#263 – Vivek Steps Down From The Podcast

About this episode

Vivek Mahbubani discusses his retirement from the podcast and his future plans in his final episode.

After an impressive run of 263 episodes—plus hundreds of hours on Patreon—Vivek Mahbubani is retiring from the Ho Ho Hong Kong Podcast and making other major life decisions. In his final one‑on‑one episode with Mohammed Magdi, Vivek opens up about how he came to this decision, how he envisions his future, and his recommendations for what the new Ho Ho Hong Kong Podcast co‑host should be like. Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://backstagecomedy.com/⁠⁠ Subscribe to our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hohopod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Vivek on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek

People in this episode

Host: Mohammed Magdi

Guest: Vivek Mahbubani

Topics covered

• retirement
• podcast co-host
• life decisions
• future plans
• comedy

Keywords

• Vivek Mahbubani
• Mohammed Magdi
• Ho Ho Hong Kong
• retirement
• podcast
• comedy
• life decisions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Backstage Comedy, Patreon, Instagram

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