Pahayan Talks - Malayalam Podcast
Episodes
#253 Velimir Khlebnikov
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today let us talk about the Russian futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov and one poem of his. Other Podcasts to Listen: 'The Minimal Agilist' https://an...
#252 Back to Being Local
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last few weeks I have been consumed by a thought. I am not involved locally like I used to be before. And I felt that needed to change. Other Po...
#251 When we Can't do it
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are days when you cannot do it and I wonder how do we deal with it. Everything is set but it just loses its life. Today I don’t have any story...
#250 Building Self Confidence
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People ping me and ask how to build Self Confidence. I am not always confident. I have my lows and highs in life. But I came across and interesting ar...
#249 Essentialism by Greg McKeown
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I had recently introduced Greg’s latest book effortless… I had mentioned I will speak about his first book Essentialism. Here you go. Other Podcas...
#248 Movies | Home | Shock & Awe
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today let me take you through my viewing experience of two movies. The Malayalam movie home and the English movie Shock & Awe. Other Podcasts to L...
#247 Managing Customer Expectations
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the Professional development day I wanted to talk in detail about Expectations at Work, but had to cut it short with a story about Customer E...
#246 Next 30 Years of My Life
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I was thinking how the next 30 years of my life will be. I don’t know… but I have started a new project. For the next 30 days I will go over...
#245 The Validation Trap
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As human beings and social animals we all need validation to feel worthy and this trait of ours will be used by algorithms and companies… Sharing so...
#244 The Weather in San Francisco by Richard Brautigan
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is story time and let us talk about an interesting short short story by Richard Brautigan… A story in San Francisco… Other Podcasts to...
#243 Minimal Agile
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to take you through my Journey of Minimal Agile. To listen to this concept regularly subscribe to the Podcast 'The Minimal Agilist' https...
#242 The Hype Machine
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the book episode and let me. Introduce you to an interesting book ‘The Hype Machine’ by Sinan Aral. Listen to The Minimal Agilist https:/...
#241 OTT Platforms and Web Series
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the movie day sharing with you some of the Web series that I have watched and my experiences on some of them. Listen to The Minimal Agilist h...
#240 Agile Thinking in Malayalam
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I have always felt Agile Thinking is something that we should bring to people of all walks. Not just in software or for teams, it should also be for i...
#239 Busy Times | Ask Me Anything
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is one episode I am always questioning. And the reason is I am not sure if I have got the right format for this one episode. I am going to open u...
#238 My personal take on Talibanism
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is extremely sad seeing what is happening in Afghanistan… My heart goes to the women and children there. Join our Community of Active Learners: h...
#237 The Laugher by Heinrich Böll
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I will try to narrate an interesting story by Heinrich Böll. Of course trying to narrate from memory and not reading. Join our Community of Act...
#236 Some thoughts on Communication
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Communication is a pretty vast topic… And today there are many forms to it… I am doing a small piece here and will probably create more follow up ...
#235 Daniel Kahneman’s Noise
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Noise by Daniel Kahneman talks about the flaws in human judgement. Today being the episode on books. Let us go there. Join our Community of Active Lea...
#234 Black Widow | Suicide Squad | Kuruthi | Navarasa
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I could not see all my 3 movies in theaters but saw two more on OTT. Here is my take… this is more of my experience and not a review. Join...
#233 Let’s try to be more empathetic
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s world to be a better manager, leader, employee, friend and family member… all needs us to be more empathetic. Let us talk a few things ...
#232 Flipping through my personal notes
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the news day and I am converting that to a personal notes day. Over the week I create small notes of news I read… I will connect them and t...
#231 E Bulljet Inspired | Clickbait Title
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The E Bulljet incident in kerala opens some very interesting questions and I wanted to share some thoughts on the influencer culture as I see it. Agai...
#230 The Blue Jar by Isak Dinesen | Short Story
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is story time and I bring you a story by the Dutch Author Isak Dinesen. The Blue Jar….. Join our Community of Active Learners: https://www.pen...
#229 Let’s talk of conflict resolution
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is professional development day. Let us talk about conflict resolution. Join our Community of Active Learners: https://www.penpositive.com/ ...
