Take a wild guess!

Episode 10: Misplaced decimals and unfortunate little kids


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If you tell a big enough lie and repeat it frequently enough, it will be believed. If you tell a lie based on a dated scientific study, your odds are higher. But if that lie is then picked up by one of the most prominent pieces of pop culture, then it might result in millions of children suffering at the hands of parents who have their best interests at heart. Dramatic? Yes. Listen on to find out how.


Take a wild guess! is a short-format podcast where within 10 minutes, your host Chaitanya Ganu tells you a fascinating story of an object, a place, an event in history, or a name without telling you the subject of discussion. With the help of various clues that he drops throughout the story, you can figure out what is being talked about. The best part is, even if you don’t get it by the end of the 10 minutes, you can always take a wild guess! Learn how, for example, a toy-making company is connected to the Vietnam War or how a British soldier is responsible for many Indian students’ nightmares

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Take a wild guess!By Chaitanya Ganu