Episode 33 – Selecting Schools

Choosing a school for your kid is a dreaded experience nowadays. There is no comfort in seeing your child grow up to go to school one day. It’s more of a race, it’s the biggest thing that you will have to do as a parent and just thinking of that destroys whatever little joy there

Episode 32 – Pre-School Education – In conversation with Jeetu Karsan, CEO Safari Kid India

In this episode we discuss the importance of pre-school with the CEO of Safari Kid India, Jeetu Karsan. He has over 20 years of experience across the fields of IT, advertising and education. Jeetu is an avid writer on various subjects ranging from education, business to parenting. But above all he is a dad to

Episode 24 – Do dads experience Postpartum Depression? In conversation with Dr. Munjaal Kapadia

We’ve all heard about postpartum blues or depression, well at least the parents have, especially mothers. Postpartum depression is something which is very relatable to mothers. But what if we told you that even dads go through it in their own way but they are perhaps unaware of it or even if they are aware

Episode 18 – Mental Health during Lockdown Pt. 2

This is the final half of the two part series on Mental Health. Last week we were in conversation with Mrs. Swati Deepak who is a counsellor and psychotherapist and specialises in parenting. And this week we have a psychologist Mrs. Shobhika Jaju who specialises in children. It’s nice to hear from someone who is

Episode 16 – Mental Health during Lockdown Pt.1

This is that episode where Peter Pop and Nadir Pop barely spoke because the two guests who shared the stage gave us such a thought-provoking perspective on the India lockdown that we are still pondering on a number of things. We start the podcast with our first guest, Sudha Ravishankar who has been associated with

Episode 14 – Parents in Bollywood films

This week we did something different. A month in complete lockdown in Mumbai, India and four episodes on Coronavirus/COVID-19, we decided to take a departure and decided to delve into Bollywood films. One of the three most favoured indulgences for Indians, the other two being the sport of cricket and politics. This episode is not

Episode 10 – Sleep Baby Sleep – Kerry Bajaj

The Pop duo speak to Mumbai based sleep consultant, author of Sleep, Baby, Sleep – Kerry Bajaj. She has studied infant and child sleep in America anda member of the Indian Society for Sleep Research. They spoke to her about kids and sleep, her book and much more. NADIR’s BABY SLEEP STORY I wish I

Episode 9 – Kids in the time of Coronavirus

You feel bummed out when you have to cancel your holiday, especially when it’s an international one. But in this case Nadir Pop and his wife were glad they did it. No regrets. WHO has declared Coronavirus aka COVID-19 a pandemic. Now this piece of news is literally of epic proportions, as far as we

Episode 8 – Fun(ny) Dad – Jose Covaco

Jose Covaco is probably one of the most honest comics out there. He is from Mumbai, India and has been an out-and-out media professional. He has worked with radio, television and now does his own thing as a content creator thanks to the internet. Not too many people know this but he is a dad

Episode 7 – Warren Mendonsa – The Musician Dad

Photograph by Deepak Gopalkrishnan (This is from Nadir Pop’s prespective) When I was in college I remember attending the small and simple rock shows that used to happen in our city, Mumbai in India. There was this band called Zero, these guys were young, strong, bordering brashness and knew the pulse of the crowd. But