Simblified
343 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAdd one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part quality puns, and you get Simblified.
A weekly podcast to help you appear smarter, to an audience that knows no less! Your four hosts - Chuck, Naren, Srikeit and Tony attempt to deconstruct topics with humour (conditions apply). Fans of the show have described it as "fun conversations with relatable folks", "irreverent humour", "the funniest thing to come out of Malad West" and "if I give you a good review will you please let me go".
Started in 2016 as a creative outlet, Simblified now has over 200 episodes, including some live ones, and some with guests who are much smarter than the hosts. Welcome to the world of Simblified!
You can contact the hosts on:
Chuck: twitter.com/chuck_gopal / instagram.com/chuckofalltrades
Naren: twitter.com/shenoyn / instagram.com/shenoynv
Tony: twitter.com/notytony / instagram.com/notytony
Srikeit: twitter.com/srikeit / instagram.com/srikeit
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Episodes
Aaaaand we're taking a break.
July 10, 2023 00:30 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAfter 8 years, we've decided to hit the pause button. A short announcement as to why, and what's coming up. If you're the type who not just listens to Simblified but actually reads these descriptions, thank you so much. Please write in at [email protected] with... Anything. We'll be back. While we can't promise when or in what form... We will be back. Thank you for listening to Simblified. It's been a great ride. Stay safe. Stay Simblified. :) See omnystudio.com/listener for p...
Covid was supposed to change everything - has it?
July 03, 2023 00:30 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBRemember the 2020-2022? That was one heck of a time - and while we were living through it, it felt like EVERYTHING was changing and would stay that way for ever. Well, it's now halfway through 2023 and... Things feel like the old normal, not the new one, in many cases. The Simblified gang try to make sense of this: a discussion that traverses many topics we've spoken about in the last few years: medicine, physicality, remote work, supply chains and a lot more. Join in as we try to make sens...
Consciousness - A User's Guide
June 26, 2023 00:30 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBWhat is consciousness? What do we know about our selves? Do we even have selves? These, and other questions have occupied the minds of fine thinkers over the centuries and now it occupies those of your hosts. If you can call them minds that is. Join Naren, Chuck, Srikeit and Tony as they engage with these weighty matters Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one...
Advances in biology & biotech: With Avraneel Part 2
June 19, 2023 00:30 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBWe speak to Simblified fan (!) and microbiologist Avraneel Paul on a whole bunch of things related to what happens inside our body! Viruses and bacteria, how vaccines work, how those WBC badasses keep us safe, and so on. Along the way, we also speak about exciting advancements like CRISPR, and explore philosophical questions like whether Covid has changed the field... And what a day in the life of a scientist looks like. There's loads of trivia, loads of simblification and a few bad jokes as...
Advances in biology & biotech: With Avraneel Part 1
June 12, 2023 00:30 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBWe speak to Simblified fan (!) and microbiologist Avraneel Paul on a whole bunch of things related to what happens inside our body! Viruses and bacteria, how vaccines work, how those WBC badasses keep us safe, and so on. Along the way, we also speak about exciting advancements like CRISPR, and explore philosophical questions like whether Covid has changed the field... And what a day in the life of a scientist looks like. There's loads of trivia, loads of simblification and a few bad jokes as...
Half pints: High heels, marathon records and quietly quitting quiet quitting
June 04, 2023 18:30 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBIt's another episode of Half Pints, where your panelists come in with a fact each. This time, we look at the origins of high heels, Tony's prediction that a marathon record will be broken, and Chuck wondering if indeed we are back to pre-covid days work-wise. As always, the topics are just excuses for your hosts to make random jokes and observations and among them are some commentary puns, Yes Minister references and more. Also, here's a compilation of all the times Bart prank called Moe in...
Biting the IPL hype pill
May 29, 2023 00:30 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBFor 2 months a year, most of India is glued to a strange love. In this ep, Chuck and Tony are joined by Nitin Sundar to help understand how to learn to stop worrying and start loving the IPL. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part quality puns, and you get Simblified. A weekly podcast to help you appear smarter, to an audience that knows no less! Your f...
