Newslaundry Podcast

In this episode, Meghnad and Rajyasree discuss Sridevi's legacy and the coverage of her death. They move on to discuss Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the extremely tedious Filmfare Awards and why it was the worst award show in the last few years. They also talk about the video of singer Papon kissing a child contestant and Papon's response. There's the video criticising AIB's casting of mainly male characters... and to save the best for the last, there's Amruta Fadnavis' song featuring her husband Devendra Fadnavis, the Maharashtra chief minister, and sundry civil servants. A mixed bag of goodies if ever there was one. Listen up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this podcast of Reporters Without Orders, the panel discusses the limited debate surrounding elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya, BJP leader's SUV running over 9 students and injuring 20 others, a 26-page affidavit submitted by Hadiya in the Supreme Court and an 18-year-old Dalit girl being burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district. The panel also talks about the detention of Islamic preacher MM Akbar at the Hyderabad airport on Sunday, a story about Amit Shah's fever in the web edition of The Hindu as well as Jansatta. This, and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

दिल्ली में आप विधायकों द्वारा मुख्य सचिव अंशु प्रकाश की कथित पिटाई, सेना प्रमुख विपिन रावत का असम की स्थिति पर दिया गया बयान, कमल हसन की नई राजनीतिक पार्टी, अमिताभ बच्चन का ट्विटर पर कांग्रेस के नेताओं को फॉलो करना, यूपी में जारी एनकाउंटर्स पर मानवाधिकार आयोग की फटकार और कनाडा के प्रधानमंत्री जस्टिन ट्रुडो की आधिकारिक भारत यात्रा के इर्द-गिर्द हुए विवाद इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist TR Vivek joins the Hafta team to discuss his award-winning piece on Cauvery and Kamal Haasan's newly-formed party, 'Makkal Needhi Maiam'. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal also talk about #AAPSlapgate and the ongoing controversy. Abhinandan asks what was the reason to call a meeting at midnight? Was the issue really worth it? They also discuss Nirav Modi, the #PNBScam as well as the Rotomac fraud case. Manisha is very sceptical about Justin Trudeau and his visit to India. Anand Vardhan gets involved in an exciting debate with the rest of the panellists as they discuss Uttar Pradesh's 'encounter policy'. There is also a bunch of e-mails from our subscribers. Listen up, there is a song dedication too! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss Kamal Haasan, AAP SlapGate, UP Encounters, Nirav Modi & more. You can listen to the full Hafta here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss Champions League -- the first leg of matches and their anticipations for the second leg. They talk about former no 1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei being offered money by a match-fixer. In the world of cricket, they discuss developments in T20 Internationals and the future for Test cricket. Rahul Puri agrees with England cricket coach Trevor Bayliss's call to scrap T20 Internationals. Samar points out that players are choosing T20 cricket over Test matches. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Abhinandan is back as host for episode 7 of #ReportersWithoutOrders. The panel discusses the limited debate surrounding incidences of the caste-based discrimination against Dalit students in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, NIA's new definition of "real journalism", the self-immolation of a Dalit farmer in Patan, Gujarat and double murder in Nagpur. They also talk about news packages including one on an Andhra Pradesh farmer using Sunny Leone's poster as nazar battu, communalisation of news narrative in a tribal girl's rape case in Kathua, Jammu and the missing nuance from debates on #PNBScam. This, and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Abhinandan Sekhri is back from America to discuss all things pop culture with Rajyasree Sen in this week's podcast.In this week's podcast, does it all add up when it comes to Tinder, Facebook, Pan Bahar and PNB's new commercials? And there's a very special advertisement starring a superstar and a good friend of Sekhri's and Sen's in it. Abhinandan also explains why Black Panther wasn't all it was touted to be.From the world of Netflix, Rajyasree talks about Ryan Murphy, Chris Rock's Tamborine and Netflix's first Original Hindi film, Love Per Square Foot. And of course, there's the BAFTAs and a new question for all Black Panther fans. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

