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  • Don’t know who clapped alien cheeks! (Hinglish)
    2025/08/11

    What if India had its own Area 51? What if it was in Ladakh? And what if over 100 soldiers reported UFOs but no one blinked?


    In this episode, we dive headfirst into the Kongka La Pass conspiracy: from CIA reports and humanoid sightings to Google Earth wipes and suspicious yellow spheres in the sky. There’s military drama, alien tourism, and a very real quote about “clapping alien cheeks.” You're welcome.


    Come for the mystery. Stay for the mountain-based madness.


    Important links:

    1. The 1968 sanitized CIA report - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp81r00560r000100070007-8
    2. The India Today report about the UFO sighting at Samudra Tapu - https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/unidentified-flying-objects-ufo-sighting-in-himachal-pradesh-in-2005-120392-2012-11-01
    3. The UFO feed website for 'alien trackers' - https://www.ufofeed.com/
    4. The UFO feed article on the UFO sighting at Samudra Tapu - https://www.ufofeed.com/18909/robot-like-airborne-figure-photographed-by-scientific-team-in-2004-at-samudra-tapu-ladakh/
    5. Chinese military buildings in Aksai Chin - https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/27/introductoryimage.php
    6. Article about UFO sightings in Ladakh - https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/ladakh-ufo-sightings-fox-authorities/story-6U3XDV3BL61eshk4WP9XYP.html
    7. The infamous Wired article on the UFO sightings in India - https://www.wired.com/story/india-robot-ufos/


    Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.


    Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!

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    45 分
  • Don’t know how Superman took down the KKK! (Hinglish)
    2025/08/04

    This week, we fly headfirst into Superman’s lesser-known stories; from memory-erasing kisses to Communist Kal-El, from the time he roasted the KKK on radio to the shocking fact that he wasn’t even supposed to fly (say what?)!


    Also in this episode: Indian Superman (yes, it exists), why Kryptonite was invented for smoke breaks, and a very heated debate on whether Clark Kent is the disguise or the real deal.


    Cape not required. Nerd rage guaranteed.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.


    Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!

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    39 分
  • Don't Know, Do Guess (Bonus Episode 1 - Tenable Version)
    2025/07/31

    It’s our first-ever bonus quiz episode!


    We battle it out, tenable style, over very serious topics like “languages we should probably know,” “Olympic sports with balls,” and “Shakespeare plays we definitely forgot.”


    There’s fake confidence, real confusion, and a bottle of wine (or beer) on the line. One of us wins. One of us buys.


    This is Don’t Know, Do Guess; our new monthly quiz series where knowing stuff is optional, but losing gracefully is not.


    PS: Certain answers from the episode may have been updated since the time the episode was recorded. So, please take all the answers with a heap of salt.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.


    Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!

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    31 分
  • Don't know who's buying this bullshit (business theories edition)!
    2025/07/28

    Why are MBTI types on LinkedIn bios and why are people proud of them? Why do consultants love putting everything into a 2x2? And what exactly do we do with a SWOT analysis once it’s made?


    In this episode, we tear into some of the most overhyped, oversimplified, and overused business theories; from the Myers-Briggs cult to Maslow’s misunderstood pyramid, the 10,000-hour myth, and the classic consultant trap of “strategic-looking nonsense.” Also, a frog gets eaten. Sort of (Only metaphorically, we assure you).


    It’s an episode for anyone who’s ever considered doing a SWOT analysis for their life and then did nothing about it.


    Important links:

    1. Theoretical nature of MBTI - https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/is-the-myers-briggs-test-meaningful-or-is-it-just-pseudo-science.html

    2. ⁠Adam Grant on MBTI - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130917155206-69244073-say-goodbye-to-mbti-the-fad-that-won-t-die/

    3. ⁠Who built Maslow’s Pyramid? - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324535823_Who_Built_Maslow%27s_Pyramid_A_History_of_the_Creation_of_Management_Studies%27_Most_Famous_Symbol_and_Its_Implications_for_Management_Education

    4. ⁠Malcom Gladwell’s odd conclusion of 10,000 hours - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20121114-gladwells-10000-hour-rule-myth

    5. ⁠Actual paper that Gladwell derived (badly) from - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224827585_The_Role_of_Deliberate_Practice_in_the_Acquisition_of_Expert_Performance

    6. ⁠Management consultants fucking up in SWOT (the actual study) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024630196000957?via%3Dihub



    Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.


    Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!

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    48 分
  • Don’t know how to feel about this info!
    2025/07/21

    In this episode, we share the weirdest info we could find; the kind that make you go “Wait, what?” and then proceed to ruin your entire day. But given that it's Monday, are we really ruining it any more than it already is? Be honest with yourself.


    From the original use of chainsaws (brace yourself) to poop particles on your toothbrush, zombie fungi, cows with regional accents (yes, we tried some), and frogs getting married for rain, it’s a slippery slope of fun, filth, folklore, and fuckaboutery.


    You won’t be the same again (or you might, no promises either way). And neither will your mattress (Get your mid out of the gutter, you filthy pig).


    Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.


    Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!

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    35 分
  • Don’t know why YouTube screams at us!
    2025/07/14

    Why does every YouTube thumbnail look like it’s mid-panic attack?

    Why do we spend more time scrolling than actually watching anything?

    Why is this even a topic that we want to talk about? (Don't listen in case you'd rather suffer in silence)


    In this episode, we dive into the chaotic world of clickbait faces, screaming thumbnails, and the science (yes, science) behind YouTube’s attention trap. We talk about the paradox of choice, limbic system hijacking (sounds pretty serious, probably isn't), and why your brain can’t resist a face screaming “I lost everything in 24 hours.”


    Come for the thumbnails, stay for the amygdala!


    P.S: Also stay to learn WTF is the amygdala.


    Important links:


    1. All-or-none face categorization in the human brain - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811920301725?via%3Dihub
    2. Hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute as of February 2022 - https://www.statista.com/statistics/259477/hours-of-video-uploaded-to-youtube-every-minute/
    3. Better Understand How Your Videos Are Getting Discovered - How Important are CTR and AVD? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-EbO-092I0
    4. How the brain recognizes faces - https://news.mit.edu/2016/machine-learning-system-brain-recognizes-faces-1201
    5. The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz | TED - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6XEQIsCoM
    6. The Paradox of Choice - https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/economics/the-paradox-of-choice
    7. Ridiculous History - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-ridiculous-history-28588696/


    Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.


    Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!

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    51 分
  • Don't know who locked us in (with carbon)!
    2025/07/07

    In our first-ever episode (debut in French), we try to figure out what the hell carbon lock-in is, and why it feels like we’re stuck in an escape room powered by coal and every other fossil fuel imaginable.


    We talk about fossil fuel inertia, why solar panels aren’t the saviours we hoped for, and how even clean energy has a dirty side (not the kind we like). There’s also some mild existential dread, questionable facts about purple being the colour of surprise, and at least one shoutout to Jeff Bezos.


    If you’ve ever asked “Wait, are we… screwed?” - this one’s for you. If it's any consolation, don’t worry, we don’t know either. But we do care. Sort of.


    Important links:

    1. Raid UK’s report on cobalt mining in DRC - https://raid-uk.org/report-environmental-pollution-human-costs-drc-cobalt-demand-industrial-mines-green-energy-evs-2024/

    2. ⁠"The challenges of dam-induced displacement” report - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332222003694

    3. ⁠https://resilientcitiesnetwork.org/

    4. ⁠Regeneration book - https://www.amazon.in/REGENERATION-Future-Community-Permacrisis-World/dp/1734244135

    5. ⁠Dark Matter Labs blog - https://provocations.darkmatterlabs.org/

    6. ⁠Planet: Critical podcast - https://www.planetcritical.com/podcast

    7. ⁠Wild by Sarah Wilson podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wild-with-sarah-wilson/id1548626341


    Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.


    Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.


    Don’t Know, Do Care is produced by "Ghar Pe Productions", edited by Prakhar and Sandy, critiqued (thoroughly) by Ashmita, and enjoyed mostly by our friends. Thanks for giving us a listen!

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    55 分