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If you listened to the previous episode of EarBurner (and you should), you know that Bobby Abtahi was sitting at the table at the Old Monk as Matt and Tim interviewed Mike Rawlings. When they finished the episode with the former mayor, Abtahi, a former president of the Dallas Park Board, having consumed a statistically significant number of beers, started talking about how the city got into the current mess over the management of Fair Park—at which point Tim and Matt plugged the mics back in and recorded this episode. Abtahi was on the Park Board back in 2018, when it was decided that a nonprofit (Fair Park First) would oversee a new for-profit operator of Fair Park (Spectra, which eventually became the Oak View Group), which operator is now nearly $6 million in the red and asking for a handout. You know what? It's all very byzantine and boring, and we did a poor job of setting up on the podcast what's at stake and what happened. You should probably just skip this episode. Remember: print makes the podcast possible. Consider subscribing to D Magazine.
On your November ballot, there will appear 18 proposed amendments to the Dallas city charter, which is quite something. Three of those props—S, T, and U—if they were to pass, would throw the city into chaos. The 59th mayor of Dallas joined Matt and Tim at the Old Monk to talk about why that's the case. While Rawlings (aka His Worship) refused to speculate on the motives of the people behind these props, Tim was not so reserved. (Also, with the passing of Zac, this episode served as a cohosting tryout for Matt. Give us a review, and let us know how he performed.) Remember: print makes the podcast possible. Consider subscribing to D Magazine.
In today's podcast I talk about: Spontaneous decision to go to an offbeat run location with Riyaz. Easy morning run. Run destination Karkala. Two pegs of Old Monk rum and conversations.
Neerja Chowdhury is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and political commentator. In the course of a distinguished career of over forty years, she was political editor of the Indian Express for ten years and covered the terms of eight prime ministers and ten Lok Sabha elections. She has won several prestigious awards for her journalism including the first Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons (1981), the India Today – PUCL Journalism for Human Rights Award (1983), and the Prem Bhatia Award for Best Political Reporting (2009–10). 0:00 Intro 0:51 Sonia wants Rahul from Raebareli 4:42 Amethi Vs Raebareli symbolism 5:47 Sanjay Gandhi & Amethi 7:51 Gandhis, Md Yunus, Raebareli & Ronald Reagan 9:54 Motu fielded from Raebareli 11:19 Old Monk, RSS & Gandhis 13:33 Gandhi Vs Gandhi in Amethi, Raebareli? 17:52 Varun Gandhi making a big mistake? 19:41 Raebareli's Dalit factor 21:21 When Priyanka Vadra defeated Arun Nehru 22:25 Smriti Irani, Amethi & Rahul Gandhi 23:09 Akhilesh Yadav, Varun Gandhi & Pilibhit 23:42 Priyanka's offer to Varun Gandhi 26:02 Congress offered Amethi ticket to Varun Gandhi? 28:11 Indira Gandhi, PN Haksar & Raebareli 30:52 Indira, Raebareli & Raj Narain 36:09 Gandhi Vs Gandhi in 1984, 1989 LS 38:21 Rajiv Gandhi, VP Singh relationship 39:49 Rajiv, Amitabh Bacchan & VP Singh 43:50 Sonia Vs PV Narasimha Rao from Amethi 45:41 PV Narasimha Rao on Gandhi dynasty 47:41 Future of Gandhis in Amethi, Raebareli
Start here if you don't know who Joshua Ray Walker is. Short version: Rolling Stone said of Josh: "country's most fascinating young songwriter is a baby-faced, 6XL guitar hero with a Dwight Yoakam voice and songs about suicide and boat-show models." We began our conversation at the Old Monk with Josh telling the story about how he wound up in the hospital, for the first time in his life, with a roommate named Dick who was a mob enforcer. We also talk about F1 and helicopters. And the best Tex-Mex in Dallas. And East Dallas dive bars! If you do dig this episode, consider subscribing to D Magazine. Cheers.
Bill relates to us highlights from his trip to India. The discuss travel and work a little bit and they smoke a cigar he found in Cigar Conexion in Bangalore. https:cigarconexion.in They've also picked up a bottle of Old Monk Legend to do a head to head comparison of the two Old Monk offereings.
