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The Bad Take Podcast Archives

This is the complete archive of the (now discontinued) conversational podcast I co-hosted with Himal Kotelawala. The podcast was active from 2018–2022. Originally hosted on Anchor, it was distributed on most podcast platforms using Anchor’s syndication tools. The show is archived here for posterity, complete with the original show notes first published at thebadtake.com.

The podcast’s logo was designed by me.

Ep. 021

Sri Lanka in Crisis: Is the Political Elite Doomed?

with Rajni Gamage

Ep. 020

A Matter of Words

with Carmen Aguilera-Carnerero

Ep. 019

Planet Hunting

with Mahesh Herath

Ep. 018

Demystifying AI

with Nisansa de Silva

Ep. 017

Fidel off the Field

with Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ep. 016

At The Movies – Hollywood Ramblings

Ep. 015

At The Movies – We Live In A Society

Ep. 014

Major Throwback – ’90s Pop Culture in Sri Lanka

with Dilina Amaruwan & Chav

Ep. 013

Catching up on Twitter

Ep. 012

Cosmic Musings – Are we living in a simulation?

Ep. 011

Cosmic Musings – Where are all our neighbours?

Ep. 010

Congested

Ep. 009

A Conversation with Ajay Kamalakaran

Ep. 008

Firing Squad

with Thimal Gajadeera & Chav

Ep. 007

At The Movies – Talking Movies

with Dilina Amaruwan

Bonus. 002

Back from the Beaches

Ep. 006

On Digital Demons

Ep. 005

On “Radicals” & Social Justice

Ep. 004

On Bus Music

with Indika de Silva

Ep. 003

At The Movies

Bonus. 001

Sound Check

Ep. 002

On Atheism

Ep. 001

On Censorship, Hate Speech, and Tolerance

A photo of Himal and myself during one of our recording sessions at my old Bear Appeal office