Pops in a Pod

This week Nadir Pop and Peter Pop revisit an episode from 2 years ago on the impact of that marks and grade play in life and the factors that affect it. They were joined by 5 guests who share their perspectives and also their journeys.

• Animesh Das
• Denzil Lewis
• Rohit Mascarehanas
• Santosh aka SKaM
• Harshad Palsule

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Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are back with another episode of Parenting in Films, this time around it is a Bollywood film. 

Dil Dhadakne Do tells the story of the Mehras, a dysfunctional family who invite their family and friends on a cruise trip to celebrate the parents' 30th wedding anniversary and later reconcile.

For this episode the Pop duo focus on the parenting of the The Mehras - Kamal Mehra and Neelam Mehra portrayed by Anil Kapoor and Shefali Shah respectively. 

Tune in to find out more. 

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The Pop duo revisit a the Father's Day episode from 2 years ago. They spoke to Aditya  Tiwari - India's youngest single dad through adoption. Aditya shared his parenting experience post adopting his son Avnish and much more.

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The last part of Fathers' month 2022. 

Part 3 of Fathers' month is here! The Pop duo are joined by media mogul, Roshan Abbas.

Roshan Abbas wear many hats, some of them are MC, event manager, film Director, angel Investor and many more. Roshan founded and led Encompass (now Geometry Encompass) as Managing Director into becoming India’s largest, most awarded experiential marketing agency.

The self described story teller and story seller shared with Nadir Pop and Peter Pop his parenting journey, being a dad in the 90's and many many stories of being a Dad. Tune in! 

Bonus episode of Fathers' month. 

This is one of the earliest episode of Pops in a Pod, all the way back from March 2020. The Pops duo (well Nadir Pop) met up with Jose Covaco aka Hoezaay, a popular figure on social media for his funny videos. Jose spoke to Nadir Pop about being a parent to his then 5 year old daughter, the change in his content post becoming a father and a lot more. Tune in!

In the 2nd episode of Fathers' month Nadir Pop & Peter Pop are joined by Tuhin Paul. 

Nadir Pop & Peter Pop will be curating Fathers' month all of June. 

Their guest in the first episode is Cary Edwards. Cary has played different roles in the media and entertainment industry, last year he became a dad to twins. 

The self described multi hyphenate shares with the Pop duo his experience with being a unmarried father and the challenges it had brought so far. Tune in to find out more.

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It's June and the Pops are back with Fathers' month. This time around they will be bringing stories of 4 Dads from across India. 

Stay tuned for more. 

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With Father's Day coming up, the Pops will be curating Fathers' month all of June. To preface this is a special episode, Peter Pop speaks to his Pop, Mr. Subramani. 

They chat about being a parent in the Middle East in the 80's and 90's and the challenges it brought, being a involved parent then and even some stories about Peter Pop's childhood. Tune in!

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The Pop duo are back with another episode of Parenting in Films. On this episode they discuss the Oscar winning film, King Richard.  King Richard is a biographical sports drama film starring Will Smith as Richard Williams, the father and coach of famed tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. The film highlights the sacrifice and perseverance of Richard Williams and his wife Brandy to make their daughters successful athletes. 

Tune in to find out what Nadir Pop and Peter Pop thought of the movie.  

The image is taken from the film and we do not own the rights to the image.

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In this Mother's Day special episode Nadir Pop and Peter Pop speak to Zehra Naqvi about her experience as a mother and partner.

Zehra Naqvi is an author, independent journalist and mother. She writes on gender, social issues, literature, heritage, culture and parenting and her articles have been published in Indian Express, The Hindu and many other publications. Her memoir The Reluctant Mother: A Story No One Wants To Tell was released recently by Hay House.

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Nadir Pop and Peter Pop both enjoy reading books a lot and have spoken to multiple authors on the podcast over the past couple years.

This Saturday, the 23rd is World Book and copyright day Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright.

Interesting trivia, the day is also the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.

Last year, the Pop duo recommended a few books, this year they did an entire episode on books. Here are their recommendations for this year.

