Not Not Down, since 1997
Not Not Down, since 1997
Hari Mahesh, Karthik Meiyappan
we’ve not not been down since we were born in 1997. this is a casual talk show about nothing & everything as we experience life and explore the happenings around us. we are Hari and Karthik. grew up in Seattle, Washington. one of us went off to become a doctor, the other to become an entrepreneur. both of us are trying to experience life to max, and live to tell the tale (through this show). we hope you can take part in our shenanigans with us.
7. kicking off our monumental 2023
Recorded on January 24th, 2023. Karthik & Hari had pretty packed end of the year, with residency interviews and a significant life move to NYC, and of course, the holidays with friends and family. We reflected on the past year of 2022, the highs and lows, and we explore what is ahead of us in 2023. A bit of friendship, a flair of travel, a multitude of heavy lifts, and a heap of uncertainty. We're here.
Jan 25, 2023
1 hr 4 min
6. three long weeks of miami and nyc shenanigans
Recorded on October 14th, 2022. Karthik & Hari spent about 3.5 weeks together, a week in Miami and 2 weeks in NYC, and we had a crazy blast. 2 of the best cities in the world, and we got it to explore them both with our friends, celebrating Hari's birthday and several of our friends' birthdays along the way. We talk about our travels, our adventures, and our shenanigans. And, finally, we explore how NYC and its people are the epitome of the "not not down" motto!
Oct 19, 2022
50 min
5. deep-fried spicy questions, with Mathi
Recorded on August 25th. The summer got past us, in a good way. To ring in the end of summer, we invited our dear friend Mathi to join us as our first ever special guest on the podcast! We will be answering community-sourced questions from Instagram and NGL, and we'll be quickly responding to a few rapid-fire "He's a 10, but / She's a 10, but" questions at the end. All of the questions are deep-fried and spiced up for extra kick. Several of our questions and answers have been cut out as they should never see the light of day.
Aug 26, 2022
1 hr 11 min
4. life transitions of newKarthik & newHari
Recorded on July 2nd. We've been hard at work and busy with our summers in Seattle and Miami. With summer in full swing, the world is in flux and our lives are flux (in a good way). As our lives are changing and transitioning around us, we reflect on the major transitions of our lives: high school > undergraduate, undergraduate > grad school & work life, and beyond. We talk about how our environments and lifestyles evolved, and we continue to push the limits on what's possible in the different stages of our lives. It's a coming of age episode LOL
Jul 6, 2022
1 hr
3. the waves of friendship and our tribes
Recorded on June 15. It's been a crazy month for both of us. Even better, we spent a few days with each other in the opposite coast, this time in Seattle, and we got a boat, boating across the lakes of Seattle. Karthik is about to start his new rotations and Hari has launched his new Airbnb business. The main topic of our episode is friendship: how we meet strangers, what it means to make friends, what it means to stay friends, how we let people into our tribe, and how we feel about our friends' lives changing. This is the first episode of a deep topic.
Jun 16, 2022
50 min
2. a week in miami and nomading
Recording on May 11th. We spent a week and half together in Miami, and we did everything under the sun, working, partying, working out, and racing. Plus, we talk about traveling and nomading, and how we enjoy our lifestyles in different cities and the best part of it all: making friends while traveling.
May 26, 2022
49 min
1. we are halfway to 30
We're kicking off the first episode of our new show with Karthik turning 25, and him reflecting (with Hari) on his first 25 years and what's ahead of him. We dive into the people, relationships, and personal choices that lead us to this moment.
May 9, 2022
40 min