Footloose by Shre & Eish

In the final episode of this season of Footloose by Shre and Eish, Sarada Raghavan takes us through her journey from a student of life sciences and biochemistry at St Xavier's College, Mumbai, to working on biomarkers in Germany and then gradually starting her entrepreneurial journey in Singapore with her holistic beauty and wellness brand, Iryasa. The conversation meanders through what's organic and what's not, responsible sourcing, the tedious process of getting certified, quality control, digital marketing and consumer behaviours. 

#saradaraghavan #molecularbiology #cellbiology #biochemistry #researcher #germany #india #mumbai #singapore #lifesciences #stxavierscollegemumbai #biomarkers #sustainability #holisticwellness #therapy #aromatherapy #essentialoils #skincare #organicproducts #naturopathy #alternativetherapy #wellness #iryasa #supplychainmanagement #organicfarms #digitalmarketing #labels #certification #qualitycontrol #consumerbehaviour #natural #shreyasimajumdar #footloosebyshreandeish #eishasarkar

Shre has achieved a new milestone in her life. She has watched over 150 episodes of K-dramas. No mean feat, says Eish, who cannot sit through a series longer than ten episodes. In this penultimate episode of Footloose by Shre and Eish, they talk about Korean entertainment and the Korean influences in their lives. 

#kdrama #empresski #netflix #korean #koreanlanguage #koreandramas #koreanfilms #film #movies #tv #americantv #seoul #soccerworldcup #fifa #japanandkorea #japaneseoccupationofkorea #classicalmusic #piano #berlin #german #music #art #newzealand #singapore #cabmusic #footloose #travel #footloosebyshreandeish #socialpodcasting #socialaudio #socialpod #culture #societyandculture #entertainment

Shre is just back from a trip to the far north of New Zealand where she has been talking to avocado farmers for research. The conversation moves from avocados in New Zealand to durians, the intense-smelling fruit in Singapore, to the Gujarati delicacy, handvo, Eisha made for Shreyasi's parents in Mumbai, to veganism and monoculture soya farms in the USA. 

#avocado #durian #singapore #newzealand #travel #food #culture #bengali #bong #america #handvo #gujaratidelicacy #gujaratifood #vegetarian #vegan #monoculture #soya #soyaplantations #almonds #crops #ethics #foodchoices #sustainability #ecology #environment #footloose #shreyasimajumdar #eishasarkar 

Eisha's three-year-old son has just started preschool and so she has now entered a new group of toddler moms on WhatsApp. Here, she and Shre talk about the things they discuss on the group and the fact that Eisha has to teach her son The Crow And The Pitcher story but her son has never seen a crow. An episode of laughs!

#comedy #school #preschool #toddlermom #preschooler #onlineschooling #covid19 #pandemicstories #whatsapp #momgroups #crows #birds #biodiversity #vadodara #mumbai #thecrowandthepitcher #childrensstories #morals #collage #painting #birds #ornithology 

Shre loves her butterflies and has studied them through her undergrad and graduation years. In this episode, she has a conversation with her husband Sushil about the beautiful monarch butterflies in their garden in New Zealand.  

#gardens #gardentalk #monarchbutterflies #caterpillars #swanplants #gardening #hobbies #insects #nature #naturelovers #ecology #environment #travel #newzealand 

In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, Mumbai-based journalist Waleed Hussain walks the audience through his journey from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri. He followed the footsteps of the 16th-century Mughal Emperor Akbar to the home of the renowned Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. The heirless emperor sought the saint's blessings and then went on to have three sons. Waleed did not have any particular goals when he embarked on the journey. At one point, he almost gave up. He persisted and managed to walk the 40 Km until the Buland Darwaza towered over him. Endurance, faith, patience, triumph, fear and humility mark this journey inwards and outwards. 

#fatehpursikri #bulanddarwaza #agra #walk #agratosikri #historybuff #historicalwalks #mughalhistory #salimchishti #sufi #sufism #akbar #emperorakbar #waleedhussain #journalist #footloosebyshreandeish #sufisaints #india #travel #history #mumbai

In New Zealand, Shreyasi steps out with her dog, Koru, for some fresh air at the beach and sees a spectacular sunset. While most of us find shells, seaweed, driftwood and coconut shells on beaches, Shre has managed to find some unusual creatures in the sand.

