Arnab talks about Twitter getting banned in Nigeria, the vice-president and several other prominent accounts losing their 'verified' status temporarily, and why getting a dog should be approached with the level of seriousness of getting into a relationship.
Jun 06, 2021•54 min•Ep. 128
Arnab talks about Baba Ramdev, Twitter vs Indian govt. and more.
May 30, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 127
Arnab discusses Dibankar Banerjee's new movie 'Sandeep aur Pinky faraar', recent UFO news, and a look back at the West Bengal election results. Donate: Donate to COVID-19 Relief Services in India | Donate to Corona Virus Hit Families (akshayapatra.org) #IndiaAgainstCoronaVirus (giveindia.org)
May 23, 2021•43 min•Ep. 126
Arnab and Vikram discuss the media's Covid coverage (or lack of) across all Indian states. Arnab also talks about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Donate: Donate to COVID-19 Relief Services in India | Donate to Corona Virus Hit Families (akshayapatra.org) #IndiaAgainstCoronaVirus (giveindia.org)
May 16, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 125
Arnab talks about dealing with Covid deaths, should the IPL be stopped, and the coverage on the Covid deaths in media. Donate to Covid relief here: indiafightscorona.giveindia.org/ GiveIndia Fundraisers: India’s most trusted crowdfunding website
May 02, 2021•52 min•Ep. 124
Arnab talks about the only thing that weighs over us now - the second Covid wave. Donate to Covid relief here: Help These Communities Weather the Covid Storm #RightWalkCovidRelief | Milaap Covid-19 Response - Emmanuel Hospital Association (eha-health.org) Crowdfunding India - Best Crowdfunding Platform & Website - Ketto...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 123
Arnab talks about the sensational Clubhouse chat involving Prasant Kishore , the understanding of regional politics by national journalists, and answers the question of who is the new Ashutosh.
Apr 12, 2021•57 min•Ep. 122
Arnab uses all his willpower to avoid an IPL specific episode to delve into the role of religion in West Bengal politics, what Hindutva means here, and a lot more. Link to TOI article: Mamata's date with RSS Patreon
Apr 04, 2021•54 min•Ep. 121
Arnab continues his coverage on the stage set for the West Bengal elections. Patreon: https://patreon.com/greatbong
Mar 28, 2021•51 min•Ep. 126
Rahul Roushan, CEO of OpIndia and the author of ' Sanghi who never went to a shakha ' joins us, for a freewheeling discussion on labels in India, behind the scenes at OpIndia and more. Buy the book on Amazon.in: https://amzn.to/3tKdUbF
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 119
Arnab talks about his first impressions on Republic Bangla, the economics of running a Bengali channel, the AICTE's recent decision to exempt math and physics are mandatory subjects for engineering (~17 min), the recent news about Dr. Truschke (~37 min), the interview of Meghan Markel by Oprah (~58 min), and Mithunda (~1hr 12)in this action-packed episode. Dalaal soundtrack in Bengali
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 118
Arnab talks about the stage set for the West Bengal elections, with the mammoth rally where Mithunda formally joined the BJP, Mamata's dare of contesting from Nandigram, and a whole lot more. Support Arnab on Patreon
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Arnab starts out with his opinion on the Biden administration then moves on to the third test match, and the 'Narendra Modi Stadium' (~5:30), before talking about Bengal's fascination with stars and Arnab's food fascination (~23 min). Support Arnab on Patreon
Feb 28, 2021•50 min•Ep. 116
Arnab talks about 'cancel culture' and the recent episodes involving the right and the left. Then a deep-dive into what each of the IPL teams looks like after the auction. Show notes here Patreon: Greatbong is creating podcast, books | Patreon
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Arnab talks about his thoughts on the Rinku Sharma murder, media handling of the incident, and a lot more.
Feb 14, 2021•46 min
Arnab is back. And he talks about all that has happened in January in a way that only he can.
Feb 07, 2021•57 min•Ep. 116
Arnab answers all the questions, ranging from his views on cricket, his personal preferences, book recommendations, the podcast, politics, and more. The podcast will be on a break and return early 2021. Visit: https://4spire.net/podcasts/appodcast/ 112-askarnabray-special / for show notes and links
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr 57 min
As promised, Arnab talks about why he things the state of Indian test cricket is what it is, and delves deep into a listener question on whether there is a pang of inherent guilt for NRIs in leaving their parents back home.