Sense and Censorability
May 15, 2023 00:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBThe Simblified gang has always been fascinated with the concept of content moderation. They revisit the two sides of the argument in a time where books by authors from the past are being updated for the times we live in and propaganda movies claim to represent “facts”. Join Chuck, Naren, and Tony as they try to make sense of it all. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quo...
A Simblified look at the Five Love Languages
May 08, 2023 00:30 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBHave you wondered why your partner no longer looks at you with starry eyes? Your Simblified hosts try to figure out this enormously important and vexatious question by dissecting the bestselling book "5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman. Drop everything you are doing and listen. Yours might become one of the world's immortal love stories, and at worst, you will get all the wisdom of the book without actually reading it. Or even needing it. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikip...
Somewhere I belong
May 01, 2023 00:30 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB"The opposite of belonging is fitting in." Having chanced upon this quote, Tony did the logical thing and brought it to the Simblified gang to share their thoughts. In this reflective episode, Naren, Chuck, Srikeit and Tony chat about belonging, vulnerability, their dinner guest list and more. PS: No Linking Park songs were harmed in the making of this episode Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the int...
Half pints: Cricket facts, stories and stats
April 24, 2023 00:30 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBWe've never done a cricket episode mostly because 3/4 of the panel doesn't really care for the sport anymore. But that's not to say we never cared for it. Chuck used to spend a fair bit of his teenage years on Cricinfo's stats pages. Srikeit gorged on Wikipedia. Naren is drawn to anything that has cricket - and by virtue of their presence in PG Wodehouse stories, means he knows a few stories. Tony of course, runs a lovely show called Bits & Pieces with friends. In celebration of the IPL, we...
What motivates us humans?
April 17, 2023 00:30 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBA question that turns out to be quite hard to answer. What motivates you to do better? Money? Glory? That warm glow inside? Join your Simblified hosts Chuck, Tony and Naren as they look at themselves and the world around them to find out some relevant answers Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part quality puns, and you get Simblified. A weekly podcast t...
Many money thoughts
April 10, 2023 00:30 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBChuck recently read Morgan Housel's bestseller, The Psychology of Money. It's a fascinating book that speaks about the mental aspects of saving, wealth creation and investing, rather than the technical aspects. It's a must-read for those in their 20s. In this episode, we discuss some of the points in the book, share our own money stories, and realise that as we get older we're getting more philosophical. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.in/Psychology-Money-Morgan-Housel/dp/9390166268/...
Half-pints episode: 10000 steps, reverse dowry in China and more
April 03, 2023 00:30 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIt's a new episode of Simbified half pints, the monthly affair where we come to the table with four random facts. This week: Why are brides in China getting paid for alliances? How did mangoes evolve huge seeds? Why is peaceful Canada fighting over a tiny island? And who made this 10000 steps thing up? Join the Simblified panel as we discuss these and make several bad jokes along the way. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spen...
Celebrating 300 episodes, with Amit Varma
March 27, 2023 00:30 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBWow, our little show has crossed a triple century! (Waves mic to audience) (gets scolded by producer) Er... Anyway. In 2015 when Chuck and Naren decided to try a small project, who would have thought that it would still be running 8 years later, with a loyal fanbase and two more hosts? To celebrate the milestone, we call on one of the smartest folks we know - Amit Varma of The Seen & The Unseen fame. The history of our shows are intertwined (something we speak about), and Amit had appeared...
The Flynn Effect and why smart people should know about it.
March 20, 2023 00:30 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBMoral Philosopher and Intelligence Researcher James Flynn wanted to debunk a racist article by UC Berkely professor Arthur Jensen (who was concluding that blacks scored lower on IQ tests because they were genetically inferior). He ended up discovering that far from scoring lower, they were actually doing steadily better, and to his amazement, so was the entire population, regardless of race or ethnicity. This was later called the Flynn Effect and numerous studies across the world, across po...
