Far From Fact

150: ‘Kidnapper’ parents, Uranium for sale, ‘Wanted poster’ cookies

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s back to three topic weeks! The lads are back at it again with some top-drawer content from across the world. There’s the story about the crea...

149: Bill and Melinda Gates divorce

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Bill Gates and Melinda Gates divorce is the big story of the week. Catch the lads as they trade their usual problem solving hats for a bunch of wa...

148: Sailor stranded for 4 years

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Syrian sailor is abandoned on a ship by the vessel owners off the coast of Egypt. The sailor gets cornered due to an Egyptian ruling that makes him ...

147: King of absentees - Italy

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An Italian healthcare worker has broken a national record by being on leave for 15 years. Paid leave at that. How, you ask? Join the lads to find out ...

146: Out-of-work escort husband

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Bengaluru man takes to commercial sex work after losing his job in the lockdown. His wife files for divorce, and inspite of counselling by an NGO ou...

145: Anti-rabies shots, BEST pay, Sandwich husband

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Three senior citizens get anti-rabies shots instead of COVID-19 vaccines in Uttar Pradesh. Or at least they get a slip that says they got an anti-rabi...

144: Heart attack thief, Farting Pastor, Wife-replacing maid

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shock and taboo sit front and centre this week. From the husband who kicks out his wife so he can be with the nanny, to the story of the South African...

143: Mass name-change, Cute brain condition, Pollution Vs. Penis

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

That title is no clickbait, it is plain fact. And we’re happy if that caught your eye, ‘cos this is what Greta Thunberg seems to be warning us abo...

142: Cheating boyfriend, Masks for plastic, 8-yr old influencer

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lads find their nemesis in a story that truly stumps them. Filled with landmines, this is a story about two child-influencers posing romantically ...

141: Financial support parents, 5G KFC truck, Plastic surgeon

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A plastic surgeon attends a Zoom court hearing while performing surgery. While the hearing was for a minor traffic violation, he now faces charges for...

140: Cockfight, Lucky draw bride, Secret apartment

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Juvenilia alert! A Rooster fight takes centre stage this week, don’t say we didn’t warn you. Next up is the story of a NYC woman who found whole s...

139: Adrift sailor, Camel botox, Fake kidnapping

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A man fakes his own kidnapping just to escape work. And you think you hate you job? Ask not what your job makes you do, ask what you’d do to escape ...

138: Ambani zoo, Bengaluru massage, Passport forgery

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lads discuss the Ambani zoo, and no, that is not a reference to the big family wedding. The implications and the thinking, behind such a move, and...

137: Obese monkey, Skeleton guitar, V-day Vs. COVID deaths

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode has death written all over it. But don’t worry, the lads make sure it is anything but serious. Specially the story about the shortage o...

136: Goat meetings, Wedding photographer, Forehead diamond

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Animals are back, front and centre at Far from fact HQ. That’s about how long the lads can keep the juveniles out of their decision-making while pic...

135: Excess baggage, Myntra logo, GameStop

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Long, loaded and free from innuendo, that’s how 5 out of 3 survey respondents would describe this episode. Hypothetical research aside, this one sta...

134: Height increasing surgery

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch the lads try very hard to resist the height puns. But give them enough time and they dig deep into the psyche of what really drives people to su...

133: Retired Babu, Amazon delivery, Baby selling racket

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catch the lads try to make sense of a rather sensitive story in the shape of a baby selling racket. But don’t worry, the delinquency in still intact...

132: Vaccine drive, Trump’s twitter ban, Parent-Teacher WhatsApp groups

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Parent-Teacher WhatsApp groups seem to be taking a nasty turn as teachers complain about parents sending obscene content. Meanwhile in the US, Trump i...

131: Tunnel affair, Chinese-baby namer, Land-inheriting dog

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a brand new year and brand new episode. Not much has changed in the world guessing by these stories. Kicking it off is the story of a pet dog i...

130: Drive-thru wedding, Landing error, Sex doll bride

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It is wedding season and no strain of coronavirus can play spoil sport with the humans of earth. Such is the resolve that one Malaysian couple had 10,...

129: Kite flight, Santa cop, Sword-cut cake

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

X’mas is upon us and the lads are here with a jolly good story all the way from Peru. Cops from a narcotic cell dressed as Satna and his elf to make...

128: Daddy’s affair, Mumbai drug bust, Channel update

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join the lads as they make a very special announcement. A landmark, a turning point, historical moment, if you will. But first they must attend to the...

127: Chicken for blood, Stress busting walk, Funeral stunt

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads marvel at the amazing chicken/paneer in exchange for blood. A unique campaign in Mumbai aimed at making blood donation more exciting. But fir...

126: Burj-sized Asteroid, COVID yatra, Farmer protests

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads put on their serious faces for this one, at least for the story about the farmers’ protests in Delhi. Join them as they try to understand w...

125: Bigg Boss brain surgery, COVID warrior kids, Super Tatkal app

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Surgeons is Andhra Pradesh got innovative when they asked a patient to watch Bigg Boss and Avatar at the same time so that he would stay awake, while ...

124: Diwali cleaning, HYD traffic cop, Webcast funerals

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Funerals are making cities get tech-savvy. Mumbai city is working with a charitable organisation to develop a modern crematorium with webcast funerals...

123: Bald groom, Suicide mannat, Railway announcers

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Things take a dark turn this week. But worry not, the story of the bald groom more than makes up for it. Where a man hides his baldness by wearing a w...

122: JEE cheater, Intercaste marriage, Aladdin ka chirag

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Turns out the JEE topper used a proxy to write his exam, and hte proxy did too well. Meanwhile in Odisha, the Government has announced a cash incentiv...

121: Ironman balloon, Indian couple jailed in Qatar, No-mask punishment in Mumbai

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mumbai city’s BMC takes to some creative ways to fix the menace of people not wearing masks in public. But first the lads must talk about the gallan...

120: Deepika Padukone on MNREGA, Durga pooja pandal, Finnish PM

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are back with a 3 fresh stories. Two from India and one, all the way from Finland. The Finnish Prime Minister, posed for a fashion magazine i...

119: Comet sellers, Odisha bank robber, Digital sex toy

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The big page-turner this week is the story of an internet enabled sex toy gone wrong with many users getting locked into the fetish chastity belt. The...

118: 10 year old walker, Trump’s Covid test, Drugs in Bollywood

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are back with three topics this week. Maybe things are getting back to the way they were after all. First up is the story of the 10 year old ...

117: Bravery award winning rat

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Husein is back in the country, but the lads are still meeting by distance. The big story this week is Magawa, the African giant pouched rat. Here is a...

116: Lust in the time of Corona

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A man leaves his wife in Navi Mumbai saying he is ending his life because he has been tested positive for Coronavirus, and goes away to Indore to live...

115: Excessive immunity

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a new week, a new beginning. Husein shares the big news of the birth of his niece as the highlight of the personal diaries. Keshav's big news p...

114: Rhesus monkey shortage

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are back, Husein informs us about the joys of pregnancy as part of the personal diaries section, even as Keshav informs us about a setback in...

113: Elon Musk’s Neuralink

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Husein joins us from Seattle, as the lads connect using the miracle that is internet. He continues to garden even on foreign soil. Meanwhile, Elon Mus...

112: Swami Nithyananda’s new country

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lockdown diaries continue, but Husein is talking to us from a secret location. He also has some very personal news to share. All this and more this ep...

111: Passenger gets lost wallet after 14 years

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads share a glimpse into their lives, continuing the tradition of the lockdown diaries. This week Husein informs us about his new bird feeder, wh...

110: Lockdown diaries, Nudist pig chaser

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The obsession with animal stories continues this week. But first a few personal life stories from the lads. Before they dive into the story of a nudis...

109: Mosquito stories, Pakistani spy pigeon

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Husein and Keshav exchange tips on mosquitoes or how not to breed them this dengue season. Hilarity ensues as they realise they both have some fun sto...

108: Lockdown diaries, Goats go to jail

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Catch the lads talk about procrastination and move on to Husein’s kitchen garden woes. While travel bans may still continue, the lads are making the...

107: Lockdown diaries, ISRO truck journey

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another uneventful lockdown week unfolds, as always with the good cheer that makes us all grin from ear to ear. The big story this week is the 70-ton ...

106: Lockdown diaries, Fake SBI branch

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lockdown journals are as fascinating as watching paint dry. Luckily the big story comes all bazookas blazing with a Chennai-based trio who not onl...

105: Lockdown diaries, Stolen wheels

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lockdown is back in force in many parts of the country, and Mumbai is no exception. But the big story of the week is the theft of wheels from SUVs...

104: Unlockdown diaries, Big brands Vs Facebook

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Uneventful stories abound in this edition of unlockdown diaries, but as always there is a little nugget of truth that shines through. Moving on to the...

103: Appendicitis stories, India-China conflict

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Light years from the core of the India-China conflict is this story from Asansol. But unlike the conflict, this piece is extremely entertaining and is...

102: Un-lockdown diaries, Pakistani news anchors

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Things are slowly opening up, and the lads bring you a little peek into their own lives. Quickly followed by the story that had Indian Twitter in spli...

