Awful and Awesome Ep 382: Women’s Day ads, Super/Man

MAR 21, 202566 MIN
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Awful and Awesome Ep 382: Women’s Day ads, Super/Man

MAR 21, 202566 MIN

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<p>While discussing Hyundai’s Women’s Day ad:<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p><strong>Abhinandan: </strong>It was simple and direct…but the spot where she parked was not that tight.</p><br><p><strong>Rajyasree:</strong> I can park in that spot.</p><br><p><strong>Abhinandan:</strong> Are you a good driver? </p><br><p><strong>Rajyasree: </strong>I’m a very good driver. I used to drive here also. You’ve forgotten?</p><br><p><strong>Abhinandan:</strong> Salman also used to drive. Doesn’t mean he’s a good driver.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Rajyasree:</strong> <em>(mimicking Salman) ye log kyu yahan pe so rahe hain!</em></p><br><p>This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss several Women’s Day ads, <em>Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story</em>, and several subscriber letters.&nbsp;</p><br><p>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>.</p><br><p><strong>Timecodes</strong></p><br><p>00:00 - Introduction</p><p>03:00 - Headlines</p><p>06:36 - Women’s Day ads </p><p>29:40 - Contribute to our NL Sena</p><p>31:05 - Letters</p><p>40:05 - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story</p><p>52:10 - Letters</p><br><p><strong>References&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/divya-patnaik-43549b40_the-playing-field-is-not-equal-a-short-activity-7298998152294981632-ZXcV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leap club - The playing field is not equal</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hp-gYOwS_Y&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F&amp;embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cars 24&nbsp; - Park Your Bias</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBW14CUeF0c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tanishq | Her Choice</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQlxxz6QJuE&amp;t=7s&amp;ab_channel=Mattel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barbie - You Can Be Anything&nbsp;</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/exchange4media/reel/DG8ReasBTLr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prega News</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO3Cd40MaRk&amp;ab_channel=HyundaiIndia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hyundai - Break on stereotypes</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/qgiSB67k134SokWw6l0W9I/Let-Barbie-remain-the-doll-she-was-meant-to-be.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let Barbie remain the doll she was meant to be</a></p><br><p><a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/how-to-sell-dolls-to-woke-kids/articleshow/102237932.cms?from=mdr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to sell dolls to woke kids</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHJW5uXzHDU/?igsh=eG51aDBweWpjb3c0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Munmun Sen video</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHXhpe0PY6v/?igsh=MThpb2w3d2QwdWhxcw%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC’s Radhe Maa documentary&nbsp;</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/nl-sena/the-impunity-of-indias-police" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Contribute to our NL Sena&nbsp;</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/03/08/hafta-527-return-of-aurangzeb-mayawatis-mistakes-and-the-future-of-bsp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hafta 527 with Sumeet Mhaskar&nbsp;</a></p><br><p><strong><em>Produced and edited by Priyali Dhingra and Hassan Bilal.&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>