What The Guff

Rape. Say it out loud. RAPE. What do we know about rape? That it is probably the most atrocious act a (de)human is capable of? That 2019/20, on average, saw about 6 cases of rapes reported every day in Nepal? That we live in a society that treats the victims of rapes as 'damaged goods'—that is if they are not brutally murdered before we have the good fortune of labeling them that

#Socialdilemma #AI #NepaliPodcast #Ep14 Contrary to their own words, the makers of 'The Social Dilemma' relentlessly paint a picture that shouts one-sided gloom and doom. The highly dramatized documentary was released on Netflix this September and we wouldn't really blame you if you missed it. It is, after all, only one in a long list of putative eye-openers—The Creepy Line, Ter

#Dashain #Festival #NepaliPodcast #Ep13 Did you know Dashain wasn't celebrated in this pleasant so called "Dashain Weather" long back then? A lot of us didn't know it too. Thank goodness, they shifted it. With this fact, its that time of the year again. Dashain is back and we are back with an episode talking about it. This week we talk it out about Dashain, the nostalgia, the food

About Youth & Politics Politics comes from the Greek word Politiká, meaning 'affairs of the cities'. From 'affairs of the cities' to 'a dirty game'. Talk about the downgrade. And while Aristotle had an absolute flair for romanticizing otherwise boring proceedings, we don't. You. Me. All of us. We despise politics, more so the political parties and the leaders. Quick to blame,

About "Nepali Music"   We didn't think we'd be reaching 11 episodes when we started this, but here we are. Looks like we ain't a lazy bunch of people after all, YAY!! In this episode, we talk about how Nepali music has evolved throughout the years, from watching top 10 countdowns on Local channels to YouTube. How the scene has changed and how it has affected the artists a

About "College Life"   Made it to the 10th episode. Woohoo!! Who would have thought? Celebrations aside, in this episode, we talk about our college life with our in-house motivational speaker. We did this episode, in part, to show off that we all went to and have graduated from college. And then, reminiscing the glory days, the fun, the friends, them "sugar, spice, everything

About Nepali Festivals   It is believed that the festive season in Nepal begins with the Shrawan Sakranti and then practically never ends. In this week's episode, we talk about the love/no-love relation we have with the festivals in Nepal. The flavor and the fun, the rituals and the rang and tons of delicious cuisines. But the essence of the celebrations has been changing

#AfterLockdown #NepaliPodcast #Ep08 #WhatTheGuff  About "After Lockdown"  Okay well, for a while there, it almost had us, didn't it? We all thought we were done with the lockdown and COVID was gone and life was about to go to normal. Whatever normal is. Guess we jinxed it. But eventually it is going to go away. No? I mean it has to, right? For now, hear us ramble about wh

#NepaliMovies #Ep07 #RajeshHamal About Nepali Movies Entertainment in Nepal although takes various shapes and forms, we are often very much touched by cinema. In today's episode, we discuss the situation of Nepali movie industry, the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of it. Besides, after some time of ranting, we propose changes that could indeed bolster the industry in the comin

#MakeInNepal #Ep06 #GoLocal About Making in Nepal With every rift that we experience from India, we reorient our notions of producing local goods and steering into a self-sustaining economy. In today’s episode, we discuss a brief history, the opportunities, how the present situation looks like, why making in Nepal is imperative to growth,  and some criticism for what could m