Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIn Focus-Parley | Is using AI-based tools for mental health useful or harmful?
Last week, Open AI reported that over a million people discuss suicide or self harm tendencies with ChatGPT every week. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
How are the guardrails of India’s microfinance sector helping it back to health?
India’s economy has been humming. Easing of income tax rules, followed by GST rate cuts for daily-use items have helped the it along. One important i…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Have Political Parties Decoded Disparate Bihar Ahead of the State Elections?
Bihar is one state made up of many distinct worlds. In Seemanchal, floods and identity anxieties take over everyday life. In Magadh, jobs and economi…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Can India’s win redefine power and possibility in women’s cricket?
A month ago India’s women’s team looked uncertain. There were early wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan but then came bruising losses to England, Austra…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
In Focus-Weekend | Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl: Do her lyrics still resonate with fans?
Despite her widespread appeal, Taylor Swift still draws some polarising opinions, especially since the release of her brand new album on October 3rd,…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Is close contact with pigeons bad for your health?
Anyone who lives in a city in India knows there are pigeons everywhere – on the balconies of buildings, roosting on rooftops, nesting in air-conditio…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Supreme Court quashes ‘mass conversion’ FIRs: What it means for anti-conversion laws in India
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court of India quashed multiple FIRs filed under Uttar Pradesh’s anti-conversion law on October 17, 2025. The cour…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
In Focus-Parley | Should AI be introduced as part of school curricula?
Recently, the Ministry of Education announced that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum would be introduced from Class 3 onwards for the next a…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Why are ‘Extinct in the Wild’ species becoming a conservation priority in India
Earlier this month, the vast forest-grassland mosaic of the Western Ghats, Assam’s Manas National Park, and West Bengal’s Sundarbans, a mangrove wher…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Crimes against women during conflict in Manipur: What the numbers don't say
In today’s episode we turn our attention to Manipur; a state in India’s Northeast that has been experiencing conflict on ethnic lines. In 2023, the v…
10 months ago