Cyrus Says Clean

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by his longtime friend Brian Tellis, radio host, voiceover artist, Co-founder & CEO - Fountainhead Promotions and Events. Cyrus talks to Brian about being a pioneer in the radio space, being a bit of a rock-and-roller in his younger days, studying commerce in college, starting out in a pharma company with a salary of just 300 rupees which got doubled the next year to 600 rupees, working as GSA for Pan American Airlines, then working at Air Canada and Air France, then finally getting into radio around '93 by which time Radiohead had come about. They also discuss growing up on Casey Kasem, working on radio in the early days of it in India, what kind of music he's into right now, liking Southern rock and soft rock a lot, how he started in events, what voiceover acting is all about, Cyrus and Brian doing events together, politics in radio, and lots lots more.

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Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected]

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This week on Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by comedian Kajol Srinivasan, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about burping in public, and some big news stories like Megan Markle and Prince Harry's 'explosive' interview with Oprah, the Bangalore influencer vs Zomato delivery guy fiasco, an unsatisfied Domino's customer suing Domino's for 1 crore because she received a non-veg pizza instead of veg, the Uttarakhand CM sharing objectionable views on women and ripped jeans, and lots more.

You can follow Kajol on Instagram & Twitter @LOLrakshak: LOLrakshak and https://instagram.com/lolrakshak

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Sagarika Ghose, journalist, columnist and author, to talk about sharing her pet name with the name of the former CM of Bihar, studying at DPS R.K. Puram and being a junior of economist Raghuram Rajan, becoming a Rhodes Scholar at a time when very few women got into thr program and how it's changed today, studying at Oxford University, the identity crisis she had in England, how and why she got into journalism, how she joined Times of India as an assistant editor, reporting on all that was going on around 1991, reporting from Ayodhya during the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, then joining Outlook magazine under its founder and editor-in-chief Vinod Mehta, and lots more. Cyrus also asks Sagarika about her books - 'The Gin Drinkers: A Novel', 'Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister', and 'Why I Am a Liberal: A Manifesto for Indians Who Believe in Individual Freedom'. They also answer some interesting AMA questions about the state of journalism today, how to trust politicians and the ongoing election campaigns in Bengal.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the brilliant Devdutt Pattanaik, mythologist, speaker, illustrator, columnist & author. Cyrus and Devdutt talk about Devdutt working in the healthcare and pharma industries before becoming an author and mythologist, how he knew he could do all these other things as well, gods with six pack abs, how he started writing columns for Economic Times, drawing comparisons between mythology and business, life, corporate culture and more, why Devdutt likes to make so many plant and animal references, and lots more. They also discuss Devdutt's TV shows 'Business Sutra' on CNBC TV-18 and Devlok on Epic TV, the lessons one can constantly be learning from mythology, and how Devdutt doesn't believe in absolute truths. All this and tons more on this episode.

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You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected]

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Jehaan, a 13 year old singer, songwriter, composer and award winning pianist. Jehaan just launched his debut single 'Lettin' You Go'. Cyrus and Jehaan talk about how Jehaan staryes composing music at such a young age, how Devraj Sanyal (CEO & MD of Universal Music, South Asia & India) has been mentoring him and encouraging him to be an all-round artist who can sing, write, compose and play, how watching a video about refugees made him write the song, starting learning the piano at the age of 10, going to the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation and then to SOBO House of Music to learn, attending the Juilliard Summer Programme, being featured on legendary rock band Queen's Facebook and YouTube pages for covering their song 'My Melancholy Blues' at the age of 11, and lots lots more.

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Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected]

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by singer and musician Wajiha Naqvi, who recently had a new song out on Coke Studio Pakistan called 'Yaqeen', and has also been a backing vocalist for Coke Studio season 11 in Pakistan. Cyrus and Wajiha talk about COVID lockdowns in Karachi, Imran Khan as PM of Pakistan, bringing India and Pakistan together, Wajiha's work with Szabist and Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture where she was a visiting faculty, enrolling in a business school in Lahore and discovering her love for anthropology, how she got into singing and music, going to New York University, being a Pakistani Hindustani classical musician, how she got to work on Coke Studio 11, and lots more. They also discuss the history of Hindustani classical music and the Khyal form of Hindustani music, how the qawwali is closely connected to the khyal, Cyrus having hungnout with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Wajiha's new performance setlist titles 'Hijrat' with songs in five different South Asian languages, and lots more.

Check out Wajiha's article about 'The long-ignored connection between Hindustani classical khyal and qawwali': https://scroll.in/magazine/932507/the-long-ignored-connection-between-hindustani-classical-khyal-and-qawwali

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Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected]

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Urmin Vijayakar, Radio Jockey, Vlogger & Improviser, aka Mumbaichi Mulgi, to talk about what it's like working in radio and being an RJ, when she knew she wanted to pursue a career as an RJ, sharing her surname Vijayakar with someone Cyrus knows, seeing a pamphlet outside her college that said 'learn how to be an RJ in 10 days', applying for an MBA entrance course where she was told by the lady at the reception that she had a good voice, being a trained Kathak dancer and having been dancing since the age of 3, and lots more. She also talks about her mom wanting her to do her MBA after doing B.Com., her show on the Hungama App named 'Music Room', and tons more. Also, look for special appearances from Kunal Vijayakar and Gopal Dutt on this episode.

You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht

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On this episode, Cyrus joins us from a shoot location in Madh Island to sit down with the amazing Anita Agnihotri, Writer & Poet. Cyrus and Anita talk about how she got into writing poetry at a young age, writing for Sandesh - the oldest children's magazine in Bengali, the legendary Satyajit Ray being involved with the magazine and how he would publish whatever writings Anita sent in, how Anita got into writing prose in college as well, being inspired by Satyajit Ray, how he was also a great illustrator, how Anita's mother wanted at least one of her children to be a writer, and lots more. Cyrus and Anita also discuss Anita's returning of the Bangla Academy Literary Award in protest of the killing of innocent protesters in Nandigram in West Bengal, making the jump from hobby to profession, and who are some of the writers who inspired Anita early in her life. All this and more on this episode of Cyrus Says.

Check out Anita's latest book - The Sickle: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9353451566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_JQJC7V5W819BYZ6YC6MR

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Hamsini Hariharan, host of the States of Anarchy podcast, a foreign policy researcher and journalist. Hamsini's research interests are Chinese foreign policy, Asian geopolitics and India's worldview. Hamsini and Cyrus talk about her podcast States of Anarchy, and discuss a lot about Chinese geo-political relations with India and the rest of the world, how Hamsini got interested in Chinese policy in the first place, idolising Kofi Annan very early in life, realising that most Indians know next to nothing about China, what working at a thinktank is like, and a lot more. The also talk about the similarities between Indian and Chinese culture, China's Hukou system, and many more fascinating topics.

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Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected]

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Manisha Pande, Executive Editor at Newslaundry and the Writer/Anchor of their TV Newsance series. Manisha and Cyrus talk about when she knew she wanted to be a journalist, going to college in Chandigarh, being bothered by the fact that Indian media doesn't question itself, working for DNA India during the 2014 general elections, politicians and their sex appeal, and tons more. Plus, how working at Newslaundry came about for her and what drove her to make the shift, how reporting on the media industry as a whole and holding the media accountable has changed in the last few years eventhough there's still a ways to go. Also, Cyrus and Manisha answer some AMA questions sent in by listeners, so don't miss those.

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Follow Manisha on Twitter & Instagram: MnshaP and https://instagram.com/manisha.pande

You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antariksht

Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at [email protected]

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