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Bharatiya Junta Podcast

166 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratings

This is a quirky, liberal take on all that's farcical, absurd and depressing in 'New India'. From cricket to science, entertainment to politics, the old Indians take on the new Indian narrative. Listen to some hard-hitting but mostly sane take on the happenings from Aryavrat.

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Episodes

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Bond..Madanlal ka Bond

March 24, 2024 02:35 - 1 hour - 47.3 MB

Gang asks itself, if your company is called Madanlal is there any doubt you would pay BJP? Or would you accept campus placement offer from a company called Megha engg? They delve into the magic of names , Govinda films, what's happening in the world of carnatic music vis a vis TM Krishna and then jumps into some major existential questions. Tune in for some therapy.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Relatable Billionaire

March 09, 2024 02:53 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

Gang gets together to comment on the wedding that is yet to happen in July. Raj used sentences like, "Let me defend Mukesh Ambani.. or let me defend Jay Shah." They also as per usual reviewed a few Hindutva-verse trailers this time Savarkar and Bastar. Some time was spent in talking about SBI letting Supreme Court know it is lunch time and general digressions that the pod indulges in. Tune in and like and share and subscribe.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Movies, Masti, Modi Ji Feat. Art. 370 and Aakhir Palayan Kab Tak

February 26, 2024 03:12 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

The gang reviews a couple of movie trailers, it is like a tsunami of sanghi movies out there. They also briefly chat about how UPI is the new Viagra and education policy of Kailasa. Aditya watched that Dhruv Rathi video and explains it to all of us all this and a lot of Modi Ji.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Uncle Civil Code and the multiverse of Bhaktness

February 13, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Gang discusses the whole Ram mandir thing then a tiny bit of Maldives. Questions like is the Uttarakhand UCC an uncle civil code, who gets Bharat Ratna, and the never ending sanghi movie universe.

BJPod Thoughton KI Barat- The School Whatsapp Group you wish you had feat. Punit Pania

February 01, 2024 08:05 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Gang was visited bu Punit Pania, for those who have already listened to the episode on youtube start at min 47 every one else, they talk about cricket, ram rajya, the uncle pandemic and why are we all addicted to our phones.

BJPod Thoughton KI Barat- Mandir-Mandir baat chali hai pata chala hai, Chaddi Pehan Ke Fool Khila Hai Feat. Kunal Purohit

January 22, 2024 04:52 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Gang was visited by the fantastic Kunal Purohit, the prolific journalist and the writer of H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars. Discussion includes, well what else do you think it includes? Raj said in his home town friends would say chalo baithke ghum ghalat karte hai, so tune in with some rum and do ghalat some ghum.

BJPod Thoughton KI Barat- Telecome bill pe hasne wali feat. Meghnad

January 13, 2024 03:54 - 1 hour - 71.1 MB

The gang has the man, the myth, the parliament ka subject matter expert Meghnad and we talk about telecom bill the world of right wing influencers, loneliness as a pandemic in our society and much more. Tune in and also do not forget to subscribe, share and like

BJPod Ranting Rona- Has bollywood aged well? feat. Abbas Momin

December 31, 2023 08:38 - 2 hours - 85.6 MB

Gang gets together before the year ends and takes a long look at one of the cultural foundation of our society the Hindi film industry with amazing Abbas Momin. They discuss the changing nature of the Indian hero through the decades, the changing conflict in Hindi cinema, the impact of southern films, DDLJ, DCH, K2H2, KHNH etc etc and the 90's and early 2000's nostalgia. Muslim in Bollywood, Amar-Akbar-Anthony. Finally what is next for Hindi cinema.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Telecom Bill, Conservative Arts and Main Atal Hoon but kya main subtle hoon?

December 23, 2023 02:41 - 1 hour - 76 MB

The gang as usual decides on talking of the telecom bill, parliament function or lack thereof, the Dhankar saga, but end up doing a lot around the trailer of Main Atal Hoon, some BJP universe spinoff ideas, some more Animal talks, ask big questions like can Annamalai be a minister in Modi cabinet, also some simple-shantanu stories and of course the featured tweet of the week.

BJPod Ranting Rona- Animal Kingdom ka Alpha Kaun?

December 11, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 54 MB

Gang talks about the film that everyone else is talking about, and what cinema means and what it says about the society. Also, Kya Meodi Ji Animal hai? We also talk of the soulless aspirations of Archies. Then we land our plane into the Tejas flight that the real alpha Tomendra Cruisodi bhai. Favorite tweet of the month features. Finally, gangs looks into the animals inside them and it becomes a random therapy session. PS- There are some audio quality issues for a few seconds in the middle

BJPod- Influencers Influencing Influenza Feat. Anurag Minus Verma

November 25, 2023 02:27 - 1 hour - 60 MB

Gang got together but realized Nishant was missing so we had the very funny and very on-point with his critique of all and sundry Anurag Minus Verma @confusedvichar. We talked about the right wing influencer pandemic, how being apolitical is also political, what type of dictator does the country want and also how we examine our own prejudices, biases and how sometimes we censor ourselves as well.

