Mango Bae

Trump is speedrunning. Greenland, Panama Canal, Canada, Tik Tok. 

We are joined by Anand to delve into the H1-B controversy--go see him perform live at Sleepwalk Cafe in Brooklyn 1/16!

Syria has fallen, the world is chaos, and we offer our predictions--it's really fun!

We discuss Pranav's extreme regimens and the spciy hot inuted healthcare ceo assassin (no HMO) Luigi Mangione.

Vanessa tells us the inner workings at SNL--the meanest and nicest celebrities, alienating Justin Timberlake, aloof Lizzo, and more!

Kasih (Patel) is King, America is officially Hindu.

Our hilarious buddy and cutie pie Harshil tells us all about his career with Penn Masala--the addictions, sordid affairs, violent in-fighting. Hahaha JK it was mad chill. He also tells us about a time Usama challenged a Penn Masala singer to a contest and tried to mog him at UT Austin.

Indians have finally assimilated into America! The ketamine queen of Hollywood, jasveen Sangha, is a late-bloomer who found her true calling (providing Matthew Perry a fatal dose of Ketamine?!)

This episode is insanely fun. Kate tells us about her hard-charging days as a Boston Brawler, her fanatical admiration for Pranav's comedy, and her insanely funny IG series PARALELL PLAY.

This episode will definitely set back the culture by a few decades don't share with your non-desi friends, ok?

Pranav gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the Trump MSG rally.

This episode is all about GROWTH: Usama respects women, Pranav respects Muslims!

Ali, a very funny comedian, tells us all about his life's journey from Yemen to Ethiopia to Minnesota (???) to Brooklyn.

Mo's comes on to tell us all about his life, being humiliated by his fellow pakistanis, and to apologize for his behavior the last time he was on.

Our buddy Shafi Hossain talks about his childhood in Bangladesh, starting comedy in Albany, looking up to Usama as a kid, and his new special NOT FROM HERE--out now on YouTube!!!

The son of Fijian-Indian immigrants, Salvin is an activist/poet/director/comedian. Growing up in Sacramento, and feeling disconnected from his roots, he found his voice first as a slam poet, and now through advocacy for the Khalistani cause of an independent Punjabi homeland. He talks about his life as a slam poet, his advocacy work, and more!

We discuss Indian Godmen--the social function and pitfalls in a decentralized religious context, excessive weddings, and more...

Our buddy Vish Burra is back to discuss the current state of the 2024 election, the future of politics in America, the realignment of right and left wing ideologies, and more--very spicy ep! The full content is on Patreon. Follow Vish on X @vishburra

Eric Adams calls India Pakistan (oops!), an Indian clickbaiter refuses to tip in NYC, Hanuman in texas, Pranav has a falling out.

We sit down with director Shuchi Talati to discuss her film "Girls Will Be Girls" (Winner of the Sundance Audience Award!)--Premiering the weekend of 9/13/24 in NYC--the movie is great and this episode is hilarious as she didn't expect Pranav and Usama to enjoy such a sensitive, artful film! We did! You should go see it on the weekend of 9/13!!! Follow @girlswillbegirls_themovie on Instagram!