The Podcast Empire.
One active show. A 1,391-episode back catalogue. 2M+ cumulative listens. IMDb 9.2. Top 10% worldwide.
Anurag Sharma has produced 1,391+ podcast episodes across five shows since 2018. The Socially Desi Show (100 long-form interviews, broadcast on Saregama Carvaan Channel 272) and Namastey India (1,283 daily two-host episodes with co-host Shivam) form the foundation. Are We Cooked? (2026, solo monologue) is the active flagship, asking whether humans are doomed, surviving, or thriving in the age of AI. Cumulative 2M+ listens, IMDb 9.2, Top 10 India.
Are We Cooked?
A solo, investigative podcast on whether humans are doomed, surviving, or thriving in the age of AI. Plants the question. Never dictates the answer. Season 1 is live on Spotify with 5 full episodes plus the trailer. New episodes weekly.
Season 1 lineup (5 episodes plus trailer, all live)
- The Question Every Thinking Adult Is Avoiding
- Are Jobs Cooked? Inside the 40% white-collar wipeout
- Are Kids Cooked? What AI is doing to children’s brains in 2026
- Are Creatives Cooked? The war between art and algorithms
- Are Relationships Cooked? When your best friend is a chatbot
Phase 1 is audio-only, weekly, solo monologue. Video plus guests arrive in Phase 2 on @arewecookedpodcast YouTube.
1,391+ episodes. Four shows. Currently paused.
Produced 2020 to 2023 under the unnamed Socially Desi agency umbrella. The work and the credentials remain on record. The shows are not currently producing new episodes.
The Socially Desi Show
100 episodes. Long-form interviews with India’s marketing and creator class. Rare indie-to-broadcast carriage on Saregama Carvaan Channel 272. Listen Score 26 (Top 10% worldwide).
Guests included Carolina Ravassa, Tanya Nambiar, Rahul Bajaj, Kunal Kishore Dhawan, MC Sid.
How many podcast episodes has Anurag recorded?
1,391+ verified episodes across five shows since 2018. The breakdown: The Socially Desi Show (100), Namastey India (1,283 daily episodes with Shivam), The Hustle Lounge (8-10), Couple of Critics (with his wife), and Are We Cooked? (the active flagship from May 2026). Cumulative 2M+ listens, IMDb 9.2, Top 10 India ranking.
What is The Socially Desi Show?
The Socially Desi Show is a long-form interview podcast on marketing, digital trends, and the creator economy in India. 100 episodes. Hosted by Anurag Sharma. Guests include Carolina Ravassa, Tanya Nambiar, Rahul Bajaj, Kunal Kishore Dhawan, MC Sid. Carried on Saregama Carvaan Channel 272. Listen Score 26 (Top 10% worldwide). Currently paused.
What is Are We Cooked?
Are We Cooked? is a solo monologue investigative podcast hosted by Anurag, asking whether humans are doomed, surviving, or thriving in the age of artificial intelligence. ~17-minute episodes. Voice positioning closer to Sam Harris and Malcolm Gladwell than tech-bro. Season 1 is live on Spotify with 5 full episodes (plus a trailer) covering jobs, kids, creatives, and relationships. New episodes weekly.
Where can I listen to Anurag's podcasts?
Spotify (all five shows), Apple Podcasts (all five shows), JioSaavn (four shows), and YouTube (Are We Cooked? Phase 2). Active flagship Are We Cooked? distributes via Spotify for Podcasters as the primary hub. Direct links to every show are listed above on this page.
Why are most of the older shows paused?
In 2022, Anurag joined a pre-IPO workspace operator in India as AVP Marketing and was promoted to VP in July 2023. Running a 30-person marketing org while shipping daily podcasts wasn't sustainable. The agency Socially Desi paused. The legacy shows paused. The back catalogue stays available, and a single high-quality investigative show, Are We Cooked?, replaces the daily volume play.
Follow Are We Cooked?
Season 1 is live on Spotify with 5 full episodes plus the trailer. New episodes weekly. Audio first. Video and guests in Phase 2.
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