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| name | | name = Scaachi Koul | ||
| image | | image = Scaachi Koul at In Conversation at Indigo Chapters - 2017 - IMG 2959.jpg | ||
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| birth_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada | | birth_place = [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada | ||
| occupation | | occupation = Writer | ||
| alma_mater = [[Ryerson University]] | |||
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'''Scaachi Koul''' (born February 7, 1991) is a Canadian culture writer who has written for [[BuzzFeed|BuzzFeed Canada]] and ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''.<ref name="birthlocation">{{cite web|title=Scaachi Koul Biography|url=http://penguinrandomhouse.ca/authors/2086185/scaachi-koul|website=penguinrandomhouse.ca|publisher=Penguin Random House Canada|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scaachi Koul|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/scaachikoul|website=Buzzfeed.com|publisher=BuzzFeed Canada|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref name=slate>{{Cite magazine |title=Scaachi Koul |url=https://slate.com/author/scaachi-koul |access-date=July 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate Magazine]]}}</ref> She is the author of the book of essays ''One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter'' and was one of the reporters in BuzzFeed's [[Netflix]] documentary series ''[[Follow This]]''. Before BuzzFeed, Koul worked at [[Penguin Random House]] Canada, the acquiring publisher of her book.<ref name="acquisition">{{cite web|last1=Robertson|first1=Becky|title=Doubleday Canada acquires essay collection by Scaachi Koul|url=http://www.quillandquire.com/omni/doubleday-canada-acquires-essay-collection-by-scaachi-koul/|website=quillandquire.com/|date=March 12, 2014 |publisher=St. Joseph Media|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Her writing has appeared in ''[[Flare (magazine)|Flare]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Koul|first=Scaachi|title=Scaachi Koul on the Reality of Dating a Much Older Guy|url=http://www.flare.com/sex-and-relationships/scaachi-koul-on-the-reality-of-dating-a-much-older-guy/|website=flare.com|accessdate=February 7, 2017|archive-date=February 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208041407/http://www.flare.com/sex-and-relationships/scaachi-koul-on-the-reality-of-dating-a-much-older-guy/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[HuffPost]] Canada'', ''The Thought Catalog'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The New Yorker]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Contributors: Scaachi Koul|url=http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/scaachi-koul|magazine=The New Yorker|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Koul|first1=Scaachi|title=Meanwhile in Canada … Things Are Just as Bad|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/opinion/meanwhile-in-canada-things-are-just-as-bad.html|work=The New York Times|date=February 6, 2017 |accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'',<ref name="Al-Solaylee">{{cite news|last1=Koul|first1=Scaachi|title=Review: Kamal Al-Solaylee's Brown is essential reading for understanding the non-white world|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/review-kamal-al-solaylees-brown-is-essential-reading-for-understanding-the-non-white-world/article29911319/|work=The Globe and Mail|date=May 6, 2016 |accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> and other publications. | |||
'''Scaachi Koul' | == Career == | ||
Koul [[freelancing|freelanced]] while still at the [[Ryerson University|Ryerson School of Journalism]] where she wrote for ''[[Maclean's]]'' from 2009 up until her graduation at the end of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Contributors: Scaachi Koul|url=http://www.macleans.ca/author/scaachi-koul/|website=Maclean's|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://rsj.journalism.ryerson.ca/team/scaachi-koul/ | title = Scaachi Koul | accessdate = March 30, 2019 |first= Leah |last=Hansen |series=Grads at Work |department=Ryerson School of Journalism |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170523092600/http://rsj.journalism.ryerson.ca/team/scaachi-koul/|archive-date=May 23, 2017}}</ref> From April to November 2014 Koul wrote the "Unf*ck Yourself" column for ''[[Hazlitt (magazine)|Hazlitt]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Koul|first1=Scaachi|title=Unf*ck Yourself|url=http://hazlitt.net/category/unfck-yourself|website=Hazlitt|publisher=Penguin Random House Canada|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> In 2015, her column was rebranded "Scaach-22" with the new tagline "managing your own privilege without being a dick".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Koul|first1=Scaachi|title=Scaach-22|url=http://hazlitt.net/category/scaach-22|website=Hazlitt|publisher=Penguin Random House Canada|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> | |||
