The Cārvāka Podcast
Kushal Mehra
The Cārvāka Podcast is a series of long-form conversations hosted by Kushal Mehra. The podcast covers a wide range of subjects where Kushal speaks with a wide range of guests to talk about sports, philosophy, public policy, current affairs, history, economics, etc.
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Apr 14, 2023 • 1h 36min
Chaos In Pakistan
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Sushant Sareen on the state of affairs in Pakistan. As their economy collapses and their entire system is going for a spin what does the future hold for Pakistan? Also, what does it mean for India?
Follow Sushant:
Twitter: @sushantsareen
MuckRack: https://muckrack.com/sushant-sareen
#pakistan #shehbazsharif #pakistaneconomiccrisis
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SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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UPI: kushalmehra@icici
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
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Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Apr 12, 2023 • 53min
The Rise And Fall Of Peer Review
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Adam Mastroianni about two essays he wrote on his substack titled "The rise and fall of peer review, Why the greatest scientific experiment in history failed, and why that's a great thing" And "The dance of the naked emperors, A followup to "The rise and fall of peer review”.
Follow Adam:
Twitter: @a_m_mastroianni
Substack: https://www.experimental-history.com/
#PeerReview #Science #Psychology
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx...
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap...
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Apr 11, 2023 • 53min
Cisco Caste Case
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Suhag Shukla from the Hindu American Foundation about the Cisco Caste Case. On April 10, 2023, the California Civil Rights Department voluntarily dismissed its case in Superior Court against Cisco Systems engineers Sundar Iyer and Ramana Kompella, who faced allegations of caste-based discrimination. What are the repercussions following this in light of the bill SB-403 being pushed by Aisha Wahab?
Follow them on Twitter:
Suhag Shukla: @SuhagAShukla
Hindu American Foundation: @HinduAmerican
Website: https://www.hinduamerican.org/
#CiscoCasteCase #HindusInAmerica #Hinduphobia
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx...
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap...
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 13min
Stand Up Comedy In Pakistan
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ali Abdullah about Stand Up comedy in Pakistan. They talk about censorship, no-go zones, and a bit of Indo-Pak politics.
Follow Ali Abdullah:
Instagram: aliabdullah_durrani
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/bd8x75ef
#Pakistan #StandUpComedy #FreeSpeech
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx...
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap...
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Apr 7, 2023 • 59min
Who Was Bhindranwale?
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with veteran journalist Tavleen Singh about Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. This podcast talks about his personality, the Khalistani mindset, and how Amritpal Singh is trying to revive the same old model.
Follow Tavleen:
Twitter: @tavleen_singh
Website: https://tavleensingh.com/
Books: https://tinyurl.com/yc2xmp25
Muck Rack: https://muckrack.com/tavleen-singh
#Bhindranwale #Khalistan #Amritpal
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx...
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap...
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Apr 5, 2023 • 1h 4min
Bengal Burns Again
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Kanchan Gupta about the recent events where violent clashes took place for two consecutive days in Howrah. Are clashes during Ram Navami festivities becoming a pattern? They also discuss the PTI tweet where the West Bengal CM is quoted as saying "They (BJP) are deliberately entering minority areas with Ram Navami processions without permission".
Follow Kanchan Gupta:
Twitter: @KanchanGupta
Muckcrack: https://muckrack.com/kanchan-gupta/articles
#stonepelting #westbengal #howrah #ramnavamiviolence
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPxuul6zSLAfKSsm123Vww/join
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraOfficial/?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakapodcast/?hl=en
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal_mehra
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Mar 31, 2023 • 1h 11min
IPL 2023
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Aadit Kapadia as they discuss the upcoming IPL 2023 and the recently concluded WPL 2023.
Follow Aadit:
Twitter: @ask0704
#IPL2023 #IPL #IndianPremierLeague #T20 #T20Cricket
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPxuul6zSLAfKSsm123Vww/join
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraOfficial/?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakapodcast/?hl=en
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal_mehra
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Mar 29, 2023 • 1h 23min
The Aryan Invasion Debate
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Koenraad Elst and Niraj Rai about the recent updates around the Aryan Invasion Theory. In light of the recent findings of the Southern Arc papers can we still conclude that South Russia is the Proto-Indo-European homeland?
Follow them:
Twitter: @ElstKoenraad
Twitter: @NirajRai3
#AryanInvasion #ProtoIndoEuropean #OutOfIndia
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx...
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap...
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Mar 27, 2023 • 1h 21min
Forgotten Kashmir
In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Amb. Dinkar Srivastava about his book "Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control".
Book: https://tinyurl.com/yc7c4was
#PoK #azadkashmir #induswatertreaty
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx...
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap...
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Mar 25, 2023 • 1h 7min
The Crisis In Punjab
In this podcast, Kushal chats with Sherbir Panag about the ongoing crisis in Punjab. Amritpal is on the run and the Khalistan bogey has been raised again (albeit mildly). But the crisis in Punjab is beyond Amritpal which goes into a rampant drug problem and a flailing economy.
Follow Sherbir:
Twitter: @Sherbir
#Khalistan #Amritpal #WarisPunjabDe
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Listen to the podcasts on:
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast
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Support The Cārvāka Podcast:
Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx...
Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast
Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka
UPI: kushalmehra@icici
To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop
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Follow Kushal:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap...
Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal...
Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/
Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com


