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Boys and Girls

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  • Happily Ever After!

    May 7, 2026 · 27 min

    Finally the hard-won happily ever after is shared as we explore what it means to find love within a system never designed to make it easy. Boys and Girls is produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our lead producer is Menaka…

  • Love By Proxy

    May 1, 2026 · 33 min

    Radhika finally admits: that while the system was failing her, she wasn’t exactly doing it any favours either. And that didn’t put her at the top of the food chain, desirability-wise. But there is someone at the top! Everyone wants them…

  • The Ideal Wedding Guest

    April 24, 2026 · 33 min

    We almost skipped right past the most important thing about being on the Indian arranged marriage carousel: THE BIG FAT INDIAN WEDDING. Professional single, poet and astute observer of societal dynamics, Joshua Muyiwa trains his critical…

  • Love Is All You Need

    April 17, 2026 · 37 min

    Desis love the idea of love, but finding desi love is tricky! If the stars and planets align you have nothing to worry about - or do you?  Boys and Girls is produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our lead producer is Menaka…

  • Mahesh Rao Gets Us

    April 10, 2026 · 33 min

    Making a podcast to exorcise your past demons is hard! We sit down with author extraordinaire and observer of society Mahesh Rao for a freewheeling chat about love and marriage. What's it like going undercover on a dating app? What's the…

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  • Mothers, Daughters, Dreamboats

    April 2, 2026 · 37 min

    When love schemes turn into family battlegrounds, Mom becomes the referee - taking hits from every side. We argue, blame, and still expect her to fix everything, even as she shields her daughter from a ghosting dreamboat. Love her or hate…

  • Desi Boy Trying

    March 26, 2026 · 30 min

    The sparrows have flown, the deed is done, and now you’re alone together in Charlotte. All that remains is the small matter of falling in love with each other. Boys and Girls is produced by Radhika Viswanathan and Samyuktha Varma. Our…

  • H1B Mine

    March 19, 2026 · 29 min

    When you grow up on stories of love that feel chosen, dramatic and equal, what happens when your love story begins with leaving your home, your work and your entire world behind? Boys and Girls is produced by Radhika Viswanathan and…

  • Aunty Love

    March 12, 2026 · 30 min

    For some aunties, matchmaking is their love language. But what does it take to be a good matchmaker, and why would any one take on such risky business? Do they do it because they're die-hard romantics, or are they just good social workers?…

  • Wheatish and Waiting

    March 5, 2026 · 32 min

    Sure, you can set your own terms and conditions and write your own biodata but does anyone actually care about what you want? Oh, and what’s the polite uncle-approved word for tall, dark and handsome hunk? Boys and Girls is produced by…

  • Borrowed Time

    February 26, 2026 · 29 min

    Following the middle class mantras will lead you somewhere, but is it where you want to go? With one future looming, another one quietly takes shape. But how far will you go to keep everyone happy? When all you want is to live like modern…

  • Meet Awkward

    February 19, 2026 · 27 min

    On paper Viveck looked like he was the one.  A Bollywood-fed millennial, Radhika thinks about love and marriage. She agrees to meet a man her parents found online. What begins as a parental introduction through a matrimonial website makes…

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About the show

Boys & Girls is an absurd, burlesque, cringey take on love and marriage the Indian way. Radhika Viswanathan delves into the highs and lows of being on the arranged marriage carousel in search of forever love. Along with her friends and producers Samyuktha and Menaka, they're on a journey to talk to the boys and girls who lived through making the ‘smart life choice’ and lived to tell the tale. They’re cleaning up the cobwebs, trying to figure out what Desi love is all about, and finally, performing a shamanic dance to put to bed all their unresolved emotions around this institution that refuses to die. Get ready to finally feel seen and experience healing! 100% Made in India. Produced by Vaaka Media and iHeartPodcasts.