Hey Bum Chums, B4B returns with a look at the classic Hum Aapke Hain Koun! So much duty for these dutiful duty-lovers, yet thrilling moments abound. Join us as we ask the tough questions, such as: Is Tuffy the dog a good boy acting on Krishna's behalf? What is the right price for doing a proper shoe heist? Also, can Shrishma turn it on when she needs to? She certainly does here, so have a sip of Old Monk, toss a pillow, and enjoy the Boo-boo-booray! Featuring Shrishma Naik, Katherine Sherlock, and Justin Zeppa. We appreciate your support, so please subscribe, rate, review, and follow the show. Tell all your friends, tell your enemies too. Instagram: @thesauropod Facebook: facebook.com/thesauropodEmail: info@thesauropod.comwww.thesauropod.com Buy our luxurious merchandise:https://www.teepublic.com/user/sauropodAnd don't forget to listen to these other stellar episodes of Booray For Bollywood, right here on the Sauropod:Ep. 058 - Dilwale Dulhania Le JayengeEp. 064 - LagaanEp. 068 - DabanggEp. 078 - SholayEp. 087 - Mr. IndiaEp. 096 - Ajeeb Daastaans
Rums are fascinating. From the origin and type of sugar to fermentation, distillation, blending and then ageing, every step makes a big impact. As a result, the world of rum is vast and perhaps a lot more interesting than whiskies at times. This episode explores the history, provenance and types of rums you should know and definitely taste!—From being the global brand ambassador of Grey Goose to co-hosting Cocktail Kings on Discovery, Dimi is a known figure in the alcohol industry across key global markets.Arijit is a founder partner at Lovers Rum, Mr Jerrys Cocktails and Countertop. He has 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Previously he has been the Asia Pacific brand ambassador for Monkey 47 and ran Bar Tesouro in Goa.An all-around bon-vivant, Aneesh Bhasin is a commentator on all things cool and is one of GQ's 30 most influential young Indians. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @aneeshb—Key takeawaysWhat is rumThe origin of rumSugarcane vs molasses rumsUnderstand rum labelsTasting rum (can be more fun than tasting whiskies)How to make a great mojitoRum suggestions for you to tryYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android:https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at https://shows.ivmpodcasts.com/featuredDo follow IVM Podcasts on social media.We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram:Facebook:(https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/)Twitter: (https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts)Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en)
As the cricketing world went into a collective meltdown following Deepti Sharma's run out of Charlie Dean for backing up too far, we convened to ask the important question - what exactly is the Spirit of Cricket? Is it that peg of Old Monk that makes bad Bollywood cricket movies go down easy? It is the pissy smell you get in the poorly maintained toilets at Indian grounds? Is it the spit that's been permanently banned from ball-shining services? Is it... well... tomato chutney? Find out the answers in Episode 38, where we also take a punt on India's chances at the World Cup, and bid Jhulan Goswami a fond farewell. Follow us on Twitter: Rachana: https://twitter.com/thethingygirl Kartik: https://twitter.com/krtgrphr Sameer: https://twitter.com/sleepyhead148 Nitin: https://twitter.com/knittins Show notes: 1. Mithali pranks Jhulan! https://youtu.be/a993Fj1ytXg 2. A promo for Chakdaha Express, the Jhulan biopic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WriyhHlM0Z0 3. El_Chopernos does a Yuvraj on Stuart Broad: https://twitter.com/El_Chopernos/status/1573722433210961920 4. Mike Gatting, Chris Broad (and Stuart Broad) during the England rebel tour of South Africa: https://twitter.com/PakCricPodcast/status/1573737670509035521?s=20&t=pNMN19GuaBjhDuhZATAC9A
Episode 29 is all about nostalgia about ODIs by Rachana, Sidin, Chops and PGK. Find out what it was like to watch Shabash Mithu in an empty theatre in London with a bottle of Old Monk. Plus the most memorable (and painful) ODIs watched, what bizarre rule changes can be made to make ODIs relevant and why Atul Bedade is the greatest ODI player ever. Follow us Rachana https://twitter.com/thethingygirl Sidin https://twitter.com/sidin PGK https://twitter.com/peegeekay Chops https://twitter.com/el_chopernos Show notes Atul Bedade four sixes - https://youtu.be/XZGkHCRJmiU NZ vs India Max Cricket match - https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2002-03-62325/new-zealand-vs-india-112812/full-scorecard Ijaz Ahmed goes bonkers at Lahore - https://youtu.be/aHhy-qRGKMY Sneha Deepthi's post-pregnancy comeback attempt - https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2022/jul/22/sneha-aims-to-become-first-cricketer-to-make-india-comeback-after-pregnancy-2479570.html Aayush Puthran's new book on Pak women's cricket - https://twitter.com/aayushputhran/status/1546698966871703552?t=jTGlyofb1yDB5Rqjis3txA&s=19 Shabaash Mithu trailer - https://youtu.be/FLd_ZeEe9pc Chakda Express announcement - https://youtu.be/WriyhHlM0Z0
I’ve been pondering a story for the last couple of days that I want to share with you. It’s a story I first heard at an ashram a few months ago about a young monk, a tiger and a barking dog. While it didn’t really move me at first, it’s been recently popping up in my mind, so in this episode I’m dissecting the metaphors and exploring it’s many meanings. Shownotes: https://steliefti.com/ep142 Connect with me: https://steliefti.com https://twitter.com/steli https://www.linkedin.com/in/steliefti/
LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)
It's a few minutes before seven on a cold October evening and I'm just reaching into the bottom drawer of my desk for the Old Monk and my well-thumbed copy of The Big Sleep when I hear footsteps hurrying up the stairs. A new case, has to be. I sigh, give the drawer a regretful look and shut it again. I sit up, awaiting the knock. It never comes. Instead the door swings open, slamming into the wall, sending plaster chips flying everywhere. Then I see her standing in the doorway. | Copyright 2022 by Shiv Ramdas. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.
