Best Indian Horror Podcasts (2024)

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‘True horror’: Japan’s Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor campaigns for a nuclear-free world

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Bun Hashizume, 93, who has written poems about her descent into “hell” after the bombing, has travelled the world to spread her message.By Norman Aisbett

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Will Indonesia’s desire to host the 2036 Olympics go up in flames over economics, geopolitics?

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Indonesia’s ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics could be decided by the costs of building a new capital, and its strained political ties with Israel.By Amy Sood

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Can India take on ‘mantle of leadership’ to bond the Bay of Bengal and reap dividends?

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Seven-nation bloc aims to boost regional connectivity, maritime trade to Southeast Asia, but must focus on projects where it can deliver, analysts say.By Biman Mukherji,Amy Sood

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China’s EV, battery firms bolt into emerging markets as trade remains caustic

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Although China’s electric vehicles are proving a sore spot for the US and EU, firms making the cars and their batteries are setting up facilities in emerging markets to meet a groundswell of demand.By Kandy Wong

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As China, India ramp up naval rivalry, is the Indian Ocean at a maritime crossroads?

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China’s ports and ship deployments in India’s backyard raise concerns of control and influence in Indian Ocean as next possible flashpoint.By Biman Mukherji,Amy Sood

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Despite reforms, Vietnam remains a non-market economy, US declares

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US Commerce Department keeps the country on a list of 12 designated nations, including China and Russia, surprising some analysts.By Holly Chik,Ralph Jennings

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US-China trade war could be the death knell for advanced economies

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As the US steps up support for national industries and expands tariffs on China, its high-income allies could lose their pricing power.By Andy Xie

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South China Sea: Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise

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The deepening of Philippine-Japanese security ties comes as China’s sabre-rattling towards Taiwan and over the South China Sea fuels fears of a potential conflict that could drag in the United States.By Agence France-Presse

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Prabowo’s meeting with Putin underscores Indonesia’s ‘friend to all’ foreign policy

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The defence minister is “walking the tightrope between competing global powers” as seen by his engagements with the West, China and RussiaBy Amy Sood

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Novels by Claire Lombardo and Catherine Newman explore different stages of motherhood 17:06

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Today's episode highlights two books that deal with what it means to be a mom, a wife and a multi-faceted, complicated woman. First, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Claire Lombardo about her novel Same As It Ever Was, which jumps through different phases of protagonist Julia's life to understand her relationship with her son, her husband and …

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Is Indonesia limiting Chinese nickel investments to gain US trade benefits?

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The government denies placing restrictions even as it seeks to meet US tax credit rules that penalise Chinese-sourced batteries and EVs.By Resty Woro Yuniar

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Singapore-US nuclear pact spotlights region’s push for alternative energy source

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Agreement comes amid a broader revival in nuclear power in natural gas and coal-reliant Asia.By Kimberly Lim

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As Chinese graduates opt for government jobs, what of the private sector?

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The increase of politics and law majors could trigger a private-sector brain drain, jeopardising China’s science and technology ambitions.By Yanzhong Huang

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Asia needs urgent help to turn the tide on ocean heatwaves

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Warming waters threaten catastrophe for Asia’s food supply, economy, climate and carbon sinks. Only a global effort can reverse this.By Mohammad Yunus

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The US-China trade war has become a forever war, but at what cost?

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Despite rising bilateral tensions, US and Chinese should know each other’s aims and limitations to avoid economic harm for their people.By Nancy Qian

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What’s Malaysia’s stance on the South China Sea? Latest remarks raise potential shift

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Comments from Malaysia’s foreign minister over the South China Sea, and Kuala Lumpur’s decision to join a regional grouping spearheaded by China, have raised concerns about the country’s foreign policy neutrality.By Maria Siow

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'The Boiling Moat' plants a military strategy to prevent China's capture of Taiwan 6:41

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Matt Pottinger used to cover China for Reuters and The Wall Street Journal before working as a deputy national security advisor for the Trump administration. Now, he's edited a new book called The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan. In today's episode, Pottinger speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the global fallout that could result fro…

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Singapore Income Insurance’s deal with Allianz raises fears of profit over social mission

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Critics such as diplomat Tommy Koh say Income Insurance’s key role is to serve Singaporeans by keeping premiums affordable.By Jean Iau

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Hong Kong can’t afford to lose out on generative AI

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As Google and OpenAI pull back from Hong Kong, the government should facilitate conversations to make their services accessible in the city.By George Chen

