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6.16 Anand Neelakantan: Should You Be Evil To Succeed In Modern Times?
Books and Beyond with Bound - April 23, 2024 13:30 - 48 minutesIt might be time to ditch the traditional path to success and follow the path of “evil”! In this episode, Michelle and Tara speak with Anand Neelakanthan, author of the ‘The Asura Way’, a book that redefines the asura lifestyle and explores why “negative” traits like anger, pride, competition,...
Darkplace Dreamers Episode 17: Hammer Horror ep1
Books Boys - April 22, 2024 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe time has come to open our Patreon vault and release Darkplace Dreamers series 3: Hammer House Of Horror. Join Dean & Darkplace Robert for episode 1. DOWNLOAD, or stream: Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys for t...
Books Boys Bonus: Philip Davidson
Books Boys - April 20, 2024 05:43 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt's time for a bonus episode! Today is Dean's birthday, and we're also part of the book tour for Philip Davidson's new book Birth Of The Tiptons, check out our interview booksboys.com tiptons.tv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Different stories about India
Books and Authors - April 18, 2024 14:22 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"The mytho-epic imagination is an integral part of the structure of our culture. The religious character of the mytho-epic imagination in the Indian subcontinent provides a shared collective unconscious," Manoj Kumar Jena, editor, 'Ways of Being Indian; Essays on Religion, Gender and Culture' tal...
6.15 Ankur Warikoo: His Take On Marketing, Money, And Writing Books
Books and Beyond with Bound - April 16, 2024 14:30 - 55 minutesWhat does one of India's top entrepreneurs have to say about writing, making money, and marketing books? In this episode, Tara and Michelle speak with Ankur Warikoo, bestselling author of 'Make Epic Money', a book that teaches you everything you wish you knew about money! Ankur talks about how ...
Film Fellows 1: Psycho (w/ Two Chicks Talkin' Flicks)
Books Boys - April 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt's time to re-release this one from a couple of years ago. Join Dean & Sarah from the Two Chicks Talkin' Flicks podcast as we review both the book and movie versions of Psycho!: Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, music, etc, as well as patreon.com/booksboys f...
Of passportism and pseudiscovery
Books and Authors - April 12, 2024 06:02 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"The history of tourism is intricately connected to colonialism. Travel writing is a direct descendent of colonial exploratory writing and even today, modern tourism has that DNA. Modern tourism, in its internal logic, has a colonial gaze. This idea of "discovering" other places is built into the...
6.14 Tarun Saint: On Handpicking The Best Detectives From All Over India
Books and Beyond with Bound - April 09, 2024 12:30 - 57 minutesDiscover some of the finest works of Indian detective fiction, all in one place! In this episode, Michelle and Aishwarya speak with Tarun Saint, curator of 'The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction', Volumes 1 and 2! The first of its kind, the anthology compiles everything from intriguing ...
Playboys Of Attica 1: The Clouds
Books Boys - April 08, 2024 08:30 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt's time to finally release our series of Greek Plays for free! These were on patreon a year ago. We begin with some comedies by Aristophanes. Join Dean, PJ, & Alex as we review the infamous Socrates-bashing play The Clouds. Check out booksboys.com for links to our social media, merchandise, ...
Refreshing retellings of traditional tales
Books and Authors - April 04, 2024 10:43 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"Stories leave a deep impact on how our thinking is shaped. These stories are challenging some very traditional ideas that still exist heavily in society. There is a power in terrible representations. Somehow, we have representations where the disabled woman is a burden to family, to society, and...
6.13 Manjula Padmanabhan: Meet The Woman Who's A Taxi Driver In Delhi
Books and Beyond with Bound - April 02, 2024 12:30 - 42 minutesWhat's it like being a female taxi driver in a city notorious for being unsafe for women? In this episode, Michelle speaks with Manjula Padmanabhan, author of 'Taxi', whose protagonist, 'Maddy', runs a women's-only taxi service in Delhi! And when Maddy receives an attractive job offer as a pret...
Episode 42: What We Read In March
Books Boys - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome back to Books Boys. Dean & Alex (along with Alfred) tell us about their March reads, we have a surprise call-in from author Michael J. Cooper (michaeljcooper.net), and we receive a message from an old friend... Books discussed include: - Wages Of Empire (Michael J. Cooper, 2023). - ...
On the complex Indian village
Books and Authors - March 28, 2024 10:13 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"Villages are complicated entities. There's always a power game. Now, money values have come in and villages are also changing. The lives between the village and the city are starting to merge. I don't know what that means for the country. Villages and cities are both equally important for us. ...
Caper Captains 8: Evil Under The Sun
Books Boys - March 27, 2024 00:19 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhodunnit in "Evil Under The Sun"!? This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalog...
6.12 Aisha and Shasvathi: The Real Reason Behind South Asia's <1% Divorce Rate
Books and Beyond with Bound - March 26, 2024 11:30 - 1 hourSouth Asia boasts a less than 1% divorce rate. But the real reason behind it is far from happy marriages. In this episode, Tara and Michelle sit down with Aisha Sarwari and Shasvathi Siva, as they talk about misogyny and marriages in South Asia. Aisha's book, 'Heart Tantrums', is a memoir th...
