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First interactive pop culture podcast. An unapologetic and badass show, where we talk the taboo, break the Stree-o-type and opine on everything. From everyday millennial drama to social norms, from 90’s music to all things woke. Hosted by self proclaimed know-it-all and expert of nothing, PopKast with Garima, will ensure that you get your weekly dose of sass and everything that your parents forgot to teach you about life!
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Why BMI is inaccurate and misleading? If someone is overweight, there may be numerous factors at work, meaning it's not due to poor discipline or willpower. BMI can trigger eating disorders and should be scrapped. As women, our bodies start being judged from a young age and become more targeted as we go through puberty. The size of our breasts, our…
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This episode is heaps of real lessons - How do you hone and upksill and carve a place for yourself and look beyond the horizon. Shaili's entrepreneurial spirit that is indomitable and her contribution in building businesses and identities by being a powerful voice. Know your self-worth and assess what makes you unique. Micro lessons about women lea…
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Make yourself the brand - let that be your mantra for the coming year! Believe it or not, having and impacting people’s lives via a personal brand that is human is what will be the biggest flex whether you’re an entrepreneur, activist, author, creator or just a professional enthusiast. Join me as the incredible Shaili Chopra, author and founder of …
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We are living in the time of a beauty filter epidemic creating an illusion of perfection. And if that’s what makes you feel pretty- you go girl! But hey don’t let that set a precedent. Join me in a candid chat with gram’s favourite girl - Sakshi Sindwani, famously referred to as Style me up with Sakshi. You cannot miss this banter of two girls just…
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Join me as I talk to the brightest young minds in our country and icons who represent today’s pop culture and one such name is truly Gurmehar Kaur, Author, Activist and a woman with so many feathers in her hat as we speak about her life in oxford and how politically charged it is, Gurmehar’s evolution through the years, we talk about her book - The…
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After a short hiatus, Popkast with Garima is back with a brand new episode with the oscar award-winning producer Guneet Monga. Uber inspiring, most generous and an absolute trailblazer - what a pleasure it was to talk to you! The name behind Pagglait, Wasseypur, Masaan, Dasvidaniya, LunchBox and many more Season 3, we got our listeners on board dur…
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Tune in to the episode where Guneet Monga - Co-Founder & CEO Sikhya Entertainment & Oscar-award winning Producer talks about how ageism and sexism is casually inhabited in our society and particularly Bollywood. Don't forget to check out the main episode where Guneet talks about everything content & Production and a brand new Popkast Playlist. Comm…
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Tune in to the episode where Guneet Monga - Co-Founder & CEO Sikhya Entertainment shares her secret sauce for all Podcasters. Sikhya has two brilliant Podcasts - Jab we Sex and The Dosa King and you should totally check 'em out but first listen to these tips to get perspective from the Boss Lady herself. Don't forget to check out the main episode w…
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Congratulations on smashing the ‘Tabbo’ with Popkast You’d have heard or played the classic word guessing game - Taboo. Here’s the Popkast version of it where the words I’ve picked are some real taboos of our society and the game format remains the same. Hmm... So are you ready to shatter these taboos and guess it with me and Namrata Purohit, Celeb…
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This episode is brought to you by MUBI, a curated streaming service showing exceptional films from around the globe.Join me as I speak to the wonderful Namrata Purohit, Celebrity Fitness expert - the name behind bollywood transformations, an entrepreneur and author. We talk about how pilates is a magical exercise...are super foods really super? A w…
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Want to be a better lover? This is your episode. Want to make your partner feel loved? This is the episode. Curious about S3X? This is your episode. Didn't know vagina was referred as Chandanmahal? Curious to know what ungliprayog is? the 8 different types of kisses? the forbidden 69? Monogamy? Art of seduction? This is your episode. And well did I…
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Tune into this episode as we discuss - Bhagirath was born from two women making love, Ungliprayog - different mudras to pleasure a woman, Pleasure is paramountIs and if it is ok to have sex before marriage? Monogamy?Aphrodisiacs Or love portions with Seema Anand, an author, mythologist and Kamasutra expert. Too hot to handle? We know so hit the pla…
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'The chapter on oral sex is funnily the longest chapter in Kamasutra' - Seema Anand, an author, mythologist and Kamasutra expert . Tune into this episode as we discuss all things oral. The forbidden 69 position, 8 different types of kissing in oral sex and how you’ll be a better warrior, if you pleasure your woman well. Too hot to handle? We know s…
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I want you to act like the house is on fire, ‘cuz it is! As we proudly celebrate the World Environment Day, I’d request you to introspect for a moment and listen to this episode where I’m joined with a 13 Year old climate activist and BBC’s Top 100 influential women, 2020 - Ridhima Pandey. We discuss how she filled a petition at the age of 9, her a…
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Meet Ridhima Pandey, a 13 YO climate activist who wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister of our country demanding cleaner air and fearing the day when children will carry oxygen cylinders to school rather than school bags. Tune in to know what was exactly written in the open letter, Ridhima’s message to the government officials and how she thin…
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We are all looking for hope in these bleak times. As we struggle to get up from our bed, keep ourselves motivated, and find positivity - Meet Anju Sen, who lost her legs to Polio and is now restarting her education at the age of 28 through the Second Chance Education Program by UN Women India. Anju’s perseverance and strong willpower to be a financ…
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Catch me in conversation with the super exciting, talented and funny Sumukhi Suresh as we babble out on her acting debut, roles for fat women in cinema, sweeping fat phobia in pop culture, how to be the bawse bitch and smash some real taboos! All of this goss and gyan packed in this fun giggly episode. Big shoutout to Su, for being the cutie, chatt…
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Damn gimme brownie points already for the acing the alliteration here. Tune in to this episode to hear Sumukhi share her acting, scriptwriting and dialogue writing tips and tricks. Also, how does she navigate across content through comedy, acting and improv. Her pandemic passion and if she is an ambidextrous? Stop googling... just tune in! FULL FUN…
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Congratulations on smashing the ‘Tabbo’ with Popkast! You’d have heard or played the classic word guessing game - Taboo! Here’s the Popkast version of it where the words I’ve picked are some real taboos of our society and the game format remains the same. Hmm... So are you ready to shatter these taboos and guess it with me and Sumukhi Suresh, Actor…
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*Drumrolls* for the regional chapter of Sunsilk presents It's a Girl Thing India edition co powered by Stayfree, special destination partner - Amazing Thailand - a global festival by Zee Live and Branded, in support of UN Women. Catch the finale day highlights exclusively on Podcast Partner - Popkast with Garima as this time the festival introduced…
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Tune in to the first episode of Season 3 #empowHER edition and join me in this heart to heart with Nirmika Singh, Poet, Lyricist, Singer, Founder, Sign India and Executive Editor, Rolling Stone India. The conversation will empower and inspire you with Nirmika’s poetic nuggets, an all new Popkast Playlist by Nirmika, Women in music and challenges, P…
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Congratulations on smashing the ‘Tabbo’ with Popkast! You’d have heard or played the classic word guessing game - Taboo! Here’s the Popkast version of it where the words I’ve picked are some real taboos of our society and the game format remains the same. Hmm... So are you ready to shatter these taboos and guess it with me and Nirmika Singh, Execut…
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Aaaaaaaaaaah it’s here! drumrolls Popkast with Garima Season 3 - empowHER edition, in support of UN Women ongoing program Second Chance Education alongside community partner SheThePeople.TV - India’s biggest platform for women. MASSIVE shoutout to the army of womxn, with who, I’ve had some of the most taboo shattering and revolutionary conversation…
