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Attention span has gone to the dogs. We look at our phones 100s of times every day, and can't do without meaningless scrolling. What does all this distraction mean?

After the dust settled at the spirited Gen Z led protests at Jantar Mantar, where India's rich and famous gave a rather weak account of themselves, Nitin and Tony take a good sharp look at what it means to be a celebrity in the modern times of infinite attention economy. As Salman Khan would say "is it over bro" for our role models?

We notice the one dirty spot on the floor. We don’t notice the hundred that were cleaned. In this episode, we start with a simple question: why did many of us grow up hearing about apartheid, but never about Mabo? Why do we notice loud, visible problems but miss the quiet systems working underneath our lives. From history and news, to AI agreeing with us, to podcast edits, to relationships and housework, we explore why absence is harder to see than presence. If you’ve ever complained about one small mistake and ignored all the invisible effort around it, this one’s for you. We also talk about the excellent audio series Hi, I’m Eddie, which tells the story behind the Mabo decision: https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/discover/podcasts/hi-im-eddie

How important is the writing to the effectiveness of a movie? How much of creativity is art, and how much is science? Nitin and Tony enjoy the magic of great story-telling as they revisit a film they are both incredibly fond of - Christopher Nolan's The Prestige.  If you like Leftover Lasagne, chances are you will enjoy Moolakadai - a relay short-story co-written by Tony, Nitin and best friend of the pod Prashant DP. Check it out: https://substack.com/home/post/p-185384796

Tony tunes in from Down Under and joins Nitin to revive Leftover Lasagne after a break... And to discuss the topic of taking career breaks. Why don't more people take work sabbaticals, even if their bank balances would allow them to? And as existential dread and AI take over the very idea of stable careers, should more of us stop to smell the roses?

As GLP1 drugs get approval for Type 2 Diabetes treatment in India, Tony and Nitin get deep into Ozempic and its likes, debating the moral, ethical and commercial questions around them, and other cosmetic procedures. Stay on for the last third of this discussion, where they imagine the challenges of keeping the spark alive in a world full of dopamine, that also features shortcuts that can destroy the joy of experience involved in food, exercise and creativity.

Nearly a 100 years ago, John Maynard Keynes predicted that we would only need to work 15 hours a week. While he may not have got that part right (yet), the fundamental problem to solve for humans on earth remains the same as it always did - how do we make sense of our lives? Join Nitin and Tony as they tackle profound topics with the silliest humour.

Tony and Nitin train their guns at two hot button issues in India right now, and they also train their guns at each other. Hastha la vista baby! We are back! Like this podcast? Do check out our other episodes too, and it will really help us if you get your friends to listen to us as well.

As LoL enters its 40s, the co-hosts, both shuddering at the thought of entering their own 40s take a gander at age, life experience, wearing your stripes with grace and being good whimsical uncles with Instagram, rather than LinkedIn skills.Tell your friends about this podcast no? What's the worst that can happen :-)

Short-lived trends, long-lived trends, trends you see coming from a distance, trends that come out of nowhere... Tony and Nitin try to understand what's going on. And in the process, also reveal the perfect idea for a viral video. Don't miss it, this is your ticket to fame on the internet!

In this madcap episode, Nitin and Tony get together to discuss the deterioration of society as evidenced by the fall in what's considered basic courtesy. Should you be given free gravy with porotta? Why should we rename Mysore Pak? And what do standing seats in an airplane mean. One thing is for sure, the world me go mad, but our intrepid hosts of Leftover Lasagne are up to the task. Write to us on Twitter/Insta Nitin: @knittins Tony: @notytony

There are several things in the world that are plainly wrong, and we continue to use and abide by them inspite of knowing full well that they are incorrect. In this episode, Tony and Nitin shine the light on some of these quirky entities - from the MBTI personality test, to our flawed understanding of dietary cholestrol and antibiotics, and distorted land maps - why we stick to them, and what that says about us. We strongly recommend two podcasts in this episode. Do check them out. 1. All risk is creative, ft. Palash Kulkarni: https://x.com/ABiggerSpalash/status/1895715088545562876 2. Neuro-Spicy: Discussing ADHD with Dr. Kristin Carothers | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkDvqvpxKBY

Trump's Tariff Tomfoolery has led to Chinese creators letting the cat out of the bag, and showing us the nuts and bolts of how luxury goods are made. Naturally, the intrepid explorers of Leftover Lasagne want to understand what differentiates a commodity from a brand, are brands important, does India really have an elite institution problem, and why we pay what we do for Bags, Tags, and Brags. Follow us: Twitter/Instagram Tony: @notytony Nitin: @knittins

The latest episode of LoL explores what it means to be artistic from various current affairs angles. The recent Malayalam movie Empuraan has run into censor trouble over its allegedly religiously (read politically) sensitive content; The Ghibli filter has inundated our timelines, sparking stone-pelting outrage as well as server-melting outage in equal measure; Meanwhile, Kunal Kamra has gone off camera, hiding from goons with big weapons, small brains and thin skin. Tony and Nitin bring curiosity and commentary to all of that and more, in Episode 36. ALERT: IF YOU RECOMMEND THIS PODCAST TO 5 FRIENDS, NIRMALA TAI WILL GIVE YOU A TAX REBATE IN FY25-26. Or not. But you never know, eh.

Nisha Dhage makes a comeback to the podcast, and she's joined by first-timer Shruti Kapoor, to school the boys on what fashion means, from a women's PoV. If our fashion takes on Episode 34 were vague, Ep 35 is all Vogue; From botox to brains, from bald spots to boobs, no topic is spared. And when it comes to some parts of the anatomy, we are the Amazon of podcasts, since it is always Day 1 when you are learning from Tony, the masto-master. Strap on...