Caper Captains 7: The ABC Murders
Books Boys - March 22, 2024 00:15 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhodunnit in "The ABC Murders"!? This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back catalogue ...
No last words in history
Books and Authors - March 21, 2024 12:07 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"While we must read histories produced by historians who have different perspectives on the past, it is very important not to get trapped in any particular ideological framework. For me, it is important to move beyond them" - Upinder Singh, author, 'A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India',...
6.11 Bhaskar Roy: Witnessing The Horrors Of Post-Independence India As A Child
Books and Beyond with Bound - March 19, 2024 12:30 - 48 minutesFind out what it was like growing up in post-independence India through the eyes of a man who lived through it all! Join Michelle as she speaks with Bhaskar Roy, author of 'Fifty Year Road', a personal memoir like no other. Bhaskar talks about growing up during the Naxalbari uprising - the arme...
Caper Captains 6: And Then There Were None
Books Boys - March 18, 2024 00:11 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhodunnit in one of the best-selling books of all time "And Then There Were None"!? This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows a...
A word to the wise
Books and Authors - March 14, 2024 15:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"Strangers matter online. We tend to put a lot of weight on reviews. But it is difficult to tell which ones are fake and which are not. Computer scientists are still working on it. But they have figured out certain characteristics of fake reviews – like the use of lots of exclamation marks and qu...
Caper Captains 5: Endless Night
Books Boys - March 13, 2024 00:06 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSome Are Born To Sweet Delight, Others Born To Endless Night This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get o...
6.10 Santanu Bhattacharya: The Bloody Aftermath Of The Babri Masjid Demolition
Books and Beyond with Bound - March 12, 2024 12:30 - 1 hour"We will pay the price for the sins of our forefathers" In this episode, Michelle speaks with Santanu Bhattacharya, author of 'One Small Voice' - a thought-provoking coming-of-age book about the politics of modern India, whose protagonist witnesses an act of mob violence in the communal riots o...
Of carpets and memories
Books and Authors - March 09, 2024 07:12 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingI'm not an expert but I am a connoisseur and most of the carpets in this book are part of my collection. Carpets harbour a lot of stories but we seldom read about them because books on carpets usually focus on things like the knots used and how they were made. My idea was to keep the stories" - J...
Caper Captains 4: Mystery Of The Blue Train
Books Boys - March 08, 2024 00:02 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhodunnit in "The Mystery Of The Blue Train"!? This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete b...
6.9 Tarun Mehrishi: Art Heist Of Rs 400 Crore Holds India’s Biggest Secret
Books and Beyond with Bound - March 05, 2024 12:30 - 45 minutesOne powerful secret. Two stolen paintings. And a man who will decide the fate of the world. Join Michelle as she sits down with Tarun Mehrishi, author of ‘The Portrait of a Secret’ - a novel inspired by true events. In an epic combination of art heist, historical fiction and spy thriller, Taru...
Caper Captains 3: Murder At The Vicarage
Books Boys - March 04, 2024 11:57 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhodunnit in "Murder at the Vicarage!?" This month we're releasing 6 more old Caper Captains Episodes originally released on patreon.com/booksboys. From next month, we'll begin Playboys Of Attica, a new series of Darkplace Dreamers, and Film Fellows archived episodes. Get our complete back cata...
Episode 41: What We Read In February
Books Boys - March 01, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe're back with our February reads, overall positive but some problematic elements as well. Alfred gets up to shenanigans, we compare frankenstein to dracula, experience our worst Dumas to date, and get a surprise call-in from the author W.J. Blackwood (wjblackwood.com). Books reviewed include...
Sex and the Indian woman: It's complicated
Books and Authors - February 29, 2024 04:03 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"Every culture's sexual values get imbued into all parts of their thinking, not just into how they think about the bedroom. Under patriarchy, mothers are given this special role of restricting their daughters as sexuality is tied up with the sense of social pride or izzat – the mother's value as ...
6.8 Amit & Shantanu: The Ramayana And Mahabharata - Modern Lessons From Ancient Epics
Books and Beyond with Bound - February 27, 2024 12:30 - 59 minutesFind out what centuries-old epics have to offer in the modern era! In this episode, Michelle sits down with Amit Majmudar and Shantanu Gupta to discuss all things mythology. Amit talks about his book, 'The Book of Vows', which is a retelling of the Mahabharata through all the vows that took pla...
6.8 Amit & Shantanu: Modern Lessons From Ancient Epics
Books and Beyond with Bound - February 27, 2024 12:30 - 59 minutesFind out what centuries-old epics have to offer in the modern era! In this episode, Michelle sits down with Amit Majmudar and Shantanu Gupta to discuss all things mythology. Amit talks about his book, 'The Book of Vows', which is a retelling of the Mahabharata through all the vows that took pla...
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