Coco Khan

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Born (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 38)[1]
OccupationsWriter, podcaster
Coco Khan
Khan in 2023
Born (1988-02-29) 29 February 1988 (age 38)[1]
OccupationsWriter, podcaster
Known forPod Save The UK

Coco Khan (born 29 February 1988[1]) is a British freelance writer, podcaster and presenter, based in London. Her work covers issues of social justice, housing and diversity.[2] Since 2023, she has co-hosted the podcast Pod Save the UK with Nish Kumar, for which she won the UK Audio Network (UKAN) Award for Podcast Host of the Year.

Khan was born in Barking and grew up in Dagenham, East London.[3] She was born on 29 February in a leap year and calls herself a "leapling".[1] Khan is of Punjabi heritage.[4] She graduated from the University of Warwick.[5]

Journalism and writing

Khan has been a columnist and feature writer for the Guardian newspaper since 2016, and wrote a weekly article for several years.[6] She was also the commissioning editor for Guardian B2B (Business to Business)[5][7] and the editor of lifestyle magazine, the Kensington & Chelsea Review until 2017.[8] She has contributed articles to The Independent,[9] New York Magazine, the Huffington Post[10]The Voice and Dazed and Confused.

Khan contributed a chapter to the book The Good Immigrant, a book of essays by 21 BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) writers about their experiences, published in 2016, edited by Nikesh Shukla.[11] She later wrote about receiving a 'stream of apology emails' after the book's publication, from those she knew, apologising for their lack of understanding of how racism had impacted on her life.[12] Her essay for the book "Flags" was recorded as a BBC Book of the Week, and broadcast in 2016.[13]

Podcasting and broadcasting

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