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Attention Pliss! with Arnab Ray

191 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings

Attention Pliss! podcast hosted by Arnab Ray aka GreatBong covers politics, movies, sports, current affairs, and just about anything that caught his attention. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

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#188 - Who Will Win the Elections?

May 20, 2024 07:59 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

Who will win the Elections? I predict it (caution: I predicted KKR and SRH will finish bottom of table too) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#187 Israel and Palestine

November 14, 2023 12:44 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

My take on some of the persistent narratives of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#186 - Justin Trudeau

September 24, 2023 07:10 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Arnab talks about Mr. Trudeau and his face-off with India --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#185 - The Jawan Review

September 11, 2023 04:50 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

Suhel joins Arnab in this discussion on Jawan. #SpoilerAlert --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#184 - Rajdeep Sardesai and the Middle Class

August 09, 2023 14:13 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

Is the Middle Class communal? Why is Rajdeep Sardesai angry at the middle class? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#183 - Lust Stories 2

August 09, 2023 14:11 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

Arnab reviews Lust Stories 2. Warning: May contain spoilers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#182 - There is no data breach

June 13, 2023 08:47 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

Arnab talks about the two tech topics of the day: The "alleged" data breach of Cowin and Why aren't Indians producing innovation "allegedly"? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#181 - IPL Roundup

May 23, 2023 06:12 - 1 hour - 98.8 MB

A negativity-filled roundup of this year's IPL with max --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#180 - Killer robots are coming

May 19, 2023 12:58 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

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? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#179 - Removing the Mughals from history

April 11, 2023 06:21 - 21 minutes - 20.5 MB

In which I deal with the controversy of "reduction in syllabus" for NCERT history text books. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

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

March 21, 2023 07:29 - 24 minutes - 19.4 MB

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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#177 - Cinema Marte Dam Tak

March 03, 2023 03:05 - 21 minutes - 17.3 MB

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#176 - Budget 2023 Analysis with Dr. Alok Ray

February 08, 2023 13:32 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MB

Dr. Alok Ray discusses 2023 Budget, the effect of Adani, and other things. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#175 - How to Manage Being Laid Off

January 24, 2023 05:40 - 22 minutes - 17.9 MB

As Big Tech lay off employees by the thousands with a "sorry", here are some tips for managing the pain of being laid off --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#174 - IPL Auctions with Maxdavinci

January 03, 2023 05:38 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Indian Premier League 2023 Auction Roundup with MaxDaVinci. Recorded before Rishabh Pant's accident.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#173 - Birthday 2023

January 02, 2023 06:42 - 54 minutes - 43.5 MB

Arnab answers listener (and viewer) questions.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#172 - Working Hardcore at Twitter

December 20, 2022 09:36 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MB

Elon Musk wants Twitter engineers to work hardcore, to put in more hours. Is he exploiting labor? #SpoilerAlert, the answer is NO. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#171 - On Kantara

December 05, 2022 06:05 - 26 minutes - 21.1 MB

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#170 - Twitter, Amazon, and Meta

November 28, 2022 05:38 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MB

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#169 - On Rohit Sharma

November 21, 2022 06:52 - 19 minutes - 15.6 MB

Moving forward from T20 World Cup, Arnab talks about Rohit Sharma  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#168 - World Cup T20 Semi-finals predictions

November 08, 2022 04:28 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MB

Worldcup predictions and round-up. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#167 - The Wire Does a Ranaji Maaf Karna...

October 27, 2022 12:02 - 15 minutes - 12.3 MB

The Wire apologizes for its Meta story and the apology is an apology. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#166 - Being Happy During Festivals

October 04, 2022 05:23 - 17 minutes - 14.1 MB

Arnab talks about happiness and Durga Pujo for people who are no longer young (ahem middle aged). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#165 - Indian Matchmaking

September 22, 2022 13:13 - 18 minutes - 14.6 MB

The cringe fest on Netflix is actually a takedown on traditional Indian/Hindu marriage. I wonder why no one gets that. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#164 - Rant on India's Elimination

September 07, 2022 10:02 - 22 minutes - 17.9 MB

I told you so.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#163 - Has Bollywood lost it?

