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We are the leading independent documentary podcast in India. We talk History, Science, Technology and everything in between; well most of the things.

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116: Kotagiri & Kothas

Published: May 1, 2023, 5:09 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 35 seconds

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115: Recast - History of Money (EP67)

Published: April 14, 2023, 2:20 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 10 seconds

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114: Ways we could go: Part 2 - Asteroids

Published: March 31, 2023, 11:39 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 53 seconds

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113: The Legacy of Lynching: History, Racism, and Violence

Published: March 17, 2023, 8:07 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 37 seconds

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112: India's Scientists Who Shaped Our World | National Science Day Special

Published: Feb. 27, 2023, 12:12 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds

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111: Ways we could go: Part 1 - Fungal Attack

Published: Feb. 11, 2023, 3:35 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 21 seconds

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110: History of Space Exploration- James Webb Space Telescope

Published: Jan. 27, 2023, 8:59 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 50 seconds

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109: History of Space Exploration: Until Now

Published: Jan. 14, 2023, 5:48 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 14 seconds

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Writer & Geek is Back!

Published: Jan. 13, 2023, 2:12 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds

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108: Operation Overlord

Published: May 23, 2021, 5 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 49 seconds

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107: Pyramids

Published: May 9, 2021, 7:30 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 23 seconds

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106: Colonialism in India - Part 12: The Indian Revolutionaries

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 6:30 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 28 seconds

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105: The Boeing Debacle (MCAS)

Published: Jan. 8, 2021, 6:11 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds

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104: Serial KIller Files - Part 9: Rodney Alcala

Published: Dec. 28, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 32 seconds

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103: Colonialism in India - Part 11: Mahatma Gandhi

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 35 seconds

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RECAST: Dyatlov Pass Incident

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 30 seconds

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RECAST: Cosmic Time Measurement In Hinduism

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 33 seconds

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RECAST: Is Smoking Cool?

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 20 seconds

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RECAST: Serial Killer Files - Cyanide Mohan

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 48 seconds

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RECAST: Why Is Horror So Fascinating? Feat. Nikesh Murali

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 25 minutes 5 seconds

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102: Audiophile Related Stuff

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 49 seconds

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101: Kunchan Nambiar - The Creator of Ottamthullal

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 46 seconds

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100: Numbers

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 41 seconds

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099: Colonialism in India - Part 10: British Raj and Indian National Congress

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 1 second

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098: Unscripted - Part 3: Life and Death

Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 46 seconds

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097: Telephones

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 26 seconds

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096: History of Aircraft Carriers feat. INS Viraat

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 51 seconds

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095: The Internet

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 55 seconds

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094: Colonialism in India - Part 9: The Causes and Impact of the Revolt of 1857

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 24 seconds

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093: Unscripted - Part 2: Entertainment during Lockdown

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 6 seconds

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092: Colonialism in India - Part 8: British East India Company Policies and Robert Clive

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 25 seconds

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091: Colonialism in India - Part 7: British East India Company and the Battle of Plassey

Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds

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090: How Does Vaccination Work?

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 14 seconds

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089: Colonialism in India - Part 6: Japanese Occupation of India

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 22 seconds

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088: Unscripted - Part 1: Locked Down

Published: July 28, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds

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087: Hand Sanitizer & Mouth Wash

Published: July 21, 2020, noon
Duration: 32 minutes 37 seconds

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086: Colonialism in India - Part 5: French Occupation of India

Published: July 11, 2020, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds

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085: Colonialism in India - Part 4: Dano-Norwegian Occupation of India

Published: July 4, 2020, 3:30 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 11 seconds

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084: History of Marriage - Part 2

Published: June 27, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 1 second

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083: History of Marriage - Part 1

Published: June 20, 2020, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 17 seconds

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082: A Comprehensive Overview of the History Malayalam Cinema - Part 2: The 1970s till the Present

Published: May 28, 2020, 3:30 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds

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081: A Comprehensive Overview of the History of Malayalam Cinema - Part 1: Inception and Progress till 1970

Published: May 21, 2020, 3:30 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes

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080: Colonialism in India - Part 3: United East India Company and Dutch Occupation of India

