Today's episode is with Vijayendra Mohanty (Vimoh to his friends). Vimoh describes himself as "An Indian creator. He writes essays, produces podcasts, and makes videos. His areas of interest are media, culture, and creativity. He is a comic boo

LVS#10: Q and A

Jun 13th, 2019 34m 38s

This is a Q and A episode. Topics discussed include my (very condensed) take on the elections, Computex 2019, E3 2019, Robert Pattinson's selection as the next Batman etc. I know a bunch of you are still wondering about my continued silence ab

LVS#9 A conversation with Siddharth Singh (The Great Smog of India)

May 29th, 2019 1h 31m

At long last I managed to get a guest on for the show. Siddharth Singh and I sat down for a conversation surrounding his book "The Great Smog of India". As the title suggests, the book deals with the air pollution crisis in India. This is one o

LVS #8 Atishi Marlena, Endgame and GoT

May 18th, 2019 37m 44s

Now that I'm back from my little trip (and feeling soooo much better), we can expect to go back to the usual schedule. This episode is a little longer, considering I had to make up for my absence for most of April. Topics include the AAP/Atish

LVS #7 The Bridge

Apr 16th, 2019 19m 35s

As India goes into full on election mode, it might be worth remembering a couple of things before you go in to cast your ballot. This episode is coming out a little later than planned as I've been sick for the last fortnight (a sore throat that

LVS #6 Kieth Flint, Captain Marvel and ... feminism?

Mar 20th, 2019 18m 53s

Trying out something different for this one. I decided to do a reading of my post on Keith Flint's suicide. Honestly, it felt weird reading my work out loud but considering how many people thought it mirrored their feelings, it made sense to gi

LVS #5 Asking Better Questions (P.B. Mehta at the India Today Conclave 2019)

Mar 10th, 2019 25m 47s

This episode talks about Pratab Bhanu Mehta's excellent speech at the India Today Conclave this year. To be precise, it talks about some of the questions asked of him (and of most liberals by extension). Also, updates on the Brookings Institute

LVS #4 Dude where's my podcast (Q&A + teaser)

Mar 4th, 2019 17m 24s

Yes, it has been a while. This episode will explain why. The move to Anchor is bringing some major changes to the show. Since hosting will no longer be a concern, you should be hearing from me more often. Expect the next episode to drop by the

The LexValidus Show Episode 3: “Cold War Redux”

May 4th, 2017

It is ironic that the first time I heard about the Cold War was on the day that it ended. It was the day the USSR finally collapsed. Suddenly, it…

The LexValidus Show Episode 2: “Kryptonite”

Apr 5th, 2017

The first time I heard the phrase “India is a rising superpower” was in 1998. The country had just crashed the nuclear party by conducting a series of detonations at…

Update: Podcast episode 2

Mar 28th, 2017

This is a “Good news, bad news” situation. I had the second episode of the podcast ready to be uploaded on the 27th as planned. Or so I thought. What…

Introducing, The LexValidus Show!

Feb 27th, 2017

Ever have one of those days where you think you might have bitten off more than you can chew? I’ve been having one of those. Rather, I’ve been having a…

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