{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcall-me-hopeful.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fmy-companion-loneliness-with-vir-das-_b6xFmF6","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"My Companion, Loneliness With Vir Das","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a705c0db-4e60-4f64-8656-f5bcb0162c43/80edba8c-f6b1-4f8f-956e-28589aa19dac/call-me-hopeful-streaming-platforms-2.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/62454d54-eea6-4f81-8d94-697cde4a0ec2\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"My Companion, Loneliness With Vir Das\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Why is a comedian the best person to discuss loneliness with? On this episode of Call Me Hopeful, Vir Das joins us to talk about his relationship with solitude, loneliness, and why it’s so difficult to reach out sometimes.\n\n00:00 - 0:42-Intro\n0:42 - 2:53 - Why loneliness?\n2:53 - 6:33 - What does loneliness look like for Vir?\n6:33 - 8:25 -  Feeling disconnected while on stage\n8:25 - 10:31 - Connecting via music\n10:31 - 13:21 - Growing up as the outsider\n13:21 - 14:40 -  Accepting loneliness\n14:40 - 17:55 - Chronic loneliness/pushing people away while feeling lonely\n17:55 - 20:05 - Wanting to fit in\n20:05 - 28:13 - Reaction to the Two Indias controversy\n28:13 - 33:17 - The loneliness epidemic\n33:17 - 35:43 - Reaching out\n35:43 -37: 11 -  Pledge \n\nIf you are struggling with your mental health, remember there is help out there.\nSangath (9:30am to 5:30pm | Monday to Friday)\n07887872345\nhttps://sangath.in/well-being-centre/\n\nSelf-help resources\nhttps://sangath.in/self-help-resource/\n\nAgatsu's clinic (11am to 7pm | Tuesday to Sunday)\n9167792077\nhttps://www.agatsufoundation.org/therapy\n\nMental Health Directory\nhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...\n\nTele-MANAS (24x7) - 14416\n\nRelevant links: \n-'How to Practice Emotional First Aid' by Guy Winch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2hc2FLOdhI\n- Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades -https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/000312240607100301\n\nCredits:\nHost: Ira Khan\nAssociate Producers: Bavana Gone, Neha Shetty\nEditor: Bavana Gone\nArt Director: Neha Shekhawat\nCamera Attendant: Shivam Kumar Singh\nRecording Studio: Island City Studios\nSocial Media Strategist: Anubhooti Chouhan\nCreative Producers: Mohini Chaudhuri, Abhishek Saha\nSupervising Producer: Shrishti Malhotra\nExecutive Producer: Karla Bookman\n\n#callmehopeful #tspodcasts #tsstudios"}