<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;While discussing &lt;/em&gt;Ferrari&lt;em&gt;:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajyasree: &lt;/strong&gt;In &lt;em&gt;House of Gucci, &lt;/em&gt;I felt Adam Driver overacted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abbas: &lt;/strong&gt;Everyone in that film was given a brief to overact.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajyasree: &lt;/strong&gt;Yeah a bit over the top...actually it's their version of &lt;em&gt;Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the films &lt;em&gt;Ferrari&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Aavesham,&lt;/em&gt; and Rajyasree gives her thoughts on the series &lt;em&gt;Ripley&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;subscribe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have something to say? Write to us at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt; newslaundry.com/podcast-letters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;General elections are here, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timecodes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introductions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:11 - Ferrari&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;16:48 - Letter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:27 - Rajyasree’s take on Ripley&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;27:30 - NL TNM Election Fund&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;28:41 - Aavesham&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;35:32 - Backlash to Chamkila review&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;General Elections 2024 Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Ferrari/0U7TAHX28R47WKDWVYEPH8NXBU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ferrari&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81678765?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ripley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/60000209?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Talented Mr. Ripley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0yEMl8PXnw&amp;amp;ab_channel=AnwarRasheedEntertainmentOfficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Aavesham&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81664257?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Amar Singh Chamkila&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download the &lt;em&gt;Newslaundry &lt;/em&gt;app on Android. And &lt;a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for iOS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced, recorded by Shubang Gautam and edited by Umrav Singh.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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While discussing Ferrari: Rajyasree: In House of Gucci, I felt Adam Driver overacted.&nbsp; Abbas: Everyone in that film was given a brief to overact.&nbsp; Rajyasree: Yeah a bit over the top...actually it's their version of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Abbas Momin discuss the films Ferrari and Aavesham, and Rajyasree gives her thoughts on the series Ripley. This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and <a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week. Have something to say? Write to us at<a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> newslaundry.com/podcast-letters</a>.General elections are here, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions 02:11 - Ferrari 16:48 - Letter 17:27 - Rajyasree’s take on Ripley 27:30 - NL TNM Election Fund 28:41 - Aavesham 35:32 - Backlash to Chamkila review References <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General Elections 2024 Fund</a> <a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Ferrari/0U7TAHX28R47WKDWVYEPH8NXBU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ferrari</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81678765?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ripley</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/60000209?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Talented Mr. Ripley</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0yEMl8PXnw&amp;ab_channel=AnwarRasheedEntertainmentOfficial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aavesham&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81664257?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amar Singh Chamkila</a> Click <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And <a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for iOS. Produced, recorded by Shubang Gautam and edited by Umrav Singh. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Awful and Awesome Ep 350: Ferrari, Aavesham, Ripley

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;While discussing headlines:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jayashree: &lt;/strong&gt;Does your fandom of Akshay Kumar extend to you watching his movies?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajyasree: &lt;/strong&gt;No, that’s too much. I just think he’s a very good-looking man.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jayashree: &lt;/strong&gt;I think the last Akshay Kumar movie I watched was &lt;em&gt;Garam Masala,&lt;/em&gt; 20 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajyasree: &lt;/strong&gt;I have nothing to say to that.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam discuss the films &lt;em&gt;Amar Singh Chamkila&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Aattam,&lt;/em&gt; and the series &lt;em&gt;Baby Reindeer&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;subscribe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have something to say? Write to us at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt; newslaundry.com/podcast-letters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;General elections are here, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timecodes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introductions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:25 - Headlines&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;6:20 - Baby Reindeer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:30 - Amar Singh Chamkila&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:48 - NL TNM Election Fund&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;32:35 - Aattam&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;General Elections 2024 Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81664257?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Amar Singh Chamkila&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.601281b0-4c3a-4799-ba84-a77c8c12d594?autoplay=0&amp;amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Aattam&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81219887?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Baby Reindeer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download the &lt;em&gt;Newslaundry &lt;/em&gt;app on Android. And &lt;a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for iOS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced, recorded and edited by Shubang Gautam.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

While discussing headlines: Jayashree: Does your fandom of Akshay Kumar extend to you watching his movies? Rajyasree: No, that’s too much. I just think he’s a very good-looking man.&nbsp; Jayashree: I think the last Akshay Kumar movie I watched was Garam Masala, 20 years ago. Rajyasree: I have nothing to say to that.&nbsp; This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Rajyasree Sen and Jayashree Arunachalam discuss the films Amar Singh Chamkila and Aattam, and the series Baby Reindeer. This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and <a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week. Have something to say? Write to us at<a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> newslaundry.com/podcast-letters</a>.General elections are here, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions 02:25 - Headlines 6:20 - Baby Reindeer 20:30 - Amar Singh Chamkila 31:48 - NL TNM Election Fund 32:35 - Aattam References <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General Elections 2024 Fund</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81664257?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amar Singh Chamkila</a> <a href="https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.601281b0-4c3a-4799-ba84-a77c8c12d594?autoplay=0&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aattam</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81219887?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baby Reindeer</a> Click <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And <a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for iOS. Produced, recorded and edited by Shubang Gautam. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Awful and Awesome Ep 349: Amar Singh Chamkila, Aattam, Baby Reindeer

