Far From Fact

The lads wax philosophical as they try to make sense of the Naga Sadhus, before quickly resorting the more familiar territory of unadulterated ignorance in the form of Australia’s once in a 100 year floods. And finally, the showstopper in the form of the Britain’s evacuation plans for the Queen should the no-deal Brexit turn ugly.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Episode 31 - The Wisdom Jobs job aspirant scamThe lads sink their teeth hard into this one story as we try out a one-story episode for the first time. A job scam start-up from Hyderabad is their target this week. They look at it from more angles, add more speculation, and point out more flaws. Overall, you can say here is an episode with 33% Extra More. Valid till stocks last.+ Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

The lads can’t seem to resist the charms of an attractive IRCTC story. After all the machine does dispense pizzas for the on-the-go pizza junkie. They are back at it with full-bodied ignorance, as they scratch their beards over espionage via femme fatale, followed by a quick trip around Nike’s new shoes that lace themselves for you. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza+ Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Air India now lets economy passengers bid for business class seats. Find out what the lads think of this innovative strategy. And while you are here, catch them deconstruct the concept of personal space in public places, and speculate the case of a violent IAS officer from West Bengal - the one who beat up a young boy at a police station for sending lewd messages to his wife. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Surveillance, hacking and sci-fi love take centre stage this week on Far From Fact. The lads apply themselves with customary rigour as they go about breaking down IRCTC’s latest move to install cameras in the pantry car. Next, they ponder hard about the hackers who use wax hands to fool finger scanners, before finally trying to make sense of a Japanese individual who has taken a holographic AI assistant as his wife. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

It’s a new year and new episode of top-drawer nonsense, masquerading as analysis. The lads set the year in motion with an African grey parrot that has befriended Alexa, a young man in Noida who poses as an IAS officer to get his work done, and lastly the case of the lizard tucked into a muffin at the airport lounge in Delhi. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

The lads take a walk down memory lane, all nostalgic and teary-eyed. Catch this Christmas Special, Best-of episode with some of our favourite bits of crazy.

The lads are off to a flying start with a topical non-issue and they try their best to stir some trouble with the oh-so-dreaded Office Secret Santa. Next up is the Zomato delivery person who took the nation by storm with his tasting skills, and lastly the Russians get caught red-handed with a fake robot - Team FFF swoops right in to make a mockery of the mockery. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Back with an international piece, this week takes the lads to a peculiar story from Nigeria where the President goes missing for 5 months. As expected, their untrusting noses smell a rat, as they speculate away with much ignorance. Then there is the fascinating story of a young man who has inserted a compass and a bluetooth chip onto his chest so he can ‘feel’ the north. And lastly, the rather creative kindergarten teacher from Gurgaon who’s in trouble for taping the mouths of two schoolchildren. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

This week the lads take on some international issues. Up top you'll find them pondering about Google's foray into mosquito breeding - Not a typo. Followed by their take on Patanjali's take on jeans. And finally a much-needed discussion about China's attempt at gene editing. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

On the one hand there is the sensitive issue of a murdered American on the coast of a remote Indian island, and on the other there is the Black Friday sale. But the lads tackle both ends of this seriousness spectrum with equal ignorance. Then there is the curious case of NRI husbands abandoning their wives, and the lads may have a real solution on their hands this time - but we hope you will forgive them. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Fascinating bits of news from all parts of the world. Keeping the lads busy this week are Bollywood’s first couple, who get hitched in Italy. The Jamal Khashoggi murder mystery, more importantly Saudi Arabia’s reaction to it, and lastly Hyderabad Traffic police who show some serious honesty by ticketing a top cop’s vehicle for illegal parking.

Join the lads as they celebrate their 20th episode with trademark nonchalance. Occupying their chatter this week are bus drivers who fake their way into disability claims, the cost of clean energy along the western ghats, and the latest from China - A.I. News anchors. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Well-known radio presenter and creator of Maed in India, Mae Thomas joins the lads this week in this very first Guest Special. And it sounds like they hit it off pretty well. Catch them match wits as they speculate the Rafale deal, ponder the hidden purpose behind the Statue of unity, and take a few digs at the BCCI for their beef shenanigans. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Listen up as the lads look at Halloween from an Indian POV, try to make sense of Snap Inc.’s latest move into desktops but most importantly they figure out how to fix the CBI problem. Or rather the corruption-in-the-CBI problem. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

For the first time ever, the lads nearly give up trying to come up with a solution while trying to fix the issue of intelligent security cameras at crowded railway stations. But first they must navigate the way Indian cities can just up and change names and the rather strange concept of a Chinese fake moon. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

Turns out, even the lads can’t escape Dandiya fever. But first, a quick take on Anil Kumble’s latest delivery - the Artificial Intelligence cricket bat. Next they unearth the true potential that sits within Garba/Dandiya celebrations, and lastly try to make sense of, why HR Execs think it is ok to make employees dance in the name of work. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

The lads take on problems way beyond their league as they attempt to find a solution for rising fuel prices. To offset it, they help a listener suffering from a peculiar problem, before they use their smarts to analyse what the FEMA is doing in the US, and what prey, should be our approach to disaster preparedness. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in

The lads take their ignorance for a stroll with this Supreme Court verdict special. Big week of judgments - Check out this episode that meanders from the Judiciary to Aadhaar cards with expected pit-stops at Sabarimala, Gender equality and of course UIDAI HQ.

Welcome to a Ganesh Visarjan special extra-long 30-minute episode. Jump right in, as the lads put their minds together to predict the future of air travel given the impending doom of in-flight wi-fi connectivity, the culture of pointless business meetings, and the various angles that surround Ganpati Visarjan.