Cyrus Says

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 Coll

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

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/DrC

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

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 Tw

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-nowhereFollow Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42: https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Bro

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/anantrangaswa

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/pbmehtaYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about Kunal Kamra's extremely ballsy affidavit in response to the contempt proceedings taking place against him in the Supreme Court, a Congress MLC from Karnataka getting caught for watching 'adult content' during an Assembly session and the ridiculous reason he gave after it came out in the news, Amit takes us through the whole Gamestop-Wall Street-Reddit saga, how small investors took on some massive hedge funds, how trading works in India versus the US and also Kangana Ranuat posting a tweet glorifying Nathuram Godse on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. All this and tons more on this episode.You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follo

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by actor and writer Hemant Kher (Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story), he talks about playing Ashwin Mehta on the show Scam 1992 directed by Hansal Mehta, studying at National School of Drama, Cyrus and Hemant's common friendship with Gopal Dutt, how he got into writing non-fiction shows and also working on them as a creative director, the non-difference between an 'associate director' and an 'assistant director', what working with Hansal Mehta was like, a brochure that changed his life - a brochure of NSD, doing B.Sc. in Chemistry, not liking the process of auditions, and talk about comedian Munawar Faruqui being denied bail yet again by Madhya Pradesh High Court. All this and lots more on this episode.Follow Hemant Kher on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/hemantgkher and https://instagram.com/hemant.kherYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by his dear friend Siddharth Kannan, Radio Host, Emcee, Voice Over Professional & YouTuber, to reminisce about some hilarious stories from the time they worked with each other, how Sid K went from being a ball boy in Lucknow to being such a prominent voice in radio, starting at 14 years of age, meeting Cyrus at age 17, being late for his first day on the job, Sid's brother Hrishi Kay - also a prominent voice in radio and beyond, how Sid got into radio then into voice acting, then working with Baba Saigal on a radio show which then became a TV show, getting into the YouTube and digital space and how that's been, how he has made a shift in his work during the pandemic as live gigs had stopped, and lots lots more. Tune in for a 'very sophisticated and mature' chat between Cyrus and Sid, one that is sure to leave you in splits.Follow Siddharth on Instagram: https://instagram.com/sid_kannanFollow Siddhart's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/user/sidk313You can follow Antarik

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by entrepreneur and video game developer Vishal Gondal, Founder - nCore Games, Founder & CEO - GOQii, and host of The Vishal Gondal Show podcast on the IVM Network. Cyrus and Vishal talk about Vishal's podcast, Vishal being called the 'father of the Indian gaming industry', how he was obsessed with making games and playing them as a kid, being a national-level volleyball player, how he once made a game for Pepsi where Pepsi bottles were being shot at Coca Cola cans, how he launched a video game company called 'Indiagames' to create Indian-themed games, making his first business plan despite not know what things like equity or stocks meant, Indiagames being bought over by Walt Disney, how and why he founded GOQii after that, his go-to drink being Bulletproof Coffee, launching his nCore Games' new game 'Fau-G' which has over 5million downloads in one day of launch, Akshay Kumar being their brand ambassador, how he helped out with the name of the game, and lots more!(Also, ch

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by British-American author and journalist Aatish Taseer, to talk about how and why his OCI card was taken away by the Indian government, growing up in India and not meeting his father (who was Pakistani) till he was 21 years old, getting blacklisted so he can't even travel to India anymore, why it seems like fascists lack a sense of humour, his book 'Our Freedoms' published by Juggernaut Books, which is a compilation of thought provoking and intellectual protests by some of the country's most brilliant voices, Aatish's friendship with Sir V.S. Naipaul, Aatish not really being in support of any political parties of our country, where we stand with Joe Biden in the White House, who a possible successor for Narendra Modi could be and what that would mean for the country, what would need to change to make a shift back towards the left globally and in India, and tons more.Follow Aatish on Twitter at @AatishTaseer: https://twitter.com/AatishTaseerAnd on Instagram @aatishalitaseer: h

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by comedian, improviser and founder of Improv Comedy Mumbai - Adam Dow, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh). Cyrus and Adam talk about Adam having trained the likes of Kaneez Surka and Tanmay Bhat in the art of Improv, working with some of the biggest improvisers like Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles from 'Whose Line is it Anyway?', the state of curfews in the United States due to riots caused by Trump supporters, wearing masks in India vs the US, working in India and in the States, Live offline shows coming back in the two countries, vaccination drives in USA, when Adam plans to come back to India, and then talk about some news topics like a Law Vegas multi-millionaire offering 1 million USD to answer the question of the afterlife, the Dave Chappelle and Comedy Central row over loyalties for The Chappelle Show, and lots more.Follow Adam on Instagram @dow206: https://instagram.com/dow206You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.You can follow Antariksh on Ins

