While your were busy Netflixing, Podcasts became a real thing. Yes! With the diversified, insightful and entertaining content, these podcasts can be easily consumed while on your commute to work or while you try to get through a boring day. Since we are a generation of multitaskers and we perpetually have our head/earphones on, the idea of podcasts sits well with us. If you haven’t hopped on to the bandwagon already, we suggest you do it stat. You have no idea what awaits you. So, here’s a list of Podcasts every new (and old) podcast listener must add to their library for their daily dose of fun, entertainment, news, trivia and more!
1. The Passion People Podcast
The Passion People Podcast is a series of impromptu conversations about following a passion, making it manifest and what all comes with it! Candid conversations with passionate people every fortnight, this podcast will help you with all the motivation you need to make your dreams a reality!
2. Desi Outsiders
A podcast started by two young Indian women who want to be the voice of reason that fails to be heard in certain Indian households. The Desi Outsiders is a podcast designed to bring meaningful conversations on relationships, dating, education, and feminism into Indian homes. You won’t be able to get enough of the conversation between Meenal and Ankita, the girls behind this brilliant podcast!
3. Film Feud
All the film freaks, this one is for you guys! In this podcast, long-time friends become enemies each week as they debate whether a film from the IMDB top 250 deserves to be on the list or not. They randomly pick a movie from the IMDB top 250 list, flick a coin and decide sides and start their feud. With an entertaining episode every Wednesday, you also get to vote on social media for who you think won the feud on!
4. The Musafir Stories
Escape into the world of travelling while you cook, commute or go for a jog with The Musafir Stories an Indian travel podcast. This podcast comprises of discussions about exploring the melting pot of diverse heritage, culture and religion that our country is. The witty travellers not only share their itineraries but also travel tricks, hacks & secrets that make them a pro at travelling. If this podcast doesn’t make you want to take a trip, we don’t know what will.
5. The Taste of India
Who has the time to buy recipe books and take cookery classes anymore? Instead tune into The Taste of India, a weekly bilingual cookery show for quick and tasty Indian recipes and simple cooking and healthy living tips on the go and let your inner foodie rejoice!
6. Adventures of Cheap Beer
Who doesn’t love cheap beer? Cheap beer is awesome! That’s why Siddhant Mehta, Karan Agarwal and Suyash Barve head out into the city of Mumbai to find some awesome cheap beer bars. During the podcast, they discuss the place they’re at, the price point, availability of a table, and of course have fun discussions about literally every topic under the sun! Definitely worth a listen, especially on one of those boring days at work!
7. The Indian Start-Up Show
This podcast is a holy grail for all the budding Indian entrepreneurs! Hosted by Neil Patil The Indian Start-Up Show will provide a ton of information on what to do, who to follow, and how to make tons of money without selling your soul to the corporate life. This podcast will easily become your go-to for intel on what’s new in the world of tech, and how to keep a business alive!
8. Culture Chaos: Stories of an Indian Abroad
Isha Soni, a true Indian and proud Mumbai girl moved out of her home and has been going from one country to another. She’s changed more houses and cities than she can remember. Culture Chaos is her commentary on life abroad and trying to make sense of different cultural norms and a whole new way of living. The podcast is super fun and entertaining and for all those who have ever lived abroad or are still living abroad, you guys will be able to relate to a lot of incidents for sure!
9. Chuski Pop
Chuski Pop is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by Sweety and Pappu. Just two Indian chicks riding the fourth wave of feminism in their salwar kameez and golden heels, while flipping birds to aunties and bringing you stories from far-away lands and from their own motherland. There is absolutely nothing that won’t entertain you on this podcast!
10. Maed in India
Maed in India started out as India’s first indie music platform and today it has become a platform for musicians where they talk about their life, music and even perform for the listeners. The weekly show takes pride in being the destination for new music, little known stories, and unreleased music never heard before. Indie music lovers, if you’re not listening to this podcast what are you even doing in life?
