The Times of India podcast

Patna-based journalist Umesh Kumar Ray tells the story of how a woman brought a 'dead' man to life so that he could face justice.

TOI's Sabi Hussain talks about how the protest by some of India's biggest wrestlers played out. Then, lawyer Saurabh Mishra explains the lessons for other sporting bodies.

Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about the problem with trying to marry mythology with history and why historians don't always give us simple answers.

As the ambitious yatra draws to a close, TOI columnist and Futurebrands CEO Santosh Desai talks about the effect it has on the Congress leader's brand.

TOI's Rebecca Samervel explains how Dawood Ibrahim allegedly made the most of a dispute between two gutka barons, and resulted in JM Joshi being sentenced to jail.

The Times of India's Gaurav Talwar explains the situation in Joshimath and why residents are angry. Dr Anjal Prakash from ISB then explains why we need a rethink of development plans in the hills

Adi Shankaracharya is credited with reviving Hinduism and giving it a fresh lease of life centuries ago. Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explains the significance of the sage and the misinterpreted lessons from his life.

Vikram Doctor, one of India's finest food writers, talks about how Ajinomoto has always had an undeserved bad reputation and why we can't get enough of it in our food.

Swagata Raha from Enfold Enfold Proactive Health Trust explains how India dramatically changed its stance on juveniles accused of crimes and the problem with treating them as adults

Shaunak Sen, whose documentary film All That Breathes has been shortlisted for the Oscars, talks about the dystopic fairy tale about kites and two brothers in Delhi.

Xpheno's co-founder Kamal Karanth explains why the big changes promised in work and workplaces never came and why the recession isn't a big worry for India's tech sector.

Epidemiologist Dr Giridhar Babu from PHFI talks about how we can prepare for a potential wave of Covid-19 in 2023 and what we need to worry about.

Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about why there are so many branches of Christianity in India, the issue of conversion and Christmas.

Times of India's Siddharth Saxena talks about watching that epic World Cup final, the ups and downs of the tournament and 'sportswashing'

University of Michigan researcher Joyojeet Pal uncovers the campaign against Bollywood on social media and journalist Kaveree Bamzai explains how much it has hurt an already struggling industry.

TOI Plus's Bhavika Jain explains the challenges of redeveloping Dharavi and how its metamorphosis could change Mumbai.

Sexologist Dr Rajan Bhonsle explains the problem with getting sex education from pornography and why condom-carrying teenagers isn't a worry (their lack of knowledge is).

A victim of a sextortion racket on social media talks about his experience and The Times of India's Sakshi Chand explains how such criminals work.

Journalist and audio series host Bhanuj Kappal talks about the flaw in trying to censor songs that 'glorify' guns, gangsters and drugs.

Professor William Hurst from the University of Cambridge explains why protests against Zero Covid policies died out quickly and the challenges for the government going ahead.

Political columnist and journalist Radhika Ramaseshan explains how the BJP broke records in Gujarat and the lessons for the Congress from the two state election verdicts

Author and mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik discusses why the story of Ravana is a cautionary tale and the lessons we are to take from it.

Writer and journalist Rahul Pandita, who along with his family was forced to flee Kashmir in 1990, talks about the Pandit exodus and why it haunts Kashmir

Actor Swara Bhasker talks to Harinder Baweja about participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the cost of speaking up and dealing with fear.

TOI's Abhishek Dey explains why elections to Delhi's municipal body have become a big contest and what's at stake for all the political parties concerned

Former Indian foreign secretary and ambassador to China, Vijay Gokhale, talks about the significance of the widespread protests in China and its possible implications.

Senior fellow at Centre for Policy Research, Sushant Singh, explains the challenges facing General Asim Munir as he takes over as Pakistan Army chief

It's a bad time to be an H1B visa holder as tech companies layoff thousands. SIIA's Neha Mahajan and TOI's Ishani Duttagupta explain why.

Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about Indian scriptures' nuanced view of murder and justice. We also talk about a serial killer in the scriptures, a murder mystery featuring Krishna and more.

A conversation with lawyer Saurabh Kirpal on why sexual orientation matters when it comes to becoming a judge and why the Supreme Court should be a counter-majoritarian institution.

TOI's Vishwa Mohan rounds up the big outcomes from the latest climate change summit and IIED's Ritu Bharadwaj explains why the loss and damage fund isn't reason for cheer just yet

We Speak Out's Masooma Ranalvi talks to TOI's Sunil Baghel about their attempts to end the practice of female gential mutilation and why a recent recommendation at a UN body matters.

Dr Ranjana Kumari, director of the Centre for Social Research, on why the long-term domestic abuse Shraddha Walkar endured shouldn't be ignored.

Author and analyst Manoj Joshi explains why talks between India and China on the border dispute aren't going anywhere and why China's happy to keep India guessing.

As China refuses to abandon its Zero Covid policy, a Shanghai resident talks about what it's like to live with this policy when most of the world has moved on.

Gopal MS, who documents Mumbai's sights and smells, and sociologist Ishita Dey explain what the smell of cities tells us about them and also what it says about us.

The mythologist and author talks about the ancient cultural links between Iran and India and how the myths of the two nations diverge.

Times of India's senior editor Shankar Raghuraman decodes the issues with the 10% economically weaker section quota in light of the Supreme Court's verdict saying it's not illegal.

As Twitter muddles through layoffs and an employment winter looms, a person who was laid off and specialist staffing firm Xpheno's Kamal Karanth explain what companies should ideally do when letting people go

Co-Director of Lokniti, Sanjay Kumar, and political columnist Radhika Ramaseshan on what's expected in the Gujarat state election and why.

How industrialists, actors and politicians fell for conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar's many schemes, including a Rs 200 crore fraud orchestrated from inside a jail

Dr Indrajit Khandekar has been working to eliminate the invasive finger test for women for over a decade. He explains why the test should be junked and what the Supreme Court's latest order misses.

How the murder of two women, accompanied by allegations of cannibalism and torture, made national headlines. Journalist Anjana George walks us through the events so far

Mark Bergen, author of ‘Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination', talks about the inner workings of video platform and its many controversies

What do Indian scriptures say about feasting, indulgence and detoxing during festivals? Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik explains.

Ashwini KP, the first Dalit woman from Asia to become special rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council, explains what she intends to do and why being anti-caste isn't being anti-Hindu

Dhirendra Kumar, the CEO of Value Research, explains how to invest in the current economic climate and how to protect your savings

TOI's Aakash Ahuja and Kalyan Das explain how a raid to catch an alleged illegal mining mastermind resulted in the death of a woman and a war of words between two states.

Journalist Shakir Mir explains the effect of targeted killings in Kashmir while Prof Ankur Datta explains how best to rehabilitate the Pandit community.

As Xi Jinping stays on as China's president, CEO of think-tank Ananta Centre Indrani Bagchi makes sense of what it means for India and global politics.

US-based women's rights activist Elnaz Sarbar talks to TOI's Alka Dhupkar about the protests in Iran, growing up hating the hijab and what people in Iran want