🎙️ ABCD Podcast #42:
"ABCD: Love, Food & Desi Life - The Ultimate Valentine's Episode! 💘🍛
Join comedy writers Rekha Shankar and Keerthi Harishankar (plus adorable dog guests Archie & Sassy! 🐕) for a delicious blend of romance and gastronomy!
This Episode's Love & Food Menu:
💝 India's epic 7-day Valentine's celebration (and Keerthi's plan to make it all about her birthday!)
🥘 Bloomberg's hot take: Why Indian food rules the world
🌶️ Perfect flavor combos: From Channa Bale to Gobi Manchurian
🐮 The hilarious failed "Cow Hug Day" saga
🍲 Why every Indian dish needs five flavors to be perfect
Plus These Tasty Segments:
🎬 Bollywood Plot Predictor: Rom-Com Edition
🎵 Grammy-winning Desi of the Week: Chandrika Tandon
🎲 DesiQuest D&D winter special preview
💌 Deep dive into Desi love languages
Special Announcements:
🥨 Exclusive Gharana Foods discount (DesiQuest for 10% off authentic Indian snacks!)
🎭 Roll for Jokes live show benefiting L.A. Wildfire Relief
Grab your favorite murku (or chakri!), cuddle up with your Valentine, and join us for the most flavorful love-filled episode yet! ❤️
Show Notes for the 42nd Episode of ABCD:
Sandeep Parikh Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sandeepparikh
Omar Najam: https://twitter.com/OmarNajam
Omar Najam: https://www.instagram.com/omarnajamfilm/
Kaylin Mahoney: https://www.instagram.com/kaylinmahoney/
Rekha Shankar: https://www.instagram.com/rekha_s/
Keerthi Harishankar: https://www.instagram.com/hi_keer/
DesiQuest: https://www.desiquest.com/
Gharana Foods: https://www.gharanafoods.com/desiquest.html
Story #1 - India is taking Valentine’s Day too far!!!
https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/2025-valentine-week-full-list-of-days-and-their-significance-read-on-even-if-you-re-single-11738646369476.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day_in_India
Story #2 - Why India’s food is the best in the world
http://archive.today/FttY2
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-17/why-india-s-food-is-the-best-in-the-world
Story #3 - Unfortunately, There Are No Current Updates on Cow Hug Day. We’ll Continue to Track this one…
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/india-wants-to-replace-valentines-day-with-cow-hug-day-180981610/
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/11/india/india-valentines-day-cow-hug-intl-hnk/index.html
ABCD Game: Bollywood Plot Predictor: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14993250/
Desi of the Week: https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!lifestyle/grammy-2025-indian-american-chandrika-tandon-music-triveni-enn25020301423
Producer: Anand Shah & Kaylin Mahoney
Technical Director & Sound Designer: Anand Shah
Executive Producers: Sandeep Parikh & Anand Shah
Editor: Lauren Balint
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