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This week’s disorganized mess begins with the yearly reminder of just how overpriced iPhones are. Our panel discussed the body part they'd willingly sacrifice to purchase the newest Apple rebrand (6:24). Then we reveal our ages by discussing how sports were much tougher during our time, which is technically just a decade ago (19:05). The episode ends with weight loss and fitness advice, alongside discussing health fads and challenges ( read Chloe ting) that took over during Corona (40:15). 

Recommendations:

Amrit - Moneyball Is Over. Long Live Moneyball: https://www.gq.com/story/moneyball-rip-beane-morey

Arnav - Khan Academy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-built-this-with-guy-raz/id1150510297?i=1000491936817

Kevin - Bad Boy Billionaires available on Netflix

Akash - Kinda Funny & Kinda Funny Games available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GameOverGreggy

                Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kinda-funny-podcast/id937940719

This week we kick things off with a dive into the past. Our first video episode begins with Kevin asking us our favourite cartoon or animated show while growing up (4:00). This then somehow leads to a somewhat natural discussion on gun control, gun regulations, and a reminder of the futility of the debate (21:45) . We wrap things up with dreams of an advanced future, one where our favourite technological innovations take over (55:31).

Recommendations for the week

Arnav - "How to Decide, Convey vs. Convince, & MoreHow to Decide, Convey vs. Convince, & More" 

Akash - Watch Jojo Rabbit directed by Taika Waititi

Kevin - Joe Rogan Experience #1470 With Elon Musk 

Amrit - Rakesh Maria's 'Let me Say it Now'

This week the guys tried to keep things light-hearted and failed spectacularly. The guys begin with a discussion on moments that humbled them the most, which took a morbid turn by the end (06:49). This is followed by a slightly more upbeat conversation on entrepreneurs, small businesses, and good Samaritans who shone during COVID-19 (28:04). Next up is a dishonest discussion on the lamest attempts we are ready to reveal when it comes to wooing the opposite sex (57:35).

This week the guys discuss things we’d want to change about school, leading to a different set of takes on what would have made our own journey’s more fruitful (6:33). This is followed by a rather sad discussion on the most underrated/unappreciated Indian sportsmen of all time, which requires urgent public attention (43:22). We stray into some casual PS5 and X-Box One X speculation to round off the episode (1:03:44).

This week's deep dive begins with Kevin introducing us to the perils of misinformation in the COVID-19 era. The guys discuss possible solutions and perspectives on how deeply ingrained the situation is in society (5:38). This is followed by the quest for moral purity that appears to have made cancel culture a mainstay in the modern era. Who decides what is right or wrong, and who gets to cancel whom, are some of the things we ponder here (43:26). We round things off with a deep dive into some of our favorite WWE memories and how old school pro-wrestling maintains its charm (1:06:47).

This week the guys focus on the PUBG ban and our favorite memories of the game over the lockdown (05:34). Akash tables an interesting discussion on how each of us would react to Space Travel, which as usual invited a varying set of off-topic theories (20:39). Finally, we get into Lionel Messi’s controversial transfer request and make updated NBA finals picks (36:54).

No you didn't read that wrong we are on episode 11, unfortunately our episode 10 recording faced a lot of technical difficulties so we decided to scrap it and move on. This week we got into the current narrative in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, the charges on Rhea Chakraborty and whether other the country’s media should realign it's focus. We then move onto Kevin’s handpicked selection of double meanings in Bollywood lyrics, followed by a heartfelt conversation on what really stops someone from following their passion.

Here is the link for the list of Bollywood songs we discussed:

https://www.nowrunning.com/top-10-controversial-bollywood-songs/80315/story.htm

Time Stamps:

Topic 1 - Sushant Singh Rajput: 5:26

Topic 2 - Double Meaning Bollywood Songs: 38:45

Topic 3 - Obsession With Passion: 53:27

The 9th Episode!! And we finally covered 4 topics of the show!...Well kind of...you'll get it when you listen to it. For this weeks episode we made our timely predictions for the Champions League match Bayern Vs Barcelona, talked about the importance of masks in this current pandemic, how India's emphasis on sports should change for the better and our impressions of the Sadak 2 trailer which is the most disliked video on YouTube currently! 

Another episode in the books and this time we discussed 2 topics. We talked about the TikTok ban in India and the proposed ban of it in the US. We also put on some casting director hats and decided who would play the Avengers if it was an Indian movie! It is an entertaining episode give it a listen!

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