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Oftenly Wicked Podcasts

18 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -

Oftenly Wicked Podcasts asks questions of all sorts to understand ideas and perspectives and their impact; so that you can make well-informed opinions. Understand the basics as the hosts, Shivam Bhotika & Vineet Maliakal talk with experts across a wide spectrum of every domain: CEOs, startup founders, bloggers, advisers, even kids - all of them are part of the awesome line up of guests on the show.

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Episodes

EP.16 — When Artificial & Intellience Meets ft. Oobah Butler, Journalist & Author, Vice Media

September 12, 2021 14:25 - 1 hour - 174 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Oobah Butler - Journalist - Vice Media and Author - 'How to Bullsh*t Your Way to Number 1: An Unorthodox Guide to 21st Century Success'. He's the internet's favourite prankster and has been behind videos like 'The Shed' or 'How To Crash Paris Fashion Week'.  We'll be discussing this new form of journalism, breaking the internet and perception with noto...

EP. 15 — Whistleblowing & Pro-Democracy ft. Trevor Timm, Freedom of the Press Foundation

April 18, 2021 10:41 - 28 minutes - 64.2 MB

In this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Trevor Timm - Co-founder - Freedom of the Press Foundation. He has been also serving as the Executive Director for the foundation for the past 8 years since founding it alongside Edward Snowden. The body indulges in the protection and voicing of whistleblowers and journalists across the world; who're trying to bring out sensitive news from countries und...

EP. 14 - Reading One (New)Letter at a Time ft. Rohini Kejriwal, The Alipore Post

March 13, 2021 09:19 - 1 hour - 113 MB

In this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (https://instagram.com/shivam.bhotika) & Vineet Maliakal (https://instagram.com/vineetneo) are joint by Rohini Kejriwal. Rohini is the curator of the very popular newsletter and Instagram Page - The Alipore Post. She is a freelance artist and a literature geek as well.  The Alipore Post is one page where you'll find your gateway to art - be it poetry, paintings or just the idea of creation. It has inspired a number of creators and also curates interview...

EP. 13 - How Consumption Drives Content ft. Ashwini Kulkarni, Creative Producer

October 21, 2020 14:47 - 1 hour - 189 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Ashwini Kulkarni, Content Collaborations Lead, IMDb India. Ashwini Ma'am has worn multiple hats and her works spans from Content Localization to Dialogue Writing to what not. She was one of the key people behind the beloved animated shows including Chota Bheem, Oggy and the Cockroaches, Pokemon and even Roll No. 21.  We talk about the mindset of viewe...

EP. 12 - Connecting Amidst Internet Shutdown ft. Jorge Rios, Bridgefy

September 29, 2020 19:46 - 34 minutes - 79.5 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Jorge Rios, CEO & Co-founder of Bridgefy - a mesh network communications & messaging app. Bridgefy app uses a mesh system to let users communicate through Bluetooth despite being in an ‘off the grid’ environment. Twitter founder Biz Stone is one of the investors in the start-up. More than 60 developers are using it on their own apps, as it can be easil...

EP. 11 - Big Brother & The Free Internet ft. Apar Gupta, Internet Freedom Foundation

September 27, 2020 09:16 - 1 hour - 219 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Apar Gupta -  Supreme Court Lawyer and the Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation and was one of the key people behind the Save the Internet campaign. The IFF is an Indian digital liberties organization that seeks to ensure that technology respects fundamental rights. The goal is to ensure that Indian citizens can use the Internet with l...

EP. 10 — There's a Lot Behind Film-Making ft. Ritam Bhatnagar, India Film Project

September 03, 2020 14:31 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB

In this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Ritam Bhatnagar. Ritam is the founder of The India Film Project and wWhere, and also a known Producer and Distributor in Gujarati Cinema Circuit. He has been a pioneer of producing and distributing some amazing regional movies. He is a marketing and a product person, providing entrepreneurship guidance and mentorship to many budding entrepreneurs. Ritam...

EP. 9 — Conversation Over Conservation ft. Cara Tejpal, Wildlife Conservationist

August 26, 2020 14:45 - 56 minutes - 37.1 MB

In this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Cara Tejpal. Cara is a wildlife conservationist who lends her skills to help confront the gamut of challenges in India. She writes, fundraises, works on policy documents and develops campaigns under the umbrella of the Sanctuary Nature Foundation, while also heading their unique Mud on Boots Project; which is a unique programme to empower and support fi...

EP. 8 — Getting Our Facts Checked ft. Rakesh Dubbudu, Factly India

August 21, 2020 08:06 - 49 minutes - 32.1 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Rakesh Dubbudu - founder of Factly India. Factly is a fact-checking site and is a signatory of International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN); an initiative by Poynter Institute in Florida, USA. He's also an active Transparency Campaigner and have worked towards the strong propagation of Right To Information (RTI). We'll be discussing fact-checking, reason...

