Respectfully Disagree

Oct 31 2024 255 ep. 34 mins 95
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Respectfully Disagree is The Swaddle Team’s very own podcast series, where each week we get together to discuss and dissect the issues we passionately differ on. This podcast is brought to you by TS Studios, a production company that brings The Swaddle’s storytelling and creative point of view to original podcasts and films.

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Is Diwali a Pop-Culture Trope on American TV?

Oct 31 2024 33 mins  
This week on Respectfully Disagree, we discuss whether American TV is in fact making space for South Asian representation with it's Diwali themed episodes, why everyone is in designer clothes this festive season, and whether the commercialisation of Diwali has inadvertently impacted how we celebrate it. Credits:- Featuring: The Savala Vada Co-Producers: Vasudhaa Narayanan, Rohitha

Can Dark Humour Help Cope With Dystopia? Ft. The Savala Vada

Oct 24 2024 40 mins  
This week, The Savala Vada joins us to discuss the backhanded compliment from The Onion, how to be funny during end times, the things we don't joke about enough (oppressors), the things we wouldn't ever joke about (the oppressed), and how we might all be hallucinating. Bonus: This is the (somewhat) official voice reveal of The Savala Vada. Credits:- Featuring: The Savala Vada Co-

Does 'Objective' Journalism Exist? ft. Manisha Pande

Oct 17 2024 67 mins  
This week, Manisha Pande — Managing Editor at The Newslaundry and host of media criticism show TV Newsance — joins us to discuss media literacy, Tata obituaries, the pros and cons of fixating on terminology in journalism, and whether "objectivity" exists. Credits:- Featuring: Manisha Pande Co-Producers: Vasudhaa Narayanan, Rohitha Naraharisetty Edit & Sound Design: Vibhav Sa

Is Indian Reality TV Failing to Entertain?

Oct 10 2024 49 mins  
The Tribe just dropped, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is on its 3rd season. But do these shows fail to entertain? This week we discuss whether the new crop of Indian reality tv feels too scripted, and whether they miss the authenticity and drama required to keep viewers hooked. Respectfully Disagree is The Swaddle Team’s very own podcast series, in which we get toge

How are GenZ and Millennials Shaping Internet Culture?

Oct 03 2024 40 mins  
Adam Brody is having a big resurgence, thanks to Nobody Wants This, and shows like The OC, and One Tree Hill are making a comeback. In this week’s episode of Respectfully Disagree, we discussed all things Gen Z and Millennial, particularly on the internet; and whether these two generations have more in common than we thought. Respectfully Disagree is The Swaddle Team’s very ow

Is Concert Culture Out Of Touch? Ft. Josh Fernandez

Sep 27 2024 48 mins  
The Coldplay concert ticket scarcity crisis had rich-ish kids thinking about capitalism, as the reselling rates skyrocketed to the lakhs. Diljit Dosanjh's gig on the other hand just has expensive tickets by default. Is concert culture in India out of touch? This week, Josh Fernandez aka JBABE and lead singer of the F16s, joins us to discuss what an authentic, accessible and democra

Re-Release: Do We Need Four-day Workweeks?

Sep 19 2024 30 mins  
This week, we discuss the pros and cons of a four-day workweek, work cultures in India, and the problem with how we measure productivity. Respectfully Disagree is The Swaddle Team’s very own podcast series, in which we get together to discuss and dissect the issues we passionately differ on. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rohitha Naraharisetty Art Director: Neha Sh

Does Fun Still Exist?

Sep 12 2024 49 mins  
Charli XCX gave us brat summer and Boiler Room is happening in Mumbai -- but is anyone really having fun? This week, we discuss whether anything's fun anymore, "organic" mehfils, the red solo cup party-cool aesthetic available on Swiggy, blurry photos, and why always being documented has ruined actual fun. Respectfully Disagree is The Swaddle Team’s very own podcast series, in w

Did 'brat' Summer Bring Skinny Back? Ft. Urooj Ashfaq

Sep 05 2024 66 mins  
Ozempic knock-offs have wormed their way into India and brat summer has glamorized thinness and cigarettes. Did everyone secretly want to be skinny all along? This week, comedian Urooj Ashfaq joins us to discuss whether fashion is over body positivity, if desiring skinny is a pop culture aesthetic and whether the Kardashians are a 'true' representation for plus-sized beauty standar

Is the Hema Committee Report MeToo's Second Wave? Ft. Parvathy Thiruvothu and Nidhi Suresh

Aug 29 2024 51 mins  
The Malayalam film industry is going through an upheaval for the second time with the Hema Committee report's revelations. This week, actor Parvathy and journalist Nidhi, who have both been at the forefront of respectively organizing and reporting on the "power mafia" in Mollywood, discuss the learnings from the first wave, the idea of imperfect feminists, changes in newsrooms cove