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Attention Pliss! podcast hosted by Arnab Ray aka GreatBong covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that caught his attention.
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Episodes

#187 Israel and Palestine

My take on some of the persistent narratives of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Nov 14, 2023•21 min

#182 - There is no data breach

Arnab talks about the two tech topics of the day: The "alleged" data breach of Cowin and Why aren't Indians producing innovation "allegedly"?

Jun 13, 2023•22 min

#181 - IPL Roundup

A negativity-filled roundup of this year's IPL with max

May 23, 2023•1 hr 49 min

#180 - Killer robots are coming

Elon Musk wants a 6 month moratorium on AI research. The godfather of AI sounds a dire warning on AI. Will ChatGPT destroy the world?

May 19, 2023•37 min

#178 - The Oscars So Woke...No It Really IS NOT

If the Oscars genuinely consider diversity to be objective, they need to remove their colonial lens on other cultures like Indian. No, RRR is NOT Bollywood, one can get Indian dancers in LA to do a 15-second routine, and we make good content that is not people dancing or elephants. Also, please NO Jimmy Kimmel of the Man Show

Mar 21, 2023•24 min

#177 - Cinema Marte Dam Tak

An interview with the director of Cinema Marte Dam Tak, Vasan Bala, where we talk about the beautifully poignant documentary on the so-called "B-grade" movie industry.

Mar 03, 2023•22 min

#175 - How to Manage Being Laid Off

As Big Tech lay off employees by the thousands with a "sorry", here are some tips for managing the pain of being laid off

Jan 24, 2023•22 min

#172 - Working Hardcore at Twitter

Elon Musk wants Twitter engineers to work hardcore, to put in more hours. Is he exploiting labor? #SpoilerAlert, the answer is NO.

Dec 20, 2022•27 min

#171 - On Kantara

Where Radhakrishna (a new guest on my podcast) and I discuss the underlying themes of Kantara, and why it works as well as why Bollywood does not.

Dec 05, 2022•26 min

#170 - Twitter, Amazon, and Meta

Bloodbath in tech, but the smartest people in the world want you to believe they innocently overestimated how much they would grow. All of them.

Nov 28, 2022•32 min

#165 - Indian Matchmaking

The cringe fest on Netflix is actually a takedown on traditional Indian/Hindu marriage. I wonder why no one gets that.

Sep 22, 2022•18 min

#163 - Has Bollywood lost it?

Diptakirti Chaudhuri, Bollywood expert, is the guest today where we discuss the diminishing returns of Bollywood blockbusters and whether boycotts do work and the controversies of Bollywood narratives.

Sep 07, 2022•41 min

#162 - Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

Why Rana Ayyub's writing is like Mithunda movies in his Ooty years, the need for national symbols, historic falsehoods on Twitter, and why we need to remember.

Aug 15, 2022•20 min

#161 - Jamie Alter interview

Arnab talks with Jamie Alter on the relevance of ODIs, India's chances in the T20 World Cup and our favorites.

Aug 09, 2022•47 min

#160 - Partha Chatterjee

Arnab talks about Partha Chatterjee's interrogation by ED, the cash found in the house of his confidante, and what it says about corruption in Bengal.

Aug 01, 2022•22 min•Ep. 160
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