Writer and Geek Show
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe are Writer and Geek, we make our listeners get excited about boring stuff one episode at a time. Writer and Geek Show is a science and tech podcast and we love geeking about tech, history, science, music and any other topic they can think of. In this show, we discuss a variety of topics and ramble on and on about them.
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024: What Is The Law Of Attraction?
December 15, 2017 09:29The real Law of Attraction Vishnu has been a believer in the Law of Attraction for few years. Law of Attraction is not just about dreaming, visualisation and believing. Though these are the core practices for LOA, there is an essential component that very few ever talks about. Listen to this episode to know what it is. Image: Pixabay
023: To Moon And Back - Part 4
December 08, 2017 09:25Episodes This is part of a series of episodes on NASA’s Mission to the Moon. To Moon and Back - Part 1 To Moon and Back - Part 2 To Moon and Back - Part 3 To Moon and Back - Part 4 To Moon and Back - Part 5 Apollo 11 mission - how much do you know about it? In this episode we go back To Moon and Back. Specifically, we (Vishnu) talk about the Apollo 11 mission, the one which took Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon. We talk about the lesser known facts ...
022: Freelancing And Startups
December 01, 2017 09:20On Freelancing and Startups Shankar is a freelance writer and Vishnu has experience working in startups. They talk about their experience and the lessons they have learnt working as freelancer, working a 9-5 job and working for startups. Image: Pixabay
021: The War Stories: World War I & II
November 24, 2017 09:14The Great War Take a shot each time Shankar says “You know” :) Brief introduction of World Wars, its significance and influence in shaping the world as we know it. Reasons which lead to World War I. People involved in WWI who played a major part in WWII. Adolf Hitler - life before the war - Moustache story - Close shave with death Winston Churchill - First Lord of Admiralty - Gallipoli incident - Enlisting in the army. Benito Mussolini - life as a sharpshooter - change of nationalisti...
020: Serial Killer Files Part 1 - The Night Stalker
November 17, 2017 09:06Episodes This is part of a series of episodes on Serial Killer Files. Serial Killer Files Part 1: The Night Stalker Serial Killer Files Part 2: Ed Gein - The Real Psycho Serial Killer Files Part 3: The Green River Killer The Night Stalker Richard Ramirez was a serial killer nicknamed The Night Stalker who terrorized LA area in the 1980s. He was convicted and sentenced to death for 13 murders, 11 sexual assaults, 14 burglaries and 5 attempted murders. In Shankar’s words: The first tim...
019: Restaurant Roundup - 01
November 10, 2017 09:01For the love of food! We love food! Bangalore has some really good restaurants some of which we have had the pleasure of checking out. Here are few of our favourite places. Do check them out, for love of food yo 🤘 Hole in the Wall: One of the best breakfast places in Bangalore. English breakfast, burgers, waffles and pancakes. Try Porky fella breakfast! Stoked!: Pasta and Egg’s Benedict worth craving. Awesome cappaccino and pizza’s with good music and ambience. Arbor Brewing Company: One...
018: Tools For Writing
November 03, 2017 08:55Writing isn’t easy Writing can be a daunting task. It can be extremely time-consuming. Or sometimes it becomes hard to put your ideas on paper. Over the course of our journey as a writers, We have come across various tools which helped us write better. And here, We are going to share some of it with you. 1. Grammarly {11:58} Grammarly is among one of the best writing tools out there. It checks the spellings and grammar, with the ability to switch from American and British English. It also...
017: Our Musical Evolution
October 27, 2017 08:50How did we evolve musically? This episode is a discussion on the evolution of our musical taste over the years. From BSB to John Mayer!
016: The Neanderthals - Where Did They Go?
October 20, 2017 08:45What happened to our neanderthal cousins? {00:00} Contrary to popular belief, Columbus did not actually discover America. Almost 500 years before Columbus, Lief Ericsson, a Viking, landed on the coast of Newfoundland. But even he wasn’t the first to reach Americas. Native Americans had already migrated to this region thousands of years ago. {02:50} We discovered the existence of Neanderthals in 1856 when quarrymen found the fossils of human-like species in the Neander Valley in Germany. In...
015: Podcasting Infrastructure, Hardware And Software
October 13, 2017 08:38Podcasting Infrastructure We continue our discussion on podcasting and get into the technical aspects of recording and producing a podcast. {01:00} Podcasting is huge in North America. But the similar growth isn’t seen in Europe and Asia. This is mostly attributed to the fact that English is the primary language in North America whereas there are a wide variety of languages spoken in Europe and Asia. Apart from this, most people in North America use apple devices whereas Android is more p...
014: Intro To Podcasting
October 06, 2017 08:24How we started Our podcasting journey started few months back with the launch of Writer & Geek Show. In this episode we discuss on how we started podcasting and how you can start one too. We also talk about the advantages of having a podcast. {04:15} Vishnu started listening to podcasts back in 2014 starting with Shop Talk Show. Somewhere in 2015 he started a podcast without having a clue as to what the podcast should be all about. Without any good recording setup, he created episodes usin...
013: Mars One - Too Ambitious?
