Welcome to Cyrus Says!

In this episode of, Cyrus is joined by Rochelle Pinto, Head of Editorial Content at Vogue India, for a wildly entertaining conversation that moves from fashion, weddings, journalism, media, and celebrity culture to bizarre college stories, old-school editing rooms, and what it really takes to shape taste in modern India.

Rochelle opens up about her unusual journey, from being a child RJ in Goa and a teenage journalist, to interviewing gangsters, surviving the brutal discipline of old-school newsrooms, writing sharp fashion commentary, and eventually rising through the ranks to lead editorial content at Vogue India. The episode also dives into the Vogue Wedding Atelier, the Met Gala, celebrity style, print vs digital media, and why fashion should be bold, fun, and never boring.

Funny, fast, and packed with personality, this is a terrific episode on media, style, and storytelling.

Comedian Punit Pania joins Cyrus for a chaotic and hilarious conversation covering everything from Bengal politics and Vijay’s political rise to Mumbai’s legendary spitting culture and Sindhi stereotypes.

The episode dives into political commentary around Mamata Banerjee, BJP expansion, TVK’s rise, governor controversies, and the future of opposition politics in India, all mixed with classic Cyrus banter and Puneet’s dry humour.

They also discuss Mumbai’s civic sense problem, why Indians spit everywhere, littering culture, local trains, stand-up comedy touring life, language loss among Sindhis, papad stereotypes, and bizarre marriage/ferris wheel hypotheticals.

Expect sharp political satire, observational comedy, and absolute nonsense in equal measure.

Featuring:

• Punit Pania – Stand-up comedian and writer
• Cyrus Broacha – Host, comedian, and professional interrupter

Follow:
Punit Pania: @‌punitpania
Cyrus Broacha: @‌boredbroacha

What happens when India finally starts talking honestly about sex?

Filmmaker, writer, and Agents of Ishq founder Paramita Vohra joins Cyrus Says for a wildly funny, deeply honest, and unexpectedly emotional conversation around love, shame, desire, relationships, masculinity, loneliness, consent, masturbation, situationships, queer identity, Savita Bhabhi, MeToo, and everything Indian society still struggles to say out loud.

From “Masturbation May” to public toilet cruising stories, from awkward sex education in Indian schools to why men are emotionally repressed, this episode swings between hilarious chaos and sharp social commentary every few minutes.

The conversation also dives into Paramita’s new book Love, Sex and India, featuring real stories from Indians navigating intimacy, marriage, friendship, pleasure, trauma, secrecy, and vulnerability.

Expect:

• Brutally honest takes on Indian sexuality
• Why shame creates bad relationships
• The truth about “situationships”
• Why Indian men struggle with vulnerability
• Queer desire & hidden sexual cultures
• MeToo, consent & workplace power dynamics
• Masturbation poetry (yes really)

Featuring:
Paramita Vohra - filmmaker, writer, founder of Agents of Ishq

Buy the book: Love, Sex and India - https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Love_Sex_and_India_The_Agents_of_Ishq_An.html?id=YlXL0QEACAAJ&redir_esc=y