Mango Bae
283 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 338 ratingsStand-up comedians and badmaashi boys Usama Siddiquee and Pranav Behari go way off the rails in this podcast about issues affecting the South Asian diaspora as well as immigrants in general. Rambunctious, irreverent, and incisive, Mango Bae is by desis but for everyone (even whites).
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Episodes
Mango Bae #83: “The Media”
September 07, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 36.8 MB@pranahaha and @usamastandsup talk THE MEDIA—all the dirty tricks employed by the mass media designed to influence public opinion, Usama’s experience on America’s Got Talent, mediating reality, and despite all this heady nonsense you know we get wild wild wild af pure junglee vibes u already know Mango Bae is the only reliable source of news!!!
Mango Bae #82: “Aunties We F*****”
August 31, 2020 10:32 - 40 minutes - 39.8 MB@usamastandsup and @pranahaha talk aunties—the ones we’ve loved, hated, and lusted after! Truly a great episode—write us a review and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel!!!
Mango Bae #81: “Embarrasment”
August 24, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 45.2 MB@pranahaha and @usamastandsup talk EMBARRASSMENT—the stories, the sensations, the causes (mothers)—a super fun one! Write us a review here, subscribe across platforms, and check out our patreon for bonus content!
MANGO BAE #80: “FOBs”
August 17, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 41.4 MB@yourmangobae talks that FOB life! @pranahaha and @usamastandsup talk what it means to be “fresh off the boat” tensions between native born desis and ABCDs, why FOBs deserve all our respect, and all kinds of wildness—follow us here, write us a review, subscribe to our YouTube! And get on our patreon!
Mango Bae #79: “Whitefoolery”
August 10, 2020 10:24 - 51 minutes - 49.6 MBThe Mango Baes talk WHITEFOOLERY—bad parenting, silly names, out of control artisanal infants, and much much more. A very special episode.
Mango Bae #78: “Too High”
August 03, 2020 12:06 - 31 minutes - 30 MBThe title really says it all. @pranahaha is basically catatonic and @usamastandsup is full-on deranged. Pretty fun episode!
Mango Bae #77: “The Indian Matchmaking Episode”
July 27, 2020 09:00 - 56 minutes - 53.8 MB@pranahaha and @usamastandsup go OFF on the hit Netflix Show “Indian Matchmaking”, one of our funniest eps yet as we dissect show, the characters, and the intricacies of traditional Indian “courtship”. Write us a review!
Mango Bae #76: “Video Games”
July 20, 2020 10:00 - 46 minutes - 45 MBYour boys go OFF on one of their favorite things in the world—video games!!! We dish on the dark secrets of Super Mario, Video games and Hinduism, our favorite games of all times, and a bunch of wild wild mango fire—hilarious episode! Write us an5 star review on iTunes and subscribe across all channels(youtube, spotify, iTunes)—-and go get some mango merch at mangobae.com!!!
Mango Bae #75: All Mixed Up (ft. Gracie Canaan)
July 13, 2020 10:21 - 52 minutes - 49.7 MBComedian Gracie Canaan joins Mango Bae to tell us what it’s like growing up white in a sort-of brown body; trying to connect with her Indian side, and failing; and gives us white lessons. She also looks amazing in her new Mango Bae t-shirt! After you give us five stars, go buy 10 at mangobae.com!
Mango Bae #74: “Everybody’s Cancelled!”
July 06, 2020 10:44 - 43 minutes - 42.1 MBThis week we talk so-called “cancel culture”—who, what, how, and WHY. Nonstop laughs layered over trenchant observations of our culture, aka an episode of MANGO BAE. Don’t cancel us homies! Write us a nice review instead and subscribe to our YouTube!
Mango Bae #73: “style”
June 29, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 47.2 MB@usamastandsup and @pranahaha talk STYLE, what it means, for who, and and how it impacts us on a broader cultural level. We get wild on this one!
Mango Bae #72: “Boredom”
June 22, 2020 10:24 - 43 minutes - 41.5 MBWE BACK BABAYYYYYY, off zoom and back on the couches, and oh what a time we had. @pranahaha and @usamastandsup chop it up on BOREDOM—what and why—and how the pandemic has us re-thinking the subject.
Mango Bae 71: “Karens”
June 15, 2020 10:27 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBWe get into KARENS—the taxonomy, morphology, habits, and origins of one of nature’s most treacherous creatures. Honestly one of the funniest episode yet—hit us with those 5 star reviews and subscribe to our YouTube channel!
Mango Bae #70: “Cops”
June 08, 2020 10:47 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBDEFUND THE COPS—in this episode we give you a million reasons why and yes it’s still hilarious. Write us a nice review and then go dismantle the violent institutions which oppress us all!
Mango Bae 69: “Kinks”
June 01, 2020 11:01 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB(NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to civil unrest, please go donate to Campaign Zero ASAP) @pranahaha and @usamastandsup talk kinks and go wild with it. This episode is ideal for listening to en route to a protest!
