Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria

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.Tune in to the new episode every Thursday.

Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria is a society podcast hosted by Utsav Mamoria, with 231 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.

Utsav Mamoria hosts Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria, a society show with 231 episodes published.

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  Episode #229

  How a failed musician gave rise to Journalling

  Feb 6, 202513 minS1

  <p >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.</p> <p >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.</p> <...

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  How Modern Accounting Invented the Sketchbook

  Jan 8, 202511 minS0

  <p>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. </p> <p>How are you documenting your intellectual journeys this year?</p> <p>Here is how I am doing mine—through longform reflective writing and sketching:</p> <p> Why are we so tired all the time?</p> <p> Why we understand time wrong</p> <p > </p> <p >If you liked this episode, do consider rating the show on Spotify or Apple Podc...

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  Episode #227

  Why did we Evolve to Become Funny?

  Dec 4, 202411 minS1

  <p >Did you know that no other animal really laughs? The closest to laughing is the "play sounds" that some apes make when tickled. So then how come humans laugh? And why did we evolve to wield and perceive humour, as a species? </p> <p >In this episode, we trace the origins of the funny bone, and discuss why we often don't need impeccable jokes to make us laugh.  </p> <p >If you liked this episode, do consider rating the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.</p> <p >You can reach out to me on Instagram: @‌postcards.pfn</p> <p >I now...

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  Episode #226

  Why Men Cannot See As Many Colours

  Nov 27, 202413 minS1

  <p >In this episode, we explore the connection between language and the perception of colour, and why colours may not be as black and white as we imagine them to be. For instance, the sky wasn't observed to be blue from the beginning of time. In fact, there was no 'blue' just two millennia ago.</p> <p >If you liked this episode, do consider rating the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.</p> <p >You can reach out to me on Instagram: @‌postcards.pfn</p> <p >I now have a YouTube show! Check out To Your Heart's Content where my co...

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  Episode #225

  How the Japanese Yakuza birthed the Video Game Industry

  Nov 13, 202411 minS1

  <p >In this episode, we trace the unexpected origins of video games—in the notorious Japanese crime syndicate, the Yakuza. Tune in to find out how a lost Portuguese ship that stumbled on Japanese shores actually sowed the seeds, which when combined with domestic isolationist policies and the enterprising spirit of Japanese entrepreneurs, led to this innovation.</p> <p >If you liked this episode, do consider rating the show on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.</p> <p >You can reach out to me on Instagram: @‌postcards.pfn</p> <p >I now have a YouTube show! Check out To Your Heart's Content wher...

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