69 mins #171 Jun 23, 25 Atheist with a Muslim name - A chat with Shahbaz Ansar This is a re-upload of a podcast recorded with guest Shahbaz Ansar in 2022. Due to a tech issue exacerbated by my own human stupidity, many episodes of the podcast were lost. I am re-uploading some of them now.In this episode, Shahbaz Ansar discusses his work, his views on atheism, and the difficultirs that visit him because he comes from a Muslim background. We also discuss the matter of religious privilege, media, politics, and journalism.
89 mins #172 Jun 21, 25 Hypnosis, mind-reading, and third-eye activation with Nakul Shenoy This is a re-upload of the conversation I had with magician Nakul Shenoy in 2022. Many episodes of this show were lost because of a technical error recently. I am re-uploading some of them once more because they were important conversations.In this episode, I discuss with Nakul Shenoy topics like hypnosis, mind-reading, past-llfe regression therapy and the scam that is third-eye activation. We also discussed the importance of critical thinking and the value of teaching young people magic.
58 mins #170 Jun 18, 25 Arpit Dwivedi on pushing back against superstition This episode is a re-upload. Some time last year, a technical malfunction made me lose a bunch of episodes. I am bringing some of the lost episodes back, because they are valuable. One of these conversations was with Arpit Dwivedi, well-known internet atheist and YouTuber. In this conversation that happened live on YouTube, we discuss Arpit Dwivedi's work, history, and approach towards solving social problems.You can watch Arpit's most recent work as videos on his channel Arpit Explains.
40 mins #169 Jun 15, 25 Atheism, AI, productivity, and society I answer questions from readers and listeners about atheism, artificial intelligence, my creative projects, and society in general to the best of my ability.Links to resources mentioned in the episodeMy FAQ page containing answers to frequently asked questions - I get a lot of questions and many of these are often from people who are not aware that I have answered their question on multiple occasions before. So this page is going to serve as a standing resource to all such queries. Needless to say, it will also grow with time as more questions are added.I had 300K followers on Instagram when I shut it down - A long explanation of how I came to abandon my rather large Instagram account because of reasons that have to do with the toxic nature of social media.Jon Stewart on Trevor Noah's podcast - An episode that had insigts that stuck with me. Stuart and Noah talk about algorithms and how they become a filter that turns free speech into curated aggaravtion.Antim Sakshi, my Hindi audio story - A Hindi science fiction short story that I wrote and narrated some time ago. The story was actually written and produced a year before it was uploaded to my YouTube channel.
13 mins #168 Nov 27, 24 What AI tech bros miss about creativity If you are a creative person, do pay attention to what AI work involves before getting caught up in the hype about the future of work.