Attention Pliss! with Arnab Ray: Recent Episodes
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Attention Pliss! podcast hosted by Arnab Ray aka GreatBong covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that caught his attention. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/appodcast/support
Who will win the Elections? I predict it (caution: I predicted KKR and SRH will finish bottom of table too)
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My take on some of the persistent narratives of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
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Arnab talks about Mr. Trudeau and his face-off with India
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Suhel joins Arnab in this discussion on Jawan. #SpoilerAlert
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Is the Middle Class communal? Why is Rajdeep Sardesai angry at the middle class?
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Arnab reviews Lust Stories 2.
Warning: May contain spoilers.
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Arnab talks about the two tech topics of the day: The "alleged" data breach of Cowin and Why aren't Indians producing innovation "allegedly"?
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A negativity-filled roundup of this year's IPL with max
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Elon Musk wants a 6 month moratorium on AI research. The godfather of AI sounds a dire warning on AI. Will ChatGPT destroy the world?
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In which I deal with the controversy of "reduction in syllabus" for NCERT history text books.
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If the Oscars genuinely consider diversity to be objective, they need to remove their colonial lens on other cultures like Indian. No, RRR is NOT Bollywood, one can get Indian dancers in LA to do a 15-second routine, and we make good content that is not people dancing or elephants. Also, please NO Jimmy Kimmel of the Man Show
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An interview with the director of Cinema Marte Dam Tak, Vasan Bala, where we talk about the beautifully poignant documentary on the so-called "B-grade" movie industry.
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Dr. Alok Ray discusses 2023 Budget, the effect of Adani, and other things.
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As Big Tech lay off employees by the thousands with a "sorry", here are some tips for managing the pain of being laid off
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Indian Premier League 2023 Auction Roundup with MaxDaVinci.
Recorded before Rishabh Pant's accident.
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Arnab answers listener (and viewer) questions.
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Elon Musk wants Twitter engineers to work hardcore, to put in more hours. Is he exploiting labor? #SpoilerAlert, the answer is NO.
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Where Radhakrishna (a new guest on my podcast) and I discuss the underlying themes of Kantara, and why it works as well as why Bollywood does not.
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Bloodbath in tech, but the smartest people in the world want you to believe they innocently overestimated how much they would grow. All of them.
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Moving forward from T20 World Cup, Arnab talks about Rohit Sharma
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Worldcup predictions and round-up.
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The Wire apologizes for its Meta story and the apology is an apology.
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Arnab talks about happiness and Durga Pujo for people who are no longer young (ahem middle aged).
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The cringe fest on Netflix is actually a takedown on traditional Indian/Hindu marriage. I wonder why no one gets that.
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Diptakirti Chaudhuri, Bollywood expert, is the guest today where we discuss the diminishing returns of Bollywood blockbusters and whether boycotts do work and the controversies of Bollywood narratives.
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Why Rana Ayyub's writing is like Mithunda movies in his Ooty years, the need for national symbols, historic falsehoods on Twitter, and why we need to remember.
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Arnab talks with Jamie Alter on the relevance of ODIs, India's chances in the T20 World Cup and our favorites.
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Arnab talks about Partha Chatterjee's interrogation by ED, the cash found in the house of his confidante, and what it says about corruption in Bengal.
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Arnab talks about the brouhaha over his viral Tweet thread.
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A season closing analysis of the IPL teams of 2022.
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Gyanvapi Mosque controversy; should we correct history & if so how?
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Freedom of Speech and Why It Should Apply To Twitter
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Arnab talks about the reviews and reactions to Kashmir Files
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Bond goes out with a whimper, let down by lazy writing.
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Why is Putin Attacking Ukraine and Why Now
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Dr. Alok Ray, who has been a professor of economics at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Cornell University, University of Pittsburgh among other places, analyzes Budget 2022. And for those who dont know, Dr. Alok Ray is Arnab's father.
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Arnab talks about Kohli and his legacy as a captain and the politics behind his departure.
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Arnab answers all your #askarnabray questions
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Arnab talks about the double standards of what you can say in India and what you can’t.
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In this episode, Arnab analyzes the withdrawal of the 3 farm bills and why this marks the lowest point of the BJP government at the center (no wonder Mamata Banerjee is making a play for the throne right now !)
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Arnab discusses Kangana Ranaut and Vir Das and personal brand creation in the world of social media eco-chambers.
