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China's Great Green Leap Forward

All Things Policy - May 24, 2024 07:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of "All Things Policy," Rakshith explores China's remarkable rise as a green energy superpower with Wanyuan Song, a section editor at the China Desk at Carbonbrief. China, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has set ambitious targets to peak carbon emissions before 2...

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Sports as an Accelerator of Social Change

All Things Policy - May 23, 2024 10:46 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of All Things Policy, we are joined by Deepthi Bopaiah who is the CEO of GoSports Foundation, a National award winning non-profit organisation to support elite and emerging athletes across Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. Under her leadership in 2019, GoSports was bestowed wit...

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All Things Climate Policy

All Things Policy - May 22, 2024 10:05 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of "All Things Climate Policy," Rakshith explores the complexities of climate policy and its global impact with Dr Simon Evans from Carbon Brief. As we navigate through a potential shift in the U.S. political landscape, Dr. Evans elaborates on how a Donald Trump victory could sig...

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Hurdles to India's Domestic Mobile Manufacturing

All Things Policy - May 21, 2024 05:44 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
India is the second largest mobile phone market in the world and produces 97% of it's mobile phone demand locally. However, the sector is increasingly dependent on the imported components to manufacture it domestically. Mariam Azeemuddin and Anisree Suresh analyse whether the push towards domest...

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What the Urban Heat Island effect means to us

All Things Policy - May 20, 2024 04:02 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The year 2023 was globally the hottest on record. India was no different. Temperature spikes in 2024 are indeed worrying policymakers, but the common citizen is perhaps the worst affected. To understand what is happening in our cities, Dr Y Nithiyanandanam and Sachin Kalbag discuss the Urban Hea...

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GLÖD: Less is more vid bröstcanceroperationer

Cancerfondens podd – GLÖD - May 17, 2024 12:46 - 31 minutes
Man ska inte bara överleva, man ska kunna leva väl också. Men en cancerbehandling som är bra på att få bort cancer kan också skada det friska som skulle bevaras. Cancerforskaren Jana de Boniface går till jobbet varje dag för att ta reda på exakt hur mycket som behöver tas bort vid en bröstcancer...

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Nukes in Space?

All Things Policy - May 17, 2024 05:10 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The United States has accused Russia of developing a space-based "nuclear device" capable of targeting other satellites. What could such a device be and why would states want such weapons? Ashwin Prasad and Aditya Ramanathan delve into the frightening rationales for waging nuclear warfare in our...

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Madi Stroud - Daughter of a Cult Leader: Love Has Won & Amy Carlson

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - May 16, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 224 ratings
Today our guest is Madi Stroud. She was featured on the HBO docu series Love Has Won, and is late cult leader Amy Carlson’s daughter - the one whose mummified body was found wrapped in Christmas lights in Colorado. Madi shares what she remembers of her mom as a kid, how it felt after Amy suddenl...

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Lessons from South Korea’s use of Industry Policies

All Things Policy - May 16, 2024 00:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
South Korea's economic trajectory from a low-income, agriculture-based economy in the 1950s to a high-income, technology, and innovation leader is a testament to its remarkable transformation. What facilitated this transition? Were there any unintended consequences?  In this episode of All Thing...

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Did India attempt a self goal on Digital trade tariffs?

All Things Policy - May 15, 2024 04:20 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Listen to this episode of All Things Policy where Anushka Saxena and Sridhar Krishna question India's stance on digital trade and opposing the moratorium on tariffs on electronic transmission. They ask why a country which is a net exporter and the fourth largest exporter of digital services woul...

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Beyond the Coastline

All Things Policy - May 14, 2024 06:47 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
India’s regional connectivity strategy has seemingly focused its efforts on maritime domains. A recent working paper by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) makes the case for greater inland connectivity, particularly between India's Northeast region and the Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ind...

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De(Generative) AI: Is ChatGPT Killing The Essay?

All Things Policy - May 13, 2024 00:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of All Things Policy, Rohan Pai and Anisree Suresh discuss the various knee-jerk responses from educational institutions to prevent academic dishonesty in the ChatGPT era. Should bans be placed on the use of ChatGPT by students? Should schools and universities restructure assignm...

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The Larger Message Behind Antony Blinken's China Visit

All Things Policy - May 10, 2024 00:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China in the last week of April in what many feel is a landmark step towards some kind of normalisation of relations between the two superpowers. But, was it really? Blinken's trip is the latest high-level contact between the two nations that have tem...

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Dr. Inna Kanevsky - Pseudoscience, TikTok Psychology, & Culty Psychologists

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - May 09, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 224 ratings
Dr. Inna Kanevsky, psychologist, professor, and debunker of pseudoscience psychology TikToks, discusses the misinformation videos that got her started on the path of debunking, why mental health labels can be helpful but can also lead us to incorrectly self-diagnose and take on labels that do no...

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Technology and Elections in the Future: Part One

All Things Policy - May 09, 2024 04:12 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join Rohan Pai as he quizzes Satya Sahu on the way in which technology intersects with political parties' strategy within the broader context of elections in an information age. This is the first in a two part podcast series on Technology and Elections.

