Ep. 343: Feat. Meghnad S.

This week on Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by policy professional, parliament nerd, Youtube creator and podcast host Meghnad S. Meghnad sheds light on working with parliamentarians, the scenes inside the parliament, the mind bending anti-defection law, his favourite speakers and much more. He also tells us about his new podcast 'How to Citizen' right here on the IVM network. Amit Doshi later joins in for the AMA's.

You can listen to episodes of 'How to Citizen' here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/how-to-citizen or any podcasting app.

You can follow Meghnad on twitter @memeghnad & on instagram @meghnads

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Ep. 342: Cock & Bull feat. Navin Noronha, Amit and Abbas

On this week's Cock & Bull Navin Noronha returns to the studio along with Amit and Abbas. The four of them discuss the Pulwama attack, its repercussions, fallouts and possible way forward in the first half. In the second half they touch upon Trump's tweet storm against Saturday Night Live, their love for Keeping up with the Kardashians (yep!), the success of 'Gully Boy', and Mumbai's comedy venue Canvas Laugh Club's failure to pay their performers.

Follow Navin on twitter @HouseOfNoronha 

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Ep. 341: Feat. Y.P Singh & Abha Singh

On Ep. 341 of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by lawyer power couple Y.P and Abha Singh. They discuss what it takes to stand up to authority in court, the growing corruption in india, how they handle high profile cases that garner media attention and how the 'Me Too' movement has affected court cases.Kunal Vijaykar and Amit Doshi join them for the AMA's.

Follow Y.P. Singh on twitter at @yogeshpsingh 

Follow Abha Singh on twitter at @abha_ypsingh

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Ep. 340: Valentine's Day Special feat. Ayesha Broacha, Kunal Vijayakar & Amit Doshi

It's a VD special (that's Valentine's Day and NOT venereal disease) on Cock & Bull. Joining Cyrus on this episode is Ayesha, his real wife and Kunal, the man many people believe to be his wife. To add more fun to the madness Amit Doshi joins in. Over the course of roughly an hour Cyrus recollects the last romantic Valentine's date he and Ayesha had, Ayesha and Kunal reveal if Cyrus really is a cheapskate, the trio reveal their V-Day plans for this year, and we round it off with a 'normal' cock & bull topic along with the AMA's.

NOTE: Earphones/headphones recommended, because with such strong personalities on the panel you can expect the volume levels to go way up at any moment.

Please listen till the end to get a sneak peak at a new IVM show about dating also launching on 14th February called 'Dating is Garbage' hosted by Jaanam, Surbhi and Abbas, Check out the full episodes of that show here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/dating-is-garbage

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Ep. 339: Feat. Neville Shah

On this week's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by stand-up comedian and advertising professional Neville Shah. Neville talks about:

• Going to the same school as Freddie Mercury

• His half Parsi, half Gujrati parentage

• Why he might be famous in Czechoslovakia

• How the worst year in his life led to a comedy special

• Why he decided to keep a day job

• His post SnG plans

Follow Neville on instagram @craziebawa

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Ep. 338: Cock & Bull feat. Punit Pania, Amit and Abbas

On this week's Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by comedian Punit Pania along with Amit and Abbas. The 4 of them discuss:

• The CBI-police tussle in Kolkata

• Crowdsourcing political manifestos

• The interim budget

• Dating cockroaches

• The Superbowl

• The whiteness/brown-ness of names

You can follow Punit on twitter @Punit_Pania 

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Ep. 337: Author & Journalist Moupia Basu

On this week's episode Cyrus is joined by Moupia Basu, author of 'The Queen's Last Salute'. Cyrus and Moupia talk about:

• Why she chose to write a book about the Rani of Jhansee

• Falling in love with Orccha

• The objectives of the 1857 mutiny

• What drove Laxmibai to become a warrior

• Historical fiction in Bollywood

• The diversity of Indian history

You can buy 'The Queen's Last Salute' here: https://amzn.to/2Rv43D9 or at your nearest bookstore.

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Ep. 336: Cock & Bull feat. Amit, Abbas and Ashish

On this week's Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by Amit, Abbas & Ashish. On the first half Ashish, Cyrus and Abbas (but mostly Cyrus and Ashish) discuss cricket - India's victory over New Zealand, how the IPL will affect the World Cup and Pakistani captain Sarfaraz Ahmed's suspension over racist comments. In case you want to skip the cricket talk you can fast forward to 23:03 where Amit Doshi joins them in the second half for a discussion on Priyanka Gandhi, hacking EVM's, the Bharat ratna controversy and a man in Kerala who skipped his wedding for football.

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Ep. 335: Feat. Author Amrita Mahale

This week on Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by author Amrita Mahale. Amrita and Cyrus talk about:

• Why rage and Mumbaikars go hand in hand

• Playing 'Mosquito cricket'

• Being influenced by Arundhati Roy

• Tutorials in the toilet

• Making the jump from rocket science to fiction writing

• How her debut novel 'Milk Teeth' came about

You can buy Milk Teeth here - https://amzn.to/2DJ2G1e or wherever books are sold.

You can follow Amrita on instagram @ummrita

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Ep. 334: Cock & Bull feat. Anand Sivakumaran, Amit and Abbas

On this week's Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by writer Anand Sivakumaran who talks about his debut novel 'Natasha Mehra Must Die'. Also joining the panel are Amit and Abbas. The four of them talk about:

• The US government shutdown & Trump-Pelosi tussle

• The controversial art exhibition at Loyola college

• India getting its own apparel size

• Rahul & Sonia skipping the mahagathbandhan meet in Kolkata

• Private FM channels being allowed to broadcast news

Check out Cyrus' interview episode with Anand here: https://ivm.today/CS-282

You can listen to Anand's podcast Croc's Tales here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/crocs-tales

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Ep. 333: Feat. Writer Devang Pathak

On this week's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by writer, journalist and founder of 'Was That Funny' - Devang Pathak. Cyrus and Devang talk about:

• The first meeting between the two (which Cyrus totally forgot)

• Why critiquing Indian stand-up comedy is necessary

• What gave Devang the idea to start wasthatfunny.in

• The English-Hindi divide: is it real or a myth?

