Episodes
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In this episode, Chandu, Bela, and Pramod historicise the concept of sedition and laws made on it, the fundamentally antisocialist nature of these laws, the history of various colonial laws on sedition, and post independence history of these Black Laws. The primary focus among them is the history, nature, and analysis of the UAPA.
The music in this is from Ennio Morricone and Joan Baez's The ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti, a song about two Italian Anarchists who faced mistrial and were executed in the USA facing a prejudiced legal system.
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In this episode, Chandu and Bela discuss the proposed population control bill from the Indian state of UP, what it is like as a policy, the history of population control, and its politics.
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In this episode, Chandu and Dhileep discuss the medical emergency of the second wave of the covid pandemic hitting India, and the political-economic causes of the same
Note: When this episode was recorded, events have evolved a bit since then in US policy, for one the US has now indicated it will support waivers on IP protection. -
As was characteristic of 2020, even its recap is three months late. Chandu, Pramod, and Bela talk about their feelings about last year, and recap some major and some not so major events that happened
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In this episode, Bela, Pinky, Dhileep, and Chandu discuss the political production and reproduction of hatred and how to think about it systematically.
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After taking a month long break the pod is back. In this episode, Pinky, Bela, Pramod, and Chandu deviate from their usual political analysis and talk about something they rather like, food! They discuss some history, some culture, some politics of food, food in new/social media, the history and the battles of authenticity on it. Biriyani is discussed in some detail.
Music: Bhojohori Manna by Manna Dey, Pratham Kadam Phool -
In this episode, Dhileep and Chandu discuss police brutality, abolition and justice, in context of police violence from Tamil Nadu to the United States
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In this episode, Pramod, Bela, and Chandu discuss the cyclone Amphan and the response to it
Amphan relief contacts and details: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BmyPazZDnhSXLQ-UzCnLlDPuRUwDmaAE9wetAApV8sY -
Bonus episode for May Day
In this episode, Bela, Chandu, and Pinky talk about the cultural and artistic depiction of pandemics and plagues in various ages and societies
Music: Danse Macabre
Painting: 'Self-Portrait After The Spanish Flu' by Edvard Munch -
In this episode, Pramod, Bela, Chandu, Shiuli, and Dhileep talk about the asinine and baffling month long mismanagement of the pandemic, and the political conundrum therein
Happy May Day -
In this episode, Bela, Chandu, Shiuli, and Dhileep talk about the global response to the pandemic.
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In this episode, Pramod is interrogated by Chandu, Shiuli, and Dhileep as he is on ground zero during the ongoing anti Muslim pogrom in Delhi
Music: "tora juddho kore korbi ki ta bol?" from Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne -
In this first episode for 2020, Dhileep, Chandu, Bela, Pinky, with new member Shiuli, discuss what propaganda is, how it is perceived, how it is constructed.
Music: What did you learn in school? by Pete Seeger -
In this final track for 2019, and a welcome for 2020, Chandu, Pramod, Bela, and Dhileep talk about their feelings about the podcast since it started on May 1, and make concluding statements for the year
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In this episode, Pramod and Chandu discuss the ongoing pan India anti CAA/NRC protests, the phenomenon and imagination of violence in protests, police brutality, and the role of the citizen.
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In this episode, Dhileep, Chandu, Pramod, and Bela discuss and analyse mental health and its relationship with society.
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In this episode, Bela, Pramod, and Chandu discuss the Supreme Court's historic judgement on the Ayodhya title dispute case, and its grave social and political implications.
Music: Kumar Gandharva singing Kabir's Sunta Hai Guru Gyani -
In this episode, Chandu, Pinky, Bela, and Pramod dissect four oft used (incorrectly) phrases in progressive circles.
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In this episode Dhileep, Pramod, Bela, and Chandu go into the details of the science, politics, and activism of climate change.
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In this episode, Chandu and Pramod discuss the recent fracas about Newton and Einstein, and the state of science and pseudo science in India in general
Music: Nasadiya Sukta from Bharat Ek Khoj - Show more