In this episode Prathidhwani's Cini Dhwani, Host Chethan Narayanaswamy will be interviewing upcoming kannada movie 'Old Monk' team(Srinivas, Sujay Shasthri, S Narayan, Sihi Kahi Chandhru). [Prathidhwani Unit: Vikas Malatkar, Rakshitha Chethan, Arun Kumar, Navya]. For more visit prathidhwani.com
We explore the Wildfire and Catrina de mi Vida from the Luxury Cigar Club box and pair them with Old Monk Rum, big prize pack winner announced, pick an age to be happy and island album, dark rainbows of light, smallest apartment for rent, plus more at www.thegoodcigar.com
On this episode the guys try their very first beer from India. Cover NHL Stanley Cup Finals. The boys discuss the latest with the NBA semifinals and a popular 3-3 basketball team question. Some controversy with the NCAA baseball national championship series. Finally the boys cover the question, who has the most recognizable beer can in America?
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution?PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration on all podcasting platforms courtesy of the good folks at Ad-Auris. If you have any feedback, please send it to us.Global Policy Watch #1: A Bit About BitcoinBringing an Indian perspective to burning global issues— RSJWhat should we make of bitcoin? Should we think of it as the best performing asset class in the last decade? After all, it was priced at $1 in April 2011 and its current price is about $45,000. But was it designed to be an asset? Surely, no. Satoshi Nakamoto, who invented bitcoin, was driven more by angst than greed while writing the 31,000 lines of code that he put out to the world on Jan 3, 2009. Satoshi (a pseudonym) wrote a 500-word essay - Bitcoin: A Peer to Peer Electronic Cash System - to explain the working of the system he had created. The logic was simple - a software system that would spew out some 21 million bitcoins over two decades with people interested in the coins ‘mining’ for them using their computing prowess. Satoshi was clear about his aim. He had seen the global financial crisis and he could no longer trust the conventional currency (also called fiat currency) issued by the governments. All he could see around him was central bankers printing money mindlessly to prop up a system where the ordinary individual had no say. And the banks were willing to design more creative and more toxic products that only benefitted them. As he wrote:“The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work. The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. Banks must be trusted to hold our money and transfer it electronically, but they lend it out in waves of credit bubbles with barely a fraction in reserve. We have to trust them with our privacy, trust them not to let identity thieves drain our accounts.”So he decided to take the governments and the banks out of the equation by his design of bitcoin. People could now transact with a currency that was purely digital, encrypted and anonymous with a distributed public ledger that kept track of the movement of the coin to ensure it isn’t used twice by the same owner to dupe someone. It was quite neat. More importantly, there was no bank or intermediary to get in the way of the transaction nor was there any central banker that could decide arbitrarily how many coins should be in circulation. This was a libertarian utopia. The last bastion of the state could fall now. Fiat currency, an imagined and a coercive construct of the state could now be challenged.As the last decade has shown, bitcoin hasn’t exactly replaced fiat currency as a medium of exchange in any meaningful way. But that doesn’t mean it has slunk away into anonymity. It has seen a remarkable rise in the last six months with some of the smartest people in the world betting big on it. Bitcoin or cryptocurrency has never been a more mainstream part of discourse ever. There are multiple ways of looking at cryptocurrency and make sense of what’s happening here. I will take the most traditional one for this edition. And, maybe, over the next few months go a bit deeper into this area. Today, I will take the economic theory lens to evaluate cryptocurrency and its most valuable manifestation, bitcoin.Let’s understand fiat currency a bit better. Why do all of us believe a Rs. 500 note has any value? Well, Econ 101 class would tell you that’s because the sovereign has decided it is a legal tender that’s worth Rs. 500. There’s a promise right there on the currency note signed by the RBI governor. That’s very reassuring. But does that explain why we don’t use any other commonly agreed medium of exchange? Back in the days when I stayed at a hostel, we used cigarettes or Old Monk as a medium of exchange. There were always more cigarettes and Old Monks in the hostels than currency notes (this was the pre-ATM era) and these had a stable range within which its value moved. If someone needed my help with an assignment, 2-3 cigarettes did the trick. Now the question is what if this was replicated at a larger scale? The demand for Rupee notes would fall and its value would fall notwithstanding the Governor‘s promise. So, why does this not happen more often? The answer is that old reason for most things in our society. Network effect. Since most people use Rupee as a medium of exchange, it is easier for the next person getting into a transaction to use it as well. Network effects create an exit barrier for people to adopt any other new medium of exchange and an entry barrier for that new medium wanting to usurp the position of the Rupee. You will need a lot of initial momentum going if you were to establish yourself as an alternative. And how will you generate that momentum? I mean why will people use you as an alternative? It isn’t like the Rupee is failing to meet your expectations as a medium of exchange.But is that enough? Is Rupee valuable because we all collectively believe in the myth it is valuable? That sounds more Harari than real economics. So, let’s go back to the question of why do we think a Rs 500 note has a value. Some of the more original