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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.

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NYMM 36: 30,000 Demons Under the Sea: Arjuna's Mission Part 3

August 19, 2025 • S.P. Jayaraj, Azure Anderson • Season 3 • Episode 36

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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...?

Lindsay Ohse joins us for this epic out of this world battle/massacre. Indra has given his son Arjuna all he has asked for and more. But before Arjuna can return to his family on earth, Indra has a small request- to massacre somewhere between three thousand to thirty thousand demons- (whom we hope are either irredeemably evil or are metaphors for something a lot nicer than flat out genocide.)

It's a fantastical battle with flying horse drawn chariots, a flying city, innumerable demons of various kinds, and of course magical arrows!

Somehow its another laugh filled episode of Not Your Mother's Mahabharata.

S.P. Jayaraj is the creator of the mythic world of Adijari that is the setting of his two novels, The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons and Legacy of the Crow. He is also a Creative Life Coach through his business Imagination Life Coaching. The Mahabharata and other global mythology inspires him in all his projects.

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Azure Anderson-Jayaraj is a musician, a maker, a cat mom, an arts administrator and now a podcast editor.

Lindsay Ohse is a professional opera singer who has performed for numerous opera companies across the U.S. since 2014. She will be performing with the MN Opera in the upcoming performance of Cosi fan tutte. Get your tickets at https://mnopera.org/season/2025-2026/cosi-fan-tutte/.

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