Not Your Mother's Mahabharata

About Not Your Mother's Mahabharata

The Mahabharata is this epic Indian work that encapsulates a great deal of Indian Mythology. It is a magnificent story that is constantly being rewritten and retold since its inception that was somewhere between 3000 BC and 1500 BCE ‘Not Your Mother’s Mahabharata with SP Jayaraj’ is a podcast where S.P. Jayaraj tell the story conversationally to his wife Azure Anderson and to friends, most of whom have never heard of the tale. Listeners familiar and unfamiliar with the epic are treated to their entertainingly honest first reactions. Doing it conversationally as opposed to it being a straight up reading allows there to be variations in the story and the chance to pick apart some of the ideas about life that the Mahabharat brings to the forefront. This podcast’s goal is to make this great work accessible, and entertaining to an adult audience. Come in expecting some laughs, some pop culture tangents, and some adult language. This is a labor of devotion to the Mahabharat quite unlike any other you might come across.

Publisher

S.P. Jayaraj, Azure Anderson

Category

comedy · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Feb 2024

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

82 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   RE-RELEASE: NYMM 52: That's Where They've Been this Whole Time?!

   RE-RELEASE (5/25/26) Well folks, we're taking a short break to work on some other projects, but we'll be back in mid November! Until then, enjoy another early episode! We welcome Jeenee Lee to tell her the exciting story of the Kauravas figuring it out. After not being able to find the Pandavas for most of the year, which means Duryhodan will be obliged to give everything back, he figures out that they've been in the Matsya kingdom the whole time. Now he needs to rout them out by send...

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   RE-RELEASE: NYMM 11: Why are Teenagers Warring with my Kingdom?

   RE-RELEASE (6/23/24) Well folks, we're taking a short break to work on some other projects, but we'll be back in mid November! Until then, enjoy another early episode! Aaron Bodling joins us to hear the story of Drupada as he is attacked by the Kuru clan. Drupada is a good king who has ruled by the wisdom he has gained from his guru, so he has no idea why a bunch of teenagers are leading an army against him. Aaron and Azure love the flashback and different version of Drupada's daughte...

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   RE-RELEASE - NYMM 03: The Most Stubborn Man in the Universe.

   RE-RELEASE (3/3/24) Well folks, we're taking a short break to work on some other projects, but we'll be back in mid November! Until then, enjoy this episode from the very start of it all! For this episode we welcome Aaron Fiskradatz and tell him the story of Bheeshma sticking to his vow, even if it means the end of the world. We hear how the powerless princess Amba is as relentless in taking matters into her own hands and is prepared to spend 2 lifetimes to get her revenge. Aaron is n...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

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