thinking in this area was done by the formidable Austrian school economist Ludwig Von Mises at the beginning of the last century. His view was that we use something as a medium of exchange today because at some point in the past it actually had a real intrinsic value. In his time most currencies traced their origin to a precious metal and overtime were backed by that real asset however nominally. That’s fine but what explains the value of Rs. 500 today. There is no real asset backing this except some vague notion of trust. Also, there’s no real reason why should we all believe that this myth of the Rupee having value will continue forever. What if we continue printing money endlessly leading to spiralling hyperinflation sometime in future? What if there’s a worse global pandemic in future that cripples the global economy? What if we know a meteor is on course to collide with Earth in the next 12 months? What happens then? Will we accept a medium of exchange that has no real value if we know our future is uncertain or doomed? Think of that last person willing to accept a fiat currency as a medium of exchange. Why would he take that risk? Doesn’t make any sense for him because there's no future person to whom he can give this currency for its value. We believe in fiat currency because someone in future believes in it too. No future means no such belief. Now work backwards. Why would the last but one person accept it if he knows the last person won’t? If you follow this backward induction logic to its end and if we all know the future is uncertain and (somewhat) doomed, you will conclude the value of fiat money will be zero in future and therefore it should be zero today. If you think about it this way, fiat money and this whole business of printing money to get over a crisis is a giant Ponzi scheme. Fiat money should have no value today. Whatever value it has now is a bubble. So why do people call bitcoin a bubble and not fiat money? Well, turns out there is one big use case of fiat money - paying tax liabilities owed to the state. If you remember this was an argument used to explain modern monetary theory (MMT) too. If the only way to pay taxes to the government is through fiat money, then there is a periodic demand for it by the citizens. This goes up as the economy grows or as the government taxes more. Now we can avoid the backward induction logic problem that we discussed earlier. The fiat money has a value that’s non-monetary; it pays your taxes. This won’t allow its value to go to zero in future. Therefore it will have value today too.On such arbitrary plank of state coercion the edifice of human progress rests.So, what about bitcoin then? Like I said earlier it is as much a bubble as any fiat currency of today. There are three problems it has to solve. One, its unique architecture is both a feature and a bug. That there can only be that many bitcoins prevents anyone from flooding the market with them. This keeps its downside protected and makes it a stable store of value. But on the other hand, a limited stock of coins means the value of bitcoin will continue to rise to preclude its use as a medium of exchange. I mean why will you use bitcoin when you know it will be more valuable in future. You will store it. The ‘good money’ will go out of circulation. The old Gresham’s law will apply. Two, if people don’t use it as a medium of exchange, it won’t create network effects. Lack of network effects will mean it won’t create enough momentum to replace fiat currency. This is a chicken and egg problem. Three, there will be transactions where people will seek anonymity or privacy that will be good use cases for cryptocurrency. But will illicit goods and services on the dark web or those sought for by fringe libertarians be a market large enough to justify the crazy valuation that bitcoin has currently? Through a conventional economic prism, the whole bitcoin or cryptocurrency opportunity looks like an asset bubble. There’s a small probability that many Silicon Valley founders and mavericks will ‘bootstrap’ the network effect for a cryptocurrency by making their goods and services available only in that currency. This will bestow intrinsic value to them beyond being a medium of exchange. That’s the only chance it has. Unless the sovereign decides to start its own cryptocurrency that can be used to pay its tax liabilities. But that is for another edition.Global Policy Watch #2: Disagreement in the Information AgeBringing an Indian perspective to burning global issues— Pranay KotasthaneA democracy is as good as the discourse it fosters. And it needs no convincing that discourse has plunged many levels in many democracies across the world. Redeeming our discourse requires two necessary but insufficient components: education in critical thinking, and praxis in disagreeing well. Critical thinking is where we desperately need philosophers. Philosophy’s focus on argument as a topic of study has a lot to offer. Only when we have a methodological understanding of arguments can we train ourselves to reason well. Only when we reason well will we be able to reflect and reach independent conclusions. If I were asked what is one course that should be added to high-school curricula, it would definitely be critical reasoning. The other component, learning to disagree well, is a skill that needs a massive upgrade in the information age. We are not good at handling disagreements. We have a tendency to equate an attack on our opinion as an attack on us. This verb ‘attack’ itself illustrates how strongly we perceive disagreements. All this was known yet manageable until we didn’t have social media. People disagreed but within their social circles, with people they shared some similarities they could always go back to when confrontations got ugly. But social media changed things dramatically. For one, it put us in contact with the opinions of people we otherwise know very little about. And two, it put our online selves in an endless status competition. The result: outrage without real disagreement, confrontation without camaraderie. None of this is going away. And this is precisely why diagreeing well is a core skill in the information age. We are still only beginning to scratch the surface of what it means at an interpersonal level or a social media platform design level. Nevertheless, Ian Leslie’s Guardian Long Read article makes a good start.His answer is two-fold. One, narrow the status gap. Leslie writes:“People skilled in the art of disagreement don’t just think about their own face; they’re highly attuned to the other’s face. One of the most powerful social skills is the ability to give face; to confirm the public image that the other person wishes to project. In any conversation, when the other person feels their desired face is being accepted and confirmed, they’re going to be a lot easier to deal with, and more likely to listen to what you have to say.”