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What makes people tick? What are the stories they carry with them? In a world of shouting heads, veteran journalist, radio commentator and novelist Sandip Roy sits down to have real conversations about the fascinating world around us and the people who shape it. Catch these engaging interviews every other Sunday
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Estimating India’s real Covid death toll, with Dr Bhramar Mukherjee
Will we ever know India’s real Covid-19 death count? What do the latest figures by the WHO actually reveal? Is it possible to predict the next wave right now? And what have we learnt about long Covid so far? In this episode, to answer these questions and more, host Sandip Roy talks to data scientist […]
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May 1, 2022
Aparna Piramal Raje on living (and thriving) with bipolar disorder
Former CEO of BP Ergo, and journalist Aparna Piramal Raje joins Sandip Roy to talk about her book ‘Chemical Khichdi: How I Hacked My Mental Health’, and her struggles with Bipolar disorder.
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Apr 16, 2022
100th Episode Special – Usha Uthup on her unique musical journey
On this show’s 100th episode, host Sandip Roy is joined by the iconic pop singer Usha Ushup as she takes a trip down memory lane.
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Apr 2, 2022
Making sense of India’s Ukraine strategy, with Krishnan Srinivasan
Retired diplomat, and former Indian Foreign Secretary Krishnan Srinivasan on the Russian invasion, and how India should walk the diplomatic tightrope.
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Mar 20, 2022
Saeed Naqvi on why Hindutva needs the Indian Muslim
Veteran journalist Saeed Naqvi talk about his play, The Muslim Vanishes, and how secularism betrayed the Indian Muslim.
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Mar 5, 2022
How Delhi’s street names reveal its history, with Adrija Roychowdhury
Journalist Adrija Roychowdhury joins Sandip Roy to talk about her new book, 'Delhi in Thy Name' which traces the history of the capital city through the naming of its streets.
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Feb 19, 2022
Using SRK to understand womanhood and the Indian economy, with Shrayana Bhattacharya
Economist Shrayana Bhattacharya on why she spent fifteen years interviewing women who are SRK fans, and what that revealed to her about the Indian economy and womanhood.
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Feb 6, 2022
What we don’t understand about India’s data, with Rukmini S
Data journalist Rukmini S joins host Sandip Roy to talk about her new book Whole Numbers and Half Truths, and what we don’t understand about India’s data.
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Jan 23, 2022
Johann Hari on how our attention is being stolen
Best-selling author Johann Hari speaks to Sandip about his new book, Stolen Focus, in which he writes about how we have profoundly misunderstood what’s happening to our attention, and calls for an attention rebellion.
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Jan 9, 2022
Mridula Ramesh on what it would take to solve India’s water crisis
From the Indus Valley civilisation to British policies that still affect us, Mridula Ramesh talks about all that has led to India's grave water crisis.
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Dec 26, 2021
Why eating insects makes sense, with Srishtaa Aparna Pallavi and Tansha Vohra
Srishtaa Aparna Pallavi and Tansha Vohra talk about the practice of eating insects in India, why certain foods are considered inferior, and their favourite insect recipes.
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Dec 12, 2021
Amitav Ghosh on whether a climate apocalypse is inevitable
Jnanpith award winner and writer Amitav Ghosh talks about his latest book, The Nutmeg's Curse, and why we may need a new narrative to talk about climate change.
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