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Internet, for the longest time, has been raving about CTM. Early adopters and spenders were of-course the XX chromosome owners. But lately skin care has become more than just a fad. Cleansing, Toning and moisturising is the holy grail for everybody today. Indulging in self care is not only therapeutic but also your remedy to all things skin. Catch …
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Hello woke people on the internet, let's cancel the cancel culture? Cancel culture is ont only plaguing individuals or celebrities but is crippling our democracy and freedom of speech. From Tandav to Munawar to Instagram influencers, the cancel culture does no good for redemption. Listen to an excerpt of my conversation with Aranya Johar, activist …
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Listen to a candid conversation where celebrated content creator Ankush Bahuguna talks about what happens when the fellow bunch of amazing content creators like Kusha, Dolly and Komal are in the same room - who all happen to be great friends in real life also! Ah, squad goals! Music Credits: Mentos Ad November Rose Kishore Kumar Rd Burman…
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Couple of months ago, I had this erratic idea of making a crowd sourced podcast from the cue words I gave you (cockroach, bed, shimla, darwaza and Devdas) and knit a story from all of your audio notes. Here it is! A fiction story set in post apocalyptic world made from all of your voice notes! Tune in for a surprise! :)Audio Credits:RD Burman…
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Moose reacts to some of the most cringe 90's songs, songs that she is listening to and the all new Popkast Playlist with all my favourite songs for this week... Wattey musical episode! Tune in and get ready for a riot. Don't forget to like the playlist on Spotify (I know you're bored of your playlist) and subscribe to the podcast wherever you're li…
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Meet Moose Jattana, 19 YO Indian-Australian internet sensation who has won our hearts with her taboo shattering conversations and cute Punjabi accent! Super easy-breezy episode as we rant about - The fault in our Rahul's! Yep, you read that right *cue* dharma music already! Also, don't forget to participate in the giveaway #pinkisthenewblack powere…
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All good things come to an end but before it’s too late, here’s the Day 3 highlights of the It’s a Girl Thing India’s debut edition brought to you by Zee Live and Branded, in support of UN Women. The Day 1 and 2 of the virtual festival celebrated female friendships, sisterhood, adulting, broke the stereotypes, had some stellar musical performances …
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After a massive hit Day 1 of It's a Girl Thing India edition, you catch the Day 2 highlights of this global festival brought to India for the first time by Zee Live and Branded, in support of UN Women exclusively on Popkast with Garima. Follow It’s A Girl Thing India Facebook page for livestreams scheduled over 16th -18th Oct'20. Witness a spectacu…
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*Drumrolls* for the debut of It's a Girl Thing India edition, a global festival brought to India for the first time brought to you by Zee Live and Branded, in support of UN Women. Catch the highlights for day 1 of the virtual edition exclusively on Popkast with Garima and follow It’s A Girl Thing India Facebook page for livestreams scheduled over 1…
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Yes for real. This is actually an experiment. I really wanted to be candid with you and I thought let me just update y'all on whats happening so I decided to record this super random episode on my phone. So LK if you heard it? PS: Sorry if you missed the music, next episode will drop soon and I can't wait to tell you guys more about it. Bye. XOXO!…
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Do not play this episode if you're even remotely homophobic or trasnphobic. An episode about understanding Drag culture in India and uncovering truths about Drag Queens and Kings by India's most celebrated Drag Queen Alex Mathew AKA Maya The Drag Queen, Actor, TedX Speaker and LGTBQ Activist. We speak about commercialisation of Drag as in Industry,…
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Freedom of speech OR guilty of spewing hate? Catch Malini Agarwal in conversation with me where we discuss what are the consequences of writing hate speech and vilifying Rhea in the SSR case. Please write to me at popkastwithhgarima@gmail.com or on the same Insta handle for your views! Also, follow Malini's initiative #ignorenomoreonline which is a…
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Creepy DM's, unsolicited pictures and sleazy comments have taken a surge more than ever now! These messages not only deter one's mental health but can be severely traumatising too. Most times, we are guilty of IGNORING them, commonly 'cuz we do not know the laws or we do not want to interact with people so shallow but not anymore! Malini Agarwal, s…
