The lads are back with a 3 fresh stories. Two from India and one, all the way from Finland. The Finnish Prime Minister, posed for a fashion magazine in a blazer with a plunging neckline, and the internet lost its chill. But first they must discuss the MNREGA scam that has Deepika’s pictures on ID cards, and the Durga pooja pandal that has social media chattering away this week. Grab your ethically-sourced, organic pop corn, plenty of woke drama this week.
Picture of the Durga pooja pandal https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/durga-puja-pandal-to-showcase-women-migrant-workers-in-place-of-goddess-6757447/

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The big page-turner this week is the story of an internet enabled sex toy gone wrong with many users getting locked into the fetish chastity belt. The horrors abound, but first, the lads must address the genius of two amazing scam stories. One where two geniuses try to sell a piece of comet, and the other where a man robs a bank only to repay his loan at the same bank. Moratorium? What’s that?
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The lads are back with three topics this week. Maybe things are getting back to the way they were after all. First up is the story of the 10 year old Italian boy from walked from Palermo to London just to give his grandma a hug. Next we have Trump’s Covid positive result and lastly the big brouhaha about drugs in Bollywood. 
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Husein is back in the country, but the lads are still meeting by distance. The big story this week is Magawa, the African giant pouched rat. Here is a rat who has saved over a hundred lives by discovering hidden landmines. The big question, can a gold medal really be reward enough for a rat? What is a reward for a rat? These and other pressing questions, get pondered and answered. But first we talk about Husein’s trip back and Keshav’s first short film. 
You can find the film here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeK95lV0ZcQ&feature=youtu.be

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A man leaves his wife in Navi Mumbai saying he is ending his life because he has been tested positive for Coronavirus, and goes away to Indore to live with his lover. The Navi Mumbai police manage to track him down. Catch the lads as they play sensitive sleuths while looking at all sides of this fascinating story. But first let’s talk about the newest addition to the Merchant family.

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It’s a new week, a new beginning. Husein shares the big news of the birth of his niece as the highlight of the personal diaries. Keshav's big news pales in comparison. The big story of the week is patients overdosing on immunity medications like Vitamin C, zinc, turmeric etc. Doctors in India seem to be treating patients for all the wrong reasons, them being too cautious or too healthy. Join the lads as they try to fix this peculiar predicament. 
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The lads are back, Husein informs us about the joys of pregnancy as part of the personal diaries section, even as Keshav informs us about a setback in his quitting journey. The big story for the week is a COVID-19 piece where American scientists are finding it hard to test vaccines due to a shortage in Rhesus macaques. This leads to an interesting development, where labs are deciding to skip directly to human trials. Catch the nincompoopery masquerading as scientific journalism. Only two animals were hurt in the making of this episode, and that’s because you didn’t send them any love on Insta.

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Husein joins us from Seattle, as the lads connect using the miracle that is internet. He continues to garden even on foreign soil. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is busy planting chips into humankind. In all fairness though, they are starting with a pig. So yes, animals were hurt in the making of this concept. This episode? Not so much.

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Lockdown diaries continue, but Husein is talking to us from a secret location. He also has some very personal news to share. All this and more this episode. The big story of the week being, rape accused Swami Nityananda who fled the country is now claiming to have started the world’s first Hindu nation called Kailasa complete with its passport, currency and flag. Except no one recognises its existence, and citizenship is virtual. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - [email protected]

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The lads share a glimpse into their lives, continuing the tradition of the lockdown diaries. This week Husein informs us about his new bird feeder, while Keshav is having some rotten luck, trying to hire a maid. What is also seeing some continuity is the pandemic tour, taking us to historic Hyderabad and back. But first, the ridonculous story of a man who finds his wallet after 14 years. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - [email protected]

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