Far From Fact Husein Merchant and Keshav Naidu
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- Comedy
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A weekly podcast from India, that is not about Science, Pop Culture, Technology, Sport, News, Sociology, or the Internet, and yet, all at once it is. Far From Fact is designed to cater to your basic need for ignorance. Catch the lads, as they fake-solve real problems on a weekly basis.
This podcast is presented by Husein Merchant and Keshav Naidu. Husein is an optimist who loves observing things while being lazy. He is observing you even as you read this. Keshav recently came out as a comedian, and his family is still processing the embarrassment, but he is confident they will come around and accept him for the person he is.
You can follow them on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/farfromfact/) @farfromfact
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304: WhatsApp India operations
Turns out WhatsApp is threatening to leave India if forced to break encryption. At the first instance that makes them sound like the champion of individual privacy, but a deeper look is perhaps required here. Join the lads as they do just that. What is up with WhatsApp? Is our data really all that private?
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303: The VVPAT saga
VVPAT or Voter Verification Paper Audit Trail has turned into quite the hot topic this election season. And rightly so, any democratic election is meant to be transparent. Join the lads as they skin this hairy beast to get to the heart of the matter.
P.S.: No MPs were harmed in the making of this episode.
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302: Play-school fees
The lads get up close and personal on this one. Catch this ultra-closeup episode as they talk play-school fees, modern parenting, and of course, the impact this is having on young parents.
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301: Russian child genius
A Russian man has claimed that he is from the future and that he saved earth from attacking Martians. Catch the lads as they rip into this relatively low-hanging fruit. Or is it nut?
Read the full story here.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/indigo-child-from-mars-russian-child-genius-past-life-claims-leave-experts-baffled/articleshow/109094000.cms
Bonus content + Listener Notes for the 300th special episode that didn't make it last week.
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300: Listener love special
The big 3 Oh! Oh! Is here fam. Join the lads as they share some voice notes sent by you amazing folks. Jump in for a serotonin and dopamine laced trip down memory lane, with some oxy thrown in for good measure. And you know the best part? It's all organic!
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299: Obsession with poverty in India
Turns out the Slumdog Millionaire theme is not going away anytime soon. The world, specially the western world, seems to be obsessed with poverty in India. And while these tours do bring in some revenue, there is also a massive backlash and a lot of harsh criticism about hygiene and safety. Join the lads, as they try to find to solve yet another problem, that's way above their pay grade.
Read the full story here
https://shorturl.at/gkprZ
Email us your voice notes for the 300th episode special here fffpodcastmail@gmail.com
And don't forget, the sender of the best message gets to go out on a dinner date with the lads.
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Customer Reviews
Hilarious!!
This is such a fun podcast! It’s amazing how Hussein and Keshav take societal problems from random news stories and find innovative and humorous solutions to them. Every time I am listening them, I am worried that people on the road or subway will think something is wrong with me since I keep smiling and giggling to myself. Highly recommended!
Funny and stupid
I like this lighthearted listen on my way back from work, plus it gives me insider news on what’s going on in Mumbai and India (I’m in the US now)
Great!
Great show. Definitely worth checking out!