3 Techies Banter #3TB
Episodes
3 Techies, 2 Lists, 1 Year: Our 2026 Outlook | #3TBPodcast
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kick off 2026 with the 3 Techies as they flip the script on traditional predictions! In this episode, we play a bold game of "Tech Obituary," debating...
Trade, Drone & Follower Wars: Battles Tech Is Quietly Running | #3TBPodcast
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the grand finale of 3 Techies Banter! 2025 was the year technology stopped being just a tool and became the battlefield, the arbitrator, an...
The Wizard of Numbers: Making Math Magical with Ian Stewart | #3TBPodcast
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever thought math was just about memorizing formulas? Think again! We're joined by a wizard (crowned by the Unseen University!) and legendary mathemat...
The Weight Loss Revolution: Ozempic, Mounjaro & the New Pill Culture | ft. Dr. Ambrish Mithal
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Weight loss is the modern-day quest for eternal life. But are drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro the magic formula we've been waiting for, or a dangerous...
Apollo-gies for the Space Puns | #3TBPodcast
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the GPS in your delivery app to the weather forecast that saves your picnic, space tech is the invisible force that already runs our world. We jo...
Furtados & Furious: How to Scale Music Ed While Everyone Else Plays It Safe
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would you say if we told you that tuning yourself to a metronome is better for your health than that gym membership? We sit down with Tanuja Gome...
The Algorithm Whisperers of Jharkhand | ft. Aranya Sahay | #3TBPodcast
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who teaches AI how to see and recognise? Definitely not a techie in a cool office in Silicon Valley. Most likely, it is a homemaker from a marginalise...
Lord of the Lithiums: The Fellowship of the Charge | #3TBPodcast | Season 4 Episode 1
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From powering your 3 AM doom-scroll to preventing actual doom (climate change), batteries are the unsung heroes who quietly run the world. We journey ...
3 Techies Banter | Season 4 Teaser | India’s Award-Winning Fun-tech Podcast
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 of 3 Techies Banter is here, and we're finally putting faces to the voices you've been tolerating for three seasons – because nothing says ...
S3 Finale Episode: Fun, Follies, and a Fresh Look at Tech
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in the Season 3 Finale episode, where we reminisce about our favourite moments from the podcast! From the hilarious creation of the jingle epi...
3TB Shorts 23: Error 404, BMC Water Works and the Bata Museum
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From absurd web beginnings to some misplaced national pride, tech folklore never disappoints. A mouthful of a name that could make even the most patie...
3TB Shorts 22: FunTech Fails, Long Word Fears and Space Burps
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we unpack the irony of the word for the fear of long words. Surprise Surprise - it is a really long word - we will just call it "hippo-fear...
The Podcast Report 2023-24
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first Indian podcasts were like arranged marriages - everyone was a bit awkward, and no one knew what to expect, but hey, at least the family was ...
3TB Shorts 21: Tennis Balls, Swallowing Razors and Laughing Apes
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before our ancestors could argue about who left the cave door open, they were already cracking up. Laughter came way before language — it's prehisto...
3TB Shorts 20: Flossing Monkeys, Orange-coloured Teeth and Zoom Parrots
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how monkeys keep their pearly whites so white? Turns out that our primate pals prefer the all-natural, eco-friendly bird feather floss! ...
Sealed with a Digital Kiss The Non-Repudiation Paradox
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We find ourselves on the final step of our "PAIN" journey - non-repudiation (NR). As we navigate our increasingly digital lives, let's embrace the cov...
3TB Shorts 19: Cow Mates, Airbag Jeans and Indelible Ink
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So, here is what we found out about COWS. Cows are social animals. They form strong bonds and prefer staying close to their friends in the pasture, of...
The Not So Sexy AI - Authentication and Integrity
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how organizations keep their data squeaky clean and under lock and key? 🧹🔐 In our latest episode, we dive into the nitty-gritty of...
3TB Shorts 18: Imaginative Slogans, Inaccessible Bitcoins and Autopetting
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen up, you Illuminati, Opus Dei, Freemasons, and Skull & Bones Society; there's a new secret society in town. The Order of 37 was founded by eccen...
Ctrl+Alt+Regulate
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tech has a "pacing problem" (believe us - this is an accepted term 😎). Innovation is fast outpacing the ability of laws and regulations to keep up....
The One Protocol to Support Them ALL
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sujith Nair, the WhatsApp-averse, badminton-loving chief mover and shaker of Beckn, gave us a peek into what the world's first e-commerce protocol is ...