#228 Hype by Gabrielle Bluestone
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is our book episode and I have for you a very interesting read… Hype by Gabrielle Bluestone. Hype is all about How Scammers, Grifters, and Con...
#227 Back to theaters | Stillwater | F9 | OLD
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Finally after one and a half years we are back watching movies in the theater. This week I watched 3 movies. Stillwater, Fast & Furious 9 and Old....
#226 Self-Confidence & Self-Esteem
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So today is our day for Personal Development. And the topic we have is Self-Confidence & Self-Esteem. I am no expert in this but let us try to exp...
#225 Some Travel.. Some Health and Random Thoughts on Job and Purpose
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is supposed to be news… but as I mentioned news for me is a very fluid concept and it is based on how it impacts and connects me with the worl...
#224 Teach Parents Before we Teach Kids
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is for Random Thoughts and I want to talk about Parenting. An incident that happened and want to share with you. Join our Community of Active Le...
#223 One of these days by Marques
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am telling you a story by none other than the famous Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marques. The story of a dentist.. a sudden fiction or f...
#222 How to be Transparent?
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is our day for Professional Development. Let us talk about Transparency. Join our Community of Active Learners: https://www.penpositive.com/&nbs...
#221 Effortless by Greg McKeown
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the Book day and I am bringing you this interesting book by Greg McKeown… This is his second book I believe. The other book of his that I r...
#220 Looking back at how my movie experiences have changed.
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is movie day but as nothing worth mentioning came to my mind and I have been suffering from a terrible allergy I decided to walk back to my memo...
#219 Building a Reading Habit
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I spent some time at the Powel Books in Portland… Thought I will talk about building a reading habit. Join our Community of Active Learners: h...
#218 What is news and what matters
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the day when I talk of some of the news that I think matters. More than news these are information that I think I will be spending more time ...
#217 Post Pandemic Travel
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After 18 months of being at home today we decided to go in a long drive.. a short break as things here in US have slowly started opening up. Taking yo...
#216 Overseasoned | A short story by Anton Chekhov
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is story time and I have selected a story by Chekhov that I am trying to narrate in Malayalam. This is an attempt and if you all like I will do ...
#215 Something I read about Negotiating
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am not that good in negotiations, but I have found out how important it is in our professional life. Today is the day for professional development s...
#214 I am a girl from Africa By Elizabeth Nyamayaro
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is the book day and I bring you this amazing memoir by Elizabeth Nyamayaro.. ‘I am a girl from Africa’ Join our Community of Active Learners...
#213 Blue Miracle | Nice feel good movie on Netflix
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I love feel good movies. It has been a constant struggle of mine to find movies to watch. Luckily few days back I stumbled upon this movie ’Blue Mir...
#212 Ways to Learn Something Fast
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I came across an article on the Fast Company Magazine about learning fast. Want to share that insights with you. Joining our Community of Active...
#211 22-June-News I read | Netflix, Trinity Test, China, Tokyo Olympics, Covid & more
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am trying something different. I am sharing my thoughts on some of the news that caught my attention today. If this is interesting to listener...
#210 Making your kids do a project
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Apart from studies we all want to get our kids to do things. We are also losing the needed space to interact. I have embarked on a project with my son...
#209 Some Job Search Strategies
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Searching for a job is something we all might have to do at some point in our life. Not just once but multiple times may be. Here are some thoughts. ...
#208 How to deal with being overwhelmed
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last two days I have been a bit stressed and feeling a bit overwhelmed about things. I think my content creation and projects are the reason. In this ...
#207 Workplace Skills in a post Covid world
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a post Covid world the rules might be different and so the question is what are the skills we need in a workplace. Join Our Community of Ac...
#206 Strategies to build skills for Work
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to advance in our work place and perform better. Skills have a very important value. But what are some strategies in building these skills...
#205 Dealing With Difficult People at Work
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we will dive into an article that talks about the strategies to deal with difficult people at work. The article appeared in Business Insider Web...
#204 Being Our Better Self
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all strive to become our better self and there is always room for improvement. The article I am referring in the book was written in the Healthline...
