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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.
Hosts & Guests
Grief, identity, and astrology all in one
Oct 7
This podcast is one of the most enjoyable I’ve ever heard. The storytelling is captivating, the story authentic, and the whole production is just wrapped together so beautifully. I hope they make a season two!
Misleading
5 days ago
This show was hardly about astrology. It was about grief. Not only is the description misleading but there’s a weird sense of insincerity in the hosts’s voice. I have no doubt the host was grieving, but the uncomfortable pauses and weird drop in voice to evoke some kind of feeling from the listener felt rehearsed. To be honest the mini episodes and the one segment about Ronald and Nancy Regan’s use of astrology were the best parts because it was actually about astrology. I don’t have an issue with the host needing to create a podcast about his grief, but if that’s the case, then the show should have been rebranded to advertise it as a personal journey of grief. If the show had been more in line with the mini episodes it would have been really good. I would have loved to hear how other people, especially famous people, have used astrology in their life. This podcast gave the same bait and switch vibe that the documentary “Bama Rush” gave when the women who created the documentary marketed it about Rush season at Alabama but instead it became an uncomfortable watch about her struggle with alopecia and not fitting in with sorority girls. Her personal story and this personal story would have been good on their own if they both had just been truthful about their intentions. Would love to have an actual show about astrology. Definitely would come back and listen if the show got back to it’s original purpose. If you want a show about grief, this is your show, if you want a show about astrology, this is not it.
Beautiful story
Jun 15
This podcast was quite moving and interesting, although I don’t really care about astrology.
Captivating
Apr 27
I wasn’t sure what I was getting into. But I’m so glad I hit play. First, I just love hearing Mangesh talk about anything. Himself, his family, his thoughts. When he says he feels he’s unsure of himself I want to say, oh my gosh, you’re so inspiring. You’re so amazing. He’s so humble and brings so much thoughtfulness, humor, pathos and hope into each episode. For a while I didn’t even know his name. You have to wait for the end credits because he doesn’t announce himself like every other podcaster. I think I’m maybe on episode 5, so I’m not sure how many episodes there are, but I really hope this just keeps going. I would love to listen to anything he does.
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