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;While discussing &lt;/em&gt;Ripley&lt;em&gt;:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abbas:&lt;/strong&gt; So, Andrew Scott became famous as the hot priest in &lt;em&gt;Fleabag.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nainika:&lt;/strong&gt; How can you forget he was Moriarty in &lt;em&gt;Sherlock&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abbas:&lt;/strong&gt; Ah, right.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nainika:&lt;/strong&gt; A generation of girls on Tumblr were raised looking at Andrew.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abbas: &lt;/strong&gt;Tumblr. I can totally fill in the blanks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin discuss the mini-series &lt;em&gt;Ripley, &lt;/em&gt;the film &lt;em&gt;Scoop,&lt;/em&gt; and election campaign songs. Abbas ends the episode with a summary of the latest &lt;em&gt;WrestleMania&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;subscribe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have something to say? Write to us at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt; newslaundry.com/podcast-letters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;General elections are here, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timecodes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introductions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:24 - Headlines&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;3:30 - Ripley&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:40 - NL TNM Election Fund&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;16:30 - Election campaign songs&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;29:10 - Scoop&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;35:10 - WrestleMania&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;General Elections 2024 Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81678765?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Ripley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3guA4I6jhI&amp;amp;ab_channel=NarendraModi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BJP - Modi Ka Pariwar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQagDpKhAUk&amp;amp;ab_channel=RahulGandhi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Congress - Nyay Song&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eRh2zjG_Z0&amp;amp;ab_channel=BanglarGorboMamata" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TMC Song - Jonogoner Gorjon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po_X-FRKFk0&amp;amp;ab_channel=AamAadmiParty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;5 Saal Kejriwal&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81600418?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Scoop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/7txnfNb4BX8?si=HXoH5jBDxhRZb42S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;WrestleMania&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/readings/Barthes_WorldOfWrestling.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The World of Wrestling by Roland Barthes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download the &lt;em&gt;Newslaundry &lt;/em&gt;app on Android. And &lt;a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for iOS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced and recorded by Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

While discussing Ripley: Abbas: So, Andrew Scott became famous as the hot priest in Fleabag. Nainika: How can you forget he was Moriarty in Sherlock? Abbas: Ah, right. Nainika: A generation of girls on Tumblr were raised looking at Andrew. Abbas: Tumblr. I can totally fill in the blanks. This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin discuss the mini-series Ripley, the film Scoop, and election campaign songs. Abbas ends the episode with a summary of the latest WrestleMania. This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and <a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week. Have something to say? Write to us at<a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> newslaundry.com/podcast-letters</a>.General elections are here, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions&nbsp;02:24 - Headlines 3:30 - Ripley 15:40 - NL TNM Election Fund 16:30 - Election campaign songs 29:10 - Scoop 35:10 - WrestleMania References <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General Elections 2024 Fund</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81678765?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ripley</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3guA4I6jhI&amp;ab_channel=NarendraModi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BJP - Modi Ka Pariwar</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQagDpKhAUk&amp;ab_channel=RahulGandhi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Congress - Nyay Song</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eRh2zjG_Z0&amp;ab_channel=BanglarGorboMamata" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TMC Song - Jonogoner Gorjon</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po_X-FRKFk0&amp;ab_channel=AamAadmiParty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">5 Saal Kejriwal&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81600418?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scoop</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/7txnfNb4BX8?si=HXoH5jBDxhRZb42S" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WrestleMania</a> <a href="https://web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/readings/Barthes_WorldOfWrestling.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The World of Wrestling by Roland Barthes</a> Click <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And <a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for iOS. Produced and recorded by Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Awful and Awesome Ep 348: Ripley, Scoop, election songs, WrestleMania

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;While discussing &lt;/em&gt;Crew&lt;em&gt;:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajyasree: &lt;/strong&gt;Maybe my expectations were very low.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abhinandan:&lt;/strong&gt; That's the theme of your life. You find Saif hot, you watch Akshay Kumar films…&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajyasree: &lt;/strong&gt;Saif is very hot. And by the way, I enjoyed Akshay in &lt;em&gt;Yeh Dillagi&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rahul: &lt;/strong&gt;Man, those were the days!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, and film critic Rahul Desai discuss the series &lt;em&gt;The Regime,&lt;/em&gt; the movies &lt;em&gt;Crew&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Zone of Interest&lt;/em&gt;, and the latest BJP and Congress ads.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;subscribe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have something to say? Write to us at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt; newslaundry.com/podcast-letters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;General elections are around the corner, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timecodes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introductions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;03:34 - Crew&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:27 - BJP Ads&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:37 - The Zone of Interest&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;43:24 - The Regime&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;General Elections 2024 Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uvfq4Cu8R8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Crew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vfg3KkV54" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Zone of Interest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jiocinema.com/tv-shows/the-regime/3911721" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Regime&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/BJP4India/status/1772665628966392130?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BJP Election Advertisement&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/crew-review-tabu-kareena-kriti-take-you-on-a-bumpy-flight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rahul Desai’s review of Crew&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1JN2pT_sM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Laapata Ladies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81713665" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Merry Christmas&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download the &lt;em&gt;Newslaundry &lt;/em&gt;app on Android. And &lt;a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for iOS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Satish Kumar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

