Jest Business | Corporate Satire, Business Humour

Jest Business is a podcast that pokes fun at the wild world of corporate speak and boardroom absurdities. Hosted by Paddy Rangappa and Rahul Phondke, it’s where business meets banter—with a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour.

Hosted ByPaddy & Rahul

Jest Business is a podcast that pokes fun at the wild world of corporate speak and boardroom absurdities. Hosted by Paddy Rangappa and Rahul Phondke, it’s where business meets banter—with a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour.

From buzzwords to bloopers, we decode jargon, laugh at leadership, and challenge the serious side of success. If you’ve ever sat through a strategy meeting and thought, “Wait, what did that mean?”, this one’s for you.


All Episodes

How Big Brands Exploit Agencies (And Call It ‘Partnership’)

In this episode of Jest Business, Rahul and I sit down with the only man I know who’s been an employee, entrepreneur, investor… and still humble enough to call himself an “accidental founder.”

How CEOs Spin Scandals Into “Success Stories” (The Banking Edition)

In this episode of Jest Business had me and Paddy sitting across from “Rex Worthington II” – a man who genuinely believes perception is reality, fines are just a cost of doing business, and a $175M ad campaign can magically erase money-laundering allegations.

How to Make Your Company Look Great (Without Changing Anything)

In this episode of The Jest Business Podcast, Paddy and I sit down with Veeru Murugappan, founder of Coromandel Productions – and yes, part of that Murugappan family – to talk about the wild world of corporate video production.

Why Greed Makes More Decisions Than Your CEO

In this episode of the Jest Business Podcast, Paddy and I dig into the absurd side of corporate greed – from a baseball star who refused $12 million to bankers who call “ripping off clients” just another Tuesday. We throw in a few role plays, some sharp punchlines, and a lot of uncomfortable truths.

The real reason startups don’t make profits

On this episode of The Jest Business, Paddy and I sit down with “Samrat Chakravarti,” the so-called serial entrepreneur behind EtherChain.

The Boring Topic Every Office Ignores

In this episode of The Jest Business, we tackle conflict of interest, the kind of thing that usually shows up in compliance training slides no one reads.

Why Vague (or no) Subject Work Best

In this episode of Jest Business, we go all-in on the “email extravaganza.” Not the useful stuff, but the real reasons corporate emails exist.

Why Strategy Meetings Never Work

In this episode of Jest Business, Rahul and I have both sat through too many of those meetings. The ones that go in circles, where nobody wants to decide, but everyone wants to be heard.

Why Your Interview Answers Don’t Matter

I’ve been there, and in this episode of Jest Business, Paddy and I break down two of the trickiest (and silliest) interview questions you’ll probably face.

6 Characters Who Ruin Every Meeting

In this episode of Jest Business, Rahul and I dive into the hilarious chaos of corporate meetings, role-playing six unforgettable characters who derail every discussion.