The Marinade

🚀 Spot the Puddles: The Substack Playbook with Mike Searles

If you’re tired of the "post and pray" method, this playbook is for you.

Feb 19 • श्रीraj and Mike Searles

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Larry Bone on the H‑1B Crackdown: What’s at Stake!?

Watch now (17 mins) | This week, US Republican senators proposed measures to pause or end the H‑1B visa program, which affects foreign students and…

Feb 11 • श्रीraj and Larry Bone

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✍️ Writing Memoirs from Memories: A Conversation with Dr. Mukta Naik

Excavating memory, family, and self-censorship to find a more honest way to write — and live — in a performance-obsessed world.

Feb 2 • श्रीraj and Mukta Naik

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January 2026

New Writing Platform for Indian Writers: Likhai Founder on Why This Matters Now

Why Indian Writers Need a New Platform to Build Hyper-local Reader Communities

Jan 25 • श्रीraj and Manoj Nayak

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December 2025

Stories from the Edge: Under the Surface

Unexpected moments at the edge of everyday life in two parts—a crowded waiting room, a casual encounter—that reveal the undercurrents shaping this…

Dec 27, 2025 • श्रीraj

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Marketing Your First Book – Marc A. Wolfe's Proven Playbook: The Mixr Live

Watch now (79 mins) | A recording from श्रीraj's live video

Dec 16, 2025 • श्रीraj and Marc A Wolfe

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“Myself Lost”; The Mixr Live with Larry Bone

Watch now (44 mins) | A recording from श्रीraj's live video

Dec 12, 2025 • श्रीraj and Larry Bone

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When Pictures Speak: Writer Rajiv Chopra’s Tramping in India

Watch now | An unscripted conversation with a street photographer and history enthusiast, Rajiv Chopra, who wanders India to capture the beauty within…

Dec 12, 2025 • श्रीraj and Rajiv Chopra

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Curious Travel Writer on India, Selfies, and Spice with Flavio Massignan

Watch now (63 mins) | Flavio Massignan's first-time India adventure—from South to North, two weddings, chaotic Mumbai streets, vibrant Jaipur forts, and…

Dec 6, 2025 • श्रीraj and Flavio Massignan

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How Writer & Podcaster Jon Small Found His Niche on Substack

A candid, behind‑the‑scenes conversation with writer and podcaster Jon Small on how he finally “cracked” Substack, grew to thousands of subscribers by…

Dec 4, 2025 • श्रीraj and Jonathan Small

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November 2025

Stranger Things: Welcome to the Real Upside Down

Where Megalomaniacs Rule and Demogorgons Roam

Nov 26, 2025 • श्रीraj

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Fair Pay, Not Just Tips: Challenging America’s Tipping Culture

Gratitude or Guilt? When Tipping Feels Mandatory in a Tough Economy

Nov 19, 2025 • श्रीraj

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