Newslaundry Podcast

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. Will Juventus be able to stop the Madrid juggernaut in the Champions League finals? Are the EPL and IPL top 4s a done deal? Oh, and the Joker has a brand new team. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On self-censorship, almost always being in the pink, the future of ‘alternative media’ and her favourite publication. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Aman Sethi speaks to Manvi Dhillon about his book, azaadi, oral history, breaking from the journalistic trope, being obsessed with what people “do”, suspension of judgment while writing and making A Free Man as “porous” as possible, hitting the circuit and returning to journalism. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the trailers for Salman Khan's Tubelight and Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. Then there are ads to discuss, from Tata Tea's Jaago Re ad campaign to the Skore condom one, featuring Chris Gayle. The two also go over the furore over Stephen Colbert's homophobic Donald Trump joke and the blasphemy investigation against Stephen Fry's . All this and more discussed and dissected in this episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It was World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and we kick off this week's Hafta with a discussion on the current state of media in India, especially the television news media -- did Arnab Goswami kill TV journalism? Atul Chaurasia, executive editor at Newslaundry, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande to discuss the Aam Aadmi Party fiasco and the murder of a Muslim man in Bulandshehar by alleged Hindu Yuva Vahini members. The team also discusses Justice CS Karnan's non-bailable warrants against seven Supreme court judges and Hasan Minhaj's performance at White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Oh, and we have three song dedications this week!Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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This week, Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the trailers for Behan Hogi Teri, Baywatch and ALT Balaji's latest show The Test Case. And of course, there are so many ads to discuss, from Heineken to Shan Food's, created by Ogilvy India and Ogilvy Pakistan. They also weigh in on Vir Das's debut performance at Conan O'Brien's show and Hasan Minhaj's performance at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and what it says about journalism in the age of Trump. All this and more discussed and dissected in this episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On 6th of December in 1992, 16th-century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished. 25 years after the mosque was razed to the ground, Supreme Court of India ruled that L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti will be tried for criminal conspiracy last week. But Jai Bhagwan Goyal of Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena says it is he who 'masterminded' the demolition with the blessings of Bal Thackeray. Goyal mentions how Shiv Sena cadres were taken from Delhi to Ayodhya, how things unfolded on the ground and who all were involved.Disclaimer: The information, ideas or opinions appearing in this video are those of the interviewee and do not reflect the views of Newslaundry.com. Newslaundry.com does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same. 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 fierce competition in the Premier League, the difficult English weather and why teams from the Premier League seem to do well domestically but struggle in Europe.They also talk about the fairytale win of Aizwal FC in the I-League, and what it means for Indian football. Could there be a biopic on the young lads of Aizwal?And the fight between the BCCI and the ICC. Does there need to be changes made to the game? Listen Up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Raghu Rai, one of India's most well-known photographers, with five decades of experience, speaks to Madhu Trehan about his latest book Saint Teresa of Calcutta: A Celebration of Her Life & Legacy. Rai also discusses working closely with Indira Gandhi, covering the Jayaprakash Narayan movement and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the relationship he shared with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his views on mobile photography. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Hafta, we have Deepanjana Pal joining us on special demand along with Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande. The Hafta gang discusses the Sukma attack where 25 CRPF personnel were killed by Maoists. The team reviews the media coverage this received and the lack of reportage from Sukma. We also talk about cow vigilantism in Delhi, Mission Bengal launched by Amit Shah and the Delhi civic polls. India slips three places on the World Press Freedom Index and that gets the team talking about censorship in the media. Listen up! As a bonus, we have two song dedications this time. 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 peak of the complete episode where Deepanjana Pal joins us to discuss Amit Shah's Mission Bengal, Sukma attack and its media coverage and more. 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 wade into the Messi vs Ronaldo debate in the wake of El Clásico; Maria Sharapova's return and what this means for tennis. They also discuss the rising crop of young players and their impact on this year's IPL. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss The Zookeeper's Wifeand Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Noor, which is based on Saba Imtiaz's novel Karachi, You're Killing Me!The two also discuss Deepika Padukone's new coke ad, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and Prayaag Akbar's book, Leila. All this and more discussed and dissected in this episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Chhattisgarh police picked up Bastar-based journalist Santosh Yadav on September 29, 2015, when his youngest daughter was a month old. With tears in his eyes, Yadav says, “My daughter doesn’t even recognise me.” His bail plea was rejected twice by the Jagdalpur Court and Bilaspur High Court. Reportedly, the court denied him bail on the basis of a statement given by a Special Task Force (STF) commander and items seized from him at the time of his arrest, which were – a mobile phone receipt, a mobile phone, a wallet with Rs 220, a Permanent Account Number (PAN) card and a voter identity card. On February 27, 2017, seventeen months after his arrest, Yadav was granted bail by the Supreme Court of India. Yadav spoke to Amit Bhardwaj about the situation in Darbha block and the risk of reporting from the Bastar region, his ordeal in jail, and more. He says, “Both police and Naxals take us for informers, we are under attack from both ends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NDTV anchor Sunetra Choudhury speaks to Abhinandan Sekhri about her book Behind Bars: Prison Tales of India's Most Famous. Featuring the stories of Peter Mukerjea, Amar Singh, Pappu Yadav, A Raja and many others. Choudhury discusses the emotional cost of being a journalist, how to remain hopeful and the difference in life behind bars between the wealthy and poor. All this and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.