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Arnab talks about what shape his namesake's Bengali channel could take, takes a short trip down memory lane, before discussing if we indeed have 'too much democracy', and what the future of movie watching experience could be. Episode post at: https://4spire.net/podcasts/appodcast/110-future-of-movies-and-republic-bangla/
Dec 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Arnab talks about Tor profiling his book, The Mine, the spat between Kangana and Diljit and how it impacts Bigg Boss, the continuing protests against the farm bills, the GHMC election results and how it could impact West Bengal, and his upcoming birthday and why birthdays are significant. Click here for links, discussions, and more.
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Arnab talks about the future of the podcast, the BJP's strategy for Hyderabad's GHMC elections, the roll-out of the Covid vaccine, PlayStation 5, Bollywood Housewives, and Scam 1992 (phew!). For discussions and more visit https://4spire.net/podcasts/appodcast/ 108-vaccines-ghmc-cricket-and-more /
Nov 29, 2020•58 min•Ep. 108
Arnab gets an offer that he probably would refuse, then talks about why he has lost respect for Virat Kohli. The main topic is about big pharma and why it might not be the villain that it is made out to be. Discussions at: https://4spire.net/ app-107-kohli-and-big-pharma / ________ Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/greatbong Follow Vikram on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVikramMohan V...
Nov 22, 2020•51 min
Click here for show notes and details Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/greatbong Follow Vikram on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVikramMohan Visit 4spire.net to listen and subscribe to this and other podcasts. Follow 4spire on Twitter at @4spirepodcasts and on Facebook at facebook.com/4spirepodcasts...
Nov 08, 2020•54 min
Arnab talks about how the IPL tables have turned upside down since our previous look, the ongoing situation in France, and answers questions on the US elections and possible scenarios. https://4spire.net/ app105-ipl-france-and-us-elections / for detailed show notes, and more. ________ Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/greatbong Follow Vikram on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVikramMoha...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Arnab talks about the recent controversy involving Arnab Goswami's Republic TV, India Today, and the double standards involved in labelling news media. And then a round-up of the teams and their current status in IPL. Click here for detailed show notes and discussions. _________ Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/greatbong Follow Vikram on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVikramMohan Visi...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 104
What is common between Bollywood 2k movies and Whitehat Jr? Did Amitabh Baccha manage to stay relevant in these new movies? Which Hindi movie had a ripped-off version of 'It's raining men'? Join Arnab and Diptakirti as they discuss Hindi movies in the 2000s and how it compared to Bollywood in the 90s. Also the best and worst movies of the 2000s. But first, the two revel in the recent successes of their favourite IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders and talk about what is going wrong with Chennai Supe...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 103
IPL: Dhoni and Kartik finding it tough, absence of Raina, Sharjah v Dubai, v Abu Dhabi Trump gets Covid. Reminds of Edgar Allan Poe's ' Masque of Red Death ' Hathras and Balrampur Arnab says he has evolved on his opinion on political representation for minorities Media bias on their reporting of the two events UP Govt. handling of the media _________ Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/grea...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 110
Arnab begins with the manufactured controversy over Sunil Gavaskar's comments on Virat Kohli's performance. And then a deep dive into the three farm bills that are not getting anywhere near the coverage they warrant. __ Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/greatbong Follow Vikram on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVikramMohan Visit 4spire.net to listen and subscribe to this and other podca...
Sep 27, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 93
Mahabharata Murders coming soon to Hoi Choi Arnab interviews Anu Aggarwal - How Aashiqui happened, Bollywood in the 90s, nepotism, the pursuit of happiness, and more. ______ Follow Anu Aggarwal at https://twitter.com/anusualauthor Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/greatbong Follow Vikram on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheVikramMohan Visit 4spire.net to listen and subscribe to this and ...
Sep 20, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 100
Arnab talks about the Californa wildfires, Dinda vs Ranodeb, Justice Katju, handling disappointments, and time management (you asked for it). ________ Follow Arnab on Twitter at @GreatBong Arnab's books are available on Amazon.in at https://amzn.to/2Ohqsor Support Arnab at https://patreon.com/greatbong Follow Vikram on Twitter at @TheVikramMohan Visit 4spire.net to listen and subscribe to this and other podcasts. Follow 4spire on Twitter at @4spirepodcasts and on Facebook at facebook.com/4spirep...
Sep 13, 2020•58 min•Ep. 98