Mango Bae

A chaotic, hilarious deep dive into the making of Problematic , the award-winning web series created by Pranav, Aditi, and this week's guest, Devin Fusaro. From chlamydia-mythology cold opens to behind-the-scenes drama, on-set chaos, fights, arrests, protest stories, donut sex scenes, audio-feed disasters, and Usama accidentally roasting crew members in their headphones, this episode is a full rid...

Mango Bae is back with indie rock legend Anand Wilder (co-founder of Yeasayer , now flying solo with his new album Psychic Lessons ). In his record-breaking fourth appearance, Anand talks about making music in the TikTok era, why Cracker Barrel logos matter more to America than statues, and a wild Dublin story that proves everyone's racist (yes, even the Irish). He also unveils his absurd 1-800-BO...

Shaun (@thebrownshaun) was nice enough to come on the pod and discuss his new movie "Ben and Suzanne: A Renunion in Four Parts" (SXSW), which is having its theatrical premier on 7/18 and 7/19 at The Roxy in NYC! We also discuss good-bad movies, action movies as inspo, the politics of "being brown" and mkaing films, and more! Def check out his movie, it's great!

This week, we're joined by the incredible Pooja Reddy (Kutti Gang) who shares her  wild past 24 hours—from opening for Nimesh Patel, doing queer material onstage for the first time, and accidentally coming out to her mom… on the way to a date with a woman. We get into: WhatsApp auntie surveillance Ugadi Pachadi as a personality Sai Baba lore AND Usama's very straight kiss in a game of two-person S...

We discuss: The Knicks losing Open AI refusing to shut itself down Harvard's foreign student ban Soho Crypto House of Torture George Floyd Merch Elias Rodriguez

We had a great time with talking with our buddy Hari Kondabolu about early Indian standup comedy, being a pioneer on many levels, his Apu documentary, and his UPCOMING SHOW AT GRAMERCY THEATER 5/29 GET YOUR TICKETS!!!!!

News blitz: Epstein DID kill himself, cancer gets joe biden, importing racists from South Africa, Diddy's trial testimony has testes moaning (sorry), Mexicans crash the BK Bridge, and the yankee bisexual pope.

Hanging with our buddy Zahid Dewji where we discuss: DJs roasting us with Punjabi MC, traumatizing Indian audiences, writing for Jimmy Fallon, Chinese snowmen, Caribbean terrorists, Indian accents, very fun episode FULL EP ON PATREON!

We brought on our buddy Moe Yaqub to discuss the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, and the likelihood of India and Pakistan going to war. And, more controversially, we talk about Usama hating SINNERS.

Unpacking the rise of anti-Indian hatred and how Vivek Ramaswamy is 100% responsible, how anti-Indian racism is just the latest phase in nativism, Indian culpability, Figma Indians, taking email jobs, racist jokes not aging well, racist tropes in star wars. Also, an Indian guy got killed in Ottowa last week by his racist neighbor--not good!

Wawa, I'm Gonna Git U Sucka, Jenn's Blaotian family, scandalous For You Pages, creating new Bengali stereotypes. Patreon for the full ep. 

The bros accidentally invited their literal arch enemy Jeffrey Goldberg into their group chat plans to bomb Yemen lollll. Full ep on patreon!

We discuss Modi's appearance on the inexplicably famous Lex Friedman's podcast.

Happy EID! We debate FASTING and talk all things RAMADAN! full episode on patreon!!!

FULL EPISODE ON PATREON GO THERE AND GET EARLY ACCESS, BONUS CONTENT, ARCHIVED EPS, AND MUCH MORE! Pranav has his first recurring role (on Daredevil go check it out!), Deli Boys premiere, and more...Syria on the other hand isn't doing hot, the durka durka gang is out in full force cleansing minorities and WE DON'T LIKE THIS!!!

Usama has some family fun in LA, Zelensky gets mogged, and more--full episode is on Patreon!

We unpack Kendrick spiking the ball in Drake's endzone, and Usama getting brutally roasted by black comics.

we're discussing the savior of Pakistan, Onijah Robinson, whose unhinged sonning of Pakistan signals that America is back and stronger than ever.

DOGE HANGAMA with Marko Elez going off the rez on Indians, JD Vance and Elon, Pranayama, Meditation, and more!

Pranav shaves his head, Why weren't Guyanese Indians invited to the jonestown cult? Also, hecklers at the mango bae show.

Kash Patel in the hot seat we love to see a Gujju king giving the thousand yard lathi-charge stare to the geeks in congress.

Also: Race Science!

He put on the big boy pants and strongarmed Netanyahu to stop pummeling the Gaza strip. Is Trump the mahdi?

Trump is speedrunning. Greenland, Panama Canal, Canada, Tik Tok. 

We are joined by Anand to delve into the H1-B controversy--go see him perform live at Sleepwalk Cafe in Brooklyn 1/16!