On this episode, we will be discussing about what a healthy lifestyle actually is and what we can do individually to properly maintain such a lifestyle. In this episode, we are joined by two guests; Achini and Akila, to further discuss about physical and mental well-being, best practices to maintain a healthy lifestyle and the effects of unhealthy food habits, be it short term or long term.

Hello everyone! we are back with our Machan Talks second season and for our first episode we selected an interesting topic, “Artificial Intelligence”. In this episode, we will be discussing about what an AI actually is and what are its functionalities. Moreover, we will talk about AI applications and what the future holds for us when it comes to AI development.

On our last episode of the season, we thought to discuss financial crimes especially relevant to money laundering. Financial crime is basically any kind of criminal misconduct related to money and financial services. Money laundering is a form of financial crime which is the process of converting dirty money (black money) to clean money while concealing the illicit origins of funds. Join us to know more about the three stages of money laundering and actions taken to counter money laundering in Sri Lanka and around the world. On a special note, we are thankful to all of you for being with us throughout our first season of Machan talks and request your valuable inputs to make our upcoming second season successful as well.

In this episode, we will be discussing about cohabitation or, in other words, living together. Living together is an arrangement between a couple to live together with each other without getting married. There are pros as well as cons when it comes to living together and within Sri Lanka, with our cultural norms, living together could be a bit of a challenge. Join us to know our views on living together and how much it is compatible with our lifestyle.

In this episode, we will be discussing about the pros and cons of our Sri Lankan education system. Joined by one of our college friends, Hiran; we will be presenting to you our views based on our own experiences during our journey of education. Free education provided is an investment made by our country. As in all investment products, this demands a return of interest.  Hence, as qualified citizens, our duty and obligation are to serve our country with the skills and knowledge acquired through its free education process.  Join us to know more. Discord community: https://discord.gg/hYwxbyKJBG 

In this episode, we will be discussing about feminism and how we see it as a concept and as a movement. We will be further discussing about different aspects of feminism relating to both Local and international scenarios. Feminism is so important to our current social mindset. When applied correctly, Feminism is a powerful tool that can be used to make society a beautiful place starting from creating equality. Join us to know more.

In this episode we will be discussing about cyber bullying and how it can negatively impact a person. keep in mind that every action we cause has consequences. A little joke we make over social media can cause a ripple effect and create a devastating result. Nobody likes to get bullied or harassed and it is important to keep in mind that cyber harassment is a crime punishable by law. In this episode we will be further discussing about the means of protecting yourself from cyber bullies and about the ways in which we can report such an incident.

In this episode we will be discussing about what social media is and what type of social media platforms we use in our day-to-day life. It is important to keep in mind that when we use social media we have to adhere to a code of behavior which can be known collectively as “social media etiquettes”. We will be further discussing about Rules, what to do, what we should avoid and what we should be aware of when it comes to social media etiquettes. Join us to know more.

In this episode, we will be talking about what False news actually is and its impact on our society. Today, False news has become an increasingly prevalent issue which demands the question as to how we can control its wide spread, the ways of identifying false news and who are ultimately responsible. Join us to know the answers.

A short introduction about Machan Talks.. a concise summary of what we are going to do in the future.