In March 2015, while Koul was still employed by Penguin Random House Canada, they announced publication of a collection of her essays.<ref name="acquisition" /> Originally the collection was titled ''The Pursuit of Misery''<ref>{{cite web|title=Author Scaachi Koul|url=http://hazlitt.net/authors/scaachi-koul|website=Hazlitt Magazine|publisher=Penguin Random House Canada|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> then it was changed to ''One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://us.macmillan.com/author/scaachikoul|title=Scaachi Koul {{!}} Authors {{!}} Macmillan|work=US Macmillan|access-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref> The book covers subjects including family, race, feminism, body image, and rape culture from her perspective as an Indian-Canadian woman growing up in the suburbs of Calgary.<ref>{{cite web|last=Donahue|first=Anne|title=12 Days of Feminists: Anne T. Donahue on Fierce Truth-Teller Scaachi Koul|url=https://www.flare.com/news/scaachi-koul-feminist/|publisher=Flare|accessdate=March 30, 2019|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330184654/https://www.flare.com/news/scaachi-koul-feminist/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also discusses her writing career and [[social media]], including temporarily deactivating her Twitter account as a result of invective and threats following a request for long-form submissions from people who were "not white and not male".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ansari|first=Sadiya|url=https://www.flare.com/tv-movies/scaachi-koul-book/|title=Scaachi Koul on Race, Anxiety and Her Brand-New Book|date=March 9, 2017|accessdate=March 30, 2019|publisher=Flare|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330184653/https://www.flare.com/tv-movies/scaachi-koul-book/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Koul was praised for her wit and humour,<ref>{{cite news|last=Volmers|first=Eric|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/books/calgarys-scaachi-koul-tackles-twitter-trolls-indian-weddings-and-body-hair-in-new-collection-of-essays|title=Calgary's Scaachi Koul tackles Twitter trolls, Indian weddings and body hair in new collection of essays|date=March 18, 2017|accessdate=March 30, 2019|newspaper=[[Calgary Herald]]}}</ref> ability to mix sarcasm and sentimentality,<ref>{{cite news|last=Arnone|first=Ted|url=https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/book-reviews/jagged-utter-pill-scaachi-koul-turns-social-media-rage-and-mockery-into-an-enthralling-essay-collection|title=Jagged utter pill: Scaachi Koul turns social media rage and mockery into an enthralling essay collection|date=March 13, 2017|accessdate=March 30, 2019|newspaper=The [[National Post]]}}</ref> and for her effective use of confessional writing as a complement to analytical rigour.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Alyssa|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/05/02/in-scaachi-kouls-debut-essay-collection-life-is-ridiculous-and-deadly-serious/|title=In Scaachi Koul's debut essay collection, life is ridiculous–and deadly serious|date=May 2, 2017|accessdate=March 30, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> She received a shortlisted nomination for the 2018 [[Stephen Leacock Award]] for the best book of humour written in English by a Canadian writer.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/books/scaachi-koul-laurie-gelman-and-jennifer-craig-shortlisted-for-2018-stephen-leacock-memorial-medal-for-humour-1.4645066 "Scaachi Koul, Laurie Gelman and Jennifer Craig shortlisted for 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour"]. [[CBC Books]], May 2, 2018.</ref> | |||
She hosts the ''Scamfluencers'' podcast with Sarah Hagi, which covers scammers who are [[influencer]]s.<ref name="IMDb 2022">{{cite web | title=Scamfluencers (Podcast Series 2022– ) | website=IMDb | date=April 11, 2022 | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20833336/ | access-date=December 19, 2022}}</ref> Scamfluencers won the [[Ambies|Ambie award]] in 2023 for best podcast covering the entertainment industry.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chan |first=J. Clara |date=March 7, 2023 |title=Ambie Awards: 'Chameleon: Wild Boys' Wins Podcast of the Year |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/2023-ambie-awards-winners-list-chameleon-wild-boys-podcast-of-the-year-1235343389/ |access-date=July 20, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> | |||
She also co-hosts a BBC production podcast ''Where to be a woman'' with Sophia Smith Galer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/dear-daughter-where-to-be-a-woman-podcasts | title=Award-winning journalists Sophia Smith Galer and Scaachi Koul launch new podcast | website=BBC | date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> | |||
In March 2024, she appeared in 4 episodes of the Nickelodeon documentary ''[[Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV]]'' as a consultant. | |||
{{asof|2024}}, ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' lists Koul as a senior writer.<ref name=slate/> | |||
===Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story=== | |||
{{Main article|Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story}} | |||
