My name is Pallav Raval, with this podcast, I aim to share my thoughts on important subjects through the conversations I have with friends. Running in circles is an appropriate way to describe the perplexed human mind and through these conversations we discuss different sides of a story across various ideas and common experiences . Podcast Cover credits: Emile Seguin, Javier Allegue Barros, Clay Banks,NIKLDN (Unsplash)
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In this episode, Venu and I reflect on season 4 of the podcast and the stories around it.
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In this episode, Nikhil and I discuss what earning money feels like. We talk about how we grew up with the idea of money and how we wish to spend it in the future.
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S04E06:Moral compass and admitting mistakes ft Nirmit
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In this episode, Nirmit and I talk about having a moral compass. We talk about how we are all imperfect as humans, and how it is so hard to accept your mistakes.
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In this episode, Harsha and I talk about loneliness. We talk about how loneliness is a part of growing up, the struggles associated with it and the lessons that we've learnt from this experience.
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S04E04: Worrying, Routine and Perception ft Jayanth and Piyush
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In this episode, Jayant, Piyush and I talk about struggles and problems which we all face. We talk about our struggles with worrying, maintain a routine and how people percieve us.
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S04E03: Sporting Culture ft Vidyuth and Vishnu
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In this episode, Vidyuth, Vishnu and I talk about how sports is more than just entertainment. How sporting culture helps build unity. We talk about all the ways sports is important, as a form of entertainment and as well as a source of inspiration.
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S04E02: Efforts and Responsibilites ft Dhruthi and Vaishnavi
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In this episode, Dhruthi, Vaishnavi, and I discuss the new responsibilities and conscious efforts as we grow. We talk about all the duties from career, and finance to family.
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In the first episode of Season 4, Pranav and I discuss about the challenges in today's job market, the advertisities and learnings from it.
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S03E10: Setting goals and season review ft Venu
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In this episode: Venu and I talk about our stories around setting goals. We talk about what it feels like to set and achieve goals and also talk about what it feels like when we don't achieve them. In the second half of the show we reflect on season 3 of the podcast and the stories around it.
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S03E09: Highs and lows ft Kaustubh and Surbhi
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In this episode: Kaustubh, Surbhi and I talk about our stories around the ups and downs in life. We talk about what it feels like to be in those crests and troughs and the ways we manage to get back up.
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S03E08: Getting a job ft Nikhil and Rashmi
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In this episode: Nikhil, Rashmi and I talk about our stories around getting a job. We talk about some effective ways to get a job like referrals, talking to hiring managers and the importance of resume.
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S03E07: Extra Innings ft Vidyuth and Vishnu
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In this episode: Vidyuth, Vishnu and I talk about the game of cricket. We talk about the current state of cricket, how more countries could become competitive at it. We also talk about the growing popularity of T20 and how Franchise cricket is becoming more popular than bilateral series.
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S03E06: Leaving the nest ft Nirmit and Sruthi
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In this episode: Nirmit, Sruthi and I talk about relationships with parents. We share our stories on our upbringing like, when our relationship with parents start to change and how it is currently.
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S03E05: Developing personal worth ft Dhruthi and Vaishnavi
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In this episode: Dhruthi, Vaishnavi and I talk about our views on self worth and how it is different than self esteem. We share our stories on the times we doubted our self worth and how we overcame that huddle.
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S03E04: The sum of our past ft Harsha and Piyush
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In this episode: Harsha, Piyush and I talk about how childhood plays a role in shaping our core beliefs. We talk about some core beliefs that we have and how they evolve as we grow up.
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S03E03: The power of music ft Neha and Vidyuth (Part 2)
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In this part 2 of the episode: Neha, Vidyuth and I share some stories behind some of our favourite songs.
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S03E03: The power of music ft Neha and Vidyuth (Part 1)
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In this part 1 of the episode: Neha, Vidyuth and I talk about the importance of music in the present world and talk about means to us personally.
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S03E02: Young Dumb Broke ft Manan and Pranav
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In this episode: Manan, Pranav and I talk about what it is like to be the young generation in today's world and the constant feelings of being young dumb and broke.
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S03E01: New Horizons ft Harshitha, Kaustubh and Sannidhi
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In this episode: Harshitha, Kaustubh , Sannidhi and I talk about what life has been like after moving to the states. We talk about both the fun and challenges we faced along the way.
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In this last episode of season, I am joined by Venu to talk about the season gone by. We talk about the themes covered by the episodes of season 2 and talk about the future of the podcast.
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S02E09: The movie going experience ft Nair and Nirmit
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In this episode , we have Nair and Nirmit joining us to talk about the dominance of action packed/ superhero movies at the box office and how smaller budget films make minimal money at the theaters or in many cases go directly to streaming services.
