REALITY BY RIYA: Recent Episodes

Riya Yadav

Reality by Riya is a multi-themed Sochcast by Riya Yadav about people, politics and poetry. This Sochcast seeks to disseminate knowledge about various issues we need more dialogue around such as climate change, mental health and law. Apart from these conversations with guests across the globe, the host offers one-minute explainers on important political and economic issues. The host also recites selected pieces of poetry that would resonate with many people. Tune in

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In this episode, singer/songwriter Nadia Vaeh joins us at RBR for a wholesome conversation on songwriting abnd being a musician.

https://www.nadiavaeh.com

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In this episode, Hari Hara Subramanian talks about being a stay at home dad. The author of the book Hilarious MBA Memoirs is an MBA grad based in the UK.

HILARIOUS MBA MEMOIRS https://www.amazon.in/Hilarious-Memoirs-Hari-Hara-Subramaniam/dp/9391228399

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In this episode, author Siddhant Shekhar joins in for a wholesome conversation about his journey of writing his debut novel - Web of Ties. 

You can purchase Web of Ties at -

Amazon - 

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=amazon+web+of+ties&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 

Flipkart -

https://www.flipkart.com/web-of-ties/p/itmd3eef5d9bdf3b 

Siddhant's instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/author.shekhar/ 

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In this episode civil servant Ms. Anna Lata Sinha (UPSC AIR 122) talks about her strugglesome journey of cracking India's toughest exam. 

Listen on to know how she managed doing PhD, look after her household and prepare for UPSC. She also shares some insightful tips for UPSC aspirants 

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This week at Reality by Riya, we are honored to host Mr. Vatsal Nahata, all the way from IMF. Give it a listen, as Vatsal share his incredible journey that stages from Kolkata, hop on to SRCC and Yale, and finally lands to the most important world organisation - International Monetary Fund. 

In this one-to-one conversation, he talks about how did he get into Yale and shared some insightful tips on how to build your career 

You can connect with our guest Mr. Vatsal Nahata at - Vatsal's Linkedin 

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Founder and Host of Invisible India Podcast - Jessica Kumar joins Reality by Riya for a wholesome conversation about living in Bihar and being able to speak fluent Hindi. Tune into sochcast!

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Listen onto the fun conversation with internet sensation Avanti Nagral as she talks about her journey and engages herself in an honest conversation with our host Riya Yadav. Avanti Nagral is a celebrated youtuber, artist and a Harvard graduate. 

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In this episode, Riya invites Imaganimatrix - the face of memphis jookin style in India. Memphis Jookin, the current name for Gangsta Walking, is a dance style originated in Memphis. Tune into the episode to know more about this rising style

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In this episode, Terveen Gill, an author and an Indiie filmaker talks about whether fiction can have an effect on reality. She also shares some informational tips to write and express oneself.

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Lincia Rosario, a renowned emcee, talks about her journey and give us some tips to be real, honest and confident on stage. She talks about the importance of making mistakes, taking risks and being consistent to reach our goals.

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This episode features Badiaa Hiresh, a blogger and the author of Mommy I'm a PACER and Where is My Angel?

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In the episode, Riya invited Daniela Andrade, an American high school student (now at Harvard University) to know about her engagement in STEM advocacy and student life in the States.

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In this episode, Riya explained Sonnet 138 written by William Shakespeare , also referred to as When my love swears that she is made of truth

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n this episode, Riya discussed about eve teasing, stalking and legal rights women are entitled to with the founder of @ap.laws Priya Tiwari

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In this episode, Riya explained Sonnet 1 written by William Shakespeare , also referred to as From the fairest creatures we desire increase, line by line.

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In this episode, Riya explained the poem SUGARFISH written by Lana Del Rey in her debut poetry book Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass .

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In this episode dedicated to mental health, I invited motivational speaker Bryan Martin to talk about his journey of going and growing through tough times.

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In this episode, Nipun Saxena, an advocate at Supreme Court talks about the latest trends in legal industry and about his experience and journey.

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On this episode , Drsika Chopra a teen author and teen tarot card reader gives an insight on tarot card readings.

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In this episode, Riya explained the poem Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass written by Lana Del Rey line by line.

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12 year old Arnay Agarwal, who has shared stage with PV Sindhu as a Tedx speaker, shares his fascination for reading, storytelling and motivating children to inculcate the habit of reading.

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In the episode, law aspirant Samridhi Jain talks about her experience in law school, the importance of networking and the means of creating meaningful connections.

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The episode revolves around how Jayant Kandoi's optimism helped him to defeat a fatal disease like cancer six times

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In this episode, Riya recited another poem written in Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass, the debut poetry book of Lana Del Rey knows as SportsCruiser.

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In this episode, Riya had shared some arguments highlighting why the soviet system was not based on marxist model of communism

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In this episode featuring Tanisha Dhariwal and Aparna Hyanki, we try to understand the working of social media and its interconnection with consumerism. We also had a dialogue on the reasons behind why people portray themselves as someone they are not on social media apps

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Left and Right political ideologies forms the basis of political spectrum. In the episode, I explained how these ideologies originated.

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In this episode Riya recites a poem dedicated to all the awesome women out there ! written by Maya Angelou called Phenomenal Women !

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In the episode, Riya explained how the pandemic has stimulated inflation in the Indian economy.

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In this episode, Riya recited Sylvia Plath’s celebrated poem called Mad Girl’s Love Song followed by a brief interpretation

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In this episode, Riya recited Langston Hughes’ poem called Life is Fine

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In this episode, Riya recited the poem, written in Lana Del Rey’s debut poetry book - Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, In the Hills of Benedict Canyon

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In this episode, war crimes journalist and author of the Amazon bestseller Only Cry For The Living - Memos From Inside The ISIS Battlefield, Hollie Mckay, talked about her experience covering war stories from ground zero

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In this episode, professional musician Riley Helgeson talks about how passion and career can be aligned to live a fun-filled life.

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In this episode, fourteen year mental health advocate (and the founder of Talk with Zach) Zach Gottlieb talks about his journey and the ways by which we can overcome mental health stigma in our society

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Sofia Ferrilogo and Amanda Suarez, volunteers at Climate Science, talked about the severity of climate change and their dedication towards spreading climate crisis awareness.

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This episode, guest starring Lyr Weltsman - founder of Breaking The Chalk initiative, is all about the challenges faced by working moms and the ways by which it can be dealt

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In this episode, Riya recited Lana Del Rey’s poem called Bare Feet on Linoleum

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In the episode, Riya invited Caroline Lima, a Brazilian high school student to know about her engagement in extracurricular activities and student life in Brazil.