..“When a debate becomes volatile and dysfunctional, it’s often because someone in the conversation feels they are not getting the face they deserve. This helps to explain the pervasiveness of bad temper on social media, which can sometimes feel like a status competition in which the currency is attention. On Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, anyone can get likes, retweets or new followers – in theory. But although there are exceptions, it is actually very hard for people who are not already celebrities to build a following. Gulled by the promise of high status, users then get angry when status is denied. Social media appears to give everyone an equal chance of being heard. In reality, it is geared to reward a tiny minority with massive amounts of attention, while the majority has very little. The system is rigged.”Two, lower the identity stakes. Leslie writes:“..what drags participants into destructive conflict is usually a struggle over who they are… That our opinions come tangled up with our sense of ourselves is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is something we need to be aware of when trying to get someone to do something they do not want to do, whether that’s stop smoking, adapt to a new working practice, or vote for our candidate. Our goal should be to prise the disputed opinion or action away from the person’s sense of self – to lower the identity stakes. The skilful disagreer finds a way of helping their adversary conclude that they can say or do something different, and still be themselves.”More concretely, he identifies having a disagreement without an audience is one way of lowering the identity stakes. People feel more comfortable changing opinions beyond the performative glare. But this approach is suboptimal because it relies on reducing diversity of thought. The other approach is to “just be nice” at a personal level, to make an adversary feel that they can revise their opinion without losing face. All this sounds quite difficult, of course. But the key takeaway for me was to think about disagreement as a necessary skill for the information age. I strongly recommend the entire article. It is an important theme of our times. and we need to pay a lot more attention to this line of inquiry.PS: Two book recommendations for learning critical reasoning. Fundamentals of Critical Argumentation by Douglas Walton, and Critical Thinking Skills by Stella Cottrell. To get things started, there’s a good podcast by Oxford University as well. PolicyWTF: Compulsory Philanthropy — I Told You SoThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneIn #108, we subjected the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Law to an “anticipating the unintended” treatment. Turns out there’s evidence to back all those claims too! Gautam John, one of the most steadfast supporters of this newsletter, sent us a paper that analysed the impact of government intervention on CSR funding since the mandatory CSR law came into effect in FY 2013-14. The authors Rajgopal & Tantri conclude:Overall, there is a marginal increase in the average CSR spending since the law came into effect in 2013-14. But ...“High CSR” firms — companies that used to spend 4% to 5% of their profits on CSR before the law came into effect — reduced their spending to the mandated 2% level. “Low CSR” firms — companies that used to spend less than 1% of their profits on CSR before the law came into effect — increased their spending to the mandated 2% level.CSR contributions became highly sensitive to negative shocks to profits. This meant that companies reduced their CSR spending during bad times but did not increase CSR spending by the same amount during good times. In sum, “mandatory CSR crowded out voluntary spending”. It became a checkbox to be ticked, a tax to be complied with. The effect is similar to what you see while booking flight tickets in India today due to COVID-19 price caps in force. Earlier, the ticket prices were distributed according to scarcity — the prices rose as the journey day got nearer and different airlines had different prices. That’s no longer the case. All airlines charge nearly the same amount, the one that just meets the price cap, regardless of how early you book the ticket.Azim Premji has consistently highlighted the futility of mandatory CSR. Premji alone donated in excess of Rs 7000 crores last year in comparison to the ~Rs 18000 crores total CSR spending by ALL companies in FY 2018-19. On Feb 21, he spoke on this issue again:"I do not think we should have a legal mandate for companies to do CSR. Philanthropy or charity or contribution to society must come from within, and it cannot be mandated from outside. But that's my personal view. As of now, this is the law and all companies must follow it.”So, my conclusion remains unchanged. CSR is a tax but only worse.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters[Paper] Events described historic at the time when they occur are rarely so in reality whereas the events that will be viewed as historic many years later attract little attention at the time. A really important finding that also explains why progress is so underrated. [Podcast] RSJ was on The Seen and The Unseen, [Article] Barun Mitra’s take on the way ahead for agricultural reforms is educational.[Article] Sarthak and Pranay have an article out on the latest attempt at making state finance commissions work.[Article] Devesh Kapur highlights the low-level equilibrium that our federalism has settled at with respect to agriculture. Get on the email list at publicpolicy.substack.com
