13 episodes
Skyline Drive Kaleidoscope
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- Society & Culture
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4.6 • 442 Ratings
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When Mangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Humans Growing Stuff) set out to do a big, sweeping show on astrology, he didn’t realize the first interview would change the course of his life. But as he tries to put his world back together, he realizes the incredible ways astrology presents itself in modern society: from NASA employees who keep their belief in astrology in the closet, to world leaders who’ve used astrologers to guide foreign policy, to moneyball statisticians who use astrology more than statistics to build baseball teams, to a little shop in India where your fortune was written for you centuries ago, and is waiting for you to come claim it. Over the course of 8 episodes, Mangesh tries to decipher why we keep looking to the stars for answers, and what happens when you don’t believe in astrology, but astrology keeps happening to you.
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It's Supposed to be Fun
Mangesh begins his journey into the weird, wonderful world of astrology with a little help from: his mom, a science writer, a famous musician, and one very sneaky author! But when an ominous prediction suddenly comes true, his life turns upside down.
We made you a mixtape! Listen Sounds from Skyline Drive here!
For more information on Dr. Kumar, visit his website.
A transcript of this episode is located here.
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The Good Thief - Ep 1. How to Rob Banks and Influence People
Miles and the team learn how Vassilis and his gang pulled off the biggest bank robbery in Greek history without firing a single shot.
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The Truth According to Jean
Meet Jean, a 74-year old romantic who decides she's finally open to astrology as she works to rebuild her life. Meanwhile, NYC astrologer Janelle Belgrave joins the team to offer some much-needed counsel; we interview a midwestern therapist who secretly uses astrology to better understand her clients, and Mangesh and his family hold on to hope in the face of some alarming news.
Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape
Episode transcript: bit.ly/skylinedrive_2
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Trickle-down Astrology
Mangesh and Mary dig into the bizarre astrology scandal that rocked Ronald Reagan’s final year in office. Plus, they mine through old Johnny Carson clips and read way too many Presidential biographies.
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Episode transcript: bit.ly/skylinedrive_3
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BTS Grandpas
Michelle’s friends are desperate to get her a reading. But all she wants is a peek into her favorite band BTS’ future. Plus, we dig into baseball astrology, and discover why you might consider trading in your emeralds for bananas.
LINKS:
Janelle Belgrave: our wonderful house astrologer for this series. You can reach her here.
Dr. Divya: a caring numerologist who determines how your numbers match up with the stars and picks the ideal days for you to work, rest, and launch shows on (we have been following her timings!) Contact her here.
To learn more about our baseball astrologers, you can read and listen to Andrea Mallis here and Cesar Love here.
Dr. Rakesh Kumar: the astrologer who predicted my dad’s illness with eerie accuracy. Made another visit to him last week. Reach him here.
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Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape
Episode transcript: bit.ly/skylinedrive_4
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A Little More Asian Than I Thought
As Annie attempts to clean out her parents’ garage and sort their finances, she has an unusual question for our astrologer. Meanwhile, Mangesh learns how astrology is affecting the world of C-sections, discusses reading babies' palms in utero, and hears a surprising story from his sister.
PLEASE NOTE: there are explicit lyrics and curses in this episode. (Keep your hands over your kiddos’ ears! Or hit pause until they walk out of the room.)
Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape
Episode transcript: bit.ly/skylinedrive_5
Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.
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An exploration of grief and family through the lens of astrology
I came for a podcast on astrology and found myself disappointed when about half-way through I realized that isn’t what this was going to be. However, I pushed through, and I’m so glad I did. Because what I found instead was a sweet, if sometimes slightly clumsy, exploration of family, grief, origin, and belonging through the lens of astrology.