3TB Shorts 17: The Shortest Wars, Non-expiring Honey and Things that Happen in 3s
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
History is filled with protracted, drawn-out conflicts, but did you know about a war that could have been missed during a coffee break? It started at ...
Cash to QR: The Great Indian Fintech Revolution
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine the Indian fintech industry as a Bollywood dance sequence. It begins in the early 2000s, with a few enthusiastic background dancers, mainly st...
3TB Shorts 16: Beer Floods, the Frisbee and the Dawn of eCommerce
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From a beer-drenched London street to the simple joy of a flying disc and finally to the click of a mouse that bought "Ten Summoner’s Tales," histor...
Beyond Likes and Shares: The Real Currency of Community Engagement
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Royal Enfield. More than just motorcycles, the brand forges brotherhood across the Indian highways. Owning a Royal Enfield is your passport to a frate...
3TB Shorts 15: Bananas, Brown M&Ms and Dinosaur Pee
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could a banana split or a split personality have anything to do with the fact we share 50% of our DNA with bananas? Scientific facts or outrageous hum...
Cookies in the Privacy Jar
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the town of Internetville, a unique bakery, Data Delights, offered irresistible cookies with a catch: each cookie had to be paid for with a sprinkl...
3TB Shorts 14: Sensex, Corporate Taxes and the Colour Purple
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In India's market, returns are the king,Outshining others, the bell they do ring.With growth so robust,In the Sensex, we trust,To investors, great joy...
Trending in 2024 - Uni"cons" and Unicorpses
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have always been about making tech relatable and fun. So, when we talk about the synthetic data trend to train models, we talk about the nine li...
3TB Shorts 13: Barycenters, Happy Goats and Namma Yatri Rides
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE (Podcast Category - Science & Te...
1T of 3TB @CES2024
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE Only the most deserving, the tr...
3TB Shorts12: Monty Python, Naughty Jingle Bells and Supercentenarians
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE We are guessing that the "Naugh...
AI with Indian Tadka
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE If you start tracing the origin...
3TB Shorts 11: The Nine Dot Puzzle, Galileo and Broken Ice Cream Machines
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite our population, there are no Indian books in the Top 10 Most Read List. Disturbing!!!. Recovering from that discovery, we explore the world of...
The Jingle Project
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First Things First - Do cast your vote in favour of 3 Techies Banter for HT Smartcast x Mint Awards Vote for us HERE Be they artists, performers or ...
3TB 2023 Wrapped
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most enduring images of 2023 was Elon Must carrying a sink to the Twitter office. The message "Let that sink in". And sink it did. Twitter ...
3TB Shorts 10: GenAI - About Chefs, Swiss Army Knives and a Garbage Pile
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Picture a gleaming kitchen, not of stainless steel and polished marble, but of code and algorithms. Here, the head chef isn't human, but a complex gen...
3TB Shorts 9: The Travelling Mummy, Fugging and a Jiffy
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From ancient mummies navigating modern red tape to towns tweaking their names for reasons you will shortly understand, the world's tapestry of tales n...
Cents and Sensibility: The Pricey Tale of Training AI
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the land of AI, where the code rivers flow,ChatGPT sips water, just so you know.For every few prompts, a half-liter it drains,In the quest to answe...
3TB Shorts 8 - Gadgets for Gals, Google Goats and Bond's Booze
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hum Shayar to Nahin. Magar......We love to rhyme. So here goes In Silicon Valley, where tech dreams ignite,There's a squad of women, in code and gadg...
The Bard Meets the Bot
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you are going down the merry path of generative AI, be prepared for this conversation between "THE BARD" and his new AI bot-mate. William Shakespe...
3TB Shorts 7: Where Our Furniture Goes to Die. And More Nuggets
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once I stood proud in homes adorned with grace,Crafted with care, I had my place.Now in a bakery's warm embrace,I fuel the flames, no trace of space.F...
Seller Sees, Buyer Sees, The Market Sees - ONDC
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pop Quiz - Have you heard of Kudumbashree? Or Cauvery Handicrafts? What about Biswa Bangla? If you are at a loss, you are missing the ONDC bus. Kud...
3TB Shorts 6: The Arse Fruit, the Love for Fountain Pens and Our Guide to Answering Any Question
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought PPP stood only for Public-Private Partnerships, you are not much of a writer. At 3TB, we think PPP should only mean Petrache Poenaru Pe...
3TB Shorts 5:The Paradox of Flooding, QWERTY Mysteries and the Usborne Future
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take you deep into the wondering world of the QWERTY keyboard, where: the longest top-row word is 'rupturewort', a type of plant...