Mango Bae #68: “Getting Sick”
May 25, 2020 10:14 - 58 minutes - 55.8 MB@usamadtandsup and @pranahaha talk about their adventures in health, Russians, mortality, the trauma of Usama changing is social media handle, working ourselves into exhaustion, and manage to make it one of the funniest episodes yet—write us a 5-star review and check us out on Instagram and YouTube!
Mango Bae #67: “Horsepowar Bonus ep”
May 18, 2020 09:58 - 33 minutes - 32.6 MBThe inimitable Horsepowar returns to talk about brown girl sexuality and the art of pleasure.
Mango Bae #66: “The One, Part 2”
May 11, 2020 11:30 - 44 minutes - 43 MBThe strangeness goes deeper as Usama and Pranav drunkenly discuss the concept of true love, the biological imperatives underpinning society as we know it, accents, beatings, the realness of our moms, and much more—hilarious and wild fun! Now go write us a 5 star review!!!
Mango Bae #65: “The One, Part 1”
May 04, 2020 12:04 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBDrunkenly, @usamabinlaughin seeks relationship advice. @pranahaha obliges, also drunkenly. An oddly serious conversation ensues, but not without the usual insanity.
Mango Bae #64: “Friendship, part 2”
April 27, 2020 12:07 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBImmortal soul brothers @pranahaha and @usamabinlaughin go way off in this drunken love fest—wild stories, hot riffs, wisdom, and they even call their moms!
Mango Bae #63: “Friendship, pt 1”
April 20, 2020 10:33 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBHoooo boy it’s a wild one as @pranahaha and @usamabinlaughin DRINK TO THEIR FRIENDSHIP and talk about gang violence, making love with older ppl, and lots of other hilarious wildfire—you already know! Write us a review here and follow us @yourmangobae!
Mango Bae #62: “Quarantine”
April 13, 2020 11:01 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBCOVID-19 Porn, Indian-style social distancing, our germophobe moms, and lots more madness! Write us a review and subscribe to our YouTube channel, you already know this is the vital content you need while locked down!
Mango Bae #61: “Zubi Ahmed pt 2”
April 06, 2020 11:40 - 43 minutes - 42.9 MBWe keep the good times rolling as we try to marry off our girl Zubi to a suitable suitor, she tries to refuse, and we talk to her about her struggles coming out as bisexual to her conservative Muslim family.
Mango Bae #60: “Zubi Ahmed (pt 1)
March 30, 2020 10:36 - 44 minutes - 43.2 MBThis week we chat with our buddy, director/writer/comedian/pseudo-Dominican Zubi Ahmed about her parents efforts to marry her off to some rando Bengalis in the NY Metropolitan/ Dhaka-metropolitan area and it is HILARIOUS FUN laughing at Zubi’s grim fate! We love her and so will you, so please marry her!!! This one was so much fun it had to be a two-parter.
Mango Bae #58: “Tajfoolery 2”
March 16, 2020 11:41 - 47 minutes - 46.6 MBWhoa bhaiiiiiii it’s another journey off the rails, into the heart of true comedic Tajfoolery , where @usamabinlaughin and @pranahaha go off like a holi cracker on everything from the Carnatic “me too” scandals, sex-lazy qawwali crooners, moms (duh), and much much more...oh, and Bangladeshi independence :)
Mango Bae #57: “What’s a Man?”
March 09, 2020 12:10 - 46 minutes - 45.7 MBWe talkin BROWN MASCULINITY—dads, Indian Judge Judy, brown make beauty standards, and all the extraordinary wild s***!
Mango Bae #56: “Having Kids”
March 02, 2020 12:43 - 55 minutes - 54.5 MBThese pro-choice kings talk about having babies—why, but mostly HOW; social pressure to procreate; why kids are the worst idea; brown mom roasts; wildness, wildness, wildness!
Mango Bae #55: “Violence”
February 24, 2020 11:49 - 50 minutes - 49 MBWe talking school fights, masc aggression, and all kinds of wild s**t! A very fun one!
“Death”
February 17, 2020 12:55 - 39 minutes - 39.1 MBThis one gets heavy—we talk about death, fear, mortality, religion, Butts, fluids, and stay wild with jokes galore!
Mango Bae #53: “Tajfoolery”
February 10, 2020 10:35 - 56 minutes - 55.6 MBOur personal favorite ep—pure riffing and storytelling—indians on planes, trains, automobiles; ape terrorists; racial slurs from other cultures. Literally the most fun you’ll ever have. Write us a review and say thanks!
Mango Bae #52: “Love”
February 03, 2020 13:06 - 45 minutes - 44.4 MBWe talkin LOVE—personal and impersonal, eros and agape, lust, too much and too little, and all kindsa wild stuff, you already know—now write that 5-star review.