#beach #beachbaby #newzealand #travel #pandemic #pufferfish #blowfish #stingray #snakes #manofwar #portuguesemanofwar #indopacificmanofwar #bluebottlejellywish #pacificocean #ocean #underwater #wildlife #japan #delicacy #sashimi #food #poisonous #steveirwin #oceania #footloose #footloosebyshreandeish #shreyasimajumdar #NZ #newzealandtourism #dogwalks #kelp #seaweed #food 

The Pavagadh-Champaner complex near Vadodara in Gujarat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2009, on a visit to Pavagadh with her cousin, Julian, Eisha took a ride in a rickety cable car. Julian was worried that they might fall and asked Eisha if there had been an accident and Eisha, the journalist that she was said, "2004, six people died." The other three passengers in the car were shocked and terrified. Julian burst out laughing. In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, Eisha talks about her first post-Covid visit to Pavagadh and shares her memories of climbing the 2000 steps of the mountain to the Mahakali Temple on the top. 

#travel #pavagadh #gujarat #unesco #saatkaman #sevenarches #mehmudbegada #history #gujarathistory #gujarattourist #tourism #pilgrims #pilgrimage #champaner #cablecar #covid #pandemic #devotion #goddess #mahakali #ambaji #vadodara #baroda #ahmedabad #sultansofgujarat #footloosewithshreandeish #eishasarkar #footloose

Shre talks about the time she jumped out of a kayak in the middle of the ocean near Singapore. A figure waved to her from the beach. She waved back. When he started running into the water towards her, she discovered it was the lifeguard who thought she was drowning. 

Lesson learnt: If you jump into the water in the middle of the sea, DO NOT wave towards people on the beach if you are not drowning. 

Shre then goes on to talk about how sea turtles have their own grooming salons. How cool is that!

#singapore #indianocean #kayak #kayaking #waterbaby #beach #lifeguard #dolphins #hawaii #seaturtles #travel #southeastasia #USA #indianocean #ecology #wildlife #underwater #underwaterlife #discovery #symbiosis #cleaningstations #fishschools #drowning 

In this episode of Footloose with Shre and Eish, Shreyasi and her husband Sushil talk about their garden in New Zealand in which Sushil has planted pretty much all the fruits and vegetables you will see in a supermarket. Sprinkled with giggles and anecdotes, there's a lot to learn about patience and tenacity from Sushil and resilience from Nature. Enjoy!

#pollination #corn #cauliflowers #vegetables #fruits #growyourfood #growyourvegetables #homeandgarden #newzealand #hobbies #passions #gardening #passionforgardening #gardeners #farmers #harvest #kitchengarden #nature #ecology #farmtofork #clover #peach #potatoes #birds #diversity #beans #nitrogen #resilience #patience #anecdotes #healthyeating #health #garlic

In this micropod, Shre talks about her trip to Tioman, an island off the coast of Malaysia, where she accidentally stepped onto a sea urchin. Ouch! Obviously, that one wasn't wearing a hat!

#seaurchins #oceans #tioman #malaysia #singapore #beach #beachvacation #travel #vacation #podcast #footloose #explorer #seas #waterbaby #naturelover #wildlife #porcupinesofthesea #southeastasia #indianocean #footloosebyshreandeish #footloosewithshreandeish #shreyasimajumdar

Shreyasi's husband, Sushil Shirke, is a passionate gardener and has grown all kinds of fruits, vegetables and flowers in their garden at home in New Zealand. In this episode of Footloose By Shre and Eish, he talks about bees and how he welcomes them into their garden by growing stuff they love and once, when the bees failed to do their job, he decided to step in to pollinate eggplants using Q-tips or earbuds. 

#gardening #homes #homeandgardens #pollination #bees #honeybees #savebees #diversity #flowers #flowergrowers #fruits #eggplants #earbuds #qtips #ecology #environment #nature #naturelovers #footloosebyshreandeish #brinjals 

Shre and Eish guffaw through an episode where they discuss some of the weird health fads. Shreyasi talks about how her friend gifted her a coupon for sensory deprivation floatation tank experience at a spa, while Eisha talks about how she gifted her friend an experience at Le Noir Restaurant in Singapore where he and his wife had dinner in pitch darkness. They then talk about oxygen bars and blue pea teas amidst giggles. Enjoy!

