The Prakhar Gupta Xperience

Prakhar sits down with Joseph LeDoux, a global authority on the neuroscience of consciousness, fear circuit, anxiety and emotions, to talk about his research, the experience of consciousness and the concept of fear.

Sirhud and Prakhar talk about masculinity in India, the social and psychological reasons for distorted masculinity, fitness culture, Sirhud's personal journey, his mentorship program, his social network wesbite, his youtube fame and plans for his future. Sirhud is a masculinity coach, entrepreneur and media personality from Pune, India. Youtube Hindi- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWS1rR6bWq_v5...

Prakhar is joined by Patricia Marcoccia and Maziar Ghaderi, the co-creators of the docu-film The Rise of Jordan Peterson, and Parvir 'Perry' Sidhu, the founder president of Colloquia. Patricia and Maziar are the cofounders of Holding Space Films in Canada and are currently touring with the film screening it across the world. Prakhar, Perry, Maz and Patricia talk about Peterson's influence on their...

Roy is a high energy particle physicist currently involved with the ATLAS project at CERN Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. He has also been part of the T2K project in Japan and is current pursuing graduate work in high energy physics at Technion Israel Institute of Technology. Previously, Roy has studied at Imperial College of London. Roy and Prakhar talk about CERN LHC, High energy physics, quant...

Kirat and Prakhar talk about contemplative sciences, Kirat's journey with Buddhism, the Feminine, the masculine, the dance of the two, mental health, plant medicine, meditation and finding yourself. Kirat is a certified meditation instructor and contemplative mentor for women. She is also a student of psychology and contemplative sciences at Columbia University. You can find Kirat's mentorship pro...

Prakhar and Scott discuss humor, identity, intelligence, creativity, disability, psychedelics and meditation.  Scott Barry Kaufman is listed on Business Insider as one of the "50 groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way we see the world". He is a Psychologist, author and podcaster. He is also a professor of psychology at Barnard College at Columbia University. Previously, Scott has been...

Zach Heckendorf  is a songwriter and musical performer. Zach recently concluded a west coast tour in America and his next album 'Hawk Talk' is out early 2020. Prakhar and Zach pull apart the many facets of being an artist, especially a young artist in these times, and how the artist approaches art and his audience.  Website- http://www.zachheckendorf.com/ Instagram- @zheckendorf  Facebook- https:/...

@Slantnyc (instagram) is a media company aimed at illuminating the political opinion of America without trivializing or hyperbolizing it. Leo (@leonard_256) and Franco ( @gfrancobello) are the founders of Slant NYC and their mission is to restore a national sanity with respect to political discourse. Their first video series 'The People Speak' is now online on their instagram @slantnyc. Prakhar an...

On this episode of ASKPG, Avnish and I discuss the many forms of over stimulation and perversion in modern civilization and the shadows this phenomenon casts on social and political spectrums.  Avnish Mehra is a masters student at Columbia University pursuing his degree in South Asian Studies.

Thomas Li is a student of Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New York. He grew up in Shenzen, China at the border of Hong Kong and China. Prakhar and Thomas discuss the role of the recent Hong Kong protest in the light of Hong Kong's history with China and try to pull threads together to comment on the similarities of the circumstance with the current communication shut down in Kashm...

Shymak Lamba is an entrepreneur, a former graduate from The University of Manchester and Delhi Univeristy. He was formerly a pageant boy. Naman Arora is a student at the Western Sydney University and a DJ.  TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A REVIEW. I ALWAYS READ THEM IN THE HOPE TO MAKE THIS A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF YOU.

Siddharth Parashar is a former comedy entrepreneur, (I should have mentioned in the intro that he sold jokes for 5 rs/ piece in high school), and a current Law Student at Government Law College, Mumbai. Siddharth is infamous for laughing at everything and believing in weird stuff. He is also the #1 Fan of PGRADIO. Needless to say 'Sidlord' and I go back years.

Naqaab47 is a rapper from New Delhi, India. He recently launched an EP with Shoals called Paidaish. Paidaish is a coming of age story that explores the journey of giving birth to who you are. Produced in collaboration with Shoals. Artwork by Beth Bolas. Soundcloud Link Paidaish- https://soundcloud.com/naqaab47/sets/paidaish-ep Spotify Link Paidaish- https://open.spotify.com/album/5AV9dZgvn0lB8K4pQ...

