Cyrus Says

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by author and historian Manu Pillai. They talk about all of Manu's amazing books, his latest book 'False Allies', what its about, and lots more. Manu and Cyrus also talk about how Manu got into writing, how it was unexpected for him in his family to go into the arts, the beauty of history, shortcomings of how history is taught in our schools, how the East India Company spied on the Maharajas of the time, and tons more. They talks discuss how power works throughout history, what parts of Indian history should be talked about more, the 're-interpretation' of history going on right now in India, and more. Tune in for a truly fascinating conversation.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about the two new words Cyrus has learnt, Android vs Apple, IFS Sneha Dubey's speech at the UN against Pakistan, the Aaj Tak reporter who got trolled for trying to barge in and speak to Sneha Dubey, and more. They also talk about the decline of print media, whether it actually is declining at the level it is being reported, Rs. 50,000/- being announced as compensation for losing a family member due to the coronavirus, the situation in Punjab politics right now, and more.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the extremely talented playback singer Nikhita Gandhi. They talk about Nikhita's new song with Badshah titled 'Bad Boy x Bad Girl', how Badshah contacted her and she thought she was being pranked, and also sings a bit of the song on this episode. They also talk about Nikhita's mother being a fan of the podcast, being a dentist by qualification, both her parents being dentists as well, how she got to work with AR Rahman, and tons more.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about the Taliban's oppression of fellow Afghans, the Taliban in Afghanistan's appeal for Afghanistan's UN seat, PM Modi's current trip to the US, Erdogan and Modi's similarities, and lots more. They also talk about Sachin Gupta becoming the first Indian-origin person to become the head of operations of a basketball team - Minnesota Timberwolves, Mumbai being the most stressful city to drive in, and more.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Anirudh Kanisetti, Researcher, Writer, Podcaster & Host of Echoes of India and Yuddha on the IVM Podcasts network. They talk about Anirudh first doing engineering, getting interested in history through historical video games like Age of Empires and the Total War series, his two podcasts 'Echoes of India' and 'Yuddha', our north-centric obsession of Indian history, why so much of our history is never talked about, and lots more. They also talk about Ashoka the Great, whether he was really infact a humanist or just a politician/dictator, Babur who is supposed to have introduced gun powder to India, the Aryan invasion theory of India, Anirudh's YouTube documentary channel 'Connected Histories', and more. Tune in for an extremely fascinating episode.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about two new words that Cyrus has learnt - 'Bemba' and 'Hyoid', doctors vs WebMD, some videos of the late great Norm Macdonald with his mother, the new crime-comedy-drama show starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez called 'Only Murders in the Building', and lots more. They also talk about the seeming rise of the populous right wing figures globally, why it may be due to social media's impact on the media which may be causing this rise in the right wing's popularity, whether Donald Trump had anything to do with that, Indians having to quarantine on reaching the UK for 14 days even now, India's digital vaccine certificate, Arnab Goswami being caught making up lies and sources live on air with about a Serena Hotel in Kabul, Nitin Gadkari wanting to propose that car horns be replaced with the sound of different musical instruments like the tabla, violin, and the like, Biden forgetting the Australian PM's name, and tons more.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by chef and entrepreneur Saransh Goila, owner of Goila Butter Chicken, Television host and MasterChef guest judge. Cyrus and Saransh talk about the 2nd season of Saransh's Zee Zest show 'Grand Trunk Rasoi', how they shot it in the pandemic, the greatness of Sanjeev Kapoor, realising he had a knack for being an entertainer, joining Barry John's Acting Studio, going for an auditions for an ad for Sleepwell Mattresses, and lots more. They also talks about the four countries Saransh covered in this season of Grand Trunk Rasoi - India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, what the food from each of those countries of these countries that were a part of the Grand Trunk Road, one of the oldest and longest major roads in the world, and more. Saransh also talks about getting tons of free food as a chef, eating fried cockroaches in Thailand, and how he got to be a guest judge on MasterChef Australia. Tune in for a super fun episode.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Jatin Sapru, Sports Journalist, Broadcaster & Cricket Commentator. They talk about Kohli announcing that he's stepping down as captain of India's T20 squad, whether he was justified in doing so, speculate as to who the next T20 skipper could be, and whether Rohit Sharma could be a good option. Jatin also talks about joining ESPN in 2008, becoming a commentator as a fan and not as an ex-cricketer, his early life of shifting from Kashmir to Delhi, how he got into sports journalism, going from news channel to news channel with his CV, and how he became a cricket commentator, and lots more. They also talk about the Shoaib Akhtar incident where Shoaib got angry at Jatin, Jatin's favourite batsman and Indian captain, and more.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by comedian Abijit Ganguly, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about Abijit's standup, the amazingness of the late great Norm Macdonald (may he rest in peace), him having battled cancer for the last 9 years and finally drawing with cancer at the age of 61, Norm's many talk show appearances, his time on SNL as the host of Weekend Update, his appearances on Conan and Larry King Live, and tons more about his life. Plus, they also talk about the upcoming IPL and find out live on air that Virat Kohli has decided to step down as the captain of India's T20 team. All this and tons more on this episode of Cyrus Says.

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On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Snehil Khanor, Co-founder & CEO at TrulyMadly to talk about the TrulyMadly (TM) platform, this age of online dating, and the kind of curation TM does to keep their platform for the intended purpose of finding 'your forever'. Cyrus and Snehil talk about how and why he decided to start TrulyMadly, his own sister's bad online dating experience, the stigma around online dating in India, and lots more. They also talk about how TrulyMadly curates their userbase, rejecting about 42% of all profiles, not allowing married people on the platform, some of the many success stories of couples who met on TM, why a lot people can't or don't admit that they met on a dating app, the power women hold on these apps, and tons more. Snehil also talks about the use the permeation of dating apps in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, some misconceptions about online dating, the importance of curation on a dating app, and also shares some tips of what not to do on your dating app profile. All this and lots more on this very fun episode of Cyrus Says.

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