15 episodes

Two curious college friends who are in perpetuity looking to know more about the world are starting their podcast to fulfill their desire of creating something and putting out into the world . The conversations in our podcast would be based on topics suggested by our listeners or the ones that we feel are important to talk about.

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Two curious college friends who are in perpetuity looking to know more about the world are starting their podcast to fulfill their desire of creating something and putting out into the world . The conversations in our podcast would be based on topics suggested by our listeners or the ones that we feel are important to talk about.

    #15: The Female Perspective Ft. Dharini Shah

    #15: The Female Perspective Ft. Dharini Shah

    Dharini Shah is a young entrepreneur working 3 different jobs. She is a brand strategist at Creatoons, co-founder at Creatoonspack Pvt. Ltd and also works at her father’s business. Driven, motivated, brimming with self-confidence and sweet, she talks about her work and how she sees the world. Listen to her amazing thoughts and perspective. At times, she questions what the hosts ask and at times she gazes with a keen eye to dissect the question in order to provide an apt answer. She does so gracefully and respectfully. Tune in to know more.


    Dharini’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharinishahcreatoons/ 

    Dharini’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dhari_shah/ 

    Creatoons - https://creatoons.studio
    Creatoons Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/creatoons.studio/


    00:00 Introduction
    4:40 Need of Side Hustles?
    9:10 Back story about pursuing the profession
    12:05 Ethically making a sale
    15:30 The Best Marketeer
    21:10 Converting a client
    24:30 How you see yourself
    26:03 Stress or Play?
    27:43 Leader you follow
    29:01 Conversing with anyone and everyone
    31:40 The artsy side
    32:50 Being an Equestrienne
    34:45 Emotional and Logical Thinking
    37:34 Thoughts on Patriarchal Society
    44:15 Idea of an Ideal World
    46:52 Do men feel Intimidated when women earn more? 50:05 Sacrificing career for children in the future
    53:54 A conducive environment for growth
    57:23 A prerequisite characteristic from any man
    58:21 Selfishness
    01:01:01 How would you use unlimited time and resources 01:01:52 Romancing your city
    1:03:15 The Coffee Question


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    • 1 hr 11 min
    #14: The Female Perspective Ft. Dhruvi Shah

    #14: The Female Perspective Ft. Dhruvi Shah

    Meet Dhruvi Shah, Architect, Actor, Foodie (she prefers being called one instead of a food blogger, literally) and probably that's why she is also called Openly Insane. Listen to her thoughts about how Women see the world. Smart, hard working, cute, sweet voice and much much more. Watch the episode and tap in to see what she has to say!

    You can find her on Instagram,

    Dhruvi Shah - https://www.instagram.com/dhruvi1996/?hl=en

    Her Food Blog on instagram,

    Openly Insane - https://www.instagram.com/openlyinsane/?hl=en



    00:00 Introduction

    02:00 Work and Diverse Interests

    04:52 Being a Food Blogger

    07:48 Advent of the Passions

    09:45 Amalgamation of Theatre and Architecture

    15:41 Thoughts on Patriarchal Society

    16:50 Respecting Women

    20:55 International (X) Day

    22:03Logical vs Emotional Aspect of Women

    24:06 Leaving the comfort of Home

    26:47 View Point of the World

    29:07 Leaving the comfort of Home 2

    31:56 Idea about a Leader

    36:34 Right vs Wrong - The Labels

    37:39 Changing the contemporary world?

    38:19 Do men feel intimidated when women earn more?

    40:46 Female and Male Bosses at work

    45:08 Independent Women

    45:44 Clean Men, Cleaner Women

    48:07 Discern incoming humans

    50:10 Religious or Spiritual or?

    51:50 Living Forever and Limitless Resources

    52:47 17 Again, Action Replay

    54:20 The one thing that every man must have

    58:03 Coffee, Tea and…. Chai!

