UnCoMfY CoNvOs

Shiv Patel, a comedian who has been based in Boston and NY, talks to guests from all walks of life on unvoiced anxieties they face on a daily basis. The conversations are aimed at weaning some light on any stresses and how to overcome those stresses from past personal experiences. Through listening to these conversations, we hope you hear some insights that can help you with your everyday life. Also, we hope you can laugh as we share our stories- thanks for listening!

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Episodes

Episode #9 DJ Anxiety Feat. DJ Ruckiss - 3-31-20

DJ Ruckiss (also known as Sajan), a med student and DJ who does big gigs all across the country, explains to Shiv his DJ origin story in addition to the intricacies of DJ'ing. Sajan and Shiv talk about everything from throwing bean burritos instead of popping champagne at parties to balancing DJ'ing with studies. By hearing Sajan's story, we hope you both hear some insights that can apply to your life and also hope that you laugh a lot- thank you for listening!

Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 1 min

Episode #8 Irrational Fear Anxiety Feat. Ted Barton 3-28-20

Ted Barton, a stand up comedian based in NY who performs all around the city, and Shiv discuss irrational fears and where they stem from. Ted and Shiv also share real life stories of when their irrational fears led to irrational behaviors like when Shiv shoved his sister off of a jet ski in Mexico. We hope from discussing irrational fear anxiety you can overcome some of yours or at the very least feel less alone.

Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 12 min

Episode #7 Dolphin Anxiety Feat. Steven Natale - 3-26-20

Steven Natale, an improv comedian in NYC who used to train dolphins and now works at Google, talks to Shiv about his experience with animals and overcoming the fear to interact with animals (particularly, dolphins). Shiv and Steven also discuss topics ranging from whether or not dolphins have emotions to the difference between dogs in India and dogs in America. By listening, we hope you can be more confident in animal interaction while of course laughing! Thank you for listening.

Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 10 min

Episode #6 Medical School Anxiety Feat. Biraaj Mahajan - 3-24-20

Biraaj Mahajan, a soon to be Surgeon who has just secured a residency in Florida, explains to Shiv what it is like to be in medical school. We touch upon topics ranging from why Biraaj decided to pursue medicine to how medical students ingest Aderall. If you enjoy or find insightful please feel free to rate, subscribe, and share- thank you for listening!

Mar 30, 2020•59 min

Episode #5 Social Anxiety Feat. TJ Francis - 3-23-20

TJ Francis, a comedian in NYC and former collegiate athlete, and Shiv discuss social/peer pressure anxiety both as children and now as adults. Whether it's career or night-life habits, we talk about how it feels to go against the commonly traveled path. Stories on this episode include everything from the first time we drank (Shiv had 21 shots of chocolate milk on his 21st B-Day and TJ did not do that) to everyday life in the working world.

Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 6 min

Episode #4 Public Speech Anxiety Feat. Dr. Anthony Drew - 3-8-20

Shiv interviews Dr. Anthony Drew a Speech Therapy Professor by day and hilarious comedian by night. With lots of experience on public speaking, Anthony discusses ways to overcome speech anxiety in addition to many other insights that may help you with presentation. Shiv and Anthony also play a tongue twisters game and agree on what the Indian language sounds like.

Mar 08, 2020•1 hr 5 min

Episode #3 Fashion Anxiety Feat. Gaven Duff - 2-29-20

An Uncomfy Convo between Shiv and Gaven Duff who has 8 years of experience in retail and dresses fashionably everyday. Gaven and Shiv talk about Fashion Anxiety which includes topics ranging from fashion as a form of self-expression to the meaning of fashion to different people. Given Shiv is less experienced in dressing fashionably than Gaven, Gaven teaches Shiv and hopefully the listeners a lot about style and what it takes to be fashionable. Gaven also has started his own YouTube Channel on c...

Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min

Episode #2 Dating has Aged Feat. Jules C - 2-16-20

Shiv interviews fellow comedian Jules C who has performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade and has been living in NYC for over 8 years. Jules is skilled in improvisation, characters, and sketch comedy. Given Valentine's Day just passed, Jules and Shiv talk about their experiences dating in the city in addition to topics such whether or not men under 30 can be committal and whether or not the quote "if you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life" holds true.

Feb 20, 2020•1 hr

Episode #1 The SH-ART of Comedy Feat Art Cai - 1-25-20

The first episode of UnCoMfY CoNvOs where Shiv interviews Art Cai a comedian in NYC who was in the Asian American Comedy Festival and hosts his own open mic called Toaster Tuesdays 6 pm at Black Cat LES. Shiv and Art discuss the anxiety of trying to make it in comedy and much more.

Feb 03, 2020•46 min

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