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Arnab analyzes India's performance in the ongoing T20 world cup and looks at the cricketing reasons (you need to say this nowadays) why India is on the verge of elimination; still hoping they make it to the semi-finals.
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Arnab analyzes the India Pakistan T20 game, reminding viewers of what he had predicted before the game, but also accepting that there is no joy in "I told you so" when India loses to Pakistan.
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Why Pakistan start favorites in the India Pakistan T20 World Cup Round of 12, & should India play Pakistan in ICC tournaments
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Arnab deconstructs Squid Game, the global pop culture phenomenon, and tries to analyze the metaphors behind each of the games, and for the narrative in general. #SpoilerAlert
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Recorded before the thrilling playoffs, Arnab looks at how the teams did In 2021 and retentions going forward.
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Arnav tries to forge a middle path in assessing Gandhi's contribution to history between the extremes of unquestioned devotion and trenchant criticism
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On Aunty Ki Ghanti, Maidan-e-Jung, Mumbai Diaries and the Chutzpah of Bush. New Zealand and England withdraw from touring Pakistan, Mumbai Diaries on Amazon Prime is terrible, and George W Bush is now a progressive.
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On AOC and her appearance at the Met, and why this is not something that should make socialists happy.
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India loses to England, 3rd Test, and why Kohli should not be captain.
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Arnab talks about why the US had to go into Afghanistan? Is there any negotiating with the Taliban? Who benefits from eternal war?
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Arnab talks about India@75 and the situation in Afghanistan.
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Arnab and Vikram discuss the significance of Olympics, the economics of it, the test match vs. England, and a lot more.
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Arnab talks about the hypocrisy surrounding the Raj Kundra porn scandal and then moves on to the Pegasus controversy.
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Arnab talks about Afghanistan, the pros and cons of US withdrawing from the region, the grey area of covering human tragedies, and Danish Siddiqui's death.
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Arnab answers your questions from Twitter.
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Diptakirti Chaudhuri joins again, and Arnab discusses Netflix's Ray, and the future and legacy of today's Bollywood.
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Arnab dives into the workplace and talks about our jobs.
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Arnab talks about Jon Stewart's appearance on Stephen Colbert's show with the 'lab theory' on Covid. The main topic is about evolving role of fathers in parenting.
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Jon Stewart On Vaccine Science And The Wuhan Lab Theory - YouTube
Jon Stewart's Apple show
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Arnab talks about Twitter getting banned in Nigeria, the vice-president and several other prominent accounts losing their 'verified' status temporarily, and why getting a dog should be approached with the level of seriousness of getting into a relationship.
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Arnab talks about Baba Ramdev, Twitter vs Indian govt. and more.
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Arnab discusses Dibankar Banerjee's new movie 'Sandeep aur Pinky faraar', recent UFO news, and a look back at the West Bengal election results.
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Arnab and Vikram discuss the media's Covid coverage (or lack of) across all Indian states. Arnab also talks about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
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Arnab talks about dealing with Covid deaths, should the IPL be stopped, and the coverage on the Covid deaths in media.
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Arnab talks about the only thing that weighs over us now - the second Covid wave.
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Arnab talks about the sensational Clubhouse chat involving Prasant Kishore, the understanding of regional politics by national journalists, and answers the question of who is the new Ashutosh.
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Arnab uses all his willpower to avoid an IPL specific episode to delve into the role of religion in West Bengal politics, what Hindutva means here, and a lot more.
Link to TOI article: Mamata's date with RSS
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Arnab continues his coverage on the stage set for the West Bengal elections.
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Rahul Roushan, CEO of OpIndia and the author of 'Sanghi who never went to a shakha' joins us, for a freewheeling discussion on labels in India, behind the scenes at OpIndia and more.
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Arnab talks about his first impressions on Republic Bangla, the economics of running a Bengali channel, the AICTE's recent decision to exempt math and physics are mandatory subjects for engineering (~17 min), the recent news about Dr. Truschke (~37 min), the interview of Meghan Markel by Oprah (~58 min), and Mithunda (~1hr 12)in this action-packed episode.
Dalaal soundtrack in Bengali
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Arnab talks about the stage set for the West Bengal elections, with the mammoth rally where Mithunda formally joined the BJP, Mamata's dare of contesting from Nandigram, and a whole lot more.
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Arnab starts out with his opinion on the Biden administration then moves on to the third test match, and the 'Narendra Modi Stadium' (~5:30), before talking about Bengal's fascination with stars and Arnab's food fascination (~23 min).