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S02E08: Fandom culture ft Harsha, Jayanth and Piyush
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In this episode for the first time we have 3 guests: Harsha , Jayanth and Piyush. In this fun episode we talk about the importance of fiction worlds and other communities. We share our stories on some popular fandoms and why we like them.
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S02E07: Immigration: adversity and triumph ft Nikhil and Venu
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In this episode , we have Nikhil and Venu joining us to talk about immigrants making it big overseas, specifically from the Asian region. We talk about potential reasons behind immigration and it's adverse effect on the country of origin.
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S02E06: Complaisant and individuality ft Tanmay and Nair
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In this episode , we have Tanmay and Nair joining us to talk about people pleasing in the society. We talk about where to draw a line between pleasing people and individuality and share our stories on fitting into a group.
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S02E05: Internal dialogue and self-doubt ft Karthik and Nirmit
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In this episode , we have Kartik and Nirmit joining us to talk about those moments we all experience frequently in our lives, the moments of self doubt. We share our stories of facing this and talk about those moments and the internal dialogue that comes with it.
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S02E04: Fear of failure ft Manan and Nair
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In this episode , we have Manan and Nair joining us to talk about a feeling that we all experience in our lives, the fear of failure. We share our stories of facing this and talk about the different ways we've handled it.
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S02E03: The Next Chapter ft Harsha and Vaishnavi
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In this episode , I along with Harsha and Vaishnavi talk about what it's like to graduate from college , the journey after it and what we miss from college.
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S02E02: '21 under 21 ft Nikhil and Vishnu
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In this episode , I along with Nikhil and Vishnu review 2021 and talk about how it was unique and will be remarkable for many reasons. We also look ahead and preview 2022.
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S02E01: New Frontiers ft Rashmi and Vidyuth
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In the first episode of season 2, I along with Rashmi and Vidyuth talk about stepping out of student life and entering the corporate world. We talk about our journey in getting there and our learning's from it over the past year.
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In this final episode for season 1 we talk about how college opportunities have helped us shape our career orientation. Joining in this episode is Venu who shares about his two career options after undergraduation. We wind up the episode by looking back at the journey covered by running in circles in it's debut season.…
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S01E09: The silver screen ft Piyush and Harsha
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In this episode we talk about the good and bad impacts of movies in the society. Joining in this discussion are my friends Piyush and Harsha who share three movies that inspired them
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In today's episode we talk about the rise of multiple streaming services. Joining me in this conversation are my friends Nikhil and Vishnu who share their views on how these OTT platforms have changed consumer viewing patterns and which streaming service is likely to dominate.
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S01E07: As we keep seeking ft Piyush and Vidyuth
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In this episode we talk about how our education has oriented us in choosing our career. Joining me in this conversation are my friends Piyush and Vidyuth who share their own stories of how they found their own passion and the challenges they faced during this journey. . . Apologies for the mic changes at 10:32…
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S01E06: Making your college pizza ft Nirmit and Manan
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In this episode we talk about the biggest lessons we learnt over the four years of undergraduate college. Joining me in this conversation are my college wingmates Nirmit and Manan. We talk about how even though we spent our 4 years together, we have learnt different lessons along the way. Also find out how college life can be summed up as making yo…
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S01E05: Desi to videsi ft Nikhil and Rashmi
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In today's episode we talk about all the aspects of growing up in a foreign country from fitting into a culture to doing your own laundry. Joining me in this conversation are my friends Nikhil and Rashmi who studied from USA and Dubai respectively.
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S01E04: The two sides of social media ft Piyush and Harsha
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In today’s episode we talk about the benefits of social media and the modern problems surrounding it . Joining me in the conversation are two of my friends Piyush and Harsha, who share their own stories of dealing with social media.
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In this new year special episode, we do a year in review. 2020 was all about the virus, but there were so many good and bad aspects of the pandemic. Listen to this relatable episode where we talk about missed opportunities and lessons learnt from the pandemic featuring my friends Vishnu and Venu.
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S01E02: The Technopoly ft Nikhil and Jayanth
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In this episode we talk about the domination of the big four technology companies namely Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook. We discuss about how these companies became such massive regulators of the internet. These companies have been accused on anti trust grounds, analyzing these accusations from various angles and joining me in this conversation…
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In the first episode of the running in circles podcast we talk about growing up in a new world called college. Being a final year college student myself, the biggest experience I gained from living away from family was perhaps adulting. In the episode we discuss about how adulting happened in college and joining me in this conversation is two of my…
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