The Raz Patel Show

Imagine walking away from global stardom at the peak of your career to raise a family in suburban Texas. Bollywood icon Meenakshi Seshadri joins us to share her incredible journey of reinvention, from being the heartbeat of Indian cinema to finding her true self in the quiet moments of motherhood and spirituality. This is a story about the courage to begin again and the power of choosing your own...

What happens when global fame still isn't enough? In this episode of The Raz Patel Show, Big Bang Theory actor Kunal Nayyar explains why fame wasn't enough and what he built next – opening up about life after Raj Koothrappali, family, anxiety, identity, and the deeply personal experience that pushed him to create IQ 1to1 and Roll Call for families around the world. Kunal and Raz go far beyond a ty...

Most success stories skip the uncomfortable details. This one doesn't. Next week on The Raz Patel Show: Janelle Harris. They tried to silence her voice. She didn't just reclaim it. She turned it into power. Now she's helping others do the same through Exist Magazine. This is what happens when you refuse to stay silent. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 This is The Raz Patel Show. Frozen to Fearless. T...

South Asians send billions back home every year. But who is feeding the family next door? A tech founder. A Hyatt banquet chef. A dedicated mother. They left their careers to answer that question. What started as one woman's grief became a grassroots movement: Anna Sudha Community Kitchens, now serving 6,500 meals every month across Northern Virginia. Zero government funding. Zero paid staff. Sixt...

Everyone told her to pick a lane. Cori Linder ignored them. 25 years as a marketing executive. Wrote a book. Competed as a swim coach. All at the same time. She refused to choose—and proved she didn't have to. But here's what actually matters: How do you turn being "complicated" into your competitive edge? In this episode, Cori shares the Identity Pivot—the exact reframe that transforms how you an...

Millions are taking GLP-1 medications. Almost nobody knows what happens next. Ana Reisdorf is a Registered Dietitian who's worked with hundreds of GLP-1 patients. She's giving you everything your doctor skipped: the silent muscle loss, the identity crisis when your body changes faster than your mind, why most people regain everything after stopping. But here's what actually matters: What does sust...

He flew to Venezuela for a business meeting. He didn't come home for 1,777 days. Jose Pereira was a senior executive at CITGO Petroleum until November 2017, when a routine trip to Caracas turned into nearly five years of wrongful imprisonment on fabricated charges. One of the most condemned cases of hostage diplomacy in recent history. But here's what matters: How do you survive that? And what do...

World-class hospitality looks perfect from the outside. Nobody talks about what it costs the people running it. Most leaders choose: Excellence OR wellbeing. Not both. Torsten Richter, General Manager of the legendary Anantara Siam Bangkok, proved there's another way. In this episode, Torsten unpacks: - The leadership philosophy that builds legendary without burning people out - Why emotional inte...

$67. That's all he had at 16 years old. Today, His Excellency Nawab Syed Algazi represents 88 countries on the world stage. No connections. No safety net. No plan B. Just an unshakeable belief that purpose is more powerful than circumstance—and the discipline to prove it every single day for decades. In this episode, Raz sits down with H.E. Nawab Syed Algazi to unpack: - The mindset that builds em...

They tried to silence her. Most people stay silent after that. Samantha Barber didn't. She built a movement so powerful it's now changing the lives of hundreds of families. But here's what actually matters: How did she transform being silenced INTO a voice that changes systems? In this conversation, Samantha reveals: - The exact moment she chose courage over compliance (and what that decision cost...

She grew up in Flint, Michigan with nothing. She left as  the greatest woman combat sports has ever seen. Claressa Shields is a 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist, 4-time Undisputed World Champion and professional MMA fighter — the GWOAT. But in this episode she's not talking about trophies. She's talking about the battles nobody sees. The fight to be taken seriously in a sport that didn't want her. The...

Nobody talks enough about the friendships that actually  keep you alive. In this Friendsgiving special, Raz sits with three incredible women — Anu Rao, Neetu Singh and Rita Vashee — for a raw, funny and deeply honest conversation about the friendships that shape us, the ones that break us, and everything in between. They go there. All of it. Friendships in your 20s vs your 40s and 50s. Motherhood,...

