Moment of Silence

This week’s episode is a tiny bit of a financial intervention… because for many of us, money talk is deeply uncomfortable. As your Internet besties, sometimes we have to hold you accountable and push you to make decisions that honour that best version of you. Saving money, investing money, filing taxes — yup it makes us sweat behind the knees too.
But instead of letting your dad, brother or boyfriend handle your finances or WORSE not deal with your money at all— 2026 the mossies get financially literate.
Join us as we ask the dumbest finance questions so you don’t have to. And welcome finance girlie and fairy god sister Sonia Shenoy to guide us along this journey. Sonia started her career as a TV presenter but somehow took a very unplanned detour into the world of content and turned out pretty successful. Safe to say you’re in good hands!
Chaptering:
00:00- Let’s talk finances this week
00:32- Introducing Sonia Shenoy, former CNBC TV18 executive editor & anchor turned Independent business journalist and financial content creator
02:32- Rating our dumb purchases
06:18- Rent vs Buy
08:44- Elder vs younger sibling and value of money
11:46- How to start investing with minimum salary
15:57- Father, brother & husband- Being our financial advisors?
22:17- Genz spending habits
25:00- Beauty tax
29:24- Mimetic desire
35:57- Wedding- Lavish vs budgeted
45:05- Merging accounts with your partner
50:00- Demonetization and its side effect on women
51:18- Audience questions
54:41- Sonia Shenoy’s early days in the newsroom
59:15- Investing in start up barely after their investment in FD
01:00:38- People invested in silver and it crashed
01:03:26- Dividing salary for smart investments
01:04:56- Choosing a financially stable partner
01:08:40- Financial tips for women aged between 18-50
01:12:39- Like, Share, Comment, Hype and Don’t Forget to Subscribe help us reach 100k
Sonia Shenoy-https://www.instagram.com/_soniashenoy/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-shenoy-3810395a/
Brutally Honest Creators - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcbZHzn1secwSYYKG8dds437&si=wYCafRcBIKDy0BDC
Comedians Unfiltered- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcabWOmtiYQUUXGU4ptrq9HB&si=sWm2ep8LZr8GU_7c
Follow MoS on Instagram:
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Credits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinker
https://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...
Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinking
https://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=en
Senior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925
Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad
https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3
Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra
https://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en
Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179
Reel Editor - Yug Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qr
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by guests are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or the brand. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared by our guests. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

This week’s episode begins with a moment of celebration because Sakshi had a birthday! Wooo! The girls went to a cricket match with the noble intention of rage-baiting men but things took an unexpected turn and Naina ended up becoming the national crush (which to be fair enraged a lot of men, so mission accomplished).
From there we spiralled into a very real conversation about men stealing women’s work, taking credit for their ideas, and the mysterious ability some guys have to dim a girl’s shine the moment she starts doing a little toooo well for their liking.
We asked the important question: how do you go to bed at night after stealing someone else’s work?? Our heartfelt condolences to the girl who had her cancer research stolen and an even bigger sorry to the girl who had her instagram bio stolen.
This led us to the ultimate dilemma: your man vs your career. We debated ambition, insecurity, supportive partners, unsupportive partners, and why women are so often expected to shrink themselves to make other people comfortable.
Somewhere in the middle of all this, we reminded you (and us) that you just gotta do what you want, no matter what people say - because once you make it, they WILL come around.
P.S: Sakshi has a new iPad but we still don’t have 100k subscribers. It’s very un-feminist of you to not hit subscribe so go do it now, along with liking commenting hyping following and adding our names to your final will and testament.
Chaptering:
00:00 – Intro, do you really need this
01:33 – Naina went viral on X, became the national crush, and announced her pregnancy
02:29 – What really went down in Chennai
05:25 – All the planning & plotting behind Sakshi’s birthday
12:00 – The many times we overextended ourselves
12:34 – Women’s careers and men… with credit-stealing stories
15:37 – The essay that had Sakshi fuming
21:22 – Cancelling a meeting for a partner
26:00 – Men vs women’s résumés
31:36 – A hack for all the men
33:12 – Why we said we still needed a man in our life
37:00 – OTPs becoming the next power play
49:40 – Sharing the household load
53:00 – The letters wrote in teens
01:02:44 – Supportive parents
01:04:29 – Therapy sessions, but the results
01:06:09 – Sakshi's jokes and her BF
01:08:37 – Defining what “normal” meant
01:09:43 – Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe
Brutally Honest Creators - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcbZHzn1secwSYYKG8dds437&si=wYCafRcBIKDy0BDC
Comedians Unfiltered- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcabWOmtiYQUUXGU4ptrq9HB&si=sWm2ep8LZr8GU_7c
Follow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=en
Credits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinker
https://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...
Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinking
https://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=en
Senior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925
Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3
Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra https://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en
Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179
Reel Editor - Yug Verma
https://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qr
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