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India’s deadly landslides expose country’s weak project planning: ‘disasters in the making’

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As India strives to modernise its most remote regions, ecologically fragile areas like Wayanad are becoming increasingly prone to unplanned development.By Bloomberg

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Marcos and Duterte’s bitter break-up portends major shake-up in Philippine politics

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Attacks from both sides from grown more heated since the vice-president snubbed President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s State of the Nation Address.By Sam Beltran

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Singapore Airlines warns competition, fuel costs to affect revenues, profitability

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The warning follows the company’s first results announcement since a London-Singapore flight ran into severe turbulence on May 20, causing dozens of injuries and a death.By Reuters

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Prabowo needs foreign allies and funding to realise Indonesia vision

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Foreign investors need not fear a Prabowo administration that will be business-friendly and focused on an inclusive kind of nationalism.By Veronica Lukito

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Singapore to trial passport-less immigration clearance at Changi Airport on August 5

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Singapore residents will be able to clear immigration at air and sea checkpoints without their passports at both arrival and departure, while foreign travellers can only use the system during departure.By CNA

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Heatwave withers lake, threatens rice crop in Malaysia’s north as climate crisis bites

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Experts warn the drought, brought about by El Niño, could impact agricultural yields and lead to food price instability.By Hadi Azmi

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South China Sea row high on Quad agenda with ‘message’ aimed at Beijing

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Without naming China, the Quad has expressed concerns about “any unilateral actions” to change the status quo in the South China Sea.By Maria Siow

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Jon M. Chu's memoir 'Viewfinder' traces his journey to making movies 9:22

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Before he was the director behind films like Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights and Wicked, Jon M. Chu was a teenager in Los Altos, California, playing around with a camera and working at his parents' Chinese restaurant. That's the journey behind his new memoir, Viewfinder. And in today's episode, he speaks with another kid from Los Altos – NPR's Ai…

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In 'Liars,' Sarah Manguso explores a marriage falling apart 7:30

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When author Sarah Manguso was going through a divorce a few years ago, she says she put her rage into writing her novel Liars. It's about the dissolution of a marriage, and a woman reckoning with the failures of her relationship on a personal and societal level. In today's episode, Manguso tells NPR's Andrew Limbong how her protagonist's experience…

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Stephen Graham Jones explores a new side of horror in 'I Was a Teenage Slasher' 8:52

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A small Texas town in the late 1980s, two teenagers on the outside of the social scene, and a curse for revenge. That's the setup for Stephen Graham Jones' new novel, I Was a Teenage Slasher. But as he tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, the classic slasher tale at the heart of Jones' book comes with a twist for both the reader and Jones himself as the writ…

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Larry Lawson at Indian River Hauntings 1:07:22

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"There's Monsters Out There!" EP. 186 53:38

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Dev comes on the show to tell us his scary encounters with strange creatures in the southwest! Visit us at cryptidcreatures.net for members only episodes! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cryptid-creatures--5818316/support.By Brian Brock/Todd Stevens

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Riley Sager and Johanna Copeland set thrillers in suburbia 15:10

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Today's episode features two page-turners full of suspense. First, NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Todd Ritter – who publishes as Riley Sager – about Middle of the Night, a coming-of-age meets ghost story in which protagonist Ethan Marsh returns to his childhood home and is faced with the decades-old disappearance of his best friend. Then, NPR's Mary …

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Khushbu Shah's cookbook 'Amrikan' honors the Indian American diaspora 10:35

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Today's episode is packed with recipes from Khushbu Shah's new cookbook, Amrikan. But beyond that, it's also a conversation with the author and Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes about how Indian cuisine has changed with new generations living in diaspora, and how that has led to the introduction of some unlikely ingredients – cream cheese, pickled jalap…

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A look back at Vice President Kamala Harris' memoir, 'The Truths We Hold' 8:51

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On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he was stepping down from his campaign for reelection this November. Soon after, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is poised to become the new Democratic nominee by next month's convention. Today on the podcast, we revisit a 2019 interview between NPR's Rachel Martin and then Sen. Harris about he…

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Joyce Maynard follows 'Count the Ways' with 'How the Light Gets In' 8:30

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Joyce Maynard's new book, How the Light Gets In, is a sequel to her 2021 novel Count the Ways, both following a family grappling with a tragic accident, its aftermath and the expectations they have for one another. In today's episode, Maynard speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about some of the big questions behind both books – "What is a typical family…

