Cyrus Says

On this episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Amol Muzumdar, Cricketer and Cricket Coach, one of the greats in Indian cricket, to talk about Amol's amazing and long career in domestic cricket, the fact that he paradoxically never played for India internationally, Amol breaking the record for the highest number of runs scored in domestic cricket in Ranji Trophy, how Amol got into cricket, coming from a very sporty family where his father and uncle used to play for their bank's cricket teams, how Amol wanted to be an athlete at first, scoring a century in his first U15 game, being on the same school time as Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, how he was to be the next batsman during the famous Sachin-Kambli 664 runs partnership in their school days, Shivaji Park being the place for burgeoning cricket talent in the 80's, having to answer the question about why he feels he never made it to the international team despite his amazingly stellar record and history, how he got over that, making the move to Assam later, the best batsman he ever saw in person, the best bowler he ever faced, coaching the South Africa Cricket team and how that came about, whether not having the Ranji Trophy play in this past 2020-2021 year was a good or bad decision for the BCCI, and lots lots more about the sport of cricket and Amol's career.

Follow Amol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amolmuzumdar11

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Dr. Munjaal Kapadia, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, host of the She Says She's Fine podcast, and Director, Namaha Healthcare, Mumbai and Ramaben Hospital, Navsari. Cyrus talks to Dr. Munjaal about growing up in a family of doctors, discuss some cases of weird objects getting stuck in private parts, not judging fetishes, how Dr. Munjaal and his family ended up starting a hospital in Mumbai, not having degrees hung up all over the walls like most doctors' offices, stories of women hitting their spouses during deliveries, the vaccination drives in India, Dr. Munjaal having just gotten vaccinated for the coronavirus, whether the vaccines currently available are safe and can be trusted, and lots lots more.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Akash Banerjee from The Deshbhakt YouTube channel. Akash is a political satirist & host at The Deshbhakt and Founder & Head Chatterbox at @SocialBakBak.
Cyrus and Akash talk about tons of interesting topics - from Akash's origin story from working at MTV and Times Now, his book which he doesn't talk about (because the foreword of the book was written by Arnab Goswami a long ling time ago), working as an RJ for Radio Mirchi and doing a show called 'Dil Chahta Hai' as Dr. Love for them, then going to work at Times Now and TV News, then going back on to radio to become Radio Mirchi's Associate Vice President and Programming Head for Delhi, North and East India and controlling 17 radio stations for them, working in TV news for 10 years, working with Newslaundry as a freelancer, starting his satirical YouTube channel which has now amassed quite a following, being particular about how they do their research, not doing personal or non-factual attacks, studying at Hindu College and St. Stephen's College both, and lots more about Akash's illustrious career. They also get into discussions about comedian Munawar Faruqui's arrest, blasphemy and sedition laws in India and the Greta Thunberg FIR filed by the Delhi Police. All this and tons more on this episode.

Follow Akash's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/thedeshbhakt

Follow Akash on Instagram: https://instagram.com/akashbanerjee.in

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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 Zarrar Said, author of the new book 'Pureland', a book that got banned in Pakistan - it's a fiction book based on an actual man named Abdul Salam, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics, but then was banished from his country. Cyrus and Zarrar talk about his new book and why it got banned in Pakistan and some other countries, why retailers even in India refused to have it on their shelves, all the anti-Pakistan sentiment that was involved right after the 2019 Pulwama attack, thinking of himself as satirist in the literary medium, how India is the biggest m<<<34arket in the publishing world, how Zarrar used to once work for a publisher and got the task of writing a piece on Abdul Salam and got mesmerised by the story, being born in Lahore and growing up in Dubai and New York, the Indian mathematician 'Srinivasa Ramanujan' and lots lots more.

Follow Zaid on Instagram: https://instagram.com/zarrarsaid

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Dr. Ashish Contractor, Director: Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital,
Mumbai. Dr. Contractor is an expert in the medical field as well as a marathoner. Cyrus and Dr. Contractor talk about preventive cardiology and sports cardiology, his book called 'The Heart Truth' which talks about living with heart disease, eating eggs after working out, whether things like egg yolks and desi ghee are good for us, how people considering themselves to be knowledgeable about medical matters has become quite a problem, the effect of COVID on medical practices, the downsides of being locked up at home due to coronavirus, the doctor's love for running and how everyone can take it up, running super early in the morning, Dr. Contractor cycling all the way to Pune from Mumbai and back with a couple of friends, the first two Parsis who caught COVID, fitness levels in cricket nowadays, and lots lots more.

