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Mild Mannered and Timid

185 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings

We are 3 brown folk that are tired of the safe sh*t. An irreverent look at what it means to be brown, across the diaspora.

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Episodes

EP 114: Squid Garba

October 11, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

- What would Squid Games in India be like? - A great-grandmother keeps an Indian martial art alive - Shah Rukh Khan’s son caught in a drug raid on a cruise ship in Mumbai - Protesting farmers ran over by BJP guy ... this and much more! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 113: I Am on the Side of the Opressors

September 27, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

- We do a Birthday shout out! - Recap on Ria & Kunal's parents visiting their new home - Modi meets Biden Dada - Notorious gangster gunned down in Indian courtroom ... this and much more! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 113: I Am on the Side of the Opressors

September 27, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

- We do a Birthday shout out! - Recap on Ria & Kunal's parents visiting their new home - Modi meets Biden Dada - Notorious gangster gunned down in Indian courtroom ... this and much more! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 112: Kunal is Happy to be Here

September 14, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

- Riz Ahmed "steals" Kunal's life story - New York Fashion Week - New reports on deadly Air India crash from last year - Hate Crimes against Indian Americans continue to rise ... and much more! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 111: Hot Priest Summer

September 06, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB

- Kunal is doing well - India in the Paraolympics - Lest you forget, Farmer Protests - Lest you forget, Kashmir Lockdown - Lest you forget, India's Air Pollution - Kush has an exorcism... ... and much more! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 110: Canadian Indians

August 30, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

We are Back!....Again!!! We have a slightly longer episode this week to make up for our absence! We packed this episode with news over the past couple of weeks and, of course, our typically silly, unfiltered venting, and nonsense.    Enjoy! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 109: Ria & The River of Blood

August 09, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

- Floods in India - India in the Olympics - Kunal's crush on Dev Patel continues with a non-spoiler reaction to The Green Knight - Shilpa Shetty's husband & porn - Menstruation leave in India... ...& much more! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EPISODE SWAP: Brown People We Know talks with Kunal!

August 03, 2021 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MB

OMG MMT has friends!! Brown People We Know, a fantastic podcast, interviewed our very own Kunal. If you've ever wondered if Kunal is who he is on MMT, listen and make a judgment call! Suraj, we love you. Go check out the Brown People We Know podcast! @bwpkpodcast

EP 108: Jalebis look like poop, honestly.

July 19, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

We had a hiatus last week but we're back! - Indians lost their 12 year winning streak  in the national spelling bee (we make it racist) - Biden picked his Ambassador to India (weird choice) - India v China is probably going to happen (they had a meeting) - Apparently India's air pistol and wrestling team have the best chance in the Olympics (totally not on brand) - Indian Matchmaking nominated for an Emmy! - Zomato has IPO'ed in India (investing would be smart) - We discuss Tesher - Toofan o...

EP 107: "I Am Vishnu Incarnate"

July 05, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

- Indians in the Olympics - Stigmas and Astigmatisms - Salt Water Vaccines - Vishnu Incarnate - Sexist Comments - India’s oldest political prisoner has died - Love Jihad "Vigilantes"  Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

Ep 106: NSFW

June 29, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Ep 106: NSFW

June 29, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

EP 105: Diabetes in space

June 22, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

EP 104: The Basmati Wars

June 14, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

WE MISSED YOU GUYS -people are fighting over basmati rice -shit is pretty depressing everywhere -modi, lol. -ria is a business woman now -she's also starting a new thread on the podcast: "good news ria" Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 103: Baba F*ckdev.

May 31, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

Continuing to bring you that talk you won't hear anyone else - congrats to Little Guyana! Sureshbhai Patel wins 1.75 Mil, COVID in India (ofc), India continues to clamp down on social media platforms, and Kunal goes in on Baba Ramdev. Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

Ep 102: How to transport cow poop in your luggage.

May 25, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

JENNIFER RAJKUMAR OUTCHEA. INDIANS TRANSPORTING COW POOP IN THEIR LUGGAGE. BLACK FUNGUS. FARMER PROTESTS + SOCIAL MEDIA. COVID (OFC). MODI ARRESTING PEOPLE PUTTING UP POSTERS. TWITTER INDIA OFFICES BEING RAIDED.

EP 102: How to transport cow poop in your luggage.