September 29, 2017 08:04What is it? Mars One is a mission started by Dutch entrepreneurs Bas Lansdorp and Arno A. Wielders to put humans on Mars starting with a one-way mission. {00:48} SpaceX has revived the interest in space. Since the golden age of space back in the 60s and 70s, there has never been such interest in space as we have now. Thanks to Elon Musk, the private sector is taking over space. {02:07} A little skepticism on the Mars One mission. {03:42} Founded by Bas Lansdorp and Arno A. Wielders. The ...
012: One Mr. Sherlock Holmes
September 22, 2017 07:59It’s elementary Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular fictional characters ever created in the history of fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Both of us have read these stories since our childhood and have been fans since then. Many TV and film adaptations have come out and Holmes always is the best detective character out there. We just ramble about Sherlock Holmes in this episode. Media Music created using Sound Trap. Check this site out, you can create your own little music clips!...
011: To Moon And Back - Part 3
September 15, 2017 07:59Episodes This is part of a series of episodes on NASA’s Mission to the Moon. To Moon and Back - Part 1 To Moon and Back - Part 2 To Moon and Back - Part 3 To Moon and Back - Part 4 To Moon and Back - Part 5 There were many {01:30} There are missions that happened before Apollo 11. All these missions had mission objectives that were testing ground for the Apollo 11. {02:10} Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first manned flight of Apollo Spacecraft. But the astronauts Virgil “Gus” Griss...
010: Mangalyaan: To Mars On Budget
September 08, 2017 07:51Cheaper than a cab ride! On September 2014, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) achieved what no other space agency has achieved - launching a space probe to Mars and being successful in the first attempt. Mangalyaan was a mission accomplished on a budget of under $74 million, cheaper than the total production cost of the movie Martian. {00:20} Yes, you heard it right! It cost less than a movie about Mars. How did India achieve this feat? {01:00} 2014 was a great year for ISRO. On S...
009: 3D Printing For Practical Purposes
September 01, 2017 07:43Earlier than you thought 3D printing has been a buzz on the internet since past few years, especially in the past 8-10 years. But the process surprisingly was around since 1980s! Surprised? So are we. 3D printing was invented by Chuck Hull in 1983 and he called the process Stereolithography. This was the beginning of Additive Manufacturing. All the traditional methods of manufacturing was a process of removing raw material to create the end product. Additive manufacturing on the other hand ...
008: AI - Evolution Or Revolution?
August 16, 2017 07:36It isn’t future anymore “By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” ― Eliezer Yudkowsky Artificial intelligence has been a topic of interest since decades with deep social and cultural impact. It has been glorified in many movies and books for years and had always been the thing of future. We never felt any immediate threat from AI taking over the planet and humans being reduced to slaves. But times have changed over t...
007: Mass Hysteria Feat. Monkey Man
August 01, 2017 06:29Mind Games Mass hysteria has gripped many parts of the world in its bizarre way. For some reason, a bunch of people start believing and feeling the same way that makes them act in a peculiar way. This has been happening since ancient history to modern times. Though most of the times these events are attributed to stress and other external factors, most of the times, there has been no explanation to some of these events. Let us take a look at few of the cases that have happened across the w...
006: To Moon And Back - Part 2
July 16, 2017 06:09Episodes This is part of a series of episodes on NASA’s Mission to the Moon. To Moon and Back - Part 1 To Moon and Back - Part 2 To Moon and Back - Part 3 To Moon and Back - Part 4 To Moon and Back - Part 5 Human Masterpiece The Spacecraft built for Moon missions was one of the greatest engineering marvels of mankind. There machines are few of the most complex machines ever built. But the drive and commitment did not let the man give up on his dreams of setting foot on an alien world...
005: To Moon And Back - Part 1
July 01, 2017 06:10Episodes This is part of a series of episodes on NASA’s Mission to the Moon. To Moon and Back - Part 1 To Moon and Back - Part 2 To Moon and Back - Part 3 To Moon and Back - Part 4 To Moon and Back - Part 5 Mentions Space travel was one of the biggest achievements of humankind. Man has always been an explorer and once he conquered the land and sea, his eyes turned towards the sky. Vishnu’s Instagram post in question: Galileo’s Moon drawings Jules Verne’s From Earth to Moon Wernhe...
004: Phantom Time Hypothesis
June 16, 2017 06:06Mentions Gregorian Calender Council of Nicaea Otto the third Charlemagne Media Music: Free Stock Music Heat on the road Darkest Hours
003: Losing Weight
June 01, 2017 18:01Mentions Vishnu’s article on weight loss GM Diet Keto Diet Sandeep Maheswari’s talk Media Music: Pachyderm - Ice Cold Lamprey
002: Social Media Gives You Wings
June 01, 2017 14:00Key Takaways No need to be rude to express your opinion on social media. Before you post something, think a few times to see if you might end up in a awkward situation. Be careful before you add people to your friend/follow list. If you end up in an online argument with your friends/relatives, best thing is to have a direct talk. Be polite to customer care that uses social media. Remember, it is always a human being on the other side. Mentions Justine Sacco Tweet Controversy Read how...
001: Does Formal Education Do Justice?
June 01, 2017 13:34Key Takaways Experiences over Academics: School and colleges teach you more about real life experiences than about academics. Subjects don’t matter (that much): The subjects you learn during your academical years don’t matter much. If you have passion and interest, you can make a living in the field of your intrest. Hands on better than theory: Always focus on getting experince, do practical work. This is worth more than a degree. Mentions Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talk Pallikoodam Media...