Ep. 79 feat. Srinivas Srirangam and Radhika Tata

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Srinivas Srirangam, General Manager, (@chefsrini on Twitter) and Radhika Tata of Novotel Imagica Khopoli (@AdlabsImagica on Twitter) talk to Cyrus about:

• Mr. Srirangam's beginnings
• Being a guest at Novotel Imagica Khopoli, first theme park hotel
• Journey of Mr. Srirangam from a Chef to General Manager
• Experience the Sunset brunch at Novotel Imagica
• Indians, when they travel abroad
• Adlabs' Aquamagica and the snow park which is soon to open

Ep. 78 feat. Musician Ankur Tewari

In this episode of #CyrusSays, singer-songwriter, Ankur Tewari (@ankurtewari on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about: 

• Growing up in Rourkee
• Picking up the (wrong) guitar
• Playing Hotel California to combat ragging in college
• Starting out as a musician in Bombay
• His short film series, Love Shots
   

Ep. 77 feat. Comedian Tushar Singh

In this episode of #CyrusSays, comedian Tushar Singh (@Tushy on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about: 

• Growing up as a chubby Indian in the U.S.
• Studying engineering at Georgia tech
• His early days as a comedian
• Losing his job
• Moving around the U.S. doing standup
• The Indian comedy scene
   

Ep. 76 feat. Zumba Instructor Sucheta Pal

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Zumba Education Specialist, Sucheta Pal (@SuchetaPalZumba on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about: 

• The science of Zumba
• How she got interested in it
• Her husband's support
• Various Zumba styles
• Fitness in India
   

Ep. 75 feat. Gateway Brewery’s Rahul Mehra

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Rahul Mehra of Gateway Brewing Company (@gatewaybrewery on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about: 

• The process of making beer
• Making good beer
• The legalities of brewing
• The market for beer in India
• Flavouring
   

Ep. 74 feat. Le15 Patisserie’s Pooja Dhingra

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Pooja Dhingra (@poojadhingraa) of Le 15 Patisserie talks to Cyrus about:

• Her childhood interest in baking
• The support of her parents
• Moving to Switzerland and then to Paris to pursue her dream
• Le 15 Patisserie's dessert menu
• Expanding her business in India

Ep. 73 Cricket Special feat. CP Thomas and Vivek Krishnan

In this Cricket Special episode of #CyrusSays, cricket experts, CP Thomas (@cpthomas42) and Vivek Krishnan (@KrishnanViv) talk to Cyrus about: The Kiwi presence in the World Cup

• Their predictions for the season
• The Indian team
• Their verdict
• Public interest in T20s
• India's future in test cricket

Ep. 72 feat. Stylist Elton Fernandez

In this episode of #CyrusSays, celebrity makeup and hair artist, Elton Fernandes (@eltonjfernandez on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about:

• How he moved to India during the gulf war
• The difficulties of being homosexual in India
• The celebrities he's worked with
• His Youtube channel
• The art of makeup

Ep. 71 feat. Teach for India’s Aastha Singh

In this latest episode of #CyrusSays, Aastha Singh of Teach For India (@TeachForIndia on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about: 

• The socio economic situation in the country
• How Teach For India works
• What children are capable of doing with education
• How she started working with TFI
• Her personal life

Ep. 70 Anniversary Special episode feat. Mae Thomas and Amit Doshi

On this anniversary special episode, Cyrus talks to Amit Doshi (@doshiamit on Twitter) and Mae (@maebemaebe on Twitter) about the year that was (or wasn't?). They also talk about: 

• How it all began
• All the memorable guests we've had
• Other podcasts from the IVM network
• Some more fun stories

Ep. 69 feat. Comedienne Vasu Primlani

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Cyrus talks to polymath, Vasu Primlani (@greencomedian on Twitter) about her achievements and varied interests. They also talk about:

• Being a jack of many trades and master of all
• Going from class clown to standup comedian
• Her brush with the law
• Being wrongfully detained in prison
• Psychosomatic therapy
• Triathletics and fitness

