{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fly and a Butterfly podcast with Vishnu Vaka and Mahitha Vaka","title":"The Biopic | Fly and Butterfly Podcast Episode 17","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4088,"description":"Episode 17: The Biopic\nWe didn’t set out to record Vishnu’s life story…but somehow that’s exactly what happened.\nIn this episode of Fly & Butterfly, Vishnu and Mahitha start with a conversation about health, energy, motherhood and marriage, and eventually find themselves going all the way back to Vishnu’s childhood in India.\nVishnu shares what it was like when his parents moved to America while he stayed behind with extended family, the sacrifices his family made in search of a better life, and the losses that shaped him during those years.\nThe conversation then moves into immigration, how India has changed, whether moving to America still represents the same opportunity it once did, and how our idea of the “American Dream” changes depending on where we are in life.\nAnd then comes one of the best stories of the episode: after moving to America in high school and barely speaking English, Vishnu was nominated for senior class president as a prank.\nInstead of walking away, he decided to run.\nThat decision led to controversial campaign posters, a trip to the vice principal’s office, an entire hallway chanting his slogan, and enough votes to force a runoff election.\nWe also get into Vishnu’s first experiences learning American history, his adventures at Model UN, our early m","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/J5lkWfd_kMCVwf_HuY-mYUooVuHnsQi_iG7h-b1VCIM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YWU2/OGY1Y2VhOWIwMWFh/MmI1ZDBkYjEyZjg3/MzdhZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}