Far From Fact

Far From Fact

By Husein Merchant and Keshav NaiduComedy
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  • 250: FFF X Abish Mathew

    It is our 250th Episode, so it's super special. The Lads are joined by none other than comedian extraordinaire Abish Mathew. The episode is available in both audio as as well video, so take your pick! The big story this week is... Why don't you listen in and find out for yourself.

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    37 min
  • 249: Scam Startup Convention

    An event in Noida called the World Startup Convention ended up duping attendees who came in the hopes of meeting the likes of Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk. No such luck, instead the cops showed up and they had to go back with no resolution to all the wasted time and money. Catch the lads, as they put on their thinking helmets to arrive at a fake-solution that might just be the right amount of inappropriate.

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    25 min
  • 248: China 'fall in love' break

    The Chinese government is encouraging colleges to take a week off in spring to fall in love. Why? To course-correct on their population control methods that have now resulted in a young population that does not want to have babies. Catch the lads as they try to solve this gargantuan problem, armed with nothing but their tongues.


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    28 min
  • 247 Right to Health Act

    Doctors in Rajasthan are protesting the Right To Health Act. While the Act has the right intentions, the doctors have a point too. But is there a way to bridge this gap? Really solve, what is possibly the greatest healthcare issues of our great nation. Join the lads, as they fake-solve this week’s BIG problem. 


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    28 min
  • 246 One husband, two wives - 3 days each

    A family court in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh has made an interesting recommendation in the case of a man who had fathered children with two women. A 28-year old software developer and his two wives, have agreed on a contract where the man spends three days of the week with one wife and the other three days with the other wife. The man is free to do as he pleases on the 7th day. Don’t worry, the lads were just as amused as you when they first read it. Jump in for some laughs at the expense of this adventurous throuple. 


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    27 min
  • 245 Surplus cornea wastage

    The Maharashtra state health department has amended its 15-year old regulation that prohibited eye banks in Maharashtra from sharing excess corneas, with institutions outside the state. Mainly to curb the unnecessary wastage of eyeballs. The lads are seeing ways to help solve this problem.

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    26 min
  • 244: 'Cocaine' Hippos of Columbia

    The country of Columbia is facing a threat to its ecology because of an overpopulation of hippos that are wreaking havoc in the wild. And turns out India in taking in 60 of these hippos. Catch the lads as they try to crack open this wild one.


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    37 min
  • 243: Bride's sister's wedding
    A bride in Gujarat succumbed to a heart attack at her wedding. But the family came to the rescue and the elders suggested that the dead bride's younger sister marry the groom-in-waiting. Happy Ending, right? Except, the lads have a thing or two to say and a problem or two to solve.
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    23 min
  • 242: Singing village of Meghalaya

    In Kongthong, Meghalaya all the residents have songs for names. It's just a way of life, for all 700 of them. And the lads are curious as they go speculating. Join them as they have a laugh in a bid for inclusivity and equal-jokes for all parts of the country. 

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    19 min
  • 241: Blinkit rat in bread
    An online grocery shopper was in for a rude shock when he received a live rat trapped in his loaf of bread. Naturally the lads take them to the cleaners. Also, plenty of speculation about what could have possibly happened, no solutions on this episode, but a fun new poll is here. Do jump in!
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    21 min

About Far From Fact

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A weekly podcast from India, that is not about Science, Pop Culture, Technology, Sport, News, Sociology, or the Internet, and yet, all at once it is. Far From Fact is designed to cater to your basic need for ignorance. Catch the lads, as they fake-solve real problems on a weekly basis.