Episode 023 - Dominoes, Zumba & Biomimicry
Do you know which famous building was modelled on the Durian using biomimicry architectural design principles? Do you know why Air Force One has taken off more times than it has landed? Do you know wh...
10 Jun 202340min
Episode 022 - Stanford, Zhivago & Uncle Sam
Do you know which iconic Indian character/mascot was conceived by Bobby Kooka, and Umesh Rao, an artist at J. Walter Thompson Ltd and whose look was inspired by Syed Wajid Ali, an industrialist from P...
1 Jun 202354min
Episode 021 - Murder, Columbus & Santa Claus ft. Sai Suresh
Do you know which author's first murder mystery novel is believed to have been inspired by a real life murder at a hotel in Mussoorie? Do you know which country lost its entire navy, the largest on th...
25 Mai 202353min
Episode 020 - Ticker Symbols, Indira Gandhi & Mickey Mouse ft. Sai Suresh
Do you know why the erstwhile Ticker symbol of Steinway & sons used to be LVB? Do you know what Turkish slang term which may be offensive to Indians is used to denote corruption in Turkey? Do you know...
18 Mai 20231h 6min
Episode 019 - Crimea, Everton & The Ace of Spades
The last veteran of the Crimean war in the 19th century died in the 21st century - Do you know how that's possible? Do you know why FC Everton's flagship store in a shopping complex in Merseyside is n...
12 Mai 202350min
Episode 018 - Pen Names, Pudding & Cocktails?
Do you know which iconic author derived the first name in his nom de plume from his actual middle name and the second name in his nom de plume from his actual first name? Do you know the title which w...
4 Mai 202359min
Episode 017 - Chess, Chairs & Coffee
Do you know what the Persian names for the king and the rook in chess are? Do you know which Irish born actor was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar 8 times, but never won? Do you know what connects Sou...
27 Apr 202355min
Episode 016 - Tetris, Pixar and Boris Karloff
Do you know which legendary tech founder held the record for the highest score on Tetris for almost 15 years? Do you know which Indian snack marketed by Brittannia is actually a French-Algerian pastry...
20 Apr 202347min