Ep. 68 feat. Actor-Model Viraf Patel

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Cyrus talks to model, actor and entrepreneur, Viraf Patel on his journey and his new venture, a Parsi Tinder app: Aapro. Also joining them on Skype is Viraf's partner Umeed Kothavala, technical backbone of Aapro. They also discuss:

• His merchant navy days
• Falling in love
• Kinky Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
• Writing a killer script
• Parsi dating

Ep. 67 feat. US Filmmakers Sean Graham and Ronnie Allman

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Ronnie Allman (@RonnieAllman on Twitter) and Sean Graham (@seandgraham on Twitter), two filmmakers from the United States who have come to India on a mission to make a crowdfunded feature film on the Ramayan (@ramayanfilm on Twitter), talk to Cyrus about:

• Indian mythology on a global scale
• The story and focus of the Ramayan
• The epic casting
• Interesting work they've done
• The US elections

Support the making of the Ramayan film by contributing here:https://www.wishberry.in/campaign/ramayana-enter-forest/

Ep. 66 feat. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about the making of Aligarh. They also talk about:

• How he decided to make Aligarh
• Homophobic reactions
• His experiences working on the film
• Simran
• The oscars

Ep. 65 feat. The Mirror Merchants’ Arnesh Ghose

In this latest episode of #CyrusSays, Arnesh Ghose (@ArneshGhose on Twitter) founder of The Mirror Merchants, a theater company, talks to Cyrus about:

• His collection of plays, Chaarpaai
• Gender issues in India
• Audience reactions to his plays
• The Mirror Merchants
• Writing for The Rolling Stone and Man's World magazine

Ep. 64 feat. Singer-Songwriter Gary Lawyer

In this episode of #CyrusSays, singer-songwriter and veteran musician, Gary Lawyer (@garylawyer on Twitter) talks to Cyrus about his new single, Heaven's Child, which he just released. They also talk about:

• Being a multi instrumentalist
• Moving to the US for music
• Meeting his guru, Ray Charles
• His love for bikes
• The market for independent western music in India

Ep. 63 feat. Social Entrepreneur Samyak Chakrabarty

In this episode of #CyrusSays, Cyrus meets Samyak Chakrabarty (@Samyakc on Twitter), social entrepreneur and founder of Social Quotient and the Green Batti Project (@greenbatti on Twitter). They talk about:

• His startup, Electronic Youth Media
• Being one of the youngest entrepreneurs in the country
• Being instrumental in driving the youth to vote
• Indian weddings
• The importance of the mentor-mentee system
• How CSR can actually create impact

Ep. 62 feat. Geeks Tejas and Jishnu

In this episode of #CyrusSays, hosts Tejas Menon(@TejasMenon on Twitter) and Jishnu Guha(@JishnuGuha on Twitter) geek out about their new podcast Geekfruit(@@GeekFruitHQ on Twitter) with Cyrus. They also talk about:

• What it means to be a geek
• Celebrity geeks
• Cyrus' favorite superheroes
• Indian comics
• All about their new podcast, Geekfruit
• Fictitious Mumbai superheroes

Ep. 61 feat. Hemp Warriors Sanvar and Yash

In this latest episode of #CyrusSays, founders of BOHECO (@BohecoIndia on Twitter), Yash Kotak and Sanvar Oberoi talk to Cyrus about:

• How they started out as HR college students
• Agriculture in India
• The booming hemp industry
• The numerous uses of hemp
• BOHECO's business model

Ep. 60 feat. IESHA founder Nilima Achwal

In this episode of #CyrusSays, American-born Indian, Nilima Achwal (@niliach on Twitter) tells Cyrus about her social startup, Iesha. They talk about:

• Sexuality being taboo in India
• How children perceive sex
• Traditional Indian beliefs that became restrictions
• How their teaching program is modeled
• How her life experiences led her to start Iesha