Leftover Lasagne with Nitin & Tony

We notice the one dirty spot on the floor. We don’t notice the hundred that were cleaned. In this episode, we start with a simple question: why did many of us grow up hearing about apartheid, but never about Mabo? Why do we notice loud, visible problems but miss the quiet systems working underneath our lives. From history and news, to AI agreeing with us, to podcast edits, to relationships and hou...

How important is the writing to the effectiveness of a movie? How much of creativity is art, and how much is science? Nitin and Tony enjoy the magic of great story-telling as they revisit a film they are both incredibly fond of - Christopher Nolan's The Prestige.  If you like Leftover Lasagne, chances are you will enjoy Moolakadai - a relay short-story co-written by Tony, Nitin and best friend...

Tony tunes in from Down Under and joins Nitin to revive Leftover Lasagne after a break... And to discuss the topic of taking career breaks. Why don't more people take work sabbaticals, even if their bank balances would allow them to? And as existential dread and AI take over the very idea of stable careers, should more of us stop to smell the roses? 

As GLP1 drugs get approval for Type 2 Diabetes treatment in India, Tony and Nitin get deep into Ozempic and its likes, debating the moral, ethical and commercial questions around them, and other cosmetic procedures. Stay on for the last third of this discussion, where they imagine the challenges of keeping the spark alive in a world full of dopamine, that also features shortcuts that can destroy t...

Nearly a 100 years ago, John Maynard Keynes predicted that we would only need to work 15 hours a week. While he may not have got that part right (yet), the fundamental problem to solve for humans on earth remains the same as it always did - how do we make sense of our lives? Join Nitin and Tony as they tackle profound topics with the silliest humour.

Tony and Nitin train their guns at two hot button issues in India right now, and they also train their guns at each other. Hastha la vista baby! We are back! Like this podcast? Do check out our other episodes too, and it will really help us if you get your friends to listen to us as well.

As LoL enters its 40s, the co-hosts, both shuddering at the thought of entering their own 40s take a gander at age, life experience, wearing your stripes with grace and being good whimsical uncles with Instagram, rather than LinkedIn skills. Tell your friends about this podcast no? What's the worst that can happen :-)

Short-lived trends, long-lived trends, trends you see coming from a distance, trends that come out of nowhere... Tony and Nitin try to understand what's going on. And in the process, also reveal the perfect idea for a viral video. Don't miss it, this is your ticket to fame on the internet!

In this madcap episode, Nitin and Tony get together to discuss the deterioration of society as evidenced by the fall in what's considered basic courtesy. Should you be given free gravy with porotta? Why should we rename Mysore Pak? And what do standing seats in an airplane mean. One thing is for sure, the world me go mad, but our intrepid hosts of Leftover Lasagne are up to the task. Write to...

There are several things in the world that are plainly wrong, and we continue to use and abide by them inspite of knowing full well that they are incorrect. In this episode, Tony and Nitin shine the light on some of these quirky entities - from the MBTI personality test, to our flawed understanding of dietary cholestrol and antibiotics, and distorted land maps - why we stick to them, and what that...

Trump's Tariff Tomfoolery has led to Chinese creators letting the cat out of the bag, and showing us the nuts and bolts of how luxury goods are made. Naturally, the intrepid explorers of Leftover Lasagne want to understand what differentiates a commodity from a brand, are brands important, does India really have an elite institution problem, and why we pay what we do for Bags, Tags, and Brags. Fol...

The latest episode of LoL explores what it means to be artistic from various current affairs angles. The recent Malayalam movie Empuraan has run into censor trouble over its allegedly religiously (read politically) sensitive content; The Ghibli filter has inundated our timelines, sparking stone-pelting outrage as well as server-melting outage in equal measure; Meanwhile, Kunal Kamra has gone off c...

Nisha Dhage makes a comeback to the podcast, and she's joined by first-timer Shruti Kapoor, to school the boys on what fashion means, from a women's PoV. If our fashion takes on Episode 34 were vague, Ep 35 is all Vogue; From botox to brains, from bald spots to boobs, no topic is spared. And when it comes to some parts of the anatomy, we are the Amazon of podcasts, since it is always Day 1...

