S2 E1 - In which Joy and Rathin deep dive into sporting controversies like Cricket and Apartheid, Olympic Boycotts, COVID and NBA, Corruption charges in Baseball and much more!

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FACT OF THE MATTER

RATHINDRA BASU and JOY BHATTACHARJYA

29 episodes

3 days ago

Spies in the White House? Alcoholic rat armies? Conan Doyle as a sports reporter? In this series, Rathindra Basu and Joy Bhattacharjya, two senior media professionals and trivia enthusiasts from India, have fun with facts and news from the world of music, books, film, sports, history, science, language etc. Every other week, they will share interesting anecdotes, funny news items and decipher interesting word origins. Fans of trivia can also try contest questions and see Joy and Rathin try to fool each other as well! Reach out to Joy and Rathin at factofthematterindia@gmail.com.

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S2 E1 - In which Joy and Rathin deep dive into sporting controversies like Cricket and Apartheid, Olympic Boycotts, COVID and NBA, Corruption charges in Baseball and much more!

FACT OF THE MATTER

47 minutes 59 seconds

3 years ago

S2 E1 - In which Joy and Rathin deep dive into sporting controversies like Cricket and Apartheid, Olympic Boycotts, COVID and NBA, Corruption charges in Baseball and much more!

When the seagulls follow the trawler, they think sardines will be thrown into the sea - Eric Cantona, France and Manchester United football legend, on his controversial rant at media trying to feed of his words to create sensational stories.

In this brand new season opener, FACT OF THE MATTER, stunned by the Novak Djokovic affair at the Australian Open, decides to console itself by focusing on key sporting controversies over the years!!. In Main Course, listen to Joy and Rathin do a freewheeling chat about how the cricketing world was shaken by apartheid in the 70s, how the NBA is seeing the effect of COVID vaccinations (or not!!), how India was once one step away from a Davis Cup triumph and much more!! In Believe It or Not, learn about how an Italian Michelin star restaurant received a stunning shakedown from a reviewer and anti-sex beds at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics!! Plus all the regular sections like Cute Words and Phrases, Bare Naked Lies and audience questions!! So forget your New Year resolution, grab your favorite beverage and immerse yourself into a crazy world of stories, trivia and fun!!

We love to hear from you!! So write to us at factofthematterindia@gmail.com. Rate us and berate us!! Follow us on Twitter - @joybhattacharj and @rathindrabasu. Find us on all leading podcast platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.

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