May 25, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MB

JENNIFER RAJKUMAR OUTCHEA. INDIANS TRANSPORTING COW POOP IN THEIR LUGGAGE. BLACK FUNGUS. FARMER PROTESTS + SOCIAL MEDIA. COVID (OFC). MODI ARRESTING PEOPLE PUTTING UP POSTERS. TWITTER INDIA OFFICES BEING RAIDED. Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 101: #bOOPS

May 17, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MB

You knew we'd talk about it. It's all allegations currently, but let's see what shakes out with the orange man crew!

Ep 101: #bOOPS

May 17, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MB

You knew we'd talk about it. It's all allegations currently, but let's see what shakes out with the orange man crew!

#bOOPS

May 17, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MB

You knew we'd talk about it. It's all allegations currently, but let's see what shakes out with the orange man crew!

Ep 100: How "Moo" I Help You?

May 10, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB

Ria and Kunal's last day in New Jersey on our 100th Episode!!! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

Ep 99: The Nature Episode

May 03, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MB

IT'S OUR 99TH EPISODE!!! WE'VE BEEN GONE FOR 2 WEEKS!!!  Did you miss us?! Ria and Kunal are moving on Saturday. Kush is sad and will probably move with them because MMT can't be apart for too long. We sat in Kunal's parents' backyard so youre gonna hear a lot of nature in this one. We catch up on the  -COVID crisis in India -this weirdo priest who is now a politician and talking about bitches killin' his vibe. -some college dude who did shady business and screwed some people over. -Kunal'...

Ep 98: India is REALLY good at human rights

April 13, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

MMT is in a reeaaal Mood in today's episode. - Kunal talks about his favorite real estate broker - France is trying to make some ridiculous law - Kush takes the J&J vaccine - Recent Murder Suicides within the brown community in America... ...And much more! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

Ep 97: 3 Dumps with MMT

April 06, 2021 01:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MB

It's Monday morning instead of Sunday evening. So....everyone had to take a dump one by one. Woops -Bappi has COVID. (G check @Kalysay's highlight labeled "BAPPI" for some entertainment) New Zealand approved paid leave after having a miscarriage but guess what, India apparently did it first. There's a catch though. -Kunal takes a dump, Kush joins. -New documentary that looks SUPER DOPE called "Writing with Fire" - why isn't anyone talking about this? -Ria takes a dump. -Alabama is wild raci...

EP 96: Okay WTF is Holi?

March 30, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

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EP 95: Women should not wear ripped jeans.

March 22, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

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Episode 94: I am a pure cobra.

March 08, 2021 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

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EP 94: I am a pure cobra.

March 08, 2021 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

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EP 94: I am a pure cobra.

March 08, 2021 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

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EP 93: Cockfighting.

March 01, 2021 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Ria and Kunal only, Kush is in Vegas and we forgot to record so we're recording at 10:30pm after taking melatonin so we're drugged and sleepy. A rooster killed a man with a knife on his foot. The dude deserved it. Some dude hit a BJP with his chappal on TV. Vans were going around slums lying to people saying they can get the vaccine but instead did trials on them. ok gnight. Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

Ep 92: MY INDIAN BOY IS A FREAK

February 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

SEEING GOD IS RELEASING THIS FRIDAY!! Come support during our virtual premiere with a ticket of ANY DONATION (Link is in our IG bio). -Time 100 Magazine - has a lot of South Asians on it this time-respect but also yall put Modi on their twice -Swati Mohan with her dope picture in her bindi representing us up in space -Climate activist's jail time for sending a pdf got EXTENDED. REALLY? -This last part, don't listen around your kids. And don't drink anything. Just listen. This shit is wild a...

Episode 92: MY INDIAN BOY IS A FREAK

February 23, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

SEEING GOD IS RELEASING THIS FRIDAY!! Come support during our virtual premiere with a ticket of ANY DONATION (Link is in our IG bio). -Time 100 Magazine - has a lot of South Asians on it this time-respect but also yall put Modi on their twice -Swati Mohan with her dope picture in her bindi representing us up in space -Climate activist's jail time for sending a pdf got EXTENDED. REALLY? -This last part, don't listen around your kids. And don't drink anything. Just listen. This shit is wild a...

Episode 91: Is everyone feeling okay? We're not.

