The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

Amit Varma

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Dec 11, 2017

Ep. 46: The State of the Media

We live in times when media is fragmented and there is no consensus on the truth any more. Journalism has become a race to give people what they want to believe. What are we to do? Prem Panicker joins Amit Varm...

62 mins

Dec 04, 2017

Ep. 45: The BJP's Magic Formula

Over the last few years, the BJP has built the most formidable election machine in human history. Prashant Jha, author of the book 'How the BJP wins', joins Amit Varma in episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen t...

45 mins

Nov 27, 2017

Ep. 44: The Delhi Smog

It is well known that the key cause of Delhi's smog is the 'stubble' burnt every year by Punjab's farmers. Vivek Kaul joins Amit Varma to discuss the bad incentives in play, how government sops might have cause...

20 mins

Nov 20, 2017

Ep. 43: Parenthood

Natasha Badhwar, the author of a celebrated parenting column, recently released her moving book, 'My Daughter's Mum.' In episode 43 of The Seen and the Unseen, she joins Amit Varma to discuss the process of par...

35 mins

Nov 13, 2017

Ep. 42: Behavioral Economics

To celebrate Richard Thaler's Nobel Prize, behavioural econ geek Nidhi Gupta joins Amit Varma in episode 42 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss key concepts from the field -- all which explain many of the Uns...

27 mins

Nov 06, 2017

Ep. 41: Money in Cricket

Cricket has been transformed in the last four decades, first because of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, and then recently by the IPL. Noted cricket writers Gideon Haigh and Prem Panicker join Amit Varma in...

50 mins

Oct 23, 2017

Ep. 40.5: We're on a break

The Seen and the Unseen takes a one-week break for Diwali. But we have one request for you: we want your feedback on the show. Email shows@indusvox.com with any comments or suggestions you might have. Check ou...

2 mins

Oct 16, 2017

Ep. 40: State of the Economy

Many of the things wrong with India's economy today are Unseen Effects of Demonetisation and the botched design of GST. Vivek Kaul join joins Amit Varma in episode 40 of The Seen and the Unseen to take stock....

39 mins

Oct 09, 2017

Ep. 39: Eating Out

Why don't Indians eat out as much as people in other countries do? Karthik Shashidhar joins Amit Varma in episode 39 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain how we landed up in an equilibrium in which our restaur...

19 mins

Oct 02, 2017

Ep. 38: Import/Export

The Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 is an example of a policy that harms those it is meant to help. Sudhanshu Neema joins Amit Varma in episode 38 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain why. Check out www.seenun...

16 mins