Uncle, Please Sit!
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Uncle, Please Sit!
From holding court in drawing rooms they have moved on to the much wider canvas of Whatsapp forwards. Who are these people who confidently squeeze out rubbish from everything they have read on twitter? On this podcast, Editor and Creative Producer Joel Pereira along with the Writer and Stand-up Come...
Recent Episodes
36 episodes
Ep. 35: Leaving the city...for Good
On the season finale of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk to a couple who left the city for greener pastures. Literally. Vahishta Mistry was...
Ep. 34: Why does everyone love to hate gaming?
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined again by senior tech journalist, Jaison Lewis, to discuss gaming.
The...
Ep. 33: Blame it on Nehru
On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined by Dr Aparna Pande, the author of "Making India Great - The Promise Of A Reluctant...
Ep. 32: The Indian Economy - A Short History (Part 2)
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Ep. 31: The Indian Economy - A Short History (Part 1)
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar chat with Anupam Manur, an expert studying the intersection of economics, technology, a...
Ep. 30: Air pollution - How did it get so bad?
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar chat with energy policy expert and author of The Great Smog of India,Siddharth Singh, a...
Ep. 29: Money Matters - Why are we so clueless?
How much do we know about our investment options? Why do so many of us feel lost when it comes to our personal finances? Is the stock market a safe be...
Ep. 28: Hindi Chini Bye Bye
This week on an all-new episode of Uncle Please Sit, Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are diving deep into what uncles fear the most - and it's no...
Ep. 27: Smash the patriarchy
Patriarchy. Its a word we hear a lot these days, but what does it mean exactly? Who or what is the patriarchy? And why does it need to be smashed? Joe...
Ep. 26: Social Media - Has it taken over our lives completely?
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk to senior tech journalist, Jaison Lewis, about social media and the power it exert...
Ep. 25: We need to talk about mental health!
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk about mental health with clinical psychologist, columnist, and author - Sonali Gup...
Ep. 24: How toxic is Indian pop culture?
This week, Joel and Tushar are joined by stand-up comedian, and AIB co-founder Rohan Joshi. The three of them discuss toxicity in Indian pop culture a...
Ep. 23: The Environment: Are we doing enough?
On a brand new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!”, Joel and Tushar are joined by senior journalist, Sejal Mehta. With her extensive experience in environ...
Ep. 22: Fake news - The other pandemic!
This week, on a fresh new episode of Uncle Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have yet another spe...
Ep. 21: Digital content: Is this the TV we've been waiting for?
On this week’s episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!”, Joel and Tushar are joined by the host of “Storytellers and Storytellers”, Vineet Kanabar. With his ex...
Ep. 20: Celebrity Culture: When Did It Get So Bad?
This week, in a fresh new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are joined this tim...
Ep. 19: Medical Misinformation: Why do we believe?
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have yet another special guest...
Ep. 18: We need to stop romanticising village life
On an all-new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!” Joel and Tushar talk to – energy, land, and agriculture researcher– Nikhil Goveas, who also manages a fa...
Ep. 17: Who needs sex education? Everyone!
On an all new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!” Joel and Tushar have yet another special guest – documentary filmmaker and founder of Agents of Ishq – P...
Ep. 16: What does freedom of expression really mean?
This week, on an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!" former
journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani
are jo...
Ep. 15: Books - Are we reading enough?
This week, on an all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have yet another spe...
Ep. 14: Development - What does it actually mean?
In an all new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!”, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani chat with energy, mobility,...
Ep. 13: News Media - How did it get so bad?
This week, in an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Periera and Tushar Abhichandani chat with Me...
Ep. 12: Privilege: What does it really mean?
This week, in an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani chat with stand up c...
Ep. 11: Political correctness - Why it's important
This week, in an all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani chat with actor and...
Ep. 10: Digital content - Everybody's favourite punching bag
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are dealing with Uncles' skept...
Ep. 09: Migrants - Why do people ignore them?
This week on an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are talking a...
Ep. 08: Why do people love to hate the internet?
This week, on all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are tackling ye...
Ep. 07: Dissent - Why it's important to question the government!
On an all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are asking politely, th...
Ep. 06: "Merit"ocracy - The false promise of equal opportunity
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani gear up to get more unc...
Ep. 05: Gheun Taak
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are all set to demolish...
Ep. 04: Why do people love censorship?
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", hosts Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani take on a topic that they've often grappled with as journali...
Ep. 03: Why We Need Reservation
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", hosts Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani take on a topic that arouses a lot of passionate, and often...
Ep. 02: Food - A distorted story
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", hosts Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani take on a topic that everyone claims to be an expert at, but...
Ep. 01: The Myth of the Middle Class
On the first episode of “Uncle Please sit!” former journalists, Joel and Tushar, talk about Aam Janta aka the “Middle Class.” There are widespread myt...
Ep. 00: Introduction to Uncle, Please Sit!
From holding court in drawing rooms they have moved on to the much wider canvas of Whatsapp forwards. Who are these people who confidently squeeze out...