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Why are negotiations between the U.S. and Iran stalled?
May 5, 2026
34m 00s
Can high temperatures influence the sex of your baby?
May 4, 2026
22m 01s
In Focus-Weekend | What do tech disruption and stagnant wages mean for India’s middle class?
May 3, 2026
51m 41s
What are the political implications of 7 AAP MPs ‘merging’ with BJP?
May 1, 2026
29m 55s
In Focus-Parley | Does the PIL jurisdiction need to be reconsidered?
Apr 30, 2026
56m 25s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/5/26 | ![]() Why are negotiations between the U.S. and Iran stalled? | Negotiations between the United States and Iran have stalled due to deep disagreements over Iran’s nuclear program, economic sanctions, and regional influence. The U.S. wants stricter limits on uranium enrichment, while Iran demands sanctions relief. Mistrust built over decades, especially after the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, has made compromise difficult. Ongoing tensions in the Middle East further complicate efforts to reach a stable agreement. Guest: Stanly Johny Host: Smriti Sudesh Producer: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 34m 00s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | ![]() Can high temperatures influence the sex of your baby? | We know by now that extreme heat can impact pregnancies in many ways. And with climate change contributing to extreme heat in India – and with parts of the country already reeling under scorching heat – this has become a significant health concern. But what do we know about temperature and its link with sex ratio at birth? Can exposure to intense heat during pregnancy influence whether you have a boy or a girl? A recent research paper seems to suggest it might – it shows that high temperatures in the months before birth, could be linked with fewer male births. Guest: Jasmin Abdel Ghany, Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow in Sociology, Nuffield College, Oxford and lead author of the research paper Host: Zubeda Hamid Producer: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 22m 01s | ||||||
| 5/3/26 | In Focus-Weekend | What do tech disruption and stagnant wages mean for India’s middle class?✨ | economic crisismiddle class+5 | Saurabh Mukherjea | Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work | IndiaUS+1 | Indiamiddle class+7 | — | 51m 41s | |
| 5/1/26 | What are the political implications of 7 AAP MPs ‘merging’ with BJP?✨ | political implicationsAAP crisis+4 | Neerja Chowdhury | Aam Aadmi PartyBJP+1 | — | AAPBJP+6 | — | 29m 55s | |
| 4/30/26 | In Focus-Parley | Does the PIL jurisdiction need to be reconsidered?✨ | Public Interest LitigationJudicial Innovation+4 | Anuj BhuwaniaTalha Abdul Rahman | The HinduSupreme Court+1 | Sabarimala | PILPublic Interest Litigation+5 | — | 56m 25s | |
| 4/29/26 | India’s temporal inequality: Why the poorer you are, longer the queue✨ | temporal inequalitydigital governance+3 | Ankush Pal | The HinduLondon School of Economics | India | temporal inequalitywaiting time+5 | — | 32m 14s | |
| 4/28/26 | What are the key challenges in PoSH reporting and implementation?✨ | workplace safetysexual harassment+4 | Geeta Rameshashan | Tata Consultancy ServicesPoSH Act | Nashik | sexual harassmentPoSH Act+4 | — | 38m 05s | |
| 4/27/26 | Why are Haryana's farmers resisting the new digital verification rules at mandis?✨ | farmers' protestsdigital verification+4 | G.S. Mann | Haryana State Agricultural Marketing BoardGlobal Farmer Network+2 | Haryana | Haryanafarmers+7 | — | 32m 41s | |
| 4/26/26 | In Focus-Weekend | How AI could reshape the future of species✨ | artificial intelligenceevolution+4 | Adrian Wolfson | The HinduOn the Future of Species | — | AIevolution+6 | — | 25m 38s | |
| 4/24/26 | Noida protest: Why do labour disputes get treated as ‘law and order’ issue?✨ | labour disputesprotests+4 | Shreya Ghosh | Centre for Struggling Trade Unions | NoidaHaryana+1 | Noida protestlabour disputes+8 | — | 40m 44s | |
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| 4/23/26 | In Focus-Parley | Has a weakening of unionisation hurt workers?✨ | unionisationworkers' rights+5 | Kingshuk SarkarFredy K Thazhath | Goa Institute of ManagementTrade Union Centre of India+1 | — | unionisationworkers+5 | — | 40m 18s | |
| 4/22/26 | How to make India's metro systems serve our cities better?✨ | urban mobilitymetro systems+4 | Shalini Sinha | CEPT UniversityCentre of Excellence in Urban Transport | IndiaAhmedabad | metro networkurban transport+4 | — | 31m 09s | |
| 4/21/26 | How will 'Indian Ozempics' change treatment for diabetes and obesity?✨ | diabetes treatmentobesity+3 | Dr. V. Mohan | Ozempicsemaglutide+2 | India | Ozempicsemaglutide+5 | — | 30m 46s | |
| 4/20/26 | Can a cancer therapy help treat autoimmune diseases?✨ | cancer therapyautoimmune diseases+3 | Roshan Samuel Mathews | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | GermanyIndia | CAR-T cell therapyautoimmune diseases+3 | — | 19m 21s | |
| 4/18/26 | As polls near, how is Tamil Nadu's economy doing?✨ | Tamil Nadu economyeconomic growth+4 | J. Jeyaranjan | State Planning Commission | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadueconomic growth+6 | — | 43m 36s | |
| 4/17/26 | Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire: Will it hold?✨ | Israel-Lebanon conflictceasefire+4 | Iftikhar Gilani | The Hindu | IsraelLebanon | ceasefireIsrael+7 | — | 26m 16s | |
| 4/16/26 | In Focus Parley | Should the Mythos AI model raise cybersecurity alarms at governments and companies?✨ | cybersecurityAI+4 | Aseem JakharSharda Tickoo | ClaudeMythos+3 | India | MythosAI+5 | — | 24m 16s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() Justice Kurian Joseph Committee Report explained: what are its recommendations? | Ashok Vardhan Shetty is one of the three members of the Justice Kurian Joseph Committee, appointed by the DMK government headed by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to study Union–State relations. The committee recently submitted Part 1 of its report to the Chief Minister, who has since tabled it in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. Tamil Nadu has historically been very vocal about issues such as decentralisation, state autonomy and federalism. As early as 1969, the late Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi appointed the Justice Rajamannar Committee to examine the relationship between the Centre and the States. Against this backdrop, we speak to Mr. Shetty understand the recommendations and ideas presented in the report. Guest: Ashok Vardhan Shetty, Fomer IAS, Member of Justice Kurian Joseph High-Level Committe on Union-State Relations Host: Bhagavathi Sampath K J Edited and produced by Shiksha Jural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 23m 45s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | ![]() US-Iran war: Why did the Islamabad peace talks fail? | The Islamabad peace talks between the US and Iran failed to yield a peace deal after 21 hours of negotiations. Both the sides have blamed each other for the failure. What exactly were the sticking points? What does the deadlock mean for the ceasefire? And how will the US attempt to blockade Iranian ports take shape? Guest: Suhasini Haider, The Hindu’s Diplomatic Affairs Editor Host: G Sampath Producer and editor: Jude Francis Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 45s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | ![]() Why are Central banks not raising interest rates despite rising oil prices? | Traditionally, higher inflation leads to interest rate hikes to slow demand. This approach was used after the pandemic, when prices surged across major economies. But this time, the situation is more complex. The conflict in West Asia has pushed up energy prices and while that is driving inflation higher, it is also straining household budgets. As people spend more on essentials like fuel and electricity, they tend to cut back elsewhere.This creates a difficult balancing act. Could raising interest rates now risk pushing economies into a slowdown or even a recession? Or does holding back risk letting inflation persist? And how much of this hesitation is driven by uncertainty around the evolving conflict and energy markets? In this episode, we unpack these questions and examine why central banks are holding back and how this phase of inflation is different. We also look at what it could mean for growth and policy choices going forward. Guest: Professor Rohit Azad, who teaches Economics at the Jawaharlal Nehru University Host: Devyanshi Bihani Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 26m 14s | ||||||
| 4/10/26 | ![]() Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: Can DMK retain power amid BJP’s push, AIADMK’s challenge, and Vijay’s TVK entry? | Tamil Nadu is heading into a crucial election, with the DMK government led by M. K. Stalin completing its first full term in office. While the party continues to foreground its welfare-driven “Dravidian model,” questions are being raised about governance, fiscal sustainability, and whether there is any perceptible anti-incumbency on the ground. The AIADMK is attempting to consolidate the opposition space even as leadership challenges persist. At the same time, the BJP has been trying to expand its footprint in a State where it has historically struggled, raising the question of whether Tamil Nadu remains a bipolar contest or is slowly becoming more competitive. Adding a new dimension to this election is the political entry of actor Vijay through his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, which could potentially reshape voter dynamics, particularly among the youth. So, how strong is the anti-incumbency sentiment against the DMK, if at all? Can the AIADMK mount a credible challenge? How will leadership changes affect BJP's prospects? And is Tamil Nadu still firmly bipolar, or are we witnessing the beginnings of a more fragmented political landscape? Guest: R Kannan, former UN officer, and author of MGR: A Life, Anna: The Life and Times of C.N. Annadurai and The DMK Years: Ascent, Descent, Survival Host: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Edited and produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 27m 53s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | ![]() Can Cuba weather its worst crisis in decades? | Cuba is facing its worst crisis since the Soviet collapse. The Trump administration has imposed a de facto naval blockade, cutting off oil supplies for three months, triggering repeated electricity grid collapses, and leaving over 1,00,000 patients waiting for surgery. President Trump has spoken of "taking Cuba," while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for regime change. In this conversation with Srinivasan Ramani of The Hindu, Cuba's Ambassador to India, Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera, speaks about the devastating impact of the blockade on ordinary Cubans, the loss of Venezuela as Cuba's closest ally after the U.S. capture of President Maduro, the six-decade embargo's stranglehold on Cuba's economy, the ongoing negotiations with Washington, and Cuba's red lines. He also makes a direct pitch for Indian partnership in Cuba's energy transition and economic reform. Producer and editor: Jude Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 38m 33s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | ![]() Have elections in India become plutocratic? | As Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry head to the polls, India's vibrant democracy is on full display once again. But behind the rallies and roadshows, there’s a growing concern: elections are becoming increasingly expensive.With political parties spending heavily on campaigns, advertising, and outreach, the role of money in shaping electoral competition is under scrutiny. Data shows that nearly 93% of India’s Members of Parliament are crorepatis, raising questions about whether access to political power is becoming more unequal. What does this mean for smaller parties and independent candidates? Is the system still a level playing field — and what would it take to fix it? Guests: M.R. Madhavan, Co-founder and president of the PRS Legislative Research and Rangarajan R is a former IAS officer and author of ‘Courseware on Polity Simplified’ Host: Nivedita V Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 28m 32s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | ![]() What is behind U.S.- Iran ceasefire? | After a dramatic 24 hours that saw U.S. President Donald Trump shift from a stark warning of mass destruction to announcing a two-week pause in military action, a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is now in place. With Tehran calling it a victory, Washington framing it as mission accomplished, and Pakistan emerging as a key mediator, questions remain over what really changed, what the deal contains, and whether this is a genuine de-escalation or just a temporary pause before the next phase. Guest: Stanly Johny, International Affairs Editor, The Hindu Host: Smriti Sudesh Edited and produced by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 32m 13s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | ![]() Will the 'No Kings' protest be a defining moment in Trump's second term? | On March 28, millions of people took to the streets across the U.S. under one banner — “No Kings” — marking one of the largest protest mobilisations in recent American history. What began as a loose coalition of advocacy groups has rapidly evolved into a broad-based movement cutting across issues such as civil liberties, immigration enforcement, foreign policy and the cost of living.With organisers claiming participation in the millions across thousands of events, the protests represented one of the most significant expressions of political dissent since the return of Donald Trump to the White House.Is “No Kings” a genuinely grassroots uprising or a network-driven mobilisation? What role have issues like the Iran conflict and global democratic anxieties played in expanding its reach beyond the U.S.? And ultimately, can a decentralised protest movement convert its momentum into real political influence? Host: Reuben Joe Joseph Guest: Anisha Dutta, New York-based journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 22m 56s | ||||||
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