Random Musings
35 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsRandom Musings is an interview-series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, the universe and everything.
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Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 5 ft. Nihal Parashar
February 02, 2024 07:56 - 1 hour - 176 MBIn this episode, they talk about theme of childhood in his writing and writing in general, contemporary Hindi literature, Bihar, being a jack of many trades, and impact of several writers
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 9 ft. Abish Mathew
January 29, 2024 10:27 - 1 hour - 139 MBIn this episode, they talk about initial days of stand-up in Delhi, moving to Mumbai, why and how of Son of Abish, music classes at LSA, things he misses from initial days of comedy, relation with aging parents in another continent, belief in God, retirement plans and foundations he supports and why should others do it as well
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 8 ft. Urooj Ashfaq
January 18, 2024 16:32 - 59 minutes - 136 MBIn this episode, they talk about watching disney movies and their impact in life, friendships, therapy, studying psychology, gym/being strong, living alone, Edinburg fringe festival, starting comedy right out of college
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 7 ft. Shreeja Chaturvedi
January 17, 2024 08:39 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBIn this episode, they talk about self-care, routine, rituals and traditions, personal and professional dream projects, financial and investment journey
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 6 ft. Sindhu Murthy
January 04, 2024 08:17 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBIn this episode, they talk about trying to be productive all the time with a deep desire to utilise time fully well, curiosity and learning- taking short courses to learn several things, pivoting at the right time in your career, not limiting ourselves to just one job role, the city of Bangalore, rights of artists and specially writers, privilege of art as a career
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 4 ft. Tanmay Bhat
December 21, 2023 13:21 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBIn this episode, they talk about weight loss, childhood, advertising, health
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 3 ft. Rohan Desai
December 21, 2023 13:19 - 59 minutes - 135 MBIn this episode, they talk about dropping out of college, professional journey- from making short films to working at YRF and AIB, turning down a US green card, getting married and relationship, producing comedy and concept shows at Grin Revolution, battling cancer, and post-pandemic travel
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 2 ft. Vaibhav Sethia
December 21, 2023 13:18 - 1 hour - 217 MBIn this episode, they talk about Architecture and studying at IIT Roorkee, Interest in physics, being a father, basketball and chess, farming : organic, residue-free food
Random Musings Season 3 | Episode 1 ft. Sid Warrier
November 30, 2023 13:12 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn this episode, they talk about poetry, ghazals , difference between Indian and English poetry, Spirituality and karma, Driving: why automatic isn't as much fun, Games: playstation, nintendo , board games and what will get you cancelled in 20 years
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 12 ft. Kanan Gill
November 09, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 194 MBThey talk about Reading/Writing - Publishing a book vs creating stand-up, Reading habits, computer programming - a degree in computer science, Programming the NNN App, Music - being in bands in college and musical ambition and movies and how opinion on movies has changed since pretentious movie reviews days
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 11 ft. Sulagna Panigrahi
November 02, 2022 15:30 - 56 minutes - 130 MBIn this episode, they talk about life as an army kid, acting and auditions, marriage to Biswa, sisterhood, and baking
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 10 ft. Kenny Sebastian
October 26, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 200 MBThey talk about arts, theatre and music, being in a creative space for so long, being from Bangalore, standup being restrictive compared to other forms of stage performances, talking more about personal life in public since getting married, and how to create content that is - commercially viable, true to you, and takes your career forward
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 9 ft. Prashasti Singh
October 19, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 160 MBThey talk about transitioning from student of science to student of arts, working in the television industry, dancing, love and fear of mathematics, college fest and power trip, and emotions and comedy
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 8 ft. Sumukhi Suresh
October 12, 2022 15:30 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBIn this episode, they talk about cooking, dancing, Hindi movies, love for Chennai and college, running a bakery in Bangalore, and the concept of power
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 7 ft. Aishwarya Mohanraj
October 05, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBThey talk about marriage, the influence of Nani and other women from her family in her life and how it has shaped her, views on relationships and how it’s changed over time, growing up in Mumbai and how comedy facilitates her in being self-aware
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 6 ft. Kaneez Surka
September 28, 2022 15:30 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBThey talk about moving to new cities, love for driving, dancing, and love for games!
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 5 ft. Kautak Srivastava
September 22, 2022 05:06 - 1 hour - 123 MBThey talk about writing across mediums: book vs standup vs screenwriting, talent vs hard work/inspiration vs discipline, reading, enjoying a slower pace of life, being a bad texter, being a people pleaser, coming to terms with ageing, finding yourself vs creating yourself and joy of scepticism
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 5 ft. Kautuk Srivastava
September 22, 2022 05:06 - 1 hour - 123 MBThey talk about writing across mediums: book vs standup vs screenwriting, talent vs hard work/inspiration vs discipline, reading, enjoying a slower pace of life, being a bad texter, being a people pleaser, coming to terms with ageing, finding yourself vs creating yourself and joy of scepticism
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 4 ft. Ashish Shakya
September 14, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 171 MBIn this episode they talk about their love for quizzing/knowledge, social media, 90s Bollywood, living alone, dating and relationships, staying relevant, knowing things one is good at and things we can improve, intangibles for success, love for sports and also bars and drinking!
