Pops in a Pod

On this episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by Gaurav Chintamani. Known as the bassist of Indian fusion rock band Advaita, he is also a music producer, teacher, husband and a dad of two. In recent months, Gaurav has gone viral on social media for his covers of the Beatles songs along his 6 year old son, Ishaan.  In a lengthy chat, the Pop duo speak to Gaurav about Ishaan & the Beatles,  th...

Nadir Pop and Peter Pop took a leisure trip last month with the respective families. On this episode they discuss how they went about planning the trip and the experience of finally staying away from home during the coronavirus outbreak. Listen in to find out more.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital vid...

On this episode Nadir Pop and Peter Pop talk about toys and games, from their childhood and also ones that their kids play with.  The Pop duo are joined by Lalit Parmar, Head of Marketing, Hasbro India who shares about the shift in consumption of toys and games in recent months, the nostalgia around toys, bonding around board games and more.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division...

The new of the Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli taking paternity leave and not participating in a part of the upcoming tour of Australia got the Pop duo discussing Paternity Leave. They also discuss their own experiences taking paternity leave and why they feel it is important.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV...

In this edition of Entrepreneur Parents the Pops speak to Aswani Chaitanya, CEO and founder of Timios. A  dad of 2, he worked in major investment banks before starting Timios which offers a range of healthy products for children in the age group of six months to 12 years. The Pop duo speak to Aswani about his entrepreneurial journey and how he balances it with parenting.   Nadir currently leads th...

The Pop duo are back with another episode of Parenting in Bollywood Films. This time they are discussing parenting in the film Angrezi Medium starring Irrfan which released earlier this year in March. Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in video content production – producing, directing, writing and development  www.linked...

One of the biggest challenges for parents recently being housebound and also working from home has been engaging kids. This month, the Pop duo have produced a four-part series under the theme of ENGAGING KIDS. Each part/episode will cover the following topics - play time, books, online content and music. In the last part of the series Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined again by Aloka Gambhir to di...

One of the biggest challenges for parents recently being housebound and also working from home has been engaging kids. This month, the Pop duo have produced a four-part series under the theme of ENGAGING KIDS. Each part/episode will cover the following topics - play time, books, online content and music. In the third part of the series Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined again by Vaishali Sudan Sha...

One of the biggest challenges for parents recently being housebound and also working from home has been engaging kids. This month, the Pop duo have produced a four-part series under the theme of ENGAGING KIDS. Each part/episode will cover the following topics - play time, books, online content and music. In the second part of the series Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined again by Dr. Wilona Annunc...

One of the biggest challenges for parents recently being housebound and also working from home has been engaging kids. This October month, the Pop duo have produced a four-part series under the theme of ENGAGING KIDS. Each part/episode will cover the following topics - play time, books, online content and music. In the first part of the series Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by two moms, Alok G...

The Pops continue their discussion on Education, this time with a focus on online education. They are joined by fellow dad Rohit Sarma to discuss their children's experience with online schooling and also ponder on about its future.  The other education related episodes on POPS IN A POD EP 36 - New Education Policy 2020 - https://radiopublic.com/pops-in-a-pod-GKqL5E/s1!0c655 EP 34 - Grades, marks...

In this edition of Entrepreneur Parents the Pops speak to Shradha Sud,  founder of Mama Couture. A former corporate lawyer turned entrepreneur, she started Mama Couture when she found a gap in fashionable maternity wear for women. Shradha shares her journey so far with Nadir Pop and Peter Pop and also what the future holds for the brand.  Subscribe to POPS IN A POD wherever you listen to podcasts....

The Pops have binge watched the 2 seasons of the web series Cobra Kai over the past week and on this episode discuss the parent characters in the series mainly - Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content and writing...

In Part 2 of parenting during the festive season the Pop duo are joined by fellow podcaster Maitri Verma of the Little Fixes Podcast. Maitri shares how she celebrated her lockdown birthday, her experiences with her daughter during the festive season and more. Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video prod...

The festive season has kicked off in India. On this episode the Pop duo share their stories and experiences of parenting during the season of family, lights, food and more.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/na...

In this edition of entrepreneur parents the Pops have a really fun chat with Meghana Narayan and Shauravi Malik, the founders of Slurrp Farm. We spoke about  their journey from power-suit jobs to becoming entrepreneurs and balancing their professional and parental lives. Slurrp Farm was born in October, 2016, to provide healthy, yummy, and natural food for children that parents can trust with conv...

The Pops are joined on this episode by author Pratha Shetty. She spoke to the them about her latest book When I grow up, gender equality and much more. Pratha Rajeev Shetty is an interculturalist living between Mumbai and Paris. While learning and teaching about different cultures, she realised that each country has amazing women who can inspire generations! Unfortunately, not many children know a...

Go check out EP 49, after this episode, here we reviewed ANGREZI MEDIUM. Films are a great source of entertainment, especially Bollywood films. But sometimes you learn a thing or two about society and you can relate to the story or the characters in the film. Something similar happened to us when we watched HINDI MEDIUM where a couple from old Delhi, India aspire to give their daughter the best sc...

It’s a massive update to India’s education policy. The last time a new education policy was brought into effect was back in 1986 before India’s economy was liberalised. That’s the broad framework on which our current education system rests on. The new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has been five years in the making. Nadir and Peter dive into the policy and discuss some of the fundamental pri...

Introducing entrepreneur parents, where we speak to moms and dads who started their ventures post having children. First up is Vijay Basrur! He has over 17 years of experience with various startups like Baazee.com (now eBay India), INOX, Quikr.com and Synqua Games. After having worked in startups he has fulfilled his dream of nurturing his own startup and hopes OK Listen! will serve as a meaningfu...

The Pop duo discuss the important factors involved while selecting schools for their children. They are joined by Nadir's childhood friend Yusuf Lokhandwala.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-...

This week, the Pop duo discuss Pre school education with Jeetu Karsan, CEO of Safari Kid India. With over 20 years of experience in the fields of IT, advertising and education, Jeetu is also an avid writer on various subjects ranging from education, business to parenting. He is a dad to a daughter and son. Safari Kid is one of the fastest-growing preschool brands in the world with presence in USA,...

The Pop duo wrap up father's month with another Indian dad abroad, Sandeep Asrani. Sandeep is the Head of Mobile at The Economist and recently moved to London, UK with his wife and 7 year old daughter.  He talks to the Pop duo about his journey from India to the UK and the transition while being a  parent.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this...

On this Father's Day Special episode, the Pop duo are in conversation with Aditya  Tiwari - India's youngest single dad through adoption. He shares his parenting experience post adopting his son Avnish and much more.  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing...

A #ThrowbackThursday on Father's day month, here is one of our early episodes. On this episode, the Pop duo discuss the stages before they became Dads - finding the perfect partner and the right time to become parents. The Pop duo go through the initial stages of togetherness and how they took to 'planning' in a big way. Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency....