Far From Fact

The lockdown journals are as fascinating as watching paint dry. Luckily the big story comes all bazookas blazing with a Chennai-based trio who not only opened a fake SBI branch, but according to customers, were doing a good job of it. Catch the lads bite into this juicy piece with relish and come up gasping for breath.  Edit note: One of the lads have their ignorance shining through, as they refer to Triplicane in Chennai as Triplicate, but we aren’t at liberty to tell you which one. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

The lockdown is back in force in many parts of the country, and Mumbai is no exception. But the big story of the week is the theft of wheels from SUVs in Delhi. Join the lads for yet another misadventure of super-fake problem solving. Their capes are on and so are their thinking caps, get ready for a trip around Logictown. Disclaimer: No car owners were hurt in the making of this episode. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

Uneventful stories abound in this edition of unlockdown diaries, but as always there is a little nugget of truth that shines through. Moving on to the big story of the week, the lads trains their sights onto the delicate debate of freedom of expression on social media. Fuelling the debate is the decision of major brands to boycott ad spends on Facebook in light of hate speeches and racially motivated content surrounding the death of George Floyd. Listen to find out who’s right, who’s wrong, or if it's even that simple. But don't worry, cutting the seriousness of this piece is a fun listener story at the end.   + Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

Light years from the core of the India-China conflict is this story from Asansol. But unlike the conflict, this piece is extremely entertaining and is just the thing we need right now. The big item of the week is the misadventure of a BJP worker from Asansol, who angry with China, took out a rally to burn Kim Jong-Un’s effigy. Join the lads as they try to speculate what really must have happened, and what lies ahead for us in the near future. But first, they must talk to you about appendicitis. Why? There’s only one way to find out.Here’s a link to the video of the BJP party worker from Asansol https://twitter.com/LavanyaBallal/status/1273568716110913537+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

Things are slowly opening up, and the lads bring you a little peek into their own lives. Quickly followed by the story that had Indian Twitter in splits. Two Pakistani news presenters were seen enjoying a juice box on air and selling the virtues of the juice along with a special offer. Catch the lads as they try to understand the various sides of sponsored journalism. Disclaimer: No journalists were hurt in the making of this episode.Video link to the News story https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/pakistani-news-anchors-promoting-juice-brand-on-air-has-netizens-in-splits-6458199/+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

The country has opened up malls and places of worship but the lads are still recording by distance. This episode features, apart from the usual tomfoolery, a good deed by one of the lads. The big story revolves around a teacher in UP who earned over Rs. 1 crore in salaries by ‘teaching’ in 25 schools at the same time. News Flash - The teacher’s real identity has been discovered, read all about it here https://rb.gy/11glvh. BONUS feature is singer-songwriter Tejas Menon’s new track Lead from his upcoming album Outlast. Enjoy!Track credits -Music and Lyrics by Tejas Produced by Tejas and Jehangir Jehangir Vocals, Guitars, Synth, Keys, Percussion by Tejas Menon Bass, Percussion by Adil Kurwa Drums, Percussion by Jehangir Jehangir Backing Vocals, Percussion by Mallika Barot Backing Vocals by Aria Nanji Trumpet, Fluglehorn and Trombone by Will Allen Jr. Mastering by Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities. You can find Tejas here -Website http://www.musicbytejas.com/ FB https://www.facebook.com/musicbytejas Twitter htt

This episode is one big thank you note for all the love and laughter. The lads respond to voice and text notes from listeners and self-confessed fans. Listeners featured on this extra-special milestone of an episode are - Abhijato Sensarma, Bhuvna Sharma, Rithik Singh, Mariyam Merchant, Jay Radhanpura, Gaurav Dahiya, Ravi, Rubal Ahuja, Vineet Anand, Fatema Merchant, Achutan, Jatan, Krutant, Ellen DeSouza, Ajay Choudhary, Akil Merchant, Joel, Sagar, Anita Mane, Tarun Kaushik, Sakina Merchant, Lavanya Ullas and Allwyn Rodrigues. Thank you lovely people for sharing all these wonderful thoughts and stories with us. This episode wouldn't have been possible without you. Love and hugs, The lads.100th Episode artwork by our dear listener friend Bhuvna Sharma.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

Air travel has resumed in the country but Mumbai is still under lockdown. The lads continue their tryst with domestic battles and kitchen stories. But IRCTC comes to our rescue with a great story where a Mumbai - Gorakhpur train ends up in Rourkela, Odisha. Join us as the lads try to figure what could have gone wrong. Also in this episode, a special announcement about our 100th episode. That’s right, three digits baby!+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

It’s lockdown 4.0 whatever that means, the lads are still on Ignorance 1.0 and there’s plenty of it this week. A quick round up of hyper-local news, some might say building gossip is followed by a remarkable invention by an Israeli individual that allows you to eat while wearing a mask. So many questions, right? Well lucky you, this episode has it all covered. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

We’ve lost track of how long it’s been since the lockdown began, but there is never a dull moment. The stories keep coming, and the news keeps getting more interesting. This week, catch the lads as they dissect the peculiar case of kids blinding themselves with bows and arrows. Inspired by the epic shows on DD, parents are rushing kids to hospitals and doctors are saying, “We’ve seen this before, it’s a rerun.” But first, they must tell you a quick story about adrak. Enjoy!+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

It’s week six and the lockdown isn’t going anywhere, and neither are the lads. Back with a weekly round up of their 'dramatic' weeks and a patriotic top-story. Catch them as they grapple with the idea of what it really means to show your love and support to true heroes who are helping us in these crazy corona times. Truth bomb alert - 3… 2… Boom!BONUS content - New Mali single - Age of Limbo.YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbDBRsOhpRA Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/7GgzqYTqvEeMc56Ui10uAr + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

It’s week five of the lockdown boys and girls. The lads are back with another long-distance episode of some notes from their personal lives and a Covid-19 related news story. Taking centre stage this week is the story of a Delhi court that ordered 3 convicts of 3 separate cases to stay at home and make a video call to their investigating officer. They were also asked to share their location pin via Google maps, in what appears to be a world-first to control overcrowding in prisons during an epidemic. Interesting.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

It’s week four of lockdown and the lads are back with some notes from their personal lives. Followed quickly by a heartwarming story of a sweetshop in Kolkata that is making sandesh in the shape of the coronavirus and calling it corona sandesh. Their objective is to create awareness, but also to get more people to buy sweets. The lads feel this lesser-represented food category needs a little help, so they put their wits together to help them keep their businesses going. But not for long, before one of their trademark solutions makes it way to the surface. Caution: Contains graphic images.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

Surprise! Surprise! The lads are here with an out-of-turn episode that’s not on a Tuesday. They are calling it a lockdown treat for all you good boys and girls. This minisode features the Gujarat story of two guys who made a video of pan masala being delivered by a drone. Needless to add, the lads approve. Here’s a link to the Tik-Tok video https://tinyurl.com/y8ku7xws  + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

It’s week three of the lockdown and PM Modi just extended the lockdown to 3rd May this morning. Part of the announcement was also a push to download the Aarogya Setu app. The app uses GPS and Bluetooth in an encrypted manner to speed up contract tracing and identify potential infected individuals and puts technology to use where humans fail to trace back their steps. The lads are mighty impressed with this initiative, in fact they are so proud of the app, that they spend all their time figuring out ways to get more people to install the app on their phones. This is a long one, sit back and enjoy. Download Aarogya Setu here -Android -  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nic.goi.aarogyasetu&hl=en_INiOS - https://apps.apple.com/in/app/aarogyasetu/id1505825357 Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/75113753.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/75113753.cms?from=mdr&

It’s week two of lockdown and the lads are in no mood to slowdown. Catch them talk about their personal kitchen stories, ideas for the quarantine and Husein’s self-sufficient kitchen garden. Next they jump into the tiger’s den all the way in NYC, where an animal handler has managed to infect a tiger at the Bronx zoo. They want what’s best for the animals, ‘cos we have no business messing it up for them as well. No humans were hurt in the making of this episode.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

The lockdown continues, but so does the show. This episode features the lads exchanging warm, fuzzy stories about their lives in quarantine because it seems like we could all use a little of that human goodness right about now. Shortly after this break from character, they proceed to examining the situation in Kerala, or to be more precise, the sale of alcohol situation in Kerala. Followed by a little unsolicited advice on how you can do your bit, stay safe and be good citizens. Oh! and more thing, no touch-y!+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

The lads are on lockdown, much like you. But fear not, to keep your quarantined spirits up, we have an assortment in store for you. Here’s a best-of selection of the choicest ignorance money can buy. Quick sneak peek at the contents - Tetris challenge E64, Mounted police E67, Iraqi lion E71, Dairy students E85, Mannequin traffic cops E73. Stay safe, and don’t be a covidiot.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

In a bold move, the Maharashtra Govt. has decided to stamp the wrists of home quarantine detainees so as to contain the contamination. Meanwhile in China, divorce rates spike as couples spend too much time in quarantine at home alone. Lastly, the lads puts their ethical quandaries aside and discuss the one thing that is on everyone’s mind - How do I take take advantage of this Corona season? Warning: Contains zero feelings.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/

The lads are at it again busting their wits trying to help the Election Commission of India, Uber and the police. If only they would be more receptive to their solutions! But since you are, here are three gems from last week. Enjoy.+ Music credit – Simon D’Souza+ Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in+ Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/