Topic: Navin and Hrishi talk about their coffee obsessions, including the time when Navin's beard caught on fire because of it!

Diversion: Hrishi and Navin talk about their vegetarian challenge - it's been more than 80 days, and they have some updates!

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Our coffee comes from these responsible producers:

Blue Tokai Flying Squirrel Black Baza

Our Vegetarianism episode!

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Topic: Navin talks about some bosses he has worked with, and what he's learned from them.

Diversion: Hrishi tells us how a real life political maneuver was inspired by one on TV.

Useful Links

Make Sure Your Work Is Aligned with Your Boss’s Expectations

Proven Ways to Earn Your Employees’ Trust

12 Ways Managers Can Establish A Trusting Relationship With Employees

Are You Setting Expectations For Employees The 'Right' Way?

4 Basic Truths That Will Improve Your Leadership Skills Overnight

How the West Wing helped outsmart Labour whips

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Topic: Rishi talks about JK Rowling and other creators who cannot leave their creations well enough alone!

Diversion: Navin shares his thoughts on the celebration of Holi

Useful Links

Rowling Outs Dumbledore: https://ew.com/movies/2007/10/20/jk-rowling-outs-dumbledore-gay/

History of discussing Dumbledore's Sexuality: https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/19/harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-jk-rowling-dumbledore-sexuality/

How do Wizards Poop? https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/91548/how-do-wizards-poop-jk-rowling-just-told-us

Other Schools (OG post): https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wizarding-schools

Reddit Thread on Japanese School Name: https://bit.ly/38Xm4TC

Changes in SW Re-releases: https://bit.ly/2IMzneH

Trailer for Dear Mr Waterson, an excellent documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtmV7-f_j7Y

Alan Moore on Adaptations: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/15/alan-moore-why-i-rejected-hollywood-interview

Arthur Conan Doyle on Sherlock Holmes (and more!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWjgt9PzYEM

The Many Forms of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: https://bit.ly/38MvvVz

Holi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi

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Main Topic: Navin on his internal dilemma with environmental vegetarianism

Diversion: Rishi on why we say See Saw and never Saw See (Ablaut Reduplication)

Useful Links

Environmental Vegetarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_vegetarianism

Lent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent

The merits of giving up meat for Lent: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/vegetarian-vegan-giving-up-meat-lent-why-and-how-to-do-it-a7606031.html

Food Walk with Navin (part of The Hyderabad Walking Company): https://www.thwc.in/tours/old-hyderabad-food-walk-evening-tour-3-hours/

Are human beings truly 'designed' to be meat eaters? (TL;DR - No!) https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/05/19/478645426/humans-are-meathooked-but-not-designed-for-meat-eating

The Next Dilemma? Vegetarianism vs Veganism: https://bbc.in/38wP1W0

The Tweet That Sent Rishi Down a Linguistic Rabbit Hole: https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1230446578323927043

Ablaut Reduplication: https://www.rd.com/culture/ablaut-reduplication/

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Main Topic: Rishi on why and how he 'quit' Facebook a year and a month ago and how that has gone

Diversion: Navin talks about knocking people up (!)

Useful Links

Facebook admits to Cambridge Analytica problems: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/mark-zuckerberg-testify-congress.html

Did Facebook learn anything from the Cambridge Analytica problems: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/sunday/facebook-privacy-breach-zuckerberg.html

An in-depth piece from Wired on Facebook's horrible 2018 from early 2019: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-15-months-of-fresh-hell/

Facebook's Trust Problem: https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/1/31/21115104/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-liked-understood-trust

How to set all past posts on your timeline so they're private: https://www.facebook.com/help/236898969688346

Deactivating/ Deleting your Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/help/250563911970368?helpref=hcglobalnav

Counterpoint: Stay on Facebook but make it useful! https://www.popsci.com/dont-delete-facebook-change-it/

Rishi's Final Post to his Facebook Timeline: https://www.facebook.com/hrishidiwan/posts/10157177371194391

Knocker Uppers Defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker-up

A BBC Feature on Knocker-Uppers: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35840393

Life of a Knocker Upper: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/28/the-life-of-the-knocker-upper/

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Segment: Navin shares some experiences and adventures from his second trip to Egypt, after a ten year gap

Diversion: Rishi shares some trivia on James Bond movies and the songs that kick them off!

