Hitchens' Razor
Episodes
P. G. Wodehouse
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why should you be reading Wodehouse?Well, well well. :)
Poetry: City Rain
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
His highness's arrival was announced by Dhol drums,Boisterous, it lifted the city out of its doldrums.Bewitched the wind into a wicked poltergeist...
Leprechaun
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you should look for the pot of gold at the end of it.
Misogynist married a feminist
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They argued the male was feminist, and female misogynist; said it was a marriage made in paradox not paradise.
Poetry: 'Mighty Mountains' by O.S. Toelyn
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First came the rain, making my feet wet,Then came the sun, making my brow sweat.Pain feasting on my body, but I couldn't care less,There, I crosse...
Poetry: 'A Story Unsaid', by O.S. Toelyn
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Full poem available at: https://mindtoilet.com/posts/a-story-unsaid/The night, soothingly quiet, our poet awoke in her bed.Eyes wide, a story unsaid, ...
Political Ideologies - Part 4 - Edmund Burke vs Thomas Paine
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Father of modern conservatism, Edmund Burke was once friends with the Thomas Paine. But their intellectual rivalry is now legendary. What happened? Fr...
Political Ideologies - Part 3 - Age of Enlightenment
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dancing our way through the Scientific Revolution and Age of Enlightenment, we managed a tryst with the scientists and philosophers who proposed a par...
Political Ideologies - Part 2 - The French Revolution
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On to the second episode then. The French Revolution, where myriad of novel ideas were born. A capsuled version of the events of the revolution and th...
Political Ideologies - Part 1 - Introduction, Feudal System and Reformation.
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of political ideologies. In this podcast series, we'll take a closer look at the diverse spectrum of...
Lebanon : Part 5 : God, religion, and 'Are you hopeful'?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 5th and final episode about Lebanon.
Lebanon : Part 4 : Art, Music, and Literature.
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 4th episode about Lebanon.
Lebanon : Part 3 : The Political Ecosystem : Noisy Neighbours, a Civil War, and the Youth
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 3rd episode about Lebanon.
Lebanon : Part 2 : The Political Ecosystem : Confessionalism and the Lebanese Identity
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our discussion with our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the 2nd episode about Lebanon.
Lebanon : Part 1 : Friends and Food
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our first guests on the podcast! We are joined by Elias, Tina, and JP in the first episode about Lebanon.
Convivial chat with a mate visiting Edinburgh
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A chat about food, people, and places of Edinburgh. Apologies for use of strong language and cretinous accent.
The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 5: Possible Solutions
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we try to understand the possible solutions for the problems around Indian marriage system. This is the fifth and final part of the to...
The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 4: Analysis
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, try to find the root cause for the problems around Indian marriage system. This is the fourth part of the topic, Institution of marri...
The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 3: Toxic stories
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we share some toxic stories from the world of arranged marriage. This is the third part of the topic, Institution of marriage in India...
The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 2: Children's perspective
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the children's perspective. This is the second part of the topic, Institution of marriage in India, and how it is affecting...
The toxicity around Indian marriage system - Part 1: Parent's perspective
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we take a closer look at the institution of marriage in India, and how it is affecting the mental health of both parents and young ad...
Fortnightly Two
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of random rant about events, recent and otherwise, we discuss Orangutans, The Banshees of Inisherin, Pakistan's economic affairs, Wars...
Fortnightly One
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of fortnightly conversation on random topics we discuss Football world cup, Twitter, 1984, Gorillas, China, Consumerism, Liver King, P...
Electricity: Dumb it down to me
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Menon is asking the hard questions about Electricity and Power Systems to MJ. The topics ranges from history of electricity to global warming and clim...
Economics: Dumb it down to me
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Menon, self proclaimed economics expert is helping MJ to understand day-to-day terms in economics, like Fiscal and Monetary policy, Inflation etc. &nb...