Combustible Brains

Pranav Bhatkhande and Raa

Combustible Brains is a podcast where all is fair game, as long as we find appeal in it. We're a bunch of enthusiasts of technology, martial arts, motorcycles and coffee beans. Expect no less in any episode.

Episodes

  1. 07/31/2022

    Sir, your social media salad is ready for pickup

    Instagram is slowly turning the knobs on its app to take on Tiktok, the biggest video platform in the world. In order to take on the Chinese giant, Instagram must make its app video first, and they're on it, the question is - will it work? Link to the NYtimes article we refer to - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/05/business/media/tiktok-algorithm.html

  2. 07/16/2022

    We do some unplanned social commentary!

    We planned to make an episode on how to securely upload pictures (we promise to still do this episode), but ended up talking about society, social media, and the modern world.

  3. 12/19/2021

    Your Cousin Is A Whiny Socialist

    First we rant, and then we talk about the antiwork movement on reddit, captured on https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/. I'm too bored to write a longer description, so listen to the podcast instead.

  4. 12/04/2021

    Blue Balled By Communism

    In this episode we touch on how evil empires now control one of the most important minerals required for making electric cars a reality. As we move to a cleaner and greener future, we must understand the evil forces that might ultimately shape the world we envision. Let's build technology to go Cobalt free!

  5. 11/20/2021

    Computers get sophisticated STDs, just like you!

    Today we talk about Stuxnet, a sophisticated virus designed to cause real damage. In this episode we also talk about other cyberattacks that Governments these days love. Finally, if you have feedback for us, you can write that email and throw it away, because we don't have a feedback line yet.

  6. 11/13/2021

    Bonjour, my little electric skateboard

    Electric cars are the rage, Elon Musk is the richest man in the world, the Chinese carmakers are slowly controlling the world's rare minerals supply, we have a casual chat about these trivial issues.

  7. 11/06/2021

    Zucktard, and the Metaverse of Stupidity

    In this episode, we talk about the newly revealed re-brand of Facebook as Meta, as a part of Mark Zuckerberg's grand vision of metaverse. Its supposed to be a shared virtual universe where we can all meet and hangout, similar to the concept shown in the movie Ready Player One.

  8. 07/22/2020

    Brave New World

    In this episode, we get a little philosophical as we walk through Aldous Huxley's best work - Brave New World, we then compare and contrast this dystopian paradise to our own. Huxley wrote this in 1932 and looking back today, one might say he was right. We discuss on what it means to be free, and if we're just cogs in the wheels of society.

  9. 06/22/2020

    Indians Banning Chinese Apps

    Today we're talking about the Indians banning Chinese apps in response to the current India-China situation. We then talk about how you can best protect your privacy using pragmatic tools like Signal.

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Combustible Brains is a podcast where all is fair game, as long as we find appeal in it. We're a bunch of enthusiasts of technology, martial arts, motorcycles and coffee beans. Expect no less in any episode.

Information

  • Creator
    Pranav Bhatkhande and Raa
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Combustible Brains
  • Show Website
    Combustible Brains