Ep. 7 — Two Cents on Wallet Wisdom ft. That Finance Guy - Gaurang Sanghvi

August 19, 2020 14:05 - 1 hour - 52 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by 'that finance guy' - Gaurang Sanghvi. He's currently the head of digital business at DSP Mutual Funds. You'll find him sharing nuggets of wisdom on his IG page. He also features on Clueless by Tanmay Bhatt - a finance based podcast by the comic. Putting his gujarati learning and instincts to noble use he's always spreading easy tips on money knowledge, ...

Ep. 7 -- Two Cents on Wallet Wisdom ft. That Finance Guy - Gaurang Sanghvi

August 19, 2020 14:05 - 1 hour - 52 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by 'that finance guy' - Gaurang Sanghvi. He's currently the head of digital business at DSP Mutual Funds. You'll find him sharing nuggets of wisdom on his IG page. He also features on Clueless by Tanmay Bhatt - a finance based podcast by the comic. Putting his gujarati learning and instincts to noble use he's always spreading easy tips on money knowledge, ...

Ep. 6 — A Flash Drive to Freedom ft. Soham Chatterjee, FlashdrivesForFreedom

August 17, 2020 18:15 - 50 minutes - 31.5 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Soham Chatterjee. Soham is currently the Global ACD for Whatsapp by Facebook. He is the Creative Director of Flashdrives For Freedom - an initiative by Human Rights Foundation to spread information in North Korea by a rather unique way of smuggling USB Sticks. He's a truly creative person at heart and has won numerous awards. His recent achievements i...

Ep. 5 — Free the SuperCrop ft. Viki Vaurora

July 21, 2020 17:44 - 1 hour - 48 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by Viki Vaurora. Viki is a social activist, and is the founder of an initiative - The Great Legalization Movement, which strives towards the legalisation and regulation of Cannabis for medical use and public availability in India. We'll talk about not only the medical but the industrial use and potential of cannabis and it's components, break popular myth...

Ep. 4 — Reading between the headlines ft. Andre Borges

July 12, 2020 17:11 - 55 minutes - 32.5 MB

On this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by the super cool Andre Borges. Andre is currently the Associate Manager - Non-Fiction Content at Pocket Aces. He's been in the digital space and journalism since the very beginning of his career and was the Former News Production Manager at BuzzFeed India. He started a channel named Dialogue by BuzzFeed where they did content on cultural criticism, report...

Ep. 3 — There's wit in Twitter ft. Arvinder Gujral

July 03, 2020 09:05 - 59 minutes - 39.1 MB

In this episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG) are joined by the extremely energetic and humble Arvinder Gujral. Arvinder is currently the Managing Director at Twitter for the South East Asia region. He joined Twitter in 2013 and was the first employee for their operations in India. Today's episode is all about the thought that goes behind a conversation bridging site like Twitter. We talk about digital governan...

Ep. 2.2 — Yuva : Voice Amid Voices ft. Nikhil Taneja

June 24, 2020 08:28 - 40 minutes - 25.8 MB

On the second part of the episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG)  are joined by Nikhil Taneja, Co-Founder and CEO of Yuvaa. He is a board member of Goalkeepers, an initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Its aim is to bring together leaders from the world to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). They discuss media trails in digital age, mental health issues and the importance of asking quest...

Ep. 2.1 — Yuva : Voice Amid Voices ft. Nikhil Taneja

June 24, 2020 08:28 - 32 minutes - 19.8 MB

On this part of the episode, hosts Shivam Bhotika (http://bit.ly/shivam_bhotika_IG) and Vineet Maliakal (http://bit.ly/vineet_maliakal_IG)  are joined by Nikhil Taneja, Co-Founder and CEO of Yuvaa. He is a board member of Goalkeepers, an initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Its aim is to bring together leaders from the world to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). They discuss the importance of informed opinions, approach towards historic movements, sensitisation in...

Ep. 1 — Cryptocurrency: Enigma or Future? ft. Pareen Lathia

June 14, 2020 18:30 - 51 minutes - 31 MB

What is cryptocurrency? How is it rapidly changing the concept of money? Is it the future or just another enigmatic trend?  These are just few of several questions that a person will have when he first hears 'BitCoin' or 'Ethereum'. The world of code line structures is changing world dynamics and in between all this the layman is overwhelmed with of economic and financial conundrums. For our very first episode, we've Pareen Lathia, AVP Marketing at WazirX (now a part of Binance), India's l...

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