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Yeah yeah you read it right. We got Covid! But we're only looking at the positive side, pun intended. And hey, we got some new content for an episode! That counts right? Anyway, listen to Antariksh and Zalak talk about their Covid stories in this week’s episode of IVM Likes with their fellow producers Surohini and Jalasmi! Recommendations of the we…

First episode of the year, wohooo! Listen to Antariksh and Zalak talk about the biggest pop culture moments from 2021 with GayBCD podcast hosts Farhad and Sunetro. From the Met Gala to the Aryan Khan case, the Farmer Protests, Squid Games, Capitol Hill riots, Meghan-Harry interview with Oprah, Astroworld concert and SO MUCH MORE. Halfway through we…

Last episode of the year! Listen to Antariksh and Zalak talk about the biggest pop culture moments from 2021 with GayBCD podcast hosts Farhad and Sunetro. From the Met Gala to the Aryan Khan case, the Farmer Protests, Squid Games, Capitol Hill riots, Meghan-Harry interview with Oprah, Astroworld concert and SO MUCH MORE. Halfway through we realized…

This week on IVM Likes, Antariksh and Zalak are joined by the hosts of News Kids on the Block podcast - Trivik, Anya and Kavya, and in this episode we’re talking about everything Christmas! From Santa Claus being real or not to our school Christmas parties and Christmas traditions we made for ourselves. Listen to this episode to know our favourite …

In this week's episode of IVM Likes, we're joined by the hosts of Miss Conduct on the IVM Podcasts Network! We discuss our top 5 podcasts and podcast episodes that released in 2021. Well, that was what we originally planned to make the entire episode about but ended up talking more about what podcasts drew us into the blackhole of podcasts and how …

Did you guess the topic of this episode because of the spoiler we gave you last week? Then you know episode we're talking about everything Marvel! Well, almost everything Marvel. We realized one was just not enough to cover everything under the MCU umbrella. You know what that means. Keep listening to IVM Likes and (hopefully) soon, we'll be back w…

Reccos: Varun - Will (Audiobook) by Will Smith, Mark Manson; Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Antariksh - Super Crooks (animated series - Netflix) Zalak - Beyond the Screenplay (podcast - YouTube) This week on IVM Likes we talk about movies from 2021 that we fell in love with! Antariksh and Zalak are joined by Varun Duggirala - Co-Founder of The Glitch…

Reccos: Antariksh - Red Notice (movie - Netflix) Zalak - I care a lot (movie - Netflix) Amit - The Dresden Files (novel) Pavan - Arcane (series - Netflix) This week on IVM Likes, Antariksh and Zalak are joined by Amit and Pavan, enthusiasts of the Amazon Prime show - 'The Wheel of Time'. We discuss their journey of reading the books by the same nam…

Reccos: Antariksh - Lil Dicky Freestyle rap vid (Music video) Zalak - The Midnight Gospel (Netflix Animated Series) Vinay - BhaDiPa (YouTube channel) Abhineet - Beluga (YouTube channel) It's time to play some games on IVM Likes this week. In today's episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM producers, Zalak, Abhineet and Vinay. In Part 1 of this s…

We are finally back at the office, and with that we get to finally see each other in the studio in person after almost two years. Also, coming back to the office is a great excuse to talk about The Office, and Office Office, and the many other hilarious workplace comedies that exist, from Parks & Recreation to Veep to Scrubs to many more. On this e…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Sumit and Jalasmi, to talk about the slew of cop movies coming out soon, which gets them thinking as to which cop movies have been some of their favourites and why? What makes a good cop movie? What are some cliches or tropes that are a part of parcel of such movies. Tune in and find out. …

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Surohini and Aditya, to talk about the 2021 festive season from Dandiya, Dusshera till Diwali, how they're planning to celebrate this year, the festive season movie releases that they're looking forward to (and the ones they're not), and tons more. They discuss theatres being back open fin…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Deep and Aditya, to talk about a little new show called 'Squid Game'. They talk about the Squid Game phenomenon, it being the most highest watched show in all of Netflix's history, Netflix estimating the show's worth to be 900 million USD, and lots more. The three panelists also talk about…

