Pops in a Pod

A few weeks ago a video went viral where a social media influencer highlighted the amount of sugar in a malt-based health drink.  On this episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop discuss it and also look at ingredients and nutritional value in packages food - The good, bad and ugly. To shed more light on this they are joined by food scientist, Sudip Putatunda.  Sudip Putatunda, is an Award-winning scientist and serial entrepreneur in the Food Industry. Sudip graduated as a Food Scientist from the University of Reading, UK. He earned his post graduate degree, from Imperial College Business School, London, UK. And he is currently a Doctoral Scholar at the S.P. Jain University, Australia, in the field of Behavioral Finance. Apart from running his own ice cream business, in his 15-year-long career, Sudip has worked closely with product development teams at leading companies Food Processing companies such as Unilever, PepsiCo, Mondelez (Kraft), as well as the largest hospitality companies such as Taj (Indian Hotels), Starwood Marriot, Accor and many others. Sudip is also a proud father to an almost 2-year-old son. Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod Nadir is a media and advertising professional with 17 years of experience, out of this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade of experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi/

On this episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by Dr. Manjula Srinivas to discuss the impact of AI in the Indian education sector. The short term and long term results of it and how parents should be prepared to guide their children.  Dr. Manjula Srinivas (M.A, M.Phil. PhD) is Professor, & Dean Liberal Arts and Design Thinking, and Dean Student Affairs, SOIL(SOBD) in Delhi. She has more than 24 years of experience in the field of media education. Dr. Manjula Srinivas is the former Head, Department of Mass Media, KC College, Nadir Pop's Alma Mater.  Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade of experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi/

In this throwback episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop spoke to Freyan Bhujwala & Kanika Vasudeva from The Share Bear thesharebear.in on sustainable living, mindful parenting and promoting a circular economy, in an easy and convenient manner. Their vision is to normalise the buying and selling of pre-loved items Kanika has a post-graduate degree in Social Communications and Media from Sophia’s Polytechnic, Mumbai. She has been part of the PR and Marketing team at Sony Pictures, has worked with Idream Productions and UTV and spent nine years at Fox Star Studios as VP International, Sales and Distribution. Freyan has a post-graduate degree in Marketing and Advertising from St. Xavier’s Institute of Communication, Mumbai. She worked with JWT Advertising, was part of the marketing team at Fox Star Studios, and went on to become Head of Marketing at Maddock Films. A must listen episode for all parents. Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by Deepa Bhat Nair to understand Autism better. They discussed the common misconceptions around autism and also how to treat it. Deepa Bhat Nair is the Founder Director, Communiverse - The centre for Autism and related conditions, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. She is passionate about Early Intervention, parent empowerment, and manpower development. Deepa is the mentor for the Indian Navy’s Early Intervention Centre, Chetna at New Delhi. www.communiverse.in https://youtube.com/@CommuniverseIndia https://www.instagram.com/communiverseindia/   Get in touch with the Pop duo with feedback, questions, and more on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

On this throwback episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop were joined by someone from the LGBTQA+ community to talk about her parenting journey. Chitra is a mother, a trans woman, a lesbian, and is raising her preschool-age child along with her ex and her partner. She writes as @threegirlfamily on Instagram, Twitter and Substack about her experiences of balancing motherhood and her career with life as an 'out' queer woman. Chitra spoke to the Pop duo about co-parenting, her transition journey, the representation of LGBTQA+ community in popular media and much more. Get in touch with the Pop duo with feedback, questions, and more on popsinapod@gmail.com   Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Who are Chitra and Mahima? And what do they have to contribute to the recent affidavit filed by GOI? To start off Chitra Mathur is a Trans woman and has spoken extensively on her journey of transition on the podcast, you can listen to to HERE. Mahima Vashisht is the author of the weekly newsletter, "Womaning in India", which highlights gender bias blind spots in everyday life through real stories of real women of India. Mahima is also a working mother, who has 15 years of experience working as a civil servant with the Government of India, and later as a development sector professional with UNICEF, World Bank, and Tata Trusts. By qualification, she is an Electronics and Communications Engineer from the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra and an MBA from IIM Bangalore. On this episode Mahima and and Chitra have a very candid conversation on the legality of same sex marriages in India and the Supreme Court's stand on it. Get in touch with the Pop duo with feedback, questions, and more on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/ Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined on this episode by Radhika Mohta, a Bengaluru based Matchmaker & Relationship Coach. They discuss the challenges of dating in your 30's and how to navigate them.  Radhika Mohta runs a Dating Accelerator that helps single people get ready for their last first date, at radhikamohta.com She has enabled over 3,000 singles with their life partner search. Ran Eligible - a community of independent singles for a year. Built Slow Dating - audio dates on Discord. Get in touch with the Pop duo with feedback, questions, and more on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

The idea for this episode was sparked by the release of the documentary "The Romantics" on Netflix.  Nadir Pop and Peter Pop debate if "Amrish Puri's character is every Indian dad in the 90’s". Tune in to find out what the Pop duo think.  Get in touch with the Pop duo with feedback, questions, and more on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Conflict and war are a difficult topics to discuss especially with children. In this throwback episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by 2 guests  to better understand how to explain the topic of conflict and war to children, pre-schoolers as well as teenagers. Dr. Swati Popat Vats and Dr. Wilona Annunciation share with the Pop duo their experiences as an educator and psychiatrist respectively. Dr. Swati Popat Vats, President of Podar Education Network, is a global educator with over 32 years of experience and holds many important positions in the field of early childhood education, currently she is the President of the Early Childhood Association of India. Dr. Wilona Annunciation is a practicing psychiatrist who has worked with kids and geriatrics alike. Get in touch with the Pop duo with feedback, questions, and more on popsinapod@gmail.com Follow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPod  Nadir currently leads the Business Development division at a digital agency. Prior to this Nadir spent a decade in TV and digital video production – producing, directing, developing content, and writing.  www.linkedin.com/in/nadir-kanthawala-47249814/  Peter is a marketing guy. He has a decade experience working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Mrinal Ghosh, a seasoned finance professional with over 20 years in multinational consulting, and a parent, shares invaluable financial planning tips for families. He discusses adapting budgets from singlehood to parenthood and the importance of financial education. Mrinal clarifies the difference between life insurance and investment schemes, while highlighting smart savings strategies for rising parenting costs. He also debunks investment myths, emphasizing systematic plans and the potential of property investment. A rich conversation full of practical advice for secure family finances!