Cyrus Says

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined Tony Sebastian (co-host of Simblified podcast), along with Amit and Antariksh to talk about some very interesting topics in the news, like - the 'Sardar Patel Stadium' in Motera, Ahmedabad being renamed to 'Narendra Modi Stadium' with the two bowling ends being named the 'Reliance' and the 'Adani' ends, activist Disha Ravi getting bail after a week of being arrested without evidence and what the Delhi Court Judge Dharmender Rana said on the case while granting her bail plea, petrol prices skyrocketing in India, Australia passing landmark law that requires tech companies like Facebook and Google to pay for news, and lots more.Check out #Simblified: https://ivmpodcasts.com/simblifiedFollow Tony on Instagram and Twitter: https://instagram.com/notytony and https://twitter.com/notytonyYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https:

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Varun Deshpande, Managing Director of Good Food Institute, India & Co-host of the 'Feeding 10 Billion' podcast. They talk about Varun's recent feature in GQ's '25 Most Influential Young Indians' list, what the Good Food Institute's goal is, where plant-based and cell-based meats and other foods stand today, the aim to have these alternately sourced foods taste as close to traditionally sourced foods as possible, how it's even possible to make plants taste like meat, working with Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza's new plant-based meat initiative called 'Imagine Meats' and how the Good Food Institute is involved with that, working with other entrepreneurs to come out with good and delicious plant-based foods, GFI India's partnership with XPRIZE and 'The India Smart Protein Innovation Challenge', and tons more. They also answer some pressing AMA questions, so don't miss those.Follow Good Food Institute India on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/GoodFoodIndia

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by standup comedian Sahil Shah to talk about how he got started in comedy, starting out with the first wave of standup comics in India, forming the EIC - East India Comedy collective, and lots more. They also talk about the power of self-deprecating humour, starting doing open mics at the ripe old age of 17 to 18 years, using area names of Mumbai as insults, coming from a family of doctors, how he told his parents that he was doing comedy, how his father tried standup as well because of him, starting to make money through comedy and what that felt like.They also get into how Sahil got his Amazon Prime Special called 'Childish Behaviour', what the show was about, the EIC vs Bollywood shows and how those came about, his YouTube chat show called 'Unpopular Opinions', and tons more. Cyrus and Sahil also answer some fun AMA questions and Sahil tells us the origins of JMDLR on his show.Tune in for tons of laughs.Follow Sahil on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/SahilBulla

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Antariksh to talk about some pressing topics in the news like Mumbai and Maharashtra possibly going back into strict lockdowns with new COVID cases on the rise, the new strain of coronavirus emerging in Maharashtra, the quota put on the police to catch specific number of people without masks, the Texas Freeze disaster and how bad it's really gotten, Texas Senator Ted Cruz getting caught 'escaping' to Cancun in Mexico in the middle of this crisis, and then making the excuse of 'wanting to be a good father' after getting caught, what it'll be like when partial lockdowns are lifted altogether once this pandemic is finally done with, the phrase "what's the crowd like?", and lots lots more.You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-maili

A Valentine's Day special 5 days after Valentine's Day! That's how we do it!Cyrus is joined by his 'better halves' Ayesha Broacha and Kunal Vijayakar, along with Amit, for an episode of endless hilarious banter and to talk about their relationships with Cyrus, what he's like to live with, how him being technologically backward affects the relationship, and tons tons more. They also get to tons of fun and hilarious AMA questions, so don't miss those.Follow Ayesha on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ayeshabroachaFollow Kunal @kunalvijayakar on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/kunalvijayakar and https://instagram.com/kunalvijayakarYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha )In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do

On this episode of Cock & Bull, struggling through a not-so-friendly internet connection, Cyrus is joined by comedian Sriraam Padmanabhan, along with Amit and Antariksh, to talk about some updates on the vaccination drives in India and how the govt. data shows that only about 4% of beneficiaries have shown up for the 2nd dose of the vaccine, and more. They also discuss the news about 30 Taliban terrorists getting killed in a bomb-making class gone wrong, packs of blue dogs in Russian and tons more.You can follow Sriraam on Instagram & Twitter @sriraampCheck out Sriraam's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1BMzdz6j55lNSawIZOn2AYou can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit.You can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht.Do send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @cyrus_broacha ( https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_broacha )In case you're late to the party and

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Television Hosts and presenters Rocky Singh and Mayur Sharma. They are known for their wide variety of food and travel shows. On this episode, they talk about their new show on Zee Zest called 'Goan Gullies', how 15 years of experience in the food industry has led them to Goan Gullies, what's it been like knowing each other throughout their lives, Rocky's love for Kunal Vijayakar, all their other shows that they can't talk about (as they're not supposed to talk about them), how Rocky and Mayur became friends as kids in 1976 when Rocky saved Mayur from some bullies, Mayur staying in Goa for the last 4 years, how their show Goan Gullies takes you to the streets and gullies of Goa away from the beaches, the booze, the noise and the parties, etc, Goa being the 8th biggest biodiversity hotspot in the world, what they really like about Goa and what they don't, crocodiles in Goa, why they love talking about food and it's difficult to get tired of it, Rocky being a non-vegetarian w

