

Pops in a Pod
Nadir & Peter
Pops in a Pod is a weekly podcast hosted by two dads Nadir and Peter from Mumbai, India about all aspects of parenting, marriage, kids and everything in between. Episodes range from conversations with like-minded guests to stories from Nadir & Peter.
Join the Pop duo on their journey from partner to parent.
Join the Pop duo on their journey from partner to parent.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 43min
EP 116 - To buy or not to buy - Pre school edition
One of the earliest episode of the podcast was To Buy or Not to Buy, where Nadir Pop and Peter Pop discussed things they had bought for their newborns. Now that their children are in pre school, the Pop duo discuss the expected & unexpected expenses and also learnings that they have had so far. The articles discussed in the episode are the following :- https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/know-the-cost-of-raising-a-child-to-plan-in-advance-11582623747923.html https://www.adityabirlacapital.com/abc-of-money/how-much-does-it-cost-to-raise-a-child-in-india 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 is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade experience in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Mar 8, 2022 • 40min
EP 115 - Eve World: A Web3 platform for Women - Aparna Acharekar
Last year on Women's Day, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop spoke to Priya Krishnan, Chief Client & Experience Officer, Bright Horizons about Women in the Workforce. This year the Pop duo are joined by Aparna Acharekar, co-founder of Eve World, a Web3 platform for women. Aparna spoke to the Pops about the insight behind the platform, the Eve World creator program, the importance of a community and how it can be leveraged through Web3 and also the roadmap for the platform to include others in the coming months. Tune in to find out more. 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 is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade experience in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Feb 28, 2022 • 51min
EP 114 - Entrepreneur Parents - Varun Duggirala & Pooja Jauhari
In their first in-studio episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by power couple Varun Duggirala and Pooja Jauhari. Varun Duggirala is co-founder and content chief, and Pooja Jauhari is CEO of, The Glitch, India's leading full-service creative agency. Varun also hosts 3 podcasts, and is the author of Everything Is Out of Syllabus – an instruction manual on optimising life for happiness and high performance. Pooja is also the founder of Seat At The Table – an unbiased investment and advisory initiative. Varun and Pooja are parents to Leia, their daughter. They tell the Pop duo about how not letting work and home overlap has worked for them as a couple that works together, meeting each other halfway, progressing and growing in life together, their parenting styles being different from their own parents, and parenting in a pandemic. Hosted by: Nadir Kanthawala and Peter Kotikalapudi Guests: Varun Duggirala and Pooja Jauhari Recorded at Island City Studios Audio Engineer: Hersh Desai Editor: Yash Hirave Producer: Husein Haveliwala Partners: Shure These sessions were recorded using Shure mics and headphones and if you think we sound good, you now know why. When it matters most to you, rely on Shure to deliver an amazing sound performance, whatever stage you’re on. Here is a list of some of the equipment we used that you may consider adding to your shopping bag. :) MV7 - Podcast Microphone MV7X - Podcast Microphone SM7B - Studio Microphone SRH440 - Professional Studio Headphones 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 is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade experience in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Feb 22, 2022 • 58min
113 - The Importance of Children's literature in India
Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by writer, illustrator and educationist, Deepa Balsavar. Winner of the 6th edition of the Big Little Book Awards (BLBA) instituted by the Parag initiative of Tata Trusts, Deepa has many award-winning books to her name such as ‘The Seed’ and ‘The Lonely King and Queen’.Deepa shared with the Pop duo the importance of children's literature, the changes in Indian literature in the past 2 decades, introducing kids to Indian authors, insights into some of her books and much more. Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.comFollow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPodNadir currently is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Feb 15, 2022 • 43min
EP 112 - Children's Literature and Education in 2022 - Amrita Patwardhan (Tata Trusts)
Nadir Pop & Peter Pop are back again talking about one of their favourite subjects, education. They are joined by Amrita Patwardhan, head of education portfolio at Tata Trusts. The Pop duo spoke to Amrita Patwardhan about the recently announced 6th Big Little Book Awards (BLBA), organised by the Parag initiative of Tata Trust, the proposed hybrid model of learning at schools, implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and more. Amrita Patwardhan has been with the Trusts since 2003, instrumental in, working on and spearheading several impactful initiatives in the education sector across the remotest areas of the country. 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 is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Feb 8, 2022 • 57min
