndi ceremonies. In the words of the iconic Shah Rukh Khan in Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, mehndi laga ke rakhna. As per usual, Aria's parents are not impressed with her choice of date to the party as they long for her to uphold more Indian values, instead as a Third Culture kid, Aria is balancing her life with her Indian family with her social life with her American friends. A friends with benefits, situationship doesn't exactly fit the traditional expectations.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring hits from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like a glass of cabernet, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01-16
16:04

Chapter 13: Cake and Friendship

This week's episode of No Dating Till You're Married takes us back to college when the girls first meet Louis in the dorms. Then we're back to endless wedding prep when Aria and Lucy, inspired by the latest Sophie Kinsella shopaholic book, shop for Hayleigh's bridal shower and pick out dresses for all the festivities, the rehearsal dinner, the bachelorette, and on and on. They chat about Matt's dating life and the c-word, cancer. Then Louis gets some bad news and meets up with Aria and Lucy and Lucy has work troubles.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring hits from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like a glass of cabernet, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01-23
10:40

Chapter 14: Timing is everything

In this week's episode of No Dating Till You're Married we travel to India with the Kohli family, circa 1992, to visit Nani (grandmother) and the big Indian family, aunties, uncles, cousins, oh my! For nine-year-old Aria, it's hot, it's different, and she just wanted to go to summer camp with her friends. What will she find in her ancestral family home?Then we're back to the present and the time has FINALLY come for Sonia's actual wedding, now that ALL the pre-wedding functions (the henna/mehndi, sangeet, puja, etc.) are complete. And Aria's parents use the opportunity to drop another bombshell revelation and offer Aria a deal. What will she do? And what does the future hold for the Kohlis? Find out on Apple, Spotify, Audible, or wherever you listen!Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring hits from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like a glass of lassi, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarriedDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01-30
10:31

Chapter 15: Old habits

In this week's episode of No Dating Till You're Married, Aria emulates Britney Spears, "Oops, I did it again!" Hayleigh confronts Aria about her will they/won't they situationship with Dylan. Hayleigh is Team Daria all the way. Or is it Team Arlan? Either way, she wants answers, and she wants them now! Or she wants them after Aria and Dylan talk about their relationship.Aria is not ready for this. As the ineffable Taylor Swift sings, "old habits die screaming," and Aria is rather fond of this particular habit. She's enjoying the friends with benefits way things are. And, just like ten years ago at graduation, she's not sure what's next. There is the slight complication of Aria and Dylan having slept together, but that's just a thing friends do sometimes, right? No way he's her Travis Kelce, is he? Although, where is that scarf?Find out how she handles it on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music or wherever you listen!Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like coffee, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcastDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-06
09:57

Chapter 16: All In

In this week's episode of No Dating Till You're Married, Dylan and Aria have a talk, like "the talk", while they watch The Casino episode of The Office. Do they end up like season 1 Jim and Pam or the PB&J of season 3? If they decide to model their lives after season 9, I hope they choose Michael Scott and Holly and not Dwight and Angela. All this, of course, ignoring the obvious parallels with Kelly and Ryan (Dylan and Aria have been doing their best impression of a Mindy Kaling / BJ Novak situationship till now). Cupcakes, conversations, and commitments. Oh my!Shout out to Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song and their breakfast! Whether they're Home Alone, Lost in New York, or living the Sweet Life of London Tipton, here's hoping they had a great valentine's day together.Tune in to find out the status of Aria and Dylan's whatever they are, with all their cards on the table, in All In. Available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music or wherever you listen!Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like coffee, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcastDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-14
08:50

Chapter 17: The Good Doctor

In this week's episode of No Dating Till You're Married, the Kohlis face the big C, cancer, and embark on a journey through the healthcare system. You'll never guess who Sunita's doctor is and how the family feels about it! Health scares are stressful and mean the family is spending a lot of time together. Stressful situations bring out the worst in families. The Kohlis each regress to the 2000s, Aria in high school, version of themselves. Spending a lot of time with her parents means they have a lot of opinions on Aria's clothes, life skills, and choices. Aria is an adult now and can't help but push back. Find out what you think of Sunita's doctor and which Kohli side you are on in the latest episode of the audiobook podcast, No Dating Till You're Married. The Good Doctor is available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music or wherever you listen!Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like chai and samosas, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcastDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-21
17:08

Chapter 18: World's Best Boss

Aria and Dylan are working hard in this week's chapter!Aria's company gets a big opportunity with a TV entertainment network. It's not quite Netflix, but it's what these social media all stars have been dreaming of forever. Could it be the next HGTV or Food Network? Dylan is struggling with the launch of a new video game he's been working on. Is he producing the next Zelda? And what's going on with Louis and Alex? Later Aria fills Dylan in on all things Doctor Rahul. Find out what these two are working on in the latest episode of the audiobook podcast, No Dating Till You're Married.World's Best Boss is available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music or wherever you listen! Michael Scott not included. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like beer, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcastDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

02-27
11:25

Chapter 19: Double Dipping

This week we make like Marty McFly, jump in our DeLorean, and visit 1982 to spend time with Sunita and Anil before Aria is born while they're out at Walmart. Then we're Back to the Future, well, present and surfing the Indian marriage profile boards with Aria and Sunita. They do grow up fast! Meet the bachelors contending for a date arranged by their parents. What does Dylan think about all this? Find out now in Episode 19: Double Dipping. available on Apple, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music or wherever you listen! Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians in this rom-com, family dramady.Check out our Instagram for a throwback millennial playlist, featuring songs from bollywood and hollywood, threaded throughout that, like beer, pairs nicely with our story so far.Find the show @NDTYMPod on Instagram.Find Leela @LeelaDua on Instagram.#NDTYM #NDTYMPod #NoDatingTillYoureMarried #audiobook #podcastDon't forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.Website: https://shows.acast.com/no-dating-till-youre-marriedMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/tyler-edwards/dont-rush-me Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

03-06
08:19

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