Useful Links

The Pyramid of Teti (the one Navin visited!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyramidofTeti

Tripadvisor page for the Pyramid: https://www.tripadvisor.in/AttractionReview-g730107-d19392713-Reviews-PyramidofTeti-SaqqaraGiza_Governorate.html

A Koshari/ Kushari recipe: https://www.daringgourmet.com/koshari-national-dish-of-egypt/

Were Ancient Egyptians vegetarians? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/egyptians-vegetarian-mummy-studyn5297691

The Spy Who Loved Me Pyramid Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOjcEO-2Tg0

Every James Bond Theme Song, Ranked: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g26729930/james-bond-theme-songs-ranked/

Rishi's source for the Bond number trivia! https://twitter.com/ItsAndyRyan/status/1228390015870341120

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Short episode with a main topic and a single diversion!

Segment: Rishi laments lost optimism in visions of the future in science fiction

Diversion: Twofer! Navin talks about the Temple of the Pig, Rishi about the Smoking Trees!

Useful Links

A fantastic Asimov retrospective: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/01/isaac-asimovs-throwback-literary-legacy/605815/

Elon Musk alludes to Foundation:https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1226690465992409089

A philosopher analyzes Star Trek: https://fabiusmaximus.com/2018/02/11/the-philosophy-of-star-trek/

Jeff Bezos saves The Expanse: https://www.space.com/the-expanse-how-amazon-jeff-bezos-saved-scifi.html

A plea to stop being pessimistic in Science Fiction (By Neal Stephenson): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dear-science-fiction-writers-stop-being-so-pessimistic-127226686/

Navin's blog on The Temple of the Pig: https://www.navinsigamany.com/2008/09/10/temple-of-the-pig/

Temple and Pig Redux (not Navin's tale!): https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Pig-enters-temple-pooja-performed-as-cleansing-act/articleshow/23670193.cms

Ganesha idols drinking milk: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-38301718/the-milk-miracle-that-brought-india-to-a-standstill

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Shorter episode with a main topic and a single diversion!

Segment: Navin hates being called a "foodie"

Diversion: Rishi talks about brewing Kopi Luwak

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Some of Navin's food writing: https://www.thenewsminute.com/author-articles/Navin-Sigamany

Some of Navin's self-indulgent food writing: https://www.navinsigamany.com/category/food/

Kopi Luwak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak

Truth behind Kopi Luwak: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/04/160429-kopi-luwak-captive-civet-coffee-Indonesia/

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Segment: Rishi talks about the scourge of WhatsApp forwards and how to resist it!

Diversion: Navin talks about others coveting his Twitter handle

Useful Links

WhatsApp Forwarding Limits: https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000647/More-changes-to-forwarding

WhatsApp FAQ/ Tips to prevent the spread of rumors & fake news: https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/26000216/?category=5245250

India Today Story on WhatsApp Forwards: https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/anatomy-of-a-whatsapp-forward-why-people-spread-fake-news-1389242-2018-11-15

Verge Story About the WhatsApp Lynching: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/20/17595478/whatsapp-message-forwarding-end-violent-lynching-india

Mat Honan's Account on Being Hacked for his Twitter handle: https://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/

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Part 1: Navin on the many versions of the founding tale of Hyderabad and how the versions don’t all agree

Diversion 1: Rishi introduces to some fun, archaic words he recently learnt

Part 2: Rishi on the Watchmen graphic novel and TV series and how they use history (no spoilers!)

Diversion 2: Navin reads us a poem!

Conclusion/Thesis

Useful Links

The Hyderabad Walking Company: https://www.thwc.in

The Qutb Shahi Tombs: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/images-hyds-qutb-shahi-tombs-reopen-after-5-years-peek-restoration-80395

Dumfungled (and other fun words): https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/tv/2483312/countdown-language-expert-susie-dent-brings-some-old-english-words-back-to-modern-day-conversation/

Smellfungus: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smellfungus

A Fandom Timeline of the Watchmen Universe: https://www.fandom.com/articles/watchmen-alternate-reality-timeline (Spoilers!)

Marc Bernardin Interviews Damon Lindelof (creator of the Watchmen TV Series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmC08TGaMFI (Spoilers!)

(Extra!) A study of the Watchmen Film: https://www.ukessays.com/essays/film-studies/alternate-history-in-watchmen-film-studies-essay.php (Spoilers for the novel/ film)

More of Navin's angsty poems to read: https://www.navinsigamany.com/writing/poetry/

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