The Non-Punekar Show: Recent Episodes
The Non-Punekar Show
Welcome to The Non-Punekar Show, where your host Kapil Purandare talks about culture, cuisine and life in the amazing city Pune.
Kitabi Chai is hidden gem of a book cafe in NIBM area. This cozy and comfortable cafe is popular for its large collection of books and amazing food. We hear from Geetika Anand, the owner of the place to learn about her journey.
We dig deep into the the why digital distractions happen, how to deal with procrastination and setting goals for yourself. Trying to understand how to organize your ideas and goals. Kalyani is UX designer, who has done research to find causes and solutions to digital distractions and how to tackle them in daily life.
We talk with mentalist Kunal Newar about his journey as a performer of magic in front of crowds, going from an engineer to a magician how he deals with different situations on the stage and what it means to be a mentalist in the modern age.
Anything said in this episode is not meant to be taken seriously. This is just venting out of a very tired and angry person. This is stupid. Enjoy.
We continue our conversation with our guests Rashmeet and Kalyani as the topics start moving from social life to the do's and don'ts of living outside India on your own for the first time.
We talk with Rashmeet Arora and Kalyani Pawar about their experience of living in Germany and England. They tell us about their approach to making new friends in a new country. What kind of people they are meeting and how different it is from their hometown, making this a truly unique time.
In this episode, we talk about how you can join a Dhol Tasha pathak in Pune during the Ganpati festival. Mayank also tells about his time in the famed Shri Ram Pathak as a first-time player. We hear about his string of bad luck which lead to one of the most stressful days of festival for him.
Coming back with another episode, we sit together and talk about how Pune is divided into two different sides, the old and the new.
This episode is not for the faint-hearted. We discuss the difference between Indian and western-style toilets. This marks the peak of stupidity for this podcast.
In this part 1 of the interview with Akshay Rajan, we talk about a variety of topics ranging from pop culture, anime, gaming, and slap fights. This conversation had no prior questions ready.
In this audio essay, we try to understand why do we get angry about someone else doing better than us in life. It's a normal human reaction, but let's try to get a better understanding of this weird feeling.
In this episode, we talk about the novel concept of the heritage walk of Pune city. Pune has a long and proud history of monuments and iconic locations, this heritage walk organized by Western Routes takes its patrons on a morning filled with wonder and curiosity about these places.
A nonsense, idiotic rant about working from home and being an ignorant privileged asshole. Whatever said during this podcast is stupid and nobody should take it seriously.
In this latest episode, I go through Quora and read the answer to the question, "What's wrong with Pune?".
In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Jonathan Jose. He shares his experience as an NRI in Pune. How his life changed and what Pune taught him during his stay here. He also explains the cultural differences between Gulf countries and India.
We meet Akshay Rajan, who is currently working as a UI designer in Pune. Akshay is an amazing artist, a huge cinephile and an all-round fun human being. We discuss his passion project and work-life which spans many years. Akshay tells us about his love for rock music and how it shaped him.
In this episode, I talk with Subhanshu Gajbhiye, a multi-talented artist who is currently working as Visual Jockey in Pune. He shares his experience of working with Netflix, learning new skills and becoming the best version of yourself.
In this episode, we meet with Sai Upalekar. She is an adventure sports lover. She has done numerous treks in the western ghats of Maharashtra, cave expedition in the north-east part of India and backpacking in different parts of Asia. Sai shares her stories and some tips for first-time backpackers.
To all the fashion freaks, get yourself some interesting tips and facts about the fashion industry from Nupur Munot! She talks about her work as an Instagram fashion blogger.
A talk with Archana Singha about her experience as a north eastern Pune resident, her early life in school and her complicated relationship with people as an introvert.
Every person is unique and so is their talent! And here's our brand new podcast, in conversation with a supremely talented musician, Samvardhan Singh. In this episode, we discussed his journey from a small town to Pune and becoming a musician. The live music scene in Pune very active and vibrant, which gives an opportunity to everyone with talent.
In this episode, we talk and explore the various issues faced by the girls in the modern Indian society.
In this episode, I talk with Gourav Ghosh about his experience as a filmmaker in Pune. He goes in detail about the cultural impact Pune has had on his work. Gourav gives his advice to join the film industry.
Vivan Kamath of the massively popular instagram page Pune Food Explorer talks about all the different kind of places to visit to experience the hospitality of Pune city. He shares his favorite restaurants, clubs and cafes with us. And tell tells the story behind Vivan and Shreya's instagram success.
In talks with Kalyani Pawar about her experience when she left her home for college and became an independent working woman. She provides much needed dating advice for boys and about gaining confidence to speak publicly.
Ever since the lockdown, I was struggling to make another episode. In this episode of the Non-Punekar Show, let's find the motivation to get back on the track.
In this episode, Dr. Sudam Kate speaks about his life in Pune as a professor in BJ Medical College, his social work for tribal community of Maharashtra and changes which happened over the years of his 45 year long career.
In this episode of the Non-Punekar Show, I talk with Sahil Shaikh about Pune's performance in IPL over the years. We recalls heartbreak that was Rising Pune Supergaints' finale loss in IPL and much more.
We don't make food, food makes us. This episode of the Non-Punekar Show takes a dive into the local cuisine of Pune and we discuss some highly popular food joints in the city.
We listen from Vaijayanti Purandare, who describes how Punekars used to spend their time during Ganesh Utsav, the cycle rides all around the city and being recognized be Mumbaikar because of her way of speaking Marathi.