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The Nation Wants No MoreHot Moves at Coldplay: The Labubu EditionWhat do a Coldplay concert, an HR affair, and a Labubu-loaded handbag have in common? This episode, obviously.
Join me as we unpack Fifty Shades of Shady at Coldplay’s Boston show, where the CEO of Astronomer and his HR chief got caught cuddling on the jumbotron—before being publicly called out by Chris Martin himself.
Meanwhile, desis have turned Wimbledon into Fashion Week with more PDA, poses, and Labubu dolls than even the Chinese can handle. Spoiler: Kate Middleton lost the fashion headlines to our very own Bollywood starlet. Yes, game, set and match.
From concert chaos to Centre Cour...2025-07-2005 min
The Nation Wants No MoreThis Season's Must-Haves: Sinkholes and Flooded FlatsWelcome to Gurugram—where ₹100-crore apartments come with complimentary waterlogging, and sinkholes are the new swimming pools. In this episode, we wade into the murky reality of urban flooding in India's poshest neighbourhoods, where not even gated communities are safe from missing roads, and disappearing beer trucks.
Join us as we unpack how India’s elite learned the hard way that money can’t buy you drainage, or disaster management. From the rise of the “Gurugram Daredevils”—college kids turning floods into an event—to the ridiculous rise of designer handbags shaped like juice boxes and coffee cups, we’re diving deep into t...2025-07-1305 min
The Nation Wants No MoreElon Wants Fireworks, the Brits Want Their Jet : Nobody’s Getting AnythingIt’s Musk vs Trump, democracy vs delusion, and somewhere in the background... a very confused British jet stranded in Kerala. In this episode, we unpack the latest public spat between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. From Musk’s 4th of July “America Party” stunt on X (formerly Twitter) to Trump’s big beautiful bill, we explore the bromance gone bad, democracy on life support, and the British fighter jet mysteriously marooned in Kerala.
Tune in for sharp commentary on billionaire politics, meme-worthy diplomacy, and India’s growing swagger as a $4 trillion economy.2025-07-0605 min
The Nation Wants No MoreUninvited: Two Weddings and a KohlapuriJeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez had the “biggest wedding of the century” in Venice—at least according to some western headlines. But was it really? In this episode, we break down the Bezos wedding on a $50M budget (yes, for the world’s fourth richest man), the Canva invite, the questionable fashion choices, and the very loud protests.
Then we roll out the real big-fat-number-crunching, comparing it to the 2024 wedding of the century —complete with a cruise across Europe, pre-wedding events that outshone most actual weddings, a $600M spend, and a wardrobe schedule more brutal than Fashion Week.
Also featuring: Rihanna ba...2025-06-2805 min
The Nation Wants No MoreA Nobel, with Gunpowder on the SideWhat do you get when you mix a Middle East missile crisis, overpriced plane tickets, and Donald Trump’s dinner plans? A mile-high mess that turns your Europe flight into a comedy-thriller. In this episode, we fly over Israeli fireworks (yes, real ones), revisit Trump’s salad strategies with Pakistan, and decode why English might just be India’s most dangerous weapon. From Punjabi Bagh firecrackers to nuclear paranoia at 30,000 feet—this is global politics, with turbulence.2025-06-2106 min
The Nation Wants No MoreThe King of Good Crimes and Ghost of Good TimesA honeymoon hit job dubbed the Meghalaya Murder. A news anchor offended—because murder isn’t "on brand" for his home state. A Vijay Mallya podcast so long, it could qualify as a hostage situation. And a Greta Thunberg Gaza video that ends in noise and self-deportation.
This week, news did what it does best—serve true crime, fake outrage, and enough noise to keep you up till the next episode drops.2025-06-1407 min
The Nation Wants No MoreAI: Always Indians, Never ArtificialIn this episode of The Nation Wants No More, Anjana Menon dives into the absurdity of tech bro drama, spelling bees, and billion-dollar breakdowns. From Elon Musk’s public sparring with the US President to the fall of Builder.ai—an AI startup that turned out to be more human than machine—this episode takes you through a rollercoaster of egos and AI - always Indians.
Expect fake AI assistants, real Indian coders, spelling champions solving the President's vocabulary woes, and bankruptcy filings.
It’s witty. It’s wild. It’s real.