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by two guests - author Shantanu Naidu, Deputy General Manager, Office of Ratan N. Tata, and Maharshi Dave, Sparsh Trustee & Partner at DSL Law Associates, along with Silverie (Antariksh), to talk about Shantanu's book 'I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata', how he came to write the book, their animal welfare initiative called 'Motopaws', how Ratan Tata helped with the initiative, how Rishi got into animal welfare as well, what the connection between Rishi and Shantanu is, how Maharshi got involved with the NGO Sparsh, how he got introduced to the Tata family because of a rescued litter of puppies, his work in children's welfare, working as a lawyer and having his own firm with extremely understanding partners and team, and lots more. They also get into some fascinating news topics about a man who paid the equivalent of 75lakh rupees to increase his height, a daughter who saved her COVID-19 +ve family from their burning house as they couldn't sme

The India vs Australia Test Series just ended with a historic victory for India on many levels. On this episode, Cyrus is joined by fellow 'cricket deewanis' and comedians Abijit Ganguly and Siddharth Dudeja, to discuss some of the major highlights from the series, Cyrus' hate of '15min cricket lovers', Abijit's similarities with the other famous Ganguly, Rahul Gandhi holding a press conference that coincided with India's win, why Shardul Thakur should have been the Man of The Match, India's 2nd innings at Adelaide where they got all our for 36, Australia's batting order, Siraj, Sundar and Shardul and their amazing play during the series, Shane Warne insinuating that T. Natarajan was spot/match-fixing, the amazingness that is Hanuman Vihari, discuss who their favourite player from the entire series was, whether Rahane is a better captain than Kohli, and lots more. Tune in for a full length cricket episode.Follow Abijit on Twitter @AbijitG and on Instagram @abijitgangulyYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @a

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by comedian Kajol Srinivasan, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about Trump's last day in the White House, Biden's inauguration and Trump not attending it, comedian Munawar Faruqui still being in jail for jokes he didn't even crack - 20 days without bail, the movie Tandav and the 'controversy' regarding it supposedly 'hurting Hindu sentiments', what Kangana Ranaut had to say about it, Arnab Goswami's alleged WhatsApp chats with ex-CEO of BARC being leaked, and lots more.You can follow Kajol on Instagram & Twitter @LOLrakshak: https://twitter.com/LOLrakshak and https://instagram.com/lolrakshakYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on pr

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Dr. Mickey Mehta, Global Leading Holistic Health Guru & Corporate Lifecoach, to talk about health and wellness during lockdown times, practising yoga for over 51 years now, Dr. Mickey shows us a couple of yoga postures, the tenet in Jainism called 'santhara', the need to program ourselves to be better, and then discuss news stories like the COVID vaccination drive in India going rather well as of now, why smokers might have a lower risk of contracting the virus, journalist Nidhi Razdan and how she got caught in a scam that made her believe she got a job as a professor at Harvard University.Also joining Cyrus and Dr. Mickey are Amit and Antariksh. Do tune in for a super fun episode.Follow Dr. Mickey Mehta on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/Mickeymehta and https://instagram.com/mickey_mehtaYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksh

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the fascinating man that is Amish Tripathi. Amish is a bestselling author and diplomat who has just released his latest book 'Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life' co-authored by Bhavna Roy. Cyrus and Amish talk about how London and England are doing with the pandemic as compared to India, the city of London having more cases per day than all of India, government efficiency, ancient cultures and how they approached life and faith, why our history textbooks need to talk more about Indian rulers from other parts of the country and not concentrate just on the Delhi rulers like the Delhi Sultanate or the Mughals; a restaurant in Bath, UK sending a samosa into space, why Nazi Germany's war crimes are more widely known as opposed to those of other armies like the Japanese Imperial Army, and lots more. Tune in for a highly interesting conversation.Follow Amish on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/authoramish and https://instagram.com/authoramishYou can follo

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by comedian and beloved ex-producer of the show Abbas Momin, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about what Abbas has been upto lately, and get into some crazy news topics like a Republic politician shouting 'Heil Hitler' at a protest and then correcting herself saying that she had actually meant to say 'Mein Fuhrer', a South Korean city paying couples to have kids, a Nathuram Godse library shutting down just two days after opening, and lots lots more.Follow Abbas on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/AbbasMomin and https://instagram.com/abbasmomin88You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha )In case you're late to the p