System Is Rotting and We’re Still Clapping - Aakash Mehta

Aakash Mehta is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, podcaster and musician from Mumbai, known for his live comedy, YouTube specials and podcasts. What happens when a country becomes too scared to laugh? Comedy, politics, religion, science, corruption, masculinity and democracy all collide in this conversation with Aakash Mehta. Expect to learn why political jokes stop working when fear enters the room, how Indians use science when it flatters them and reject it when it challenges belief, why spirituality can become a shield for broken systems, how governance failure creates anxiety, what the reservation debate hides about education supply, why infrastructure is often built for land value instead of people, how corruption begins in everyday transactions, what AI girlfriends and the manosphere are doing to young men, why public violence keeps getting rewarded, whether authority itself is the enemy of democracy, and much more... #IndianPolitics #PoliticalComedy #Democracy 🕰️CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Aakash Mehta x Kintu Parantu 00:02:08 - Guest Banter And Fear 00:04:15 - Comedy In Anxious Times 00:07:26 - Political Jokes And Fear 00:11:20 - Self-Censorship And Online Outrage 00:15:50 - Satire, Power And Bravery 00:18:01 - Offense Behind Every Joke 00:20:25 - Science Jokes And Ignorance 00:22:26 - Science Versus Superstition 00:24:01 - Religion Claims Science 00:27:24 - Gaming The System 00:30:01 - Political Religion And Spirituality 00:32:45 - Panic And Mental Health 00:34:30 - Governance Creates Anxiety 00:38:42 - Spirituality Shields Oppression 00:40:55 - Religion, Control And Patriarchy 00:43:26 - War, Identity And Migration 00:46:03 - Consumption And Kashmir 00:49:20 - Infrastructure Over People 00:52:13 - Builders, Metro And Land 00:54:03 - Gaza, Builders And Fascism 00:56:55 - Sanctions And Make In India 00:58:15 - The Lighter Factory Problem 01:00:00 - Components, China And Industry 01:02:35 - Comedy Career And Reinvention 01:04:24 - Cities, Migration And Community 01:07:26 - Reservation And Education Supply 01:10:21 - Old Leaders Holding Power 01:13:28 - Mumbai, Journalists And Dalals 01:16:25 - Integrity And Temple Corruption 01:19:49 - Voter Proof Harassment 01:22:21 - Complaints Become Extortion 01:25:32 - Crony Capital And Caste 01:27:03 - Equality, Privilege And Family 01:29:50 - Uncontested Elections And Democracy 01:32:31 - ChatGPT, Genocide And Belief 01:34:54 - Manosphere And Algorithmic Hate 01:37:34 - Films, Violence And Children 01:41:15 - Death Penalty And Justice 01:43:16 - Rewarding Public Violence 01:44:40 - Conditioning And Political Loyalty 01:47:45 - Colonial Law And Authority 01:48:32 - Artists Versus Creators 01:52:15 - Live Comedy And Shared Laughter 01:54:16 - Art, Content And Screens 01:56:52 - Art Against Futility 02:00:00 - Nature And Human Arrogance 02:03:55 - Why Podcasts Matter 02:04:57 - Closing Thanks Instagram: / kintuparantu.sheeba Wanna be a Guest on Kintu Parantu? 🎙️ Email: [email protected] Find Aakash Here:    / @kuchbhimehta     / kuchbhimehta   _____________________________________________________________________ © 2026 Sheeba Aslam Fehmi Any illegal reproduction of this content will result in immediate legal action.