Published: May 14, 2020, 3:30 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 23 seconds

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079: Serial KIller Files - Part 8: Stoneman of India

Published: May 6, 2020, 4:47 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds

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078: Colonialism in India - Part 2: The Journey of Vasco da Gama and Portuguese Occupation of India

Published: April 23, 2020, 4:57 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds

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077: Colonialism in India - Part 1: Indus Valley Civilisation

Published: April 11, 2020, 2:41 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 23 seconds

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076: Black Death - The Pandemic that Shook the World

Published: March 31, 2020, 7:09 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 55 seconds

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075: Dissecting Blue Whales

Published: March 8, 2020, 8:44 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 18 seconds

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074: Oh beer, oh beer!

Published: Nov. 24, 2019, 6 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 37 seconds

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073: Why Do We Remember Things?

Published: Nov. 8, 2019, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 54 seconds

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072: Serial Killer Files Part 7 - Cyanide Lady

Published: Oct. 25, 2019, 10:25 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds

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071: Cosmic Time Measurement In Hinduism

Published: Oct. 4, 2019, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes

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070: Renting A House

Published: Sept. 20, 2019, 5:58 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 56 seconds

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069: '69'

Published: Sept. 13, 2019, 5:54 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 35 seconds

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068: Water Crisis In Bangalore

Published: June 22, 2019, 5:51 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 54 seconds

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067: History Of Money

Published: June 5, 2019, 5:29 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 59 seconds

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066: Dyatlov Pass Incident

Published: May 26, 2019, 5:26 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 30 seconds

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065: More horror featuring Indian Noir

Published: May 17, 2019, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 55 seconds

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064: Why Is Horror So Fascinating? Featuring Indian Noir.

Published: May 10, 2019, 5:18 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 42 seconds

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063: Is Ejection Seat A Better Alternative?

Published: March 16, 2019, 5:14 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 44 seconds

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062: Beer Talk: Life 'N' Stuff

Published: March 8, 2019, 5:11 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 11 seconds

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061: Personal Finance Ft. Naga From Passion People Podcast

Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 5:06 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 46 seconds

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060: Cholanaikkans: The Lost Tribe

Published: Jan. 22, 2019, 5:02 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds

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059: The Humble Toilet

Published: Jan. 9, 2019, 4:58 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 24 seconds

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058: Serial Killer Files Part 6 - The Gangster From Madras

Published: Dec. 29, 2018, 4:55 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 44 seconds

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057: The Wonderful Chocolate

Published: Dec. 18, 2018, 4:52 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 34 seconds

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056: The Monolithic Wonder

Published: Nov. 20, 2018, 4:48 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 9 seconds

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055: Why Is A Dog A Dog And Not Wolf?

Published: Nov. 7, 2018, 4:44 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 26 seconds

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054: Is Smoking Cool?

Published: Oct. 30, 2018, 4:33 p.m.
Duration: 46 minutes 37 seconds

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053: Get Tourself a Tattoo!

Published: Oct. 9, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 6 seconds

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052: The History Of Vacuum Cleaner

Published: Sept. 16, 2018, 4:26 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds

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051: Ice-Cream

Published: Sept. 9, 2018, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 19 seconds

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050: Cryptography Ft. Rupen Paul

Published: Aug. 26, 2018, 4:16 p.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 13 seconds

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049: Serial Killer Files Part 5 - Cyanide Mohan

Published: Aug. 19, 2018, 2:56 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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048: Jet Engines

Published: Aug. 12, 2018, 2:46 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 8 seconds

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047: Pizza

Published: Aug. 5, 2018, 2:39 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 59 seconds

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046: Deconstructing Formula One

Published: June 3, 2018, 2:35 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 48 seconds

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045: Pioneer 10 - The Lost Traveller

Published: May 27, 2018, 2:29 p.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 17 seconds

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044: Bizarre History Of Birth Control

Published: May 20, 2018, 2:26 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 8 seconds

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043: Beer Talk: Why Learn History?