Ghar Ghar ki Kahani
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up, we always thought that any housing crisis could be solved like Amol Palekar and Zareena Wahab in Gharonda. By singing Do Deewane Shahar Me...
3TB Shorts 4: Men in Heels, Abusive Parrots and Oscar-Winning Cameos
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you understand the token economy? If yes, then you are in exalted company - the company of Psittacus Erithacus. No, it is not a Roman Emperor. It i...
The Balloonist, Load-Shedding and Game Theory
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We so love our trivia and science. And, as purists, we hate fakes. Which is why we do not get why, while most of the characters in the series Rocket B...
3TB Shorts 3: Donald Duck's Sister, Geopolitics and the Peanut Butter Sandwich
30 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People find all kinds of new ways to use tech and devices. In 2010, the United States Air Force used 1,760 PlayStation 3 consoles to build a supercomp...
3TB Shorts 2 - The Tortoise, The Hamburger and a Pilot's Dilemma
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emboldened by your response to our first "Shorts", we are back with our next episode. Our knowledge-seeking journey led us to find the longest (and...
Ek Step, Do Step, Teen Step - Step by Digital Step
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Which "EdTech" has had the most impact on the Indian education ecosystem? While they would loathe being narrowly defined as an ed-tech entity- the ans...
3TB Shorts 1 - Mazda, Amul and the Horse's Arse
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are all very comfortable in our "Shorts". So it is no surprise that 3TB now has its own "shorts". This carries the ideal dose of knowledge and wit ...
“Fashion” your own environment - but not so "Fast"
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The history of clothing mirrors the progress of human civilisation. Unwittingly, we use a slew of textile metaphors in our daily lives. We comment on ...
Khaane Pe Charcha
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, the 3 Techies are back with Season 3 in the blistering summer heat. Maybe we are just too hot for our own good 😉. Which is also the reason...
Here's to 5G - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! Guinness & Gogh
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wanted to be on stage with Pink Floyd or experience Avatar like the Na'vi? The 3 Techies did something close - we went through a few ...
Have a Tech-tastic 2050: Laughing into the Future
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The year is 2050. Sheetal, Nilesh and Samiran are reminiscing about that amazing episode they recorded in April 2023 about life in 2050. The crystal g...
unbloxing Trends 2023
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Predictions. As expected 😉, two main theories provide conflicting explanations. The first claims that we are more likely to perceive what we expect...
Be the Creator of your own Reality - with Immersive EXPERIENCES
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we think immersive, we think about Disney theme parks, Avatar, the movie, ABBA and Van Gogh experiences and more. The more evolved also talk abou...
ChatGPT, Cultural Gifts, WFH and Beavers
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gloom, Doom and yet - a 1000 flowers Bloomed in 2022. 2022 was about the long tail of the pandemic, inflation, multiple humanitarian crises, worldwid...
In God We Trust; Everything Else, we VERIFY
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Natwarlal (not the Amitabh Bachan type) is best known for selling the Taj Mahal, The Red Fort and the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Frank Abagnale (Catch Me ...
Santa Meta Quanta
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who is Santa Claus? Is he the source of unending joy and happiness for children worldwide that we have all been led to believe? Or could he be the ...
The Good, The Bad and the Fun We Had (in Season 2)
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
3 Techies Banter operates at the top of the Maslow Hierarchy. Why do we claim that? Well. Who else laughs at their own jokes without a care in the wor...
Ancestors Smart, Us - Not so much. Amish is convinced. Are you?
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people question if one person wrote the Mahabharata. Maybe, Maybe Not. But the critical question is whether something so complex can ever be ...
ABBA, 9 Evenings and the Cuckoo Clock
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The oldest known written melody is the Hurrian Hymn Number 6, from around 1400 BC. Closer home, Indian classical music is one of the oldest unbroken ...
The God of Great Things
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The illustration is indicative of the times. Even Lord Ganesha sometimes has to supplement the expertise of Mooshak with a more contemporary "mouse". ...
Modern OTT - a land grab in Zombieland
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the average human attention span is just 8.25 seconds? (Shorter than a goldfish). That is a 25% drop between 2000 and 2015. We are a...
Horses, Pianos and Collaboration: Office Tech
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Holy Grail of the modern enterprise is the Happy and Motivated Employee. Do you think employees would be more productive, collaborative, happier ...
India@75: A Tryst with Technology
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
India is home to 105 unicorns with a total valuation of $ 338.50 B; 19 of these were added to date in 2022. In contrast, France created one unicorn ...
Promise of a Better World - Meet Intelligent Automation
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pascal Bornet talks to us about Intelligent Automation (IA) and the Promise Of A Better Life In 2018 alone, over $5 trillion (6% of global GDP) was l...