Growing up with Sidin Vadukut
March 13, 2023 04:15 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBIn a special episode for Simblified, we turn the spotlight on Sidin Vadukut. Join us as the OG funny man of the internet who can turn travails of south Indian men into pails of fun, the consultant who makes you exultant, the foreign correspondent with a stunning frontend, the most charismatic numismatics expert, tells us about how his many careers have panned out, the choices he made, the role of luck and more. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cul...
Our Canada correspondent reports
March 06, 2023 00:30 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBOur boy Srikeit has successfully made it to the West. As he acclimatises, he reports in with his findings from his first 10 days in a new country. What's different? What's the same? Is there a Liverpool support club? Is the famed Canadian politeness real? Does Srikeit have a pet snowball? All these and more, in this episode. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and...
A fun conversation about subversion, innovation and disruption
February 27, 2023 00:30 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBIt all started when Chuck read a book. He thought it would be a fun topic to bring onto the show to have one of those random fun discussions. Join the Simblified gang as we somehow manage to string together classical musical, T20, Ford's Model T and Microsoft Bing in one episode. And yes, despite the buzzwords in the title, this is not a LinkedInesque episode. The book Chuck speaks about: Ted Gioia - Music: A Subversive History https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43886050 Add one pa...
Lithium - A quick once over
February 20, 2023 00:30 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBFrom being a quiz question answer about 4 decades ago to being part of our everyday lives, Lithium is likely to be the most important thing in the near future. Join your Simblified hosts as they talk about how much Lithium there is in the world, how it might change it, is it really green and most importantly, will the recent find of large Lithium deposits in J&K be a big revolution for us Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spend...
Bye Srikeit :'(
February 13, 2023 00:30 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBWhat a clickbait title, no? Don't worry. Srikeit is not leaving Simblified, just our shores. Our man is relocating to more western pastures. So in this special episode, the rest of us do deep research and tell Srikeit various facts so that he can pass his entrance exam at Toronto immigration. Come discover with us the oldest cricket tournament in the world, pointless info about Winnipeg, head-desk-worthy puns featuring Inuit textbooks and more. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one pa...
Non Profits - Making a Difference
February 06, 2023 00:30 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBWe have often wondered what drives people to take up causes other than enriching oneself monetarily. Today we talk to one such person, Rohit Sar, and try to find out the how and why of it. And oh, lesbian sheep enter it at some point but they go out without interrupting the flow We'd love to hear from you and even have you on the podcast! If you'd like to get in touch, say hello on our shiny new email ID, [email protected]. We promise to read and reply to every mail, even spam. E...
Simblifying Economics with Ashish Kulkarni Part -2
January 30, 2023 00:30 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBThe mark of a truly good teacher is when their former students invite them as experts on their podcasts" - Plato [citation needed] The Simblified gang (minus Tony) taps into the expertise of Srikeit's former professor, Ashish Kulkarni to 'simblify' the world of economics. Ashish, an engineering dropout turned Econ PhD, talks to us about how economics principle govern every micro aspect of our lives yet the way the subject is taught in India drives people away from it. We also discuss how m...
Simblifying Economics with Ashish Kulkarni Part -1
January 23, 2023 00:30 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBThe mark of a truly good teacher is when their former students invite them as experts on their podcasts" - Plato [citation needed] The Simblified gang (minus Tony) taps into the expertise of Srikeit's former professor, Ashish Kulkarni to 'simblify' the world of economics. Ashish, an engineering dropout turned Econ PhD, talks to us about how economics principle govern every micro aspect of our lives yet the way the subject is taught in India drives people away from it. We also discuss how m...
