A montage of free-flowing liquor, beach dances and an MTV-fed aspiration for freedom has coloured the imagination of most non-Goan teens and young adults who dream of a graduation party in the sunshine state. And although author and creative director Clyde D’Souza grew up in the bustle of Andheri, his idea of the coastal state was far removed from this boozy adventure checklist. Picture this: roasting cashew nuts in his ancestral house in Colvale, sneaking off to the river while the adults snoozed, and picking karondas out of thorny bushes. It’s this quiet, peaceful and quintessentially Goan life that D’Souza welcomes us to tune into with his new podcast, Susegad Stories From Goa.

The podcast delves into various aspects of Goa, including its traditional houses and their conservation