Why do we dress up the way we do? Tony and Nitin uncover layers on what fashion represents in our self-image and in the way we lead our leaves. Do they ultimately find out that the emperor has no clothes? Listen in! Like this podcast? We love it when people agree with us, but absolutely adore it when people don't. Please let us, and your friends know... Spread the love, spread the outrage. Hit...

Kerala and Tamil Nadu sit next to each other in the southern tip of India. Yet, why is Malayalam cinema so remarkably different from Tamil cinema, and from all other Indian movie industries? From their lived experience of being Malayalee boys who have experienced slices of other Indian cultures, Nitin and Tony hack away at this question. The discussion leads them to geography, geology, language, m...

Nitin and Tony return after a month’s hiatus to celebrate one year of Leftover Lasagne! And in classic LoL fashion they try to figure out what the episode is about as they’re recording it. We figured this is actually the best way for you to build empathy for us. So meta no? Come jump in and enter our parenthesis labyrinth. Please share thoughts, laughs, tears, bouquets, brickbats, feedback, love a...

The 21st century human meticulously uses technology to track his and her every movement, in a constant effort to stay fit / hit arbitrary health milestones / flaunt their accomplishments for social validation. Nitin and Tony are no different, and in Episode 31 of LoL, the boys talk about their own journeys with fitness and tracking. In an effort to make Leftover Lasagne more useful to our listener...

Leftover Lasagne is back in 2025! Join Nitin and Tony as they wonder about their fandom for stars, what it means, and how it differs from sports, to movies, to politics. And would anyone want to be a celebrity anymore? All this, when they finally get started with episode 30 of Leftover Lasagne. Follow us Nitin: @knittins on X and Instagram Tony: @notytony on X and Instagram

In ep 29 of Leftover Lasagne, Nitin and Tony try to make sense of a world in which the word of the year is brain rot, no one understands quantum computing, and a killer has become a thirst trap. Spoiler alert: They don't succeed. Follow us Nitin: @knittins on Twitter/Instagram Tony: @notytony on Twitter/Instagram

Today's episode features scams of all sorts, from modern art to fake podcasts, from adulterated food, to pseudoscientific healing methods. From chants that could kill, to three pairs of footwear for the price of two. Join Nitin and Tony in another wild ride through the absurd wonders that the internet keeps throwing at us.

AR Rahman hashtags his separation announcement, and Kohli chooses the right time to do Wrogn. Tony casts a 30,000 foot view at proceedings while flying alongside a reptile, while Nitin is perched firmly on a Jaquar thinking seat, as they bring to you Episode 27, which features an incredible suggestion for Zomato's outlandish job listing for CEO's Chief of Staff.  Like this episode? Do recommend us...

Mithunda gets pick-pocketed at an election rally, Trump wins the elections and begins to convert the world into a Musk-meme, and the world goes to pot, even as pot-cultivators go to prison in Bangalore. Even as the ship of TCS surges past the point of no return, Nitin and Tony apply a Satanic reverse gear in Episode 26 of your friendly neighborhood podcast. Tell your friends, and give us 5 stars....

This Diwaloween, Leftover Lasagne celebrates its quarter century with a timely scan of farcical happenings around law and rules in India. Grab a spoon, jump on your bike and take a sharp right to enjoy this trip around Tinder garden, and if you like the episode please press the bell icon, Horn Ok Please! This episode features a fantastic segment from Batta Fast, one of our favourite cricket podcas...

After a 2 week break, the Leftover Lasagne boys Nitin and Tony are back looking at the world of content, how Peru got revenge on England, and other funny and profound stuff that has happened in the world. Jump in.

On Ep 23 of Leftover Lasagne, Nitin and Tony are joined for a cameo by surprise guest Nisha, who has come to return the online order she received. Join the boys as they wonder about the goings on in the world - and the existential crisis affecting the mid life for Nitin and the podcast itself. Will we have an ep 24? Tune in to find out.