The Oddcast Show

Why do people go to the temple, and is it really necessary if God is everywhere? In this episode of The Oddcast Show, father and son Kunal and Suved have an honest, unfiltered conversation about faith, rituals and the mandir. Suved asks the questions many of us are afraid to ask. Kunal answers with stories, science and personal experience. In this episode: - Temple or home: where does prayer actua...

Is Diwali really just about Shri Ram’s homecoming? Dr. Vineet Aggarwal says there’s much more to it. In this episode, we walk through the 5-6 days of Diwali andthe stories behind each one: - Dussehra, Navratri and the Ravan debate: hero, scholar or villain? What does Valmiki’s Ramayana say? - Dhanteras: Dhanvantari (health) and Lakshmi (wealth) - Narak Chaturdashi: Krishna, Narakasura and the 16,1...

A Gen Z son sits down with his dad to ask a question many young Indians are asking: how do you judge a government fairly? Starting from the Cockroach Janta Party protest and the NEET paper leak, they compare life before and after 2014. They cover UPI and digital payments, GST and the e-way bill (with a real trucking-business example), the 2G and Commonwealth Games scams, and how the role of the op...

Is your house really an asset? Is gold the wealth we think it is? And what does it actually take to become financially free in India? Financial advisor and author Sameer Machave joins The Oddcast Show for a no-nonsense masterclass on money, investing and time. In this episode:- Why the typical Indian family's "locker + gold + LIC" plan no longer fits modern life - His take on what LI...

Is the newspaper a daily discipline or an outdated habit? In this episode, Gen Z son goes head-to-head with his millennial father on print vs digital news, short reels vs long reads, and whether being more informed just makes us more anxious. We cover screen time, memory, algorithms, fake news andAI-generated content, why local news still matters, and why Indian homes never throw a newspaper away....

Why does Navratri come four times a year? Was Holi originally a festival of love? And what did Karwa Chauth and Raksha Bandhan really mean before centuries of “lost in translation” In this episode, Kunal is joined by Dr. Vineet Aggarwal todecode India’s festivals, from the luni-solar Panchang and Adhik Maas to Samudra Manthan, the Mahakumbh and Ganesh Ji’s origin story. They explore how seasons, n...

A father is worried about what his 21-year-old son will doafter graduation, so he does what any parent would: he puts him on a podcast and asks. In this episode of The Oddcast Show, the two debate government jobs, corporate jobs and startups. Is a Sarkari Naukri just a desk job, or can it offer adventure, from the army to the civil services? Are corporate jobs really full of travel, or are you on...

Is Shakti the same as feminism, or just a graceful word thatpatriarchy uses to keep women in their place? Author and speaker Shefali Vaidya, our very first guest,returns to The Oddcast Show to unpack Shakti, Western feminism and the positionof women in Indian thought. In this conversation: - Purusha & Prakriti: equality and complementarity vs a fight against patriarchy - Duty-based Indian phil...

Our house runs on solar and the electricity bill is zero. Sodoes it matter if the light and fan stay on all day? One of us says no. The other says absolutely yes. In this episode of The Oddcast Show, a father and his Gen Zson debate whether free electricity means free to waste. Along the way they ask: Is solar really free? Is the sun truly unlimited? And what do 40 potatoes, a free hotel breakfast...

We remember the Garba, but forgot the fasting. In this episode, author Ami Ganatra joins The Oddcast Show for the fifth time to explain what Navratri is really about. We talk about why Navratri falls at the change of seasons,what fasting does for body and mind, the story behind Durga Saptashati, and why Devi appears in both fierce and gentle forms. We also get into the meaning of "Shakti,&quo...

What does it actually take to build a sustainable career on YouTube? In this second episode of the series, we are once again joined by Mr. Mangesh Shinde, content creator & CEO of WillStar Media, who brings over 10 years of content creation expertise to the table. We cut through the noise of fake gurus and get into the raw reality of the creator economy. Mangesh explains the metrics that actua...

Is YouTube a meritocracy or just a lottery? In this content masterclass, Mangesh Shinde, content creator and CEO of WillStar Media, breaks down what it really takes to build a career on YouTube. We talk about: a. Why the dream of "money and fame" pulls so many people in, and why most give up early b. How the YouTube algorithm works in plain language: audience retention, CTR and video len...