The Pie-chuckers welcome back their very first guest, George Dobell of ESPNcricinfo to preview the India England test series. If you like it please like share and subscribe. Listen in and enjoy! "(01:45)" George's past bets with the Pie-chuckers come due "(03:53)" India Australia 2020/21 or Ashes 2005 - what is George's pick? "(09:30 )"What pitches to expect? "(12:07)" England's rotation policy "(19:45)" On the WTC structure and England's chances "(22:15)" England combination for the first test "(27:35)" Lots of love for Jimmy all around "(31:56)" Grumpy Jimmy and how team behaviors have evolved "(35:00)" Are the English spinners any good? "(43:47)" Batting options for England "(53:11)" Foakes for Butter?? "(1:02:06)" On England's chances in the test series and looking back on their win in 2012 "(1:03:42)" Ashwin, George and media melees "(1:09:19 )" English pacers and using the bouncer "(1:12:45 )" Calling the series "(1:16:32)" Settling bets with Old Monk Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/piechuckers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pie_chuckers/ Gaana: https://gaana.com/season/pie-chuckers-cricket-podcast-season-1 Spotify:https://spoti.fi/2WcLxUQ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/34bVVAS Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChuckersPie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pie-chuckers/message
Our 2Gs, the Gourmands and the Geeks, Sadaf, and Archit, are looking at the drinks menu this week. In this episode, they explore the Arab origins of the term ‘alcohol’, the Ayurvedic way to drink, the drinking habits of the Mughals, the British influence on the drinking culture of urban India, alcohol taxes, Old Monk, IPA, and a lot more. Pour yourself a glass of wine or a whiskey on the rocks and enjoy the chat. Important links to geek out more:A brief history of alcohol - Rod PhillipsBeer in India: Getting high on taxesThe Indian Spirit: The Untold Story of DrinkingThe Origin Of The Word ‘Alcohol’Wine in ancient India’ by Dhirendra Krishna BoseDrinking Alcohol was a Common Practice Among Women of Ancient IndiaHow the India Pale Ale Got Its NameYou can follow Sadaf Hussain & Archit Puri on their Instagram handle: @sadaf_hussain @thehustlinggluttonYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/
An Imaginary episode of a youthful monk, journeying home, who reached the bank of a vast river—there were no visible means of crossing it. The Podcast throws light on this young lads state when no ideas occurred to him; how eventually, he gave up and was about to retrace his steps when he spotted an old Zen teacher to his rescue. Stay tuned to understand the conversation between the two and pearls of wisdom by the Old Monk who gently shares on how simple it is to grow in awareness within , knowing that you are never alone in the journey of seeking !
(Chinese) Those who are able to come to this seven-day retreat are very much blessed. Great improvement can be made in seven days if you are willing to receive Master's training. If not, even seven years would be in vain. Master says that we should train ourselves, by turning into an ordinary person, disregarding any responsibility for one week and relaxing a little bit. There is actually nothing in this world! Just let God take care of the whole universe. The universe will remain the same when we are gone. The ...
The latest episode of the podcast is out. This one features Titash Bannerjea (@qmtitash), quiz master and co-founder of GyaanSpace. (@gyaanspace) Big shoutout to Vipul Yadav aka @foodie_baba for sharing some amazing trivia which made the foundation for the questions in this episode. The intro music is by Angelique Jacquet Do check out our other podcast Outside Off Stump. Available on all streaming platforms. Also @OutsideOffPod on Instagram. Follow us @QuizTimeIndia on Facebook and Instagram. This is a Studio41 podcast. Follow us on @PodcastStudio41 on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Part 1 Record Date: August 16, 2020 We look at the entire squad of Chennai Super Kings and analyse various options they have for a playing XI. We also discuss their chances of making the playoffs and which player are critical if they want to achieve the same. This part was recorded prior to the news of Suresh Raina pulling out of IPL. Part 2: Recorded on September 1, 2020, we re-look at the CSK team and the various combinations possible post exit of Suresh Raina. TIME STAMPS 6:19 Bravo and his impact 7:37 Ngidi and his role by Billu 8:15 Why Billu wants Chawla ? 8:55 What is SLA ? Why is it vital? 9:15 Harbhajan and Chahar as new ball 10:05 A spin attach sans Harbhajan and Chawla is it possible? 10:50 why @cricvidya wants an additional batsman 11:20 Bala on why MS Dhoni is a good reader of the game 19:57 ( remember Kanhai?) Shardul Thakur and his role 20:15 Instagram model Monu Kumar and his chances 20:43 Realistic chances of Kerala lad KM Asif 21:13 R Saikishore as an SLA 22:40 Can there really be a back-up for dhoni 33:32 PART 2 36:56 Why is @deep_extracover so gracious?? 38:10 (Kris Srikkanth?) Pandemic changes to Billu squad by @yasirrizvi 40:03 Yasir brings in the Old Monk 40:25 A bespectacled left arm spinner added to the mix 40:46 Can we play him as a leg spinner ? 43:13 A trusted player for MS Dhoni .
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The president of the Dallas Police Association stopped by the Old Monk to talk about how much he enjoys his gig, whether Police Chief Renee Hall needs the boot, and what the hell is happening in Dallas to cause violent crimes to spike. Also, we learn that Zac obviously knows what an 8 ball of cocaine looks like. Seventeen stars.
