The Tree of Life - A Parasitic Plant

Narendra Shenoy and Mr Narendra Shenoy are cult figures who transcend the universe of ordinary podcast guests. One of them, a renowned storyteller, joins Amit Varma in episode 250 of The Seen and the Unseen. Which one? Who knows? Schrödinger's Shenoy. Also check out: 1. Simblified, co-hosted by Narendra Shenoy. 2. Why Are My Episodes so Long? -- Amit Varma. 3. The Hunter Becomes the Hunted -- Episode 200 of The Seen and the Unseen. 4. EconTalk (hosted by Russ Roberts) and Conversations With Tyler (hosted by Tyler Cowen). 5. A Meditation on Form -- Amit Varma. 6. A Scientist in the Kitchen -- Episode 204 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Krish Ashok). 7. Getting Meta, hosted by Deepak Gopalakrishnan. 8. Why I Am Not a Christian -- Bertrand Russell. 9. A Godless Congregation -- Amit Varma. 10. It is immoral to have children. Here’s why -- Amit Varma. 11. The Paperclip Maximiser. 12. Self-Esteem (and a Puddle) -- Amit Varma. 13. Dekalog -- Krzysztof Kieślowski. (And Roger Ebert's essay on it.) 14. Restaurant Regulations in India -- Episode 18 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Madhu Menon). 15. We want Narendra Shenoy to write a book. 16. Masala Lab -- Krish Ashok. 17. Deep Work -- Cal Newport. 18. How to Escape From the Shallows -- Amit Varma. 19. Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative. 20. Collected Poems -- Mark Strand. 21. Duty Calls -- XKCD. 22. Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity. 23. On Bullshit -- Harry G Frankfurt. 24. Sample SSR conspiracy theory: He’s alive! 25. Kashi Ka Assi -- Kashinath Singh. 26. Sam Harris on Amazon. 27. 3Blue1Brown on YouTube. 28. TheBackyardScientist on YouTube. 29. Understanding India Through Its Languages -- Episode 232 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Peggy Mohan). 30. Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages — Peggy Mohan. 31. Early Indians — Episode 112 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tony Joseph). 32. Early Indians -- Tony Joseph. 33. Thinking Fast and Slow -- Daniel Kahneman. 34. PG Wodehouse on Amazon. This episode is sponsored by Intel. Please subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It’s free! And check out Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing.