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India has officially opened vaccination for all adults, and we get into an intense debate on the pros and cons of the same. We also ponder possible solutions for containing the rising COVID-19 numbers in the country (02:26). Then we shift focus to the Champions League, where the semis are upon us, and Pep Guardiola appears to be inching towards the promised land (45:22). We then discuss the Oscars 2021 Nominations, and our lack of knowledge about most releases in a pandemic year (53:09), and a scary Conjuring 3 trailer (01:13:27). All this and much more this week on the Vele Podcast!

This week we discuss Marvel's Shang Chi trailer and Salman Khan's interestingly produced Radhe teaser (05:03). We then move on to the now failed Super League coup that shocked European football. Twelve of the biggest names in European football caused a massive uproar among their fan bases with the proposal of a breakaway league, now tanked due to the unanimous backlash (25:49). We discuss the dilution of sports with the search for money as Olympian Ben Askren got knocked out in the first round by YouTuber Jake Paul. Do such exhibition matches ruin sports or add to them? (45:43) We then shift our attention to the recent Apple conference and discuss their new releases (1:01:10). 

This week the world once again faces discussions on the role of police in civilian life. Police brutality in the US with the killing of Deonte Wright led to widespread condemnation and anger across the world. Today we discuss our own experiences with uniformed officers, and police reforms that can help improve the current mistrust (06:11). We then get into the Ever Given receiving a 1 billion dollar fine over their blunder in the Suez Canal (42:14),somehow Fast and Furious releasing plans for an 9th movie (45:43). We then end the episode with a small discussion on the new PUBG map and our 'amazing' skills in the game (1:04:06).

This week we deal with a record rise in coronavirus infections in India. States are introducing new restrictions, yet no complete lockdown appears to be in sight (09:58). We smoothly transition to LG announcing its decision to quit the smartphone market, which surprised anyone who cares about their products. This leads to a discussion on the brands that once dominated the phone market but are now nowhere to be seen (38:05). We finally discuss the new trailers for Loki and Black Widow, as Marvel ensures that the next decade shall also belong to them (52:44) and end the show with some football talk (1:03:35).

For this episode we started off our discussion by talking about our opinions on the biggest movie of the year so far Godzilla Vs Kong (04:01). We stayed in the realm of Entertainment and talked about the latest trailer for the Suicide Squad. Will it be good or as disappointing as the previous version? Only time will tell (19:05). We then moved on to talking about the Suez Canal blockage and how it affected the world. And finally the IPL is returning so its about that time where we make our predictions! All of us picked the teams we think will be in the finals, we'll see who is right when the time comes (43:40). A fun and eventful episode for sure give it a listen!

For this episode we started off our discussion by talking about our opinions on the biggest movie of the year so far Godzilla Vs Kong (04:01). We stayed in the realm of Entertainment and talked about the latest trailer for the Suicide Squad. Will it be good or as disappointing as the previous version? Only time will tell (19:05). We then moved on to talking about the Suez Canal blockage and how it affected the world. And finally the IPL is returning so its about that time where we make our predictions! All of us picked the teams we think will be in the finals, we'll see who is right when the time comes (43:40). A fun and eventful episode for sure give it a listen! 

This week, India is witnessing assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, West Bengal, and Assam. We first try and explain how the basic election process takes place in the country (7:09). This is followed by possible electoral reforms that we can attempt in the future. This is romantic daydreaming, but we feel this would at least clear up the clutter we are faced with now (30:52). We also mix in how an Indian version of a presidential debate would require pro wrestling elements, which honestly shall be the best takeaway from the whole thing.

Kerala Championship Wrestling: https://youtu.be/jRuTVV4uPNQ

Our finale finds us wrapping up our Climate change series with technologies that shall define the next two decades of our fight against climate change. The sun’s relentless heat is a scary reality, but the ability to harness the same via solar panels can solve some of our energy issues (06:27). Similarly, electric and hybrid vehicles are the sole hope we have to reduce the fatal damage caused by vehicular emissions (42:35). This episode also includes our final thoughts on the matter and a solemn promise to choose more light-hearted content along these lines in the foreseeable future.

This is a special release where we review Zack Snyder's Justice League and give our impressions on the first episode of the falcon and the winter soldier. DC vs Marvel in the same week and we witness similar trends and behavior from the two comic book behemoths. Snyder's much-anticipated version comes after the release of the original in 2017, while this iteration somehow taking up 4 hours of every viewer's life. Meanwhile, Marvel opens the viewer to an intriguing look into a post-Endgame Marvel Cinematic Universe. Choose whichever series you wish to , but superheroes are back to being relevant in our lives once again.

Snyder Cut Spoiler Free Impressions: 05:21

Spoilers Galore: 10:17

Wandavision Spoilers: 47:03

Falcon and The Winter Soldier Spoilers: 49:32 

This week we continue our discussion on climate change with a renewed focus on personal solutions. First, we hear of Akira Miyawaki’s famous afforestation method and how it can impact and aid urban areas. This is the closest we’ll get to building a forest in the middle of our cities. This is followed by a confusion-clearing session on how geothermal energy functions. That translates to us asking lots of questions to our patient host, but we manage to glean an idea of its great potential. In other news, all Rohit Sharma slander is banned for the foreseeable future.