Far From Fact

By Husein Merchant and Keshav Naidu

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 n... more

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The podcast currently has 351 episodes available.

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July 27, 2021 160: Polish swim team, Golden toilet, 21-toed tortoise
Here’s a globetrotting episode for all you homesick quarantinos! The lads start with Poland, go to Japan with the Polish swim team, promptly make their way to Russia to split hairs over the golden toilet. And lastly a good old-fashioned dowry story from India. Or is it a story about silly superstitions? There’s only one way to find out!
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36min
July 20, 2021 159: Netlfix execs, Chinese man coma, MNS V. Bachchan
This episode takes us from California to China and back to India. Mumbai to be specific. In front of Amitabh Bachchan’s house to be even more specific. Catch the lads as they navigate office gossip at the highest level, a Chinese man pretending to be in a coma to avoid interrogation, and lastly the road widening in front of Mr. Bachchan’s house.
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37min
July 13, 2021 158: Drunk buffaloes, Delhi driving test, Swiggy Coke MRP
The lads go from drunk cattle to poor driving to a fascinating story on GST. That’s right GST can be fascinating. Catch them as they cover the story of inebriated bovine in the land of the Mahatma. Wonder how they got their hands on it? Don’t, they don’t have hands. Tight story this, no pun. And lastly, the piece about Swiggy charging more than MRP on Coke. But first, the story about Delhi deciding to do away with driving tests completely. Refer to episode artwork, the lads are very concerned.
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31min
July 06, 2021 157: iPhone game, Dental slim, Footwear thief
Kid on an iPhone game racks up a bill of Rs. 1.33 lakh on this dad’s card. Nothing for the lads to solve here, so they quickly have a good laugh at it and move on to greener pastures. Next up is the dental slim magnetic lock that forces your mouth shut, in a attempt to make you eat less. Lastly, the story of footwear thieves in Mumbai who are stealing from apartment complexes.
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40min
June 29, 2021 156: Snitching girlfriend, Neighbour’s tree, Tour de France crash
A guy breaks up with his girlfriend and she tells his boss about his cheating ways at work. Meanwhile in the UK it’s not all hunky dory between an Englishman and his Indian-origin neighbour. Pigeon shit hits the fan so to speak, when the neighbour chops down one half of the tree because they didn’t want to deal with the bird poop. Lastly, the big story of this week, the Tour de France crash that saw dozens of cyclists come tumbling down. The cause? One over-zealous fan. Enjoy the episode.
Also, the lads want you to watch this Tour de France fiasco video

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35min
June 22, 2021 155: Garbage contractor, Brick-throwing dog, Miyazaki mangoes
A government official takes the law in his hands by meting out justice on the streets by dumping garbage on a contractor for having caused water-logging in parts of a Mumbai suburb. The lads put on their ethical and judicial capes to find the best way to out. Meanwhile, in the UK, a man trains his dog to throw bricks at uninvited visitors, and lastly a couple in Madhya Pradesh grow a variety of mangoes that fetch Rs. 2.7 Lakh a kilo. And you thought mango season was over! Insert evil laughter.
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37min
June 15, 2021 154: ‘Missing’ Kerala woman, Mice sperm, Towed scooter
Catch the lads go from Kerala to the International Space Station and land back on earth somewhere in the UK. This week they try to make sense of a couple who eloped 11 years ago in Kerala, but literally just moved next door. Followed by the story of mice sperm that was sent into space and the impact this has on the future of humanity. Lastly, the ridiculous waste of taxpayer money in the form of a tow-truck. Enjoy!
Tiny scooter on large tow-truck image.
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46min
June 08, 2021 153: CBSE Exams, Invisible art, In-flight wedding
The lads stumble on a piece of invisible art, catch them as they get to the invisible heart of the matter. Followed by the story of a Madurai couple decides to get married on a flight to avoid Covid-related curbs on guest numbers. But first, the talk of the town, cancelled-CBSE exams.
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58min
June 01, 2021 152: Episode 152 - Best of + Bonus Feature Strange Fruit
Here’s a best-of selection of the choicest ignorance money can buy. Quick sneak peek at the contents - Self drive Uber E87, Pan masala by drone E93, Drugs in Bollywood E118. Plus a deeply stirring song as a bonus feature. This song was originally composed by Abel Meeropol and recorded by Billy holiday in 1939. Here’s a brand new homage to Strange fruit, by Donn Bhat + Passenger Revelator.
Here’s a link to the tip Tok video -
https://tinyurl.com/y8ku7xws
Here’s a link to Strange Fruit on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVOKCaXJLDA

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34min
May 25, 2021 151: Bullet train driver, Oxygen hoarders, Gold chain anniversary
An anniversary gift gets a man in trouble with the cops. A devoted husband, it appears, bought his wife a gold necklace that went all the way down to her knees, and the video went viral. Link below. But first a quick fix solution for the menace of black marketeers of oxygen cylinders and the hilarious story of a bullet train driver who was penalised for leaving his cabin for a bathroom break.
Here’s the video of the gold necklace https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/viral-video-a-gold-anniversary-gift-that-brought-the-cops-home/articleshow/82856287.cms

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40min

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The podcast currently has 351 episodes available.