#203 Tips to read faster
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I read an article on tips to read faster and yet retain what you read. I want to share the thoughts with you. The article was written in the Men...
#202 Compromise and Improved Relationships
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today onwards I am doing a different approach to these podcasts. I am planning on read and learn something new from the internet everyday. Not just th...
#201 It is our responsibility to keep some people away from us
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike before we are not just connected to just a few people. We are connected to many and we also get to know new people every week. The question is ...
#200 A Writing Project with your kids
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When my daughter was in high school I had done a year long writing project with her and it was mostly a Q&A. I post a question and she answers me ...
#199 Changing the Genre I am reading
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My reading over the past year and a half has been all Non fiction. May be I did read one or two novels in malayalam. I have been mostly reading on soc...
#198 My experience of not consuming news like before
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It has been more than a month that I stopped viewing the regular news that I used to watch. No YouTube, No following news channels on TV, No Social Me...
#197 How our Life feels vs How our life looks like to others
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are going through a time when how our life looks to others is more important than how it really feels. Constantly opening ourselves to the eyes of ...
#196 We are responsible for our time
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Time is that only resource we all have in equal quantities. It is also one resource that we have some control over. Control over what value it generat...
#195 So Can’t I be myself anymore?
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am of the opinion that we all should be ourselves and should not care for what other people think. That thought comes from the basic premise that th...
#194 OK, so now it is my fault
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Finding fault is a behavior we come across in people. I will not say this is only a trait we can see in others but we are equally susceptible to this ...
#193 When you break a rhythm
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I use the same time everyday to write a blog, but today that changed. I got busy in the morning and then had to go for some other engagement and I onl...
#192 Does that mean I am lost?
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is not that infrequent that I feel lost and I wonder if it is an issue with me. Am I getting lost because of a lack of clarity. And then as I alway...
#191 Do I Hate People?
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The answer is a big NO and I am sure that is the answer most if not all people would have. But…. but… but.. but… I want to state something else ...
#190 What Poems did to me
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to talk about poems. Not really poems but my experiences with them and what they did to me. If you think the Podcast is adding value to y...
#189 Some Personal Thoughts on Personal Branding
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we live through a time when we are the product be it in business or in the job market or in the society. Social Media has given a whole new push...
#188 Taking a Stand in the Social Media Age
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we take a stand on something we have to understand that there will be people who will not agree with us. The more the stand goes against the acce...
#187 Public Retrospective | Penpositive on Clubhouse
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I always think of of using clubhouse as an Educator, Agile Scrum Coach & Active Learner. Today I got a chance to try an experiment and it involved...
#186 Is Social Media Fair
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past one year or more I keep asking myself that while social media is a level playing field, is it fair. While it is true that many people qu...
#185 How are you so relaxed? Are you retired and super rich?
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“How are you so relaxed? Are you retired and super rich?” This was a question that came in my Instagram inbox today and I thought let us take this...
#184 When You Start Something New | My New Writing Project
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I started a new writing project on my blog vinodnarayan.com.. The plan is to do daily post for 365 days. And since the blog is in English I thought I ...
#183 In our Life finding a way can take a long time | ഒരു വഴി കണ്ടുപിടിക്കാനുള്ള ഓരോ പണികൾ
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I was reading something and it mentioned that finding a way can take more time than the journey itself. Thought to get a bit philosophical today...
#182 | Is Age reducing opportunities | എന്താ അഭിപ്രായം?
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two days back I was in a conversation on Clubhouse and the topic was about Ageism. Thought I will tread that way today. Also a short story by T Padman...
181 | International Yoga Day | യോഗയെ പറ്റി എന്താണ് അഭിപ്രായം
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
June 21 is International Yoga day and I thought I will share my opinion on Yoga. My personal experiences both good and bad. Also a short story by Akba...
#180 Father’s Day Thoughts | അച്ഛനീസം | ഒരു പയ്യന് കഥയും
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I am recording this on Father’s Day… I don’t remember when I started celebrating Father’s Day… it has not been long.. but I do love it 😍 ...
#179 Social Media Image | അത് നമ്മളുണ്ടാക്കുന്നതാണോ അതോ ഉണ്ടാവുന്നതാണോ ?
