The One Story

In this episode, we look at 'Blonde,' Sylvia Plath, and why the absent father figure narrative is used to erase women's agency in pop culture. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at Britney Spears, 'The Lost Daughter,' and how the idea of 'bad mothers' is used as a weapon against women. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at the ethical and philosophical questions around A.I. art, and how it takes away from the process of creation.  This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how society's obsession with independence ignores the support disabled, neurodivergent, or chronically ill people need.  This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how facial recognition tech is based on an outdated understanding of gender, putting trans people at risk of discrimination.  This piece was written and narrated by Sayantan Datta. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how movies and TV shows create unsustainable friendship "goals," and why that sets up real-life friendships to fail.  This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how anti-capitalism has become an edgy subculture online, and why that makes meaningful change difficult. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how the present crop of horror films depicts our darkest collective fears as a society, forcing us to confront systemic issues like racism, sexism, and climate change. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's long form features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how treating sex as a taboo deprives women of the vocabulary to navigate sexual relationships. This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how young Indians are conditioned to associate spending with guilt, impacting their lifelong relationship with money. This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at why society does not recognize how painful breakups are, and the way that impacts our ability to heal. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we explore why Indians look down on rest, and what will it take to value sleep as a social necessity. This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at the many cultural myths around miscarriages in India, and how they are rooted in prejudices denying bodily autonomy to women. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how the physical pain from tattoos and piercings can give people a sense of control over their bodies -- and their lives. This piece was written and recorded by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at depictions of women's anger on screen, and what makes feminine rage subversive. This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at the problems with 'Brownness' as an identity, how it caters to the White gaze, and gets co-opted by privileged desis settled abroad. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how the trauma of watching parents' fights stays with young people, leading them into destructive relationship patterns. This piece was written and recorded by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at why asexual Indians feel excluded from queer spaces, and how this exclusion makes it harder for them to accept their ideas about sex and desire. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at dream jobs, the ‘labor of love' myth, and why it's okay to prioritize a well-paying job over a ‘meaningful' one. This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we explore the problems with how society views PCOS, and why it is important to recognize it as a chronic condition that reduces the overall quality of life. This piece was written and narrated by Dr. Esha Chainani. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how heirlooms shape people's understanding of personal wealth, family histories and inter-generational trauma.  This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at trigger warnings on social media and what research shows about their limitations. This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how pop culture disproportionately focuses on individual serial killers, at the cost of examining the violent systems within which they operate. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how climate consciousness has decisively made its way into the dating checklist for today's young generation. This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at the problems with viewing attention as a commodity, and why our thoughts are no longer our own. This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. 'The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how infidelity can be empowering for people stuck in abusive relationships, allowing them to regain self-esteem and agency. This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how intergenerational food rituals and eating traditions can help heal emotional injuries. This piece was written and narrated by Saumya Kalia. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how literature has helped many women recognize, and come to terms with, their sexual desires. This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how the right balance between remembering and forgetting things can be the key to better relationships and mental health. This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at "almost-relationships," and how fantasies of what-could-have-been are sometimes the most difficult to move on from. This piece was written and narrated by Devrupa Rakshit. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at the "class film" aesthetic in OTT films, and how, in their attempt to make everything "prettier," these narratives threaten to erase the idea of caste and class in Indian society. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how an anti-caste pedagogy would respect the agency of all students, promote non-hierarchical relationships, and question how knowledge is transacted. This piece was written and narrated by Rohitha Naraharisetty. ‘The One Story' is TS Studio's weekly podcast series, where we narrate The Swaddle's longform features at the intersection of health, gender, and culture.

In this episode, we look at how edtech firms are using the “Covid learning gap” as a marketing tool that feeds on parents' insecurities about the impact of the pandemic on their children's development.

In this episode, we look at how Indian parents and partners use guilt, in the name of love, to manipulate individuals. This makes people more vulnerable to abuse in other areas of their life as they begin to internalize it.

In this episode, we look at how microaggressions, discriminatory textbooks, and bullying from teachers and students alike make Islamophobia a defining feature of the Muslim experience in education.

Meftal, an over-the-counter drug, has become a period essential -- while transforming people's relationships with their bodies and feminity.

Emergency contraceptives can put the control of women's reproductive rights into their own hands. But over-the-counter access and patriarchy drive pill misuse in young heterosexual women.

The internet and social media package self-care as a one-size-fits-all solution. But what started as a tool of resistance for the marginalized is now restricted to able-bodied, upper class, and upper caste individuals almost exclusively.

Leading double lives is sometimes the only way for people to assert their identity without being disowned by families. But constantly feeling you are “on the run" can affect individual mental health.

Stories from those at the periphery of cities are at risk of disappearing forever, if not recorded and archived for posterity. Oral histories can be a way to document these narratives.

At its core, radical kindness seems to mean something very amorphous, yet specific at the same time. It is to hold a picture in mind of a better future and see people within the contexts they come from. In the face of structural injustices and harm, the means to rebuild and heal can be powerful.

Astrology in India has been a powerful determinant of family customs, rituals, and life plans -- but its recent uncritical popularity on the Internet undermines the work of anti-superstition advocates who were killed for their work.

The idea of singleness has always generated cultural anxiety -- a bias that is codified into the system. Looking at stories of unmarried, divorced, widowed women, along with expert insights, we paint a picture of the extent of exclusion and ignorance within the bureaucratic channels.