पीएनबी घोटाला और उसमें नीरव मोदी की संलिप्तता, रफेल डील पर सवालिया निशान, फिलीस्तीन में प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के घोषणाओं की चर्चा, आम आदमी पार्टी के तीन साल, जेएनयू में एटेंडेंस को लेकर वीसी और छात्रों में तनातनी, अंकित सक्सेना की हत्या पर जेएनयू छात्रसंघ की पूर्व उपाध्यक्ष और आजतक एंकर अंजना ओम कश्यप का फर्जी ट्वीट को कार्यक्रम का आधार बनाना, रहे इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के अहम विषय.चर्चा में शामिल रहे न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री संपादक अतुल चौरसिया, वरिष्ठ पत्रकार अजित शाही, ओपिनियन राइटर आनंद वर्धन और संवाददाता अमित भारद्वाज. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode where we discuss the Indian Army, RSS, Nirav Modi, India Today's Angshukanta Chakraborty and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist Aarti Tikoo joins the Hafta team to discuss relations between India and Pakistan. Manisha Pande, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan and Atul Chaurasia along with Aarti also talk about RSS’ ideology. Atul narrates a controversial story about the RSS, while Aarti asks Anand Ranganathan an interesting question comparing the outfit with the Jamaat-e-Islami. They also talk about Nirav Modi, the PNB fraud case, the sacking of an India Today journalist and how a parody tweet made it to Aaj Tak. A deep discussion ensues on how media organisations are okay with the labels they have got (be it Right-wing or Left-wing). Anand Vardhan explains his latest article on civil services aspirants and why his own students might not like the piece. Also, many emails from our subscribers. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss the first leg of the ‘Round of 16’ in Champions League and the upcoming games to watch out for. They look into the winter break proposed in the English Premier League and its impact on teams and players. They also discuss India’s historic victory against South Africa in the ODI series. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this podcast of Reporters Without Orders, the panel discusses the limited debate surrounding the Kashmir Administrative Exams, Rajasthan Budget which has provisions for distribution of free sanitary napkins as well as the flawed coverage of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the FIR filed against Major Aditya Kumar. The panel also discusses a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch and The Caravan's follow-up story on judge Loya's death.The #ReportersWithoutOrders gang also discusses how the news about Priya Prakash Varrier was overplayed. This, and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Awful and Awesome, we have Meghnad making his debut. Rajyasree and Meghnad start the discussion with Padman and Akshay Kumar's acting in the film. Rajyasree talks about movie Peter Rabbit and why the "allergy communities" have taken offence. They also talk about a TV series, Swami Ramdev: Ek Sangharsh, web series Breathe, Queer Eye and Lost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

संसद के दोनों सदनों में राष्ट्रपति के अभिभाषण पर धन्यवाद प्रस्ताव पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का बयान, उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव जिले में एक झोलाछाप डॉक्टर द्वारा करीब 40 लोगों को एचआईवी से संक्रमित करने का मामला, भाजपा सांसद विनय कटियार द्वारा मुसलमानों के खिलाफ दिया गया बयान, राज्यसभा में नेता विपक्ष गुलाम नबी आज़ाद का यह कहना कि राज्यसभा टीवी को भाजपा टीवी बनाने की कोशिश हो रही है और साथ में भारत के दक्षिण-पश्चिमी पड़ोसी मालदीव में फिर से पैदा हुआ राजनीतिक संकट इस बार की चर्चा के मुख्य विषय रहे.चर्चा में इस बार अतुल चौरसिया, आनंद वर्धन और अमित भारद्वाज के साथ एनडीटीवी के एडिटर न्यूज़ प्रियदर्शन बतौर मेहमान शामिल हुए.झोलाछाप डॉक्टर की करतूत को देश की लचर और जर्जर स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था का नतीजा बताते हुए प्रियदर्शन ने कहा, “दरअसल इस समस्या की जड़ ग्रामीण इलाकों में बड़े पैमाने पर मौजूद घनघोर गरीबी  है. संसाधनों के अभाव में लोग इस तरह के झोलाछाप चिकित्सकों के पास इलाज कराने के लिए मजबूर हैं. देश के किसी भी जिले के सरकारी स्वास्थ्य केंद्र में जाकर देखा जा सकता है वहां, स्वच्छता की बजाय नरक का साम्राज्य दिखेगा. 20-3

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Ankit Saxena, Vinay Katiyar & more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe against Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury may have sparked a mini-Mahabharat of sorts. This got the Hafta panel talking about the remark -- Should such remarks be taken lightly? Manisha Pande, Anand Ranganathan, Meghnad, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal also discuss Amit Shah's debut speech in Parliament, where he defended the Modi's pakoda remark. They also talk about the murder of Ankit Saxena, a boy who loved a Muslim girl and was killed by the girl's kin. In addition, they also talk about Member of Parliament Vinay Katiyar and his recent statements that made the news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports.This week they are joined by a special guest, Amul Vikas Mohan, who is a die-hard Chelsea fan. The panel discusses Chelsea, Antonio Conte and the problem with football managers. They also talk about how refereeing is becoming a talking point. Rahul Puri finds Jon Moss a terrible referee. Samar thinks that the standard of referees needs to go up. When talking about cricket, they discuss Rahul Dravid as well as the Under-19 World Cup. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this podcast, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen start their discussion with Ram Gopal Verma's God, Sex and Truth: A philosophical Treatise of Mia Malkova. Abhinandan talks about RGV's genius-to-insane journey. With reference to it, he talks about a brilliant shot from the movie Shiva. They also talk about Steven Soderbergh's Unsane which was shot on an iPhone, entirely. In addition, Rajysaree talks about critically-acclaimed horror movie Hereditary and Reema Kagti's Gold, in which Akshay Kumar plays the role of a Bengali. Apart from this, she talks about advertisements and Superbowl and Justin Timberlake's hologram tribute. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of #ReportersWithoutOrders, the panel discusses sections of mainstream media’s narrative about Kashmir—how it has been reduced to terror and terrorists. The gang also discusses limited coverage given to the startling allegations made by Congress’ Kapil Sibal, political developments in Jharkhand and life of undertrials such as the youth arrested in the Bangalore blast case.The panel also weighs in on the #PadmanChallenge, what ails legacy media houses, problems with over-consumption of news and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.