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The Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 20: Early Lessons from running a solo book-ish podcastIts been 20 episodes!! (YAYYY!)
In this week's episode, I'm celebrating the ride thats been The Guilty Reader Podcast! In this rather vulnerable episode, its less about the books and more about what I've learnt along the way as I've tried to build and create a podcast to make a small slice of the internet for myself.
Tune in!
P.S.: I am pre-expressing my gratitude to you for listening to this week's episode despite some patchy patches of audio. A better mic shall happen soon!2024-07-1521 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 19: Recommending Indian Fiction because it deserves its moment too!As a reader in India, I'm kinda guilty of making blanket statements like "There's no good Indian Fiction works". And at the time just because of a stunning lack of awareness, i just knew two spectrums- massy (didnt enjoy the stories or writing) and classy (which felt wildly inaccessible because they weren't themes I enjoyed).
It was only when I decided to write that I started down the rabbit hole of Indian Fiction writing and realised that there's some stunning works out there in every genre. In this week's episode I share some of...2024-07-0838 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 18- My wishes for my Book-ish FairyIn this week's episode, I talk about the wishes I'd want a book-ish fairy to grant me. You know, the kind of all wish granting fairy-genie situation we read about, but just for books? I talk about the wishes and dreams I want my fairy to grant me. Whether its sequels, or erasing some stories out of existence, I have no filter on my opinion in this episode and the discussion is largely spoiler free!
Because the big question always remains: If you could have any book-ish dream fulfilled, what would it be?
2024-07-0125 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 17: Self Help That Worked #1In this week's episode, I launch a new series where every month, I talk about a self help book that I read patiently and tried utilising. This series "Self Help That Worked" is my attempt at being more mindful about reading a genre that I have way too many books in.
Rather than popping them like M&Ms, I've decided to take some time, absorb them and really come out with lessons and ideas that stay with me much beyond the end of the book.
In this series I share the key...2024-06-2331 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 16: Do I rate my reads perfectly and professionally?In this week's episode, i talk about a new internal struggle I've been facing: Do i read my reads right or am i just too lenient with my ratings?
And if you've ever had to rate anything, you may identify with my struggle! Tune in as i talk about how i'm trying to get out of this mindset and rate books the way I want to, even if its not the most 'professional'.
Books I talk about in this episode:
1. The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
2. Book...2024-04-2925 min
Shayari Sukun: The Best Hindi Urdu Poetry Shayari PodcastHappy Birthday Shayari | जन्मदिन शायरीCelebrate Vanshika Madam's Birthday with Heartfelt Shayari!
Join us on The Best Hindi Urdu Poetry Shayari Podcast as we dedicate this episode to the birthday of our beloved Vanshika madam.
Hosted by Meetu Sharma, this special episode is filled with beautiful birthday shayari that will touch your heart and soul.
Listen now to experience the magic of poetry and celebrate this special occasion with us.
Don't forget to follow our podcast for more inspiring shayari and poetry. #HappyBirthday #Shayari #Poetry #VanshikaMadamBirthday #TheBestHindiUrduPoetryShayariPodcast
Script: Sonam Sonar
Website post...2024-04-2205 min
Shayari Sukun | शायरी सुकूनHappy Birthday Shayari | जन्मदिन शायरीCelebrate Vanshika Madam's Birthday with Heartfelt Shayari! Join us on The Best Hindi Urdu Poetry Shayari Podcast as we dedicate this episode to the birthday of our beloved Vanshika madam. Hosted by Meetu Sharma, this special episode is filled with beautiful birthday shayari that will touch your heart and soul. Listen now to experience the magic of poetry and celebrate this special occasion with us. Don't forget to follow our podcast for more inspiring shayari and poetry. #HappyBirthday #Shayari #Poetry #VanshikaMadamBirthday #TheBestHindiUrduPoetryShayariPodcast Script: Sonam Sonar Website post link: Happy Birthday Shayari2024-04-2205 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 15: Book clubs intimidate meIn this week's episode, I talk about my almost life long fear of book clubs and how a recent experience changed my perception of not just book clubs but also about how I approach my reading and life.
Books I talk about this week:
1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
2. The Bangalore Detectives Club by Harini Nagendra
3. The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley2024-04-1521 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 14: To Classic, or not to Classic?In this week's episode I share my experiences with reading classics (or the lack of it). I share my journey where with influence of adults while I may have read a fair number of classics, as an adult I've really chosen my own path as a reader and not too many classics have been stops along the road.
