{"id":9464,"date":"2020-08-06T09:11:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T03:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/?p=9464"},"modified":"2020-08-06T09:11:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T03:41:03","slug":"episode-8-out-arnabing-arnab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/8\/6\/episode-8-out-arnabing-arnab\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8: Out-Arnabing Arnab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15503744\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/cc5c00\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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It is rational. Its reasons are structural. The state and society must share the blame. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul explain why in episode 8 of Econ Central. Also discussed: public sector banks, our love for simple narratives and\u00a0<i>Raat Akeli Hai<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Also check out<\/b>:<br \/>\n1.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/in\/title\/81269716?preventIntent=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/in\/title\/81269716?preventIntent%3Dtrue&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-BbqhAoL-_lzQPFNRBcUZ6YO-iQ\">Raat Akeli Hai<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Honey Trehan.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesNow\/status\/1290268091599876097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesNow\/status\/1290268091599876097&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGcdvHCbi-meV2vctMriSA7_qChqA\">&#8216;Does he look depressed?&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; The Times Now tweet.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/17\/episode-27-television-price-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/17\/episode-27-television-price-controls\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGM3I4DxAZG5r_ODQayiffv3njQWA\">Television Price Controls<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 27 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ashok Malik).<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/17\/episode-27-television-price-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/7\/17\/episode-27-television-price-controls\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGM3I4DxAZG5r_ODQayiffv3njQWA\">Why Are Indian News Channels so Disappointing?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Ashok Malik.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/discover?utm_source=substack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/substack.com\/discover?utm_source%3Dsubstack&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEt8eoUqSDJxNrQ9LOq24bFcZlQ2g\">The top paid newsletters<\/a>\u00a0on Substack.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/1000-true-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/1000-true-fans\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgqyBpoOJwueX1GOsErKKObw7pKw\">1000 True Fans<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Kevin Kelly.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/2020\/02\/06\/100-true-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/a16z.com\/2020\/02\/06\/100-true-fans\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFBlX2wRBa45zykW5UtNEzf8dBe6g\">1,000 True Fans? Try 100<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Li Jin.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/12\/11\/episode-46-the-state-of-the-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/12\/11\/episode-46-the-state-of-the-media\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNETjQ3N9MAGLd7YrLsp-cMyrUm0KQ\">The State of the Media<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 46 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prem Panicker).<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/10\/8\/episode-89-the-state-of-the-media-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/10\/8\/episode-89-the-state-of-the-media-2\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH9MiNBEkaM5zmiTr32PYnMqQMwSw\">The State of the Media 2<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Episode 89 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Sidharth Bhatia &amp; Peter Griffin).<br \/>\n10.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/6\/21\/episode-178-what-happened-to-our-journalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/6\/21\/episode-178-what-happened-to-our-journalism\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944108000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFuZo26S8DP6nmd5TaH4uUVmPszDw\">What Happened to Our Journalism?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 178 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Nidhi Razdan).<br \/>\n11.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persuasion.community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.persuasion.community\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFb8hYPFu-xDmo4-xuo5F9daa8jwg\">Persuasion<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Yascha Mounk&#8217;s newsletter.<br \/>\n12.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/12\/episode-133-fighting-fake-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/8\/12\/episode-133-fighting-fake-news\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtjY-tAoC2RJjYpdSujWQBN7TpGA\">Fighting Fake News<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 133 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pratik Sinha).<br \/>\n13.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/8\/21\/episode-32-non-performing-assets-npas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/8\/21\/episode-32-non-performing-assets-npas\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBaoCQVhf-az81jk5ozOAFZPmgJA\">Non-Performing Assets<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 32 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul).<br \/>\n14.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/10\/22\/episode-91-ilfs-and-the-indian-financial-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/10\/22\/episode-91-ilfs-and-the-indian-financial-system\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5tSrNMZ5CZzdHybskxEUIS3eMmg\">IL&amp;FS and the Indian Financial System<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 91 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vivek Kaul and Ashutosh Datar).<br \/>\n15.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Overdraft-Saving-Indian-Urjit-Patel-ebook\/dp\/B088YKT3R1\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=urjit&amp;qid=1596683098&amp;smid=AT95IG9ONZD7S&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Overdraft-Saving-Indian-Urjit-Patel-ebook\/dp\/B088YKT3R1\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Durjit%26qid%3D1596683098%26smid%3DAT95IG9ONZD7S%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFa91ujdaZIjMoDW765NNsb_W5NcQ\">Overdraft<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Urjit Patel.