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Welcome to Let Me Explain, a show from The News Minute that aims to break down complex topics in simple words. Hosted by our Reporting Head Pooja Prasanna, the show cuts through the noise of today’s fast-paced news cycle, to bring you in-depth insights and clarity. Whether it is politics, policies, infrastructure, or public health, she brings her extensive on-the-ground experience and thorough research to explain the facts that truly matter.

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Episode Date
The Adani rising story aided by policy changes | Let Me Explain 141 | Pooja Prasanna
Jun 06, 2026
Vijay, AIADMK and horse-trading in Tamil Nadu | LME 140 | Pooja Prasanna
May 30, 2026
Inside CBSE’s digital evaluation fiasco: Let Me Explain 139 | Pooja Prasanna
May 28, 2026
Can India blame just war for its economic slowing? | LME 138 | Pooja Prasanna
May 23, 2026
Rs 40,000 for more babies? Chandrababu Naidu’s plan is misguided | LME 137 | Pooja Prasanna
May 19, 2026
Union minister Bandi Sanjay’s son booked: The unanswered questions
May 14, 2026
Election 2026: What crushed LDF in Kerala? | Let Me Explain 134 | Pooja Prasanna
May 09, 2026
DMK’s fall in 2026: Anti-incumbency or something bigger? | Let Me Explain 134 | Pooja Prasanna
May 06, 2026
Anti-defection law or escape route? The Raghav Chadha case explained
May 04, 2026
Chandrababu Naidu’s delimitation pivot: What it means for southern states | Let Me Explain
May 02, 2026
Did PM Modi cross the Model Code line? | Let Me Explain 131 | Pooja Prasanna
Apr 25, 2026
Tamil Nadu: Who’s winning this election? | Let Me Explain | Pooja Prasanna
Apr 20, 2026
Delimitation debate: How India’s political map could have changed
Apr 18, 2026
The political war over Tamil Nadu’s history
Apr 15, 2026
India’s LPG crisis: The cost of weak energy planning | Let Me Explain | Pooja Prasanna
Apr 11, 2026
Kerala election 2026: Five questions, no easy answers | LME on the ground
Apr 05, 2026
How much do candidates actually spend in elections? | LME 125 | Pooja Prasanna
Mar 28, 2026
The problem with BJP’s ‘no Hindu MLA in Guruvayur’ politics | LME 124 | Pooja Prasanna
Mar 23, 2026
Vairamuthu gets Jnanpith: What does this say about #MeToo? | LME 123 | Pooja Prasanna
Mar 18, 2026
Opposition vs CEC Gyanesh Kumar & Om Birla | LME 122 | Pooja Prasanna
Mar 14, 2026
Indian Govt ban on TV channel ratings during war time | LME 121 | Pooja Prasanna
Mar 12, 2026
A teen was murdered. How did no one get convicted? | LME 120 | Pooja Prasanna
Mar 07, 2026
The Kerala Story 2 review nobody asked for | LME 119 | Pooja Prasanna
Mar 02, 2026
The Kerala Story 2 and the Hindutva network powering it | LME 118 | Pooja Prasanna
Feb 28, 2026
From “Food Jihad” to “Love Jihad”: Rise of communal content online | LME 117 | Pooja Prasanna
Feb 21, 2026
Tamil Nadu’s Lavanya Case: Communal narrative vs Evidence | LME 116 | Pooja Prasanna
Feb 19, 2026
Epstein files: The Indian names and the bigger story | LME 115 | Pooja Prasanna
Feb 14, 2026
Tirupati Laddu Row: What the SIT report finally says | LME 113 | Pooja Prasanna
Feb 07, 2026
Kerala’s ‘Kumbh’: What’s unfolding on the ground | Let Me Explain 112 | Pooja Prasanna
Jan 31, 2026
NTV, Arrests, and Allegations: A Warning Sign for Journalism Let Me Explain 111
Jan 24, 2026
How One Word in A.R. Rahman’s BBC Interview Led to Patriotism Test | Let Me Explain Pooja Prasanna
Jan 21, 2026
The RSS: 100 Years, 2,500 organisations | Let Me Explain 110 | Pooja Prasanna
Jan 17, 2026
Why Umar Khalid is still in jail | Let Me Explain 109 | Pooja Prasanna
Jan 10, 2026
Tamil Nadu vs Uttar Pradesh debt: Why the comparison is misleading | Let Me Explain 108
Jan 03, 2026
BJP got ₹ 6000 cr donations in a year: Who gave and why? | Let Me Explain | Pooja Prasanna
Dec 26, 2025
MGNREGA vs VB G RAM G: What Changes for States and Workers | Let Me Explain 106 | Pooja Prasanna
Dec 21, 2025
Kerala actor assault: Why proving conspiracy is hard in Indian law | Let Me Explain 105 | Pooja Prasanna
Dec 20, 2025
How Sangh mobilised Thiruparankundram unrest | Let Me Explain 104 | Pooja Prasanna
Dec 13, 2025
How Kerala keeps not electing BJP | Let Me Explain 103 | Pooja Prasanna
Dec 06, 2025
Women at the heart of Tamil Nadu’s factory economy | Let Me Explain 102 | Pooja Prasanna
Nov 29, 2025
Inside the RSS US lobbying mystery | Let Me Explain 101 | Pooja Prasanna
Nov 22, 2025
When policy starts with women: The Karnataka example | Let Me Explain 100 | Pooja Prasanna
Nov 15, 2025
Indian women’s cricket deserves more than celebration| Let Me Explain
Nov 08, 2025
BJP’s battle for Karnataka’s old Mysuru | Let Me Explain 97 | Pooja Prasanna
Nov 01, 2025
Police impunity in India: VC Sajjanar and the cult of the encounter cop | LME 97 | Pooja Prasanna
Oct 25, 2025
Suresh Gopi: The actor who took movie set to politics | LME 96 | Pooja Prasanna
Oct 18, 2025
Coldrif tragedy: Inside India’s recurring cough syrup poisonings | LME 95 | Pooja Prasanna
Oct 11, 2025
One more stampede: Why India keeps failing its people | LME 94 | Pooja Prasanna
Oct 01, 2025
How India misread Trump: From heavy tariffs to H1B visas | LME 93 | Pooja Prasanna
Sep 27, 2025
Why Tamil Nadu is a tough playbook for BJP | LME 92 | Pooja Prasanna
Sep 20, 2025
Banu Mushtaq at Mysuru Dasara: Tradition, identity, politics| LME 91 | Pooja Prasanna
Sep 13, 2025
Unchecked Hate Speech: From Kerala's RW X Spaces to YouTube’s Hindutva Pop | Let Me Explain
Sep 06, 2025
Coconut, curd and jasmine: What Bollywood thinks of the south | LME 89
Aug 30, 2025
Bengaluru’s traffic crisis: Is tunnel road the right solution? | LME 88
Aug 23, 2025
‘Vote chori’: Inside India’s voter list scandals | LME 87 | Pooja Prasanna
Aug 15, 2025
How caste bias has shaped Malayalam cinema| Adoor
Aug 09, 2025
A history of deaths & burials that haunt Dharmasthala | LME on ground
Aug 02, 2025
The Umpire who took sides: VP Dhankhar’s polarising legacy | LME 84
Jul 26, 2025
Bodies, Bones, and Silence: The Questions Haunting Dharmasthala | LME on ground
Jul 18, 2025
‘Forced to bury bodies’: Allegations against Dharmasthala temple
Jul 10, 2025
CBFC or censorship bureau? Who’s deciding what India can watch
Jul 10, 2025
Why Keeladi Is Shaking Up India’s History and Politics
Jul 09, 2025