111 - Finding Love In The Pandemic - Anurag Tagat & Jaanam Dewan
In the past couple years, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop attended a few parties and even weddings via Zoom because of restrictions due to Covid-19. Recently they spoke to a couple who not only got married during this pandemic but met and fell in love during it. Meet Anurag Tagat and Jaanam Dewan. The Pop duo speak to them about the unconventional story across the country that originated through a social media platform. Tune in to find out more. Anurag Tagat is a Bangalore-based music journalist. He is Assistant Editor at Rolling Stone India. He also contributes to The Hindu, Vogue India and News9 Live regularly.Jaanam Dewan is a media professional born in Mumbai and now based in Bangalore, with expertise in digital marketing, podcasting and writing. Side hustles include pet-sitting (beyond her super sweet cat Bambi) and cooking up a storm.Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.comFollow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPodNadir currently is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Feb 1, 2022 • 42min
110 - What Millenials Want - Vivan Marwah
In August last year, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop discussed dating the Digital Age with journalist Samreen Tungekar and digital marketer Aditya Rao. On this episode they discuss dating and marriage across India with author Vivan Marwah. Vivan is a user researcher and the author of What Millennials Want. He traveled more than 30,000 kilometers across 13 Indian states to interview more than 900 millennials, educators, business leaders, and policymakers to investigate the economic aspirations, social views, and political attitudes of young India.The Pop duo discuss with Vivan dating and marriage among millennials across India and insights from his book about it. What Millenials Want is available on Amazon and bookstore across India. Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.comFollow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPodNadir currently is the Director of Growth at an integrated marketing 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Jan 25, 2022 • 1h 4min
109 - How to raise financially smart kids - Binal Gandhi & Soneera Sanghvi
Nadir Pop & Peter Pop are back with another episode on Finance. This time they are joined by 2 moms, Binal Gandhi & Soneera Sanghvi.Binal & Soneera are authors of the recently released book, “From Piggybank to Portfolio - How to Raise Financially Smart Kids”. They spoke to the Pop duo about their book, introducing kids to the concept of money, their own experiences with finance growing up and as an adult and much moreBinal Gandhi is CEO of The Learning Curve Academy and the creator of the gamified financial wellness program, Finance GYM (Grow Your Money). She is visiting faculty at NMIMS and SP Jain, where she teaches courses in Corporate Finance and Wealth Management. Binal has two daughters, ages 13 and 18, who have been a strong source of inspiration for her work in financial education.Soneera Sanghvi is a writer and former lawyer. She has also co-founded an education consultancy, High Skies Co, which helps students craft stand-out college application essays and is a mom of two kids (age 3 and 7).“From Piggybank to Portfolio - How to Raise Financially Smart Kids” is available on Amazon and all leading book stores. Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.comFollow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPodNadir 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Jan 18, 2022 • 1h 13min
108 - Entrepreneur Parents - Sean Li (Clever.FM, Alumni.FM)
On this episode of Entrepreneur Parents, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by serial entrepreneur Sean Li. Sean shares with the Pop duo, his entrepreneurship journey, interest into podcasting that led to launching 2 businesses in the space, balancing being a parent and running a business and more. Sean Li is a serial entrepreneur having launched and sold multiple businesses over the past 10+ years. He has founded a co-working space in Downtown Los Angeles, multiple e-Commerce companies focused on inbound content marketing for DIY products, and numerous podcasts. His work in podcasting has led him to launch 2 companies in the space Alumni.FM,and Clever.FMClever. FM is a podcast app that drives deep engagement and monetization. Alumni.FM is a podcast service providing research, post-production, and distribution support for higher education.Get in touch with the Pop duo on popsinapod@gmail.comFollow Pops In A Pod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popsinapod/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/popsinapod Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PopsinaPodNadir 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi

Jan 13, 2022 • 42sec
Trailer 2022
New Year. New Trailer. 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 podcaster producer. He has a decade in marketing working with companies ranging from startups to public listed companies. www.linkedin.com/in/peterkotikalapudi