Does that make me a 'non'-serious reader? or can one truly enjoy the craft of reading by giving this amalgamation of genres a complete miss?
Books I read & reviewed this week:
1. Kanpur Khoofiya Pvt Ltd...2024-04-0821 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 13: My Eras as a ReaderIn this episode, I take inspiration from Taylor and reminisce my eras as a reader. I talk about my journey from a fantasy fanatic to a more literary fiction buff over the years. I speculate over why my preferences may have changed and why it's okay for your reading to evolve with time. I even bring in a bit of my Learning background and talk about T shaped learning & its implication on my reading.
Books I read and reviewed this week:
1. The No-Show by Beth O Leary
2. As Good as...2024-04-0131 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 12: Breaking my 'reading rules'In this episode, I share my experience of breaking two reading 'rules' that i've imposed on myself for years and years. We all have these rules that we impose on ourselves to be taken more seriously as readers or be more 'mainstream'.
But what if i told you, some of these rules are less helpful than you'd think? And that breaking one of them helped me find one of my favourite books this year? Tune in to find out.
Books I talk about in this episode:
1. Romancing...2024-03-1117 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 11- Getting back on the wagon after a breakIn this week's episode, I address my abrupt month long break from the podcast and why even if getting back to something is hard, it's better than not coming back at all! This episode is about life's turns and how you don't need to be ready for everything to dive in.
Books I talk about in this episode:
1. How to be the love you seek by Dr Nicole LePera
2. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. 2024-03-0414 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 10: Reading faster than I can + my picks for the weekIn this week's episode I talk about my own struggle with my reading pace and how I've been trying to consciously calm down the voices which ask me to go faster and faster.
Books I talk about in this week's episode:
1. The Year of Less by Cait Flanders
2. Love for Imperfect Things by Haemin Sunim2024-01-2912 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 9: Why I can't be a 'trendy' reader + My pick of the weekAre you someone who takes your recommendations from the internet but the trendy reads just arent working for you? Have you tried being a 'trend driven' reader but somehow its done more harm for your reading life?
Welcome to my side of the internet. In this week's episode I talk about:
1. What it means to be a reader driven by trends
2. Why it didn't work for me
3. How I'm choosing to honour my moods and choices when choosing my books
4. My absolute favourite read of the week!
2024-01-2215 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 8: Can we please allow Audiobooks for 'real reading'?Audiobooks are the new 'digital books', with everyone fighting to invalidate them as 'real books' and how they don't 'count' for your reading goals. But is that really the case?
In this week's episode, using a story I recently came across, I talk about:
Why audiobooks are just as important as any other format
How this gatekeeping behaviour is depriving you from reading more
How different formats can give you different perspectives into the same content!
Books I talk about in this episode:
The Psychology of Money by...2024-01-1526 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpsiode 7: New Year, Same Me (trying to read!)Happy new year everyone! 2024 brings with it a lot of optimism to our lives and our reading. In this week's episode I talk about how I started my year by finishing a book but also how that brought out old perfectionist patterns in my reading life and what i want to do to overcome them.
I also talk about some of the reads I finished this week. So tune in to check them out!.
Books I talk about in this episode:
1. The Night She Disappeared by Lisa...2024-01-0818 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 6: Of reading goals and progress not madeWith the year coming to an end, we're all looking at the goals we set and the progress we made on them. In today's episode, I take a leaf out of this spirit of reflection and talk about:
My reading goals for 2023 and the progress I made on it
My take on the construct of reading goals
Will I set reading goals for 2024 and what kind?
My top 5 reads of 2023
So tune in and join me! Merry Christmas!
Books I talk about in this episode:
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Su...2023-12-2525 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 5: How many self help books, is too many self help books?In this week's episode I share a shocking discovery: In my collection on 800 or so e-books, I have approximately 250+ self help books!
That means there are multiple books across topics such as productivity, goal setting, personal finance etc. The sheer number has made me spiral into a mild existential crisis. In this episode I try answering questions such as:
1. Why do I have so many self help books?
2. Am I substituting taking action with the crutch of accumulating self help books?
3. Can one really read their way out of problems?
2023-12-1829 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 4: I read a book in a day for the first time!In this week's episode I talk about my experience finishing a book in a day for the first time in my reading life. In a world obsessed with 24 hour and 36 hour readathons, the pressure to read quickly and finish more books can feel immense to a reader. We look to content like this for reading suggestions, but at times it can be a little discouraging to see someone spend 24 hours and finish off 2-4 books in a day when your TBR piles.
