My Favourite Bit

By Kunal Rao

Writer, comedian and self-proclaimed philosopher, Kunal Rao, takes his favourite scene, dialogue or moment from film, music or print, and explains why it was his favourite bit. A collection of insight ...Read more

15 Episodes

E15: The artist’s purpose – A Star Is Born

February 19, 2021 09 min 32 secs

Film: A Star is Born (2018)Summary: The third remake of the same story has one line that captures the very essence of every artist. I cannot stress how much this one thing can change the way you see a ...Read more

E14: Can logic save us from emotions? – Star Trek (2009)

January 22, 2021 11 min 01 secs

The conflict felt by Spock, who is part Vulcan part human, is the writer’s way of holding up the mirror to human’s everyday conflict of emotion vs logic. In the end, is peace more important than authe ...Read more

E13: Your weakness is your strength - Miracle

January 15, 2021 11 min 13 secs

A true story about the American Olympics ice hockey team of 1980, we see how a good coach can change an entire team''s abilities with some creativity and insight. And say hello to the benefits of psyc ...Read more

E12: Reassessing ''Revenge'' - Joe Somebody

January 8, 2021 11 min 56 secs

There are other ways for nerds to get fight back against the bully! But there''s only one that sets the pace.Joe''s decision to fight a rematch after being bullied is a classy way to take a stand for ...Read more

E11: Do I call too often? - Tamborine (Chris Rock)

December 4, 2020 11 min 57 secs

In my latest episode, Chris Rock proves that excessive interaction with your spouse can actually do damage to the relationship. From his 2019 stand up special ''Tamborine''.

E10: The One doesn''t exist - Definitely, Maybe

November 26, 2020 12 min 39 secs

Is it possible that in a population of 7.5 billion people, there is only one person for you? How absurd does that sound? And even if it were true, is there a more efficient way to find that person? Be ...Read more

E09: Attitude is everything - Baywatch Hawaii

November 19, 2020 09 min 48 secs

Is attitude something you can just switch on? Can ''nice'' people get pissed and use that to get their mental game on? Found the answer in an unexpected place - Baywatch, back in 2000.

E08: Will sadness take over my life? - Inside Out

November 12, 2020 07 min 43 secs

One of my favourite films, Inside Out shared insights on what our future my possibly look like. In this episode i talk a subtle observation that many may not have noticed, about the mom and her emotio ...Read more

E07: When can I date again? - 28 Days

November 5, 2020 10 min 07 secs

Two scenes from the 2000 Sandra Bullock film "28 Days" share some insights i hadn''t thought of before. How does one know if they are ready to date? And how does one control the outcome of their life? ...Read more

E06: Why we hate what we do - Sweet November

October 29, 2020 08 min 03 secs

It is in competence that we find satisfaction in life. Not in an abstract concept called passion. Because along with competence comes a whole host of amazing things – pride, validation, money, promoti ...Read more