• Gender Swapped Fairy Tales by Karrie Fransman & Jonathan Plakett
• Gullu by Menstrupedia
• Humankind by Rutger Bregman
• Skill it, Kill It by Ronnie Screwala
• Have you met the Parsis by Anastasia Damani
• When Adil Speaks, Words Dance by Lavanya Karthik

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Conflict and war are a difficult topic to discuss especially with children. Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by 2 guests on this informative episode to better understand how to explain the topic of conflict and war to children, pre-schoolers as well as teenagers. Dr. Swati Popat Vats and Dr. Wilona Annunciation share with the Pop duo their experiences as an educator and psychiatrist respectively. 

Dr. Swati Popat Vats, President of Podar Education Network, is a global educator with over 32 years of experience and holds many important positions in the field of early childhood education, currently she is the President of the Early Childhood Association of India.

Dr. Wilona Annunciation is a practicing psychiatrist who has worked with kids and geriatrics alike.

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Last year on Women's Day, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop spoke to Priya Krishnan, Chief Client & Experience Officer, Bright Horizons about Women in the Workforce.  This year the Pop duo are joined by Aparna Acharekar, co-founder of Eve World, a Web3 platform for women.  

Aparna spoke to the Pops about the insight behind the platform, the Eve World creator program, the importance of a community and how it can be leveraged through Web3 and also the roadmap for the platform to include others in the coming months. Tune in to find out more.  

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In their first in-studio episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by power couple Varun Duggirala and Pooja Jauhari.

Varun Duggirala is co-founder and content chief, and Pooja Jauhari is CEO of, The Glitch, India's leading full-service creative agency. Varun also hosts 3 podcasts, and is the author of Everything Is Out of Syllabus – an instruction manual on optimising life for happiness and high performance. Pooja is also the founder of Seat At The Table – an unbiased investment and advisory initiative. Varun and Pooja are parents to Leia, their daughter.

They tell the Pop duo about how not letting work and home overlap has worked for them as a couple that works together, meeting each other halfway, progressing and growing in life together, their parenting styles being different from their own parents, and parenting in a pandemic.

Hosted by: Nadir Kanthawala and Peter Kotikalapudi

Guests: Varun Duggirala and Pooja Jauhari

Recorded at Island City Studios

Audio Engineer: Hersh Desai

Editor: Yash Hirave

Producer: Husein Haveliwala

Nadir Pop & Peter Pop are back again talking about one of their favourite subjects, education. They are joined by Amrita Patwardhan, head of education portfolio at Tata Trusts.

The Pop duo spoke to Amrita Patwardhan about the recently announced 6th Big Little Book Awards (BLBA), organised by the Parag initiative of Tata Trust, the proposed hybrid model of learning at schools, implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and more.

Amrita Patwardhan has been with the Trusts since 2003, instrumental in, working on and spearheading several impactful initiatives in the education sector across the remotest areas of the country.

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New Year. New Trailer. 

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The Pop duo are back! 

In the first episode of 2022, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop discuss how the year has been for them so far, their things there are unsure about in the coming months and also what they are really looking forward to.  

What are you looking forward to in 2022? Let the Pop Duo know on popsinapod@gmail.com

It’s December already and it’s been quite a year for Pops in a Pod. The recent Spotify Wrapped campaign gave Nadir Pop and Peter Pop quite a few data points about the podcast. They share some of it on this episode along with discussing the episodes from the past year that have stood out in their memory.

Tune in to find out more. 

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This month is observed as Movember around the world. Men are encouraged to grow moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. This movement started in 2003.

On this episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by Dr. Vashistha Maniar to discuss cancer among men. They discuss the early symptoms of cancer, creating awareness around cancer and also myths around the disease. 

Dr. Vashistha Maniar is a Medical Oncologist, Hematologist and Hematologic Oncologist in Mumbai, India and has a total experience of 10 years, with 6 years as a specialist. He is a member of European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Indian Society of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (ISMPO). 