    01:01:36 Shoutout to Baba from Episode 6

    01:02:38 Ending

    The Smoking Philosophy Podcast by Karan Shah and Poojan Gothi

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    • 1 hr 8 min
    #13: The Female Perspective Ft. Simoni Dalal

    #13: The Female Perspective Ft. Simoni Dalal

    Tune in to listen to the new episode on The Female Perspective series with our new guest on the show - Simoni Dalal. Simoni is pursuing her MBA from IIM Jammu. She has been on an amazing journey until now and it is going to continue to be that way for sure it seems. From studying biology, economics, being an RJ and now pursuing MBA and learning lots and lots of exciting things along the way, she truly is intelligent, smart and a person with diverse knowledge - something that is definitely an asset in today's world. Tune in to listen to her thoughts. You can also watch it on YouTube as this is also our first video podcast. Enjoy! 



    Connect with Simoni, 

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simoni-dalal-iimj/?originalSubdomain=in

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simoni.k.dalal/



    00:00 Introduction

    01:55 What put you on the current path?

    04:27 Steve Jobs and importance of multi disciplinary approach

    06:23 What helped you focus your vision on pursuing MBA?

    08:00 Micro detour to talking about Finance

    11:05 Are side hustles necessary?

    15:00 What is sustainable/green finance?

    16:10 Thoughts on patriarchal society

    19:30 Idea if ideal leader, the reality distortion field and Jacinda Ardern

    22:50 Significance of emotional and logical thinking in women

    25:40 Idea of the Utopian World

    26:54 Documentary Dominion and the environmental issues

    29:00 Do men feel intimidated if a woman earns more than him?

    30:20 Intuition about friendships and relationships

    32:26 A basic trait that every man should have

    35:20 View on women sacrificing career to manage households in India

    37:30 The skill of cooking

    38:57 Financial Literacy

    41:15 Cafes and Coffee

    42:08 Immortality

    43:54 Path to pursue with limitless time and resources

    45:24 Dilemma of having to tell the truth but not wanting to

    47:31 Ending



    The Smoking Philosophy Podcast by Karan Shah and Poojan Gothi

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    • 51 min
    #12: The Female Perspective Ft. Juhi Chauhan

    #12: The Female Perspective Ft. Juhi Chauhan

    The next few series of episodes would try to portray how a woman sees the world. Its up to the listeners' discretion on how to take the message. We won't be try to portray any specific theme. We just intend to present conversations that you, the listener would enjoy! Our first guest is Juhi Chauhan, a Cosmetic Chemist from New York. She has an instagram page revolving around the same niche, corroborating the fact that she loves her work. There is much more to unravel from the conversation. Listen and let us know your thoughts.

    You can find her at Juhi Chauhan, her Instagram page at TheBeautyTechies and the website at TheBeautyTechiesWebsite. Show some love.



    00:00 Introduction

    02:43 Motivation for career choice?

    05:50 Is side hustle necessary?

    07:17 Perspective on money

    09:20 Do men feel intimidated when women earn more than them?

    14:23 Thoughts about the patriarchal society

    18:32 How is the world different for a woman as compared to man?

    21:50 Take on leadership positions held by women

    22:53 Person to look up to as an idol

    26:20 Do women tend to think more emotionally?

    28:32 Ideal world to live in?

    33:32 Expectations from a man?

    34:57 Are women more cautious before forming any relationships?

    37:00 Thoughts on religion and spirituality

    42:54 What about the typical cafe vibe and coffee in general?

    48:38 What if you could live forever?

    50:10 How did Smoking Philosophy start?

    52:42 Prospective path if there was a possibility of limitless time and resources

    53:42 Getting out of feeling low and down

    57:00 Ending




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    • 59 min
    #11: Growing Grounded Ft. Aditya Raval

    #11: Growing Grounded Ft. Aditya Raval

    One must not lose tracks of themselves and must not forget where they came from. Humility, one of the most necessary trait in a leader, is something that our guest on this episode has. Mountains, positive outlook, life after death and sporadic bursts of spirituality, all in this talk. Listen to unravel.

    Find Aditya at: https://www.instagram.com/aditya.ravall/

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    • 1 hr 8 min
    #10: Why Self Education makes more sense

    #10: Why Self Education makes more sense

    Deep dive into the episode to know, experience and most of all immerse yourself into this imagination where we try to bring you a message. Keeping the description short because it would be more fun to listen to. Subscribe and rate the Smoking Philosophy Podcast by Karan Shah and Poojan Gothi

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    • 7 min

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