In May 2023, Koul revealed in a ''[[Huffington Post]]'' article that she was investigating former pornographic film franchise ''[[Girls Gone Wild (franchise)|Girls Gone Wild]]'' and its founder [[Joe Francis]].<ref name=koulinvestigatesfrancisandfranchise /> She also revealed that she had interviewed Francis for nine hours at [[Casa Aramara|a home]] he had in [[Punta Mita]], [[Mexico]].<ref name=koulinvestigatesfrancisandfranchise>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/girls-gone-wild-joe-francis_n_645ee736e4b005be8ff3951e|title=Inside The Stunning Rise And Fall Of Girls Gone Wild|first=Scaachi|last=Koul|publisher=Huffington Post|date=May 18, 2023|accessdate=December 9, 2024}}</ref> In December 2024, the three episode series ''Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story'', a documentary detailing Koul's investigation of ''Girls Gone Wild'' and Francis, became available to stream on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref name=francisandfranchisedocumentary>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/girls-gone-wild-founder-joe-francis-exposed-peacock-docuseries-1236234040/|title='Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story' Producer Scaachi Koul on Exposing Joe Francis' Criminal Enterprise: 'He Will Be Relevant Forever'|first=Hunter|last=Ingram|publisher=Variety|date=December 3, 2024|accessdate=December 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name=koulinveisgateggwandfounder>{{cite news|url=https://www.mlive.com/life/2024/12/how-to-watch-girls-gone-wild-the-untold-story-on-peacock.html|title=How to watch 'Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story' on Peacock|first=Mikhayla|last=Dunaj|publisher=MLive|date=December 3, 2024|accessdate=December 9, 2024}}</ref> The documentary provided insight into Girls Gone Wild's influence and sex abuse allegation against the franchise and its founder.<ref name=francisandfranchisedocumentary /><ref name=koulinveisgateggwandfounder /> Koul's 2022 interview with Francis, who was revealed to now be living outside of the United States in Mexico since 2015 following a criminal conviction for imprisoning three women at his Hollywood home and assaulting one of them, was included in the series as well.<ref name=accusationsandseparations>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/joe-francis-says-having-daughters-hasnt-changed-his-view-girls-gone-wild-8754877|title=Joe Francis Says Having Daughters Hasn't Changed His View on Girls Gone Wild: 'Not at All'|first=Abigail|last=Adams|publisher=People|date=December 4, 2024|accessdate=December 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name=francisandfranchisedocumentary /> In Koul's documentary series, multiple people, including a former Girls Gone Wild cameraman, alleged that Francis engaged in sex with underage minors and that some of his sexual encounters, no matter the age, were nonconsensual.<ref name=accusationsandseparations /> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Koul was born and raised in [[Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]].<ref name="birthlocation" /> She was a member of the [[Girl Guides of Canada]] and participated in their youth programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_7GkwhlJB/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/diamondisinger/1981562297596138049 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Diamond Isinger on Instagram: "Created my own Girl Guide role-model edition of "Guess Who?" for @girlguidesofcanada girls to play, featuring lots of accomplished 🇨🇦 women…"|website=Instagram|access-date=14 | Koul was born to Indian parents and raised in [[Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]].<ref name="birthlocation" /> She was a member of the [[Girl Guides of Canada]] and participated in their youth programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_7GkwhlJB/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/diamondisinger/1981562297596138049 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Diamond Isinger on Instagram: "Created my own Girl Guide role-model edition of "Guess Who?" for @girlguidesofcanada girls to play, featuring lots of accomplished 🇨🇦 women…"|website=Instagram|access-date=March 14, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She currently lives in New York<ref>{{cite tweet| user=Scaachi| number=1108048945614409729| date=March 19, 2019| title=i live in new york now sorry to disappoint| author=Scaachi Koul}}</ref> with her cat, Sylvia Plath.<ref name="book">{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QE5cDAAAQBAJ&dq=scott+deveau+scaachi+koul&pg=PT172| title=One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays| first=Scaachi| last=Koul |date=2017| publisher=Doubleday Canada| isbn=9780385685368}}</ref> She was formerly married. | ||