The views expressed on this episode are of an expert, it is not a substitute for medical advice. Listeners are encouraged to seek medical advice before taking up any new treatment. Please seek professional medical advice.

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Last year, 2020, Peter Pop and Nadir Pop did a two part special on celebrating festivals during a pandemic. The modern world was experiencing this for the first time and everyone was being their own version of cautious.  

Now in 2021, we are on the cusp of the pandemic dissipating and things returning to normal. How will this impact the way we celebrate festivals and special events? Will it be any different than last year? What about the kids' safety? 

Discussions on all these questions and more in this episode. Check it out. 

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After close to 2 years, numerous emails, lots of late night recording sessions, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are here with the 100th episode. 

This episode is special, you've heard the wives and many other guests and experts, so the Pops decided to feature the direct inspiration behind the podcast, the reason why they started it, their kids. 

Tune in to find out a bit about Nadir Pop's daughter and Peter Pop's son. 

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Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are back with another episode of Entrepreneur Parents and their guest is Pritesh Asher from Juicy Chemistry. 

Juicy Chemistry was founded by Pritesh and his wife Megha in 2014. Over the past 7 years they have built a product line of  100% organic skin care.  Pritesh looks after the production, supply chain and operations at Juicy Chemistry and the passion that he talks about the company is very evident.

Pritesh shared with the Pop duo learnings from his family business, the origins of Juicy Chemistry, the process to setting up a 100% organic skin care line and much more. 

Tune in for a truly inspirational story. 

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Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are back with a new episode of Parenting in Films. The movie in focus is a Hollywood one that features actor Irfan in the lead role. This is the 3rd movie that the Pop duo have featured in this series.

The Namesake is directed by Mira Nair and is based on the novel of the same name by Jhumpa Lahiri. The movie released in 2006 tells the story of the Ganguli family, Ashoke (Irfan) and Ashima (Tabu) first-generation immigrants to the United States, and their American-born children Gogol (Kal Penn) and Sonia (Sahira Nair).

Tune in to hear the Pop duo discuss the parenting characters in the film. 

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With a couple days to go for International Podcast Day, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop bring podcast month to a close (for this year). There is trivia, podcast recommendations and even thoughts on the future of podcasting in India from the Pop duo.  

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This month, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are taking a break from parenting, it’s not what you are thinking. 30th of September is International Podcast Day and the Pop duo thought of making a month out of it. They are going to talk to other podcasters from across India. Their 3rd guest is Mantra. 

Mantra has done everything in the entertainment business that one could possibly think of. He started his career as a RJ and then become a host and anchor. He has acted in theatre, TV, Films and in recent years come full circle as a prominent fiction podcast producer, director and voice actor.  One of Matra's best know characters is Bhaskar Bose. 

Mantra spoke to the Pop duo about his journey in audio, getting into fiction podcasts, the future of fiction podcasts in India and much more. 

Get in touch with the Pops with feedback, questions and more  on popsinapod@gmail.com

This month, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are taking a break from parenting, it’s not what you are thinking. 30th of September is International Podcast Day and the Pop duo thought of making a month out of it. They are going to talk to other podcasters from across India. Their 2nd guest is Neela Ingle.  

नीला इंगले, एक retired प्रोफेसर हैं. वह रायपुर के National Institute of Engineering में Civil Engineering पढ़ाती थी. जहां एक यात्रा समाप्त होती है, वहीं दूसरी यात्रा शुरू हो जाती है - PODCASTING की. उन्होंने 2020 में मराठी साहित्यिक पॉडकास्ट "वाचू आनंदे" की रिकॉर्डिंग शुरू की.  अब तक, नीलाजी ने 70 से अधिक एपिसोड का निर्माण किया है. और यह सब 76 साल की उम्र में।पॉडकास्ट के अलावा वह एक शौकीन यात्री, trekker, योग उत्साही और marathon runner भी हैं सुनिए ऊंकी पॉडकास्टिंग की कहानी कल के एपिसोड में. 