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Hey guys this is the very first episode of ICO intellectual conversations only . Today I have spoke about old monk and Answer three question everyone thinks about the dark nectar hope u like the podcasts and can even ask me to make podcast on any other topic
Swamini Supriyananda narrates a story about seeking happiness from motives of desire and how this will lead to nothing. If we learn to release our cravings in the search for contentment, we will find it. Listen to this tale about an Old Monk’s lesson to learn more.
The mayoral candidate steps up to be the first of the nine running to sit at Table No. 1 at the Old Monk and answer 10 super hard questions about himself, including when was the last time he cried and whether Dallas should tear down Confederate monuments.
Possibly the best boxer pound for pound in the entire whole world brought his 10-man posse to the Old Monk to talk about why he has three cellphones and what it felt like the first time he punched the crap out of someone.
The owner of the Dallas Mavericks stopped by the Old Monk for a very special triple-digit episode. He talked with Tim and Zac about the Kristaps Porzingis trade, how long the team scouted Luka Doncic, what Dirk will do when he retires, and why he, Mark Cuban, will never own a yacht. Cuban also explains why he threatened in 2002 to slice off part of Tim's anatomy. Again: VERY special episode. At least five stars. Maybe more.
Chef, author and former human rights campaigner Yasmin Khan seems to have a mission statement very like our own at Roads & Kingdoms. That is, pay attention to what’s on the plate in a way that might spark some change and bring people together (and have a damned good time doing so). There aren’t many books that try to do all of that as gorgeously as Zaitoun, Yasmin’s new book about Palestinian cuisine. We met a while back at the Roads & Kingdoms office in Brooklyn as Yasmin somehow hacked a pretty decent Old Monk hot toddy from our office kitchen. Her book Zaitoun is out this week in the United States, and we’re a better country for it. Episode 26 Show Notes: Yasmin's gorgeous cookbooks Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen The Roads & Kingdoms Perfect Dish series with Anthony Bourdain and Yasmin Khan: Perfect Dish Okinawa Perfect Dish Tokyo From the closing notes Midnight in Chernobyl: The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham BUY THIS BOOK TOO. It's excellent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chef, author and former human rights campaigner Yasmin Khan seems to have a mission statement very like our own at Roads & Kingdoms. That is, pay attention to what’s on the plate in a way that might spark some change and bring people together (and have a damned good time doing so). There aren’t many books that try to do all of that as gorgeously as Zaitoun, Yasmin’s new book about Palestinian cuisine. We met a while back at the Roads & Kingdoms office in Brooklyn as Yasmin somehow hacked a pretty decent Old Monk hot toddy from our office kitchen. Her book Zaitoun is out this week in the United States, and we’re a better country for it. Episode 26 Show Notes: Yasmin's gorgeous cookbooks Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen The Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen The Roads & Kingdoms Perfect Dish series with Anthony Bourdain and Yasmin Khan: Perfect Dish Okinawa Perfect Dish Tokyo From the closing notes Midnight in Chernobyl: The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham BUY THIS BOOK TOO. It's excellent
The longtime FOX4 newscaster has sat behind the big desk for longer than almost anyone in Dallas. What does she think of Facebook? Will she ever retire? Does her house have a cabana? She stopped by the Old Monk to answer these questions and many more.
The three-time MLB All-Star and Arlington native started his own wine label a few years ago. It's called JACK. VW stopped by the Old Monk to talk about grapes; the Rangers' new skipper, Woody (they came up together in the Blue Jays organization); why the name "Vernon" sucks; his next-door neighbor Herschel Walker; and a whole bunch of other enological and athletic stuff.
I denne episode har Greves kæreste været i udlandet og købt spændende spiritus hjem til os. Vi kender ikke noget af det og vi for os en stor overraskelse når vi googler dem midt i episoden. Måske I kender dem, det er en rom og whisk(e)y. Rommen hedder: Old Monk 7 Year Old Rum og […]
This is a story of India's iconic tipple, a very old vatted rum, Old Monk. Despite not being considered as a very glamorous drink, it has millions of die-hard fans and is definitely, a successful made-in-India story.
Dallas' Heritage Auctions is auctioning a ’51 Fender Nocaster guitar that once belonged to Stevie Ray Vaughan. (The last time a Stevie Ray guitar was sold at auction, it went for more than $600,000.) Heritage brought the Fender to the Old Monk so Tim and Zac could ogle it and talk to a Stevie Ray expert named Craig Hopkins about why Dallas doesn't fully embrace the most famous musician the city has ever produced (arguably). The podcast ends with a seldom-heard recording of Stevie Ray playing the guitar when he was about 15 years old.
In this episode of Honk Honk Old Monk's Mongol Rally experience, Mr. Raj shares the hardship and issues they have faced during their journey. - इस अंश में जानते है हॉक हॉक ओल्ड मोंक के सफर में आई दिक्क्तों के बारे में
Once upon a time, Sudie Abernathy was a waitress at the Old Monk who brought drinks to Tim and Zac. Now she's a recording artist who is a couples therapist for Tim and Zac. Seriously, the boys almost got into a fight in this one. No stars. But listen anyway.
