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It's the secret to cooking meats perfectly. It's also the newest cooking technique in the world. And it's little known outside hipster circles. Naturally, Simblified listeners will be dying to know more about it and your hosts Tony and Naren dive into it inSousciantly and simblify it for you. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoyn...

"Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films" Bong Joon Ho, the creator of Parasite, remarked during his dream run last year. Join Naren and Tony as they uncover the many hurdles faced by international films on the path to the Oscar, and why they are not too bullish on Jallikkattu winning the race this time. Once you overcome the p...

Fantasy sports have come a long way in India, so much so that they're the title sponsors of the IPL. But wait, is it legal? Is it gambling? Will God punish us for playing? Naren and Tony try to Simblify the framework in which bets like fantasy sports, poker, and horse racing operate in India. All bets are off. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony...

The government gave itself the power to censor streaming content on the internet, bringing groans of dismay. But how is it likely to impact content? And what IS censorship anyway? Join your hosts as they simblify the latest order empowering the Ministry of I&B to censor internet streaming. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoy...

The lengths that some people will go to, to see what's around! Join your hosts Tony and Naren as they go deep into the LIDAR imaging technology that Apple has packed into its iPhone 12 Pro and discuss if it's all worth it. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoyn | @notytony Say hello and tell us what you think! We love your feedbac...

Sports made a comeback sooner than most things during the pandemic (including Simblified). Naren and Tony explain the logistics of the bio bubble that made this possible. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Tony Instagram: @shenoynv | @notytony Twitter: @shenoyn | @notytony Say hello and tell us what you think! We love your feedback. We'd love it if you could leave a rating on Apple...

In the late 50s, Miles Davis was tired of what he thought was repetitive jazz and he decided to adopt a much more complex form called Modal Jazz. And to the amazement of just about everyone in the music world, instead of putting listeners off, the complex music actually sold like hot cakes. Indeed, his album, Kind of Blue, became one of the highest selling jazz albums of all time! Join your Simbli...

If you've always wondered who it is who lives inside your head and experiences things, relax! It's not the Chinese government, it's your consciousness. Join your Simblified hosts as they attempt to unravel what scientists know about consciousness, where it resides and can manmade devices ever become conscious. You might quite unconsciously end up better informed. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepi...

Sparked from the brutal police killing of George Floyd, we're seeing a surge of protests not just in the US but around the world. And we delve into one of the most radical calls in these protests - Defund the Police. Join Tony, Naren and Srikeit as they explore the history of policing , its actual effectiveness and alternatives for law enforcement. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren...

The tragic death of an elephant in Kerala caught national attention, and sparked a short-lived outrage cycle on social media. The Simblified gang looks at the larger story involving wild boars, human animal conflict, plight of the farmers, and the legal way to eliminate a pest that destroys crops. All this is a shortie without going wild or boaring you. ReplyAll episode on 30-50 Feral Hogs - https...

Over the last two decades, vertical farming has been touted, alternately, as the best idea since sliced bread and the worst idea since allowing Himmesh to direct movies. Join your hosts as they attempt to find out which of these it is, and mostly, what exactly IS vertical farming, and what it achieves. You'll be less vertically challenged. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Naren | Srikeit...

Of the many things the pandemic has put a pause on, we miss sports the most. And when the world is collectively losing its marbles, sports fans have found Marble Racing on YouTube. In this episode, Srikeit and Tony are joined by Srinath Sripath - self-confessed Manchester United fan. They explore how the pandemic is affecting the world of sports. From scheduling, fitness, and rules to audience exp...

A great philosopher and ultracrepidarian once said, "If you really love your children, you won't have them". He now hosts a profoundly silly podcast called Simblified and goes by the name Narendra Shenoy. Join Naren, Chuck, Tony and Srikeit as they discuss the numerous arguments for and against having children - from philosophical, moral and practical perspectives. And whether this Covid pandemic...

