Uncle, Please Sit!
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 35: Leaving the city...for Good
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the season finale of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk to a couple who left the city for greener pastures. Literally. Vahishta Mistry was ...
Ep. 34: Why does everyone love to hate gaming?
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined again by senior tech journalist, Jaison Lewis, to discuss gaming.The panel t...
Ep. 33: Blame it on Nehru
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined by Dr Aparna Pande, the author of "Making India Great - The Promise Of A Reluctant...
Ep. 32: The Indian Economy - A Short History (Part 2)
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar are joined again by Anupam Manur, Assistant Professor at the Takshila Institute, to continue ...
Ep. 31: The Indian Economy - A Short History (Part 1)
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar chat with Anupam Manur, an expert studying the intersection of economics, technology, a...
Ep. 30: Air pollution - How did it get so bad?
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar chat with energy policy expert and author of The Great Smog of India,Siddharth Singh, a...
Ep. 29: Money Matters - Why are we so clueless?
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How much do we know about our investment options? Why do so many of us feel lost when it comes to our personal finances? Is the stock market a safe be...
Ep. 28: Hindi Chini Bye Bye
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on an all-new episode of Uncle Please Sit, Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are diving deep into what uncles fear the most - and it's no...
Ep. 27: Smash the patriarchy
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Patriarchy. Its a word we hear a lot these days, but what does it mean exactly? Who or what is the patriarchy? And why does it need to be smashed? Joe...
Ep. 26: Social Media - Has it taken over our lives completely?
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk to senior tech journalist, Jaison Lewis, about social media and the power it exert...
Ep. 25: We need to talk about mental health!
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", Joel and Tushar talk about mental health with clinical psychologist, columnist, and author - Sonali Gup...
Ep. 24: How toxic is Indian pop culture?
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Joel and Tushar are joined by stand-up comedian, and AIB co-founder Rohan Joshi. The three of them discuss toxicity in Indian pop culture a...
Ep. 23: The Environment: Are we doing enough?
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On a brand new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!”, Joel and Tushar are joined by senior journalist, Sejal Mehta. With her extensive experience in env...
Ep. 22: Fake news - The other pandemic!
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on a fresh new episode of Uncle Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have yet another spe...
Ep. 21: Digital content: Is this the TV we've been waiting for?
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!”, Joel and Tushar are joined by the host of “Storytellers and Storytellers”, Vineet Kanabar. W...
Ep. 20: Celebrity Culture: When Did It Get So Bad?
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in a fresh new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are joined this tim...
Ep. 19: Medical Misinformation: Why do we believe?
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have yet another special guest ...
Ep. 18: We need to stop romanticising village life
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!” Joel and Tushar talk to – energy, land, and agriculture researcher– Nikhil Goveas, who also mana...
Ep. 17: Who needs sex education? Everyone!
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!” Joel and Tushar have yet another special guest – documentary filmmaker and founder of Agents of Is...
Ep. 16: What does freedom of expression really mean?
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on an all new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!" formerjournalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandaniare joined by lawyer...
Ep. 15: Books - Are we reading enough?
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on an all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani have yet another spe...
Ep. 14: Development - What does it actually mean?
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In an all new episode of “Uncle, Please Sit!”, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani chat with energy, mobili...
Ep. 13: News Media - How did it get so bad?
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Periera and Tushar Abhichandani chat with Me...
Ep. 12: Privilege: What does it really mean?
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani chat with stand up c...
Ep. 11: Political correctness - Why it's important
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in an all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani chat with actor and ...
Ep. 10: Digital content - Everybody's favourite punching bag
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are dealing with Uncles' skept...
Ep. 09: Migrants - Why do people ignore them?
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are talking a...
Ep. 08: Why do people love to hate the internet?
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are tackling ye...
Ep. 07: Dissent - Why it's important to question the government!
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are asking politely, th...
Ep. 06: "Merit"ocracy - The false promise of equal opportunity
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani gear up to get more unc...
Ep. 05: Gheun Taak
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of Uncle, Please Sit, former journalists and current comedy writers Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani are all set to demolish...
Ep. 04: Why do people love censorship?
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", hosts Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani take on a topic that they've often grappled with as journali...
Ep. 03: Why We Need Reservation
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", hosts Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani take on a topic that arouses a lot of passionate, and often ...
Ep. 02: Food - A distorted story
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On an all-new episode of "Uncle, Please Sit!", hosts Joel Pereira and Tushar Abhichandani take on a topic that everyone claims to be an expert at, but...
Ep. 01: The Myth of the Middle Class
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of “Uncle Please sit!” former journalists, Joel and Tushar, talk about Aam Janta aka the “Middle Class.” There are widesp...
Ep. 00: Introduction to Uncle, Please Sit!
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From holding court in drawing rooms they have moved on to the much wider canvas of Whatsapp forwards. Who are these people who confidently squeeze out...