Published: May 13, 2018, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 12 seconds

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042: History Of Timekeeping

Published: May 6, 2018, 2:16 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 15 seconds

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041: Coffee Rules The World

Published: April 29, 2018, 2:11 p.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 27 seconds

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040: Serial Killer Files Part 4 - DC Sniper

Published: April 15, 2018, 12:22 p.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 24 seconds

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039: Why Do The Continents Move

Published: April 8, 2018, 12:15 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 9 seconds

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038: Beer Talk: Facebook, Google And Online Privacy

Published: April 1, 2018, 12:10 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 33 seconds

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037: The Race To The South Pole

Published: March 25, 2018, 12:04 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 20 seconds

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036: Blockchain Primer

Published: March 18, 2018, 11:50 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 11 seconds

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035: The Match Fixing Scandal Of 2000

Published: March 11, 2018, 10:50 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 12 seconds

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034: Life As A Comic With Rupen Paul

Published: March 4, 2018, 10:44 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 27 seconds

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033: Submarines

Published: Feb. 18, 2018, 10:38 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 44 seconds

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032: Restaurant Roundup - 02

Published: Feb. 11, 2018, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 38 seconds

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031: Serial Killer Files Part 3 - The Green River Killer

Published: Feb. 4, 2018, 10:25 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes

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030: To Moon And Back - Part 5

Published: Jan. 28, 2018, 10:21 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 44 seconds

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029: History Of Motion Pictures: Part 1

Published: Jan. 21, 2018, 10:13 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes

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028: Evolution Of Languages: Dravidian - Part 1

Published: Jan. 12, 2018, 10:06 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 42 seconds

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027: History Of The Toothbrush

Published: Jan. 5, 2018, 10:01 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 26 seconds

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026: Serial Killer Files Part 2 - The Real Psycho

Published: Dec. 29, 2017, 9:57 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 7 seconds

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025: The Genographic Project (Human Migration)

Published: Dec. 22, 2017, 9:52 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 57 seconds

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024: What Is The Law Of Attraction?

Published: Dec. 15, 2017, 9:29 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 49 seconds

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023: To Moon And Back - Part 4

Published: Dec. 8, 2017, 9:25 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 21 seconds

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022: Freelancing and Startups

Published: Dec. 1, 2017, 9:20 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 23 seconds

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021: The War Stories: World War I & II

Published: Nov. 24, 2017, 9:14 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 5 seconds

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020: Serial Killer Files Part 1 - The Night Stalker

Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 9:06 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 56 seconds

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019: Restaurant Roundup - 01

Published: Nov. 10, 2017, 9:01 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 32 seconds

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018: Tools For Writing

Published: Nov. 3, 2017, 8:55 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 9 seconds

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017: Our Musical Evolution

Published: Oct. 27, 2017, 8:50 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 50 seconds

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016: The Neanderthals - Where Did They Go?

Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 8:45 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 26 seconds

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015: Podcasting Infrastructure, Hardware And Software

Published: Oct. 13, 2017, 8:38 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 23 seconds

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014: Introduction to Podcasting

Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 8:24 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds

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013: Mars One - Too Ambitious?

Published: Sept. 29, 2017, 8:04 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 11 seconds

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012: One Mr. Sherlock Holmes

Published: Sept. 22, 2017, 7:59 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 48 seconds

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011: To Moon And Back - Part 3

Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 7:59 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 48 seconds

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010: Mangalyaan: To Mars On Budget

Published: Sept. 8, 2017, 7:51 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 30 seconds

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009: 3D Printing For Practical Purposes

Published: Sept. 1, 2017, 7:43 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 25 seconds

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008: AI - Evolution Or Revolution?

Published: Aug. 16, 2017, 7:36 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 2 seconds

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007: Mass Hysteria Feat. Monkey Man

Published: Aug. 1, 2017, 6:29 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 39 seconds

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006: To Moon And Back - Part 2

Published: July 16, 2017, 6:09 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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005: To Moon And Back - Part 1

Published: July 1, 2017, 6:10 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 46 seconds

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004: Phantom Time Hypothesis

Published: June 16, 2017, 6:06 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 16 seconds

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003: Losing Weight

Published: June 1, 2017, 6:01 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 31 seconds

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002: Social Media Gives You Wings

Published: June 1, 2017, 2 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 23 seconds

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001: Does Formal Education Do Justice?

Published: June 1, 2017, 1:34 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 37 seconds

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