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119 - Sydney Film Festival! Kinds of Kindness, Black Box Diaries, A Different Man and The Contestant 1:04:53

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In this week's episode talk about four movies we saw as part of this year's Sydney Film Festival: -Kinds of Kindness directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons -Black Box Diaries directed by Shiori Ito -A Different Man directed by Aaron Schimberg, starring Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson, and Renate Reinsve -The Contestant dir…

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Griffin Dunne's memoir chronicles fame, art and tragedy in his Hollywood upbringing 9:50

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Actor, producer and director Griffin Dunne grew up during a fascinating time in Hollywood history. In today's episode, he tells Here & Now's Emiko Tamagawa he remembers bowing goodnight to his parents' black-tie party guests, like his aunt Joan Didion and his father's friend, Billy Wilder. His new memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club, captures his fam…

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BONUS: Talking Buster Keaton on North of Normal 1:17:09

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Where to find Buster: A Life in Pictures Returning to NoN is Ryan Barnett, the host of the podcast "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood North". Ryan has also written a graphic novel about silent film star Buster Keaton. One of Keaton's final films was a project with the Canadian National Film Board called, "The Railrodder" (1965), so Ryan was the perfect…

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Horror at Hocking Hills! EP. 185 59:22

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Debbie tells us about her terrifying Bigfoot encounter she experienced on her birthday at a cabin in Hocking Hils! visit us at cryptidcreatures.net! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cryptid-creatures--5818316/support.By Brian Brock/Todd Stevens

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His Night begins - Vol 5, Issue 9 (Crime) 15:26

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The blind eyes of justiceBuy my collection of horror novellas TALES OF HORROR athttps://amzn.to/42XxAu5 Dear listeners, to support Indian Noir, India’s most criticallyacclaimed crime and horror podcast :- Donate via https://ko-fi.com/U7U03JREM to cover the web hosting and sfx costs.- Follow and sign up for new episode alerts.- Follow me on Instagra…

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Two summer mysteries unravel in 'The Cliffs' and 'The God of the Woods' 18:11

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Today's episode focuses on two summer reads trying to piece together some pretty big questions. First, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with J. Courtney Sullivan about The Cliffs, which follows an archivist digging through the history of a seaside Victorian house in Maine — and the generations of women who lived there — at the owner's concern that it…

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'We Were Once a Family' examines how the foster care system failed the Hart siblings 11:09

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In 2018, Jennifer and Sarah Hart drove off a cliff in California, killing themselves and their six adopted children. While much of the media attention focused on the two women, reporter Roxanna Asgarian set off to investigate what had happened to the children's birth families, and why they'd been removed from their care. In today's episode, Asgaria…

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Revisiting J.D. Vance's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy' 7:44

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This week, former President Donald Trump announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate in the 2024 election. Vance rose to prominence with his bestselling 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, which captured his upbringing in Appalachia and his family's intergenerational struggle with poverty, substance abuse and trauma. In today's episode, …

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'Ultraviolet' follows a young boy going through puberty and first love 10:43

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Aida Salazar's new book, Ultraviolet, has a lot in common with Judy Blume's Forever, but from the point of view of an eighth grade boy; it's all about Elio Solis grappling with his changing body, his first girlfriend and his family life. In today's episode, Salazar tells Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes how watching her own son grow up inspired the eve…

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In 'Beautiful Days,' Zach Williams ponders parenthood, reality and the uncanny 8:41

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Zach Williams' collection of short stories, Beautiful Days, has earned high praise for the unsettling way it examines mundane, everyday life. In today's episode, Williams tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer how becoming a dad inspired the anxiety and wonder of parenthood that shows up throughout Beautiful Days, and the two get to talking about why he chose …

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"Get The Gun, It's Back!" EP. 184 58:00

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Shadoe comes on and tells us his terrifying Dogman encounter he and his friend experienced while hunting! Get more episodes at cryptidcreatures.net Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cryptid-creatures--5818316/support.By Brian Brock/Todd Stevens

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Jinn Haunts Iraq 1:08:37

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Two books dive into the musical histories of The Police and Joni Mitchell 19:54

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Today's episode is about two emblematic musicians who take us to very different parts of the globe, from the London punk scene to the Laurel Canyon utopia of the 1960s and 70s. First, Stewart Copeland speaks to NPR's Leila Fadel about his memoir, Stewart Copeland's Police Diaries, which chronicles his time as a drummer for the legendary band. Then,…

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