Podcasts by Holy Cow!
Decoding the strange histories and Indian mythologies that Grandma told you about!
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Holy Cow! The lady (and the river) Ganga from 2017-05-06T00:42:51
In the eighth episode of Holy Cow! we talk about Goddess Ganga and God Shiva. Ganga disobeys Shiva, and so he locks her up in his hair and divides her into seven - does that sit well with you? Beca...
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Krishna + Sudama, Friendship 101 from 2017-05-05T23:44:08
In the seventh episode of Holy Cow! we talk about Krishna and Sudama's and all the lessons we can learn from it. Krishna's a god, Sudama's a mere mortal; Krishna is rich, and Sudama is poor. Can th...
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The Ganesha Origin Story from 2017-04-25T13:55:51
In the sixth episode of Holy Cow! we talk about Ganesha! Ganesha's origin story is one of my favourites. He's also one my favourite gods -
cute, cuddly, powerful, lucky, and all around, just n...
Holy Cow! Those Angry Indian Goddesses from 2017-04-12T22:18:13
In the fifth episode of Holy Cow! we talk about Goddesses! We have Durga, the warrior goddess, Lakshmi, the goddess of light, Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, Parvati, the mother goddess and Ka...
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Holy Cow! Let’s talk about those (Kal)Yugas from 2017-03-29T17:41:57
In the fourth episode of Holy Cow! we talk about Yugas, and I especially take time out to freak out about Kalyug! Are we the immoral, greedy, heathens they predicted?! We talk about how we got to t...
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Holy Cow! Let's talk about Holi and Holika! from 2017-03-15T16:39:35
In the third episode of Holy Cow! we talk about Holi, the festival of colours that just took place on Sunday! Did you know that people celebrate Holi for different reasons? And in many different pa...
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Holy Cow! So what’s up with Dussehra and Diwali? from 2017-02-24T00:24:39
Dussehra and Diwali: Two indians festivals that fall a few days apart that celebrate good over evil. But Is Dussehra about Ram vs Ravan or Goddess Durga vs Mahishasura? We break it down in this ep...
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Holy Cow! It’s here! from 2017-02-15T14:02:35
In the first episode of Holy Cow! I tell you who I am, what I'm doing here, why I'm doing this and why you should be listening. We also talk about why in India people hang green chilis and lemons o...
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