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Episode Notes Topic: Navin and Hrishi talk about their coffee obsessions, including the time when Navin's beard caught on fire because of it! Diversion: Hrishi and Navin talk about their vegetarian challenge - it's been more than 80 days, and they have some updates! Useful Links Our coffee comes from these responsible producers: Blue Tokai Flying Squirrel Black Baza Our Vegetarianism episode! License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues – Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution license] (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: Incompetech Artist: Incompetech Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Artist: Audionautix Reach Us! Leave us feedback and comments on our website Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook

Episode Notes Topic: Navin talks about some bosses he has worked with, and what he's learned from them. Diversion: Hrishi tells us how a real life political maneuver was inspired by one on TV. Useful Links Make Sure Your Work Is Aligned with Your Boss’s Expectations Proven Ways to Earn Your Employees’ Trust 12 Ways Managers Can Establish A Trusting Relationship With Employees Are You Setting Expectations For Employees The 'Right' Way? 4 Basic Truths That Will Improve Your Leadership Skills Overnight How the West Wing helped outsmart Labour whips License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues – Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution license] (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: Incompetech Artist: Incompetech Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license Artist: Audionautix Reach Us! Leave us feedback and comments on our website Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook

Episode Notes Topic: Rishi talks about JK Rowling and other creators who cannot leave their creations well enough alone! Diversion: Navin shares his thoughts on the celebration of Holi Useful Links Rowling Outs Dumbledore: https://ew.com/movies/2007/10/20/jk-rowling-outs-dumbledore-gay/ History of discussing Dumbledore's Sexuality: https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/19/harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-jk-rowling-dumbledore-sexuality/ How do Wizards Poop? https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/91548/how-do-wizards-poop-jk-rowling-just-told-us Other Schools (OG post): https://www.wizardingworld.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/wizarding-schools Reddit Thread on Japanese School Name: https://bit.ly/38Xm4TC Changes in SW Re-releases: https://bit.ly/2IMzneH Trailer for Dear Mr Waterson, an excellent documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtmV7-f_j7Y Alan Moore on Adaptations: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/dec/15/alan-moore-why-i-rejected-hollywood-interview Arthur Conan Doyle on Sherlock Holmes (and more!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWjgt9PzYEM The Many Forms of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: https://bit.ly/38MvvVz Holi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Reach Us! Leave us feedback and comments at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Main Topic: Navin on his internal dilemma with environmental vegetarianism Diversion: Rishi on why we say See Saw and never Saw See (Ablaut Reduplication) Useful Links Environmental Vegetarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_vegetarianism Lent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent The merits of giving up meat for Lent: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/vegetarian-vegan-giving-up-meat-lent-why-and-how-to-do-it-a7606031.html Food Walk with Navin (part of The Hyderabad Walking Company): https://www.thwc.in/tours/old-hyderabad-food-walk-evening-tour-3-hours/ Are human beings truly 'designed' to be meat eaters? (TL;DR - No!) https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/05/19/478645426/humans-are-meathooked-but-not-designed-for-meat-eating The Next Dilemma? Vegetarianism vs Veganism: https://bbc.in/38wP1W0 The Tweet That Sent Rishi Down a Linguistic Rabbit Hole: https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1230446578323927043 Ablaut Reduplication: https://www.rd.com/culture/ablaut-reduplication/ License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Cover art photo (c) by Navin Sigamany Reach Us! Leave us feedback and comments at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Main Topic: Rishi on why and how he 'quit' Facebook a year and a month ago and how that has gone Diversion: Navin talks about knocking people up (!) Useful Links Facebook admits to Cambridge Analytica problems: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/mark-zuckerberg-testify-congress.html Did Facebook learn anything from the Cambridge Analytica problems: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/sunday/facebook-privacy-breach-zuckerberg.html An in-depth piece from Wired on Facebook's horrible 2018 from early 2019: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-15-months-of-fresh-hell/ Facebook's Trust Problem: https://www.theverge.com/interface/2020/1/31/21115104/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-liked-understood-trust How to set all past posts on your timeline so they're private: https://www.facebook.com/help/236898969688346 Deactivating/ Deleting your Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/help/250563911970368?helpref=hcglobalnav Counterpoint: Stay on Facebook but make it useful! https://www.popsci.com/dont-delete-facebook-change-it/ Rishi's Final Post to his Facebook Timeline: https://www.facebook.com/hrishidiwan/posts/10157177371194391 Knocker Uppers Defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker-up A BBC Feature on Knocker-Uppers: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35840393 Life of a Knocker Upper: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/28/the-life-of-the-knocker-upper/ License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Cover art Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/tRL_Rkh6D8o Reach Us! Leave us feedback and comments at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Segment: Navin shares some experiences and adventures from his second trip to Egypt, after a ten year gap Diversion: Rishi shares some trivia on James Bond movies and the songs that kick them off! Useful Links The Pyramid of Teti (the one Navin visited!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PyramidofTeti Tripadvisor page for the Pyramid: https://www.tripadvisor.in/AttractionReview-g730107-d19392713-Reviews-PyramidofTeti-SaqqaraGiza_Governorate.html A Koshari/ Kushari recipe: https://www.daringgourmet.com/koshari-national-dish-of-egypt/ Were Ancient Egyptians vegetarians? https://www.huffpost.com/entry/egyptians-vegetarian-mummy-studyn5297691 The Spy Who Loved Me Pyramid Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOjcEO-2Tg0 Every James Bond Theme Song, Ranked: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g26729930/james-bond-theme-songs-ranked/ Rishi's source for the Bond number trivia! https://twitter.com/ItsAndyRyan/status/1228390015870341120 License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Artwork: Photos by Navin Sigamany Reach Us! Leave us feedback and comments at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Short episode with a main topic and a single diversion! Segment: Rishi laments lost optimism in visions of the future in science fiction Diversion: Twofer! Navin talks about the Temple of the Pig, Rishi about the Smoking Trees! Useful Links A fantastic Asimov retrospective: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/01/isaac-asimovs-throwback-literary-legacy/605815/ Elon Musk alludes to Foundation:https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1226690465992409089 A philosopher analyzes Star Trek: https://fabiusmaximus.com/2018/02/11/the-philosophy-of-star-trek/ Jeff Bezos saves The Expanse: https://www.space.com/the-expanse-how-amazon-jeff-bezos-saved-scifi.html A plea to stop being pessimistic in Science Fiction (By Neal Stephenson): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dear-science-fiction-writers-stop-being-so-pessimistic-127226686/ Navin's blog on The Temple of the Pig: https://www.navinsigamany.com/2008/09/10/temple-of-the-pig/ Temple and Pig Redux (not Navin's tale!): https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Pig-enters-temple-pooja-performed-as-cleansing-act/articleshow/23670193.cms Ganesha idols drinking milk: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-38301718/the-milk-miracle-that-brought-india-to-a-standstill License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Artwork: Photo by Yash Raut on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/@yashr08 Reach Us! Leave us feedback and comments at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Shorter episode with a main topic and a single diversion! Segment: Navin hates being called a "foodie" Diversion: Rishi talks about brewing Kopi Luwak Useful Links Some of Navin's food writing: https://www.thenewsminute.com/author-articles/Navin-Sigamany Some of Navin's self-indulgent food writing: https://www.navinsigamany.com/category/food/ Kopi Luwak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak Truth behind Kopi Luwak: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/04/160429-kopi-luwak-captive-civet-coffee-Indonesia/ License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Find out more at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Shorter episode with a main topic and a single diversion! Segment: Rishi talks about the scourge of WhatsApp forwards and how to resist it! Diversion: Navin talks about others coveting his Twitter handle Useful Links WhatsApp Forwarding Limits: https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000647/More-changes-to-forwarding WhatsApp FAQ/ Tips to prevent the spread of rumors & fake news: https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/26000216/?category=5245250 India Today Story on WhatsApp Forwards: https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/anatomy-of-a-whatsapp-forward-why-people-spread-fake-news-1389242-2018-11-15 Verge Story About the WhatsApp Lynching: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/20/17595478/whatsapp-message-forwarding-end-violent-lynching-india Mat Honan's Account on Being Hacked for his Twitter handle: https://www.wired.com/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/ License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Find out more at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Part 1: Navin on the many versions of the founding tale of Hyderabad and how the versions don’t all agree Diversion 1: Rishi introduces to some fun, archaic words he recently learnt Part 2: Rishi on the Watchmen graphic novel and TV series and how they use history (no spoilers!) Diversion 2: Navin reads us a poem! Conclusion/Thesis Useful Links The Hyderabad Walking Company: https://www.thwc.in The Qutb Shahi Tombs: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/images-hyds-qutb-shahi-tombs-reopen-after-5-years-peek-restoration-80395 Dumfungled (and other fun words): https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/tv/2483312/countdown-language-expert-susie-dent-brings-some-old-english-words-back-to-modern-day-conversation/ Smellfungus: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smellfungus A Fandom Timeline of the Watchmen Universe: https://www.fandom.com/articles/watchmen-alternate-reality-timeline (Spoilers!) Marc Bernardin Interviews Damon Lindelof (creator of the Watchmen TV Series) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmC08TGaMFI (Spoilers!) (Extra!) A study of the Watchmen Film: https://www.ukessays.com/essays/film-studies/alternate-history-in-watchmen-film-studies-essay.php (Spoilers for the novel/ film) More of Navin's angsty poems to read: https://www.navinsigamany.com/writing/poetry/ License Info All rights reserved (c) 2020 Hrishikesh Diwan and Navin Sigamany The Watchment graphic novel/ TV series and any other intellectual property referenced in this podcast is copyright their respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Cantina Blues - Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Forest Rhythm by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Find out more at https://www.bantermen.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBantermen Like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheBantermen/

Episode Notes Intro Segment 1: Rishi Talks about his Fitness obsession; how he lost 12 kgs and ran a Half-Marathon in 2 hours Diversion 1: Navin shows off his Namisu Fountain Pen! Segment 2: Navin talks about his obsession with Fountain Pens and the rabbit holes he discovered thereof Diversion 2: Rishi shares new learning about a childhood treat he loved! Conclusion: Bringing it all together Useful Links Hyderabad Runners: https://www.hyderabadrunners.com/ A primer on pronation and...