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A saga of dissecting hate comments on social media, particularly for women creators. In conversation with boss lady, Janice Sequeira, as she talks about dealing with hate comments. Personal anecdotes about Komal Pandey, Dia Mirza, Lara Dutta and Neha Dhupia., Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and Kenny Sebastian. An absolute unfiltered conversation. Bonus: Janice…
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Welcome to Pop Shots of the Aazadi special episode with the insanely talented Aranya Johar as she shares her 5 picks for this episode's playlist & aslo raps! Whee! PS: Don't forget to check out the full episode, Krantiveer, where we talk the difference between a patriot or a nationalist? Popcorn Patriotism - going to a theatre and standing up for n…
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So, you think you are truly independent? Are you a patriot or a nationalist? What about Popcorn Patriotism - going to a theatre and standing up for national anthem? Tune in to the Aazadi special episode with the insanely talented Aranya Johar as we try to find out what's that one sacred thing that makes you feel liberated. Also, Aranya's dose of po…
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Mard ko dard hota hai. Boys do cry. Men wear Makeup and it's absofuckilutely normal. Machoism is cool too. Join me in this super fun conversation with the most entertaining Ankush Bahuguna as we talk about toxic masculinity and so much more. I also quiz Ankush as Pankazz and it's HILLARIOUS. Tune in to the epsiode with your sham ki chai and toast O…
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Boys, did you know that with XYXX underwears you could #coolyourballsdown by 17% Cool, right? Tune into this this episode as I chat with Yogesh Kabra, Founder XYXX, India's premium men's innerwear brand about protecting your balls, machoism, whacky customer care anecdotes and why you should be gifting underwears . Use Popkast20 to get a 20% discoun…
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Join Mozez Singh, Writer Director & Producer and Garima as they talk about his podcast - Azad Awaaz and the story of brave-hearts from the LGBT community and a lil anecdote where Vicki Kaushal and Richa Chadha talk whether they'd be open to 'experimenting' with their sexuality. Spoiler: Mo also gives all the budding podcasters a pro-tip…
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Join me in conversation with Mozez Singh, Writer Producer & Director and among the awesome people who have come out from B-Town. We talk about the representation of LGBT community in Bollywood and the years of mockery and slapstick humour that they've been subjected to. Remembering some great queer films and understanding if we all have hints of 'b…
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Meet Aanam C., our girl with brains and beauty and one of the pioneer beauty content creators of our country. Hear her talk about the kind of comments he receives for wearing makeup. Have be become so intolerant that we now even shame people for wearing makeup. Really? I hope if you're reading this you'd never again say, makeup zyada nahi ho gaya i…
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In conversation with Aanam Chasmawala, Founder, WhatWhenWear. She is among the pioneers of creating beauty content in our country and empowering girls to embrace themselves in their own skin. In the episode we navigate through our obsession with fair skin and 'gori' in bollywood songs, coping with image issues growing up, the Instagram filter life …
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Meet Sushant Divgikar aka Rani KoHEnoor, the F in fabulous & the A in awesome. Join us as we talk about the recent tik-tok versus YouTube war and how the LGBT community was made a prey to the same and why CarryMinati is not a bad guy? Don’t forget to tune in to the main episode it’s called Paap Ko Jalakar Raakh Kar Dunga.…
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Tune in to the second episode of Popkast with Garima. This is the pride month special episode with Sushant Divgikar a.k.a. Rani KoHEnoor, we are talking about drag culture, Sushant's fabulousity and a crazy mix of playlist because the Queen herself is singing in the episode. Join us in this absolutely unfiltered and mad conversation. Have fun and d…
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Meet Raj Armani, the coolest entrepreneur in town. Also, our very own Santa Claus! Want to know what does it take to run India's largest top shop for adult toys? Tune in RIGHT NOW! This conversation is all that you need to hear. Also, don't forget to participate in the 'Hathmeinnirbhar' giveaway by IM Besharam! Follow Popkast with Garima on Instagr…
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