Bhagwan Das speaks to us about the several schemes, tax reforms and initiatives of the Union Budget 2025, and the opportunities arising from the same.

Dr Vivekanand Jha speaks to us about how lower sodium salt substitutes can help, its costs, and whether India needs a country wide programme to help people make this change.

P.K. Ajithkumar tells us what we need to know about the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam, what is at stake for Magnus Carlsen and the International Chess Federation, and whether there is a chance of this new format displacing classical chess in the future.

C. P. Chandrasekhar speaks to us about whether Trump’s tariffs will impact American consumers and businesses, and how the global south should respond to these measures.

Santiago Rodriguez joins us from Bogotá to give us more insight into the violence. He tells us what the different parties in the conflict want and what will happen next.

Alok Prasanna Kumar tells us more about Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code and how does it impact live-in relationships.

Neurologist Dr S.V. Khadilkar tells us everything we need to know about the Guillain-Barre Syndrome, the treatment, difference between this and other autoimmune conditions, and also demystifies the speculations around the link between vaccines and GBS.

Dr. Neeraj Kaushal talks with us about President Donald Trump's immigration policies, the likelihood of large-scale detention and deportation, and what the future holds for the country.

Karthik Ganesan from CEEW joins us to talk about the NPCIL proposal and whether the small modular reactors (SMRs) could help India Inc. become greener.

Prof Mala Ramanathan discusses how Kerala led the demographic transition in the South, what this means for its society, and the need for South India to prepare for a different future.

Rahul Verma joins G. Sampath to discuss the question ahead of the Delhi polls.

Kunal Shankar and Mayank Kumar join us to discuss their report, which reveals the state of Indian workers in Benghazi, Libya. They share their findings, explain how the fake recruitment agents operate, why Libya, among other places, and what can be done to avoid traps like that in the future.

In this episode, Stanly Johny joins us to talk about the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, how it came through, and what it means for Israel and Netanyahu.

In this episode, we are joined by Suhasini Haidar to discuss U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration and what we expect from his administration.

In this episode, we are joined by Apar Gupta to discuss the nuances of the draft rules and some of the concerns they raise.

In this episode, Dr. V Ramasubramanian tells us about the Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak, why such a furore was caused, and how we can prevent or tackle it.

Our hosts G. Sampath and Zubeda Hamid discuss their top episodes from the year 2024 and analyse key developments in the topics covered over the year.

Dr Sangeeta Sharma explains how and why paracetamol is overused and what the long-term effects of this can be, why Indians need to be cautious about the medication they consume, and the urgent need for the rational use of drugs in the country

In this episode, Dr Jong Eun Lee explains what prompted President Yoon Suk Yeol to declare martial law, its impact on the country’s politics, and what will happen next.

Dr. Manoranjan Sharma speaks to us about the health of the rural economy in India, and how MSP is calculated in the country.

Dr. Pankaj Sekhsaria speaks to us about whether the strategic and developmental gains from the Great Nicobar mega-project outweighs its environmental costs and risks.

Iftikhar Gilani speaks to us about the factors behind the sudden overthrow of the Assad regime, and what the implications of this are for Russia and Iran, Assad’s biggest backers.

Dr Srinath Reddy decodes the link between air pollution and heart disease, explains which toxic particles have an effect on the body and who is most vulnerable, and details what the country and individuals can do to protect themselves.

In this episode, Ziya Us Salam discusses the Sambhal violence, tracing the series of events that led to the deaths, the civil court's directive for a survey of the Jama Masjid, and the constitutional grounds for raising legal questions over religious structures.

In this episode, Satyarupa Shekhar explains why the UN plastic treaty collapsed, whether there’s a chance of it happening anytime soon, and the link between climate change talks, the fossil fuel industry, and the plastics crisis.