We talk about Dua Lipa—not the disco-revivalist pop artist, but the 21st century celebrity whose career is forging an alternative path to stardom. Who is she, where does she stand in the pop music landscape, and what does she tell us about fame and life in the 2020s?

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production:⁠ ⁠Sourav Das⁠⁠

Photo Credit: @dualipa on IG

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠⁠)

In this episode, we’re joined by our producer, Sourav Das, to explore how AI is weaving itself into our lives—shaping how we work, what we consume, and increasingly, how we think.

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production:⁠ ⁠Sourav Das⁠⁠

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠⁠)

We talk about cricket—the sport, the religion, the institution. We trace its position in India’s history, politics, and collective imagination and ask: what does cricket really tell us about India?

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production:⁠ ⁠Sourav Das⁠⁠

Photo Credit: Srinu.Mallampalli (Wikimedia Commons)

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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We talk about what it means to live and work in Mumbai—its contradictions, much-discussed “spirit,” and the struggles and ambitions that underpin life in the city. This episode is a part of our ongoing “Living in” series in which we explore how life is changing across India’s cities.

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production:⁠ ⁠Sourav Das⁠⁠

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠⁠)

We end the year with the movies, books, and tech that stayed with us in 2025. Our producer Sourav Das joins this wide-ranging conversation about our year-end recommendations, from our favourite movies—90s’ classics with undeniable onscreen chemistry and other hyper-specific genres—to the desk worker’s perfect mouse.

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production:⁠ ⁠Sourav Das⁠⁠

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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• 'The Great Enshittening' from The Gray Area with Sean Illing

We break down Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ song-by-song, talk about its hits and misses, and discuss how the album’s themes relate to broader cultural discourses.

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production:⁠ ⁠Sourav Das⁠⁠

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Recorded just before The Life of a Showgirl dropped, this episode is our look back at Taylor Swift’s first 11 studio albums - from Debut to The Tortured Poets Department. We talk about our personal favourites and dive into the storied discography of arguably the biggest pop artist, songwriter, and business mind of the 21st century.

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production: ⁠Sourav Das⁠

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠)

We discuss ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty,’ the coming-of-age TV series that has captivated the minds and hearts of millennial women all summer. We talk about the sweet spot the show has created for itself – one that lives at the intersection of beloved tropes, a resurgence in appointment viewing, and the added flavour of 2020s dialogue and character development.

Hosts:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠⁠

Production: ⁠Sourav Das⁠

Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠⁠)