First World Problematic
Standup Comedians Wyatt Feegrado (HULU's Better Days & AMAZON PRIME's De-Assimilate), Vishal Kal (NETFLIX's Indian Matchmaking & NBC's Celebrity Dating Game), and Surbhi (NETFLIX's India's Daughter & KORCHULA PRODUCTION's Surbhi, Indian Girl You Just Met) host First World Problematic, the seminal couch podcast where they definitively solve racism, sexism, and homophobia with discourse between three Indian-Americans with very similar world experiences. Come listen to them attempt to straddle the line between not making it and getting canceled.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 23
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
S2 E9: Joe Rogan is a bald trapezoid ft. Mahbod Moghadam and guest host Pandji Pragiwaksono
Join us as we chat with Mahbod Moghadam, founder of Rap Genius, Everipedia, and HellaDoge fame to share some insane stories of the silicon valley Illuminati.
Special thanks to our guest host Pandji…
S2 E8: Burning the Malaysian Flag with Ian Edwards Ft. Guest Host Pandji Pragiwaksono
This week we have Ian Edwards, a regular at the famous Comedy Cellar in Los Angeles, join us to discuss Surbhi's fancy schmancy apartment + how Indonesians are better than Malaysians (sic), and why M…
S2 E7: Crossover episode with Aryaan Misra of The Desi Crime Podcast
We chat with Aryaan Misra of The Desi Crime podcast about his favorite murders, visa voes and teach Vishal what an honor killing is! Live, learn and laugh at our expense as we fangirl over India's fa…
S2 E6: A Gap Year? How about a Rap Year (feat. Spitty)
Join Brampton-based rapper Spitty as he talks about makin’ it in the rap game, being raised in Brampton (what IS it anyway?) and going on a world tour over the next year. Featuring our guest host Pan…
S2 E5: A chaat with Neel Nanda
This week, Comedian Neel Nanda joins us to discuss everything between Chaat and Comedy. Would Jimmy Carr like Kailash Parbat's samosa chaat? Find out only on First World Problematic!
S2 E4: The UpDating chronicles feat. Sean Millea
We speak to Comedian and Tiktoker Sean Millea about his PTSD from the time he was a contestant on the UpDating Show. Listen to find out how he feels about Updating, Vishal's success on the dating sho…
S2 E3: Sip my d!ck with Pandji Pragiwaksono
This week, we had the pleasure to speak with Pandji Pragiwaksono and discuss his unconventional techniques for punishing his children when they annoy him. We also talk about his journey from Indonesi…
S2 E2: Mathin around with Sammy Obeid
Join us as we interview the venerable math comedian Sammy Obeid of the 100 humans fame and touch taboo topics like guessing Surbhi's age and Sammy's ethnicity. We also get some advice from Sammy on h…
S2 E1: Bharg cooked another one ft. Bharg Kale
We're excited to kick off Season 2 with singer-songwriter Bharg Kale who is making waves in India with his genre-blending music. Join Surbhi, Wyatt and Vishal as they discuss desi hip-hop tea, which …
The ovo-lacto-semi-vegetarian Holiday Special ft. Viral Joshi, Aashay Shah, Akshay Dhumal, Avinash Shingwani & Vinesh Vasnani of Indian Matchmaking Season 2
We are sitting down with Netflix's Indian Matchmaking Season 2 cast-members Viral Joshi, Aashay Shah, Akshay Dhumal, Avinash Singhwani, and our very own Vishal Kalyanasundaram for a little tete-a-tet…
S1 E13: Indian People Respect Thai Cooking
In Person Episode! Wyatt, Surbhi, and Vishal discuss Instagram's influence in the dating and sex sphere, how Indian People love Thai food, and the child version of Hooters -- Raisins.
S1 E12: Burlesque is Stripping but Ugly ft. Luke Abranches, Instagram Famous Comedian
Instagram famous Luke Abranches joins the FWP Gang to discuss what it's like to be the youngest professional comedian at age 14, his worst gigs ever, and the way that minorities adopt a majority mind…
S1 E11: Vishal's Therapist Calls for Joke Advice
Another good ol' Wyatt, Vishal, and Surbhi episode. This week, Vishal's EX-THERAPIST calls him for joke advice?? And pitches Vishal some Trump jokes! Also discussed is the disparity between dating ap…
S1 E10: The one with Shital's penis ft. Shital Patel of Indian Matchmaking
Join us as we discuss all things Indian Matchmaking with our special guest Shital Patel and learn fascinating things about her adventures with a certain prosthetic soldier. Tune in to find out if he …
S1 E9: Adam Levine Doesn't Have Moves Like Jagger
Wyatt, Vishal, and Surbhi discuss recent celebrity cheating scandals, Adam Levine and the case of the cringey sexts, Try Guy Ned and the Harry Styles Concert, and even the dated Beyonce and Jay Z sca…
S1 E8: The Six Pillars of Consent and the Two Handcuffs of Non-Consent
Vishal, Wyatt, and Surbhi discuss the rise of the India CEO in the West, how a software engineer died from fucking a Horse in Seattle, and the Six Pillars of Consent -- and if that applies to the afo…
S1 E7: To All Our Fans in Kenya
Surbhi, Vishal, and Wyatt discuss the Queen's passing, how to actually get reparations for colonization, and how FWP is the #2 standup podcast in India and Kenya.
S1 E6: Age is Just a Tightness
Realizing his family listens to this Podcast, Wyatt tries to avoid talking about Sex, while Surbhi and Vishal tastefully discuss lying about your age, the Mandela effect, and Tentacle Porn.
S1 E5: Air India, Where You Can Hit Your Kids!
Wyatt, Vishal, and Surbhi return to their roots, discussing how Air India is the only airline you can hit your kids on, how cars in America are causing instability in the Middle East, and the promine…
First World Problematic INDIAN MATCHMAKING SPECIAL: Vishal Tells All Pt.2
INDIAN MATCHMAKING SPECIAL PT.2 Our very own Vishal Kal was the bad boy of Indian Matchmaking Season 2 on Netflix, and today he tells all the juicy details about what was real and what was fake, why …