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about some crazy news stories, like the pitch at the cricket stadium at Chepauk, activists facing consequences for protesting and sharing Greta Thunberg's protest 'toolkit', what a 'protest toolkit' actually is, the fundamental disrespect for speech that we are seeing in India right now, Sachin Tendulkar and his tweet in support the govt., celebrities that seem to respond to arm-twisting by the government, internet shutdowns, the military coup in Myanmar and the measures they're taking to block internet access in their country, the UP government tracking internet usage more closely and that one can get in trouble for viewing porn on the internet, answer some fun AMA questions, and lots more.You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions

On this episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Amol Muzumdar, Cricketer and Cricket Coach, one of the greats in Indian cricket, to talk about Amol's amazing and long career in domestic cricket, the fact that he paradoxically never played for India internationally, Amol breaking the record for the highest number of runs scored in domestic cricket in Ranji Trophy, how Amol got into cricket, coming from a very sporty family where his father and uncle used to play for their bank's cricket teams, how Amol wanted to be an athlete at first, scoring a century in his first U15 game, being on the same school time as Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, how he was to be the next batsman during the famous Sachin-Kambli 664 runs partnership in their school days, Shivaji Park being the place for burgeoning cricket talent in the 80's, having to answer the question about why he feels he never made it to the international team despite his amazingly stellar record and history, how he got over that, making the move to Assam la

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Dr. Munjaal Kapadia, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, host of the She Says She's Fine podcast, and Director, Namaha Healthcare, Mumbai and Ramaben Hospital, Navsari. Cyrus talks to Dr. Munjaal about growing up in a family of doctors, discuss some cases of weird objects getting stuck in private parts, not judging fetishes, how Dr. Munjaal and his family ended up starting a hospital in Mumbai, not having degrees hung up all over the walls like most doctors' offices, stories of women hitting their spouses during deliveries, the vaccination drives in India, Dr. Munjaal having just gotten vaccinated for the coronavirus, whether the vaccines currently available are safe and can be trusted, and lots lots more.Follow Dr. Munjaal on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/ScissorTongue and https://instagram.com/scissortongueYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Akash Banerjee from The Deshbhakt YouTube channel. Akash is a political satirist & host at The Deshbhakt and Founder & Head Chatterbox at @SocialBakBak.Cyrus and Akash talk about tons of interesting topics - from Akash's origin story from working at MTV and Times Now, his book which he doesn't talk about (because the foreword of the book was written by Arnab Goswami a long ling time ago), working as an RJ for Radio Mirchi and doing a show called 'Dil Chahta Hai' as Dr. Love for them, then going to work at Times Now and TV News, then going back on to radio to become Radio Mirchi's Associate Vice President and Programming Head for Delhi, North and East India and controlling 17 radio stations for them, working in TV news for 10 years, working with Newslaundry as a freelancer, starting his satirical YouTube channel which has now amassed quite a following, being particular about how they do their research, not doing personal or non-factual attacks, studying at Hindu Coll

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Zarrar Said, author of the new book 'Pureland', a book that got banned in Pakistan - it's a fiction book based on an actual man named Abdul Salam, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics, but then was banished from his country. Cyrus and Zarrar talk about his new book and why it got banned in Pakistan and some other countries, why retailers even in India refused to have it on their shelves, all the anti-Pakistan sentiment that was involved right after the 2019 Pulwama attack, thinking of himself as satirist in the literary medium, how India is the biggest m<<<34arket in the publishing world, how Zarrar used to once work for a publisher and got the task of writing a piece on Abdul Salam and got mesmerised by the story, being born in Lahore and growing up in Dubai and New York, the Indian mathematician 'Srinivasa Ramanujan' and lots lots more.Follow Zaid on Instagram: https://instagram.com/zarrarsaidYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Dr. Ashish Contractor, Director: Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital,Mumbai. Dr. Contractor is an expert in the medical field as well as a marathoner. Cyrus and Dr. Contractor talk about preventive cardiology and sports cardiology, his book called 'The Heart Truth' which talks about living with heart disease, eating eggs after working out, whether things like egg yolks and desi ghee are good for us, how people considering themselves to be knowledgeable about medical matters has become quite a problem, the effect of COVID on medical practices, the downsides of being locked up at home due to coronavirus, the doctor's love for running and how everyone can take it up, running super early in the morning, Dr. Contractor cycling all the way to Pune from Mumbai and back with a couple of friends, the first two Parsis who caught COVID, fitness levels in cricket nowadays, and lots lots more.Follow Dr. Contractor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrC