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Social Media Image that we have is it something we intentionally build or is it something we just get after using it. Also reading a story by Sant...
#178 June 19 Reading Week begins in Kerala | വായനാ വാരം | എന്തിന് വായിക്കണം| ജോണ് അബ്രഹാമിന്റെ കഥ
19 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today June 19 is Reading day and start of reading week in Kerala… Known as Vayana Varam.. വായനാ വാരം... I want to share my thought...
#177 Should we change or should Society Change
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This was a conversation I attended today on Clubhouse and I thought it is a very relevant question and we need to Journey through it. If you think the...
#176 What is Your Definition of Success
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I think every individual could have their own perception of Success and sometimes our perception can match that of others and the society could have i...
#175 What Regrets would we have?
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Regrets are common and today I want to explore the question. What regrets I might have and what I can do about it. To donate to my friend Abdul Bari f...
#174 The Importance of Asking Questions
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are curious and ask a lot of questions as we grow up. But then for varied reasons we decide to not do much of that. For some time I want to use thi...
#173 Opinions and Difference of Opinions
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have opinions and there will also be difference of opinions. Today on the Podcast I want to share some personal thoughts in this regard. If you...
#172 What did I Learn last year
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last year was unlike any other years and while we all learn new things every year… I wanted to take a stick of what I learned from last year. If you...
#171 Love and Life
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Love is such an amazing experience and so does it give people different kind of feelings and it also impacts people in different levels. Today let us ...
#170 What is our Social Media Usage Pattern ?
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have a Usage Pattern on how we use social media. We all have our own characters and our own needs and wants and so obviously we will have diffe...
#169 Is there a good time to change our job?
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Change is part of life but if we need to decide to change a job, is there a good time. Is there a set of things we need to think of. I think it all bo...
#168 The Importance of a Rhythm
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I was never a proponent of rhythm till I realized that over time I had established some rhythm. Today I want to chat with you about the rhythms in my ...
#167 Is Startup For everyone
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The question is not if being a startup is for everyone.. it should also be if being a startup employee is for everyone. Listen to the podcast. If you ...
#166 Clubhouse Vs. Podcasting.. Will continue both
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How will my Podcasting pattern change with the clubhouse usage. This is the topic of today’s Podcast. If you think the Podcast is adding value to yo...
#165 On World Environment Day
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
June 5th was World Environment day and I want to share a few thoughts. If you think the Podcast is adding value to your life and you feel like support...
#164 Continuous Learning
05 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today the topic we discussed was Continuous Learning... but discussion went a lot into education and schools. The word today is Guileless.. meaning Be...
#163 When Parents grow with kids
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As kids grow parents also learn and grow with them. This is an interesting topic we discussed on Clubhouse today. And today’s word is Vox Populi mea...
#162 Can Social Media Help in Learning
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us use social media and my thought always was to find how people might be using social media for Learning. Today the word is Rejoinder meaning...
#161 Remote Working as a Skill
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remote working is there to stay, but the question is would that be a skill that we can acquire... that is the topic of today’s discussion. And today...
#160 Entrepreneurship Worries & Happiness
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This Podcast is based on an interesting discussion we had and a lot of ideas shared were shared with me over that discussion and I thank everyone who ...
#159 Trying a Podcasting Experiment
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As I have been actively using Clubhouse for the past few days, it is bringing up a few questions in my mind. And this has to do with Podcasting. My Po...
#158 My Clubhouse Experience
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last few days Android users have been partying on Clubhouse. Though I have been a user since 4 months, I think I spend more time in last three days th...
#157 The Power or Transparency
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I have always felt that it is important to be Transparent. I have also tried to practice it. Not successful always. But yet it is a worthy effort. The...
#156 What Future Life Do You Want?
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have dreams and aspirations... we also might have an idea of the future life we want. But when that question was posed at me, I thought it woul...
#155 Life is Not a Straight Line
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Life is never a straight line, even if we like to think about it that way. It goes backwards, Sideways... in circles and sometimes just stays still. T...
#154 The Importance of Practice
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We often relate practice to sports and Music... but everything we do needs practice and we get better with practice. We understand our flaws and we im...