Koul is an [[ | Koul is an [[Indian Canadians|Indian-Canadian]] of [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] descent, and her writing on race and [[shadism]] draws from her own life.<ref name="Al-Solaylee" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Koul|first1=Scaachi|title=I Was on a CBC Panel and the Internet Wanted To Guess My Race|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/scaachikoul/why-are-we-tougher-on-women-of-colour|website=buzzfeed.com|date=November 2, 2015 |publisher=Buzzfeed Canada|accessdate=February 7, 2017}}</ref> Of her ethnicity, she has stated although she is of Indian descent herself, her fairer skin has given her a privilege when she goes to India.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Catherine Whelan|title=White privilege in brown Canada |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-04/white-privilege-brown-canada|publisher=[[Public Radio International]] |date=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/scaachi-kouls-one-day-well-all-be-dead-and-none-of-this-will-matter-reviewed-honest-and-humorous/article34199175/|title=Scaachi Koul's One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, reviewed: Honest and humorous|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> | ||
==<span id="Notes"></span>References== | ==<span id="Notes"></span>References== | ||
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| Born | February 7, 1991 |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Scaachi Koul (born February 7, 1991) is a Canadian culture writer who has written for BuzzFeed Canada and Slate.[1][2][3] She is the author of the book of essays One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter and was one of the reporters in BuzzFeed's Netflix documentary series Follow This. Before BuzzFeed, Koul worked at Penguin Random House Canada, the acquiring publisher of her book.[4] Her writing has appeared in Flare,[5] HuffPost Canada, The Thought Catalog, The Guardian, The New Yorker,[6] The New York Times,[7] The Globe and Mail,[8] and other publications.
Career[edit | edit source]
Koul freelanced while still at the Ryerson School of Journalism where she wrote for Maclean's from 2009 up until her graduation at the end of 2012.[9][10] From April to November 2014 Koul wrote the "Unf*ck Yourself" column for Hazlitt.[11] In 2015, her column was rebranded "Scaach-22" with the new tagline "managing your own privilege without being a dick".[12]
In March 2015, while Koul was still employed by Penguin Random House Canada, they announced publication of a collection of her essays.[4] Originally the collection was titled The Pursuit of Misery[13] then it was changed to One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter.[14] The book covers subjects including family, race, feminism, body image, and rape culture from her perspective as an Indian-Canadian woman growing up in the suburbs of Calgary.[15] She also discusses her writing career and social media, including temporarily deactivating her Twitter account as a result of invective and threats following a request for long-form submissions from people who were "not white and not male".[16] Koul was praised for her wit and humour,[17] ability to mix sarcasm and sentimentality,[18] and for her effective use of confessional writing as a complement to analytical rigour.[19] She received a shortlisted nomination for the 2018 Stephen Leacock Award for the best book of humour written in English by a Canadian writer.[20]
She hosts the Scamfluencers podcast with Sarah Hagi, which covers scammers who are influencers.[21] Scamfluencers won the Ambie award in 2023 for best podcast covering the entertainment industry.[22]
She also co-hosts a BBC production podcast Where to be a woman with Sophia Smith Galer.[23]
In March 2024, she appeared in 4 episodes of the Nickelodeon documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV as a consultant.
As of 2024[update], Slate lists Koul as a senior writer.[3]
Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story[edit | edit source]
In May 2023, Koul revealed in a Huffington Post article that she was investigating former pornographic film franchise Girls Gone Wild and its founder Joe Francis.[24] She also revealed that she had interviewed Francis for nine hours at a home he had in Punta Mita, Mexico.[24] In December 2024, the three episode series Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story, a documentary detailing Koul's investigation of Girls Gone Wild and Francis, became available to stream on Peacock.[25][26] The documentary provided insight into Girls Gone Wild's influence and sex abuse allegation against the franchise and its founder.[25][26] Koul's 2022 interview with Francis, who was revealed to now be living outside of the United States in Mexico since 2015 following a criminal conviction for imprisoning three women at his Hollywood home and assaulting one of them, was included in the series as well.[27][25] In Koul's documentary series, multiple people, including a former Girls Gone Wild cameraman, alleged that Francis engaged in sex with underage minors and that some of his sexual encounters, no matter the age, were nonconsensual.[27]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Koul was born to Indian parents and raised in Calgary, Alberta.[1] She was a member of the Girl Guides of Canada and participated in their youth programs.[28] She currently lives in New York[29] with her cat, Sylvia Plath.[30] She was formerly married.