She found documents that changed everything. What was in them — she never saw coming. Sarita Chauhan walks into a room today as VP of Human Resources at YRCI — composed, accomplished, unshakeable. Nobody in that office knows what it took to get there. In this episode she opens the door on everything — the financial abuse, the manipulation, the cultural pressure that kept her silent, the homelessne...

The air is killing people across Southeast Asia. And almost nobody is talking about it. Dr. Yongyut Tiyapairat has served as Thailand's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Secretary to the Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly. He has spent decades at the intersection of politics, policy and environmental crisis — and in this episode he is not holding back. Smoke haze is...

A teenage boy. Trapped in a war zone. No way out. Everyone said it was impossible. What Tony Sabio did next — nobody saw coming. Tony Sabio is a U.S. Navy veteran, former Secret Service K-9 handler and CIA counterintelligence expert. When war broke out in Ukraine — he made a choice that would change everything. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to talk about what it actually feels like t...

Someone tried to silence a journalist with 50 years of truth telling behind him. It didn't work.   ⬇️ This one is for everyone who has ever been pressured to stay quiet.   Aziz Haniffa spent 50 years as Washington correspondent for India Abroad — the publication that gave generations of Indian-Americans their first mirror in American media. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to talk about...

A government exiled him. They dissolved his party. Took everything. He's still talking. They still can't stop him. Sam Rainsy co-founded the Cambodia National Rescue Party and became the voice of a nation's struggle for democracy. The government dissolved his party. Issued warrants for his arrest. Forced him into exile. He kept going anyway. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to talk abou...

She survived combat. Earned a Bronze Star. Then she came home and the real battle began. Patricia A. Watts served 22 years in the US Army. Battled PTSD. Then she took everything the military taught her about courage, discipline and service and aimed it at the world's most vulnerable people. She founded We Model USA and Seeds of Faith fighting human trafficking, empowering youth and creating econom...

Three elephants named Nee, La and Nun. Four people who gave everything to protect them. This is the conservation story nobody is telling. In Chiang Mai, Thailand, four extraordinary people have dedicated their lives to the quiet, daily work of protecting elephants with dignity and love — Wassana Thongsook, Borpit Chailert, Paruay Chailert and Kenneth Clyde McGregor. Together they built and sustain...

He earned 2 Michelin Stars before most chefs find their signature dish. Then came the moment that almost took it all away. Chef Chumpol Jangprai fell in love with cooking at age six. He went on to co-found R.HAAN one of Bangkok's most acclaimed restaurants and earn 2 Michelin Stars that put Thai cuisine on the global map. But this episode is not about the stars. It's about the moment he almost gav...

She stood on the biggest stage in the world. She won. What happened behind the crown — nobody has told you this. Praveenar Singh is Miss Universe Thailand 2025. In this episode she's joined by her pageant sisters — 1st Runner-Up Praew Ruangthong and 2nd Runner-Up Naruemol "Dale" Phimphakdee — for the conversation the pageant world never lets queens have in public. The real cost of winning. The par...

Everyone told him to show up on time. He showed up exactly when he was supposed to. Matt Dillon — known as The MD Effect — is a fashion forecaster, cultural architect and media personality who has appeared on NBC, FOX and CW. But this episode is not about fashion. It's about what happens when someone decides that being on time means showing up as exactly who you are — and building everything from...

She spent years surviving what he did to her. Then she chose to be the one in the room when he took his last breath. Lexi Carington was a child actress. Then came the emotional abuse, the chronic illness, the silence, the Hawaii wildfires. Then came the decision to come back — on her own terms, in her own skin, without apology. In this episode she sits down with Raz Patel to talk about what real f...

She grew up feeling like she was too Indian for the West and too Western for India. For years Bhavna Bhatia Roszel lived in that gap — navigating the pressure of cultural expectations, generational tradition and the quiet shame of never feeling like enough in either world. Then she wrote a book about it. The "I" in Indian is now a book club favorite — because it turns out millions of women know ex...

At 7 years old the system decided his future. He had other plans. Dr. Matthew Rosario survived foster care, served in the U.S. Navy, worked at the Pentagon and secured over $1.7 million in mental health grants to build ClearHorizon Forensic and Counseling Group — an organization dedicated to saving the youth every other system has given up on. In this episode he sits down with Raz Patel to reveal...