Ep. 413: Cock & Bull Feat. Shreyas Manohar and Abbas Momin

It's Independence day and it's brand new Cock & Bull day as well! Stand-up comic and co-host of the podcast 'How to Citizen' Shreyas Manohar joins Cyrus and Abbas and they start off by recollecting their most horrible stand-up stories. The 3 of them then discuss Sonia Gandhi's return as Congress chief, the Haryana CM's 'Kashmiri women' jibe and whether the outrage is political correctness gone haywire. In the second half they talk about the Jeffery Epstein case, Zomato executives on strike in West Bengal and Mumbai bidding adieu to RK studios. During the AMA's they handle the slew of Comicstaan related questions that have been flooding our inboxes.

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Ep. 412: LANSO - India vs West Indies: change in seasons & who is Rakheem Cornwall?

On this week's 'Left-arm-not-so-orthodox' Cyrus is joined by comedian and podcaster Shreyas Manohar. The two of them talk about the India-West Indies ODI, Virat's century, the change in cricketing season in the Caribbean, and discuss Rakheem Cornwall and some other plus sized players in the past.

Ep. 411: Feat. Anees Bazmee

This week Cyrus is joined in the studio by renowned filmmaker, writer, and producer Anees Bazmee. Anees talks to Cyrus about being in a unique position of having worked with the legends as well as newcomers of the Indian film industry, his work as a child artist, his memories of working with Raj Kapoor, his string of successful comedies in the latter part of his career and his illustrious writing career in the 90s and what's in store in the future.

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Ep. 410: Cock & Bull feat. Kunal Vijaykar, Amit and Abbas (special appearance by Rajiv Laxman)

It was a major news week and we on Cock and Bull try to make sense of it with our limited knowledge. Cyrus is joined in the studio by Kunal Vijaykar, Amit Doshi and Abbas, We discuss the very convoluted abrogation of article 370 in Kashmir, Zomato getting embroiled in religious politics, Ravish Kumar winning the Magsaysay award and Kunal Kamra's show in Surat getting cancelled due to threats from goons. Later on for the AMA's Rajiv Laxman of 'Mtv Roadies' fame joins us and hilarity ensues.

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Ep. 409: Steve Smith's Triumph

On this week's LANSO Cyrus is joined by his producer Abbas Momin and they both fawn over one of the best cricketing comebacks of modern times- that of Australian batsman Steve Smith. The two of them discuss how the first Ashes test put on display everything great about test cricket and whether England could've batted through the 5th day.

Ep. 408: Feat. Eva Bhatt

On this week's Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Eva Bhatt - host of the podcast 9XM SoundcastE, and head of Bollywood content at 9XM media. Eva talks to Cyrus about watching him on TV while growing up, getting to hang out in Mannat while she waited to interview Shah Rukh Khan, growing up in Bhuj, working on the Great Indian Comedy Show, breaking in to 9XM, her new podcast 9XM SoundcastE and to top it all of she sings a wonderful folk song for us.

Follow Eva on instagram @eva_bhatt_devlekar and twitter @bhatteva

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Ep. 406: LANSO - Pumped for the Edgbaston Test

On this week's LANSO Cyrus is joined by comedian and writer Mukesh Manjunath. The two of them give their opinion and analysis of the Edgbaston test that kicks off the Ashes, how England is expected to perform in the light of the recent England-Ireland match, and Mukesh makes an argument about why Australia are the favourites to dominate the Ashes.

Ep. 405: Feat. Aniruddha Guha & Janice Sequiera

This week on Cyrus Says we have a crossover episode. Aniruddha Guha and Janice Sequiera of the podcast 'Mr. & Mrs. Binge-Watch' join Cyrus in the studio. The three of them talk about Janice's online show 'social media star' and put the stars she's interviewed through the Cyrus scanner, argue over what counts for an 'official remake', discuss about how spouses with different tastes in film and TV get along and Aniruddha recounts an interesting story from the first time he visited the Times Now office.

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Ep. 403: Let's talk about M.S.Dhoni (again) & The Ashes

In our first post world cup LANSO Cyrus is joined by journalists, film/tv critics & sports enthusiasts Aniruddha Guha & Janice Sequeira. Aniruddha has some strong opinions about Dhoni's place in the team and the Indian team's performance in the latter stages of the world cup and Janice notes how MS might be a victim of the 'senior cleansing' he brought about in the Indian team when he was captain. They also briefly discuss the upcoming Ashes series and how they see those matches going down. Tune in.

Ep. 402: Feat. Harshit Kohli

This week Cyrus is joined by Harshit Kohli, lawyer and founder of Swayam Farmer Foundation. Harshit talks about how he got started with Swayam, why more people in urban areas should care about farming and farmers, sharing his surname with the Indian cricket captain, and his beginnings in Kanpur.

