Aasif Mandvi joins Voyage CEO Nat Mundel to discuss Akshay's incredible story, what drew him to the project, and how he related to Akshay's story on a personal level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akshay sets out to do the impossible, take a 2,750 kilometer trek across Antarctica, alone. Fearvana is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Aasif Mandvi, Robert Mitas, Adam Prince and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Askhay Nanavati. Written and directed by Adam Prince, based on Akshay Nanavati's novel of the same name. The novel is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/FEARVANA-Revolutionary-Science-Health-Happiness/dp/1630476056 Starring Aasif Mandvi, as Akshay. Featuring Ben Van Diepen as The Norwegian, Kareem Ferguson, as Joshua and Blessing, Poonam Basu as Maya, Ryan Caltagirone as Neal and Lopez, and Shalini Bathina as Mrs. Nanavati. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by Joel Lipman. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akshay goes on a 10 day darkness retreat, before traveling to Liberia where he helps orphans and child soldiers. Fearvana is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Aasif Mandvi, Robert Mitas, Adam Prince and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Askhay Nanavati. Written and directed by Adam Prince, based on Akshay Nanavati's novel of the same name. The novel is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/FEARVANA-Revolutionary-Science-Health-Happiness/dp/1630476056 Starring Aasif Mandvi, as Akshay. Featuring Ben Van Diepen as The Norwegian, Kareem Ferguson, as Joshua and Blessing, Poonam Basu as Maya, Ryan Caltagirone as Neal and Lopez, and Shalini Bathina as Mrs. Nanavati. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by Joel Lipman. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akshay struggles to process his friend's death, and finds surprising growth through doing so. Fearvana is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Aasif Mandvi, Robert Mitas, Adam Prince and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Askhay Nanavati. Written and directed by Adam Prince, based on Akshay Nanavati's novel of the same name. The novel is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/FEARVANA-Revolutionary-Science-Health-Happiness/dp/1630476056 Starring Aasif Mandvi, as Akshay. Featuring Ben Van Diepen as The Norwegian, Kareem Ferguson, as Joshua and Blessing, Poonam Basu as Maya, Ryan Caltagirone as Neal and Lopez, and Shalini Bathina as Mrs. Nanavati. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by Joel Lipman. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Akshay joins the Marines, where he befriends a fellow soldier, goes to Iraq, and "Fearvana" is born. Fearvana is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Aasif Mandvi, Robert Mitas, Adam Prince and Dan Benamor. Executive produced by Askhay Nanavati. Written and directed by Adam Prince, based on Akshay Nanavati's novel of the same name. The novel is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/FEARVANA-Revolutionary-Science-Health-Happiness/dp/1630476056 Starring Aasif Mandvi, as Akshay. Featuring Ben Van Diepen as The Norwegian, Kareem Ferguson, as Joshua and Blessing, Poonam Basu as Maya, Ryan Caltagirone as Neal and Lopez, and Shalini Bathina as Mrs. Nanavati. Edited, sound designed, and mixed by Joel Lipman. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez. If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you're listening, and subscribe now for future episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trailer for Voyage Media's new series, Fearvana, starring Aasif Mandvi (CBS' "Evil"). Join Akshay Nanavati, on a journey to the razor's edge. Akshay doesn't just overcome adversity, but encourages seeking it out. Akshay's philosophy is "Fearvana" - that suffering, pain and fear are the access points to a life of true joy, meaning, fulfillment and bliss. Over the course of this series, Akshay serves in the Marines in Iraq, goes to Liberia and helps war orphans, and goes through the dangerous process of preparing for a solo trek across Antarctica. Find light in the darkness, with Akshay Nanavati and "Fearvana". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices