Indian American Stories Podcast

Indian American Stories shares honest, thoughtful conversations with Indian Americans about their lives, careers, and identities. Hosted by high school students, each episode explores the small moments and big decisions that shape who we are. You will love listening to these stories. indianamericanstories.substack.com

Indian American Stories Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  What Does Success Actually Mean — Meet Dr. Murali Naidu

  Jan 14, 202644 minS0

  <p>About Dr. Murali Naidu:</p><p>Dr. Murali Naidu is CEO of San Ramon Regional Medical Center and a former physician. He’s led hospitals through some of the hardest moments in healthcare, especially during COVID, and he’s also deeply involved in education as a trustee at Head-Royce School. What really stood out to me about Dr. Naidu is how he thinks about leadership—not just as running systems, but as taking care of people, whether that’s patients, students, or entire communities. We talked about healthcare, AI, risk-taking, being Indian American, and how to define success without boxing y...

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  Care, Culture, and Community – Meet Dr. Rupa Badlani

  Jan 1, 202628 minS0

  <p>About Dr. Rupa Badlani:</p><p>Dr. Rupa Badlani is a Bay Area native and a dermatologist at Kaiser Permanente Oakland. She grew up in the Berkeley Hills, went to Head-Royce for middle school, studied at UC Berkeley, went to UC Irvine for medical school, and did her dermatology residency at UCSF where she also served as chief resident. Now she lives in Orinda with her husband and their three kids. At work, she focuses on medical dermatology, everything from acne and eczema to melanoma and other skin cancers. Outside of work, most of her time goes into parenting...

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  Beyond the Model Minority Myth — Meet Visraant Iyer

  Nov 11, 202534 minS0

  <p>About Visraant Iyer:</p><p>Visraant Iyer is the Director of Strategic Partnerships & Urban Innovation for the City of Oakland, where he helps make local government work better through design thinking and civic tech. Before that, he worked in startups, presidential campaigns, and national voter engagement efforts. He grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and now lives in Oakland, where he still finds time to play basketball, watch movies, and think deeply about how cities can actually serve people better.</p><p>What was most fun about this conversation:</p><p>Honestly, it was how wide-ranging it got. One...

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  Your Real Edge is Being Yourself — Meet Maulik Bhansali

  Oct 31, 202525 minS0

  <p>About Maulik Bhansali:</p><p>Maulik Bhansali is a senior portfolio manager and co-head at Allspring Global Investments. He grew up in New Jersey, started out as an actuary, then got a master’s in quantitative finance at UC Berkeley. For the last couple decades he’s been in the Bay Area managing bond portfolios. Outside of work, he’s raising a kid in a mixed-culture family, figuring out how to keep Gujarati traditions alive.</p><p>What was most fun about this conversation:</p><p>The rapid-fire part was great. When I asked what he couldn’t live without...

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  Leading Without Fear — Meet Oakland City Councilmember Janani Ramachandran

  Oct 8, 202517 minS0

  <p>About Janani Ramachandran:</p><p>Janani Ramachandran is an Oakland City Council member. Councilmember Ramachandran is the youngest person ever elected to the Council and the first South Asian and first LGBTQ woman of color to serve. Before politics, she studied law, founded a nonprofit called Operation Education when she was just sixteen, and worked in community advocacy. Today, she’s focused on making government more transparent and accountable while helping Oakland thrive as a city known for its creativity and culture.</p><p>What was most fun about this conversation:</p><p>Hearing Councilmember Ramachandran describe her first ca...

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