• Who’s afraid of Butt-naked Ranveer?
    Jul 28 2022

    Big Story: We’re talking about the big brouhaha over butt-naked Ranveer Singh.

    Link: https://splainer.in/posts/2022/The-Naked-Truth

    Food for Thought: We’re looking at a startling new study on the roots of depression.

    Link: https://splainer.in/posts/2022/Tangled-Up-In-Blues

    Roast or Toast:

    Least Fave

    1) A strange way to get high

    2) Big tech wants to change time.

    Fave:

    1) Flung pickles are high art

    Link: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/jul/27/pickle-flung-on-gallery-ceiling-artist-asks-10000-for-mcdonalds-burger-ingredient

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    29 mins
  • The great bra ban: India’s crazy exam rules
    Jul 21 2022

    Big Story: We take a look at dreaded Indian competitive exams and their unreasonable rules in the context of candidates being asked to remove their bras before entering the exam hall.

    Links-

    https://splainer.in/posts/2022/Testing--Testing--Testing

    https://www.firstpost.com/india/out-of-frame-no-credit-for-photographer-who-clicked-the-iconic-bihar-cheating-photo-2168483.html

    Food for Thought: We unpack the racist side of wildlife conservation.

    Links-

    https://splainer.in/posts/2022/The-Great-White-Hope

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-38909512

    Roast or Toast:

    Least Fave:

    1) The big brouhaha over photos in the trash

    Fave:

    1) The bizarre Delhi arrest of an American woman

    2) The IG user trying out gravestone recipes

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    33 mins
  • The high price of hubris: Wtf happened in Sri Lanka?
    Jul 14 2022

    Big story: We’re unpacking what the hell is happening in Sri Lanka.

    Link-https://splainer.in/posts/2022/Gota-Gotta-Go

    Food for thought: We decode authenticity in high art. * puts on hoity-toity hat *

    Link- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/arts/design/chagall-sothebys-expert-panel.html

    Roast or toast:

    Fave:

    1) Fave: “Eat the Rich” popsicles

    Link- https://www.thrillist.com/news/new-york/mschf-launches-eat-the-rich-ice-cream-pop-up

    2) An elaborate Fake IPL

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    29 mins
  • Murder stories: Decoding the Udaipur/Amravati Killings
    Jul 7 2022

    Big Story: We’re unpacking all the narratives about the brutal killings by Muslim men in Udaipur and Amravati.

    Link- https://splainer.in/posts/2022/Murder-Stories

    Food for Thought segment We’re asking the important question: Can fashion really be sustainable?

    Link- https://splainer.in/posts/2022/Fashionably-Bad

    Accra: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-12/fast-fashion-turning-parts-ghana-into-toxic-landfill/100358702

    https://hbr.org/2022/01/the-myth-of-sustainable-fashion

    Roast or Toast:

    Least fave: It's raining fish in the Bay

    Fave:

    1) IndiGo employees call in sick

    2) Gentleminions enter Cinemas

    Link- https://twitter.com/FairiesUnite/status/1543380224288739331

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    27 mins
  • Free Speech or Abortion: Do we really have rights in India?
    Jun 30 2022

    Big Story: We look at the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News.

    Link-https://splainer.in/posts/2022/Arresting-Development

    Food For Thought: We talk about the accessibility and safety of abortions in India in context of the rollback of abortion rights in the US.

    Link- https://splainer.in/posts/2022/Rights--What-Rights- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/what-happens-when-you-want-an-abortion-in-india/articleshow/91594937.cms

    Roast or Toast

    Fave:
    1) A brief history of women's eyebrows in art

    2) How an arrest uncovered an illegal Chinese club in Greater Noida

    Least Fave:
    The hottest boozy trend in London

    Link- https://hyperallergic.com/742148/a-brief-history-of-womens-eyebrows-in-art/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chance-arrest-on-bihar-nepal-border-leads-t

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    31 mins
  • Pornhub & Exotic Pets: who do we exploit for our pleasure?
    Jun 23 2022

    Big Story: We’re looking at how the porn industry and big name websites like PornHub treat non-consensual videos.

    Links-

    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/20/the-fight-to-hold-pornhub-accountable

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-anti-porn-evangelicals-hoodwinked-the-new-yorker

    Food for Thought: We’re talking about the how India became a hub for the illegal trade of “exotic” wildlife.

    Links-

    https://splainer.in/posts/2022/A-Taste-for-the-Exotic

    https://india.mongabay.com/2022/05/trafficked-kangaroos-rescued-in-north-bengal-en-route-to-indore-turn-the-spotlight-on-indian-zoos/

    Roast or Toast:

    Least Fave:

    1) The Chaise Longue Airplane Seat

    2) Madhya Pradesh government's genius solution for illegal mining

    Link-

    Chaise Longue Airplane seat https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce6jvqOMvCN/?hl=en

    Fave:

    1) What's really behind King Tut’s curse?

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    32 mins
  • Playing with Fire? Meet India's new "temp" soldier
    Jun 16 2022

    Big Story: We’re looking at the government’s new Tour of Duty model of recruitment to the triservices.

    Link: https://splainer.in/posts/2022/The-Four-Year-Jawan

    Food for Thought: We’re talking about the debacle over a Google engineer being convinced that a chatbot generator is “sentient.”

    Link: https://splainer.in/posts/2022/I--Machine

    Roast or Toast:

    Least Fave:

    1) NASA's botched moon landing program

    Fave:

    1) A made-in-heaven collab: Coca Cola and Jack Daniels

    2) Couple vows to be together in death, but not really

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    31 mins
  • Nupur Sharma: Extremist “fringe” or Hindutva “power bangs”?
    Jun 9 2022

    Big Story: We're talking about the controversy around former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's hateful comments. We look at the diplomatic row it caused and examine if it really is fringe.

    Food For Thought: In context of New York state passing a law in favour of electronic repair rights, we look at the global right to repair movement.

    Roast or Toast:

    Fave:

    1) John Oliver offers to buy a demonic banana sculpture

    ‘Fallen Fruit’ banana sculpture https://www.adam-stone.com.au/

    2) A bizarre plagiarism suit against Mariah Carey

    Least Fave:

    The drought in the American west and its connection to Las Vegas’ mob past

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    35 mins