Happy Friday Mosquitoes & Mossies!
In honour of our real life besties NEVER listening to our advice, we started this ep off with a lil bit of healing by way of giving advice to our bollywood besties who we believe had gone down the wrong path. Criminal guys and gals seem to be the flavour of the season when it comes to falling in love, and MOS does not approve.
By popular demand we are back with an episode on the futility of advising your girl besties, broken female friendships, bury-the-body friends, and the myth that is a mature friendship breakup.
Naina and Sakshi debate the difference between supporting your friends and enabling them, with a humble request from Sakshi to do some enabling when it comes to Meerut pronunciations. We also discussed whether our parent's generation did friendship better, Naina tried to start a pen pal community, and Sakshi requested that you remember that this is a comedy podcast - so have some pity on a bin-byaahi beti.
Finally, we unpacked a few stories from MOS listeners who experienced some insane girl besties, and took a moment of silence for the mom friend of the group (hug your nearest mom friend, give them a day off, pls).
Bonus: Exam szn got Sakshi feeling nostalgic and she gave us a mini-recap of a gadhyasankalan short story that has traumatized many an ICSE student.
If you are a tru MOS bestie, go enable us by hitting like, share, hype, subscribe, follow, and scream it from the rooftops so that we can hit 100k.
Chaptering:
00:00 – Introduction: Should men start in jail?
00:51 – Female friendships, because you asked for it
02:33 – What advice do you give Bollywood characters as their BFF?
04:28 – A friendly shoutout to Snooze Club
06:00 – Onscreen kissing scenes & accidentally witnessing a friend’s PDA
08:41 – Dating your therapist? Let’s discuss
10:30 – Why women should have male friends (in moderation)
13:29 – Asking your male BFF for help… oh no, not again
16:47 – Phrase of the week
17:27 – Comment the name of your BFF who can do anything for you
20:37 – Friendship breakups that hurt more than divorce
22:10 – Workplace & school friendships
26:58 – Does friendship end with a breakup or just fizzles out?
33:12 – Reviewing O Romeo
37:23 – Digital detox for an influencer? Not happening
39:02 – Bonding only with like-minded people?
43:18 – Brace ourselves for a Hindi monologue
52:00 – This story deserves a reaction
58:27 – A heart-touching story
01:06:18 – Where do you actually meet people? Suggestions inside
01:09:37 – Like, share, follow, subscribe, hype us up & help us reach 100K
Follow MoS on Instagram:
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Credits: Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinker
https://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...
Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinking
https://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=en
Senior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925
Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad
https://www.instagram.com/verticalbyhandmade?igsh=NG1vdXd5bWdsdWI3
Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra
https://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en
Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179
Reel Editor - Yug Vermahttps://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qr
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

Hiii Mossies & Mosquitoes, welcome back to another episode of Moment of Silence. This week we took a moment to marvel at how lucky we are to be living in a place that is the very epitome of urban planning with smooth roads, bountiful parks, perfect air and the MOST comfortable public transport system. Is there even a place that could compete? We think not. That’s right, this is an episode on all that Mumbai offers us. We talk about Indians and our civic sense, the ever-concerning AQI, construction noise, and Naina’s determined quest to see a butterfly in the city.
We also dive into Tu Ya Main’s crocodile-infested scuba pool and discuss Shanaya Kapoor’s flawed understanding of the influencer life. Sakshi takes us on a detour with a breakdown of her trip to Sri Lanka and then we make a small game of choosing between bad public facilities and particularly bad boyfriends. There’s also a bit about plurals, or as Sakshi would like me to say plurii - in there, that you should not miss. Anyway, like, comment & don’t stand under any bridges. Hit subscribe if you haven’t already.
Help us reach 100k before the Metro reaches completion, come on.
00:00 – Introduction
00:46 – You know the topic
01:43 – Signs you are breaking civic sense
04:12 – Ouch! The Wi-Fi cable gets choppy choppy
04:36 – Voting for MOS billboards on Bandra–Worli Sea Link
05:46 – Mumbai has a forest, discovered on Valentine’s Day
11:07 – A metro mishap unfolds
12:29 – A quick review with spoiler alert: Tu Yaa Main
14:46 – A brand-new collaboration is unveiled
16:32 – The toughest part of being an influencer
17:31 – Shoutout to Collipop: sugar-free collagen lollipops
18:32 – Falling in love for two years now: Dheere hota hai pyaar
20:50 – Men and civic sense
21:45 – Funny ways to stop people from peeing in public places
22:53 – What happens on Valentine’s Day
25:08 – What happens in Sri Lanka doesn’t stay in Sri Lanka
27:00 – Would you rather? The answers get interesting
31:50 – The theory of not going to bed angry
41:17 – Men and commitment issues
43:25 – Kartik Aaryan’s PR strategy (we are not part of it)
47:30 – Niche civic sense also exists
48:40 – Calling on WhatsApp when your number isn’t saved
50:00 – Not sharing OTP: bad civic sense?
51:47 – Pool and pee
54:10 – Some statistics we just discover
56:42 – Like, subscribe, share, comment and help us reach 100K
Brutally Honest Creators - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcbZHzn1secwSYYKG8dds437&si=wYCafRcBIKDy0BDC
Comedians Unfiltered- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHkcqImp8gcabWOmtiYQUUXGU4ptrq9HB&si=sWm2ep8LZr8GU_7c
Follow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=en
Credits: Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinker
https://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...
Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinking
https://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=en
Senior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925
Produced by "Vertical by Handmade" - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/thehandmadeproductions/
Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra
https://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en
Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179
Reel Editor - Yug Verma
https://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qr
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.

