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Pahayan Talks - Malayalam Podcast

Pahayan Talks - Malayalam Podcast

Vinod Narayan 556 Episodes Jun 12, 2026

A Malayalam podcast by Vinod Narayan featuring solo rants packaged as 'notes to self' on life, career, society, culture, films, books, and articles read. The podcast covers a wide range of topics from personal reflections to broader societal observations.

Episodes

EP-556 The Illusion of Knowledge | Ellam Ariyam Enna Chintha | Malayalam Podcast Jun 12, 2026 00:22:54 Do we have an illusion of knowledge. Do we think we know more than what we do. Do we without knowing project that image of ourselves. What is stopping our learning process. Information access creates false confidenceWe mistake familiarity for understandingAdmitting ignorance feels uncomfortableLearning requires humilityWisdom begins with “I don’t know”You can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EP-555 Our Inability to Listen | Malayalam Podcast May 29, 2026 00:18:58 Are we losing our ability to listen ? We will go through 5 points in here.We listen to reply, not to understandDistraction reduces attention spanEgo interrupts genuine listeningSilence feels uncomfortableListening builds deeper connectionsYou can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and a
EP-554 Why do negative opinions spread fast | Malayalam Podcast May 20, 2026 00:12:06 Negative comments, opinions and reactions spread faster. That is the topic todayNegative emotions are more attention-grabbingCriticism feels more “real” than praiseOutrage creates quick engagementPeople bond over shared negativityPositive thinking requires more effortYou can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EP-553 The Pressure to look Successful Online | Malayalam Podcast May 8, 2026 00:24:47 People online have a pressure to look successful and these platforms make it more and more inescapable for people from comparing with one another. Let us take a journey through a few interesting aspects of this trend - Success is curated, not completeWe confuse visibility with valueSocial proof influences self-worthPressure leads to comparison and anxietyReal success is often invisibleYou can emai
EP-552 Why Do Some People Enjoy Criticizing Others | Malayalam Podcast May 1, 2026 00:25:28 Why Do Some People Enjoy Criticizing Others? A very interesting question and I wish to Journey through a few pointsCriticism can be a way to feel superiorIt distracts from one’s own insecuritiesNegativity spreads easily in groupsSome mistake criticism for intelligenceConstructive feedback builds; criticism often breaksYou can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠P
EP-551 Attention Addiction | Malayalam Podcast Apr 25, 2026 00:20:27 Today we will go through a few thoughts on the topic of Attention Addiction. Are we addicted to attention ?You can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and also connect with me on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Also checkout my other Podcasts Other Podcast
EP-550 Adhikaravum Nammalum | Does Power Change People? | Malayalam Podcast Apr 17, 2026 00:19:17 Today we will go through a few thoughts on the topic of power and how it can change us.You can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and also connect with me on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodn/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Also checkout my other Podcasts Other Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EP-549 Tharathamyangal | Why Do We Compare Our Lives With Others? | Malayalam Podcast Apr 12, 2026 00:30:10 Today we will go through 5 thoughts on this topicComparison is an unconscious habit, not a conscious choiceSocial media amplifies only the highlightsWe compare our inside with others’ outsideComparison steals satisfaction from the presentAwareness of comparison reduces its powerYou can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EP-548 The Fear of Being Judged | Malayalam Podcast Apr 4, 2026 00:25:24 Today we will go through 3 thoughts on this topicJudgment feels like a threat to identityWe judge ourselves before others doMost people are too busy worrying about themselvesFear of judgment stops action more than failure doesGrowth begins when we tolerate being misunderstoodYou can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EP-547 Mattullavar Enthu Chinthikkum | What Other People Think Malayalam Podcast Mar 28, 2026 00:24:23 Today we wil go through 5 thoughts on this topicSocial acceptance once meant survival; that instinct still drives usValidation feels like proof that we’re “okay"Fear of rejection is stronger than desire for freedomWe imagine others think about us more than they actually doReal freedom begins when approval becomes optionalYou can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pah
EP-546 Practicing to be Empathetic | Malayalam Podcast | Sahanobhoothi Parisheelikkan Mar 7, 2026 00:16:17 I had spoken about Empathy a while back, but today I want to talk about the practice of Empathy. I think we all can be more empathetic than what we are. We are inherently goodCheck Agile Poets on Instagram and YouTube⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@agileIndian⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/agilepoets⁠⁠You can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
EP-545 Understanding Onself | Note to Self | Malayalam Podcast | Nammale Nammal ethrakku Manasilakkunnu Feb 26, 2026 00:36:33 A note to self episode on a few experiments I did and trying to learn more about me.Check Agile Poets on Instagram and YouTube⁠https://www.youtube.com/@agileIndian⁠https://www.instagram.com/agilepoets⁠You can email your comments to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PahayanTalks@Gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and also connect with me on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linked

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