In this Episode KV and Azeem talk about quest for perfection , how overbearing social media is , the fear of irrelevance , artistic integrity , trying to reinvent careers in full public view , why the
September 07, 2022 15:30 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBWelcome to another episode of Random Musings
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 3 ft. Azeem Banatwalla
September 07, 2022 15:30 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this Episode KV and Azeem talk about quest for perfection , how overbearing social media is , the fear of irrelevance , artistic integrity , trying to reinvent careers in full public view , why the
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 2 ft. Zakir Khan
August 31, 2022 15:31 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBZakir and KV talk about storytelling and its importance in life, what is art and who is an artist, how to be sane with extensive touring, being secure as an artist
Random Musings Season 2 | Episode 1 ft. Gopal Dutt
August 24, 2022 15:30 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBThis episode features Gopal Dutt and he and KV talk about music, theatre, poetry and acting
Random Musings Ep. 12 ft. Maanvi Gagroo
September 23, 2021 07:03 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBThis episode features Maanvi Gagroo and they talk about psychology, feminism, social media, evolving with age and spirituality
Random Musings Ep. 11 ft. Neville Shah
September 09, 2021 12:35 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBThis episode features Neville Shah and he and KV talk about the world of advertising, the love of food, his relationship with his father, the education system, the feeling of inadequacy, the inability to finish things, the endless world of reading, and his time in school.
Random Musings Ep. 10 ft. Rohan Joshi
September 02, 2021 06:09 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBThis episode features Rohan Joshi - KV and Rohan talk about his first job programming music for hotel lobbies and restaurants , life post AIB , post-graduation experience at ACJ-Chennai , Comics as an art-form and a way of healing , playing games as an adult , food and the joy of cooking
Random Musings Ep.9 feat. Shreemayee Das
August 11, 2021 16:46 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBThis episode features comedian, writer, and comedy producer Shreemayee Das and they talk about the nostalgia of Kolkata, Bengali family and ambitious parents stereotypes, studying in La Martiniere for Girls Kolkata & LSR Delhi, teaching at an NGO, being a comedy producer, Shah Rukh Khan, and love for books!
Random Musings Ep.8 feat. Saurav Mehta
August 05, 2021 17:34 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBThis episode features comedian and writer Saurav Mehta and they talk about La Martiniere Kolkata, impact of Gujrati roots in life, living in Kolkata as a child and and as an adult, moving to comedy, Comicstaan, 'writing' as a career in the early stages of comedy and job fairs in Harvard University!
Random Musings Ep.7 ft. Anirban Dasgupta
July 29, 2021 10:07 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBRandom Musings is an interview series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, the universe, and everything. This episode features comedian Anirban Dasgupta and they talk about Maidan(Kolkata), the Influence of Kolkata icons ( Netaji, Mother Teresa etc.), Playing Club-cricket and the impact of cricket and Sourav Ganguly in life, Field sales jobs, Bengal politics, the start of Calcutta comedy scene, Quizzing and Sports Quizzing and Princess Diana
Random Musings Ep.6 feat. Biswa Kalyan Rath
July 14, 2021 19:09 - 1 hour - 166 MBRandom Musings is an interview series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, the universe, and everything. This episode features comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath and they talk about food, gardening, 90s cricket, A R Rahman, and the city of Mumbai.
Random Musings Ep.5 feat. Vishal Dayama
July 07, 2021 16:30 - 51 minutes - 93.7 MB'Random Musings' is an interview series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, the universe, and everything. This episode features writer Vishal Dayama and they talk about the journey from Engineering to writing, the importance of hobbies, reading as a hobby, social media and art, and the purpose of writing.
Random Musings Ep.4 feat. Vishwas Sharma
June 30, 2021 15:53 - 56 minutes - 104 MB'Random Musings' is an interview series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, the universe, and everything. This episode features writer Vishwas Sharma and they talk about his journey from childhood to becoming a writer, writing characters, the impact of a city on writing, cricket, and their mutual friend- Zakir. Check out 'Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare' on Amazon Prime Video
Random Musings Ep.3 feat. Devaiah Bopanna
June 23, 2021 16:54 - 1 hour - 124 MB'Random Musings' is an interview series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, the universe, and everything. This episode features writer and entrepreneur Devaiah Bopanna and they talk about journeys- from advertising to sketch-writing, parenthood in today's time, male friendship, Coorg and Bangalore, and analysis of Ram Gopal Verma.
Random Musings Ep.2 feat. Rahul Subramanian
June 16, 2021 15:34 - 1 hour - 124 MBRandom Musings' is an interview series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, the universe, and everything. This episode features stand-up comedian Rahul Subramanian and they talk about comedy with or without a message, the art of crowd-work comedy, the impact of sports in life, to-read or not-to-read and about health and fitness when you're in your 30s.
Random Musings Ep.1 feat. Sumaira Shaikh
June 10, 2021 13:34 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB'Random Musings' is an interview-series where the host - Kumar Varun talks to a guest about life, universe, and everything. This episode features comedian and writer Sumaira Shaikh and they talk about dealing with death, things to know about writing fiction, the difference between writing fiction and doing stand-up comedy, a few comedy specials, serial killer documentaries, growing up in Dongri, and being a minority.