
The Times Of India Podcast
The Times of India podcast expands storytelling and reportage from India’s largest newsroom. We put the spotlight on ideas, people and stories that matter from Monday to Friday. To read views and analysis, please subscribe to TOI+ at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus
Latest episodes

Mar 13, 2023 • 16min
How pigeons spread lung disease
TOI Plus's Lata Mishra speaks with doctors and patients about hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a bird that's being blamed for its rise in Mumbai and how to prevent it.

Mar 10, 2023 • 19min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: What don’t NRIs get about Indian faith?
Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about how Indian culture has been viewed abroad over the decades and we also look at what the new anti-caste discrimination ordinance in Seattle changes about that.

Mar 8, 2023 • 24min
Connection lost
TOI Plus's Shakir Mir talks about what it's like to live with internet disruptions and Access Now's Raman Jit Singh Chima explains the problem with India topping the charts when it comes to internet shutdowns.

Mar 6, 2023 • 22min
It’s about to get very hot
Our summers are set to get longer and more intense. Dr Rajashree Kotharkar, who has long researched how heat affects cities, explains what we need to do to get by apart from turning up the AC.

Mar 3, 2023 • 21min
Telling loved ones when to pull the plug
Mumbai-based Dr Nikhil Datar may be India's first person to write an official living will. He explains why he rushed to file his living will and why he's hoping more people will do the same.

Mar 1, 2023 • 24min
How Manish Sisodia's arrest hits AAP's plans
TOI's Abhishek Dey and political columnist Radhika Ramaseshan explain the long-term implications of Manish Sisodia's arrest on the Aam Aadmi Party and opposition unity.

Feb 27, 2023 • 19min
How to make sure you save on tax
Co-founder and CEO of TaxSpanner.com Sudhir Kaushik explains how to choose between the new and old tax regime and answers the biggest questions on how to ensure you don't lose any more than you need to.

Feb 24, 2023 • 31min
No casteism in the classroom
The death of an IIT student highlights widespread caste discrimination on campuses. Author and professor Dr N Sukumar explains why it's still so prevalent and what needs to be done to tackle it.

Feb 22, 2023 • 24min
'We don't want peace with Russia. We want our land back'
Nitesh Pal, a resident of Kyiv, spoke with us in 2022. He joins us again to talk about life in Ukraine one year after the Russian invasion began and how it has changed.

Feb 20, 2023 • 22min
Why Indians can't get enough of this whiskey
Sommelier and author Magandeep Singh explains the history of scotch whiskey in India, why we're the biggest importers of the alcohol in the world and the problem with India's whiskey market.