101: Lockdown diaries, Teacher who teaches at 25 schools + Surprise feature

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The country has opened up malls and places of worship but the lads are still recording by distance. This episode features, apart from the usual tomfoo...

100: 100th Episode Special

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is one big thank you note for all the love and laughter. The lads respond to voice and text notes from listeners and self-confessed fans....

99: Lockdown diaries, Gorakhpur train reaches Rourkela

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Air travel has resumed in the country but Mumbai is still under lockdown. The lads continue their tryst with domestic battles and kitchen stories. But...

98: Lockdown diaries, The eating face-mask

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s lockdown 4.0 whatever that means, the lads are still on Ignorance 1.0 and there’s plenty of it this week. A quick round up of hyper-local new...

97: Lockdown diaries, Ramayan-Mahabharat rerun woes

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve lost track of how long it’s been since the lockdown began, but there is never a dull moment. The stories keep coming, and the news keeps get...

96: Lockdown diaries, IAF support to Corona-warriors + BONUS content

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s week six and the lockdown isn’t going anywhere, and neither are the lads. Back with a weekly round up of their 'dramatic' weeks and a patriot...

95: Lockdown diaries, Convicts tracked by Google maps

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s week five of the lockdown boys and girls. The lads are back with another long-distance episode of some notes from their personal lives and a Co...

94: Lockdown stories, Corona mithai

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s week four of lockdown and the lads are back with some notes from their personal lives. Followed quickly by a heartwarming story of a sweetshop ...

93: Pan masala by drone

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Surprise! Surprise! The lads are here with an out-of-turn episode that’s not on a Tuesday. They are calling it a lockdown treat for all you good boy...

92: Lockdown stories, Aarogya setu app

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s week three of the lockdown and PM Modi just extended the lockdown to 3rd May this morning. Part of the announcement was also a push to download...

91: Lockdown stories, Bronx tiger

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s week two of lockdown and the lads are in no mood to slowdown. Catch them talk about their personal kitchen stories, ideas for the quarantine an...

90: Coronavirus stories, Kerala liquor shops

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lockdown continues, but so does the show. This episode features the lads exchanging warm, fuzzy stories about their lives in quarantine because it...

89: Best of episode

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are on lockdown, much like you. But fear not, to keep your quarantined spirits up, we have an assortment in store for you. Here’s a best-of...

88: Coronavirus stories

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a bold move, the Maharashtra Govt. has decided to stamp the wrists of home quarantine detainees so as to contain the contamination. Meanwhile in Ch...

87: Bengal Voter ID, Self drive Uber, Kidnapped cops

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are at it again busting their wits trying to help the Election Commission of India, Uber and the police. If only they would be more receptive...

86: Train toilet fittings thieves

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are back with a special mini episode. Catch them as they discuss the trials of the Indian railways this week. The railways recently launched ...

85: Duped B.Tech dairy students, Expensive wedding invite, BSNL hunger strike

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A group of students from Kerala was duped and left stranded on the pretext of a study trip. Lucky for them, the Kerala government came to their rescue...

84: Champagne thief, IAS-IPS officer wedding, Bathing in kitchen sink

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stories that range from theft to commitment in the line of duty and lastly to absolute disdain for the workplace. Catch the lads soak it all up in thi...

83: NASA Space hotel, Google maps, Tik-tok choking challenge

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode takes the lads to space and back, as NASA announces its first ever space hotel on the ISS. Back on earth, it’s Google maps that is at t...

82: AC local, JJ Hospital surgery, Crow meat

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The lads try to make sense of a very baffling and entertaining side of our country. Our collective human ability to produce ridiculous news takes cent...

81: Coronavirus

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of the lads is back from their honeymoon, and the other of the lads can’t contain their excitement. But quickly the excitement dust settles, and...

80: Airport urinator - Minisode

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Juvenile from the get go, looks like the lads have come full circle to what suits them best. This minisode features them looking at an airport pee-er ...

79: Food bill heist - Minisode

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A couple of moderately ambitious businessmen decide to dupe the Taj Mahal hotel and escape without paying the tab for banquet services. The lads jump ...

78: New year Special

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s 2020, a lot has changed, a lot hasn’t. The lads catch up and discuss how they party, how they don’t. They take a walk down memory lane and ...

77: CAA - NRC Special

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The year is about to end and people everywhere are getting sentimental like an old friend is about to die. The lads would like to reassure you, there’...

76: Career Special

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It’s X’mas eve, and the new year celebrations are just around the corner. Having doled out relationship advice, the lads turn their attention this...

75: Relationship Special: Part 2

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Part 2 of the relationship special. This week, as promised, the lads take on listener questions and answer them with much humour and plenty...

74: Relationship Special: Part 1

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The year end festivities are on like Saigon, King Kong and the phenomenon. Known as the lads from Far from fact, sentences are being broken midway, gr...

73: Mannequin traffic cops, Chinese gaming crisis, Teacher’s Naagin dance

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hyper-primitive robots in the form mannequins are turning into traffic cops in Bengaluru, and lads must take the concept for a spin in this LOL fest. ...

72: Uber listening on trips, Duped senior citizen, Marathon heist

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

 Fraud takes up a good chunk of this week’s giggles. But first there’s the case of Uber deciding to listen-in on all conversation as an act of se...

71: Iraqi protest lion, BMC pothole challenge, Missing millionaire son

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are back in character, after their short departure last week. Up top it’s the Iraqi protester who took a lion to an anti-government rally t...

70: Ayodhya verdict special

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Heads-up the lads do a deep dive with this hour-long special on the historic Babri Masjid - Ram Mandir dispute. Light on jokes, big on insight here’...

69: Suicide helpline, Sex emojis, Hater love

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads succumb to listener pressure and do a sex-special for their 69th episode. Let’s keep it juvenile, why not! First off they encounter the hil...

68: Underwear sales, Foreign medical degrees, Man brews beer in stomach

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads turn business analysts this week and try to crack open the mystery of falling underwear sales in India. Next, they train their eyes on the st...

67: Mounted police, Avoiding excess baggage, 8-Day alcohol rule

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Horses are all set to come back into the Mumbai police force, and the lads are mighty curious. Catch them try to make sense of this rather peculiar de...

66: UN Deficit, Bigg boss ban, Male breast-causing pill

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay USD 8 Billion in punitive damages for not revealing that side effects of a certain drug may cause breast...

65: Actor’s stolen awards, Gandhi’s mortal remains, Saudi Arabia tourism

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week takes the lads on a speculative journey that loosely revolves around theft. What starts in Mumbai at an actor’s home ends in Bhopal at a t...

64: Tetris challenge, PNB buffalo loan, Onion hoarders

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The weekly quest to make sense of our world continues through juvenile analysis. The lads go deep into the Tetris challenge, and peel off layer after ...

63: Ban on e-cigarettes, DGCA on Tik Tok, Fake Dawood gang member

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Big news for e-cigarette fans. Let’s rephrase that, bad news for e-cigarette fans. That’s not the only ban this week though, the DGCA has banned c...

62: Fake 81-year old, frog marriage, Pakistani investor conference. Feat. Naalayak

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lengths some people would go, to achieve their goals. In the case of a young man from Ahmedabad, it was his desperation to migrate to the US, for ...

61: Best of episode

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

An amazingly juvenile compilation of the best ignorance money can buy. The lads go all nostalgic and teary-eyed in this rewind down memory lane. Enjoy...

60: UPSC aspirant’s wife, Outer space crime, AC coffins

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A UPSC aspirant’s wife has left him because he used to ignore her. The lads bite into this juicy piece of domestic ‘news’ from Madhya Pradesh bu...

59: Mumbai traffic tech, Bikaner chain-snatchers, Railways’ plastic ban

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads take you for a spin around Mumbai traffic, or more accurately, the city’s new traffic tech. Needless to say, their disdain gets the better ...

58: Kenyan delegation, School-going cows, Mumbai sabziwalas

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads bounce back with their trademark imbecile solutions for erring bureaucrats, farmers and vegetable vendors, in an episode that spans Uttar Pra...

57: Abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads step out of their comfort zone for this one. In this episode, they try to inform themselves and listeners alike, the many changes that are ta...

56: Feat. Mali, IBM layoffs, Dog-marrying model

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads get up close with indie musician Mali aka Maalavika Manoj, as they discuss her latest single Mango showers. But first they must do us the ser...

55: Automated driving test, IIT bull, Bali resort thieves

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Indian tourists are going places, possibly even prison, if this story from Bali were to be considered. But first, the lads must consider the pros and ...

54: Faceapp, Instagram hides likes, Cocaine under wig

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Technology takes centre-stage this episode. We have the lads dissecting Faceapp, the viral sensation from Russia and their privacy policy that has got...

53: Chernobyl tourism, Kerala prison biryani, Area 51 aliens

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There are two things that get the lads going, food and crime. So when the Kerala prison decides to sell biryani via Swiggy, they had to go to town wit...

52: Union budget, Emergency train stop, Indonesian lewd caller

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The lads are off to Indonesia with this interesting piece on gender inequality. But first they must address things at home, the Capital to be precise....

51: People growing horns, Birds eating cigarettes, Home-grown chat app

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It’s monsoon here in Mumbai, and the lads have an episode featuring the rains for a backdrop. The internet is heart-broken, thanks to a picture of a...