The Prakhar Gupta Xperience

Mark Thompson is a student at Columbia University. Mark served for 6 years in the US Navy before bag packing across the country and then finally ending up at Columbia. Mark talks about growing up in the middle of nowhere in Colorado, being in the armed forces, the discipline it took, reforming identities and his goal for life. TO SUPPORT THIS PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TO IT AND LEAVE A REVIEW. I ALWAYS RE...

In the first episode of the approaching series I spoke about Happiness and how meaning was integral to happiness. We all understand, if not consciously, almost intuitively the inherent meaninglessness of life. There is no meaning except the one we choose to believe in. People who find it hard to construct meaning for themselves find themselves flirting with existential dread and engaging in nihili...

On this light hearted episode, Alex articulates the strongest possible Pro Marijuana and Pro Alcohol arguments. Marijuana and Alcohol are substances neither Alex nor I promote. However the discussion about which is a better poison haunts parties and workplaces alike. People settle or unsettle romances and friendships on this issue. Alex brings his quick wit, sharp analysis and his stand-up comic s...

On this episode of the podcast, your host Prakhar delves into his journey with happiness. He speaks about his past and present and how he uses the experiences, wisdom and knowledge from the two to shape his future. He divulges into his personal recipe for happiness via tools of scientific inquiries and books.  'I have forever been holding happiness as a central theme in my life. I have thought, re...

Alex Stein is a student of Neuroscience and Computer Science at Columbia University. Previously, Alex has completed a degree in Business management and worked as an energy advisor for 2 years before deciding to quit and begin at Columbia. Alex also holds two martial arts black belts- one in Tae kwon do and one in Hap ki do. On this episode we talk about how martial arts shapes a person, why it is...

Welcome to PG Radio and welcome to the newest series of PG Radio. This series is very close to my heart. I have been an active conversationalist for the most part of my adult life and I have often bumped across issues that have starkly polarized sides. Very often, especially in debates that are politically or emotionally charged, there is a great divide between the two sides of an arguments. Repub...

*I do not support the complete analysis of this episode any longer. That is not to say I think the Modi Government is anti-muslim* On this episode of the podcast, Prakhar delves into the extremely pertinent question that faces India's population now- Is the Modi Government Anti Muslim? Prakhar parses through a variety of data, going point by point into the details of theoretical, perceptual, stati...

*I do not support the complete analysis of this episode any longer. That is not to say I think the Modi Government is anti-muslim* On this episode of the podcast, Prakhar delves into the extremely pertinent question that faces India's population now- Is the Modi Government Anti Muslim? Prakhar parses through a variety of data, going point by point into the details of theoretical, perceptual, stati...

Perry Sidhu grew up in the small town of Redding in Northern California before he moved to LA to become an actor. He is now a student of Philosophy at Columbia University. Perry is the co-founder and founding President of Colloquia - a multi-partisan organization that pursues the a free exchange of ideas as a fundamental value to its academic setting. On this episode of the podcast we discuss Coll...

On this episode of the podcast, Prakhar experiments with a new format, scramble- a free flowing, unstructured conversation/monologue focusing on a specific event, person or idea. This episode of Scramble focuses on the key takeaways from the historic victory of BJP led National Democratic Alliance's in the General Elections of India in 2019. Prakhar elucidates, point-by-point, on his analysis of t...

Phil talks about his time as an physically unique high school football player, a combat cameraman in love with art and his exploits as an amateur film-maker who cannot help but bleed poetry into his creation. Phillip Lee Diab grew up in the small town of Columbus, Ohio. He went on to join the military as a combat cameraman at 18, where he worked with the Special Forces in Afghanistan. Eventually a...

Listen to Sudhanshu talk about his journey of creating a platform for the voice of India's youth, his take on the gerontocracy that permeates the Indian society and institutions and how he plans to challenge it in his own right. Sudhanshu Kaushik is a graduate from NYU, a post graduate from Oxford and currently a PhD candidate at Columbia University. Sudhanshu is also the founder of Young India Fo...

Listen to the founders of Mindful Columbia talk about the journey that led them to their means of spirituality. Eden and Ali talk about their past, their engagements at Columbia and how they want to better the community at Columbia one step at a time with their hard sought wisdom and embracing love. Ali describes Eden as 'A sweet, sensitive soul and dedicated worker, Eden is a former ballerina, an...

Damian Jungermann is a military vet and a student of American studies at Columbia University. Damian talks about Thomas Sowell, Milton Friedman, campus culture, the need for free discourse on college campuses and his dive into philosophy, political and economic literature.

Confused by dating norms in 2019? Frustrated by online dating or casual sex? Interested to learn more about the science behind our sexual choices? Listen to psychologist Lawrence Ian Reed and sex researcher Dr. Zhana Vrangalova from NYU talk about the science behind sex, dating and romance.

Brian Altamirano talks with Prakhar about his exploits as a military man, and his current success in the real estate market across the United States, all while juggling his academics at Columbia.

Noam Oren, a mil-vet from Israel, now a student at Columbia, speaks about growing up in Israel, the conflict, how stories shape experiences and his enterprise in the field of immersive story telling.

Discover the awe-inspiring story of a Sai Suhas Kopparapu, a young social entrepreneur at Columbia University who is changing the landscape of social activism and sustainable development in India