
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

Sep 28, 2022 • 19min
What tastes best 30,000 feet in the air
TajSATS executive chief Arun Batra talks to Saurabh Sinha about the science and economics behind meals on flights and what he'll never serve a flyer

Sep 26, 2022 • 25min
The fallout of the riots in Leicester
TOI Plus columnist Hasan Suroor and columnist Sunny Hundal talk about the possible impact of the Hindu-Muslim violence in the UK city of Leicester.

Sep 23, 2022 • 21min
The incredible Jhulan Goswami calls it a day
As the legendary fast bowler retires after a two-decade-long career, author Suprita Das explains just how much Jhulan Goswami changed Indian cricket.

Sep 22, 2022 • 19min
Pollution season's coming
Author of The Great Smog of India, Siddharth Singh talks about why he expects no reduction in air pollution this year and what needs to be done to improve the air thousands of Indians breathe every winter.

Sep 21, 2022 • 16min
How a court verdict could affect religious sites
After a court allowed a petition to conduct daily worship in Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, advocate Shadan Farasat talks about how the verdict affects The Places of Worship Act and its future impact.

Sep 19, 2022 • 20min
How old is 'too old' for sex?
In light of a recent case in Vadodara involving an octogenarian couple, prominent sexologist Dr Rajan Bhonsle explains how intimacy changes with age.

Sep 16, 2022 • 30min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: What do Hindu scriptures say about death?
Mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik explores what Hindu beliefs and what scriptures say about death, letting go, funeral rituals, heaven and hell and rebirth.

Sep 15, 2022 • 21min
In God we don't trust
A petition in the Supreme Court has raised questions about the state and atheism. Nikhil Joshi from the Bright Society talks about why atheists get a bad rap in India

Sep 14, 2022 • 19min
Putting the fizz back in Campa Cola
As Reliance buys the Campa Cola brand, Vikram Doctor decodes why the Indian alternative to Coca Cola failed and the enduring appeal of colas.

Sep 12, 2022 • 16min
An India-born doctor on heading to Pakistan for flood relief
Dr Geet Chainani is an Indian-born physician who's headed to help with Pakistan's floods after having helped out before in 2010. She talks about the challenges she expects to face.