Simblified

Our space agency has given us lots to be proud about recently! ISRO's stupendous achievement of launching 100+ satellites is remarkable, and has brought old stats involving auto rickshaw fares and a certain cartoon back into the limelight. Join the podcastronauts Chuck, Srikeit and Naren as they fly their spaceship of wisdom with a payload of bad jokes to the orbit of space exploration, how ISRO w...

In this episode, our trinity of babblers talk about solar energy in the light (hehe) of Tesla announcing the Gigafactory will be powered by the sun. What's a Tesla? What's a gigafactory? What's a sun? Don't worry - we answer it all. And (sorry) Chuck does a pun run on all things celestial. Even the Gods were not spared. Say hello to our hosts on Twitter: @chuck_gopal, @shenoyn, @Srikeit The Simbli...

This week, in a special Chuck-free Simblified we demystify the process of the bureaucratic behemoth, that is the Union Budget of India. From the impact (or lack of it) of this year’s budget, we meander into the bylanes of India’s budgetary history to uncover some little known fiscal quirks, apart from the usual boring money talk. Srikeit (@Srikeit) and Naren (@shenoyn) try valiantly to make up for...

https://goo.gl/7P7UecThis week, Chuck and Srikeit (minus Naren) talk about the Consumer Electronics Show and what shiny new gadgets have graced us. Will LG's new OLED TV be the way forward? What on earth will an IOT-connected dustbin do? Will Chuck do a verse-based quiz for worst products of the CES including a vibrating pair of shorts (Hint: yes). All this and more on this high-tech episode of Si...

Happy new year and all that! What better way to ditch the annus horriblis of 2016 by recapping it with plenty of poor jokes? Join Chuck, Naren and Srikeit as we look at what happened in the second part of the year, including demonitisation, Rio Olympics and Pokemon Go and of course the Orange Revolution. Have a kickass new year folks, and your resolution should be to share our podcast and listen t...

Now that was a fairly horrible year, wasn't it? From all those folks dying, to a wackjob becoming president of the Philippines (oh, and another one of the US), to the fact that the Kya Kool Hai Kum franchise is still going strong. But hey, there have been several other things to talk about as well. We on Simblified attempt to do a quick recap of the year and help to get you up to speed in case you...

Stuck at Western Express Highway or Silk Board junction? Wishing there was a better way to commute? Well, thanks to Uber, that might just happen! The app most commonly known for the 'gig economy' and making startup news has recently released a massive document outlining a future where flying cars are as common but more useful than selfie sticks. Join Chuck and Naren as they dig into this fascinati...

For seven years, music fans across the country have been looking forward to the Bacardi NH7 Weekender. This is more than a music festival, it's come to become a movement and celebration of all types of music, and has become bigger year-on-year! From a crowd of 'scenesters' in 2010 to 1.25 lakh people across 5 cities in 2015; from just Pune to traversing all across the country - the Weekender has s...

If there's one website that all MBA and Engineering college hostelites are indebted... OK, let us rephrase that, one which is legally allowed to be seen by college authorities - it's Wikipedia. Probably the most valuable website ever, and a collection of all human knowledge (well, most of it anyway), Wikipedia is an amazing success in crowdsourcing and self-moderation. Today, we talk to Srikeit (@...

It's been a morose year, what with terrorist attacks and beloved personalities conking off. Good thing then, that we've been treated to the longest running display of two elderly folk squabbling like they're claiming rights to a swing in a kid's park. Of course, there are both disastrous and hilarious consequences to either occupying the top spot. Simblified takes a small look. Of course, Chuck an...

Ever woken up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night because you suddenly realized you knew nothing about the 2016 Nobel Chemistry prize? Well, us neither. But we have ICT's Dr. Dalvi on the episode who helps simblify the fascinating topic of molecular motors, which won three scientists the Nobel Prize for Chemistry this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Few standup shows in the country have matched up to the hilarity provided by the BCCI vs Justice Lodha Committee. Some of the court's official statements will make you not just guffaw but have renewed faith in the judiciary. Naren and Chuck bring you everything you need to know and end with an Irish Drinking Song dedicated to the BCCI - surely the only one of its kind out there. Hey, do us a favou...