While discussing Crew: Rajyasree: Maybe my expectations were very low. Abhinandan: That's the theme of your life. You find Saif hot, you watch Akshay Kumar films…&nbsp; Rajyasree: Saif is very hot. And by the way, I enjoyed Akshay in Yeh Dillagi.&nbsp; Rahul: Man, those were the days! This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri, Rajyasree Sen, and film critic Rahul Desai discuss the series The Regime, the movies Crew and The Zone of Interest, and the latest BJP and Congress ads.&nbsp; This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and <a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week. Have something to say? Write to us at<a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> newslaundry.com/podcast-letters</a>.General elections are around the corner, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions&nbsp;03:34 - Crew 19:27 - BJP Ads 22:37 - The Zone of Interest 43:24 - The Regime References <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General Elections 2024 Fund</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uvfq4Cu8R8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crew</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vfg3KkV54" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Zone of Interest</a> <a href="https://www.jiocinema.com/tv-shows/the-regime/3911721" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Regime</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://x.com/BJP4India/status/1772665628966392130?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BJP Election Advertisement&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/crew-review-tabu-kareena-kriti-take-you-on-a-bumpy-flight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rahul Desai’s review of Crew</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1JN2pT_sM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laapata Ladies</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81713665" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merry Christmas&nbsp;</a> Click <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And <a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for iOS. Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Satish Kumar.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Awful and Awesome Ep 347: Crew, The Zone of Interest, The Regime 

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;While discussing the &lt;/em&gt;headlines&lt;em&gt;:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tanishka: &lt;/strong&gt;Kangana Ranaut was declared BJP’s candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh…It’s the audition she’s been doing for years now.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nainika: &lt;/strong&gt;That too on Twitter…which is why you should keep posting on social media.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tanishka: &lt;/strong&gt;Shitposting is great!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nainika:&lt;/strong&gt; Doesn’t matter what your mom says. You should always be on your phone. One day it could result in a Lok Sabha seat.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Tanishka Sodhi discuss the series &lt;em&gt;Maamla Legal Hai&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Gentlemen&lt;/em&gt;, and the movie &lt;em&gt;Irish Wish&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;subscribe&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Have something to say? Write to us at&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt; newslaundry.com/podcast-letters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;General elections are around the corner, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timecodes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introductions&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:10 - Headlines&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;04:02 - Maamla Legal Hai&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;23:42 - NL TNM Election Fund&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;24:35 - The Gentlemen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;36:40 - Irish wish&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;47:04 - Letters&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;General Elections 2024 Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81480217?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Maamla Legal Hai&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81594532?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Irish Wish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81437051?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Gentlemen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download the &lt;em&gt;Newslaundry &lt;/em&gt;app on Android. And &lt;a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for iOS.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

While discussing the headlines: Tanishka: Kangana Ranaut was declared BJP’s candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh…It’s the audition she’s been doing for years now.&nbsp; Nainika: That too on Twitter…which is why you should keep posting on social media.&nbsp; Tanishka: Shitposting is great! Nainika: Doesn’t matter what your mom says. You should always be on your phone. One day it could result in a Lok Sabha seat.&nbsp; This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Tanishka Sodhi discuss the series Maamla Legal Hai and The Gentlemen, and the movie Irish Wish.&nbsp; This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and <a href="http://newslaundry.com/subscription" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week. Have something to say? Write to us at<a href="http://newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> newslaundry.com/podcast-letters</a>.General elections are around the corner, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions&nbsp;01:10 - Headlines&nbsp;04:02 - Maamla Legal Hai&nbsp;23:42 - NL TNM Election Fund&nbsp;24:35 - The Gentlemen36:40 - Irish wish47:04 - Letters&nbsp; References <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2024-electionfund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General Elections 2024 Fund</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81480217?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maamla Legal Hai&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81594532?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Irish Wish</a> <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81437051?source=35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Gentlemen</a> Click <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newslaundry.android.app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And <a href="https://apps.apple.com/in/app/newslaundry/id1609227019?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> for iOS. Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra and Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh.&nbsp; <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Awful and Awesome Ep 346: Maamla Legal Hai, Irish Wish, The Gentlemen

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