And yes—Indians are everywhere.2025-06-0805 min
The Nation Wants No MoreDOGE Days & Häagen-Dazs NightsTrade wars, an avenging Taco, a government department named after a crypto meme with a dog face and a billionaire forced to moonlight as a butler. Cost cutting has gone rogue. This isn’t fiction — it’s just another week in The Nation Wants No More. Try laughing at the news, so you don’t have to cry into your taco. Don't take anything in this podcast seriously, least of all the host.2025-06-0105 min
The Nation Wants No MoreExit Strategy? SwimThis week, I’m talking Bengaluru. The start-up capital turned into a lagoon, where folks are bailing out. There’s a man suing the municipality for pothole-induced whiplash, tech bros saving their cars, a bank manager caught in a language flood, and a CM who waded in after the deluge. It’s business as unusual. Bring a boat.2025-05-2406 min
The Nation Wants No MoreOperation Indoor: Because Outdoor Was Too MainstreamIn the first episode on The Nation Wants No More, we unpack Operation Indoor — oops I meant Operation Sindoor. This is a prallel covert mission that bravely took place under ceiling fans and tube lights, in an extreme case of FOMO.
Join me, Anjana Menon (voiced by AI, which is the only way to do it), as I decode the headlines, question the couch commandos, and wonder aloud: if the operation is indoors, does the dress code include socks with sandals?
This is satire. Barely disguised. Like the mission itself. Don't take it to heart. Nothing in this should be ta...2025-05-1806 min
Prairie Rainbow ReviewA NICE INDIAN BOY cast and crew interview - Episode 6 / April 2ndBrett dives into the Houston theater scene again, this time with Shunya Theatre, which is producing A NICE INDIAN BOY, which will run at the MATCH from April 10th through the 13th. Included in this interview are actors John Dunn and Taher Lokhandwala, along with director Anjana Menon. This is a romantic comedy about a white Bollywood-loving guy meeting an Indian guy at a temple and then having to meet his family. If you need tickets, you can find them here: https://matchouston.org/events/2025/nice-indian-boy2025-04-0220 min
businessline's State of the Economy PodcastStartup stumbles: How to avoid early mistakesFounders of early-stage startups need to focus on problem-solving rather than merely catering to customer requests, say Mansi Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of DigitalPaani, and Shyam Menon, Co-Founder of Bharat Innovation Fund, in conversation with businessline's Kurmanath K V.Jain emphasises the significance of scalable solutions tackling environmental challenges, while Menon discusses red flags in startup evaluation, including a lack of deep understanding of the problem.Menon offers practical strategies for managing cash flows and securing funding in the initial stages. He stresses the importance of setting clear milestones, prudent financial planning, and leveraging customer...2024-03-1328 minbusinessline's State of the Economy PodcastThe ‘silver’ market: Are Indian marketers hesitant to target the older generation?In this State of the Economy podcast, businessline’s Chitra Narayanan talks to Shiv Shivakumar, Operating Partner, Advent International, a global PE firm and former Nokia and Pepsico India chief and Meenakshi Menon, founder of India’s first marketing audit and advisory company Spatial Access on the need for marketers to focus on the silver generation. This generation belongs to the age between 65 to 69.The podcast explores the opportunities and challenges in targeting the silver generation, or older people, in India. They discuss how this demographic, often overlooked by marketers, represents a significant market segment with great pote...2023-10-1619 min
Mythological Africans Podcast"Strange Suitor" TalesIn this week’s episode we revisit a conversation about the “Strange Suitor” tale type which shows up repeatedly in the folklore of different African peoples. In these stories, a beautiful girl flouts the conventions of her family or community by rejecting all suitors who approach her. A handsome or fabulously wealthy suitor eventually shows up and she all too happily chooses the man, only to find out his true form (usually an animal or some kind of monster), and his true intentions (to kill her). In some instances, she successfully escapes or is rescued. In other instances, she dies...2023-09-1757 min
Content RookieGetting promoted as a UX WriterEpisode 55: Getting promoted as a UX Writer
In today's episode, my wonderful guest Anjana Menon and I talk all things promotions. How do you get from entry level all the way up? What do the different levels even mean, and why are titles all over the place, especially in Tech? Learn how Anjana tackled her promotion at Spotify and what you can do in your day-to-day work to aid future promotion plans.
