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NaanSense!

NaanSense!

Written by: Ahmed Sajid Emad Salman
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South Asian / Desi dads in their 40s stumble through fatherhood, midlife, and cultural chaos — with laughs along the way. Welcome to NaanSense! 🎙️ A podcast where dads in their 40s share the funny, messy, and real side of parenting, culture, and aging. We overthink, overshare, and make each other laugh… usually by accident. It’s equal parts wisdom and NaanSense! 🙏🤪 What you’ll hear: --> Honest convos about fatherhood & parenting in your 40s 👨‍👧‍👦 --> Real talk on South Asian / Desi culture, identity & family life 🌏 --> Midlife curveballs — health, aging, and everything in between 🎂 --> Humor, storytelling, and the chaos of being dads 😂 📅 New episodes weekly-ish — humor and fun semi-guaranteed.2025 Naan Sense Media Parenting Relationships
Episodes
  • PSA: Free Deodorant at the Masjid #naansense #dadlife #fatherhood #parenting #desi
    Jan 27 2026

    PSA: Free deodorant at the masjid. Make that everywhere.

    We’re not joking.

    The NaanSense! dads spiral from a very serious public service announcement into a full Dad Dilemmas episode — tackling the stuff everyone thinks about but rarely says out loud.

    From Desi Standard Time and party lateness, to being voluntold for job referrals by uncles, airport chaos, TSA PreCheck privilege, and the surprisingly intense politics of who gets to be called “Papa” — we break down culture, boundaries, and modern dad life with zero preparation and too many opinions.

    It’s funny, uncomfortable, and way too relatable — the kind of conversation that starts as a joke and accidentally turns into therapy.

    🎙 NaanSense! — Real talk on fatherhood, culture, and life.

    👆 Subscribe on YouTube for more honest conversations
    📸 Follow on Instagram → @naansenseshow
    🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts

    🎙️ Hosts: Ahmed, Sajid & Emad | 🎬 Producer: Salman

    #naansense #dadlife #fatherhood #parenting #brownparents #desistandardtime #culture #family #podcast #realtalk

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    32 mins
  • When Does Parenting Become Joy? (Gag Reflexes, Poop & Gratitude)
    Dec 10 2025

    When does having kids stop feeling like a never-ending responsibility and start feeling like real joy?

    This episode we flipped the script and talked about the joy of raising kids — not just the chaos. Somewhere between the diapers, gag reflex disasters, and bedtime talks, we tried to figure out when parenting starts feeling less like a job and more like joy.

    We get into:
    • Kids who throw up from their own farts (yes, really)
    • The sleep-deprived bootcamp phase no one prepares you for
    • Seeing your kids’ personalities form — the sweet parts and the scary parts
    • Pretend play, gratitude journals, and trying to stay present
    • Balancing being the “fun parent” with actually setting boundaries

    It’s honest, ridiculous, and very on-brand for three Desi dads trying to make sense of it all.

    🎥 Subscribe on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@NaanSenseShow
    📸 Follow on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/naansenseshow
    🎧 Listen on Apple

    🎙️ Hosts: Ahmed, Sajid & Emad | 🎬 Producer: Salman


    #NaanSense #DadLife #DesiDads #SouthAsianParents #ParentingPodcast
    #BrownDads #ModernParenting #ParentingHumor #GirlDad #BoyDad
    #ImmigrantParents #RealDadTalk #FamilyLife #ParentingJourney

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    40 mins
  • Food, Aging & Indigestion | NaanSense! #food #foodculture #desifood #guthealth #fatherhood
    Nov 13 2025

    What happens when Desi dads hit their 40s and their bodies betray their biryani dreams? 🥲 From daal-chawal childhoods and Bundu Khan nostalgia to Costco-sized Tums and air-fried chicken wings, this episode of NaanSense! is all about how our eating habits have completely changed.

    We get into:
    🍛 Growing up on aloo gosht, daal chawal & DIY Desi home cooking
    🔥 How spice tolerance, heartburn, and “getting wrecked” changed what we eat
    🍣 Kids with expensive taste: sushi, pho, and saying no to leftovers
    🥩 Fogo de Chão meat sweats, In-N-Out nostalgia, and why the “house always wins”
    🥚 Becoming our dads: counting eggs, Costco runs, and food logistics math
    🧼 Clean eating, halal-only, and how hard it is to find “trustworthy” restaurant food
    🍗 The foods we think we could eat every day (tacos, wings, biryani… with consequences)
    🐶 Plus a mini-rant on dog culture, parks, and trying to eat in peace with kids

    Underneath all the jokes about Tums, triangle naan, and Instacart robots, there’s something real: how our health, values, and families quietly reshape what’s on our plates — and how much mental load it takes just to keep everyone fed.

    It’s chaotic, honest, and way too relatable — Desi dad style.

    📅 New episodes every couple weeks.

    🎥 Subscribe on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@NaanSenseShow
    📸 Follow on Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/naansenseshow
    🎧 Listen on Apple

    🎙️ Hosts: Ahmed, Sajid & Emad | 🎬 Producer: Salman

    #food #naansense #desidads #fatherhood #parenting #foodculture #desifood #guthealth #costcolife #desi

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    36 mins
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