Wastefellows

THIS EPISODE: The NYT Modern Love essay that made Hindutva twitter explode, why Pakistani Muslims are ruining it for the rest of us, braindead diaspora, the decline of media, how people who have done nothing with their lives suffer from main character syndrome, interfaith relationships, growing up in India as a minority, etc etc etc!

What are NFTs? Do they help or hurt artists? Who is the biggest menace in the Indian music industry? What is the "South Asian music scene"? @AlizaJaanu and guest @tilpa answer these questions and more!

Happy Valentine's Day to all the babes and bums who listen to the podcast! Welcome to our V-day special that is all about MEN. No, not how to GET one. But what are men? How many types are there? What purpose do they serve? We answer pressing questions like "if you had a gun to your head, would you pick a wife guy or a reply guy??" Lots of fun, lots of gender discourse!

@AlizaJaanu offers up her opinions on the Nidhi Razdan-Harvard phishing scandal saga, getting into what's fishy about this whole phishing thing and answering burning questions like "Is it mean to make fun of her?" Then, a software engineer comes on the podcast to talk about how to detect a phishing scam, data privacy, and other important things you should know! Listen and learn. Happy 2021, everyone

@AlizaJaanu taps into her network of very smart people to bring Kamayani, a writer and researcher on visual culture with a special interest in Hindi cinema, onto Wastefellows to discuss what is on everyone's minds: The Fantastic Lives of Bollywood Wives. Listen to this chaotic recap of the Bollywood wives pilot, as we dive into docusoaps and Reality TV, Bollywood nepotism, and whether Le Bal is the world's greatest scam.

Wastefellows welcomes special guest @mindunderwear and the two "Agony Aunties" join forces to answer all of your depraved and degenerate questions. Listen to two alpha female Muslim women talk about the study circle epidemic in the country, Hindutva dominatrixes, and what to do when Twitter friendships get too toxic.

@AlizaJaanu and @DrDang discuss The Print article "What makes Modi’s BJP invincible? The cynicism that India is dead" and David Graeber's (RIP) essay "The Machinery of Hopelessness". We get into shoddy "privilege" discourse, why it is necessary to not present hopelessness as a personal failing, and what it means to feel hopeless in India right now. THEN, WHAT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! We talk about The Ken Newsletter, what is taught in MBA programs, how MBAs think they can fix every industry, and what people in MBA programs have been telling us! Tag an MBA you know!

Diaspora Gone Wild covers Kamala Harris! We talk about how she MAKES the diaspora GO WILD, South Asian representation in the US, her political career, and most importantly, her storied childhood and family -- like her walks in Besant Nagar with her freedom-fighter grandfather and his revolutionary friends. We talk about her Jamaican father, Donald Harris, and why no one seems to really be talking about him. All of this and A LOT MORE in this episode about the first Democratic vice presidential nominee of South Asian descent. Here is the link to the song we play in the episode. Watch the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmi6zkWrMME&ab_channel=APInternational

You can listen to the full episode 'Aliza and Shruti Fail The Bechdel Test' on mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/Wastefellowspod/aliza-and-shruti-fail-the-bechdel-test/

@AlizaJaanu and guest Jastej Trudeau (@Sturgeon's_Law) continue their interrogation of Bindy Johal's ascent as a prolific gangster and the events that precipitated his steep downfall. The two detour into the notorious affair between juror Gillian Guess and Johal's accomplice Peter Gill, the cultural framing of Bindy Johal through media and film, and why the world desperately needs a definitive Bindy Johal biopic.

Wastefellows welcomes Jastej Trudeu (@Sturgeons_Law) for the inaugural episode of our new series Diaspora Gone Wild. In Part 1 of this two part series on the rise and fall of iconic slain Punjabi-Canadian gangster Bindy Johal, we talk about the history of Punjabi immigration to Canada, the emergence of Indo gangsterism in 90s Vancouver, the Canadian media's obsession with Bindy Johal, and the trauma inflicted upon us by the Deepa Mehta film 'Beeba Boys.'

@AlizaJaanu welcomes @DrDang to Wastefellows to talk about the interminable saga of social media warfare. We rank our Top 3 fave twitter beefs and online meltdowns, talking about what they represent about the state of discourse, who we find annoying and why, and the relationship between lockdown cabin fever and url theatrics.

Listen to Wastefellows in conversation with guest, journalist, @neerjadeodhar talk about Bois Locker Room, the role of journalists, how #Metoo has shaped conversations around gender justice, and the limitations of call-out culture.

Aliza announces Sambit Patra Appreciation Month. Then, Aliza and Vinay talk about vanity, fitness, the gender divide, what got them into working out, Aliza's experience at an all-women gym in Aligarh, why yoga is a fitness fad, slimy Bangalore techies, the fitness industry in India AND MUCH MORE!

Rawan is back on Wastefellows! In this episode we talk about lockdown life in Palestine, the Bravo Reality TV show Family Karma, diaspora Indians and their stupid narratives, the Bollywood movies Dil Se and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, why Rawan likes Bollywood movies so much, the Noah Baumbach film Marriage Story and how white women are REALLY going through it

Aliza in conversation with the fabulous @KaveriExpress about COVID19, the environment, wildlife, the way forward, Bezos-Ambani offspring, Indian parents raising TERRIBLE children, why Steve Irwin is GROSS, and the Netflix smash hit docuseries TIGER KING

***A lockdown special*** The Wastefellows talk about getting Manu Joseph on the show, the Coronavirus, India’s new Ravana, life under a pandemic, Agamben’s bonkers but kinda on point hot take, why people who work in advertising need to get over themselves, and how we have NO ANSWERS !

The Wastefellows deep dive into the epic saga of your love lives

With India caught in the grip of Anti-Muslim violence and the future of South Asia seeming increasingly doomed, the Wastefellows bring you a special episode with scholar David Shulman, joining us from Lemuria, who talks to us about the origins of Lemuria, what it means now, and sir/ma’am culture

The Wastefellows talk about Bong Joon Ho's Parasite, the new Karan Johar Netflix reality tv dating show, and how Satya is scamming everyone on twitter.

The Wastefellows talk about dominant narratives used against the anti-CAA/NRC protestors, Shashi "Shakespeare" Tharoor's latest brainfart about Muslims being too Muslim, and the resurgence of Afzal Guru in the national conversation.

In the second episode of this two-part series, Aliza and special cohost Shariq look at the movement with a more critical eye, looking at what the movement needs to sustain itself, the role of ideology in leaderless protests, and what we have to do to win. ++ Some super helpful protest tips!

In the first episode of a two-part series on the anti-CAA protests, Aliza and special guest co-host Shariq, cover the basics of the CAA and the NRC, their experiences at the protests in their respective cities, and their reflections on being Muslim in these times of anti-Muslim hysteria

The Wastefellows look at the upcoming US President Election and its geopolitical and cultural impact from non-Western perspectives, with a special guest from Palestine. Shoutout to Kareena Kapoor.

The Wastefellows talk about the recently concluded MAMI film fest, film culture in India, films to watch out for, and perverts with guest Muhammed Deshmukh.

The Wastefellows catch up on their new favorite show, Skulls & Roses, and unravel the strange world of Indian Reality-TV

Listen to the Wastefellows discuss why Indians love their Whatsapp forwards so much, the Dhruv Rathee School of Facts and Fact-checking, and what rumors we'd like to spread about ourselves on Whatsapp!

Aliza

The Wastefellows discuss the curse of stand-up comedy, discount provocateur cinema, and useless speeches.