Learning outcomes:
Titles: What they mean
The process behind promotions
How levels vary between companies
Documenting your work
Cross-team collaboration
2023-06-1524 min
The Closet Writer ChroniclesVishal Vasanth: The Culture & Politics Of EducationThe episode opens with Vishal talking about what writing means to him. We talk about how he went from engineering to a career in education, from having a start-up to being a political consultant for the DMK to now setting up Model Schools in Tamil Nadu. He also shares his experience of studying at Harvard and his take on education systems. Vishal talks about a book he's written on how education and culture influence each other along with sharing other projects he's looking to work on - a book on biryani & caste and an essay on moustaches! The episode...2022-10-221h 06
Books and Beyond with Bound4.20 Anjana Menon: Writing About Your Backyard Through The Lens Of A TouristFind out what makes Kerala unique as a travel destination AND a state. Tara and Michelle chat with Anjana Menon about how she uses humour to talk about the larger problems of Kerala in her latest book "Onam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine". How did she manage to find humour in the mundane, especially during the lockdown? Why does Tara think it’s different from a conventional travel book? How did a Facebook blog turn into a full blown novel? Tune in to find more about Kerala’s culture, food and amazing peopl...2022-06-0748 min
Dream Malayalam podcastAnjana Menon - Renowned Journalist and Writer Finding Witty and Uplifting characters during a Pandemic Can you find funny characters during serious times? Anjana Menon's recent book titled "Onam in a Nightie" has managed to do just that. Anjana Menon talks about what inspired her to become a journalist and a writer in this episode #24 of Dream Malayalam podcast,. She also talks about her future dreams and aspirations. In addition to that, you will hear her revelations about Kerala when she was forced into a quarantine in God's Own Country. Her experiences and her encounters with few "unique" characters got transformed into a humorous book named "Onam in a...2022-05-0552 min
Press Play On Your Ears To A Riveting Full Audiobook.Onam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine by Anjana MenonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583610to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Onam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine
Author: Anjana Menon
Narrator: Mary Joseph
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
Release date: April 27, 2022
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
In India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving nuns. At the centre is an imposing temple...2022-04-276h 24
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Title: Onam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine
Author: Anjana Menon
Narrator: Mary Joseph
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:24:00
Language: English
Release date: 04-27-22
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Genres: Asia, Essays & Travelogues, General Comedy
Summary:
In India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving...2022-04-276h 24Download Incredible Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesOnam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine by Anjana MenonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583610to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Onam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine
Author: Anjana Menon
Narrator: Mary Joseph
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
Release date: April 27, 2022
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
In India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving nuns. At the centre is an imposing temple...2022-04-276h 24
Begin The Breakthrough Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!Onam in a Nightie by Anjana MenonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/71091to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Onam in a Nightie
Author: Anjana Menon
Narrator: Mary Joseph
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
Release date: 04-27-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Asia
Publisher's Summary:
In India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving nuns.2022-04-276h 23Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Literature, Comedy, Satire & ParodyOnam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine by Anjana MenonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583610to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Onam in a Nightie: Stories from a Kerala Quarantine
Author: Anjana Menon
Narrator: Mary Joseph
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
Release date: April 27, 2022
Genres: Comedy, Satire & Parody
Publisher's Summary:
In India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving nuns. At the centre is an imposing...2022-04-276h 24
the SoS podcastLearn the Art of Storytelling with Anjana MenonHave you ever wondered when you write a story on your social media handle, it attracts much less traction or engagement as compared to someone else, while the stories are almost the same? Well then, you are no different.
Almost everyone goes through that feeling, I have too and I still continue to feel that way often.
But, our guest for today, Anjana Menon, tells us where are we going wrong. She points out a super important thing that can actually make all the difference.
This episode is dedicated to learning some worthy...2022-02-0621 min
Mrigashira PodcastAnjana Menon talks about her new book ‘Onam In A Nightie’
What happens when a seasoned communication professional choses to use her craft in telling stories about the world that she has left behind long ago? The stories of the world around her give a fresh perspective about life. In this episode of Mrigashira, Anjana Menon shares with everything that you always wanted to know about her new book – Onam In A Nightie.
She says when life slows down, everything comes under a magnifying glass and we get to observe the extraordinariness of the ordinary and the funny in the mundane. It is this experience that she had to...2022-01-1918 min
From the bookshelves of Forbes IndiaOn building brands in the social media era, with Anjana Menon'What's your story? The Essential Business Storytelling Handbook', is a collection of experiences of three co-authors Adri Buckner, Anjana Menon, Marybeth Sandell who talk about how companies should map their audience and engage with their target audience in a more interactive and relevant way. It is filled with examples of companies and whether they are doing it right or wrong, and how one should engage with customers. After all, the key is to identify your audience and craft a narrative of your brand. From finding the mission of the brand to channelising your company’s SEO, the book provides an i...2021-11-0127 min
Mrigashira PodcastAnjana Menon talks on her book ‘What’s Your Story- The Essentials Business Storytelling Handbook’
In today’s digitally connected world, brands and individuals need to get their fundamentals right while communicating with their audience. There is a remote chance of removing a mistake on the internet, in most of cases, it stays denting reputation forever. So, what are the basics that need to be taken care of? Anjana Menon has extracted decades of her experience as a journalist and a communicator in her recently released book ‘What’s Your Story – The Essentials Business Storytelling Handbook’ to underline what works and what doesn’t work in today’s hyper-connected world.
