Far From Fact

The obsession with animal stories continues this week. But first a few personal life stories from the lads. Before they dive into the story of a nudist who chases a boar near a nudist camp in an attempt to recover his laptop. Followed by the continuation of the pandemic tour. This week the lads set their sights on... you know what? Listen to the episode, you’ll find out.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - [email protected]

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Husein and Keshav exchange tips on mosquitoes or how not to breed them this dengue season. Hilarity ensues as they realise they both have some fun stories to share. The big news story of the week is the pigeon who was accused of being a Pakistani spy and then given an honourable discharge and all accusations dropped. Catch the lads as they try to speculate this thriller of a news piece that is giving our security forces sleepless nights. The FFF virtual tour continues and the lads take you to Kochi this week with their ignorance shining through about this international port city in Kerala.Enjoy.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - [email protected]

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Catch the lads talk about procrastination and move on to Husein’s kitchen garden woes. While travel bans may still continue, the lads are making the best of the new virtual travel series via listeners. Listen in, to find out this week’s fun trivia destination. But first, the burning question of the week -Why were 15 goats were arrested in Telangana? 

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Another uneventful lockdown week unfolds, as always with the good cheer that makes us all grin from ear to ear. The big story this week is the 70-ton ISRO payload that took a truck almost a year to travel from Nashik in Maharashtra to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Catch the lads dissect this sitting duck and lap it up with some disdain sauce. No scientists were hurt in the making of this episode.
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The lockdown journals are as fascinating as watching paint dry. Luckily the big story comes all bazookas blazing with a Chennai-based trio who not only opened a fake SBI branch, but according to customers, were doing a good job of it. Catch the lads bite into this juicy piece with relish and come up gasping for breath. 

Edit note: One of the lads have their ignorance shining through, as they refer to Triplicane in Chennai as Triplicate, but we aren’t at liberty to tell you which one. 
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The lockdown is back in force in many parts of the country, and Mumbai is no exception. But the big story of the week is the theft of wheels from SUVs in Delhi. Join the lads for yet another misadventure of super-fake problem solving. Their capes are on and so are their thinking caps, get ready for a trip around Logictown. Disclaimer: No car owners were hurt in the making of this episode.

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Uneventful stories abound in this edition of unlockdown diaries, but as always there is a little nugget of truth that shines through. Moving on to the big story of the week, the lads trains their sights onto the delicate debate of freedom of expression on social media. Fuelling the debate is the decision of major brands to boycott ad spends on Facebook in light of hate speeches and racially motivated content surrounding the death of George Floyd. Listen to find out who’s right, who’s wrong, or if it's even that simple. But don't worry, cutting the seriousness of this piece is a fun listener story at the end.   
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Light years from the core of the India-China conflict is this story from Asansol. But unlike the conflict, this piece is extremely entertaining and is just the thing we need right now. The big item of the week is the misadventure of a BJP worker from Asansol, who angry with China, took out a rally to burn Kim Jong-Un’s effigy. Join the lads as they try to speculate what really must have happened, and what lies ahead for us in the near future. But first, they must talk to you about appendicitis. Why? There’s only one way to find out.
Here’s a link to the video of the BJP party worker from Asansol https://twitter.com/LavanyaBallal/status/1273568716110913537
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Things are slowly opening up, and the lads bring you a little peek into their own lives. Quickly followed by the story that had Indian Twitter in splits. Two Pakistani news presenters were seen enjoying a juice box on air and selling the virtues of the juice along with a special offer. Catch the lads as they try to understand the various sides of sponsored journalism. Disclaimer: No journalists were hurt in the making of this episode.
Video link to the News story https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/pakistani-news-anchors-promoting-juice-brand-on-air-has-netizens-in-splits-6458199/

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The country has opened up malls and places of worship but the lads are still recording by distance. This episode features, apart from the usual tomfoolery, a good deed by one of the lads. The big story revolves around a teacher in UP who earned over Rs. 1 crore in salaries by ‘teaching’ in 25 schools at the same time. News Flash - The teacher’s real identity has been discovered, read all about it here https://rb.gy/11glvh. BONUS feature is singer-songwriter Tejas Menon’s new track Lead from his upcoming album Outlast. Enjoy!
Track credits -Music and Lyrics by Tejas
 Produced by Tejas and Jehangir Jehangir
 Vocals, Guitars, Synth, Keys, Percussion by Tejas Menon Bass, Percussion by Adil Kurwa
 Drums, Percussion by Jehangir Jehangir
 Backing Vocals, Percussion by Mallika Barot
 Backing Vocals by Aria Nanji
 Trumpet, Fluglehorn and Trombone by Will Allen Jr. Mastering by Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities. 

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