Did you hear? Fast is Out and Slow is In! Join our conversation with handloom enthusiast Isha Priya Singh as we dive into the world of slow fashion and the rich tapestry that is Indian textiles!  Want to be featured on our show? Email [email protected] to get in touch with us! To learn more about Isha's work click the link below: https://www.instagram.com/desidrapes/ https://desidrapes.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------ Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive...

Doctor, nutrition expert, wellbeing advocate and columnist, Nandita Iyer is the author of three bestselling books. She has been writing on nutrition, health and food for over fifteen years. Since 2006, her popular blog Saffron Trail has been a major resource for healthy food and vegetarian recipes. Nandita’s newsletter Sattva is about the joys of mindfulness and the beauty of slow living. She is a student of Hindustani classical vocal music. She has an avid social media following on Instagram...

On this week's episode, we have the incredible Madhulika Liddle. Madhulika is an author, historian, blogger and film enthusiast. Her first novel The Englishman’s Cameo was launched in October 2009, with a French edition released in 2010 by Editions Philippe Picquier. The Englishman’s Cameo was well received and was followed by The Eighth Guest & Other Muzaffar Jang Mysteries (a collection of short stories), Engraved in Stone, and Crimson City (the latter two novels). Madhulika has written...

Our guest this week is Economic and Social Historian, Dr. Guido Alfani, professor at Bocconi University, Milan. His fields of interest include economic history and demography, with a focus on long-term dynamics, on economic inequality and on the history of epidemics and pandemics. Want to be featured on our show? Email [email protected] to get in touch with us! To learn more about Dr. Alfani's research and publications click the link...

Teaching us to be graceful in what we do and encouraging us to practice the art of listening is this week's guest on The SoapyRao Show, Anuja Ghosalkar. Anuja Ghosalkar is a Bangalore based artist. She is the founder of Drama Queen, a Documentary theatre company, that focusses on personal histories & archival absences to extend the idea of theatre to create audacious work. Undocumented narratives, gender in performance, research and iterations around form and process are critical to her...

In this week's episode of The SoapyRao Show, we have Prasenjeet Yadav, a molecular ecologist turned National Geographic Photographer & Explorer. Prasenjeet holds a masters degree in molecular biology and has pursued research in molecular ecology for several years at National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, India. Early in his scientific career, he realized that his real passion lay in storytelling. He now combines his experience in research with his photography skills to...

On the 150th episode of The SoapyRao Show we have the amazing and passionate ingredient savant, Arina Suchde. Arina has dedicated her professional career to sustainable and health focused cooking and educating people about reducing food waste by getting the most out of produce. Her book 'The No-Waste Kitchen Cookbook' is a testament to her efforts towards promoting and adopting a zero-waste lifestyle. In this episode, we discuss our relationship with food, its emotional, cultural and economic...

In our latest episode of The SoapyRao Show, we have the illustrious Manu Bhagavan, Professor of History, Human Rights, and Public Policy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, the City University of New York, where he is also Senior Fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. Professor Bhagavan is a specialist on modern India, focusing on the twentieth century late colonial and post-colonial periods, with particular interests in human rights, (inter)nationalism, and...

In this episode of The SoapyRao Show, we delve deep into the intersections of Artificial Intelligence, human consciousness, and shared human experience. Our expert guest, Dr. Anil Seth, from the University of Sussex, explores the latest advancements in AI and how these technologies are coming closer to mimicking or understanding human consciousness. In this conversation, we examine the philosophical and ethical implications of AI's role in our lives, and how it influences our collective human...

Ann is currently the Founder and CEO of Edica Naturals which provides anti-aging solutions with natural and plant-based supplements and clean CBD products through the Windfall CBD product line. www.edicanaturals.com Since leaving her legal career to focus on her passion for plant-based wellness, she founded and operated a chia and hemp-based superfood company, published two health food cookbooks and developed a social media following of over 31,000. She is a well-respected public speaker with...

Amy Sandler is the Lead Coach & podcast host at Radical Candor, where she’s also served as Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Content Officer.  Amy has trained tens of thousands of people worldwide, ranging from CEOs and leadership teams to recent graduates just starting their careers. Her leadership philosophy focuses on empowering people to develop greater awareness, resilience and compassion, essential foundations for teamwork and shared success.   A pioneer in bringing...

Abhijeet Tambe is a musician and sound designer based out of Bangalore, India. He holds an M.S. in Music Engineering from the University of Miami in Florida. He currently scores music and designs sound for film and theatre. Early in his career Abhijeet designed algorithms and wrote software for audio products. The companies he worked with include Cirrus Logic (Austin, Texas), Samsung (Bangalore), and InDSP (Bangalore). He is a songwriter and a guitar player and has played with several bands...

