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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 51: The Foot Bone is Connected to the Neck, Rib and Arm Bone?! Well it is Now!

May 12, 2026 • S.P. Jayaraj, Azure Anderson • Season 4 • Episode 51

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Alyssa Costopoulos returns for a tale of a chauvinist army picking on the wrong woman, despite some very STRONG evidence that they shouldn't. They're just not the smartest breed.

All is going well for the Pandavas and Draupadi while they are in their year of hiding, that is until the general Keechaka returns and sets his sights on Draupadi. Despite her warnings of having five powerful husbands who will kill him, Keechaka makes his move. He fails right in front of two of her secret husbands, and Bhima's heart boils for blood. They still need to stay in hiding, so Bhima and Draupadi hatch up a scheme that is oh so, so, so, brutal!

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.

Alyssa Costopolous paints, loves horror, sci-fi and fantasy, does property management during the day, and is overall a fun person to be around.

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Artwork and music by Azure Anderson