Episode 86: How to become an Indian godman
How do you become an Indian godman? What would a school for Indian godmen look like? We discuss.
15m Oct 01, 2018
15m
Episode 85: Modi's broom adventure
Modi struggles to clean a piece of plastic with his broom, while lecturing school kids on the virtues of cleanliness
12m Sep 27, 2018
12m
Episode 84: Indian Education as Children Abuse
One plank of the Indian philosophy of education has primarily been child abuse. Especially when it comes to religious instruction.
12m Sep 19, 2018
12m
Special Episode: Subcontinental sustainability
We discuss the subcontinental habit of never throwing away anything, and its good and dark side
12m Sep 16, 2018
12m
Special Episode: Indian Travel Idiosyncrasies
We discuss Indian travel habits, peculiarities, and idiosyncrasies, like getting to airports super-early. Enjoy!!!
25m Sep 15, 2018
25m
Episode 83: Sport and Politics in India and America
We discuss the relationship between sport and politics in India and America. Would any Indian sportsperson have taken a stand and risked their career by doing what Colin Kaepernick has done?
11m Sep 12, 2018
11m
Episode 83: Sport and Politics in India and the US
We discuss the relationship between sport and politics in India and the US. Would any Indian sportsperson have taken a stand and risked their career by doing what Colin Kaepernick has done?
11m Sep 12, 2018
11m
Episode 83: Sport and Politics in India and the US
We discuss the relationship between sport and politics in India and the US. Would any Indian sportsperson do what Colin Kaepernick
11m Sep 12, 2018
11m
Episode 82: SC strikes down 377
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India decriminalizes same-sex relationships by striking down a criminal-era law
10m Sep 08, 2018
10m
Episode 81: Dawood's Accountant Arrested
We may not have Dawood but we got his accountant. What does it mean?
16m Aug 30, 2018
16m
Episode 80: Sidhu Hugs a Pakistani
Navjot Singh Sidhu hugs the Pakistan army chief. India loses its marbles.
12m Aug 25, 2018
12m
Episode 79: Vajpayee's Legacy
We discuss former Indian PM AB Vajpayee's complicated legacy
10m Aug 21, 2018
10m
Episode 78: Indian Cricket Commentators
We discuss the idiosyncrasies of Indian cricket commentators and compare them to commentators from other nations
18m Aug 05, 2018
18m
Episode 77: Air India Business Class Bed Bugs
A family gets bitten by bed bugs in business class on India's flagship state-owned airline. We discuss.
15m Jul 26, 2018
15m
Episode 76: Asrologer's Day
An Indian astrologer predicted Argentina would win the World Cup. We discuss the role of astrology in the Indian imagination.
11m Jul 06, 2018
11m
World Cup: Spain-Russia part 4
Our concluding episode on the Spain-Russia match, wherein we discuss the shock defeat of Spain
10m Jul 01, 2018
10m
World Cup: Spain-Russia part 3 (half-time reflections)
Part 3; half-time report
10m Jul 01, 2018
10m
World Cup: Spain-Russia Part 2
Part 2 of our podcast
6m Jul 01, 2018
6m
World Cup Spain-Russia: Part I
Part I of our parallel podcast commentary on the Spain-Russia match
6m Jul 01, 2018
6m
Episode 75: Mice and Money
Rats shred notes in an Assam ATM. We discuss
7m Jun 30, 2018
7m
Episode 74: Nagaland Argentina Fans Union
The Nagaland Argentina Fans Union has a list of demands from Indian bureaucrats
5m Jun 29, 2018
5m
Episode 73: FIFA Gupshup
We shoot the breeze about the football World Cup, especially India's unique relationship to it
12m Jun 27, 2018
12m
Episode 72: Swaraj Attack
We discuss the recent Hindu rightwing troll attack on BJP minister Sushma Swaraj
10m Jun 26, 2018
10m
IPL Special 2018
The IPL and MS Dhoni phenomenon
11m Jun 21, 2018
11m
Episode 71: Dancing Uncleji
