On this week's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by award winning journalist, author and co-founder of The Wire - Raghu Karnad. The two of them talk about:

How 'The Wire' started
Humour and sycophancy in politics
Raghu's Parsi connection from Calicut
How the internet made him a writer
His book set during the second world war
The most impactful stories he's covered from the field
The Arabic phrase to impress people

Follow Raghu on twitter: @rkarnad

You can buy Raghu's book here: https://amzn.to/2OXHwhG

Watch the first part of Raghu's video essay series here:

https://youtu.be/VuBrH6aScxo

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