September 07, 2022 04:06 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MB

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#162 - Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

August 15, 2022 08:04 - 20 minutes - 16.2 MB

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#161 - Jamie Alter interview

August 09, 2022 07:44 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MB

Arnab talks with Jamie Alter on the relevance of ODIs, India's chances in the T20 World Cup and our favorites. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#160 - Partha Chatterjee

August 01, 2022 06:56 - 21 minutes - 17.6 MB

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#159 - Attacked by liberals and IT cell

July 25, 2022 11:53 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MB

Arnab talks about the brouhaha over his viral Tweet thread. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#158 - IPL 2022 Roundup

May 31, 2022 06:17 - 40 minutes - 38.8 MB

A season closing analysis of the IPL teams of 2022. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#157 - Gyanvapi mosque

May 23, 2022 14:14 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MB

Gyanvapi Mosque controversy; should we correct history & if so how? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#156 - Freedom of speech

May 09, 2022 11:11 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MB

Freedom of Speech and Why It Should Apply To Twitter --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#155 - Kashmir Files

March 27, 2022 04:55 - 34 minutes - 27.4 MB

Arnab talks about the reviews and reactions to Kashmir Files --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#154 - No time to die

March 08, 2022 10:19 - 20 minutes - 16.5 MB

Bond goes out with a whimper, let down by lazy writing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#153 - Putin And The Attack on Ukraine

February 28, 2022 09:45 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Why is Putin Attacking Ukraine and Why Now --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#152 - Budget 2022 with Dr. Alok Ray

February 07, 2022 04:56 - 48 minutes - 38.7 MB

Dr. Alok Ray, who has been a professor of economics at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Cornell University, University of Pittsburgh among other places, analyzes Budget 2022. And for those who dont know, Dr. Alok Ray is Arnab's father. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#151 - Kohli “leaves” the Indian captaincy

January 17, 2022 13:08 - 17 minutes - 20.1 MB

Arnab talks about Kohli and his legacy as a captain and the politics behind his departure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#150 - Birthday cake and answers to your questions

December 31, 2021 05:57 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Arnab answers all your #askarnabray questions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#149 - Munawar Faruqui and Freedom of Speech

December 21, 2021 09:13 - 29 minutes - 23.5 MB

Arnab talks about the double standards of what you can say in India and what you can’t. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#148 - Farm Bills withdrawn and what it says about BJP

December 06, 2021 04:49 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

In this episode, Arnab analyzes the withdrawal of the 3 farm bills and why this marks the lowest point of the BJP government at the center (no wonder Mamata Banerjee is making a play for the throne right now !) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#147 - Vir Das and Kangana

November 18, 2021 06:28 - 18 minutes - 15.2 MB

Arnab discusses Kangana Ranaut and Vir Das and personal brand creation in the world of social media eco-chambers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#146 - India's Performance in T20 World Cup

November 02, 2021 13:45 - 29 minutes - 23.4 MB

Arnab analyzes India's performance in the ongoing T20 world cup and looks at the *cricketing* reasons (you need to say this nowadays) why India is on the verge of elimination; still hoping they make it to the semi-finals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#145 - India Pakistan World Cup T20 game analysis

October 25, 2021 07:19 - 17 minutes - 14 MB

Arnab analyzes the India Pakistan T20 game, reminding viewers of what he had predicted before the game, but also accepting that there is no joy in "I told you so" when India loses to Pakistan. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#144 - India Pakistan T20 World Cup Game--Pre-Game Thoughts

October 24, 2021 10:43 - 19 minutes - 16 MB

Why Pakistan start favorites in the India Pakistan T20 World Cup Round of 12, & should India play Pakistan in ICC tournaments --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#143 - Squid Games

October 13, 2021 06:55 - 18 minutes - 14.6 MB

Arnab deconstructs Squid Game, the global pop culture phenomenon, and tries to analyze the metaphors behind each of the games, and for the narrative in general. #SpoilerAlert --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#142 - IPL 2021, How did the teams do

October 11, 2021 03:30 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Recorded before the thrilling playoffs, Arnab looks at how the teams did In 2021 and retentions going forward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

#141 - The True Legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

October 05, 2021 12:57 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MB

Arnav tries to forge a middle path in assessing Gandhi's contribution to history between the extremes of unquestioned devotion and trenchant criticism --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

Attention Pliss! with Arnab Ray #140

September 26, 2021 07:57 - 34 minutes - 27.3 MB

On Aunty Ki Ghanti, Maidan-e-Jung, Mumbai Diaries and the Chutzpah of Bush. New Zealand and England withdraw from touring Pakistan, Mumbai Diaries on Amazon Prime is terrible, and George W Bush is now a progressive. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

Attention Pliss! with Arnab Ray #139

September 16, 2021 16:30 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

On AOC and her appearance at the Met, and why this is not something that should make socialists happy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/appodcast/support

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