The Chai Tea Podcast

In this episode, the gang talks about tales from school, the games they invented, house rivalries, and much more. Follow us on X: https://x.com/chaiteapod Find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chaiteapod.bsky.social

The gang comes together for a pongal/sankranthi episode talking about celebrating the festivals growing up and how they are observed in different cities & cultures. Follow us on X: https://x.com/chaiteapod Find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chaiteapod.bsky.social

Take a trip with us down memory lane when you had to queue up to buy the audio cassette for the newest release. The agony of winding the spool with a pencil, discovering lyrics in the inlay card, and the horrors of taping something over. Follow us on X: https://x.com/chaiteapod Find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chaiteapod.bsky.social

It's a new year and a new start(yet again) as we take a step into the world of video. Here we are with a renewed promise to be more regular and the enthusiasm of a pilot episode! Join us as we talk about the good, bad & ugly world of diets and food fads. Find us on X: https://x.com/ChaiTeaPod

Boondi and Max get on the nostalgia train talking about the ads from the 90s and try to pick some of the favorites across different product groups.

The gang is back for season 2 with a lot more vigor and a commitment to put something out a lot more frequently. In this episode we talk about our stories form visiting the Disney Parks and hark back to the times growing up where Eseel World, Black Thunder, VGP and Kishkinta were all we dreamed of!

Oh we're back and talking about our memories of watching the 96' cricket world cup growing up in India. Pod regulars Boondi, Yam & Max go down memory lane with tales from school as they relive the magical moments.

As promised we're back with an episode dedicated to the 5 volumes of Ponniyin Selvan. We spoke about a lot of the themes, the politics and how Kalki shaped some of the most memorable characters. Boondi, Yam & Max were joined by returning guest @nantalaks as the began to explore the world of one of the most popular tamil literary works.

The WTC final is upon us and we're here to talk about it. Join us in tracking the journey of the finalists IND & AUS, players to watch, mouth watering battles and predictions. This episode features the regular crew of Boondi, Yam & Max as they gear up to this mouth watering climax.

We're talking about the cinema adaptation of the great tamil epic, Ponniyin Selvan. Super excited to bring you this episode where we we breakdown both the movies and talk about what we liked, what didn't work for us and oh the music! Boondi, Yam & Max are joined by podcast debutants @enthahotness , @nivik & @nantalaks . Show notes: Here's Entha's PS2 sumamary Boondi with he...

On this episode Boondi, Max & Yam are joined by Sohini who's a journalist and a cricket crazy fan. She can be found on twitter @Mittermaniac. As a follow up to our preview episode, we look at how the teams fared and how they ended the inaugural season. We pick out our favorite players and talk about what we'd like to see in the coming seasons.

We got the crew to review the recently concluded BGT and spend time dissecting each test match. To add some gravitas, we were joined by Sriram Dayanand who goes as @sdayanand on twitter. This was a long but insanely fun episode rounded off by our favorite moments and players from the series.

With the Inaugural WPL around the corner, Boondi, Yam & Max sat down to talk about the teams and their prospects. They were joined by special guest @ImVHarini who unfortunately had audio issues. Sit back and listen as we delve into the make up of every team, their strengths and weaknesses and make a few bold predictions on where we think they will end up. The gang will revisit the topic at the...

As promised we're back with another k-drama episode. Thank you for all the love and comments on the first one, we got the same crew back to list out their favorites. Boondi, yam & max are joined by Chini & Poorvaja to put out what we could describe as the best K-Drama recco list of the year! Share it with our friends, subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform, and leave us your co...

Here's part two of our discussion on the Border Gavaskar trophy with the series starting in a couple of days. Boondi, Yam & Max go down memory lane charting the rise of Virat and the others as the fab four bowed out at the turn of the previous decade. We end by looking at the squads for the current series and our predictions. PS: Yam's views are solely his own and we take no responsibility for...

With the 2023 Border Gavaskar trophy right around the corner, the crew decided to go down memory lane and talk about every series. In this episode, Boondi, Yam & Max take you back to the first edition of the series all the way to the 2008 series. We talk about our stories and anecdotes as we traverse the timelines of the games and pick our favorite moments. With the episode running well past 3...

In this episode, we break into the world of K-Dramas and look at how this south Korean cultural export is now a global phenomenon. The podcast regulars Boondi, Yam & Max are joined by special guests Chini & Poorvaja. Pour yourself some soju as we explore the different themes, story arcs, and plot devices and try to decode their popularity.

2022 has been one of the most important years in the world of sports. Our trio of Boondi, Yam & Max look back at the retirements in Tennis with Roger & Serena and the names that are set to take their spot. We then move onto soccer and what a memorable world cup we had with Messi & Argentina. And then we spent a lot of time talking about the Indian women's cricket team and the two major...

What a year 2022 ha been for Indian cinema. Join Boondi, Yam & Max as they recall their memorable trips from the year an then talk about the movies they've watched. Sit back and relax, because this is going to be a smooth ride across the major industries and our trio tries to pick their top 3 from each.  Bonus Feature: Boondi lists her K-drama favorites and compiles a must watch list for...

In this episode we celebrate Superstar Rajinikanth on his birthday and the re-release of Baba(2002). Join Max, Bondi & Yam as they recant their favorite Thalaivar performances, scenes, most memorable songs and roles they would have loved to see Rajini in. We also read out a few responses we got from our friends on twitter, Do hit us up with your suggestions if you feel we missed any.

For our pilot episode we talk about our experiences around thanksgiving, meeting family, getting caught in the Black Friday frenzy and more! We cap out the episode with shows/movies that we're watching and what we're looking forward to watch next. On this episode we have @maxdavinci , @aakripasta & @yamsivam .