On this episode, Antariksh talks to fellow IVM staffers Surohini Jain and Aditya Worah about the recently released Netflix docuseries 'House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths'. They talk about what they thought of the show, whether they were aware of the case when it broke out in 2018, a similar case in Bangladesh where a family of 8 commited mass suic…

Having just freshly watched the movie 'Free Guy', Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Abhineet and Hrishi to talks about what they thought of Ryan Reynolds' new feature, and then get into other movies that take you inside video games similar to Free Guy. They talk about Gamer (2009) starring Gerard Butler, The Matrix (which could also be tec…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producer Vishal, and Ambi Parameswaran, host of 'The Sponge podcast', co-host of 'The Last Brand Standing' podcast, Founder of Brand-Building.com, brand strategist, veteran ad-man with over 35 years of experience, and a fellow pop-culture nerd! Antariksh and Vishal pick Ambi's brain about the most cont…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by Anna and Vishal to talk about what they thought of the third season of the Netflix show 'Sex Education'. SPOILERS AHEAD, you've been warned. They talk about what sex education was like in their own school lives, how they liked the third season compared to the previous two, the characters that got the best arc…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by returning producer Abhineet Mandal, and newbie Vagdha Rao, to talk about horror films from Bollywood and Hollywood that they like, what makes a good scary movie and what makes a bad one, why Bollywood has never really remade a Hollywood horror film (despite constantly having stolen movie ideas from other coun…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM producer Sumit Pande, to talk about one of their favourite anime shows - My Hero Academia (or 'Boku No Hero Academia' in Japanese). If you are at all into anime, you should definitely check out MHA as it's one of the great anime which is still ongoing. Sumit and Antariksh help you understand what t…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producers at IVM - Spoorthi and Vinay. They talk about school days and cheating in exams, and then get into some movies they would like to see remade in the Indian context - like Starsky & Hutch, the MCU, Lucy - how would these films change if they were to be made in India? Also, don't miss the recomme…

On this episode, Spoorthi, Sumit and Antariksh talk about movie theatres, when the last time they saw a movie in a theatre was, how the pandemic has seemingly been like for the theatre and cinema industries, hybrid movie releases and whether they will hurt the theatres in the future, Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over the hybrid release of Black …

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by the amazing Sadaf Hussain, Chef, Author, Co-host of the Naan Curry food podcast, and former MasterChef India finalist. Antariksh talks to Sadaf about Sadaf's experiences before and after MasterChef India, running a pop-up kitchen before going onto MasterChef, the other reality shows he has done, what Sadaf's …

On this episode, Antariksh is joined by Spoorthi and Vinay to play a new game. It's a game inspired from the Leonard Maltin game played by Doug Benson on his Doug Loves Movies podcast. They do it with film critic Leonard Maltin's, and we with Rajeev Masand's. Come check out the 'Rajeev Masand Game'. Also, don't miss some awesome recommendations, wh…

On this episode, Antariksh is joined again by Sumit and Spoorthi, to talk about all the movies and shows on their Netflix 'MyList'. How many of them have they seen? Which ones are they looking forward to watching the most? And when do they think they'll actually get to it? Why does Spoorthi say 'Barbie' (Bhabhi) like that? All of this and more on t…

What is the happiest song you've ever heard? What's the saddest? What's the funniest and the wackiest? On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Jalasmi and Deep, to talk about songs that help dictate your mood the best - the happiest, saddest, funniest, wackiest, the most peaceful and most romantic songs ever. Tune in for a very …

On this episode, Antariksh is again joined by fellow IVM staffers Sumit and Spoorthi, to talk about our obsession with true-crime shows and movies - Why is this genre so fascinating? What compels us to watch these movies and shows? What are some of the greatest shows we have seen in this space? Antariksh, Sumit and Spoorthi talk a ton about some of…