#singapore #newzealand #spa #healthfads #health #oxygentherapy #floatationtanks #sensorydeprivation #deadsea #lenoir #cafenoir #paris #oxygenbars #airppollution #rejuvenation #breathing #teas #bluepeatea #healthdrinks #detox #detoxteas #brew #edibleweeds #footloosebyshreandeish  #shreyasimajumdar #eishasarkar #scientificamerican #newscientist #science #inventions #innovation #discoveries #foldinghangers #amazon #japanesebluesunglasses #japan #redwinebath #redwine #meditation #podcast #podcasting #anchorapp #spotify #googlepodcasts

In this episode of Footloose by Shre and Eish, Eisha talks about love for brekkies and how she mixes up all kinds of ingredients to serve a colourful plate of food with a very fine balance of taste, texture and flavour. 

#caprese #seekhkebab #pasta #momo #brekkie #breakfast #sattu #fish #chicken #protein #basa #tilapia #noodlesforbreakfast #sobanoodles #hakkanoodles #shanghainoodles #eggs #proteinbrekkies #nocarbbrekkie

Cover pic: Chicken seekh kebab with cherry tomatoes, pimento stuffed green olives and fresh dill

Shreyasi's best friend, Sagar, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 19 and his chances of survival were only 11%. Eighteen years since he fought the battle with cancer, Sagar, takes us through his darkest days and how he has managed to maintain a positive attitude throughout life. This recording was 1 h 3 m long, which Eisha cut down to under 29 minutes. Initially, she and Shre had decided they'd make two episodes out of it. But then Eish told Shre, "If I remove baldness, it's too sad." To which, Shre responded, "I never thought I'd hear anyone say that!" 

#cancer #chemotherapy #demimoore #mindoverbody #cancersurvivor #bigc #leukemia #terminalstagecancer #positiveattitude #thinkpositive #baldness #hospital #threeidiots #musicastherapy #hairloss #engineering #obc #quotasystem #generalseats #financialinstability #hospitalisation #doctors #oncologists #haematologists #bloodcancer #bloodcells #science #biology #sariumrabhar #breakshackles #expectations #family #supportsystem #disease #attitude #logicalreasoning #depression #fightcancer #lifegoals

In this episode of Footloose by Shre and Eish, Eisha talks about her travels to Sarawak, Malaysia, where she failed to see a wild orangutan because of deforestation while Shreyasi talks about Ah Meng, a rescued Sumatran orangutan who became the poster-girl for Singapore Tourism. 

#orangutan #borneo #forests #sarawak #kuching #malaysia #palmoil #deforestation #ecologicaldisaster #habitatloss #environment #singapore #ahmeng #singaporetourism #singaporestories #southeastasia #apes #primates #singaporetourism #footloosebyshreandeish #podcasting #podcasts #anchorapp #spotify #influencer #travel #tourism #intothewild #rainforests #rescuedanimals #stopanimaltrafficking #sumatra #michaeljackson #durian #wildlife 

Cover pic: Ah Meng with Sam Alagappasamy

During the course of this pandemic, one term has cropped up again and again. Empathy i.e. putting ourselves in another's position and feeling what they feel. It is what sustains humankind. It is what drives us to help, support and care for others and make the world a better place. But in this episode of Footloose by Shre and Eish, Eisha talks about the darker side of empathy and it's use as a tool of manipulation and data-gathering.  #empathy #footloose #footloosebyshreandeish #darkempaths #empaths #humannature #humankind #psychology #terrorists #criminals #psychopaths #narcissists #mafiosi #intelligence #intelligenceagencies #journalism #journalist #internationalrelations #refugees #children #manipulation #gaslighting #intuition #relationships #emotions #sensitivity #information #safespace #anchorapp #spotify #podcast #podcasting  

Waleed Hussain is a journalist with over 25 years of experience in the media and communications industry. In Footloose's first episode in Hindi, Waleed narrates his short story, Khidki. It's a story that was never written. He picked up his phone, switched on the recorder and the words flowed to form this piece. We will bring you more such stories in this season. 

#hindi #hindistorytelling #storytelling #khidki #window #womensstories #narration #footloose #footloosebyshreandeish #podcasting #hindiepisode #journalism #stories #waleedhussain