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.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
NYMM 37: Two Lovers and a Talking Swan
Yudhishthira is still lamenting over his gambling addiction. Luckily the visiting sage Brihadashva brings some hope to the eldest Pandava by telling him the tale of Nala And Damayanti.
O…
NYMM 36: 30,000 Demons Under the Sea: Arjuna's Mission Part 3
Arjuna has learnt warfare from some of the best of the best, and has been god -given some the most terrifying weapons ever to exist for the future Kurukshetra war. Time for a test run..…
NYMM 35: Heavenly Rewards. Arjuna's Mission: Part 2
The Himalayas were great, but not high enough for Arjuna.
We welcome our friend Laura Tanner to tell her the continuation of Arjuna's bold adventure to another realm- some would argue th…
NYMM 34: Himalayan Hijinks. Arjuna's Mission: Part 1
We are thrilled to welcome Erika Gesme to the podcast to begin the tale of Arjuna's solo adventure.
All the Pandavas and Draupadi have come to accept their exile, but they also accept th…
NYMM 33: Special Guest Shambhu Nath Explains What It All Means.
For this very special episode of Not Your Mother's Mahabharata the tables are turned.
Satish joins Azure on the listening side of the recording studio to hear from Shambhu Nath. Shambhu …
NYMM 32: Humiliation, Wisdom, and Getting off your Ass. First Years of Exile: Part 2
Satish tells Azure the story of how the Pandavas and Draupadi are doing as we continue seeing how they handle being exiled.
The Pandavas are visited by the 16 year old Immortal Markandey…
NYMM 31: The Joyless Jungle. First Years of Exile: Part 1
Our Season 3 begins with Book 3 of the Mahabharata, Vana Parva, - AKA the Book of the Forest
We welcome Ben Kopnick to tell him how the Pandavas are dealing with being exiled following Y…
RE-RELEASE: NYMM 02: The King, His River Queens, and the Son Who Gives it All Up
RE-RELEASE
For this episode we welcome musician Rhiannon Fiskradatz and tell her the story of the tortured King Shantanu who only manages to catch a single break because of his devoted d…
MOTHER'S DAY RE-RELEASE: NYMM 05: The Five Godly Babies and the Butter Born Boys
Re-Release
For this episode we welcome writer Evan Kingston and tell him the origin of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Satish tells the story of his favorite half-celibate, half-sex-crazy…
NYMM: A Note from Your Hosts
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This week Satish and Azure go i…
NYMM 30: What's a Little Gambling Between Murderous Cousins?
We welcome back Rhiannon from episode 2 and MamaFaerie fame. Rhiannon wants to know if we will once again feature 'flowing tits and ass' and comes to regret that the semi answer is 'yes…
NYMM 29: Bonus Episode: It's a Vishnu Thing To Do.
For this special episode we go way back to the dawn of everything.
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NYMM 28: Why You Shouldn't Insult a God.
Yudhishthira is now emperor. All that is left is to choose a guest of honor...It doesn't go well.
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NYMM 27: Dear Fellow Kings- Can I be your Emperor?
Join Satish and Azure as they embark on their first solo story!
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NYMM 26: Hold onto Your Stitches.
Satish tells the story of Krishna's, Arjuna's, and Bheem's not so subtle infiltration of Jarasandha's kingdom. Jarasandha has captured 84 kings and the trio is here to save them. Our gu…
NYMM 25: Forest Burning and Mansion Building.
Trevor Rolando joins us for our 25th episode!
We close out our last episode story of Arjuna bringing his new wife Subhadra to meet his wife Draupadi.
Satish tells the story of the burning…
NYMM 24: 12 Years of Exile, Spent Praying, Travelling, and Fornicating
Lindsay Buck joins us to hear all about Arjuna's 12 year exile. Satish takes the opportunity to re-tell the reason for Arjuna's exile with a puppy dog twist. Lindsay's suspicions of mul…
NYMM 23: The Brother- Husbands are Back: Featuring Duryhodana, Dritarashtra and the Pandavas
We are back to following the story of the Pandavas! After our stint with Krishna, we are pleased to welcome our friend Rachael Gaetz to recap the Pandavas adventures through the eyes of…
NYMM 22: Wives, Demons, Devas and Deaths, in no particular order: Krishna Chronicles 6
For our final episode of the Krishna Chronicles we entertain musician Steven Zubich. We've come to the end of this lovely tangent, yet the finale holds all the drama. Satish presents th…
NYMM 21: Parashuram and the otherworldly travels of young Krishna: Krishna Chronicles 5
For our penultimate episode of the Krishna Chronicles we are thrilled to welcome Didi Koka, who comes to us with a little more familiarity with the Dark One which makes for some deeper …