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Arnab talks about 'cancel culture' and the recent episodes involving the right and the left. Then a deep-dive into what each of the IPL teams looks like after the auction.
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Arnab talks about his thoughts on the Rinku Sharma murder, media handling of the incident, and a lot more.
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Arnab is back. And he talks about all that has happened in January in a way that only he can.
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Arnab answers all the questions, ranging from his views on cricket, his personal preferences, book recommendations, the podcast, politics, and more.
The podcast will be on a break and return early 2021.
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As promised, Arnab talks about why he things the state of Indian test cricket is what it is, and delves deep into a listener question on whether there is a pang of inherent guilt for NRIs in leaving their parents back home.
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Arnab talks about what shape his namesake's Bengali channel could take, takes a short trip down memory lane, before discussing if we indeed have 'too much democracy', and what the future of movie watching experience could be.
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Arnab talks about Tor profiling his book, The Mine, the spat between Kangana and Diljit and how it impacts Bigg Boss, the continuing protests against the farm bills, the GHMC election results and how it could impact West Bengal, and his upcoming birthday and why birthdays are significant.
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Arnab talks about the future of the podcast, the BJP's strategy for Hyderabad's GHMC elections, the roll-out of the Covid vaccine, PlayStation 5, Bollywood Housewives, and Scam 1992 (phew!).
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Arnab gets an offer that he probably would refuse, then talks about why he has lost respect for Virat Kohli. The main topic is about big pharma and why it might not be the villain that it is made out to be.
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Arnab talks about how the IPL tables have turned upside down since our previous look, the ongoing situation in France, and answers questions on the US elections and possible scenarios.
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Arnab talks about the recent controversy involving Arnab Goswami's Republic TV, India Today, and the double standards involved in labelling news media. And then a round-up of the teams and their current status in IPL.
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What is common between Bollywood 2k movies and Whitehat Jr? Did Amitabh Baccha manage to stay relevant in these new movies? Which Hindi movie had a ripped-off version of 'It's raining men'? Join Arnab and Diptakirti as they discuss Hindi movies in the 2000s and how it compared to Bollywood in the 90s. Also the best and worst movies of the 2000s.
But first, the two revel in the recent successes of their favourite IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders and talk about what is going wrong with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kings XI Punjab.
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- IPL: Dhoni and Kartik finding it tough, absence of Raina, Sharjah v Dubai, v Abu Dhabi
- Trump gets Covid. Reminds of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Masque of Red Death'
- Hathras and Balrampur
Arnab says he has evolved on his opinion on political representation for minorities
Media bias on their reporting of the two events
UP Govt. handling of the media
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Arnab begins with the manufactured controversy over Sunil Gavaskar's comments on Virat Kohli's performance. And then a deep dive into the three farm bills that are not getting anywhere near the coverage they warrant.
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Mahabharata Murders coming soon to Hoi Choi
Arnab interviews Anu Aggarwal - How Aashiqui happened, Bollywood in the 90s, nepotism, the pursuit of happiness, and more.
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Arnab talks about the Californa wildfires, Dinda vs Ranodeb, Justice Katju, handling disappointments, and time management (you asked for it).
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Arnab talks about the challenges facing Chennai Super Kings, and the unfortunate demise of Chadwick Boseman.
The main topic is about continuing media coverage on Sushant Singh Rajput death and how the media is giving the people what they want. The worrying factor of leaking evidence which nobody wants to talk about, and our fascination and revulsion at star culture - the modern-day kings. And finally about how Rhea Chakraborty and Kangana have managed media perception about them and who did it better.
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Is the 'liberal' cabal just a champagne-sipping version of the Karni Sena? Arnab talks about the latest instance of liberal bullying to 'de-platform' voices that do not toe their line.
And in the second half of the podcast, we take a look at each of the teams in the run-up to this year's IPL and discuss their pros and cons. Arnab also sticks his neck out and makes a final-four prediction.
Related links:
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bloomsbury-cancels-book-on-delhi-riots-after-backlash-over-launch-event-2283714
https://theprint.in/india/this-is-fascism-flak-for-bloomsbury-on-social-media-as-it-withdraws-book-on-delhi-riots/487655/
https://www.opindia.com/2020/08/liberals-condemn-freedom-of-speech-claim-it-is-a-tool-of-oppression-bloomsbury-india/
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Why Kamala Harris doesn't project her Indian identity as a middle of the road Democrat, no one really cares for an Indian identity. Why this is the politically right thing for her to do.
