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A deep-dive into the top films in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil & Telugu, with a bonus content

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In this episode, we have Deccan Herald's film journalist Vivek M V bringing you the best and worst films of 2022 in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu.

As a bonus, we also have theatre artiste and film actor P D Satish Chandra giving a quick take on the movies that impressed him the most across India, including Hindi and Assames.

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How a decentralised, hyper-local, ward-level network can boost Covid preparedness

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The Covid-19 pandemic might never return with the ferocity witnessed two years ago in Bengaluru. But the failure of a top-down approach to tackle the viral spread had hastened the need for an alternative, grassroots approach with hyper-local, ward-level triaging, patient identification and response.

In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Vikram Rai, General Secretary, Bengaluru Apartments Federation (BAF) and Dr Ambanna Gowda, Senior Consultant Physician, Sparsh Hospital Infantry Road, on the hyper-local approach and why having a robust network at the grassroots can make a difference.

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A deep-dive into the action that led to today's finale, and what it means to the teams.

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In just a few hours from now, we will get to know who wins the coveted FIFA World Cup 2022. Billions of football fans worldwide will be hooked to their screens as Argentina and France battle it out in a clash of titans.

Who will win, Messi or Mbappe? Can predictions be made based on their previous matches in the tournament?

To discuss this and much more about the exciting clashes that had the entire world riveted for the past several weeks, Deccan Herald's football specialist and special correspondent Sandeep Menon does a deep-dive.

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This winter has been particularly chilly, for a reason.

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Does this year's winter feel particularly chilly? Has the night temperatures started dropping beyond levels of comfort? While popular perception is that Bengaluru is colder than previous years, it takes a weatherman to tell us what exactly is happening.

To dwell deeper into the weather, forecast, predictions and why it will get warmer as we move closer to the New Year, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to the former Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department, Dr K J Ramesh.

An interaction with City Special Commissioner of Traffic, M A Saleem

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Bengaluru city has been trapped for years in a twister of traffic woes. With the roads packed far beyond their capacity by an unrelenting onslaught of ever-increasing numbers of vehicles, smart traffic management has become extremely critical to maintain a semblance of order.

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Why public access to green spaces should be all day long.

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For years, BBMP parks in the city were shut for the public during the afternoon hours. The Palike Commissioner has now made an announcement extending the open-park hours, although the green spaces will remain shut in the name of maintenance for a few hours.

In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to Usha Rao, an anthropologist and a seasoned campaigner for open spaces. She speaks passionately for open parks, open spaces and more open hours.

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A former DGP dives deep into the killer's psyche.

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The Shraddha Walkar murder case, where the victim's body was chopped into 35 pieces, stored in a refrigerator and later disposed off across Delhi by her live-in partner Aftab Poonawallah, has shocked the entire nation.

What drives people to commit such gruesome, horrific crimes? HOw does the forensic department piece together the evidence?

In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to former Karnataka Director General of Police, Dr S T Ramesh, who has several decades of experience in tackling such crimes.

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Once active users explain why popularity of the next-big-thing in social media dwindled.

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Clubhouse, the audio-only social media platform was quite a sensation when it launched its Android version in India during the lockdown. Opening hundreds of rooms, users got hooked on to the app, talking in real time for hours.

But a few months later, the platform which showed so much promise has seen user numbers sharply dwindle. So what went wrong?

In this episode, DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan speaks to a few users who were very active before and not so, now.

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A talk with a seasoned campaigner for a robust public transport in Bengaluru.

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Why can't BMTC, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, operate smaller shuttle buses in areas with narrow roads, and thereby boost last-mile connectivity across Bengaluru? Now this might sound simple and easily doable.

But, as Shaheen Shasa, a seasoned campaigner for a robust public transport system and member, Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike notes in this episode with DH Radio's Rasheed Kappan, the BMTC does not operate smaller buses for a reason: Staff shortage.

Listen in for an engaging conversation on all things BMTC.

DH Sports Correspondents in post-mortem mode, but sheds light on way forward

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India crashed out of the T20 Cricket World Cup after a humiliating loss to England in the semi-finals. So what lessons have we learnt? What next?

Build a completely new team packed with T20 specialists? But will following that English model benefit India?

In this episode, we have a free-wheeling discussion on all these with Deccan Herald Sports Correspondents Sandeep Menon, Sidney Kiran and Roshan Thyagarajan.

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