Best Sandip Roy Podcasts (2025)

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Indulge: Is India the next cheese frontier? ft Namrata Sundaresan and Mansi Jasani 1:01:57

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When we think of cheese, names like Brie, Gouda, or Cheddar usually come to mind — but nothing much from India. Yet India, home to the world’s largest dairy herd, is now witnessing a quiet but remarkable cheese revolution. At farmer’s markets, artisanal producers are offering everything from creamy classics to inventive varieties infused with Telli…

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Sleepless in Kolkata 6:00

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India is apparently the the second most sleep deprived country in the world. 60 percent of Indians routinely getting by on less than 6 hours of sleep. Is it time for National Sleep Guidlines?By Sandip Roy

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Going Postal 6:00

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Sandip considers the life and death of letters and the service that carries them.

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Yellow Durga 6:00

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The Kolkata yellow cab has been one of the icons of the city.Bright yellow and rotund, sometimes described as a bowler hat on wheels, based on the Morris Oxford, these were all Ambassador cars. But recently the yellow taxis of Kolkata enjoyed a last hurrah.

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Kunzang Choden on Bhutan beyond the tourist trail 54:41

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Many of us grew up with only a patchy knowledge of Bhutan. And these days, most stories about the country in India tend to focus on tourism. But what was it like to grow up in Bhutan in the 1950s and 60s? Kunzang Choden, who grew up in a landed household, explores this in her memoir, Telling Me My Stories, which paints a complex portrait of a count…

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Gig Economy Blues 6:00

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Amazon’s Great India Festival is coming soon, but with all those deals delivered to you without a care in the world, Sandip condisers the gig-economy behind making your cheap indulgences possible.

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Ganesh Puja 6:00

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It's Ganesh Puja in India. Lord Ganesh is a God who seems like an animator’s dream come true, but a God who removes obstacles should be much in demand right now and the last thing we should be doing is treating him like a cuddly toy.

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Independence Extras 6:00

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India just celebrated its 79th Independence Day with the usual fanfare on August 15th. But Sandip asks us to remember those that fought without being recognized.By Sandip Roy

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Why India needs to take sleep seriously ft Dr GC Khilnani 45:22

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In this episode, host Sandip Roy discusses India’s national sleep crisis, a problem that affects all ages, from anxious teenagers to overworked professionals, with Dr. G.C. Khilnani, a renowned pulmonologist and chairman of the PSRI Institute of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, to understand why sleeplessness has become such a widesprea…

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Domestic vs Natal Family abuse 6:00

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Swayam, a feminist prganization in India, is hoping to make everyone think about "domestic" violence differently.By Sandip Roy

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Finger Lickin' Good 6:24

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Civilazation is always in the eye of the beholder, as Sandip was reminded of after Texas Congressman Brandon Gill's recent comment about proper dining etiquette.By Sandip Roy

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The underbelly of the gig economy ft Vandana Vasudevan 1:02:37

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In recent years, online retail has transformed how we shop—bringing everything from food to taxis to our doorstep. The convenience is undeniable, but the gig economy behind it remains largely unexamined. How does this system impact those who work in it, use it, or build it? This week on the show, host Sandip Roy speaks to social science researcher …

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It's a Small World 6:00

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The news that there might be a Disneyland spread over 500 acres of Manesar in Gurugram near New Delhi has set social media afire in India.By Sandip Roy

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How we love the mango but know very little about it ft Sopan Joshi 57:21

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Summer in India brings with it the irresistible charm of mangoes, and the predictable flood of mango themed stories. These usually blend nostalgia, tales of nawabi indulgence, exotic varieties, and the timeless Alphonso-versus-the-rest debate. But journalist Sopan Joshi, in his book Mangifera indica: A Biography of the Mango, peels back that sugary…

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The Sound of Thrichy 6:04

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Sandip journeys to Thrichy in south India where he understands of what's being said around him. And finds it oddly calming.By Eric Wayne

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An Indian Emergency in America 6:00

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The Indian community in America is often seen as uncles and aunties who are just interested in Diwali parties and temples and acting as cheerleaders for the government back home.But in 1975 they did step up for democracy.By Sandip Roy

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Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's forgotten PM ft Sanjeev Chopra 57:19

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Long relegated to the footnotes of history, Lal Bahadur Shastri is often overshadowed by the towering legacies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. But what if Shastri hadn’t died suddenly after signing the Tashkent Agreement with Pakistan? Would Indira Gandhi still have become Prime Minister? And how might India’s political trajectory have chang…

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Visible or Seen 6:00

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As another Pride month comes to a close Sandip asks the question is being visible enough?By Sandip Roy

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How Indians in America took on Indira Gandhi’s Emergency ft Prof Anand Kumar and Sugata Srinivasaraju 56:20

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On June 25, 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency in India—an era marked by censorship, arrests, and a suspension of civil liberties. While the resistance within India is well-documented, far less is known about how Indians abroad responded. In this episode, on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, host Sandip Roy speaks…

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Ruchir Joshi on the Calcutta you don’t know 53:22

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In this episode, host Sandip Roy Show is joined by author Ruchir Joshi who takes us back to Calcutta in the early 1940s, an era charged with political upheaval, global war, and cultural ferment. Set against the backdrop of Tagore’s death, Subhash Bose’s escape, the Quit India Movement, and the looming Bengal Famine, Joshi’s novel Great Eastern Hote…

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Language Soup 6:00

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Language is a loaded thing around the world these days. In the USA Spanish as a language has become a hot button political issue in some parts. But no one has it as bad as India.By Sandip Roy

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Indulge: Is India the next cheese frontier? ft Namrata Sundaresan and Mansi Jasani 1:01:57

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Sleepless in Kolkata 6:00

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Going Postal 6:00

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Yellow Durga 6:00

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Kunzang Choden on Bhutan beyond the tourist trail 54:41

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Gig Economy Blues 6:00

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Ganesh Puja 6:00

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Independence Extras 6:00

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Why India needs to take sleep seriously ft Dr GC Khilnani 45:22

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Domestic vs Natal Family abuse 6:00

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Finger Lickin' Good 6:24

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The underbelly of the gig economy ft Vandana Vasudevan 1:02:37

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It's a Small World 6:00

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How we love the mango but know very little about it ft Sopan Joshi 57:21

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The Sound of Thrichy 6:04

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An Indian Emergency in America 6:00

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Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's forgotten PM ft Sanjeev Chopra 57:19

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Visible or Seen 6:00

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How Indians in America took on Indira Gandhi’s Emergency ft Prof Anand Kumar and Sugata Srinivasaraju 56:20

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Ruchir Joshi on the Calcutta you don’t know 53:22

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Language Soup 6:00