What Dhoni means to me - Not a cricketer I feel emotionally attached to unlike Sachin, and dada. Why wasn't he special to me (my generation?) and what makes him special.
Reference links:
Arnab's article on Kamala in The Free Press Journal
Blog post on Dhoni during his test retirement.
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Ram mandir
Is Hindu fascism on the rise? Everyone need not have the same kind of emotional attachment to Rama and the observational aspects of Hindusim.
References: Pratap Bhanu Mehta's article, Rana Ayyub's article
Media coverage on Sushant Singh Rajput's death
Why Rajdeep Sardesai's comment and argument is fallacious. Was SSR 'big' enough?
Reference: The Lallantop
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Why isn't there a show about Sushant Singh Rajput?
What did Arnab think about Indian Matchmaking on Netflix? What close is it to the actual Indian matrimony market? Where do professional match-makers fit in? What is an ideal way to reject a potential match?
Arnab and our guests Lila Krishna, and Priyanka Bharadwaj talk about all this and more.
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- Kangana is a very smart person. Went through Bhatts and went through Pancholis, and now she is using the wokes weapons against them.
- Tapsee and Swara -ideological purity test
- Hypocrisy of Kashyap
- Sushant’s death should be investigated
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Arnab talks about the sad state of the Congress party and how even Sonu Sood upstaged them in an opportunity. Then Arnab talks about why the recent Twitter 'hack' could possibly be the most significant cybersecurity event ever.
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Vikas Dubey: Yet another case of someone being killed because of names he would take.
US elections: Kanye West discussion.
Covid spurt: Republican states and California. The politics of Covid
Trump v Biden
The H1B situation
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Arnab talks to Vikramaditya Motwane about the process behind a web-series, nepotism, how he approaches a script, and his upcoming projects.
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Back from a break, Arnab talks about the US' handling of the Covid crisis, the bizarre experiment of whitewashing US history, and why nepotism isn't exactly nepotism.
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Arnab gives his top 10 tips to ace that technical interview for your next job. Number 4 will shock you (no. not really!)
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Arnab talks about the riots across the US now and answers your questions.
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Arnab answers your questions this time.
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Arnab talks about recent incidents involving the Qayyum report on match-fixing allegations.
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Arnab talks about dealing with layoffs and what might be a bright spot in the aftermath of Covid - Working from home. And also a quick review of Mrs. Serial Killer.
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Arnab shares his thoughts on the passing away of Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor before discussing Satyajit Ray - his movies and writings.
Ray 'starter pack'
- Aranyer Din Ratri (Days And Nights In The Forest)
- Parashpathar
- Nayak
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Arnab chats up and has a heated debate about media neutrality and bias with the co-founder and CEO of Newslaundry, Abhinandan Sekhri.
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This week Arnab talks to Joy Bhattacharjya about managing an IPL team, the Pro Volleyball League, and more. Loads of fun.
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Arnab talks about techniques for writing, do's and don'ts, and some handy tips.
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Attention Pliss! with Arnab Ray covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that catches Greatbong's attention.
This episode, Arnab talks about the ongoing battle against Covid in India and the US, and his thoughts on the Tablighi Jamaat (~38 min).
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Attention Pliss! with Arnab Ray covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that catches Greatbong's attention. This week Arnab talks about the ongoing epidemic, US vs India approach, and more.
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Arnab talks about various aspects of the ongoing epidemic.
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Arnab talks to Dr. Pavithra Venkatagopalan - who has done her doctoral dissertation on Coronavirus assembly to understand the facts behind the Corona pandemic.
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Arnab talks about the Delhi riots and media coverage on it.
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Arnab talks about Parasite [MILD SPOILERS] and his views on the current Democrat contenders [~11:30]
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Arnab talks about the Kunal Kamra episode, touches upon US elections, before deep-diving into the Delhi election results.
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Arnab and guest Dr. Alok Ray discuss the Union Budget 2020 and Dr. Ray's memoirs.
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Arnab and guest Jai Arjun Singh talk about the Indian publishing industry and on villains - both in books and movies.
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Arnab talks about Shaheen Bagh, Bernie Sanders, the Jeff Bezos hack, and more.
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Arnab talks about the ongoing student protests, Deepika Padukone's politics, Oscars, and more.
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Arnab talks about the NRC and the Iran conflict
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Arnab answers all the questions that our listners wrote in.
