Since I moved back to Mumbai from Chicago and joined a gym, I had a question...why do we now do yoga the way white people do? Didn't we invent yoga in the first place?Well, to get a better understanding about the yoga/meditation industry in Mumbai, and how we have reconciled what yoga was (the version we started) and what yoga is (a western rebranding), I have invited two yoga instructors, Tanvi Rao and Riddhi Sajnani to the studio. We talk yoga and let me tell you, this conversation gets all kinds of trippy in the best way possible. Enjoy the episode!

Check out Tanvi at:

https://www.instagram.com/tanvvirao/

Check out Riddhi at:

https://www.instagram.com/riddhisajnani/

If you're reading this, I'll bet you've played a video game at some point in your life. We're in an age where children play them from a young age on their parents' phones.

But how many of you know about the people who actually make the games in question? That is what I hoped to do in this episode of the "Hipster Podcast" where I sit down with three absolute legends in the Indian gaming industry. Vaibhav Chavan (Culttales Interactive), Nikhil Malankar (Gameon Studios) and Hrishi Oberoi (Photon Tadpole Studios) are in the house and we're talking games, game development, game design...basically all things gaming with an Indian flavour! 

Check it out! And be sure to check out my guests below: 

Vaibhav Chavan

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@imvaibhavchavan

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/imvaibhavchavan/

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaibhavchavan-underdog/

Hrishi Oberoi

Twitter - https://twitter.com/frumiousbanders

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrishioberoi/?originalSubdomain=in

Nikhil Malankar

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@nikmlnkr

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nikmlnkr/?hl=en

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilmalankar/

Coffee has a long and storied history in India, from Baba Budaan smuggling a few beans from the middle east to the subcontinent and growing the first ever instance of Arabica coffee on non-Arabica soil. 

But the story has gone a little wonky in the last few years with the chains like Starbucks, Barista and Cafe Coffee Day coming in with their standard blends and corporate coffee cultures.

And we will not stand for this! Join me as I enjoy a conversation with Adhi Savla of the "Brewed Stories" podcast, as well as Deepika and Sai of Bean Theory Coffee in Thane!

Join us for a discussion on coffee, specialty coffee and how the culture is evolving in India. 

Also, check out my guests and their work at the addresses below:

Adhi's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/adhibrews/

Link to Brewed Stories Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6vW6mCILV3hy1qer5n0U9G?si=53653f60c3994879

Bean Theory's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beantheory_coffee/

Bean Theory Address - Hiranandani Meadows, Shop 12, Block 3, Emerald Plaza, Thane West, Thane, Maharashtra 400607

When I was at Zine Fest earlier this year, I came across a zine on thrifting and second-hand culture by an artist known as Nazarbuttu.

So naturally I invited the artist, Ayushi, as well as the founders of Curated Findings, an online thrift store run by Tamanna and Mushfiqah to sit down for a chat.

We talk clothes, culture and the best part, all within an Indian context.

Check out the episode and links to all material referenced in the video below: 

Link to the Zine on Curated Findings:

https://curatedfindings.co/product-category/zine/

Link to the Zine on Bazinega:

https://www.bazinega.in/product/zines/making-secondhand-culture-cool-again-issue-1-fashion/

Curated Findings Blog:

https://curatedfindings.co/blog

Dead White Man's Clothes (Video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB3kuuBPVys

Ayushi's Instagram + Linkedin:

https://www.instagram.com/nazarbuttu/

http://linktr.ee/ayushisinghal

Tamanna's Instagram + Linkedin:

https://www.instagram.com/canvasofmymind/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamanna-chawla-11ba86129/?originalSubdomain=in

Mushfiqah's Instagram + Linkedin:

https://www.instagram.com/mushfiqah.alam/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mushfiqah-alam/

Curated Findings' Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/curated.findings/?hl=en

In a time where we can get our hands on almost anything through the internet with more options for even the most mundane, everyday items, sometimes making things yourself is just the right answer.

On this episode of the "Hipster Podcast" I sit down with Vijayta Sharma, an artist and YouTuber who has done everything from Mandala Drawings to making her own dang paper from scratch in an eco-friendly way.

Settle in for a very artsy episode!

You can find Vijayta and her work at the following links: 

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@VijaytaSharma

Instagram (vijayta_sharma) - https://www.instagram.com/vijayta_sharma/

When you think of Hipsters, you are almost certainly thinking about vinyl and vinyl players.

Join me as I talk with my boss, friend, musician, and all-around great guy, Keenan Thomas, or Mr. Keenan as he's known on the stage or in the D.J. Booth.

We talk about how vinyl players work and the finer technical aspects of the machines, and the records we play with them, some of Keenan's favourite records and his story around them, and even where to get our hands on some treasure here in Mumbai itself!

This is going to be groovy!

Where to find Mr. Keenan:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kS5UeNIZvBjnMgcJLx2Bn?si=6Pg4GfAeStmgxmpV8O9F-A

Instagram - keenanblakethomas

"a person who follows the latest trends and fashions, especially those regarded as being outside the cultural mainstream."

This is the definition that is used to describe a Hipster. I think it is so much more. Join me on this new podcast as part of manicpod's original series as we delve into the different elements, arts, crafts and disciplines that are usually described as "Hipster" and try to understand the deeper meaning of what it means.

On the inaugural episode, I've brought in a couple of stoner friends to discuss one of the things most synonymous with Hipsters. Marijuana, Pot, Weed, Kush, whatever you want to call it. Let's see what the appeal of this substance is and why we might want to consider making it more available maybe?