News Brake - The Explainer

By Onmanorama

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Onmanorama's award-winning podcast 'News Brake-An Explainer Podcast' hosted by Haritha Benjamin gives you an in-depth analysis of the current news topics in a clutter free manner. Follow us to understand news beyond the headlines.

Episode Date
Killer Amoeba claims 19 lives, What's Kerala doing about it? | Ep 173
Sep 20, 2025
From Nepal to Tunisia: Youth uprisings that shook regimes | Ep 172
Sep 10, 2025
Why Malayalis are leaving the seas & migrants stepping in | Ep 171
Sep 02, 2025
A death and a sex scandal: Will one-year rule prevent bypoll in Kerala? | Ep 170
Aug 29, 2025
GST 2.0: Who pays the price, and what it means for Kerala | Ep 169
Aug 21, 2025
Rahul Gandhi, the Election Commission and the Voter Chori row | Ep 168
Aug 14, 2025
From price boom to dip: Cracking Kerala's coconut conundrum | Ep 167
Aug 08, 2025
From the ruins: Revisiting Wayanad one year on | Ep 166
Jul 29, 2025
VS Achuthanandan: The story of people's comrade | Ep 165
Jul 21, 2025
Nimisha Priya’s execution postponed: The story so far & what’s next? | Ep 164
Jul 15, 2025
KEAM Results 2025: Inside Kerala’s rank list controversy. Ft BS Warrier | Ep 163
Jul 09, 2025
Israel vs Iran: Inside a decades-long shadow war and 12 days of chaos | Ep 162
Jun 25, 2025
Nilambur bypoll: Pinarayi govt grew less popular in 12 days of campaign, says survey | Ep 161
Jun 20, 2025
After the crash: A look back at India’s worst air disasters | Ep 160
Jun 14, 2025
Nilambur bypoll survey: Anti-incumbency, NH cracks and a fading Anvar | Ep 159
Jun 11, 2025
Game of drones: How India–Pakistan conflict laid bare gaps in electronic warfare | Ep 158
May 29, 2025
Monsoon Tracker 2025: Early onset, extreme events & key forecasts | Ep 157
May 20, 2025
From Sudhakaran to Sunny Joseph: Inside KPCC’s new power equation | Ep 156
May 14, 2025
Operation Sindoor: Behind India's cross-border offensive in Pakistan & PoK | Ep 155
May 07, 2025
Pahalgam attack: Will India and Pakistan cross the line again? | Ep 154
May 01, 2025
Pahalgam attack and 25 years of terror in Jammu & Kashmir | Ep 153
Apr 23, 2025
Pope Francis: The pontiff who dared to change Church | Ep 152
Apr 21, 2025
From teaching to chemo: KSRTC’s first woman driver powers on | Ep 151
Apr 16, 2025
Empuraan: Behind cuts, controversy & chaos | Ep 150
Apr 01, 2025
Why ASHA workers in Kerala are on a warpath against LDF govt | Ep 149
Mar 25, 2025
Extreme dieting & anorexia: What led to a Kerala teen’s death & what we can do about it | Ep 148
Mar 15, 2025
Kerala women turn wayside wasteland to foodie's paradise Ep 147
Mar 07, 2025
Why Kerala sadya may be no better than junk food | Ep 146
Mar 01, 2025
Ragging in colleges: Is Kerala failing its students? | Ep 145
Feb 21, 2025
2024 marks Kerala’s hottest year-are heatwaves here to stay? | Ep 144
Feb 14, 2025
From tax hikes to metro plans & modified KIIFB: Kerala Budget 2025 explained | Ep 143
Feb 07, 2025
Union Budget unplugged: Will tax relief boost consumption? | Ep 142
Feb 01, 2025
Death penalty vs life sentence? Revisiting Sharon Raj, RG Kar murders | Ep 141
Jan 23, 2025
'Too fat, too dark': Unseen scars of body shaming in an era of body positivity | Ep 140
Jan 17, 2025
Inside the Great Indian Popcorn Debate: GST puzzle unpacked | Ep 139
Jan 11, 2025
Can blood money & diplomacy save Nimisha Priya in time? | Ep 138
Jan 04, 2025
Hema Committee & Malayalam film industry: The Truth and Beyond | Ep 137
Dec 27, 2024
P V Anvar: A political tempest or passing storm in Kerala politics? | Ep 136
Dec 19, 2024
When the hills crumbled: Revisiting the Wayanad landslides & rehabilitation | Ep 135
Dec 11, 2024
The death of an EY employee & a bureaucrat: Exposing India's work culture | Ep 134
Dec 06, 2024
From AR Rahman & Saira Banu to others: Why grey divorces are on the rise? | Ep 133
Dec 01, 2024
Kerala Byelections: Congress reigns, CPM retains, BJP rues | Ep 132
Nov 23, 2024
Morality, development or black money: What's shaping voter minds in Kerala bypolls? | Ep 131
Nov 13, 2024
Why inflation is a key factor in Trump's winning formula | Ep 130
Nov 07, 2024
Mani Shankar Aiyar on 'The Rajiv I Knew', Diplomacy & More | Ep 129
Nov 05, 2024
Sorry maa, can’t take it anymore: Exposing the dark side of dowry | Ep 128
Oct 25, 2024
Digital Deception: The dangerous rise of virtual arrest scams | Ep 127
Oct 25, 2024
Kerala Assembly: Who triumphed in the UDF vs LDF showdown? | Ep 126
Oct 18, 2024
Through mud & waters: Inside Ankola landslide mission  | Ft Retd Major General Indrabalan | Ep 125