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Arnab talks about the Citizens Amendment Bill (CAB) and a few movies including Marriage Story.
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Arnab discusses 'mob justice' and death penalty.
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Attention Pliss! podcast hosted by Arnab Ray aka GreatBong covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that caught his attention.
This episode Arnab and guest Diptakirti Chaudhuri discuss movies from the 90s. It doesn't get better than this.
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Attention Pliss! podcast hosted by Arnab Ray aka GreatBong covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that caught his attention. This week Arnab talks about Kumar Sanu, Maharashtra politics, and JNU.
As for the answer to the question in episode title? Yes, and more info the P.hD thesis mentioned in this article.
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Attention Pliss! podcast hosted by Arnab Ray aka GreatBong covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that caught his attention. This episode Arnab discusses the Ayodhya verdict, Aatish Taseer, and more.
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In this episode Arnab discusses cyber-security.
Five rules for cyber-safety
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Stay updated with latest patches
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Visit SSL sites only - look for the lock icon on address bar
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Don't click on links in emails. Go to the site yourself
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Use a password manager like lastpass to generate unique passwords
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Enable two-factor authentication for every service that supports it
What's up geeks tip: Visit https://haveibeenpwned.com/ to know if your email has been hacked
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Arnab talks about the recent state elections, congress hearings about Kashmir, Dada in BCCI, and a lot more.
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Arnab and Dr. Alok Ray discuss Dr. Abhijit Banerjee's economic theory.
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Arnab talks about a possible Trump impeachment, Howdy Modi, and the environment.
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Arnab answers all the questions that came in which cover:
JU incident
Sonakshi Sinha – ~11:30
Howdy Modi: !15:30
Reviving Congress – ~23
Kashmir – ~35
Dogs - ~35
90s Bollywood – ~42
Being blocked by celebs - ~43:30
Books: ~45
Retirement – ~49
Dave Chapel – ~52
Lara v Tendulkar – ~56
Gully boy – ~57
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Arnab talks about pursuing a PhDs and if it's worth the investment.
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Romila Thapar
Chandrayaan - ~11:30
Zomato – 36
NDTV – 42:30
NRC – 50:30
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Arnab talks about:
Food in politics
Economy ~16 minutes
Cricket ~46 minutes
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Arnab talks about 20 years of being in the US
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Arnab covers a whole gamut of topics including:
Super Deluxe (spoiler alert)
Shobhaa de ~ 7 min
Priyanka Chopra - ~18 min
Ravi shastri – ~25 min
Kashmir - 36 min
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Arnab discusses his thoughts on Article 370 at length.
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For our 50th, Arnab talks about the 'pursuit of happiness'.
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Arnab rounds off the news over the past week including:
Arnab G screaming at Aparna Sen
US & Pakistan relations ~10 min
Chandrayaan - ~33 min
Aazam Khan ~39 min
Celebrity endorsements- ~45 min
Rohit v Kohli - ~53 min
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Do we need a Chandrayaan II ?
Tiranga TV - ~20 minutes
Karnataka - ~30 minutes
Trump update - ~33 minutes
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Arnab talks about the leadership styles of various Team India captains and provides 'office life' examples.
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Arnab is back after a short break and covers Mahua Moitra to the world cup and everything in between.
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Arnab talks about the IndiaPak match now and before, and Mamata vs Doctors (~35 minutes)
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Arnab talks about pressure in school and college, parenting, and a little bit of cricket (just a little). You can now leave us a voice message directly from Anchor.
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Cricket world cup
Hasan MInhaj - 19.30 min
Sonia Returns - ~ 37 min
Modi Cabinet: 45
Mamata: 53:30
Picks: 1:10
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Bengal Election Results
National Stage – ~24
Liberal Meltdown: ~36:30 [GoT spoliers]
Game of Thrones : ~53
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Arnab talks about Game of Thrones (loads of spoilers) and the vandalism of Vidyasagar's statue(~36 min).