We continue with the second part of our live episode! Some very astute, smart people have been writing very logical pieces on "things that will happen to X industry post-coronavirus". People will buy more of this and less of that and will start less of this more and will consume more Simblified content... Stuff like that. Well, we at Simblified always look to go beyond the obvious. But mostly we'r...

Some very astute, smart people have been writing very logical pieces on "things that will happen to X industry post-coronavirus". People will buy more of this and less of that and will start less of this more and will consume more Simblified content... Stuff like that. Well, we at Simblified always look to go beyond the obvious. But mostly we're lazy to do any proper analysis and just want a laugh...

We've been seeing so many predictions for the world post-coronavirus. Some things will be more popular. Some industries will suffer. So we had an idea for a shortie: What's the most ridiculous, far-fetched such connection that we could think of? And then we had another idea: What if we expanded this idea and asked people to join in? Aha! So on Thursday, 07 May 2020 - join the Simblified quartet as...

This is one of the most uplifting things you will hear during these times! The second of our coronavirus-related episodes is a special one, and the first interview we've done in a while. We chat with Paritosh Pant & Pooja Reddy, who run a community kitchen in one of Mumbai's poorest areas during the pandemic. We talk about how they went about setting it up, the challenges they faced, how they...

In the first of our coronavirus Simblification series, we look at the differences between two terms we properly knew only back in college. Are bacteria and viruses the same? Are all of them bad? Why doesn't a great piece of content go 'bacterial'? All this and more as Chuck, Tony and Naren get to the bottom of these little critters. Meet your hosts aka The Ultracrepidarians! Chuck | Naren | Srikei...

Hello, we're back! Sorry for the little "break", but we hosts have finally managed to web-conference each other and record! In this episode, we deviate a little bit from the traditional Simblified format - we first all catch up and talk about how we've been dealing with this ruddy pandemic, and then glean a little bit about what the future holds. It's a completely unscripted episode (as you'll hea...

Naren has read a fascinating book called 'The Social Leap' by William Von Hippel which helps understand the connection between evolution and our social behaviour today. Joining Naren through this transformative journey with additional insights are Tony and Srikeit. With lack of Wikipedia summaries available, the ultracrepidarians talk about evolutionary titbits like why chimps have larger testes t...

Happiness is enjoying the little things in life, so we've put together a shortie that'll help you understand how gratification and fulfilment are measured in a country. On this Chuck-less shortie, Naren, Tony & Srikeit chuckle their way to simblify the World Happiness Report, compare it to Bhutan's Gross National Happiness and discuss the factors that contribute to the contentment of a country...

As Oprah Winfrey once said, "You get free money, and you get free money, everybody gets free money!" Based on this totally legit infamous quote, this episode is about UBI - not Union Bank of India as google would mention it but Universal Basic Income. A concept also known as citizen's income, UBI does have some interesting perks which help the average person live a better life. Other famous people...

There have been several stoic philosophers like Seneca the Younger, Marcus Aurelius & Epictetus (Jiggles) who have influenced the school of Hellenistic philosophy. What is stoicism you may ask? How does one become a stoic? Do we suffer more often in imagination than in reality? To put your curiosity out of misery, Naren, Chuck & Tony explain the philosophy and history of stoicism and how o...

Facebook, the social network everyone loves to hate has been grappling with the free speech v/s content moderation conundrum for several years now. In the first half of 2020, they are going beyond "Community Standards" and establishing an oversight board. The Simblified gang look at what this 'Supreme Court' looks like and how it might turn out as they discuss Facebook's winter of diss content. Li...

On 11th and 12th Jan 2020, 4 apartment complexes in Maradu (in Kochi, Kerala) were brought following a longdrawn legal battle. This story was fascinating enough for the Simblified gang to read the actual Supreme Court order and so they had to let people know about their glorious achievement. In this shortie, the quartet try to present a very simblified version of what happened, what it means, and...