167 episodes

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.

Pops in a Pod Nadir & Peter

    • Kids & Family

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.

    Same Sex Marriage - A conversation with Chitra Mathur and Mahima Vashisht

    Same Sex Marriage - A conversation with Chitra Mathur and Mahima Vashisht

    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

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    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

    • 36 min
    Radhika Mohta on Navigating Relationships in your 30's

    Radhika Mohta on Navigating Relationships in your 30's

    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

    • 43 min
    Dads in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

    Dads in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

    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

    • 31 min
    Explaining conflict and war to kids - Dr. Swati Popat Vats & Dr. Wilona Annunciation

    Explaining conflict and war to kids - Dr. Swati Popat Vats & Dr. Wilona Annunciation

    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

    • 57 min
    Money and Parenting - Mrinal Ghosh

    Money and Parenting - Mrinal Ghosh

    In this throwback episode, Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined Mrinal Ghosh, a finance professional to discuss effective ways to plan finances for your children and also dispel some myths. 

    Mrinal Ghosh is a Chartered Accountant and MBA with over 20 years of work experience working with multi‑national consulting companies in the US and in India. He is also a parent to a 4-year-old daughter.

    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

    • 47 min
    Kids and Nutrition - Zankruti Parikh

    Kids and Nutrition - Zankruti Parikh

    Nadir Pop and Peter Pop are joined by Zankruti Parikh to discuss nutrition for kids and how parents can encourage better eating habits.  They also answer some questions from listeners. 

    Zankruti Parikh is a clinical consulting Nutritionist. She is also a visiting faculty in various institutes and consults patients tackling weight management, pre-diabetes, diabetes, PCOS, thyroid disorders etc.

    Use the code "POPS10" and get 10% off on the thinKitchen range.

    Check out thinKitchen 

    Website - https://bit.ly/3WqqYC5 

    Instagram - https://bit.ly/3YTFVhq 

    Facebook - https://bit.ly/3ju5KEE

    YouTube - https://bit.ly/3C2qPfT

    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 

    • 48 min

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