Anjana Menon has had a long...2021-09-0121 minContent RookieYour UX Writing PortfolioEpisode 25: Your UX Writing Portfolio
All your questions around UX Writing portfolios are answered in this episode with Senior UX Writer Anjana Menon (currently at Spotify). Anjana and Nicole talk about whether you need a UX Writing portfolio, what should be in it, how it should look and how a portfolio review works. Tune in if you're looking to break into UX Writing or get your portfolio up to speed.
Learning outcomes:
UX Writing portfolio yes or no?
How many cases do you need?
What format should you use?
How to p...2021-04-0920 min
Mrigashira PodcastAnjana Menon on twitter controversyThe Twitter controversy in India has opened up a can of worms as Twitter and the Centre still seem to be locked in a strange stalemate. There are apprehensions that government may use this opportunity to regulate online content even as the microblogging site reiterating its commitment to protect public conversation. This week we have Anjana Menon, CEO, Content Pixies, to talk about various aspects of this controversy.
Anjana Menon – one of the most celebrated business editors in India joins us in this very special episode to talk about twitter controversy. To add a little perspective, recently tw...2021-02-1715 min
Mrigashira PodcastAnjana Menon in conversation with Radha Radhakrishnan on twitter controversy.The twitter controversy in India has opened up a can of worms as Twitter and the Centre still seem to be locked in a strange stalemate. There are apprehensions that government may use this opportunity to regulate online content even as the micro blogging site reiterating its commitment to protect public conversation. This week we have Anjana Menon to talk about various aspects of this controversy. 2021-02-1715 min
Maanudam Suresh - Tamil PodcastQueen Valai Thala kaviyam (web series) In Tamil Maanudam SureshThis Podcast explains the story about the "Queen" Tamil web series, I am Maanudam Suresh who is Review the movie in the podcast with its own content.
Queen web series is a strong, genius, leadership women story and biography-based web series. Ramya Krishnan, Anika Surendran, Anjana Jayaprakash and Indrajith Sukumaran. This web series is directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and Prasath Murugesan.
This story revolves around Shakthi Seshadri. She is very strong and courageous since childhood. She becomes a state topper at the time of school but she starts working due to the family’s po...2019-12-1605 min
Be Anomalous#BEANOMALOUS Episode 11, Part 2: Anjana and Sai discuss therapy and how it impacted their lives.There are a lot of myths and taboo that surrounds the word "Therapy". Anjana Raj and Sai Menon have a conversation about why they chose to go to therapy and how it impacted their life. Listen to this episode to hear about their personal journey and common myths about therapy in different cultures.
Anjana Raj: https://www.instagram.com/anjanana/
Sai Menon:https://www.instagram.com/sai_menon/
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Support this podcast: https://a...2019-12-0751 minBe Anomalous#BEANOMALOUS Episode 10, Part 1: Anjana and Sai discuss therapy and how it impacted their lives.There are a lot of myths and taboo that surrounds the word "Therapy". Anjana Raj and Sai Menon have a conversation about why they chose to go to therapy and how it impacted their life.
Listen to this episode to hear about their personal journey and common myths about therapy in different cultures.
Anjana Raj :https://www.instagram.com/anjanana/
Sai Menon:https://www.instagram.com/sai_menon/
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/anoma/support2019-12-0145 minBe Anomalous#BEANOLMALOUS Episode 1 : IntroductionEveryone has a story about their origin that defines their meaning of beauty.The journey of what beauty means to an individual changes over time with different interaction, realization and self reflection.
This episode is a casual chat between two individuals who explain how their definition evolved over time due to different changes in their lives.
Anjana Raj is the co-founder and CCO of Anoma Cosmetics.
https://www.instagram.com/anjanana/
Sai Menon is the co-founder and CEO of Anoma Cosmetics.
https://www.instagram.com/sai_menon/
2019-09-1526 min