Skyline Drive
iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope · iHeartPodcasts
Show overview
Skyline Drive has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 12 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 7 hours of audio in total. Releases follow an irregular cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 31 min and 44 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Society & Culture show.
The show is still active — the most recent episode landed 3 months ago, though releases have slowed compared with earlier in the run. The busiest year was 2023, with 6 episodes published. Published by iHeartPodcasts.
From the publisher
When Mangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Humans Growing Stuff) set out to do a big, sweeping show on astrology, he didn’t realize the first interview would change the course of his life. But as he tries to put his world back together, he realizes the incredible ways astrology presents itself in modern society: from NASA employees who keep their belief in astrology in the closet, to world leaders who’ve used astrologers to guide foreign policy, to moneyball statisticians who use astrology more than statistics to build baseball teams, to a little shop in India where your fortune was written for you centuries ago, and is waiting for you to come claim it. Over the course of 8 episodes, Mangesh tries to decipher why we keep looking to the stars for answers, and what happens when you don’t believe in astrology, but astrology keeps happening to you.
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S1 Ep 8Homecoming
Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. In this final episode, Mangesh makes some trips to an old family home, a seaside town in South Goa, and visits with a Tantric astrologer (it's not what you think!), as he tries to get closure. We made you a mixtape. Listen to Sounds from Skyline Drive Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 7Chalta Hai
Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. Mangesh travels to India to find a horoscope written about him centuries ago and waiting for him in a shop in rural Tamil Nadu... but it isn't long before everything starts going wrong! Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 6George and the Experience Treadmill
Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. As George navigates the Los Angeles dating scene, one thing keeps derailing his relationships: every girl he’s into is "too into astrology." Plus, Mangesh’s mom tells him about a bizarre curse that’s been plaguing his family for generations, and we discuss why your astrologer might ask you to get married to a tree. Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 5A Little More Asian Than I Thought
ESkyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. As Annie attempts to clean out her parents’ garage and sort their finances, she has an unusual question for our astrologer. Meanwhile, Mangesh learns how astrology is affecting the world of C-sections, discusses reading babies' palms in utero, and hears a surprising story from his sister. PLEASE NOTE: there are explicit lyrics and curses in this episode. (Keep your hands over your kiddos’ ears! Or hit pause until they walk out of the room.) Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Minisode 2: Sam
bonusSkyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. As a child preacher in a Baptist church, Sam grew up believing that astrology was a sin. Then a chance encounter in a bookstore made him see things differently. Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Minisode 1: The Newsroom Astrologer
bonusSkyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. In this week's mini-episode, Mangesh spends time with Maxine Taylor, CNN's first astrologer, and proposes putting her on a postage stamp. Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 4BTS Grandpas
Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. Michelle’s friends are desperate to get her a reading. But all she wants is a peek into her favorite band BTS’ future. Plus, we dig into baseball astrology, and discover why you might consider trading in your emeralds for bananas. LINKS: Janelle Belgrave: our wonderful house astrologer for this series. You can reach her here. Dr. Divya: a caring numerologist who determines how your numbers match up with the stars and picks the ideal days for you to work, rest, and launch shows on (we have been following her timings!) Contact her here. To learn more about our baseball astrologers, you can read and listen to Andrea Mallis here and Cesar Love here. Dr. Rakesh Kumar: the astrologer who predicted my dad’s illness with eerie accuracy. Made another visit to him last week. Reach him here. For Alap Momin’s music label, check out Internet&Weed Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 3Trickle-down Astrology
Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. Mangesh and Mary dig into the bizarre astrology scandal that rocked Ronald Reagan’s final year in office. Plus, they mine through old Johnny Carson clips and read way too many Presidential biographies. Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 2The Truth According to Jean
Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. Meet Jean, a 74-year old romantic who decides she's finally open to astrology as she works to rebuild her life. Meanwhile, NYC astrologer Janelle Belgrave joins the team to offer some much-needed counsel; we interview a midwestern therapist who secretly uses astrology to better understand her clients, and Mangesh and his family hold on to hope in the face of some alarming news. Listen to the Skyline Drive mixtape Vol 1 and Vol 2. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 Ep 1It's Supposed to be Fun
Skyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. Mangesh begins his journey into the weird, wonderful world of astrology with a little help from: his mom, a science writer, a famous musician, and one very sneaky author! But when an ominous prediction suddenly comes true, his life turns upside down. We made you a mixtape! Listen to Sounds from Skyline Drive Vol 1 and Vol 2. For more information on Dr. Kumar, visit his website. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: Skyline Drive
trailerSkyline Drive has been selected as an Apple Podcasts Series Essential! Listen ad-free for a limited time. Introducing Skyline Drive.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.