The SoapyRao Show

Climate change is one of the most critical issues of our time. And it is not just an environmental issue; it's a human issue, affecting every aspect of our lives from the air we breathe to the food we eat, and the stability of our economies and communities. As we navigate through the complexities of climate science, policy, and action, we are honored to be joined by a truly inspiring guest in this week's episode, activist Mitch Pope.Mitch is an environmental and climate activist who is currently using social media to try to spread awareness about the climate crisis, as well as being part of groups and coalitions advocating for an end to offshore oil and gas exploration in Australia. Mitch grew up in and around the ocean, surfing and diving, which has naturally progressed to a deep connection and love for the ocean and natural environmental, as well as an understanding of the need for us all to stand up and do more to protect this one planet we call home. Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL

It's a friends' reunion! Join our conversation with Computer Scientist, Researcher and long-time pal Michael Timothy Bennett in our latest episode of @thesoapyraoshow.Michael is a computer scientist with the Australian National University. His research explores intelligence from first principles, blending philosophical arguments, math proofs and experimental results. He presented a unified theory of consciousness, meaning and artificial superintelligence at the 2023 conference on artificial general intelligence, for which he won a best paper award. He has also been quoted and published by prominent news organizations including Newsweek, Quillette and The Conversation. He was previously co-founder and COO of Eigen Technologies in London and has worked in game development across four continents on well-known franchises including The Sims, Sniper Elite and Total War. His path to research was circuitous, which helped cultivate the breadth of expertise needed for transdisciplinary artificial general intelligence research. He was first admitted to an undergraduate program on the basis of his musical ability, and now holds degrees in music from Queensland Conservatorium, management science from London Business School, and computer science from The Australian National University. Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Michael's work click the link below:https://michaeltimothybennett.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michaeltimothybennett/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/MiTiBennettInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaeltimothybennett/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-timothy-bennett-32531b18------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL

Join us as our host Sundeep Rao embarks on a introspective journey in this quick but hard hitting segment on embracing your identity through self-reflection.Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL

In this week's episode, a soliloquy from our host, Sundeep Rao, on choices. The politically-charged term 'choice' has steadily made its way into discourse and the commoners' psyche. How do we navigate the nuances of decision making and the subsequent consequences? How do we choose our beliefs in an increasingly polarized world? These are some of the questions we are asking out loud this week.Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL#podcast #comedy #improv

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 soapyraoshow@gmail.com 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 deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL

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 and Twitter. You can follow her @saffrontrail. Originally from Mumbai, Nandita lives in Bengaluru with her husband and son, her many plants and her beloved dog, Ida.Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Dr. Nandita Iyer's work and publications click the link below:https://www.saffrontrail.com/------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL

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 a range of short stories in different genres. Several of these have won awards (including the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Awards Short Story Competition, for A Morning Swim, in 2003) or have been selected for anthologies. Madhulika's non-fiction writing includes travel writing, humor, and writing on classic cinema. Her blog Dusted Off is a compilation of all things beloved and 'old' or, in her own words, "everything dusted off, not just old movies."Want to be featured on our show? Email soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Madhulika Liddle's publications click the link below:https://madhulikaliddle.com/------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@TSRShow21Subscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/

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 soapyraoshow@gmail.com to get in touch with us!To learn more about Dr. Alfani's research and publications click the link below:https://guidoalfani.eu/------------------------------------------Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join our host, @soapyrao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, for a weekly dose of informative, introspective and fun conversations with our delightful guests from across the globe. We promise laughter, tears, inspiration and everything in between only on The SoapyRao show.-------------------------------------------You can follow us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapyraoshow/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSoapyRaoShowSubscribe and Rate us on:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rUFbuXvPY80HYN4CY6IT5?si=63047a2c0dfc46eaSubstack: https://soapyraoshow.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/@TSRShow21?si=PXIEdxdxFalzG8mL#podcast #comedy #improv

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 performance and pedagogical work. She was artist-in-residence at Art Lab Gnesta, Sweden (2015), and Srishti Institute of Art Design & Technology, Bangalore (2017). Anuja is the co-curator of the international workshop series on Documentary Theatre with her German collaborator––that programmed artists like Boris Nikitin, Rimini Protokoll, Zhao Chuan and Gobsquad. As visiting faculty at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology since 2016, she leads practice-based pedagogy. In the past, she was programme officer at India Foundation for the Arts, film programmer for Experimenta and India researcher for University of Westminster. She is an Art Think South Asia Fellow (2017-18) and has written on film and performance for Nang Magazine, Art India, Bioscope, Hakara, Scroll, and Ladies Finger.Tune in to our episode to learn more about Anuja's work and philosophy, the future of art and independent artists and how do we as artists protect ourselves in this cutthroat world.