Postcards from Nowhere is a travel podcast that takes you on journeys exploring culture, history, food and people in the form of stories. With over a decade of travel stories in his kitty, Utsav Mamoria narrates the stories of the strange, obscure and fascinating things about the world, often interspersed with practical tips and deep realizations, which would shape the way you travel.
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If you’re even remotely interested in mental health, you’d have heard about the benefits of journalling. While it may seem like an obvious thing today to put your feelings down on paper, the positive impacts of the practice wasn’t discovered until the turn of the millennium.
In this episode, we explore the story of how a failed musician led to the discovery of psychological benefits of journalling, and how a couple of friends in search of a novel business idea gave (new) life to the famed Moleskine notebook, which embodies the idea of an elegant journal.
I invite you to think about what could result from each of us broadening our horizons, and diving deep into something that intrigues and excites us.
I started doing that recently, on my Substack. And it's been thoroughly rewarding.
Check out my recent deep-dive: Why are we missing awe in life?
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You can reach out to me on Instagram: @postcards.pfn
9 Jan 2025
How Modern Accounting Invented the Sketchbook
Happy New Year! In the first episode of 2025, we travel back to Florence in the medieval ages, and how the adoption of double-entry system of accounting inadvertantly led to the rise of sketching, and thus, more realistic art.
How are you documenting your intellectual journeys this year?
Here is how I am doing mine—through longform reflective writing and sketching:
Why are we so tired all the time?
Why we understand time wrong
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You can reach out to me on Instagram: @postcards.pfn
5 Dec 2024
Why did we Evolve to Become Funny?
Utsav Mamoria delves into the origins of human humor, exploring why we evolved to perceive and wield laughter, and how it differs from other animals' expressions of playfulness.
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YouTube views
9,555
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
5 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
73 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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Social presence
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YouTube
74
Engagement
96
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