Mango Bae #51: “Bad Jobs”
January 27, 2020 12:10 - 43 minutes - 42.7 MBWe do a very good job talking about our worst jobs, why working is stupid, and all kinds of hilarity including Yahtzee Germany, adolescent preoccupations, all manner of insanely funny riffage. We love you—leave us a review!
Mango Bae #50: “Doing Comedy”
January 20, 2020 17:14 - 49 minutes - 48.8 MBWe’re talking that thing that we love the most, and much more. High key smart and funny come and get your love.
Mango Bae #49: “Safe Sex”
January 13, 2020 12:27 - 46 minutes - 45 MBPrepare yourself for infectious laughter in an episode that burns hot and bright like an STD—a lot of really valuable info in this one, perfect for any Sex Ed curriculum.
Mango Bae #48: “Puberty”
January 06, 2020 12:10 - 41 minutes - 40.4 MBSweaty, moody, hairy, and all Caligula-ed out—we talking that puberty life. Warning: this episode may trigger a second puberty. Wall-to-Wall hilarity in here.
Mango Bae #47: “Online Dating”
December 30, 2019 11:17 - 42 minutes - 41.6 MBDating apps, blurry genitals, the pitfalls of love, ethnic apps, beatings—you already know what it is here!
Mango Bae #46: “Sex Fails”
December 23, 2019 13:09 - 45 minutes - 44.1 MBThe name says it all—come cry with us! One of our funniest eps to date, and super appropriate for Xmas!
Mango Bae #45: “Brown Christmas”
December 16, 2019 12:58 - 51 minutes - 49.9 MBMango Bae talks about what it’s like to be brown during the American holiday season(for about 20%of this episode, the rest is just pure comedic insanity and yes you will thank us).
Mango Bae #44: “Brown Weddings”
December 09, 2019 12:25 - 46 minutes - 43.8 MBBrown weddings slap like a desi mom, we go deep into all things matrimonial—hilarious, wild fun!
Mango Bae #43: “The Crying Episode”
December 02, 2019 16:41 - 43 minutes - 42.6 MBWe’re talking crying, accents, life choices, fluids, beatings, beards, and more!!! Another wildfire episode!
Mango Bae #42: “Crazy Roommates”
November 25, 2019 12:14 - 54 minutes - 53.2 MBYou know them, you hate them, and you kind of love them—we talking roommate life with some wild wild tales of cohabitation and extreme cultural enrichment!
Mango Bae #41: “Family Vacations”
November 18, 2019 13:10 - 36 minutes - 36.6 MB@pranahaha and @usamabinlaughin discuss the most traumatic(and hilarious) part of a desi-American upbringing—vacations with the fam.
Mango Bae #40: “Stoned With Sameer”
November 11, 2019 17:02 - 48 minutes - 47.4 MBMango Bae sits down with one of our favorite NYC comics/storytellers, Sameer Naseem to rap about all that good shit: beatings, Sameer’s surfer voice, roadside sweets. Also, we’re really high!
Mango Bae #39: “Scary Ass Stories”
November 04, 2019 15:39 - 46 minutes - 45.4 MBRight on time be just late for Halloween, Mango Bae regales you with some scary stories that actually happened. Scary AND funny—strap on your Depends for this one! (Or Pampers if u a freak)
Mango Bae #38: “Horsepowar pt. 2”
October 28, 2019 14:47 - 39 minutes - 38.4 MBThe party don’t stop with Horsepowar! We talk relationships, childhood trauma, race—pretty much everything you can think of!
Mango Bae #37: "Break Ups"
October 21, 2019 14:43 - 40 minutes - 39.7 MBThis one gets sad--really sad and emotional. LOL JK you know we keep it live AF as we discuss the ins and outs of parting ways, conscious uncoupling, dumping and being dumped, the dos and definitely don'ts. FYI Usama literally dumped someone at Disneyworld.
Mango Bae #36: “Horse Powar”
October 14, 2019 18:12 - 44 minutes - 43.3 MBMango Bae sit down with the super talented and super FREE rapper Horse Powar and chop it up about sex, tradition, trauma, and honestly a bunch of wild junglee shit—hilarious ep!
Mango Bae #35: “The Dylan Palladino Episode”
October 07, 2019 11:53 - 42 minutes - 40.7 MB@pranahaha and @usamabinlaughin sit down with their good pal, diversity hire, comedian, and host of the “We’re All Psychos” podcast, Dylan Palladino! We talk whiteness, white guilt, white out, white before and after Labor Day, off-whites, white carbs, white flags. Hilarious ep, def one for your moms!
Mango Bae #34: “Back to School”
September 30, 2019 15:15 - 55 minutes - 54.6 MBBack to school, still acting the fool. Mango Bae talks that school life, also: the Bangladeshi war of Liberation, superstition, chaos on the playground, and all manner of fun stuff.