Far From Fact

India’s first trans pilot has been denied clearance to fly by the Director General of Civil Aviation in India. Had Mr. Adam Harry been cleared, he would have made history as India’s first transgender pilot. However, he is now working as a delivery agent with Zomato. The DGCA cited Gender Dysphoria as the reason. Catch the lads, as they enter this landmine-filled space. Needless to say, not all opinions may be popular. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

An overzealous delivery agent in Mumbai jumped on a horse, not for fun or pleasure but to fight the torrential downpour. This smart solution was their way of fighting the flooded roads. The lads break down the incident with all their juvenile might. No horses were hurt in the making of this episode. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

What begins as friendly fire, quickly escalates to manslaughter, that too at a wedding. A groom in U.P. ends up killing his friend while trying to fire a gun as part of the celebrations. Ironically, the gun belonged to the deceased friend. Catch the lads, as they huddle to put an end to celebratory firing accidents, but end up fixing a whole other problem altogether. Here is a link to the video.  + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

This hush-hush story refuses to go down the flush. Speculation is rife in European media that Putin’s excreta gets sent back to Russia everyday that he is on an international tour. The lads try to speculate all the angles and come up with some surprising points of view. Caution: May contain trace quantities of excrement and potty humour. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

Finally a story that matches the juvenilia that the lads wear on their sleeves, oh-so-proudly! Catch them tackle the story of a monkey who walked into a doctor’s clinic in Bihar to get herself treated for a burn. The monkey had her infant baby in tow, who was with her the whole time. The entire village was in awe of this voluntary act, and now thanks to some stellar reporting by a journalist in Bihar, so is the whole world. Here is a link to the video of the monkey at the doctor’s clinic. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

A young woman from Gujarat has decided to marry herself, and there you have it - Sologamy has hit Indian shores. The lads go in guns blazing, with all their ignorance in tow. They do their best to avoid the low-hanging fruit, but give in way too easily. But not before trying to understand what makes a person make such a choice. No couples were harmed in the making of this episode. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

A postmaster in Madhya Pradesh lost Rs. 1Cr of public money in IPL betting. While he has been arrested, the 24 families that lost their life savings have no solution in sight. Catch the lads as they do a deep dive into nothing, and yet come out with a deep moral of story. Read offer document carefully before listening to the episode. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

This is the gut-wrenching story of a woman who pretended to be a man, just so she could work and provide for her family as a single parent. Catch the lads as the both celebrate and try to find a light moment around this piece that is both awe-inspiring and fraught with gender biases. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

Two sisters in Madhya Pradesh ended up swapping grooms in a case of mistaken identity caused by a power cut. Screenwriters couldn’t writer a more imaginative premise for a comedy of errors. What followed was a settlement of the ‘dispute’ and things eventually went as planned. But the lads must have their share of laughs, so here comes, another classic Far From Fact story. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

Amusement park goers in South Carolina got stuck on a ride for 45 minutes. Upside down, at that. Naturally, the lads have a field day with this. Catch them as they put on their thinking turbans and give this problem the top-shelf problem-solving treatment it deserves. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

The lads have hit a double it turns out, and here's them indulging in some listener love and felicitations. The topic of the week is the badass story of a FinTech co-founder in Bengaluru. The lady's father had placed an ad for them, but the entrepreneur loved the profile so much she tried to hire the man. The flustered father's texts have pretty much broken Indian twitter. No grooms were hurt in the making of this episode. Or were they?

A Chandigarh man buys Rs. 15L license plate and puts it on Rs. 71K scooter. Catch the lads as they go off on a tangent and try to solve a whole different problem that no one asked them to solve. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

In a shocking incident, a man killed his daughter-in-law by shooting her point-blank in the stomach. The woman, a 42-year old resident of a Mumbai suburb, succumbed to her injuries while in the hospital. The lads put on their sensitive hats and try and and try their best to get to the root of the problem - to the best of their abilities. Link to story + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

If all the tech you own is an aluminium plate and a metal rod, chances are you have heard about the Will Smith fiasco. The update on the news this week, is the 10-year ban that he is facing from all Academy events, offline and online. The lads scratch their heads over this Halley’s comet of a media event. And they try to figure if it was even real. Or was it all fabricated? There’s only one way to find out. Show notes Slap video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8 Body language analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qo0SkwMPlY&t=182s Will Smith acceptance speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tbyBlelz_A Will reaction to ban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j01S0M7x1c + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

The railways in Mumbai have decided to increase their non-fare revenue by setting up a salon/spa at Mumbai’s famous Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Formerly known as Victoria Terminus, this historic station will now offer commuters salon and parlour services on-the-go. Do the lads have a point of view on this? Thought you’d never ask. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

Social health workers face the wrath of villagers for using a kit that includes a rubber penis as part of an educational tool. This Maharashtra story has now been politicised, with the Bharatiya Janata Party striking out at the state government for using phallic replicas in rural areas. The lads are more concerned about the ASHA workers and the surplus stock of rubber penises, catch them as they try to get to the bottom of this ironic issue and solve it to the best of their abilities. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

A man stabs a former school teacher 101 times because she had humiliated him while he was a school student. The Belgian was a 7-year old student when he was insulted by his teacher and he was 37 when he murdered her. Catch the lads as they peel the layers off this gruesome murder In an attempt to make sense of a 3-decade old grudge. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

India fired a Brahmos missile into Pakistan last week. Official word is that it was accidentally fired due to a malfunction in the course of routine maintenance. Catch the lads as they binge on some high-speculation. And like the missile launch, no loss of life or property was reported in the making of this episode either. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to deploy prison inmates with combat experience onto the battle field. While the episode doesn’t go into the war per se, catch the lads and they ponder about the whole concept of war, perhaps. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact

The Delhi Govt. has discontinued discounts at liquor stores in order to curb the crowding outside stores. Catch the lads as they try to get to the bottoms-up of this high-spirited piece. + Music credit – Simon D’Souza + Write to us – hello@farfromfact.in + Follow us https://www.instagram.com/farfromfact/ Instamojo https://www.instamojo.com/@thelads_farfromfact Paypal paypal.me/farfromfact