<br \/>\n16.\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/amazon.in\/Quest-Restoring-Financial-Stability-India-ebook\/dp\/B08D3XQQPX\/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=viral+acharya&amp;qid=1596683136&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/amazon.in\/Quest-Restoring-Financial-Stability-India-ebook\/dp\/B08D3XQQPX\/ref%3Dsr_1_3?keywords%3Dviral%2Bacharya%26qid%3D1596683136%26sr%3D8-3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuvpsiEIIB8BerSPlJq-7uBV7ssQ\">Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in India<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; Viral Acharya.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/banking\/the-govt-and-rbi-face-a-trilemma-regarding-psbs-11596380968105.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/banking\/the-govt-and-rbi-face-a-trilemma-regarding-psbs-11596380968105.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF7Ppu45ypKTf_9qGNVOjHbJecdwA\">The govt and RBI face a trilemma regarding PSBs<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/rbi-s-forecast-on-npas-has-often-missed-the-mark-11595949689447.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/rbi-s-forecast-on-npas-has-often-missed-the-mark-11595949689447.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3j5pDcYdY7nHCAi_CnugT_975Cg\">RBI\u2019s forecast on NPAs has often missed the mark<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/banking\/indian-banks-are-in-for-a-20-trillion-hole-11594908292074.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/banking\/indian-banks-are-in-for-a-20-trillion-hole-11594908292074.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGZt96cDXpfJ3UZ25bUFe0YqNrDZA\">Indian banks are in for a \u20b920-trillion hole<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/opinion\/privatisation-of-banks-is-a-great-idea-and-will-remain-so-868557.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/opinion\/privatisation-of-banks-is-a-great-idea-and-will-remain-so-868557.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHBTMYO1Y_J9Rf4cq9CrHAx7-rtgw\">Privatisation of banks is a great idea, and will remain so<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vivekkaul.scrollstack.com\/post\/378\/Urjit-Patel-Ko-Gussa-Kyon-Aata-Hai-What-Makes-Urjit-Patel-Angry-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/vivekkaul.scrollstack.com\/post\/378\/Urjit-Patel-Ko-Gussa-Kyon-Aata-Hai-What-Makes-Urjit-Patel-Angry-&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFM5AOS9Iima4Me3LJx-kFe9PggvQ\">Urjit Patel Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vivek Kaul.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/whose-money-is-it-anyway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/whose-money-is-it-anyway\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6pP_6mUxVB1d3HQbfyMzNe3sRTg\">Whose Money is it Anyway?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma (on Milton Friedman&#8217;s four ways of spending money).<br \/>\n23.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/14681\/scorecard\/238183\/indian-board-presidents-xi-vs-england-xi-tour-match-england-tour-of-india-2005-06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/14681\/scorecard\/238183\/indian-board-presidents-xi-vs-england-xi-tour-match-england-tour-of-india-2005-06&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFL_0mweDjLogE3zjDkV6pQPXfNVA\">Indian Board President&#8217;s XI vs England XI<\/a>, Vadodara, 2006.<br \/>\n24.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/11\/25\/episode-96-the-evolution-of-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2018\/11\/25\/episode-96-the-evolution-of-everything\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6LRDbeJkF-s7xe-01RqmesYxxKQ\">The Evolution of Everything<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 96 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Matt Ridley).<br \/>\n25.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/3\/8\/episode-163-who-broke-our-republic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2020\/3\/8\/episode-163-who-broke-our-republic\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGxfDPMoJfrI2ioNSunbmnm34R8YA\">Who Broke Our Republic?<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 163 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Kapil Komireddi).<br \/>\n26.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/16\/episode-5-the-economics-of-the-chilling-effect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/16\/episode-5-the-economics-of-the-chilling-effect\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwC93-VVfiq6t70ZsB98tjh4whfA\">The Economics of the Chilling Effect<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 5 of Econ Central.<br \/>\n27.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/facts-dont-matter-stories-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/facts-dont-matter-stories-do\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVWNlqEBohQ1hckjz4MCmqPCsZMQ\">Facts Don\u2019t Matter. Stories do<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma (on Donald Trump &amp; simple narratives).<\/p>\n<p>Do subscribe to\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.substack.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFF-LSxoVcYtQD2pLOMloVainXydw\">The India Uncut Newsletter<\/a><\/b>, Amit&#8217;s new project. And pick up\u00a0<i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Bad-Money-Inside-Threatens-Banking\/dp\/9353577217?linkId=57cce4495246a5d332125b79f9f4aa9e&amp;language=en_IN?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Bad-Money-Inside-Threatens-Banking\/dp\/9353577217?linkId%3D57cce4495246a5d332125b79f9f4aa9e%26language%3Den_IN&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1596770944109000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEP6c4hDhBesus1dCoKfHAcdTS3og\">Bad Money<\/a><\/b><\/i>, Vivek&#8217;s bestselling book.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff There is a race to the bottom in Indian media. It is rational. Its reasons are structural. The state and society must share the blame. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul explain why in episode 8 of Econ Central. Also discussed: public sector banks, our love for simple narratives and\u00a0Raat Akeli Hai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9464"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9465,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9464\/revisions\/9465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}