Leftover Lasagne with Nitin & Tony

In the backdrop of the Ed Sheeran - Macklemore situation, and Neha Bora and the student protests in India, the lasagne boys sit down for episode 50 to talk about standing up for causes. Should one stand up for every cause? Should everyone stand up for a cause? Join us for a discussion that goes around in circles. Long live the revolution.

Attention span has gone to the dogs. We look at our phones 100s of times every day, and can't do without meaningless scrolling. What does all this distraction mean?

After the dust settled at the spirited Gen Z led protests at Jantar Mantar, where India's rich and famous gave a rather weak account of themselves, Nitin and Tony take a good sharp look at what it means to be a celebrity in the modern times of infinite attention economy. As Salman Khan would say "is it over bro" for our role models?

We notice the one dirty spot on the floor. We don’t notice the hundred that were cleaned.

In this episode, we start with a simple question: why did many of us grow up hearing about apartheid, but never about Mabo?

Why do we notice loud, visible problems but miss the quiet systems working underneath our lives. From history and news, to AI agreeing with us, to podcast edits, to relationships and housework, we explore why absence is harder to see than presence.

If you’ve ever complained about one small mistake and ignored all the invisible effort around it, this one’s for you.

We also talk about the excellent audio series Hi, I’m Eddie, which tells the story behind the Mabo decision:

https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/discover/podcasts/hi-im-eddie

How important is the writing to the effectiveness of a movie? How much of creativity is art, and how much is science? Nitin and Tony enjoy the magic of great story-telling as they revisit a film they are both incredibly fond of - Christopher Nolan's The Prestige. 

If you like Leftover Lasagne, chances are you will enjoy Moolakadai - a relay short-story co-written by Tony, Nitin and best friend of the pod Prashant DP. Check it out: https://substack.com/home/post/p-185384796

Tony tunes in from Down Under and joins Nitin to revive Leftover Lasagne after a break... And to discuss the topic of taking career breaks. Why don't more people take work sabbaticals, even if their bank balances would allow them to? And as existential dread and AI take over the very idea of stable careers, should more of us stop to smell the roses? 

As GLP1 drugs get approval for Type 2 Diabetes treatment in India, Tony and Nitin get deep into Ozempic and its likes, debating the moral, ethical and commercial questions around them, and other cosmetic procedures. Stay on for the last third of this discussion, where they imagine the challenges of keeping the spark alive in a world full of dopamine, that also features shortcuts that can destroy the joy of experience involved in food, exercise and creativity.

Nearly a 100 years ago, John Maynard Keynes predicted that we would only need to work 15 hours a week. While he may not have got that part right (yet), the fundamental problem to solve for humans on earth remains the same as it always did - how do we make sense of our lives?

Join Nitin and Tony as they tackle profound topics with the silliest humour.

Tony and Nitin train their guns at two hot button issues in India right now, and they also train their guns at each other. Hastha la vista baby! We are back!

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As LoL enters its 40s, the co-hosts, both shuddering at the thought of entering their own 40s take a gander at age, life experience, wearing your stripes with grace and being good whimsical uncles with Instagram, rather than LinkedIn skills.Tell your friends about this podcast no? What's the worst that can happen :-)