Ep 47: The clean floor problem

Attention span has gone to the dogs. We look at our phones 100s of times every day, and can't do without meaningless scrolling. What does all this distraction mean?

24 Aug 1h 5min

After the dust settled at the spirited Gen Z led protests at Jantar Mantar, where India's rich and famous gave a rather weak account of themselves, Nitin and Tony take a good sharp look at what it mea...

9 Aug 1h 5min

How important is the writing to the effectiveness of a movie? How much of creativity is art, and how much is science? Nitin and Tony enjoy the magic of great story-telling as they revisit a film they ...

26 Jan 1h 6min

Tony tunes in from Down Under and joins Nitin to revive Leftover Lasagne after a break... And to discuss the topic of taking career breaks. Why don't more people take work sabbaticals, even if their b...

17 Dec 20251h 4min

As GLP1 drugs get approval for Type 2 Diabetes treatment in India, Tony and Nitin get deep into Ozempic and its likes, debating the moral, ethical and commercial questions around them, and other cosme...

9 Okt 20251h 2min

Nearly a 100 years ago, John Maynard Keynes predicted that we would only need to work 15 hours a week. While he may not have got that part right (yet), the fundamental problem to solve for humans on e...

27 Sep 20251h 22min

Tony and Nitin train their guns at two hot button issues in India right now, and they also train their guns at each other. Hastha la vista baby! We are back!Like this podcast? Do check out our other e...

4 Sep 20251h 2min