Find out more about Swayam at: http://www.swayamfarmer.org/

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Ep. 401: Cock & Bull feat. Mikhail Almeida, Kajol Srinivasan, Amit and Abbas

On this week's Cock & Bull we follow the "more the merrier" rule as Cyrus is joined by comedians Mikhail Almeida and Kajol Srinivasan, along with Amit and Abbas. They start off with a funny story by Amit about the postal office, then there's discussion about the political drama in Karnataka, Trump's tweets asking congresswomen to "go back to their country", Kangana Ranaut's spat with a journalist but the bulk of the episode is Cyrus ranting vehemently about motorists. Hope you enjoy it!

Follow Mikhail on twitter at @mikhailalmeida & Kajol at @LOLrakshak 

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Ep. 400: Best World Cup Final & Bizarre ICC Rules

On super sporting Sunday we probably witnessed the best cricket world cup final of all time, but it came mired in controversy because of the rule to choose the victor. Comedian and sports podcaster Mikhail Almeida joins Cyrus Broacha to discuss the superb final and its repercussions on the future of cricket. Will it lead to cricket having a resurgence in England? Were the Kiwis the "real" winners of the match? And how does the 2019 world cup fare in the pantheon of world cups? All this and more on Left Arm Not So Orthodox - LANSO.

Ep. 399: Feat. Mahrukh Inayet

On Cyrus Says this week Cyrus is joined by senior TV journalist and news editor Mahrukh Inayet. Mahrukh talks to Cyrus about the diminishing opposition in the parliament, her journey from growing up in Kashmir to studying at Harvard, witnessing the aftermath of 9/11, her experience reporting the 26/11 attack from the ground and her podcast 'The Note with Mahrukh Inayet'.

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Ep. 397: Predicting the World Cup semi-finals

On this week's LANSO, as the world cup enters the business end of the tournament Cyrus is joined by stand-up comics and sports enthusiasts Aakash Mehta and Mikhail Almeida. The 3 of them discuss the likely outcomes of the two semi-finals between India and New Zealand and Australia and England and assess India's chances of going on to the final. They also briefly discuss Usman Khwaja and how the world cup will fuel the upcoming Ashes series between England and Australia.

Ep. 396: Feat. Mukul Chadda

This week on Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by actor and improviser Mukul Chadda. Cyrus and Mukul chat about the Indian remake of 'The Office' and his central role of boss Jagdeep Chadda, as well as the bouquets and brickbats received online. Cyrus loses his marbles at Mukul's over achievements - from MBA at IIM to working as a research analyst in New York to doing theater in Mumbai, they also talk a bit about the art of improvising on stage and Mukul's upcoming projects.

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Ep. 395: Cock & Bull feat. Amber Rana and Abbas

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by lawyer and fellow podcaster on the IVM network - Amber Rana, and producer Abbas Momin. The 3 of them discuss an unintentionally funny ad about 100% "vegetarian" water, the new team jerseys for the Indian cricket team, actress Zaira Wasim quitting films to focus on her faith, US president Trump's visit to North Korea, Mumbai rains forcing business to shut downs and much more.

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Ep. 394: LANSO - Ind vs Eng Review: Let's Talk About M.S. Dhoni

In this week's edition of Left Arm Not So Orthodox (LANSO) Cyrus is joined by fellow IVM podcaster, lawyer and cricket enthusiast Amber Rana. Amber and Cyrus talk about India's loss against England, whether our World Cup campaign will dwindle a bit and address the M.S. Dhoni situation - is hepast hi prime? Should he have taken more chances in his innings against England? Tue in and find out.

Ep. 393: Feat. Amish Tripathi

On this week's episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by one of India's best selling authors - Amish Tripathi. Amish talks about the shared universe of all his books, and how he drops hints through all his books, his trick of ending books on cliffhangers, the rich and inclusive history of ancient India, and his brand new book in the Ramchandra series: Raavan - Enemy of Aryavarta.

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Ep. 392: Cock & Bull feat. Kunal Rao, and Abbas

On this week's Cock & Bull Cyrus is joined by comedian Kunal Rao who returns to the show after a very long time, and Abbas, and though Amit Doshi is not in the studio as Cyrus puts it he joins in from the US "in spirit". Cyrus, Kunal & Abbas talk about the recent doctors' strike in Kolkata, the controversy over religious slogans being chanted in the parliament, PM's proposal of 'one nation, one election', Elon Musk mistaking the moon for Mars and Air India suspending their regional director for shoplifting in Australia.

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Ep. 391: LANSO - India vs Afghanistan nail biter and dark horses Bangladesh

On this week's LANSO Cyrus and Abbas are in the studio discussing the close matches that happened in the week gone by. India's nail biting clash with Afghanistan that exposed the chink in India's middle order, West Indies' heartbreaking loss against New Zealand and Bangladesh emerging as the dark horse of the tournament.