Did you know one of the most popular landmarks in the world is down to 69% (haha, nice) of what it was when it was first erected? And that this is so by design? Did you know that there was a point when it was considered an ‘eyesore’ by the people who lived near it?

The landmark in question is the famous “Hollywood” sign in California, and I accidently found that there is a rich history behind the sign. Let’s just say, I went looking for the ‘LAND’ that disappeared and ended up discovering a philosophical question along the way! Listen to the episode to find out!

(NB: Yeah, I know this episode was supposed to go out last week. I mean the actual scheduled date for the episode was 5th March but I was supposed to go on a short holiday in the first week of March, so I declared a hiatus that week. Except that week pretty much turned out to be the week from hell for various reasons. So, I took another break the subsequent week just to recover – mentally and physically. And, now, here I am.)

Also, in case you missed it, the podcast now has a companion newsletter called The Tick-Tock – linked down below! You can find details of my struggles with producing the weekly episode and commiserate with (or laugh at) me if you subscribe to it. :P

Theme Music is Highway 430 by Blue Dot Sessions. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. Other music used in this week's episode: Tall Journey by Blue Dot Sessions.

Links:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Sign
• https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140119055147/http://www.beachwoodcanyon.org/HISTORY.htm (Archived link)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130419031929/http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?type=&id=381&fulltext=1&media= (Archived link)

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NEXT WEEK'S THEME: "Crossing the Divide"

Why did the philosopher crack the safe?

No, this isn’t the beginning of some corny joke but the premise of this week’s episode. A Philosopher cracks a safe to help a dear friend who is desperate to get at what is inside it. The conversation they end up having is -shall we say- illuminating? :)

(NB: This episode was supposed to go out last week but I was completely swamped and couldn’t finish this story in time. I finally sat down and wrote it this weekend in one sitting – yeah, go figure!)

Also, in case you missed it, the podcast now has a companion newsletter called The Tick-Tock – linked down below! You can find details of my struggles with producing the weekly episode and commiserate with (or laugh at) me if you subscribe to it. :P

Theme Music is Highway 430 by Blue Dot Sessions. Other music used in this week's episode: Jemma by Blue Dot Sessions. SFX by Keyframe and bleepme.io

Links:

• “Chup Tum Raho” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IelPNu6u4y4
• Ship Of Theseus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
• Centennial Light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light
• Phoebus Cartel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

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NEXT EPISODE'S THEME: "Hidden in Plain Sight"

Harsh Savergaonkar is unlike any other twenty-two-year-old I have met. At twenty-two, Harsh is the founder and CEO of his own startup – Cricinshots – a web3-powered cricket strategy game.

Where others his age are busy trying to figure out what they want from life, Harsh already knows what he wants. And what Harsh wants is for his startup to be the one that brings the first million people onboard web3.

(NEW) The podcast now has a companion newsletter! You can find details of my struggles with producing the weekly episode and commiserate with (or laugh at) me if you subscribe to it. :P

Special thanks to Ankur for connecting us, thereby making this episode possible!

Theme Music is Highway 430 by Blue Dot Sessions. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. Other music used in this week's episode: Simple Melody and Borough by Blue Dot Sessions.

Links:

• Cricinshots: https://go.cricinshots.com/
• (NEW) "The Tick-Tock" newsletter: https://theticktock.substack.com
• Leave a voice message : https://app.voiceform.com/to/TqFbQji2OsQJu9uO

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NEXT WEEK'S THEME: "Shut Up"