IVM Pop

This week, Antariksh is joined by fellow producers Sumit and Surohini, to talk about their love for Japanese anime. They talk about what makes the medium so great, what gets them interested in any anime, how they started watching anime in the first place, and discuss some of their favourite shows. From Draginball Z to Pokemon, from Death Note to Fullmetal Alchemist, from Naruto to One Punch Man, t...

It’s the IVM Hour on Ruckus Avenue –India’s biggest podcast network is bringing you this week's best episodes: 'Cyrus Broacha' on 'Cyrus Says' is joined by 'Devdutt Pattanaik' to talk about mythology and its connection with everyday life, our 'Habit Coach' 'Ashdin Doctor' shares some basic principles to follow while lending money to close ones, 'Karthik Nagarajan' has 'Filter Koffee' with 'Naveen...

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow staffers - co-producer Sumit and graphic designer Sharayu, to talk about Bollywood movies that were copied from or were remakes of, or, in Bollywood terms, were 'inspired' by foreign films. They talk about why they think this has been a trend for so long, how it's changing nowadays, whether a remake can ever be better than the original, some movies th...

On this episode, IVM staffers Antariksh and Surohini are joined by thr co-host of The Millennial Athlete podcast, Tanvi Lad. They talk about who their favourite women directors are from Zoya Akhtar to Kathryn Bigelow, and why we need to have more female directors in general. Tune in for a very fun episode. Also, in the first half, the three panelists recommend some great stuff - Tanvi talks about...

There are some characters that stay with us well after the movie is over. It could be because the world of the movie was so intriguing, or the plot was bizarre and unique, or the characters were just so darn mesmerising. On this episode, IVM staffers Antariksh and Vinay are joined by Pavan Srinath, host of The Pragati Podcast and the Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast, to talk about and explore what som...

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producers - Surohini and Jalasmi, to talk about weddings in Bollywood movies. They discuss what they think of the extravagance, the destinations, the songs, whether they like these wedding movies, whether these movies are actually good and if so, what makes them good. They also get into some of their favourite weddings and wedding scenes in Hindi movi...

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producers Sumit and Vinay, to talk about horror as a genre - do they like it, are they fans, when did they start, what are some interesting paranormal stories or incidents that have perhaps happened to them, what are the panel's favourite horror movies, and lots more. They also talk about creepypastas, the Slender Man and some interesting eerie incide...

On this Valentine's themed episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producer Jalasmi and co-host of How To Citizen on the IVM Podcasts network, Shreyas Manohar, to talk about why they like (or dislike) romantic comedy movies, what makes for a good rom-com, the relatibility factor that makes or breaks a romantic movie, how romcoms can distort expectations of love and romance, and talk about some of t...

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producer Sumit and one of the hosts of the food podcast 'Naan Curry' - Archit Puri, to talk all about their love for pizzas, why India and the world seem to love pizza so much, whether pineapple is actually acceptable as a topping, their favourite pizzerias, some cool pizza moments in pop-culture and media, and lots more! So dig into a slice (or all 6...

Have you ever been happy and sad at the same time? The journey that started in 2008 finally came to an end! On this episode of IVM Likes, Abbas, Alika, Karthik, Zoya and Abhineet give out their recommendations in the first half and in the second half they talk about 'The Movie' - Avengers: Endgame (Spoiler Alert). They spoke about their expectation, theories, story line, the future of Marvel Cinem...

This week, Antariksh is joined by Jalasmi and Hrishikesh to talk about their favourite movies that prominently feature cars, be it racing movies, car action movies, road movies, and more. Hope you enjoy the fun ride. In the first half, the three of them recommend some cool web shows for you to check out - Jalasmi recommends Newslaundry's Newsance series, Hrishikesh recommends Cobra Kai, and Antari...

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producer Vinay and newbie Jalasmi. With such a long catalogue of movies and directors in Bollywood, the panel today talks about their favourite Hindi movie directors and why they like them. The directors talked about are Mani Ratnam, Imtiaz Ali and Rajkumar Hirani. Tune in for this and much more. Also, in the first half of the episode, Antariksh recom...

This week on IVM Likes, Antariksh sits down virtually with fellow producers Surohini and new addition to the IVM team Vinay Joshi. With AK vs AK having just released, Antariksh, Surohini and Vinay discuss other films that showed movies being made within movies - from the great Tropic Thunder, to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, to Om Shanti On, there's plenty of reminisce about on this episode. In t...