• Has the scene changed post the #MeToo movement?

Follow Devang on twitter: @DevangPat 

You can check out Devang's reviews and coverage of Indian stand-up at www.wasthatfunny.in

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Ep. 332: Cock & Bull feat. Kajol Srinivasan, Amit, and Abbas

On this week's Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by stand-up comedian Kajol Srinivasan, Amit and Abbas. The four of them have a heated discussion about Hardik Pandya & K.L. Rahul's appearance on Koffee with Karan. They also discuss Rajkumar Hirani's sexual harassment case, Rahul Gandhi being accused of sexism, Indian army chief's statement about homosexuals not being allowed in the army, the filed charge sheet in Kanhaiya Kumar's sedition case, and Whatsapp co-founder selling his Porsche's.

You can follow Kajol Srinivasan on twitter @LOLrakshak

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Ep. 331: Feat. Entrepreneur Revathi Roy

On this week's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by entrepreneur Revathi Roy, founder of HeyDeeDee - India's first all women delivery service. She talks to Cyrus about:

• Her entrepreneurial journey

• Her love of cars & driving

• Participating in a car rally while 8 months pregnant

• How positive thinking helped her through tough times

• Being on the cover of Forbes magazine

Check out Revathi's website: http://revathiroy.com/

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Ep. 330: Cock & Bull feat. Vivek Kaul, Amit and Abbas

On this week's Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by author and columnist Vivek Kaul along with Amit and Abbas. The 4 of them have a lengthy chat about India's first ever test series win in Australia. They discuss shortcomings of the Aussie squad, the emerging Indian players and the impact (or non impact) of this series on the 2019 world cup and the IPL. They also briefly discuss the trailers of 'Thackeray' and 'The Accidental Prime Minister', the nature of political films and the new quota bill allowing 10% reservation to the economically weak.

You call follow Vivek Kaul on twitter @kaul_vivek 

You can order Vivek's Easy Money trilogy here

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Ep. 329: Feat. Habit Coach Ashdin Doctor

On this week's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by habit coach Ashdin Doctor. Cyrus and Ashdin talk about:

• Making tiny positive changes in your life

• The importance of meditation

• How nutrition, sleep and anatomy affect mental health

• How Ashdin got into coaching

• His new podcast called 'The Habit Coach'

Listen to all episodes of the Habit Coach here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/the-habit-coach

You can follow Ashdin on instagram @ashdindoc

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Ep. 17: (Rebroadcast): Ashwin Mushran

This week we're digging into our vaults and rebroadcasting an early episode where Cyrus spoke to actor Ashwin Mushran.

On this episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus & Ashwin talk:

• Pedestrian/motorist angst

• Growing up in Bihar

• Ahsiwn's cameo appearance in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace'

• Led Zepellin's Bombay Sessions

• Working on a daily soap

• Cyrus answers listener questions

Follow Ashwin Mushran on twitter: @ashwinmushran

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Ep. 25: (Rebroadcast) Feat. Azeem Banatwalla

This week we're digging into our vaults and rebroadcasting an early episode where Cyrus spoke to comedian Azeem Banatwalla.

Cyrus talks to Azeem about

• How he got into comedy

• Azeem talks about getting his engineering degree

• Azeem's viral Gujarati tourist bit

• Nipples so much talk about nipples.

• IPL team bans & legalized gambling

• The astounding scale of Vyapam

• Bobby Jindal

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Ep. 328: Cock & Bull Year End Rewind feat. Amit and Abbas

It's the last Cock & Bull of 2018 and rightfully so we're looking back at the very long, arduous but also fascinating year that's gone by. Joining Cyrus on the year end rewind is producer Abbas Momin and the boss man Amit Doshi.

The three of them try to cram in as much of the year as they can into the episode. Some of the topics discussed include the state elections in India, US immigration, Indian #MeToo, Trump's Stormy affair, viral memes, Elon and Zuckerberg, FIFA world cup, Sanju, royal weddings, ICC rankings and much more...

Plus we try and imagine what 2019 will bring for us.

Thanks to everyone who has been listening in, sending us fan mail and AMA questions throughout 2018, we hope you have a fun year in 2019.

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Ep. 327: Satyajit Roy & Raachyeta Sharma of The Open Library Project

On this week's Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Raachyeta Sharma and Satyajit Roy of the Open Library Project. The 3 of them discuss:

• Raachyeta's jump from a banking job to running a library

• Why Satyjit is called 'Onion Knight'

• Cyrus's favourite books and obsession with history

• Satyajit and Raachyeta's podcast ablut books called 'Paperback'

• Reading habits in India

You can listen to episodes of Paperback here: http://ivmpodcasts.com/paperback

You can follow the Open Library Project on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/openlibraryproject/

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Ep. 326: Cock & Bull feat. Amit, Jaanam and Surbhi

On this week's Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by Amit, Surbhi and Jaanam. The four of them discuss:

• Zomato firing a delivery guy due to a viral video

• Shashi Tharoor's statement giving Kamalnath the 'benefit of doubt'

• Is smelling socks a fetish?

• Tim Paine and Virat Kohli's war of words

• Cardi B and Offset's concert shenanigans

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