Josh Misner started college at Washington State University as a physics major, partly because he thought he wanted to pursue theoretical physics as a career after having worked in research and development for a manufacturing company. His first calculus class cured him of that desire. After deciding to have a third child, he along with his family moved to the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho area, where he transferred to North Idaho College. That was where he fell in love with the academic field of...

Jahan Kalantar is a Sydney-based solicitor, university lecturer, and entrepreneur who describes himself as a ‘little guy lawyer’. He attributes his human rights leanings to his proud Persian heritage, a dislike of bullies, and a genuine belief that one person can make a difference. Leaving a successful career in finance in order to pursue law, he was admitted to the NSW Bar Association at the age of 25. Subsequently, he established and became a partner at the firm of Executive Legal where he...

Ronnie Polaneczky is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and certified positive-psychology practitioner who uses her deep listening and reporting skills to uncover and honor what matters to us the most: Our dreams - for ourselves and for those we love. Our relationships - with others and with our own hearts. Our courage and strength - which is always, always greater than we realize. In her TEDx talk, “The Power of Deliberate Listening,” Ronnie makes the point that the social engagement of...

Jay Johnson is passionate about guiding leaders and organizations to empower teams, grow profits, and transform culture through behavioral intelligence. He has given keynotes, workshops, and lectures in more than 30 countries across 4 continents. He is proud to have shared an "idea worth spreading" as a TEDx Speaker, with 4 million+ viewers engaging his talk on Behavioral Intelligence as a new approach to dealing with difficult people. He is a designated Master Trainer and has been recognized...

Aditi Mittal is a comedian, writer, actor and barely manages anyone competently. Her stand-up comedy shows are A Beginner's Guide to India- BBC 1 (2015), Things They Wouldn't Let Me Say- Netflix (2017), Girl Meets Mic- Netflix (2019), Mother of Invention- Amazon Prime (UK, Ireland) (2020) She's been the first Indian comedian at multiple comedy festivals in the world- Edinburgh Comedy Festival, (Scotland) Melbourne Comedy Festival, (Australia) Montreux Comedy Festival (Switzerland) and...

Israel “Izzy” Kalman is an international authority on bullying. During four decades of exhaustive research and fieldwork, he has been changing the way bullying is understood and neutralized. While exposing problems with the conventional, legalistic approach to bullying, Izzy has pioneered a pragmatic, more psychologically sound approach. Izzy's Website: https://www.izzykalman.com/about Izzy's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLFugvgJJc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Jenny Simanowitz was born in South Africa and studied at the University of Cape Town and Trinity College Cambridge. She has worked in Europe as an international Communications Trainer and performer for over 25 years, running communication courses, and performing and moderating for international corporations and higher education colleges. Jenny is a founder member of the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology at Warwick University, England. Her latest Communication Cabaret “Wild Granny Jenny”...

Dominic Colenso knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of performance. By the time he was 26 he had flown a Thunderbird, lost one million dollars and been fired by Simon Cowell. Beginning his career as a professional actor, he worked extensively on stage and screen before training as a director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Dominic’s experience and fascination in how the body, breath and voice can influence performance led him to set up his communication skills...

Co-CEOs of LeapZone Strategies, Isabelle Mercier and Margarita Romano are 'no-nonsense' dynamos, born to catapult heart-centered entrepreneurs and business leaders to build impactful brands, businesses and lives. Together, Isabelle and Margarita co-founded their first business venture a few years out of their teens, which quickly escalated to become one of Canada's most awarded branding and creative firms; from prestigious international design awards to national entrepreneurs of the year....

Anand Neelakantan is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality, cartoonist and motivational speaker. He is known for writing mythological fiction and has authored eleven books in English and one in Malayalam. He follows the style of telling stories based on the perspective of the antagonists or supporting characters of a larger work. His debut work Asura: Tale of the Vanquished (2012) was based on the Indian epic Ramayana, told from the perspective of Ravana—the...

Giovanni Emanuele Corazza is a Full Professor at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, founder of the Marconi Institute for Creativity (MIC), and Member of the Board of the International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI). He holds a PhD in Telecommunications and Microelectronics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and a PhD in Psychology from the Université de...

Liz Kislik is a management consultant and executive coach, and a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Her TEDx “Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It” has received more than half a million views. She specializes in developing high-performing leaders and workforces, and for 30 years has helped family-run businesses, national nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies like American Express, Girl Scouts, Staples, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and...