The Cloud Doctors are Here
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork says an old English proverb. COVID has made all of us very aware of our overall health and wellness ...
Burglars, UPnP and eWaste in SmartHomes
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With this episode, we kick off a new theme - Everyday Tech and home automation is a natural choice for a first episode. The earliest reference to a s...
LOTR, GOT, MCU and UPI
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yes - this is a long episode. But so is every story worth listening to. Imagine Frodo reaching Mordor in 30 min OR Bran Stark ascending the Iro...
What Works at Scale over Scaling What Works - ALWAYS!!!
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off our "Been There, Done That" Series with the Chief Architect of the India Stack, Pramod Varma. In this multi-part tête-à-tête with him, ...
Anhoni ko honi kar dein, honi ko anhoni Ek jagah jama hon teeno ONDC Aadhaar UPI
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Roti, Kapda aur Makaan, The Three Musketeers, the 3 Little Pigs and 3 Idiots are just a few of the many good things that come in threes. And this phen...
UPI - Bade Bade Deshon Mein Aaisi Choti Choti Baatein ... Hoti Rehti Hai
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing like a spot of nostalgic DDLJ to get you all warm and fuzzy. And if you ever think nobody cares whether you're alive, try missing a couple of ...
Katappa ne Bahubali ko Kyon Mara - No Aadhaar?
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
That got your attention, didn’t it 😀. Staying on the movie theme, do you know what The Big Lebowski, North by North West, Three Amigos, The Great...
Ridiculam Quaestiones
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ridiculam Quaestiones - that is us casting a super Harry Potter spell that will hold you spellbound as we reveal some mind-twisting possibilities. Bu...
3TB Season 2 Trailer
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since Top Gun is the flavour of the month and is also the flavour of sequels, we will shamelessly reuse an analogy from there. Commander Mike Metcalf...
Cats, Toast, Lifebuoy and Tech
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People who inhabit the tech world do odd things. Take everyone's favourite tech company Apple for example. Did you know that when you agree to the T&C...
Tech that makes Elections Tick
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Twain humorously (we hope) said, "If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it." While that does sound terribly discouraging, we can...
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This song, composed and recorded by Normal Span (King Radio) 1936, is aptly the title of our Women's Day Special episode. Many a crooner has rendered ...
How Young is Old in Tech: Part 2
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Press F to Pay Respects - have you seen your kids, younger colleagues or anyone in your sphere of influence using this. Kids today use it in various w...
How Young is Old in Tech?
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you understand what "no cap', "sus", "bop", or "slaps" mean? If you are making a mad scramble for Google right now, the chances are that you are no...
ESG - Every Small Gesture - Counts
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greenwashing (do look that up) might sound like a bad thing - but to us, it is a big thumbs up for ESG. And so does lack of transparency and sloppy me...
Who Let the AI Out?
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before we fix Ethics in AI, we should solve for natural stupidity in humans. Guess it cannot be done! :-). And that is precisely why AI cannot be "Eth...
Can Intelligence be Artificial?
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why have machines not replaced humans yet? Is AI as we know it today AI, or is it only Super Excel - but that would make it a detergent :-). Is AI jus...
Unbloxing Trends 2022
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scientifically speaking, speed, acceleration, velocity, and momentum are entirely different concepts. In this episode, we look at trending technologie...
Fin vs Tech - who will win the Fintech war?
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More than 35% of consumers say a fintech firm is their most trusted financial services brand – with those numbers even higher among Gen Z and millen...
Cryptos- can we trust ourselves to self-regulate?
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we look at the need and value of regulations in the world of crypto. Currently, the crypto market seems to be a mix of greed and spec...
Cryptocurrency : Is Nirmala watching?
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week the creators of unblox continue the blockchain theme and delve into its native use case – Cryptocurrency. The episode also decodes the wor...
Unbloxing the Blockchain
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Creators of unblox are back this week to unblox the blockchain. Listen to this episode, to explore trending topics like Blockchain, Crypto and o...
Jai Meta Di
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's this buzz around "Meta verse". Well you will find it all in this episode of #3TB. Join us in today's discussion on the topic "Jai Meta Di" aka ...
Data Privacy & Surveillance Capitalism
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to #3TB, In the first episode, Our techies discuss "Data Privacy & Surveillance Capitalism". Tune in to find out, what's GDPR, is data privacy...
Introducing the "Techies"
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Samiran - Ex-McKinsey | Ex-Microsoft | Ex-IBM. | X-Factor :-) | Movies/Comics Buff | TEDx Speaker | Author | Forbes Tech Council Member | Senior Resea...