In this episode, we are chatting with Shri Narayanan, a Professor at the University of Southern California. Among many other things, Shri is a Fellow of many institutions including the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), IEEE, and ISCA; an editor of several journals, including the Computer, Speech and Language Journal; and (Spoiler Alert!!) a musician of South Indian Classical Variety. We talk about multidisciplinary research, the importance of being heard, and the big challenges that motivate Shri in speech research. We also discuss ways of making an impact, through publication and entrepreneurial aspects.