2022 updates: Technology, supply chains, electric vehicles and more
January 16, 2023 00:30 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBAs we move into another revolution around the sun, we'd like to take a moment to look at some of the topics we spoke about over the last year, and update them! We celebrate the rise of EVs, but lament the crises around the world. We ponder whatever happened to crypto, but pontificate about semiconductors. And lots, lots more. We'd love to hear from you and even have you on the podcast! If you'd like to get in touch, say hello on our shiny new email ID, [email protected]. We p...
The World Cup, James Webb Telescope and more
January 09, 2023 00:30 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB2022 updates: The World Cup, James Webb Telescope and more As we move into another revolution around the sun, we'd like to take a moment to look at some of the topics we spoke about over the last year, and update them! For starters, Srikeit looks at the football World Cup. Was the Qatar criticism warranted? How did the tournament do at a footballing level? Is sportswashing still a thing? He has answers. Then, Chuck speaks about what the James Webb Telescope has been up to. (A lot!) Finall...
Simblified Live : Go forth and create content!
December 26, 2022 00:30 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBA few weeks back, the Simblified gang were asked to do a live show for a podcasting event. We've captured the audio of the same to give you, our OG listeners, as a live episode (this is not generosity as much as laziness on our part). What did we speak about? Well, we thought it being December, we'd encourage people to add content creation to their new year's resolutions. After all, if the 4 of us can do close to 300 (!!!!) episodes of this show, then anyone can create content. We give you...
BS simblified!
December 19, 2022 00:30 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBWe are living in a world with constantly increasing levels of BS. Some of it is probably amusing but more often than not, BS irritates, distracts and eventually diminishes the quality of our lives. Join Chuck and Naren as they go fearlessly into the depths of the beast, and try to find out what it's all about. What bullshit is, how the term originated, how to recognize when someone is bullshitting and lots more Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cul...
The death of Big Tech is greatly exaggerated
December 12, 2022 00:30 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBLayoffs, plummeting market caps, ambitious plans stalled, bad press... It looks like the majot tech firms just can't catch a break right now. Perhaps it's the universe restoring balance after a breathless upward trajectory for a few years? Perhaps it's people realising they don't need these companies anymore post Covid? The astute tech observers that is the Simblified panel analyse, deconstruct and predict what might happen to Meta, Alphabet, Twitter (lol), Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and the...
Simblified Half-Pints
December 05, 2022 00:30 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBFour fun things. Many random discussions. So sometimes, we have a fun story, news story, fact or piece of trivia which we think is good Simblified fodder but not enough for a whole episode. So along came the idea of taking four of these and making them one episode! Introducing Simblified Half Pints: A freshly brewed new format where your four hosts will each bring one fact or story (or whatever, really) to the table and then we yak about it for 10-15 minutes. With the usual Simblified detou...
The transformative power of live music
November 28, 2022 00:30 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBFor a music fan, there's nothing quite like a live performance. Whether you're the sort that zones out at a classical music show, enjoys happy vibes on the lawns of a sunset music festival, bouncing to a DJ, or letting it all out in a heavy metal moshpit in a seedy club while getting your glasses broken (too specific?) - there is SOMETHING about watching musicians on stage, making music together. Chuck, Srikeit and Naren do a completely unscripted episode about the power of live music, what ...
Friendships
November 21, 2022 00:30 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBWe've all had friends. Great friends, irritating friends, friends we don't know how we became friends with, in the first place. But what is it about this relationship that lets it endure through time and geography? Join your Simblified hosts as they share their experiences with friends and friendship Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part quality puns, a...
The united chaos of a divided Britain
November 07, 2022 00:30 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBThat gang reconvenes to relook at the nation that once was the empire where the sun never set. And now they need a Rishi to do his magic for any light at the end of their tunnel. We delve into the multiple crises that have befallen the (formerly) Great Britain - from Boris' buffoonery, Liz's ludicrousness and now the Rishi randomness. Join us for a indulgent 50 odd minutes of guilt-free schadenfreude at the clusterf**k that is UK politics. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part W...
