Punit Pania is a stand up comedian from Mumbai who is touring his show, Gainfully Employed. In this episode I sit with him and have a conversation on few of the topics he covers in his show, about how comedy is a long game, about re-inventing yourself constantly and as a successful comedy producer he gives me a few insights on why comedians do not make much in comedy and how that can be changed in India.
In this episode I sit down with Veteran Comedian from Seattle, Brad Upton who after 34 years into his career, had a couple of brilliant stand up videos go viral, giving him the break he much deserved. In this episode he talks about making peace with one's career, about the things in life that are more important than one's career and about what he's learned about life and comedy in the last 35 years. Also joining me on this podcast is Krutika Jawanjal who is a comic from Bangalore who is instrume...
Radhika Vaz is a successful comedian, author, writer and Improv actor. In this episode she sits with me and has a conversation about how she found comedy as a result of being lonely, about how Indians do not like talking about love and sex, about dealing with shame and about what she does every time she finds herself in a slump.
Aakash Mehta is an old comedy buddy of mine who always is doing something to progress and grow in his comedy career. He dropped in and talked to me on how much life has changed for him in the last one year. We talk about Free Will, about how he manages his personal life along with his hectic professional life, about what he learned from his break up and also gets me into talking honestly about how my previous year has been. Hope you enjoy this conversation of Aakash and me.
In this episode I sit down with Stand up Comedian, Podcast host, Content Creator and traveler Kritarth Srinivasan and candidly about his Failed Travel Start Up and the lessons he learned from it. I also talk about what I learned from failing in making progress with music. We have a conversation about why having a great product is not enough, about the value of building experience, about knowing how to maintain balance and about executing your dreams in a planned way.
In this episode I sit down with Finance Expert Naga Subramanya and talk about what we all should know about money. We dive deep into a conversation that includes learning how money works, how loans work, how to not be broke, about why we hate taxes, about the importance of planning and about setting audacious goals. If you want to be more intentional with the usage of money, this episode is what you need to listen to.
In this solo podcast, I discuss the lack of adequate preparation for adult life in schools and colleges. Imagine if Schools equipped us with Skills and values that would not just find us better jobs but would improve the quality of our lives? I talk about the value of sports, arts, leadership and about finding one's identity to develop confidence.
In this episode I sit down with counselor, psychologist, motivator and my father [all the same person] and talk about the ability to bounce back from set backs. If you are going through a slump, I hope this episode finds you.
In this solo podcast, I discuss a few lessons that I've learned from my one year of pursuing comedy, podcasting and writing full time. I talk about time, money, your close circle of friends, about fear, about confidence, about facing hurdles, about dealing with people and about being your own teacher.
In this episode I sit down with writer, stand up comedian and filmmaker Ahmed Shariff and have an honest discussion about right wing vs left ideas, about why people who identify themselves as right wing are demonized, about blaming the system vs blaming yourself and about the importance of listening to the other side.
In this episode I sit down with stand up comedian Vikram Balaji who after starting comedy in India and moving to America, has worked his way to become a regular in clubs in the US. We talk about performing comedy internationally, about the comedy landscape in the US and as always the lessons he's learned from his journey so far.
In this episode, I sit down with the stand-up comedian extraordinaire Azeem Bannatwala. Together we delve into a conversation on the value of confidence and how his participation in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival helped him. We speak about starting, running, and closing a very successful Comedy Collective - East India Comedy and the lessons he's learnt from pursuing comedy for 8 years.
In this episode, Stand Up Comedian Mayandi K. R opens up about the early rough years of his life, about how laughter helps you go through pain, about managing a family while pursuing comedy, about doing comedy in your mother tongue and about his journey thus far.
In this episode owing to the lack of availability of a guest I talk about a few lessons that I learned on how to stay happy and motivated while working a Nine to Five Job. If you work a Nine to Five Job, I sincerely hope that you find this useful.
In this episode I sit down with Stand Up Comedian, Rajasekhar Mamidanna who created a brilliant non offensive comedy show based on the Ramayan called the Legend of Ram. We have a conversation about what inspired him to create the show, about how he managed not to offend people, about what he learned about discipline and in the end he tells me about the 27 city comedy road trip that he and 2 other comedians, Bhavneet Singh and Sandesh Johny are doing across India. You can watch the entire Legend ...
