Take a wild guess!

Take a wild guess!

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Take a wild guess! episodes

  • Episode 15: Contrapunto

    Here it is! Season Finale of Take a wild guess! Season 1. Thank you for all of your support. What is grammar? What are punctuation marks? Who makes the rules? Why does it matter? What difference does it make if I use a comma instead of a full stop. I don't think I will ever get the answer to these questions. But there is one punctuation mark that has a very interesting 'biography'. Listen on to know the story of one of the most interesting elements of grammar.

    8 min
  • Episode 14: War doesn't decide who's right...only who's left

    War is a terrible thing and often creates more problems than it solves. The Roman Empire was undoubtedly the mightiest empire of classical antiquity. They battled some of the most formidable enemies. In today's episode, Chaitanya narrates the story of one such enemy of Rome, whose conquests are the origin of a popular phrase in modern-day English. 

    8 min
  • Episode 13: The man who cheated death…twice
    Before we had Houdini, David Blaine or The Undertaker, there was a king who cheated death…not once, but twice! But like all stories from Green mythology, he soon learned that it isn’t always a great idea for a man to play God! Who was he? Listen on to know! You can listen to episode 05: The whole is more than the sum of its parts here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KYRDQMHcRZGrh3gcSYvWc?si=Tlp1owOeRZCNBi66RcwznQ&dl_branch=1
    8 min
  • Episode 11: Alcohol is a solution

    Disclaimer: This episode contains references to alcohol. Listener discretion is requested.

    The field of science is rife with myths. Especially ones that pertain to important discoveries like Newton's apple and gravity myth or Benjamin Franklin's kite-flying and electricity myth. In this episode, Chaitanya delves into the life of a scientist and his alleged invention - one of the most popular alcohols in the world.

    Take a wild guess! is a short-format podcast where within 10 minutes, your host Chaitanya Ganu tells you a fascinating story of an object, a place, an event in history, or a name without telling you the subject of discussion. With the help of various clues that he drops throughout the story, you can figure out what is being talked about. The best part is, even if you don’t get it by the end of the 10 minutes, you can always take a wild guess! Learn how, for example, a toy-making company is connected to the Vietnam War or how a British soldier is responsible for many Indian students’ nightmares

    8 min
  • Episode 10: Misplaced decimals and unfortunate little kids

    If you tell a big enough lie and repeat it frequently enough, it will be believed. If you tell a lie based on a dated scientific study, your odds are higher. But if that lie is then picked up by one of the most prominent pieces of pop culture, then it might result in millions of children suffering at the hands of parents who have their best interests at heart. Dramatic? Yes. Listen on to find out how.


    Take a wild guess! is a short-format podcast where within 10 minutes, your host Chaitanya Ganu tells you a fascinating story of an object, a place, an event in history, or a name without telling you the subject of discussion. With the help of various clues that he drops throughout the story, you can figure out what is being talked about. The best part is, even if you don’t get it by the end of the 10 minutes, you can always take a wild guess! Learn how, for example, a toy-making company is connected to the Vietnam War or how a British soldier is responsible for many Indian students’ nightmares

    6 min

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Take a wild guess! is a short-format podcast where within 10 minutes, your host Chaitanya Ganu tells you a fascinating story of an object, a place, an event in history, or a name without telling you…