Koul is an Indian-Canadian of Kashmiri descent, and her writing on race and shadism draws from her own life.[8][31] Of her ethnicity, she has stated although she is of Indian descent herself, her fairer skin has given her a privilege when she goes to India.[32][33]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Scaachi Koul Biography". penguinrandomhouse.ca. Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Scaachi Koul". Buzzfeed.com. BuzzFeed Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Scaachi Koul". Slate Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robertson, Becky (March 12, 2014). "Doubleday Canada acquires essay collection by Scaachi Koul". quillandquire.com/. St. Joseph Media. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ Koul, Scaachi. "Scaachi Koul on the Reality of Dating a Much Older Guy". flare.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Contributors: Scaachi Koul". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ Koul, Scaachi (February 6, 2017). "Meanwhile in Canada … Things Are Just as Bad". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Koul, Scaachi (May 6, 2016). "Review: Kamal Al-Solaylee's Brown is essential reading for understanding the non-white world". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Contributors: Scaachi Koul". Maclean's. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ Hansen, Leah. "Scaachi Koul". Ryerson School of Journalism. Grads at Work. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Koul, Scaachi. "Unf*ck Yourself". Hazlitt. Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ Koul, Scaachi. "Scaach-22". Hazlitt. Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Author Scaachi Koul". Hazlitt Magazine. Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Scaachi Koul | Authors | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ↑ Donahue, Anne. "12 Days of Feminists: Anne T. Donahue on Fierce Truth-Teller Scaachi Koul". Flare. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Ansari, Sadiya (March 9, 2017). "Scaachi Koul on Race, Anxiety and Her Brand-New Book". Flare. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Volmers, Eric (March 18, 2017). "Calgary's Scaachi Koul tackles Twitter trolls, Indian weddings and body hair in new collection of essays". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Arnone, Ted (March 13, 2017). "Jagged utter pill: Scaachi Koul turns social media rage and mockery into an enthralling essay collection". The National Post. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Alyssa (May 2, 2017). "In Scaachi Koul's debut essay collection, life is ridiculous–and deadly serious". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Scaachi Koul, Laurie Gelman and Jennifer Craig shortlisted for 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour". CBC Books, May 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Scamfluencers (Podcast Series 2022– )". IMDb. April 11, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ↑ Chan, J. Clara (March 7, 2023). "Ambie Awards: 'Chameleon: Wild Boys' Wins Podcast of the Year". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Award-winning journalists Sophia Smith Galer and Scaachi Koul launch new podcast". BBC. February 14, 2024.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Koul, Scaachi (May 18, 2023). "Inside The Stunning Rise And Fall Of Girls Gone Wild". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Ingram, Hunter (December 3, 2024). "'Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story' Producer Scaachi Koul on Exposing Joe Francis' Criminal Enterprise: 'He Will Be Relevant Forever'". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Dunaj, Mikhayla (December 3, 2024). "How to watch 'Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story' on Peacock". MLive. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Adams, Abigail (December 4, 2024). "Joe Francis Says Having Daughters Hasn't Changed His View on Girls Gone Wild: 'Not at All'". People. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Diamond Isinger on Instagram: "Created my own Girl Guide role-model edition of "Guess Who?" for @girlguidesofcanada girls to play, featuring lots of accomplished 🇨🇦 women…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ↑ Scaachi Koul [@Scaachi] (March 19, 2019). "i live in new york now sorry to disappoint" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Koul, Scaachi (2017). One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 9780385685368.
- ↑ Koul, Scaachi (November 2, 2015). "I Was on a CBC Panel and the Internet Wanted To Guess My Race". buzzfeed.com. Buzzfeed Canada. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
- ↑ Catherine Whelan (May 4, 2017). "White privilege in brown Canada". Public Radio International.
- ↑ "Scaachi Koul's One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, reviewed: Honest and humorous". Retrieved October 14, 2019.