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Can the media be impartial
Gautam Gambhir – ~13:30 min
Divider in chief – ~19:30
World cup - ~23:40 min
Game of Thrones - ~ 26 min
IPL Finale - 46:30 min
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Arnab and our special guest Harini Calamur discuss the elections, and politics of Maharashtra and Tamilnadu (~26 minutes. )
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Arnab talks about Avengers Endgame (spoilerfree) and the first two episodes of Game of Thrones this season. Then we talk about Theranos and politics (27 minutes onwards)
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Arnab talks politics in the first half and everything else in the second (~46:30 minutes)
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Arnab discusses Leadership and answers a few questions
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Arnab talks about the Indian elections and the US university admission scandal (40:15)
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Arnab talks: IPL 19:40 – Neha Shoree 22:30 – Malala 27:15 – US 34:15 – Mueller Report
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Arnab talks about: Advani CSK – ~10:30 Hindus in Pakistan – ~14:30 Bengal politics – ~20:15 Elections – ~25:30
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Arnab talks about the Indian cricket team supporting the military, and the present and future of jobs. 1. Indian cricket team supporting Indian forces 2. Present and future of jobs: ~13:20
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Arnab talks about Trevor Noah's attempted humor and the continuing story on India v Pakistan
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Story 1: Continuing the conversation from last week on cricket with Pakistan
Story 2: Cobra post sting - what's really going on (from minute 31)
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While we are all trying to contribute to the Bharat ke veer fund, Arnab talks about some things we can do to hit our enemies where it hurts.
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Arnab tells you about Bengal politics, the Didi persona, and 'hujug' .
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Arnab talks about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's entry, the budget, a bizzare cosplay, and movie reviews. To support Arnab on Patreon visit:
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Didi's D-day, Tulsi not Virani Gabbard, and more.
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Birthday strategies for parents to media strategy for the PM - we discuss it all.
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The interviewer becomes the interviewed... Arnab talks to Smita Prakash.
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Balloons, cake,a few drinks, and answers to all YOUR questions in this birthday special episode. Subscribe to the talkingStuff youtube channel at https://youtube.com/talkingstuffnet
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Intolerance ...to Kohli? The IPL lineup for 2019 and more.
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Beyond the viral clip - a look at the Zomato delivery guy story, and Arnab's take on the recent state election results - coming right up
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Arnab is joined by Dr. Alok Ray and they look back at GST, demonetization, and the attempt to replicate India's established high quality colleges on today's episode. Subscribe to talkingStuff on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/talkingstuffnet
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We finally talk about the Me Too movement and the lack of independent media - so may we have your attention pliss! Subscribe to us on youtube.com/talkingstuffnet
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Shouldn't we be smashing all types of patriarchy? Was Twitter's Jack Dorsey played? The nutcase who got killed by tribals, and BBC getting schooled. All this and more in this episode.
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Baazigar celebrates a quarter century - and we just can't let this one slide. Arnab and our guest talk about this genre defining movie, KKR, and reminisce about their alma mater. Remember to vote on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingStuffNet/status/1064102967668727808
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A very special mini episode of the Attention Pliss! podcast for Children's day.
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Arnab discusses the outcomes of the US mid-term elections, the city renaming spree in India, and middle class upbringing.
Aghora: At the left hand of God
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Arnab talks about the utter and inexplicable disregard for human life in India, his thoughts on the Statue of unity, and Trump and his immigration boogeyman.
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Arnab and guest Suhel Banerjee talk up about the Sri Lankan cricket team, their love for SRK, and we discuss the news in India and the US. Note: This episode has been republished to fix some technical errors.
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We discuss about workplace harassment, vegetarianism in India, and give our entertainment picks. Show notes and links at talkingstuff.net/app
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Arnab talks about the the justice system when it comes to matters of faith, and Brett Kavanaugh. Show notes and links at talkingstuff.net
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In the 10th episode of the podcast, Arnab talks about how BCCI consipired to help India win the Asia Cup, Aadhaar, and adultery licenses (??). Visit talkingstuff.net for detailed show notes.
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Join Arnab and Prem Panicker in a freewheeling discussion about cricket, cricket reporting, rediff, what Prem is up to these days, and a whole lot more.
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Show notes and links at: https://talkingstuff.net/appodcast/app7/
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In this mega episode to celebrate the RTDM blog's birthday - we have a Q&A with Arnab as he answers all your questions. Of course, we have the whatSong? contest too. Detailed show notes at talkingstuff.net
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In this episode of Attention Pliss! podcast, Arnab looks at some news that caught his eye, Privilege and courage, and gives you some entertainment recommendations.
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Attention Pliss! podcast is the new podcast from the talkingStuff network. Join me, Vikram Mohan and noted author and blogger Arnab Ray aka GreatBong as he speaks his mind on politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that caught his attention.
We hope you enjoy this show and all we ask in return is your attention pliss!
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