February 15, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

We're feeling pandemic burnout hard. Kunal needs to find something to clear his head. Kush always wanted to be a rollercoaster ride dude who announces the rides and says fun things. SEEING GOD IS RELEASING on FEBRUARY 26th!! We worked super hard on this, come support during our virtual premiere with a ticket of ANY DONATION (Link is in our IG bio) -Congrats to Manya Singh who was crowned the second runner up at the Miss India 2020 beauty pageant on Wednesday in Mumbai, her story is not wh...

EP 91: Is everyone feeling okay? We're not.

February 15, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

We're feeling pandemic burnout hard. Kunal needs to find something to clear his head. Kush always wanted to be a rollercoaster ride dude who announces the rides and says fun things. SEEING GOD IS RELEASING on FEBRUARY 26th!! We worked super hard on this, come support during our virtual premiere with a ticket of ANY DONATION (Link is in our IG bio) -Congrats to Manya Singh who was crowned the second runner up at the Miss India 2020 beauty pageant on Wednesday in Mumbai, her story is not wh...

EP 90: Live Your Life, Rihanna.

February 08, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MB

India vs. Rihanna. That's all. Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 89: Our culture is so oppressive.

February 01, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Kush made the sheet, Kunal found some funnies. Some South Indian legislator watching porn during state assembly. Ria freaks out at how ugly the legislator was. Akshay Kumar trolled for walking on a treadmill to support rural women. India trying to ban cryptocurrency. Arrested comedian that made jokes about Hindu deities, was denied bail. Kush tries to explain what happened on Wall Street this past week. Lily Singh season 2 meh. An Indian doctor in Houston took hostages and killed one + himse...

EP 88: Srimati is Selling Lots of Sex to her Susoor.

January 25, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MB

- Another 1st for us - Kamala Devi Harris is VP! We're still not sure how to pronounce it but we think we know now. - Sean Desai: the first south asian defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears - now this is a 1st we can get behind. - We reviewed the first 30 minutes of "The White Tiger" - Ria's Priyanka Chopra impression was UNCANNY. - Kunal reviewed the Divine song on the soundtrack of "The White Tiger" - SRK's daughter has "curves". - The Indian Chief Air Chief is an uncle basically. - ...

EP 87: It's sad. We could've been friends.

January 18, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

The first turbaned Sikh FBI agent. The first Indian NBA referee (for the 3rd time). Premila Jayapal has COVID. Why Indian whiskey isn't a "thing" (evaporation). Ria and Kunal fight (after so long!!!). Kamala Harris' Vogue cover. Gangs of London has a dope Indian boss gangster. Jackson Heights is dirty. Why don't these businesses fix things? Are we using our culture too much in order to gain representation? And finally, the brown "community" makes no sense. Kunal doesn't understand it, and he...

EP 86: What a week huh?

January 11, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

THE HATHI IN THE ROOM. THE CAPITOL BUILDING. But more specifically: - the Indian guys at the Capitol Hill riot - Trump's twitter ban is spearheaded by the head of legal at Twitter, Vijaya Gadde *applause* - talks between farmers and Indian government break down (again) - Dr. Omar Atiq forgives 650K in medical debt - Indian Stock Exchange posted a model's "racy" pics and then apologizes - Biden appoints Vanita Gupta to DOJ, and Sabrina Singh as Dep Press Secretary *applause* - MOVIE TIME: we ...

EP 85: For the people, but also anti-people.

January 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

- Kunal forgets lots of things. - Salman Khan's birthday. - Sesame Street has Rohingya puppets! - India says COVID vaccine will be free across the country. - How does "Beware of the Boys" make you feel? - Farmer protests still going on, farmers destroying cell phone towers. - Old Sikh dudes spray painting "waheguru" everywhere - Kunal's still mad about the first Indian American referee - Women can inherit land in India finally! - Ria could have had a diamond business - Stand up comedians in ...

EP 84: Kunal The Goldfish?

December 28, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

- Ria vents - Ria calls out Kunal - We recap Christmas - Kush vents - Our new Year's Resolutions - We try to understand the Mayan-Gujurati Ravi Patel in Wonder Woman 1984 - We barely touch on news/India this time (protest still going on, Modi still strange) HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR! Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 83: SPACEGOATS (we forgot Christmas)

December 21, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

We really missed the Christmas episode opportunity.  NOT MALU CHRISTMAS. Millenials are lazy, entitled, unemployed folks. KUSH WATCHED BOLLYWOOD WIVES. Nothing great to report. SRK was involved - which is a huge SMH. Indian call center shut down - they got 14M from Americans. Apple factory workers in India revolted. Miss Transqueen crowned in India! Anuska Sharma is getting sh*t on for Virat Kohli's cricket performance. A healthy conversation about Kabbadi (does anyone remember Pardes?!) Kam...