In this month's episode of not-from-Faking-News, US prisoners fall in love with in-jail chips so much they're willing to risk re-incarceration for a bite. What are these chips? Where can you get them? Why are chips so goddamn tasty (evil corporations!)? What the hell are MRPs apart from prices that pubs never seem to follow? This week's shortie tells you all that and more. We'd love to hear from y...

Recently, a certain phone company has been in the news for the wrong reasons - their products are literally setting the market on fire. So why is this happening? What's the science behind batteries? Is is possible to make puns even for a serious issue like this? Chuck and Naren traverse the murky waters of Lithium-Ion batteries and equate them to warring in-laws. PS: In the episode, we reference p...

Artists have always been a troubled lot and many have turned to drugs or alcohol to douse the same flame that fanned their art. Writers are no different. You might not believe it, exposed as you are to people who produce entire articles out of a tweet that went very mildly viral, but writers are artists too and here are a few genius writers and poets who produced their finest under the influence....

What's the most you've worked out in a day? Whatever the answer, it doesn't matter - these folks have done more. Imagine swimming the minor matter of 3 km, then cycling 180 km, then running 42 km. A little more than a stroll to buy vegetables, you'll agree. Today we talk to two amazing endurance athletes - Mehul Ved (@mehulved) and Nupur Shikhare (@nupur_popeye), who talk about their IronMan exper...

It's one of the commonest foods around. The humble potato has, in the brief four centuries since it was introduced into the western world from South America, firmly occupied a prominent position is virtually every cuisine from Chinese to Indian to French. But did you know it could be poisonous enough to make you really ill? Chuck and Naren investigate and find out that the answer is a meek but pos...

A couple of weeks ago, we started Simblifying the Olympics for you - we spoke about the ancient games. This week we take things a notch up and talk more about the modern era, and which countries do well. What do you mean, late? We're 4 years early! Give us a message at @chuck_gopal / @shenoyn. Best message gets an Olympian-sized hug from Naren. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been another disappointing outing for India in the Olympics : Given the size of the contingent (and heck, the size of the country!) and hype... It was a bummer. But this isn't a new story! This happens every four years. Can things change by Tokyo 2020? Chuck and Naren scour the interwebz to see why people think we can't bring back more than a few metals every year. We'd love to hear from you,...

The world's biggest sporting extravaganza has just ended (sorry cricket fans, we're not talking about the IPL). It's the quadrennial showcase of athletic talent from around the world in events we didn't know existed till two weeks ago - the Olympics. The first of a multi-part series, we're gonna look at how the modern Olympics came to be. Did you know there was an ancient version of the games? Did...

Come on, we've all had that unfortunate moment of realisation when we've had a bit too much tipple. Perfect vocabulary and punctuation descends into something quite desultory, and you would never even use a word like desultory. Anyway, Chuck decided to explore why is it that the Blushful Hippocrene has this effect on us, and turns out, it's quite a lot! So get drunk on our episode and revel in the...

If, like Chuck and Naren, you like your tipple - you will love this episode. Oh, we're not talking mass-manufactured swill here - we're talking about craft beer - the most glorious liquid to come on planet Earth since water. Ansh Seth from Brewbot (Andheri) and Shailendra Singh of Independence Brewing Company (Pune) chat about how they got started, how craft is different from everything else, the...

Want to know all about advertising, and a bit of how to start a business? You've come to the right place. Director of Flying Cursor, the effervescent Shormishta Mukherjee, tells us all about her journey and what digital marketing is about. She also tells us some fun office incidents. It's a totes_fun episode. Check it out! Say hello to Shormishta on Twitter: @agentgreenglass. Of course, if you're...

Chuck got these new glasses that cancels out blue light. Why, you ask? Well it's better for the eyes, apparently. He tells you all about them and makes several unnecessary poor jokes in the bargain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've been hearing a lot about the GST in the last few weeks, and have made attempts to know what it means. At best, you hope it won't inflate your craft pizza bill up. Good news - Naren's read up and lets you know what to expect. A fun episode - well as fun as any episode on a term with 'tax' in the subject can be, we suppose. Please tell us what you think about Simblified and win a trip to Ulha...