Bharatiya Junta Podcast

A freewheeling chat ranges from a celebrated physicist and debates over inviting controversial public figures to reactions against racist online commentary. They roast pseudoscience, sketch AI strategy for India and critique celebrity tech culture. Conversations bounce to film music nostalgia, Chandrayaan fiction, delivery drones and quirky takes on numerology and travel-show representation.

Nishant and Raj were joined by Vinamra and Yash to talk about the ongoing conflict between US and Iran, then role of India in all that. They talk about some recent incidents in India and how it can be seen as the revenge of the masses in India (educated and otherwise) who have only learned to see the world from the local lens provided to them with limited to no understanding of how the rest of the world is but also no appreciation for things beyond their immediate vicinity which also means a dive into our education system and social system.Like share and subscribe

They dig into AI culture, from fake reels and deepfakes to an AI-generated political trailer. They debate how AI hype and summits compare to real scientific progress. They poke at film lore, plotting quirks and public mythmaking around a national security figure. They close with riffs on education, data centers, media bias and quirky civic projects.

Nishant and Raj are joined by Vinamra and Richa to talk about things that are happening. Starting from Nishant's recent India trip to the various infrastructure failings in India. What is Akarma-Sakarma in Karnataka? What happened in Delhi Metro and in Noida?Trigger Warning for discussion of sexual assault. Like share and subscribe.

Aditya and Raj are joined by Vinamra and MV our Indian correspondents to talk about how things are with the Gig workers strike. They start with the new enemy India has found in Bangladesh, how is India's foreign policy seems to be managed by 12 year olds. The discussion than moves to Olympics being planned to hosted in India, but how when we will not allow most countries to come in. Finally we talk about the gig workers strike and the implications of it.Missed talking of the lynching of the Tripura student but we shall do that next episode.Like, share and subscribe please.

As the year wraps up, reflections on recent distressing events highlight a collective longing for hope. Insights from Arundhati Roy and Viktor Frankl inspire listeners to view love and attitude as proactive forms of resistance. The speaker encourages building communities of care and embracing imperfect love, emphasizing the need to resist normalizing violence. Joy emerges as a powerful political assertion, inviting empathy and connection. Ultimately, hope is framed as a discipline, urging everyone to act towards a brighter future.

As the title suggests, a relook of what Quora offered in the Modi Years.

Join Aditya, Raj, Abbas, and Dr. Medusa, an academic focused on art's socio-political impact, as they dive into what makes a film truly 'good.' They explore the role of art in society—should it comfort or disturb? The panel critiques the recent film 'Dhurandar,' lamenting the absence of benign mainstream cinema and discussing how political awareness shapes film taste. They debate the balance between empathy in storytelling and the risk of propaganda in cinema, all while reminiscing about lost genres and lighter, comedy-driven films.

Aditya and Raj are joined by Vatsal and Kaustubh to discuss the pros and mostly cons of gig economy, goa, modi ji ke hilane ka shauq, democracy's temperature in vishwaguru, and kya hoga India ka?Tune in and like and share and subscribe aapko Modi Ji ki kasam.

Gang is joined by Kalim and Richa. They discuss Mamdani, Bihar elections, perils of AI and the latest substack essay that Kalim and Raj wrote together. Also, Dhoom Machale.Trigger Warning at 1 hour 30 min mark there is discussion of suicide and self harm, if you have to, please skip the next 15 minutes from there. Like, share and subscribe.Essay Link- https://themonolithbykalim.substack.com/p/perpetual-victimhood