Is ONDC really the UPI of ecommerce?
October 24, 2022 00:30 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBThere are literally hundreds of people who you should be listening to talking about the ambitious ONDC project - ecommerce experts, government officials, antitrust lawyers. But instead, you chose to listen to three rambling fools just trying to make as many puns as possible. And that's why we love you. Anyway, you might have heard of the Open Network for Digital Commerce, the much-vaunted "UPI of ecommerce" the government launched earlier this year. What is it, how does it work, and... Wil...
The Calorie Jamboree - Part 2
October 17, 2022 00:30 - 31 minutes - 29 MBThe fundamentals of nutrition can be boiled down to the calorie. In this 2 part episode, the Simblified gang takes an amateur dive into how calories work, the science behind nutrition labels, myths, marketing and more. Generously peppered with the usual combined study aesthetic, and more than usual disclaimers, check out this episode to learn more about the calorie. A weekly podcast to help you appear smarter, to an audience that knows no less! Your four hosts - Chuck, Naren, Srikeit, and T...
The Calorie Jamboree - Part 1
October 10, 2022 00:30 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThe fundamentals of nutrition can be boiled down to the calorie. In this 2 part episode, the Simblified gang takes an amateur dive into how calories work, the science behind nutrition labels, myths, marketing and more. Generously peppered with the usual combined study aesthetic, and more than usual disclaimers, check out this episode to learn more about the calorie. A weekly podcast to help you appear smarter, to an audience that knows no less! Your four hosts - Chuck, Naren, Srikeit, and T...
Non Violent Communication
October 03, 2022 00:30 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBHow often have you felt the need to yell your head off at someone or reach out and slap someone? But surprisingly, this is not the best way to deal with interpersonal conflicts or differences of opinion. The best way, according to psychologists, is to communicate non violently. Join your Simblified hosts as they find out what these non violent methods might be, while resisting the impulse to inflict violence on them for their dreadful puns A weekly podcast to help you appear smarter, to an ...
Simblifying AI-generated art Part 2 [the implications]
September 26, 2022 00:30 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBYou might have heard of DALL-E and Midjourney. If not, you might have seen some folks sharing all kinds of weird images on Twitter and Instagram with a strange line like "cat playing heavy metal drawn in the style of Picasso". Welcome to the world of AI-generated art. It's fascinating technology, and throws up a lot of questions on ethics, the role of art, the power of AI, and a whole lot more. In a 2-part series, the Simblified gang tries to make sense of the whole thing. In this first p...
Simblifying AI-generated art Part 1 [the tech behind it]
September 19, 2022 00:30 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBYou might have heard of DALL-E and Midjourney. If not, you might have seen some folks sharing all kinds of weird images on Twitter and Instagram with a strange line like "cat playing heavy metal drawn in the style of Picasso". Welcome to the world of AI-generated art. It's fascinating technology, and throws up a lot of questions on ethics, the role of art, the power of AI, and a whole lot more. In a 2-part series, the Simblified gang tries to make sense of the whole thing. In this first p...
Is the great resignation still a thing?
September 12, 2022 00:30 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBRegular listeners / audio prisoners of Simblified will remember our dissection of the Great Resignation phenomenon. This week the full quorum of Simblified fellows delve into its evolution - Quiet quitting. Join us as we discuss, debate and debase ourselves over yet another ultracrepidarian adventure. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part quality puns,...
Web3 and why we should know more.. Part 2
September 05, 2022 00:35 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBThe last few years has seen the emergence of cryptocurrency and blockchain. But did you know blockchain could be the start of a completely new way of organizing the internet? We didn't. So we spoke to a wise young expert and got to know a little. Join your Simblified hosts Chuck, Srikeit and Naren as they discuss this fascinating topic with Siddharth Rao. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet...