On this episode of Cock & Bull, Cyrus is joined by Pavan Srinath (host of The Pragati Podcast and Thale-Harate Kannada Podcast), along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about Cyrus' background looking less like a government office with all the files gone, about, Pavan's two podcasts on the IVM Podcasts network, his recent travel to Goa - how he was taken aback by the non-strictness of COVID precautions on the flight, Munawar Faruqui finally being granted bail after being in jail for more than a month without evidence for a joke he did not tell - the Supreme Court's interference on this topic, India having had more than 400 internet shutdowns in the last four years - the most for any democratic country, why is it so easy for our authorities to call for internet shutdowns in the first place, internet shutdowns in Kashmir, the Indian Gin Revolution and how gin has become a very popular drink in the country with quite a few good brands our there now, the appeal of gin in comparison to vodka or other

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Gaurav Sharma (aka Sharma G), Chief Programming & Digital Strategy Officer for Fever FM, Radio Nasha & Radio One, India’s most successful Radio Network. They talk about Gaurav's journey, how things started out for him, being fond of theatre since his school days, coming across radio in the 90’s, his Planet M venture from the early 2000's, other radio stations that got everything started for Cyrus and Gaurav, cricket and how background music makes the experience totally different, and reminisce as they talk about RJ Bryan Tellus and RJ Jeeturaaj, how their love for radio is still on with Bryan still doing radio, Gaurav's favourite genre of music, if podcasts will take over radio in the near future, the story of a 27-year old woman duping guys and girls dating apps, the Supreme Court saying that trees are worth Rs. 74,500/-, and for the first time on the podcast, Gaurav, Cyrus and Silverie play a round of Antakshari. Do tune in for some huge laughs.Follow Gaurav on Tw

On this episode of Cyrus Says, Cyrus is joined by Utsav Mamoria, the host of Postcards From Nowhere on the IVM Network, along with Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about Utsav's podcast and the new theme 'alien landscapes' on it, Utsav shifting to Manali for two months, Rihana's tweet about the farmers' protests in India and Kangana (and other celebs') response to them, the military coup in Myanmar and why it seems to have taken place, Jeff Bezos stepping down as the CEO of Amazon, and a whole lot more.Check out Utsav's podcast 'Postcards From Nowhere': https://ivmpodcasts.com/postcards-from-nowhereFollow Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42: https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Bro

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Anant Rangaswami, Advertiser, Author & Editor of MELT on WION TV. They talk about the posters of famous people that Anant has behind him during the recording - from Johnny Depp to Sachin Tendulkar, and then take us back in time and talk about Anant's initial years in advertising, writing two books and what they were about, the best and worst ads ever made, they touch upon the Myanmar coup and the video of the aerobics instructor dancing as the coup unfolded behind her, talk about the ridiculousness of the whole Myntra logo debacle and draws parallels between that and the Tanishq ad 'controversy' from back in October. Anant also says that governments should come out and say that ads are just ads, how a lot of our politicians are in interfaith marriages, what the future of advertising could be if we carry on on this path of taking offense, and lots more.Follow Anant on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/AnantRangaswami and https://www.instagram.com/anantrangaswa

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by the great Prakash Bhanu Mehta, celebrated Indian Academician and Contributing Editor & Columnist for The Indian Express. Pratap is also an author, scholar and commentator. Cyrus and Pratap discuss various aspects of the Budget 2021, how a budget is basically a promise by the government which is contingent on lots of 'if this happens, then this promise will be redeemed', how the Budget 2021 is actually pretty good, what has gotten people excited about the budget, brand announcements about privatisation like that of Air India, how the budgets for the agriculture sector have gotten better, other positive aspects of the Budget, how the new budget will affect middle class families, what Me. Mehta thinks about the GameStop stock frenzy, and lots lots more.Follow Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Twitter @pbmehta: https://twitter.com/pbmehtaYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by Amit and Silverie (Antariksh) to talk about Kunal Kamra's extremely ballsy affidavit in response to the contempt proceedings taking place against him in the Supreme Court, a Congress MLC from Karnataka getting caught for watching 'adult content' during an Assembly session and the ridiculous reason he gave after it came out in the news, Amit takes us through the whole Gamestop-Wall Street-Reddit saga, how small investors took on some massive hedge funds, how trading works in India versus the US and also Kangana Ranuat posting a tweet glorifying Nathuram Godse on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. All this and tons more on this episode.You can follow Amit on Instagram & Twitter @DoshiAmit: https://twitter.com/doshiamit and https://instagram.com/doshiamitYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follo

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by actor and writer Hemant Kher (Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story), he talks about playing Ashwin Mehta on the show Scam 1992 directed by Hansal Mehta, studying at National School of Drama, Cyrus and Hemant's common friendship with Gopal Dutt, how he got into writing non-fiction shows and also working on them as a creative director, the non-difference between an 'associate director' and an 'assistant director', what working with Hansal Mehta was like, a brochure that changed his life - a brochure of NSD, doing B.Sc. in Chemistry, not liking the process of auditions, and talk about comedian Munawar Faruqui being denied bail yet again by Madhya Pradesh High Court. All this and lots more on this episode.Follow Hemant Kher on Twitter & Instagram: https://twitter.com/hemantgkher and https://instagram.com/hemant.kherYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing