Far From Fact

Far From Fact

By Husein Merchant and Keshav NaiduComedy
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Far From Fact episodes

  • 180: Euthanasia pod, Mass firing, Fiancé-sharing twins

    The lads dive into a pool that gently goes from deep to shallow. Catch them as they wade through thorny topics like euthanasia, follow it up with the mass zoom-call-firing of 900 employees. And emerge on the other side, pondering over the story of identical twins in Australia who want to get pregnant at the same time, and with the same human. Enjoy!

    Euthanasia pod visual here

    Here is a link to the zoom call firing. 

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    45 min
  • 179: Fighter aircraft tyre, Wedding fire, Road-breaking coconut

    Thieves in UP steal a fighter aircraft tyre from the back of a truck. Two guys at a wedding continue to eat even as a fire rages behind them, and lastly, an MLA who breaks a road, while trying to break a coconut at the inauguration ceremony.

    Wedding fire video link 

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    35 min
  • 178: Matrimonial Ad, Leather jacket ban, Dead Sarpanch

    A dead man in Bihar is elected as the Sarpanch. While the election officials try to make sense of this fiasco, the lads have a good laugh. But first, the story of a matrimonial site that has pulled down an ad for being too specific. Followed by North Korea’s ban on leather jackets, to make sure only Kim Jong Un can look like Kim Jong Un. Emperor’s new Jacket?

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    50 min
  • 177: Odisha groom, Weight-loss burglary, Chinese binge eater

    An Odisha groom cancels his marriage because the bride’s family didn’t serve them mutton curry. A thief in Gujarat eats just one meal for three months, so could lose weight for a heist. And lastly, a Chinese binge-eater who has ben banned from an all-you-can-eat restaurant. Plus, the lads do a listener-special story this week at the end of the episode - Enjoy!

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    41 min
  • 176: Ganja sabzi, Greek anti-vaxxers, ‘Climate change’ diagnosis

    A family in UP falls sick after mistaking marijuana for methi. Catch the lads as they wonder out loud what they could have possibly been thinking. Next up is the story of Greek anti-vaxxers who paid bribes to get a fake vaccine, but got vaccinated with the real deal. And lastly, the Canadian who became the first ever person to be diagnosed with ‘Climate Change.’

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    31 min
  • 175: Diwali crackers, Mumbai homeowners, Elon Musk tax

    Elon Musk announced that he will sell 10% of his Tesla shares and pay tax on the gains, if Twitter thinks he should do so. Catch the lads do a deep dive into this tax-politics-stock market 3-way pile-up. But first, the story of a Mumbai pet owner who gets into a scuffle over Diwali crackers, and it turns out Mumbai homeowners are the unhappiest in the world.

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    Here’s the Elon Musk Tweet 

    Here’s an update on the Twitter Poll 

    56 min
  • 174: PornHub Math teacher, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, HYD Police

    In a dramatic announcement, Nawazuddin Siddiqui claims he is all set to quit working with OTT platforms. The lads try to get down to the bottom of this and fake-solve this very real problem. Next up is the story of a highly creative Math teacher takes to PornHub to find his audience. And lastly the piece where HYD police are going through citizen’s phones in an attempt to search for words like ‘ganja’ and ‘drugs’.

    Link to Internet Freedom Foundation IFF https://internetfreedom.in/

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    42 min
  • 173: Maternity test, Menstrual leave, Pig kidney transplant

    We’ve all heard of paternity tests, but here is the story that brings us an interesting twist with the maternity test, where a woman has to prove her motherhood. Next up, is the story of Swiggy offering its female delivery partners, 2 days paid leave every month, no questions asked. And lastly, the story of a pig’s kidney that was accepted by a human body. Enjoy!

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    47 min
  • 172: Railway spitting, Gender reveal party, Cheeky robbers

    The Indian Railways have a new solution to control spitting on trains. The lads tear into it with little remorse. Next up, is the story of a gender reveal party in Dubai gone horribly wrong. And lastly, a couple of robbers who leave a cheeky note in a Collector’s safe. Only to get caught a few days later.

    Spitting pouch design

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    31 min
  • 171: Forest dweller, Army impersonator, Society secretary

    A society secretary is driving tenants up the wall with his tyrannical ways - He wants to dictate what people will wear in the building and even show up for surprise inspections. Naturally, the lads want to save day. But first, the story of a Karnataka man who has lived in his Ambassador, deep inside a forest, for the last 17 years. Next, an army jawan impersonates his brother by serving in his name for 34 years. And unfortunately gets caught, at the time of collecting his pension.

    Picture of Chandrashekhar, the forest dweller.

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    42 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.