Web3 and why we should know more.. Part 1
August 29, 2022 00:35 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBThe last few years has seen the emergence of cryptocurrency and blockchain. But did you know blockchain could be the start of a completely new way of organizing the internet? We didn't. So we spoke to a wise young expert and got to know a little. Join your Simblified hosts Chuck, Srikeit and Naren as they discuss this fascinating topic with Siddharth Rao. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet...
Chess nuts
August 22, 2022 00:35 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIndia recently hosted the 44th Chess Olympiad, quite at the last minute. Not only did we perform excellently, we put up a very good show organization wise. Join your simblified hosts as they ramble through the sport and the characters who play it. Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part quality puns, and you get Simblified. A weekly podcast to help you a...
Why musicians are selling catalog rights
August 08, 2022 00:35 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBYou might have heard that Bob Dylan, RHCP, Neil Young and even David Guetta have sold the rights to their music to companies like Hipgnosis for obscene sums of money. What does this mean? Why do artists do that? Did Tony really make three puns despite not being a rock music fan? Chuck, Srikeit and Tony get together to talk about this new trend (artists selling music, that is - not Tony making rock puns) and the conversation gradually steers to what it means for the future of music, art and ...
FIFA World Cup 2022 - Tech Qatar mein hai
August 01, 2022 01:35 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBWe're almost at that brief quadrennial window when the whole world seems to get football obsessed (with the football perennials rolling their eyes at them, of course) - It's nearly time for the Football World Cup! This is a World Cup hot with controversy, corruption allegations and well... the weather. But it also promises to be a showcase of breakthrough technology and innovation - on and off the pitch Join Chuck, Tony and Srikeit as they look at all the tech breakthroughs influencing t...
The Branding masterclass
July 25, 2022 00:35 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBA shockingly serious and dare we say informative episode. The Simblified boys talk about branding and its evolution. Along the way we answer questions such as what a brand is, whether brand building is worth it, and all that. Lots of our favourite examples in here. We apologize if this comes out like a marketing class - much of the lucidity might come from the fact that 75% of the panel has taught in an institute. If you're into marketing or heck, just even curious about WTF a brand really ...
Your Digital Legacy
July 18, 2022 00:35 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBWhat happens to your digital presence after you die? Do you have control over it? Does it get passed on to your heirs? Will they really be able to slide into your DMs #AskingForAFriend. The Simblified gang delves into the legalese and lay of the land on your digital legacy and inheritance. Will you listen to us? Add one part news, one part bad jokes, one part Wikipedia research, one part cult references from spending too much time on the internet, one part Wodehouse quotes, and one part qua...
Three non experts talk about globalisation
July 11, 2022 00:35 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBWell, the experts couldn't figure it out, so we thought we'd take a stab at it. Chuck, Srikeit and Tony speak about globalisation, what it is, whether it's dead, quote Friedman (the one that's alive), make several bad jokes, take shockingly profound cultural detours, and generally have a good ol' time. If you're looking to actually learn about globalisation and economics and all that, this is certainly not the place. Some good reads, referred to in the episode: https://www3.weforum.org/do...
Simblifying the Right to Repair
July 04, 2022 00:35 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBWhen was the last time any of you successfully repaired your phones (and used it for a while after)? If your reply is never, that is very much by design. Join the Simblified gang as we pick apart the not-so-new practice of designing tech so it breaks down earlier than its natural lifespan - an insidious practice called Planned Obsolescence. We then discuss the Right to Repair movement that has taken on big tech and won, in some cases. And how it all started with farmers trying to hack tracto...
Investing fundamentals, fails and flukes with Sameer Mohan - Part 2
June 27, 2022 00:35 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week the Simblified gang rope in regular listener and product marketer at Fisdom, Sameer Mohan, for a rambling chat on all things investment. We discuss our uniquely hilarious first investments, our investment philosophies, and the boom of investing digital content in India. Tune in and tune out your bear market woes! Follow Sameer Mohan on Twitter (@sleepyhead148) and check out Sameer's simblifications of financial matters on the Fisdom YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Fisdo...