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Women and cancer care

All Things Policy - May 08, 2024 00:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Cancer is fast emerging as a matter of public health concern in India. Challenges are aplenty with limited access to affordable and quality healthcare and shortage of skilled healthcare professionals. Additionally, for breast cancer, it’s also the cultural barriers, misinformation and stigma ass...

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How does Tokyo view the Indo-Pacific?

All Things Policy - May 07, 2024 00:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of All Things Policy, Bharat Sharma speaks to Dr. Saya Kiba from the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, on how Japan views the Indo-Pacific, its regional objectives its interests, and the Quad's role in Japanese foreign policy. Dr. Kiba also comments on the trajectory of Ja...

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Unveiling the Intrigue: Chip-Based Hardware Backdoors Exposed

All Things Policy - May 06, 2024 04:17 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The ubiquitous semiconductor chips have acquired huge importance in today’s geopolitical environment. Join Arindam Goswami and Satya Sahu in this episode of All Things Policy as they uncover the intricate world of chip-based hardware backdoors, exploring their implications for cybersecurity, nat...

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Behind the Red Curtain: What are China’s Economic Policy Priorities?

All Things Policy - May 03, 2024 06:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The Politburo of the Communist Party of China met in late April to discuss the country’s economic situation. It also announced that the long-awaited third plenary session will be held in July. Third plenums historically have charted the course for economic policy. In this episode, Anushka Saxena...

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Work Fair and Free

All Things Policy - May 02, 2024 02:40 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
93 percent of India’s workforce is informally employed and migrant workers, who move seasonally from villages to cities, form an extremely vulnerable group in this category. What are some of the chief concerns of such workers and how could India's recent plans to introduce a living wage by 2025 ...

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Warren Kohl, Part 2 - The Pressures of Preaching in a Secretive Cult

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - May 01, 2024 23:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 224 ratings
Today is part two with Warren Kohl, former member and religious leader within the 2x2s (Meagan's secretive childhood group that technically has no name). Today we'll hear how Warren left behind his dreams of medical school to become a "worker" (a minister who stays in people's homes). He'll talk...

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So Long, SSF, and Hello, ISF

All Things Policy - April 30, 2024 00:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of All Things Policy, Takshashila Research Analyst Anushka Saxena is in conversation with independent research scholar Suyash Desai. The two discuss the recent reform announced in the Chinese military vis-a-vis disbanding of its Strategic Support Force (SSF), and the institution ...

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Is Bangladesh on a New Journey?

All Things Policy - April 29, 2024 00:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Born out of war more than 50 years ago, Bangladesh has hauled itself out of poverty to become one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia Pacific region. But the nation still faces many challenges—climate change threatens to overwhelm its low-lying lands, corruption is endemic, and many cri...

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The Evolving DigiYatra Story

All Things Policy - April 26, 2024 00:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
An allegedly unscrupulous one person company has been handling data and infrastructure for DigiYatra, the biometric boarding system used at airports. Anupam Manur and Bharath Reddy discuss the implications.

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Warren Kohl, Part 1 - Preparing to Preach in a Secretive Cult

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation - April 25, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 224 ratings
Today's guest is Warren kohl, a fifth generation member and former “worker” (or minister) in the 2x2’s, the group that Meagan grew up in. Warren shares how devout he was to the group at a very young age, having your entire life controlled, and how utter heartbreak in high school led him to celib...

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How to think about public policy

All Things Policy - April 25, 2024 00:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Join Ashwin Prasad, Shreya Ramakrishnan, and Tanay Ravichandran, three policy enthusiasts sharing their latest discoveries in the world of public policy! A new course on ⁠Unpacking Urban Governance⁠ on OpenTakshashila is now accepting applications. Click ⁠here⁠ for more information.

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Colourism Inside the Lines

All Things Policy - April 24, 2024 00:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Is it possible for AI to be racist? When Google's AI chatbot 'Gemini' launched a new text-to-image feature on February 1st, it received a barrage of accusations on social media for possessing an inherent reluctance towards generating images of light-skinned, Caucasian people. These accusations c...

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Ep. 172 9XM Soundcaste Ft. Anand Bhaskar

9XM SoundcastE - April 23, 2024 11:01 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This episode features the mastermind of a music composer, singer – Anand Bhaskar with Host Eva Bhatt. He is the music composer of some of the most loved songs in the OTT space, of iconic web series like Mirzapur, Masoom and recently released Showtime, starring Emraan Hashmi. Anand Bhaskar talk...

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Nestle Baby Food Controversy

All Things Policy - April 23, 2024 00:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode of All Things Policy, Kripa Koshy and Saurabh Todi discuss the recent controversy around the high sugar content in Nestle baby food in certain countries. They discuss the need for informed regulation and better compliance in India. A new course on Unpacking Urban Governance on O...

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Trilateral Technology Dialogue between India, U.S. & South Korea

All Things Policy - April 22, 2024 00:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
In this episode, Ashwin Prasad quizzes Saurabh Todi on the recent Trilateral Technology Dialogue in Seoul. With a focus on strengthening supply chain resilience and fostering trade partnerships, Saurabh provides insights into the significance of this event. Join them as they unravel the discussi...