Welcome back to another episode of Moment of Silence — where Valentine’s Day is less roses and more reality checks. We start gently with “Do you even believe in love?” and then we get into couple influencers monetising their fights, decode soft launches, hard launches, and breakup triangles. You’ve heard of Veer Pahariya, Tara Sutaria, and AP Dhillon — but what really goes wrong?
We talk power couples minting money, why dating a cricketer suddenly feels strategic, and whether modern relationships are just brand collaborations with feelings attached.
Of course, we couldn’t resist a chaotic “Would You Rather Date” lineup featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and more — so tell us in the comments which Bollywood character you’re choosing and why.
We also touch upon Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, confess our crush on Hrithik Roshan, share a Valentine’s survival hack, and drop a slightly dangerous (but effective) strategy to get your man to finally do household chores.
This episode is about love, PR, money, ego, delusion, and feminism. If you’re still reading this… you’re already involved.
Like. Share. Comment. Help us hit 100K.
Chaptering:
00:00 – Introduction
01:06 – Happy Valentine’s Day… but do you even believe in love or just situationships?
02:45 – Married people vs Singles
08:08 – How to look unmarried
10:13 – Couple influencers & the Jacqueline Fernandez – Sukesh Chandrasekhar alleged affair
12:18 – Veer Pahariya – Tara Sutaria – AP Dhillon: What actually went wrong?
14:41 – Couple influencers washing dirty linen… in 4K
17:48 – Money baited on power couples
21:53 – Why was Aishwarya Mohanraj getting targeted?
24:41 – Power couples are minting money & we are minting opinions
25:32 – Why date an athlete? Especially a cricketer?
26:13 – Disha Patani & Talvinder: PR strategy?
29:00 – Guess the chaotic couple. No prize for right answering
34:34 – Breakups & the art of announcing it like a brand collaboration
38:09 – Ben Affleck – Jennifer Lopez – Jennifer Garner- What’s happening?
39:17 – Valentine’s Day survival hack
41:03 – Govinda & Sunita: PR strategy or Bollywood whispers?
45:28 – Would you rather date: Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan, Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Shiney Ahuja, Kareena Kapoor, Ahaan Pandey, Aamir Khan – Choose your red/green flag wisely
47:00 – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 & the trans community conversation
50:15 –Crush on Hrithik Roshan is forever
54:55 – How to get your man to do chores (try at your own risk)
59:39 – Dear doctors… we need to talk
01:01:57 – Like. Share. Comment. 100K subs or we’re announcing a breakup.
Follow MoS on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/momentofsilencepod/reels/?hl=en
Credits:Naina Bhan - Co-host and certified overthinker
https://www.instagram.com/nainabee?ig...
Sakshi Shivdasani - Co-host, balancing out Naina’s overthinking with a healthy dose of not thinking
https://www.instagram.com/sakshishivdasani/?hl=en
Senior Producer- Amruta P. https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruta-bandivdekar-01879925
Produced by Handmade - Our personal cheering squad https://www.instagram.com/thehandmadeproductions/
Creative direction by Tinkre, Keeper of MoS' signature “Pookie” energy Natascha Mehra
https://www.instagram.com/tinkre.in/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/natascha.zip/?hl=en
Researched by our very own curiosity engineer - Aashna Sharma
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aashna-sharma-913146179
Reel Editor - Yug Verma
https://www.instagram.com/bass_abhiyug?igsh=MnlibHdsbG56MjNl&utm_source=qr
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are for entertaining purposes only and do not necessarily reflect those of the hosts, the production team, or affiliated brand. We don't claim to be experts- just two people with Wi-fi and feelings. While we encourage open dialogue, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of any information shared. Listener discretion is advised — especially if you're allergic to strong opinions.