We discuss the dancing uncleji who broke the internet a while ago
8m Jun 17, 2018
8m
Episode 70: AAP Ka Education
We discuss AAP's laudable achievements in education
15m Jun 08, 2018
15m
Episode 69: NASA Natak
We discuss the ingenious attempt to use a bogus NASA connection as part of a scam
10m Jun 03, 2018
10m
Episode 68: Karnataka Elections
We discuss the drama around the 2018 Karnataka elections
16m May 27, 2018
16m
Episode 67: Kalki the bureaucrat
An Indian govt employee claims he had to miss work since he is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu
11m May 25, 2018
11m
Special Issue: A conversation with Snigdha Poonam about her book Dreamers
A conversation with Snigdha Poonam about her remarkable new book, Dreamers, on the hopes and challenges of small town India in the age of globalization
33m May 21, 2018
33m
Episode 66: Mishraji
We discuss the concerns and worries regarding the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, including allegations about his proximity to the BJP
17m May 16, 2018
17m
Episode 65: Women Trouble
We discuss the epidemic of violence against women in India
12m May 11, 2018
12m
Episode 64: Rat Control
We explore the relationship between rats, corruption, and overbilling in the Maharashtra government
9m May 07, 2018
9m
Episode 63: Restaurant Reinvention
We discuss how an old building found new life
10m Apr 24, 2018
10m
Episode 62: Ding Dong
We discuss ding-dong diplomacy; India and Pakistan diplomats being harassed in both countries in silly ways
14m Apr 16, 2018
14m
Episode 61: Bihar Roads
We discuss the claim that an improvement in Bihar's roads has led to a rise in accidents
12m Apr 05, 2018
12m
Cricket Special: Sandpaper Balls
We discuss the flap over the Australian cricket team's ball tampering in the series against South Africa
14m Mar 29, 2018
14m
Episode 60: Churchill: Bigot or Brave?
We discuss the Western deification of Churchill given his history as a perpetrator of colonial violence
13m Mar 21, 2018
13m
Episode 59: Hero Hiralal
We discuss the CBI trying to tackle Nirav Modi's massive fraud which conned Punjab National Bank
12m Mar 16, 2018
12m
Episode 58: Sinking Low
We discuss the falling and fallen standards of Indian news, as reflected in the coverage of Sridevi's death
10m Mar 11, 2018
10m
Episode 57: Left Field Thinking
We discuss the decimation of the Left in the Indian northeast.
17m Mar 06, 2018
17m
Special Episode on Tourism: Troubled Traveller (Part 2)
Part 2 of our special on Indian and foreign tourists, at home and abroad
17m Feb 24, 2018
17m
Special Episode on Tourism: Troubled Traveller (Part I)
In the first of a two-part series, we discuss Indian tourists at home and abroad, as well as other global travellers
15m Feb 16, 2018
15m
Episode 56: Moradabad Matchbox
An Indian official asks his junior to return a borrowed matchbox via official communication. We dissect this wonderful incident.
16m Feb 11, 2018
16m
Episode 55: Fiction Fallout
We discuss the endless controversy over Padmavat
18m Feb 04, 2018
18m
Ep54: Monkey to Man
An Indian minister claims Darwin's theory of evolution is wrong. We discuss
14m Jan 28, 2018
14m
Ep53: An Uneasy Friendship
We discuss the complex India-Israel friendship
19m Jan 23, 2018
19m
Episode 52: Courting Trouble
On the extraordinary press conference called by four Supreme Court justices about the crisis in Indian democracy
19m Jan 15, 2018
19m
Special Epiosde: Goodbye 2017
We bid farewell to 2017, with a review of events from the year that each of us considered to be especially significant
27m Dec 14, 2017
27m
Episode 51: The Politics of Rahul's Religion
A discussion complementing our recent print article on the politics of Rahul Gandhi's HInduism
13m Dec 11, 2017
13m