Why are numbers rising again, especially in cities like Mumbai and Pune that had such a massive first wave? In this episode, I speak to a range of experts to understand what's going on, and what it means for the future of the pandemic

Episode 111: Maharashtra, and The Limits of 'Herd Immunity'

We've relied on sero-surveys for a lot of our understanding of the pandemic. Did we take the certainty too far? Dr Anup Malani who has led several of the Indian sero-surveys joins me.

Episode 112 - Did We Go Too Far With Sero-surveys?

It's been exactly one year since our first episode, and in this episode, I reflect on the year gone by.

Episode 113: This One Year

After a short break, the podcast returns to take stock of India's horrifying second wave, and pictures the road ahead.

Episode 114: The Road Ahead

In this episode, I look at the role that variants have played in the pandemic, and examine the evidence on B.1.617

Episode 115 - The Variant Story

In this episode, I look at the inaccurate data that the Indian government presented on vaccine effectiveness and new data that's been published in the UK. So what do we know now about the effectiveness of our vaccines against the new variant?

Episode 116 - Vaccines and Variants Part I

In this episode, I interview the Financial Times's data journalist John Burn-Murdoch about new data from the UK on the effectiveness of vaccines against the new B.1.617.2 variant first seen in India

Episode 117 - Vaccines and Variants Part II

In this episode, I speak to the economists Paul Novosad and Sam Asher about the challenges with data in India and their work with the Development Data Lab

Episode 118 - India's Data Deficit

In this episode, Prof. S V. Subramanian, Professor of Public Health & Geography joins me to talk about why granular data matters, and how is team is helping fix the lack of it.

Episode 119: Making Datasets Talk To Each Other

In this episode, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, an elected representative from Madurai in Tamil Nadu joins me to talk about what it's like being a people's servant in these times, balancing a political career with considerations of safety.

Episode 107 - Politics In A Pandemic

In this episode, legendary virologist Dr Gagandep Kang joins me to talk about her concerns over ongoing vaccine trials and vaccine deployment in India.

Episode 108: The Dr Kang Interview

In this episode, bio-ethicist Dr. Anant Bhan joins me to explain the issues around the granting of approvals to the two vaccines in India's national programme.

Episode 109: The Vaccine Story So Far

Why hasn't Kerala's epidemic curve seen the same September peak and fall as the rest of the country? I speak to a range of experts and find that 'success' and 'failure' have often been poorly defined in the pandemic.

Episode 110 - Kerala, and the Hazards of Declaring Success And Failure

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