Follow Dr. Contractor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrContractor

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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 of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Pavan Srinath (host of The Pragati Podcast and Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast), along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about Cyrus' background looking less like a government office with all the files gone, about, Pavan's two podcasts on the IVM Podcasts network, his recent travel to Goa - how he was taken aback by the non-strictness of COVID precautions on the flight, Munawar Faruqui finally being granted bail after being in jail for more than a month without evidence for a joke he did not tell - the Supreme Court's interference on this topic, India having had more than 400 internet shutdowns in the last four years - the most for any democratic country, why is it so easy for our authorities to call for internet shutdowns in the first place, internet shutdowns in Kashmir, the Indian Gin Revolution and how gin has become a very popular drink in the country with quite a few good brands our there now, the appeal of gin in comparison to vodka or other liquors, and lots lots more.

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You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamit

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Gaurav Sharma (aka Sharma G), Chief Programming & Digital Strategy Officer for Fever FM, Radio Nasha & Radio One, India’s most successful Radio Network. They talk about Gaurav's journey, how things started out for him, being fond of theatre since his school days, coming across radio in the 90’s, his Planet M venture from the early 2000's, other radio stations that got everything started for Cyrus and Gaurav, cricket and how background music makes the experience totally different, and reminisce as they talk about RJ Bryan Tellus and RJ Jeeturaaj, how their love for radio is still on with Bryan still doing radio, Gaurav's favourite genre of music, if podcasts will take over radio in the near future, the story of a 27-year old woman duping guys and girls dating apps, the Supreme Court saying that trees are worth Rs. 74,500/-, and for the first time on the podcast, Gaurav, Cyrus and Silverie play a round of Antakshari. Do tune in for some huge laughs.

Follow Gaurav on Twitter & Instagram @sharmag: sharmageee and https://instagram.com/sharmag

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On this episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Utsav Mamoria, the host of Postcards From Nowhere on the IVM Network, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about Utsav's podcast and the new theme 'alien landscapes' on it, Utsav shifting to Manali for two months, Rihana's tweet about the farmers' protests in India and Kangana (and other celebs') response to them, the military coup in Myanmar and why it seems to have taken place, Jeff Bezos stepping down as the CEO of Amazon, and a whole lot more.

Check out Utsav's podcast 'Postcards From Nowhere': https://ivmpodcasts.com/postcards-from-nowhere

Follow Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42: https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42

You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamit

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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 Anant Rangaswami, Advertiser, Author & Editor of MELT on WION TV. They talk about the posters of famous people that Anant has behind him during the recording - from Johnny Depp to Sachin Tendulkar, and then take us back in time and talk about Anant's initial years in advertising, writing two books and what they were about, the best and worst ads ever made, they touch upon the Myanmar coup and the video of the aerobics instructor dancing as the coup unfolded behind her, talk about the ridiculousness of the whole Myntra logo debacle and draws parallels between that and the Tanishq ad 'controversy' from back in October. Anant also says that governments should come out and say that ads are just ads, how a lot of our politicians are in interfaith marriages, what the future of advertising could be if we carry on on this path of taking offense, and lots more.

Follow Anant on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/AnantRangaswami and https://www.instagram.com/anantrangaswami

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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 the great Prakash Bhanu Mehta, celebrated Indian Academician and Contributing Editor & Columnist for The Indian Express. Pratap is also an author, scholar and commentator. Cyrus and Pratap discuss various aspects of the Budget 2021, how a budget is basically a promise by the government which is contingent on lots of 'if this happens, then this promise will be redeemed', how the Budget 2021 is actually pretty good, what has gotten people excited about the budget, brand announcements about privatisation like that of Air India, how the budgets for the agriculture sector have gotten better, other positive aspects of the Budget, how the new budget will affect middle class families, what Me. Mehta thinks about the GameStop stock frenzy, and lots lots more.

Follow Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Twitter @pbmehta: https://twitter.com/pbmehta

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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