Jon started off as a tights-wearing serf when the Dallas castle opened, in 1992. He now runs the joint. He stopped by the Old Monk to talk with Tim and Zac about Medieval Times' new show, which features a queen in the lead role for the first time in the company's 34-year history. Also, he talked about artificially inseminating horses. And the time he served O.J. Simpson at the castle. All the stars!
Lynda and Iris discuss the iconic Indian dish, butter chicken, with the help of Navjot Arora and Sushil Malhotra of contemporary Indian Soul Food restaurant, Old Monk. Learn the origins of this dish, why it represents Indian soul food, and what makes it so delicious. Feast Meets West is powered by Simplecast
This episode of food podcast Dakaar features Rocky Mohan, The Young Man behind Old Monk in a candid conversation about the Old Monk Rum being the biggest Indian Made Foreign Liquor. #Rum #Liquor #OldMonk #India #Podcaster #FoodPodcast #Podcast
The founder of publishing house Deep Vellum and partner in Cinestate stops by the Old Monk to talk about why Dallas is so much better than Austin, what it's like to manage a metal band on the road, making movies, and his mustache.
D Magazine city columnist Eric Celeste stops by the Old Monk to talk about the just-announced sale of Texas Monthly, the arrest of the owners of Dallas-based Backpage.com, and why Arlington voters should give the Texas Rangers what they want. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record
Coalition For a New Dallas executive director Matt Tranchin stops by the Old Monk to talk about how decisions on transportation and a movement toward greater walkability are vital to the future of the city. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record
Legendary newsman Dan Rather makes another visit to the Old Monk, with his grandson Martin in tow, to talk about the state of this year's presidential election, his respect for Mark Cuban and David Hasselhoff, and why he always totes peanut butter while on assignment in exotic locales. Plus, Tim and Zac surprise him with some old friends. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record
D Magazine executive editor Kathy Wise sits down at Table No. 1 at the Old Monk in East Dallas to explain why the Dallas Cowboys' new star acquisition, Ezekiel Elliott, holds a special place in her heart even if she doesn't give a damn about football. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record
Barrett Tillman, the "mad scientist of sour beer" at Deep Ellum Brewing Co., stopped by the Old Monk to chat with Tim and Zac about how he got into the beer-making business — and to offer samples of his wares. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record
Julia Heaberlin, thriller author of Playing Dead and Black-Eyed Susans, stops by the Old Monk to talk about the rich rewards of the book business, her days a newspaper editor at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the time she was briefly Tim Rogers' boss. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record
Skip Hollandsworth, former D Magazine writer and now executive editor of Texas Monthly, stopped by the Old Monk to talk about his newly published book, The Midnight Assassin, about the unsolved mystery of a serial killer in 19th-century Austin. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Record
LeeAnne Locken of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Dallas was game to appear at the Old Monk to chat about the show and her own carny past — plus play a game of iPhone roulette. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac Crain Theme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records
Fort Worth lawyer Bryan Wilson, aka the Texas Law Hawk, stops by the Old Monk to talk about how his outrageous commercials went viral and led to a Super Bowl ad appearance. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac CrainTheme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)
Dwaine Caraway, former Dallas city councilman and current Dallas County commissioner candidate, stopped by the Old Monk to talk about what went down recently between him and political rival John Wiley Price at a Dallas radio station. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac CrainTheme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)
Dallas Morning News reporter and UT-Dallas professor Dr. Seema Yasmin returns to the Old Monk to explain just how worried we should (or should not) be about the emergence of the Zika virus in Dallas. Plus, Tim and Zac talk about the city's recent decision to ban a porn convention and the announcement of the cast of Real Housewives of Dallas. Hosts: Tim Rogers, Zac CrainTheme music: Shibboleth's "The Bavarian," from the 2008 album Experiment in Error (Idol Records)
Sania Mirza and Leander Paes win Wimbledon titles by pairing with Martina Hingis. In cricket, Bangladesh is on a high and so is match fixing in the IPL. Old Monk, the iconic Indian rum needs some reviving. Iran and US ink a historic nuclear deal. And El Shorty Chapo, the most wanted man in Mexico escapes the countrys most secure prison.
Sania Mirza and Leander Paes win Wimbledon titles by pairing with Martina Hingis. In cricket, Bangladesh is on a high and so is match fixing in the IPL. Old Monk, the iconic Indian rum needs some reviving. Iran and US ink a historic nuclear deal. And El Shorty Chapo, the most wanted man in Mexico escapes the countrys most secure prison.
Sania Mirza and Leander Paes win Wimbledon titles by pairing with Martina Hingis. In cricket, Bangladesh is on a high and so is match fixing in the IPL. Old Monk, the iconic Indian rum needs some reviving. Iran and US ink a historic nuclear deal. And El Shorty Chapo, the most wanted man in Mexico escapes the countrys most secure prison.
Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the Throne of Want in the Dark Souls II season finale. LINKS OF NOTE: Indie devs, make Crownburger [Corprus]{http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Corprus) Vaati vid Tales from the Borderlands Awesome Ivory King alt kill Nick Job Breaking It, Hero 8chan is repulsive Old Monk
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