Tune in as I talk about my experience finishing a book in...2023-12-1111 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 3: Is the Kindle Progress bar my friend or foe?Has this ever happened to you where you feel like you must have read at least 35 pages but the progress bar has barely moved an inch? I know i must have given up on several books courtesy the progress bar, especially in this recent season of life where reading has not been coming to me easily.
In this week's episode I talk about how my relationship with the progress bar on kindle or e-reader's in general and why reading habits do undergo changes with you are in life at the moment. Because reading shouldn't...2023-12-0417 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 2- The Guilt of Not Reading on a VacationIn this week's episode I talk about a phenomenon common to me and some of my fellow readers- low reading vacation guilt.
Do you have moments on a vacation where you're left wondering why you're not reading more?
Do you often make mental trade offs between sight seeing or other vacation activities vs reading?
Do you feel like you spend more time ruminating about not using your free time for your interests than actually investing time in said interests?
Then this episode is for you!
2023-11-2719 minThe Guilty Reader PodcastEpisode 1- Why Guilty Reader?Why would any one be a guilty reader? Why would a hobby cause 'guilt'? In this first episode I'm going to talk about my journey with the guilt in my reading, what it means to be a guilty reader and why I still feel I'm not reading enough. Tune in to check out what I've learnt to battle this guilt and some pithy takeaways!
Books I've talked about in this episode:
1. You with a view by Jessica Joyce2023-11-2012 min
The Guilty Reader PodcastTrailer_The Guilty Reader PodcastThe world today is a fun and exciting place for readers today! Us nerds are finally getting our moment in the spotlight!
There are so many different genres, authors, languages, translations and even cover types (you have paperback, hard covers, collectors editions, holiday editions etc.). We have book-ish merch now and we have series and spin offs too. We have reading goals and planners and trackers for them.
But in the midst of all of this wonderful stuff, there's also a little guilt because it just feels like we aren't doing enough.
Am...2023-11-1201 min
The Sovereign Woman with Kalika SharmaOriginal wounding - the mother wound - for women leadersVanshika Goenka is the Founder and CEO of Kool Kanya - a platform for women that helps them create a career they love. In this interview, Vanshika shares about what led to her inner work journey when she underwent an eating disorder, and she reveals her issues with numbing, pressuring herself, and overachieving because of not feeling good enough. Her conscious journey with inner work, made her tune in more with her feelings, have compassion for herself, and others, and took her to the heights of becoming the great feminine leader she is today.2022-12-0845 min
Now Boarding By Melting PotAn experience nestled in the midst of nature with Vanshika AhujaA cafe not very far away from a bustling city, and yet feels very close to nature in its own unique way, and sustainable practices that are grounded and yet impactful.
This is what our episode is going to be about where Payal Nayar is in conversation with Vanshika Ahuja who will tell us all about Karma Chalets and Under the Neem Cafe.
A luxury boutique hotel and an in-house cafe which carries the spirit of an environmentalist, and that's how our conversation with Vanshika Ahuja unfolded - all about running a boutique hotel with el...2022-07-1138 min
The Chefs' ManifestoEpisode 5 S3 «Millets – climate smart seeds of the future»This week's episode features everything you need to know about the great crop millet! Chef Vanshika Bhatia and Chef Mokgadi Itsweng share their experiences cooking and experimenting with millets in their kitchens and make listeners fall in love with this fantastic ingredient. A discussion with Shivali Sharma from ICRISAT follows on how many sustainable benefits millets can bring to the table.2021-02-2239 min
Let's Get Some AnswersFreelancing as a career and how to get it off the ground with Vanshika MehtaVanshika Mehta works as a Brand Storyteller and a Communications Consultant for all her different clients and businesses. She started on her freelance career, after having worked in industries like Tech, SaaS, EdTech, HR, and FinTech for 5 years playing all sorts of different roles, from Brand Storytelling to an Inside Sales Consultant.
The one thing, that I could take from our session is the fact, that nothing comes easy. Even when you've got all the skills, you still got to give your best every day, and freelancing is no different, but it's absolutely fun and rewarding...2020-04-1927 min