Taking it Slow

We always believe we have the best taste in music in our circle! We also don't hesitate to scoff at someone who is responsible for playing music for 100s like us if we don't feel entertained for a span of 30 seconds!

That's what a DJ has to go through almost every single day.

Kevin Fernandes (aka DJ K_OS) joins us on the first of its kind episode for our Pod, where we actually sit together and chat in person!

He tells us what it is like to maintain his sanity with drunk uncles requesting songs by tugging his clothes while he tries to focus on the set he has prepared with days of hard work!

We also talk about what is the best way to react when in the middle of an EDM set someone keeps requesting 'Teri Ankhya ka yo Kaajal'

Podcast with the Author of Biographies of MS Dhoni & Suresh Raina!

He's a cricket journalist by profession, a story teller by heart and a pod caster by night!

Friend of the Pod Bharat Sundaresan joins us once again to talk about his upcoming book, Believe (Suresh Rainas Biography).

He tells us how it was very different writing for him compared to writing MS Dhonis biography since The Godfather can't be compared to mere mortals.

We talk about how this years IPL felt hollow, but still was a necessary distraction from the chaos outside!

And of course we have our mandatory chat about wrestling!

Listen in!

The Founder of one of the fastest growing healthy food companies The Whole Truth, Shashank Mehta joins us to talk about why the food that we perceive to be healthy is not so healthy after all.

He speaks about his journey from Unilever to starting one of the most exciting food brands, the effort it takes to make clean with nothing to hide that tastes heavenly!

We also agree on common ground that once you're a fat kid, you're a fat kid for life!

Listen in!

He's an Advocate for the Apex court of the country (Criminal and Civil), he's been a Doctor, he's one of the most sought after Educators for UPSC aspirants through Unacademy.

Dr. Sidharth Arora is the definition of a Jack of all trades, and he's mastered quite a few.

He joins us today to tell us why Indian Judiciary is infamous for being slow, whether Judges actually keep giving Tareekh pe Tareekh and why you only have very small window before your case is dismissed.

He also talks about his inspiration Mr Ram Jethmalani and what made him truly special. We look fondly over some of his landmark cases and he tells us how contesting a case is like going into a war!

He also dives into his passion of teaching and thus giving back to the country!

Join in!

As the Covid Cases rise again, Dr Preeti Sharma joins us to talk about the reasons why, our level of preparedness this time around, the shortage of vaccines and if she enjoys dealing with Google Doctors who know more about covid than Doctors themselves!

She discusses how social media and services like practo have put a lot of mental pressure on the Doctors where just being good at their job isn't good enough!

She also speaks about how young kids are being set back in their mental development owing to the lockdown and how it could impact them in the long run!

Of course we also speak about her weirdest patient encounters in *Slow Takes*

Join in!

Arjuna Awardee, Padma Shri Awardee, an amazing human being & a regular listener of the the Taking it Slow Pod (We will never stop flaunting it) joins us this week. In authentic Somdev fashion, he speaks about the sporting culture in India, what he's trying to do to improve it, coming to terms with his retirement, his memories on court and the unseen grind the Tennis players go through!

He also speaks about the difference between playing for yourself in a Grandslam and playing for the country, winning the Gold while at it :)

He talks about the myth of Tennis being a glamorous sport, about the locker room banter and recounts his close relationship with Andy Roddick.

He tells us why he won't ever tweet on similar lines as the 'Celebs' on the Toolkit gate and why being authentic the only way he knows.

We wind it up with him recounting his experiences facing Roger Federer(where we explore the possibility of a starting a support group for people manhandled by him on court) and Rafael Nadal in our segment Slow Takes!

Listen in!

Why is a Cargo ship trending worldwide? Why is everyone suddenly an expert on the Suez Canal and its importance? How badly is the Evergiven ship really stuck? The answer to all these questions lies in this weeks podcast! 

Also, we rate the best memes that have set our whatsapp groups alight in the last week! We also speak about NFTs, and why are cat gifs going for over 5 Lakh USD these days? Are NFTs the new Bitcoins? Has the world completely lost it? 

Listen in!

#Toolkit #Protests #Farmers

Head of Research for Takshashila Institution, Pranay Kotasthane joins us to talk about the recent Toolkit gate, the Protests, the recent arrests and how we're misinterpreting the notion of a Nation with a government!

He talks about how we all are a part of Radically Network Societies and how it's one of the most important aspects of the Information Age!

Listen in!!

Rohan Joshi (you know who he is) joins us this week on the Taking it Slow podcast.

After the shortest debate in history about the color of Manchester, we speak about his fandom of the club.

We speak about his experience as a pet parent, how he identifies most as a writer and how it helped him bounce back from the backlash of The Roast!

He talks about being thrust into the media spotlight at a young age and how he dealt with him being called a stain on the society by all the so called NEWS channels.

In our segment Slow Takes , he recounts his time with Irrfan Khan and tells us more about the kind of person he was!

Don't miss this fascinating chat!

The former India all rounder joins us this week to talk about how England lost the series in their heads and not on the ground!

As the only one in the cricket fraternity who can relate, he shares what Arjun Tendulkar might be going through mentally with the scrutiny around his pick!

He also talks about how Rishabh is not too different from Cristiano Ronaldo!

Listen in!