Neela Ingle is a retired professor who taught Civil Engineering at National Institute of Engineering, Raipur. Where one journey ended, another one began - Podcasting. She took to podcasting in 2020 by recording Marathi literary content both long and short form under the title, Vachu Anade. Neelaji has produced over 70 episodes. All of this at a young age of 76 years. She is also an avid traveller, trekker, yoga practitioner and a marathon runner. 

Get in touch with the Pops with feedback, questions and more  on popsinapod@gmail.com

This month, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are taking a break from parenting, it’s not what you are thinking. 30th of September is International Podcast Day and the Pop duo thought of making a month out of it. They are going to talk to other podcasters from across India. 

The first guest in this mini series is Ishani Dasgupta, Lead - Podcast Partnerships at JioSaavn. Ishani shares with the Pop duo the growth of podcasts in India over the past 5 years, highlights & surprises so far and the future of podcasting in India. 

Get in touch with the Pops with feedback, questions and more  on popsinapod@gmail.com 

This month, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are taking a break from parenting, it’s not what you are thinking. 30th of September is International Podcast Day and the Pop duo thought of making a month out of it. They are going to talk to other podcasters from across India.  Stay tuned to the find out who they are. Don’t forget to hit the follow button or subscribe.

Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are back with another episode of Entrepreneur parent with guest, Pooja Sardana.

Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are back with another episode about relationships, this time from another aspect. In recent years, digital media has played an important role in dating in India especially with the rise of apps. This has completely changed the experience of dating and it's unsaid rules.  

The Pop duo are joined by journalist Samreen Tungekar and digital marketer Aditya Rao to discuss this change and also their experiences using dating apps and more.  

Get in touch with the Pops with feedback, questions and more  on popsinapod@gmail.com

Nadir Pop & Peter Pop are adding a new aspect to the podcast, relationships, especially between spouses/partners. It is one of the least discussed aspects of parenting, especially online. It is assumed that everything is fine after the child is born but is it really? 

On this episode they are joined by Seema Kazi, a qualified coach specializing in childbirth, lactation, prenatal, postnatal fitness and nutrition. She is a mother of two. The Pop duo discuss with Seema the changes in the relationship between partners post becoming parents and the impact that it has.  

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Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are starting a new series called Changing Perceptions on Pops in a Pod. What they intend to do via this series, as per usual, is share their experiences but at the same time ask a lot of questions and open up a conversation on the subject of our choice. 

First up is nutrition. On this episode the Pop duo discuss a change in their perception towards nutrition and also more awareness. Tune in to find out more.  

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This week is World Breastfeeding Week and this year is focused on how breastfeeding contributes to the survival, health and wellbeing of all, and the imperative to protect breastfeeding worldwide. Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by Dr. Mugdha Joshi to talk about a father's role in breastfeeding. 

Dr. Mugdha Joshi is an Lactation Consultant and Paediatric Nutritionist. She has been working in the field of Lactation for over 8 years. She is very passionate about helping new mothers. She also provides Prenatal Breastfeeding guidance. 

Dr. Mugdha can be contact on drmugdha4u@gmail.com or 9769435861

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On this episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by someone from the LGBTQA+ community to talk about her parenting journey.  

Chitra is a mother, a trans woman, a lesbian, and is raising her preschool age child along with her ex and her partner. She writes as @threegirlfamily on Instagram, Twitter and Substack about her experiences of balancing motherhood and her career with life as an 'out' queer woman. 

Chitra spoke to the Pop duo about co-parenting, her transition journey, the representation of LGBTQA+ community in popular media and much more.  

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A recurring discussion among Nadir Pop and Peter is that the city they grew, Bombay is no longer the same. The open spaces and play grounds have reduced in the past couple decades, public facilities are not built keeping parents in mind. To discuss this further, the Pop duo are joined by Advait Sambhare. 

Advait Sambhare is an architect and urban designer based in Mumbai with GDS Design and Development Consultants. He is deeply interested in cities and enjoys traveling. He is currently obsessing over his two year old daughter.

Nadir Pop and Peter Pop discuss with Advait the changes in cities around India, the possible future of their children and much more. 

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