What would your dad tell his 20-year-old self if he could go back in time? On this episode, we find out. From growing up without smartphones or Google to watching a generation build billion-dollar careers out of content creation, my dad breaks down what's changed, what he regrets, and why he now believes "even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat." We close with a rapid-fi...

He was an Indian Air Force officer who mocked Nadiastrologers and swore he'd expose them as frauds. Then his own reading happened - and it changed everything. On this episode of The Oddcast Show, retired Wing Commander and Nadi researcher Shashikant Oak breaks down what Nadi Shastra really is, how ancient palm-leaf readers verify identity with an uncanny "yes/no" system, and why he s...

The North-South divide - is it culture, politics, or just noise? In this episode, we go deep into weddings, language wars, Bollywood vs Southern cinema, and why the South feels shortchanged despite contributing more. A raw, unfiltered father-daughter take on one of India's most debated topics - and where the country is headed in the next 20 years.

Why do Indians approach life, problem-solving, and spirituality so uniquely? In this episode of The Oddcast Show, host Suved and his father welcome Sanskrit scholar and author Ami Ganatra for an illuminating deep dive into Hindu Shastras. Ami breaks down the architectural layout of Indianwisdom - from Shruti (Vedas & Upanishads) and Smriti to Upavedas (Ayurveda, Arthashastra) and Itihasas (Ram...

Cinema used to mean queuing at midnight for a Rajinikanthfirst-day-first-show. Now it means pausing Netflix to check your phone. What changed - and did we lose something along the way? In this episode of The Oddcast Show, the father and son duo,Kunal and Suved, trade generations' worth of movie-going experiences: black-market tickets, the class divide between "stall" and "balcon...

Who really represents Gen Z - the protesters making headlines, or the millions quietly building India's future? In this episode of The Oddcast Show, Planet Earth's first father-son podcast talks to scientist and political commentator Anand Ranganathan about Gen Z politics, the student protest movement, the paper-leak scandal that affected. 22.3 million students, reservation policy, the far...

The father son duo of Kunal and Suved take on one of India's hottest debates - the right to protest. From the NEET paper leak to the Jantar Mantar protests, Sonam Wangchuk's fast, and Kunal Kamra's controversial comments, this episode dissects where genuine causes end and political theatre begins. A real generational clash - Gen Z vs. old-school thinking - ending in a 60-second debate...

Note: If you haven't listened to Part 1 released last Friday, we highly recommend checking it out first! We’re back with Part 2 of our eye-opening conversation with Mrs. Anuradha Tiwari on Fair Education Reforms and the Reservation System in India. In the first half, we broke down the grim reality of cutoffs, student struggles, and the history of quotas. Now, hosts Kunal and Suved ask the most...

Is money the key to happiness, or just a bottomless trap? In this episode of The Oddcast Show, the hosts, Kunal & Suved, break down the psychology of spending, the truth about the corporate rat race, and the age-old secret to finding real contentment. A must-listen for anyone looking to step back and re-evaluate their financial goals, lifestyle, and what it actually means to be "rich.&quo...

Are we sacrificing merit for vote-bank politics? In Part 1of this two-part series on Fair Education Reforms, Mrs. Anuradha Tiwari joins The Oddcast Show to break down the harsh realities of India's reservation system. We trace the history of reservation from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar'soriginal 10-year plan to the 1990 Mandal Commission, leading to today’s reality where nearly 60% of seats are rese...

Welcome to another episode of The Oddcast Show - PlanetEarth's first father-son podcast! Today, Kunal and Suved tackle one of the most frustrating, yet vital topics in India today: Civic Sense. Why is it so common to see people spitting on roads, drivingon the wrong side, or littering, even when there's a dustbin right next to them? More importantly, why do we suddenly become perfect, law-...

If Karma is real, why does life sometimes feel so unfair? Good people suffer. Bad people sometimes thrive. Some actions seem to have consequences, while others appear to get away scot-free. So... where exactly is Karma? In this episode of The Oddcast Show, father-son duo Kunal and Suved get into a deeply personal and philosophical conversation about Karma, reincarnation, suffering, conscience and...

Are we alone in the universe, or are advanced alien civilizations observing us right now? In this mind-bending episode of The Oddcast Show, theoretical physicist and scholar Abhijit Chavda breaks down the ultimate questions surrounding extraterrestrial life, UFO disclosures, and the nature of ourreality. From calculating the statistical probability of intelligent lifeusing the Drake Equation to ex...