Mangesh Hattikudur is the co-founder of podcast production company Kaleidoscope and the co-host of Part-Time Genius, an award-winning weekly show that takes deep dives into strange, fascinating, and highly specific topics. He shares hosting duties with his best friend, Will Pearson, with whom he founded Mental Floss magazine. Previously, Mangesh headed up podcast development as SVP for iHeartMedia, where he launched critically acclaimed shows (Somebody, Hit Man, Forgotten: Women of Juarez), collaborated with wonderful personalities (from Minnie Driver to Hillary Clinton to the grandmothers of Call Your Grandmother), and worked with incredible brands (Buzzfeed’s Impeachment Today, Vice News Reports).