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On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Deep and Aditya, to talk about a little new show called 'Squid Game'. They talk about the Squid Game phenomenon, it being the most highest watched show in all of Netflix's history, Netflix estimating the show's worth to be 900 million USD, and lots more.

The three panelists also talk about the plot, their favourites characters and games from the show, their theories and favourite moments and tons more. Tune in for a super hype episode.

Also, don't miss the recommendations - Deep talks about the band 'Riverside', Aditya revommends the book 'Delhi, in Thy Name' by Adrija Roychowdhury, send Antariksh recommends the show 'Only Murders in the Building' again now that the show's first season is over.

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On this episode, Antariksh talks to fellow IVM staffers Surohini Jain and Aditya Worah about the recently released Netflix docuseries 'House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths'. They talk about what they thought of the show, whether they were aware of the case when it broke out in 2018, a similar case in Bangladesh where a family of 8 commited mass suicide in what came to be known as the 'Adam's Cult Deaths', and lots more. The Burari Deaths recounts the case of the Chundwata family in the Burari District of New Delhi, 11 members of which were found hanging in their house in July of 2018. It became one of the biggest news stories at the time.

Antariksh, Surohini and Aditya discuss the three episodes of the docuseries, their takes on the whole case, and more.

Also, don't miss some awesome recommendations - Surohini recommends the movie 'The Guilty' starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Aditya revommends the book 'The Bawla Murder Case' and Antariksh recommends Dave Chappelle's new stand-up special called 'The Closer'.

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Having just freshly watched the movie 'Free Guy', Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM staffers Abhineet and Hrishi to talks about what they thought of Ryan Reynolds' new feature, and then get into other movies that take you inside video games similar to Free Guy. They talk about Gamer (2009) starring Gerard Butler, The Matrix (which could also be technically considered to be in the genre), Ready Player One, Jumanji - Welcome to the Jungle, Tron, Spy Kids 3D, Zathura, and more. They discuss the kind of traits that can be often be seen in these films, which of them are their favourites, and some they aren't really fans of (Spy Kids 3-D).

Also, do tune in for the recommendations - Hrishi recommends the YouTube channel 'theRadBrad' YouTube channel, Abhineet recommends the podcast 'Virus 2062', and Antariksh recommends the YouTube series 'Barstool Pizza Reviews' on the 'One Bite Pizza Reviews' YouTube channel.

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On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producer Vishal, and Ambi Parameswaran, host of 'The Sponge podcast', co-host of 'The Last Brand Standing' podcast, Founder of Brand-Building.com, brand strategist, veteran ad-man with over 35 years of experience, and a fellow pop-culture nerd! Antariksh and Vishal pick Ambi's brain about the most controversial ads, what makes an ad supposedly controversial, some famous ads that were not taken to well, like the famous Tuff Shoes print ad with a naked Milind Soman and Madhu Sapre, the Tanishq ad from earlier this year that got twisted by trolls, Myntra's troubles in a similar regard, and lots more. Ambi also talks about working with Doordarshan back in the day, the famous 'United Breaks Guitars' song, why it seems like some companies like Zomato like to court controversy, and tons more. They also discuss some of their favurite ads ever - like Indica v2, Happydent, the recent Cadbury gender swap cricket ad, the Bisleri ad with camels, and more.

Also, don't miss some awesome recommendations where Ambi recommends the Tamil movie 'Sarpatta Parambarai', the tv series 'Navarasa', and author Sujata Massey's books. Vishal recommends the Lallantop YouTube channel and their series called 'Duniyadaari', and Antariksh recommends 'Free Guy' starring Ryan Reynolds.

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On this episode, Antariksh is joined by Anna and Vishal to talk about what they thought of the third season of the Netflix show 'Sex Education'. SPOILERS AHEAD, you've been warned. They talk about what sex education was like in their own school lives, how they liked the third season compared to the previous two, the characters that got the best arcs this season, why Otis and Maeve still aren't together, why Isaac was an jerk, what the series does really well and how well it has managed to not become just another teen-school-drama. All this and more about Sex Education on this episode.

Plus, Anna recommends a podcast called 'Girls That Invest', Vishal recommends the Netflix show 'Cartel' and Antariksh recommends the Hulu show 'Only Murders in the Building' starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.

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On this episode, Antariksh is joined by returning producer Abhineet Mandal, and newbie Vagdha Rao, to talk about horror films from Bollywood and Hollywood that they like, what makes a good scary movie and what makes a bad one, why Bollywood has never really remade a Hollywood horror film (despite constantly having stolen movie ideas from other countries before), CGI in Hindi films, and then also talk about some epic horror films like Tumbbad, Stree, The Conjuring, Insidious, and more.

Also, don't miss the awesome recommendation round where Vagdha recommends the Malayalam feature film called 'Hope', Abhineet recommends the YouTube series 'Ghost Stories' on Hoezaay's YT channel, and Antariksh talks about the passing of the great standup comic Norm Macdonald, and recommends the YT channel 'I'm Not Norm' to get the uninitiated started on the genius that was Norm Macdonald.

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On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow IVM producer Sumit Pande, to talk about one of their favourite anime shows - My Hero Academia (or 'Boku No Hero Academia' in Japanese). If you are at all into anime, you should definitely check out MHA as it's one of the great anime which is still ongoing. Sumit and Antariksh help you understand what the show is about, the story, the characters, the power scaling, the villains and the world in general of MHA. What makes it so awesome? What makes it stand out compared to the slew of other anime shows out there?

Also, don't miss the recommendations round where Sumit talks about being in the midst of watching 'Better Call Saul', and Antariksh talks about a new show on Apple Tv called 'Ted Lasso'.

Tune in to find out this and a lot more.

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On this episode, Antariksh is joined by fellow producers at IVM - Spoorthi and Vinay. They talk about school days and cheating in exams, and then get into some movies they would like to see remade in the Indian context - like Starsky & Hutch, the MCU, Lucy - how would these films change if they were to be made in India?

Also, don't miss the recommendations round at the end where Spoorthi recommends two movies - the Telugu movie 'C/O Kancharapalem' and the Malayalam movie '#Home'. Vinay recommends the musical artist Illenium and his album 'Fallen Embers', and Antariksh recommends the video game 'Saints Row The Third'.

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On this episode, Spoorthi, Sumit and Antariksh talk about movie theatres, when the last time they saw a movie in a theatre was, how the pandemic has seemingly been like for the theatre and cinema industries, hybrid movie releases and whether they will hurt the theatres in the future, Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over the hybrid release of Black Widow, and tons more.

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On this episode, Antariksh is joined by the amazing Sadaf Hussain, Chef, Author, Co-host of the Naan Curry food podcast, and former MasterChef India finalist. Antariksh talks to Sadaf about Sadaf's experiences before and after MasterChef India, running a pop-up kitchen before going onto MasterChef, the other reality shows he has done, what Sadaf's reality show experience has been like, how he auditioned for MasterChef India, the differences between Master Chef India and Australia, some hilarious stories from Sadaf's life, meeting Chef Ranveer Brar, and lots more.

Plus, Sadaf recommends Ricky Stein's food documentaries and the Amazon Prime show 'Modern Love', and Antariksh recommends the Apple TV show 'Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet'.

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