EP 82: UDIT NARAYAN VS KUMAR SANU

December 15, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

A LOT OF SEXUAL INNUENDO ABOUT KUMAR SANU. Hot take from Kunal: Farmer protests will go the same way as Kashmir (ie. still blacked out). Kush will watch the final episode of Bollywood Wives. We discuss yawning. We did the news REAL FAST: death to rapists in Maharashtra, Gitanjali Rao, Indian cops stole a temple's gold in Tamil Nadu, WWE is opening up in India. We explain the WWE to Ria, also why it would do well in India because they'll just hire Indian serial writers. AND THEN KUMAR SANU VS...

EP 81: ALKA VS SHREYA

December 07, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Kush is no longer watching Bollywood Wives. Our Spotify Wrapped 2020 was DANK AF. Stand W Kashmir Twitter went down. Sus. China is blaming India for COVID. Rando Indian at Guiliani Congressional hearing embarrasses us. Patel on Trump's team embarrasses us and also looks like a dork. Former Obama Solicitor, Neal Katyal, makes a weird argument to the Supreme Court. India did a good thing by regulating ridesharing companies. Lily Singh's show is getting a new look, so it's in the McDonald's acr...

EP 80: Sushant's dog was murdered.

November 30, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 51 MB

IT'S RIA'S BIRTHDAY!!! Thanksgiving recap. More Indian celebrities arrested for weed. Sushant Singh's dog "disappeared". Kush's breakdown of "Bollywood Wives" Netflix is in hot water in India because of Love Jihad. India's government is now regulating streaming services. Farmer's are revolting in India due to Modi's deregulation of their industry. Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us @ [email protected]

EP 79: Typical Indians. (Retracted).

November 23, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

Ria took control of the news/sheet this week. British accents abound.  We discuss our Thanksgiving drive - THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED. The word ANAL gets said a lot this episode. Shots fired at horrible giveaways. Why don't influencers do more? Obama discussed India - the word "flutter" is an odd choice to describe what happened. UK House of Lords man calls Kamala "the Indian". Ria does british ghost impressions. Don't you wish we could all retract our statements? Why do so many people nee...

EP 78: Hasan's shoe...sucks?

November 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

Kunal wears a sock on his hand for the whole episode because, eczema. Ria takes over the beginning of the episode. We record on a Thursday this time. We're still reachable. Kush still won't get DMs. RIP Asif Basra. We smell another conspiracy. Hasan x Cole Haan. BLECH. "Made In China" is now "Made in PRC". We discuss all the names of Diwali. Kali Puja on Diwali? Does that make sense to anyone? Some influencer wore a sari so....cool. New Indian animated Netflix film (the teaser underwhelmed, ...

Ep 77: Has Kamala Ever Worn a Sari?

November 09, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

-Congrats to Biden and Kamala - we're afraid of what Trump Is going to do until January 20th. -Also let's stop fetishizing, wait for It, keep Biden and Kamala accountable. -Also, Joe Dada?! What the hell. but also kinda cute. -Akshay Kumar Is getting banned for being In a movie where he plays a transgender, but not for the reason you think. -Who Is Meena Harris? -Ripped brown dudes -Ripped brown girls  -Ria released a song, she has a jealous hater. Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay | ...

EP 76: "tonight, we do doggystyle."

November 03, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 53 MB

THE POPPADUM SONG. SRK's Birthday. Mirzapur sex. An Indian doctor bought an Aladdin lamp. You're immune to COVID if you live in a slum. Manufacturing jobs in India aka all lies. AND OF COURSE - THE ELECTION. Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay |  @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Email us [email protected]

EP 75: FILTHY INDIA

October 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

SO YOU DIDN'T LIKE US HIGH HUH - Is Navratri over? - DDLJ 25th anniversary - Mirzapur Season 2 is out!!!! - Does anyone care about Sushant? - Trump called India filthy - is he wrong? - India COVID numbers are dropping - something seems fishy - Hrithik bought a 100 CR apartment - How did your brown parents explain where kids come from? Did they? - How would Kunal tell his daughter about her period if Ria wasn't around? Follow us @mildmanneredtimid | @kalysay |  @kushparm | @rianjalimusic Em...