Oct 03, 2024
Faith vs politics: Decoding the Tirupati laddoo controversy | Ep 124
Sep 21, 2024
Mahabali, Vamana, and Sadya: A journey through Onam myths & traditions | News Brake Ep 123
Sep 13, 2024
The deafening silence in Manipur & the normalisation of disorder. Ft Bimol Akoijam | Ep 122
Aug 31, 2024
Doctors under attack: How to protect our frontline workers? | Ep 121
Aug 23, 2024
Who ruined Vinesh Phogat's chances at Paris Olympics? | Ep 120
Aug 10, 2024
Nature’s Wrath or Human Error? Understanding Wayanad Landslides | Ep 119
Aug 01, 2024
Union Budget Discussion: Was populism shunned for jobs, rural development? | Ep 118
Jul 23, 2024
Budget 2024: How to crack consumption, unemployment conundrum | Ep 117
Jul 20, 2024
Menstrual leave: Counter-productive or progressive? | Ep 116
Jul 10, 2024
A perfect score & hint of grace: What's wrong with NEET-UG results? | Ep 115
Jun 14, 2024
Lok Sabha Election Results: How Kerala voted in 2024? | Ep 114
Jun 05, 2024
Inside Congress' Social Media Game Plan: Redefining LS poll strategy | Ep 113
May 30, 2024
Cyber frauds & money mules: The dangers of loaning your bank account | Ep 112
May 23, 2024
The Air India Express, its Cabin Crew and the Flight Fiasco | Ep 111
May 10, 2024
El Nino or global warming? Why Kerala is unusually hot this summer | Ep 110
May 03, 2024
'Health Drinks' : Why your children shouldn't drink them? Ep 109
Apr 23, 2024
From Covid cure claims to allopathy slurs: Why Supreme Court is furious with Patanjali? | Ep 108
Apr 12, 2024
From Mohiniyattam to Carnatic music: Breaking barriers of colour, gender & caste | Ft Neena Prasad | Ep 107
Mar 29, 2024
Kejriwal caged: The ED drama, political vendetta and arrests | Ep 106
Mar 22, 2024
Electoral bonds on trial: Behind the Supreme Court verdict | Ep 105
Mar 12, 2024
Women safety in India: Why silence the few who speak up? | Ep 104
Mar 08, 2024
From Ballots to Buttons: A peek at EVM Revolution ahead of Lok Sabha polls| Ep 103
Mar 02, 2024
Navigating Kerala's Human-Animal Conflict: Challenges and Solutions | Ep 102
Feb 24, 2024
Paytm's wallet woes: What RBI's March deadline indicates | Ep 101
Feb 17, 2024
Kerala Budget | Will Balagopal's package help counter recessionary pressures? | Ep 100
Feb 05, 2024
Animal to Malaikottai Vaaliban: Is review bombing a myth or reality? | Ep 99
Feb 03, 2024
Demand, spending, investment: Factors affecting this Union Budget Ep 98
Jan 27, 2024
Kerala Budget, the KIIFB conundrum & Infra Multiplier | Ep 97
Jan 20, 2024
Annapoorani controversy: Censorship, Cuts and Cinema | Ep 96
Jan 13, 2024
WFI, Wrestling and the Wounds that run deep | Ep 95
Jan 05, 2024
Events that changed India in 2023 - A time capsule | Ep 94
Dec 28, 2023
Events that changed Kerala in 2023- A Time Capsule | Ep 93
Dec 23, 2023
From PSLV to Chandrayaan: 60 years of India's space programme | Ep 92
Dec 19, 2023
From Chennai to Thiruvananthapuram: Why urban floods are becoming a norm | Ep 91
Dec 08, 2023
Sam Altman returns: Decoding the OpenAI drama | Ep 90
Nov 24, 2023
Immune evasion & infectivity: Why new Covid-19 variant JN.1 is worrying scientists? | Ep 89
Nov 13, 2023
Rethinking productivity: Narayana Murthy, 70-hours & smart work | Ep 88
Nov 03, 2023
On same-sex marriage, queer rights & govt apathy | Ep 87
Oct 20, 2023
Understanding breast cancer, its symptoms and treatment | Ep 86
Oct 12, 2023
Old versus new pension scheme: Viability, opportunity cost & welfare | Ep 85
Oct 07, 2023
India vs Canada: What is Justin Trudeau's endgame? Ft TP Sreenivasan | Ep 84
Sep 27, 2023
Women's Reservation Bill: Past, Present & Future | Ep 83
Sep 22, 2023
Origin, Symptoms & Spread: All about Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala | Ep 82
Sep 13, 2023
'One Nation, One Election' : Why financial gain argument holds no water | Ep 81
Sep 09, 2023
Legacy vs anti-incumbency: Why Puthuppally bypoll has Kerala in its grip | Ep 80
Sep 02, 2023
e-Rupee: Why RBI unboxed a digital currency in a world of UPI, crypto | Ep 79
Aug 24, 2023
Beyond power crisis, load shedding & tariff hikes in Kerala | Ep 78
Aug 18, 2023
Solutions & Loopholes: All about the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill | Ep 77
Aug 11, 2023
Climate change or anomaly: Why rain deserted Kerala this monsoon | Ep 76
Aug 05, 2023
I-T Returns 101: Dos and Don'ts of claiming rent, home loan exemptions | News Brake Ep 75
Jul 28, 2023
Remembering Oommen Chandy: Why millions lined up to bid goodbye to this former Kerala CM | Ep 74
Jul 20, 2023