In this episode I sit down with actor, model, singer, special educator and fitness enthusiast Madhuri Braganza and have a conversation about how volunteering for special needs kids helps her, about how she has learned that being kind is greater than being right and about how her mantra is prioritizing progress over perfection.
In this episode I sit down with Delhi Based stand up comedian Anshu Mor who left a top leadership position in his Corporate Career to pursue his passion in being an entertainer. We talk about how he learned to undo the political correctness that he picked up from many years of his corporate career, about how he feels that the times that we live in now are optimum for people who are willing to believe in their talents and about the story of how he made the leap.
In this Episode, I sit down with Bangalore based Stand up Comedian, Joteen Patro to talk about how he quit his job to pursue comedy, about his life before comedy and about finding one's rhythm on stage.
In this episode I sit down with Counselor, Psychologist and Mentor Krishnan Vasudevan and learn about the importance of having a mentor as well as about dealing with a toxic family and the need for re-parenting.
Vishnu & Shankar Padmanabhan are two brother who are hosts of the weekly podcast called The Writer & Geek Show where they discuss science, history, technology and everything in-between. In this episode I sit with them and have a conversation about how they go about their process of creativity, about how creating content makes them happy and what they have learned about life from this whole process of creating and putting out content.
Sumit Sourav is a stand up comedian who was a star in the Television Comedy Show, The Great Indian Laughter challenge and is currently taping a show for Amazon Prime. In this episode he tells me his story which involves college ragging, moving cities, taking 3 hour long train journeys to tell jokes and the importance of pushing yourself forward.
Shridhar Venkataramana is a stand up comedian based out of Mumbai. He is known for his one liners, quick wit and very prolific joke writing on Twitter which has helped him in building a following. In this episode I have a conversation on how he balances his corporate job (which he likes) along with his comedy, on writing controversial jokes and on why he feels comedy is similar to Bollywood.
Kjeld Sreshth is a stand up comedian from Bangalore with whom I started stand up with. His comedy is fresh and his style is like no one else. In this podcast we talk about dealing with anger, about his love for cooking, about being narcissistic, about what makes a stand-up video great and about the constant yet annoying process of unlearning.
In this episode I sit down with Mumbai based Stand Up comedian Govind Menon and have a conversation about comics doing non stand up gigs and about moving to Mumbai to further one's stand up career.
Bhavish Ailani is a stand-up comic based out of Mumbai. In this episode, I sit with him and have a conversation about how stand-up comedy is such a privileged profession, about the validity of self-deprecating humour, about how limiting fear is and how working out regularly has helped his stand up.
In this episode I sit down with Anand Rathnam who is a stand-up comedian based out of Bangalore. We talk about doing bad rooms just to get paid, the value of open mics, about riffing on stage to write bits, about re-writing old bits and how he hates comics. Hope you guys enjoy this episode.
Owing to my lack of a guest on this episode, I speak about what I learned from my reading challenge which I undertook with myself early this year. The Books I cover in this episode are - Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, The Wright Brothers by David McCullough and Ikigai by Hector Garcia and Fransec Miralles. For the complete list of books I read this year, I've put it as a post on my Instagram Account which is - https://www.instagram.com/paulrupen/
Sudarsan Ramamurthy a.k.a Soda is a stand up comedian, storyteller and author of two books - Travelling Light and Domestic International school. In this episode he sits with me and we have a super lighthearted conversation revolving around our school stories.
In this episode I sit down with my Dad, Krishnan Vasudevan who is a psychologist and counselor. In this podcast episode he talks about Positive Psychology and in specific 'Happiness', a topic which he has been both researching and teaching. We talk about the 5 elements of positive psychology, about setting meaningful goals that don't disappoint, the value of relationships and how one can increase their set point of happiness regardless of their circumstances.
Naveen Thomas is of the biggest guitarists to come out of India. He is signed with Gibson Guitars since 2008 and has played/plays with some of the biggest and best bands to come out of India including Galeej Gurus, Junkyard Grove, The Raghu Dixit Project and Suraj Mani and the Tatva Trip. In this episode he tells me how he quit his corporate job to purse music as a career, about what motivates him to play music, about what he looks for while playing with another musician, about his approach to t...