On the first episode of the New Year, Antariksh is joined by fellow proeucer Surohini and Farhad Karkaria, the co-host of the GAYBCD podcast on the IVM network, to take a look back at 2020 and talk about all the cool things in entertainment and pop-culture that helped them through it. In the first half, they recommend some cool stuff for you to check out - Farhad recommends the documentary 'Dick J...

Been wondering what to watch for Christmas? We have you covered! This week, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Sumit and Akhil to talk about their favourite and most memorable Christmas movies and episodes of TV shows. There's plenty of cheer to go around, so do tune in! In the first half, the three of them recommend some cool things for you to check out - Sumit recommends a Youtube channe...

Podcasting is a fast growing and an ever evolving medium where there is something for everyone. Whatever your interests are, there is a podcast to satiate that interest. This week on IVM Likes, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffer Kaustav and new joinee to the IVM team Surohini, to talk about their favourite podcasts that got them hooked to the medium - like WTF with Marc Maron, The Joe Rogan...

This week, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Kaustav and new producer Akhil to talk about their favourite movies inspired from true events. In the first half, as usual, they give some awesome recommendations that you should check out - Antariksh recommends the Netflix show 'Alien Worlds', Kaustav recommends the TV series Blacklist (also on Netflix), and Akhil recommends the show House of...

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Kaustav, Hrishikesh and Sumit to talk about their favourite cartoons from back-in-the-day on Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon (but mostly Cartoon Network). They talk about why they liked shows like Dexter's Laboratory (and it's spinoffs), Samurai Jack, Flintstones, Jetsons, how these shows hold up today after all these years, fun facts abo...

Reminiscing level 100! On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Sumit and Kaustav to talk about their favourite video games from their childhoods - from 8-bit cartridge games, to PC games, till the PS2 era of games - right from Super Mario Bros to Contra to GTA 3 & Vice City, and lots more. Tune in for a jog down memory lane. Also, some great recommendations in the first hal...

The 3 Khans have ruled over Bollywood all through our childhoods and into the present, having made some highly influential movies of their times, but also some duds along the way. This week, Antariksh is joined by Sumit Pande and Rahul Das from the IVM team to talk about the biggest movies, and also some not-so-good ones, of Bollywood's biggest actors, that is, the movies of Shahrukh, Salman and A...

This week, Antariksh is joined by our social media handler Kaustav Banerjee, and the host of 'Beyond Cliché' on the IVM Network, Almas Virani, to talk about some of the shows and movies that they think help in breaking gender stereotypes, from movies like Kill Bill, to Dangal, to NH10, and many more! Do tune in! Also, Almas talks about two change.org petitions around breaking these gender stereoty...

This week, Antariksh is joined by fellow producers Sumit and Nikhil, to talk about their favourite YouTube series - from comedian Naveen Richard's Better Life Foundation, to Tanmay Bhat's STONKS, to ScoopWhoop's BAKED, to MensXP's Joint Venture, and more. Don't miss some awesome recommendations in the first half of the episode where Sumit recommends a web show called Real Bros of Simi Valley, Nikh...

This week, Antariksh and Amit are joined by Zarina Poonawalla, host of The Empowering Series Podcast on the IVM Network, to talk about the most badass female role models in pop-culture that they can think of - right from Princess Leia, to Hermione Granger, to Robin Wright, to Leslie Knope, and many more! Do tune in. As usual, don't miss out on some awesome recommendations in the first half of the...

On this episode, Antariksh and Amit are joined by Ashdin Doctor, host of The Habit Coach podcast, to talk about all the movies and shows that inspire them. They talk genres, films, docu-series, music, podcasts, and lots more. As always, the first half sees the guys recommend some awesome stuff that you guys should check out - Ashdin recommends the Netflix Docu-series 'Bad Boy Billionaires', Amit r...

On this episode, Antariksh and Amit are joined by the host of the show 'Postcards From Nowhere' Utsav Mamoria, to talk about food food food. They talk about their favourite food movies and other media around food, their favourite restaurants and eateries, and lots more. Also, some great recommendations that we think you'd love to check out:- Utsav recommends a book about Indian migration called 'I...