Mirvaan Vinayak is the youngest Masterchef India finalist and the host of the FoodXP TV-show Fuse it with Mirvaan (https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/7a9ec499-6531-4c75-95fe-3cd1e9fa12d4). Mirvaan is also part of Mira Nair's critically acclaimed musical Monsoon Wedding (https://www.news18.com/news/movies/mira-nair-plans-to-bring-musical-adaptation-of-the-monsoon-wedding-to-india-1635173.html)....

Over Gin and Coffee is a travel and lifestyle blog (@overginandcoffee) that is run by Kriti Sethi and Vrinda Singh. Kriti and Vrinda talk about the many components of Over Gin and Coffee, their travels, their journey in life and their vision for the women of India in the digital marketplace. You can find their work @overginandcoffee and https://overginandcoffee.wordpress.com/

On this episode of PGRADIO, I answer the question as to what constitutes the concept of moving on? Is forgiving enough? What if the residue or the imprint of the instance or memory remains? Is that still moving on? Is absolute forgiveness possible?  Rohan Sharma is a Masters candidate for a degree in Finance from the EDHEC Business School, Nice.  TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A...

On this episode of PGRADIO, I talk to one of the most formidable voices Ive known, Arjun Raina. Arjun is a musician and a student of Economics at the USC. Arjun is also graduated from the world renowned UWCAC. Arjun belongs to an indigenous community from Kashmir who were expelled out of their homeland 30 years before Article 370 was abolished. They havent been able to return home since.

On this episode of the podcast, I get together with my friends to talk about my experience at the 10 day vipassana meditation retreat in Wisconsin. I am joined by Aaks Sharma and Akshal Jhawar for the length of it and Ritin Bhatia and Bharat Mago for parts of the discussion. Vipassana Website- https://www.dhamma.org/ TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A REVIEW. I ALWAYS READ THEM IN...

On the newest format on PGRADIO, Prakahr elicits questions from people and tries to answer them. Aaks Sharma is an ad executive, a theatre actor and a poet. Prakhar and Aaks talks about the inevitable discomfort that comes with social circumstance and how one should construe their approach towards it. TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A REVIEW. I ALWAYS READ THEM IN THE HOPE TO MAK...

Damian Jungermann is a military vet and a student of American studies at Columbia University. Damian talks about his time post-service, how he dealt with the PTSD and depression, the importance of Great Books and how Great Books found their way into his life, Hegel, Kojeve and Neoconservatism.  TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A REVIEW. I ALWAYS READ THEM IN THE HOPE TO MAKE THIS...

In this very casual conversation spanning themes in science, philosophy, psychology and life, I speak to Thomas Li, one of the smartest teenagers I have met.  Thomas Li is a student at Columbia University in the City of New York.  TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A REVIEW. I ALWAYS READ THEM IN THE HOPE TO MAKE THIS A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF YOU.

Prakhar delves into the variety of thoughts that occupy his mind a day before he enters the 10 day long, 12 hour a day, silent, Buddhist meditation retreat in the middle of nowhere in Wisconsin. Prakhar, the host of this podcast, is a student of Economics and Psychology at Columbia University in the City of New York. He has been a student of accountancy, finance and corporate law in the past. He s...

Vinamre Kasanaa is the host of The Vitruvian Man Podcast  and holds a degree in Communications from  Boston University's College of Communication. Prakhar and Vinamre are old friends and have collaborated before for multiple artistic projects. Vinamre was born and raised in Faridabad, a suburb of New Delhi, and the co-author of the The Urban Armpit web series and a needlessly fanatical admirer of...

On this episode of SCRAMBLE, Prakhar talks about how one's interaction with themselves affects their interaction with other people- how the chatter on the inside affects the conversations on the outside. This question was submitted to Prakhar on one of his social media handles. To submit questions to Prakhar please reach out to him on instagram @prvkhvr or at his email mailme.prakhargupta@gmail.co...

David Chester is a student at Duke University. He is pursuing a masters degree in Data science. David is extremely fond of philosophy and quant and has been an athlete in a past life. David and I speak about sports, the concept of causality, how philosophy and quantitative sciences are related and why he chose the drudgery of data science. TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A REVIEW...