BJPod- Kaise Karein Is Desh Mein Satire Feat Dr. Medusa

November 19, 2023 01:28 - 1 hour - 59.6 MB

Gang is on a short hiatus but fikar not, for this episode Raj sat down with the master satirist and perhaps an even better linguist Dr. Medusa @ms_medusssa on X. They talked about the challenges of doing satire in a country that often itself resembles a satire, the Chavda ailment that the BJPod boys gave Dr. Medusa, how does NASA sanskrit coding happens, the phenomenon of right wing influencers especially the women and a lot more. Tune In.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Narayanmurthy at 70 and the curious case of Danish Kaneria and Satyapal Malik

October 30, 2023 03:15 - 1 hour - 51.9 MB

Gang gets together to ask the most important question of them all. How much work is ok work per the infosys simple murthy uncle. Also, why no talks of Qatar or RaGa Satyapal meet, but a lot of talks of Danish Kaneria. Also, they discuss Indian Roads and how to be a Roads Scholar along with what is Gita GPT. Special mention to, kya naam bataya? Bhupendra Jogi

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Why have they not renamed Ahmedabad? and Indian simping Israel

October 16, 2023 16:35 - 57 minutes - 41.9 MB

Gang gets together and has a whole rant on the way this world cup is going and especially that game between India and them. Then they jump into the Israel and Palestine situation and how India is reacting to it. Tune in for the thoughtein.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Kya hua 2ab ka wadaa, khali folder, parliament zyada

September 29, 2023 02:55 - 1 hour - 95.2 MB

Gang talks about the first day in the new parliament, the Modi Ji folder-folder khaali khaali folder. Also, India- Canada row and the trajectory our media and scientific temperament is sinking to.

BJPod- Happy Narendra Day, Modi Ji Birthday Special

September 17, 2023 05:42 - 2 hours - 111 MB

Old timers might recognize but as part of the birthday of the Mahamanav Modi Ji we propose our version of the Modi Ji film and it is better than what the Vivek's Oberoi and Agnihotri can. It is the story of an Avatar. PS- The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred. No Animals, Mothers or Cows were harmed during the r...

Arey! Ye sab kya ho raha hai? feat. Meghnad

September 10, 2023 02:30 - 2 hours - 112 MB

Raj is joined by the man, the myth, the legend Meghnad. They talk about G20, Modi Ji as a brand, what does his successes tell us about the larger public. They also talk about the future and weird hypothesis like, how would Modi Ji and Shah Ji do if they were part of the Congress Party instead.

BJPod- Discord ke hawale watan sathiyo

August 26, 2023 04:27 - 2 hours - 79 MB

In this episode, we take a step-back and let our Discord community take the stage. They share how they feel at this moment in India and what hurts them and gives them a pause. If you wanted to understand the anguish that people who believe in a diverse, broader nation. Give this one a listen.

To Mother India, Happy Birthday, From the BJPod guys

August 14, 2023 20:49 - 8 minutes - 5.57 MB

Just an epic rap battle between the first one and the current one

BJPod Bawaal se nikle Pardes par atke

August 12, 2023 02:45 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Gang wanted to understand the film Bawaal so Aditya decided to do the arduous task of watching it and then explaining to us what the film is all about. But somewhere in the middle he ended up watching Pardes too and well let us just say that film has not aged well. We will be back with Newsein and Thoughtein soon.

Gadar trailer review and Deep dive into Pakistani YouTubers reviewing Indian Content

August 05, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MB

An inside peek into how the sausage is made. We started with doing a reaction on Gadar 2 and then at some point moved to doing the reaction to a pakistani reaction to the trailer track of BR Chopra Mahabharat.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtien - Bawaal for I.N.D.I.A and finding the french word for Chandrayan

July 22, 2023 08:27 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB

The Gang gets on the cringe wagon and talks of why did the opposition not think of fighting acronym man with acronyms before. Also showcasing how it has rattled the Bhaktverse. Nishant's innocent feelings on Bawaal do not stand the test of time as we release the episode. And we try to figure out why was Madhavan in Paris with Modi Ji.

BJPod Thoughton Ka Maha-Rant

July 10, 2023 03:35 - 2 hours - 123 MB

Gang goes through basically all things on their mind. Adtiya walks Nishant and Raj through BeerBiceps latest shenanigans and then they talk about how they are the loser coz they are rando leftie podsters and then they talk of the OG podcaster the Mein ki Bat ft Modi Sir. This is a 2 hour plus rant filled freewheeler where they talk it all from vande bharat to how bharat will be one day. Tune in like, share, subscribe and leave comments.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtein- Mera Biden kyu tumhe chahe, Mera Biden Feat. Aadipurush in Amrikkka and his Pressed and Unimpressed Confrences

June 25, 2023 03:15 - 54 minutes - 45.3 MB

What else can we talk of this week? Our free-range Aadipurush visits Amrikkka and send his long distance India lovers into a tizzy. The fitness rituals of BJP big-wigs esp with the recent Yoga day and finally the movie that has made a writer a star. Tune in.

BJPod Newsein aur Thoughtein- Democracy aur Hopelessness ka sweetspot hai India

June 11, 2023 02:04 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

The gang discusses what happened to Pragya Thakur's plans around Kerala Story, tweet of the week, new parliament and the Akhand Bharat mural and what is S Jaishankar's role as a foreign minister, the Modi US trip, Sudhir bhai and Gaming Jihad, and finally Brij Bhushan ke paas Modi Ji ki kaunsi CD hai?

Newsein aur Thoughtein- Democracy aur Hopelessness ka sweetspot hai India

June 11, 2023 02:04 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

The gang discusses what happened to Pragya Thakur's plans around Kerala Story, tweet of the week, new parliament and the Akhand Bharat mural and what is S Jaishankar's role as a foreign minister, the Modi US trip, Sudhir bhai and Gaming Jihad, and finally Brij Bhushan ke paas Modi Ji ki kaunsi CD hai?

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: Ye duniya pital di ! But SENGOL hai sone di !

May 29, 2023 03:57 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

What else would the gang talk today? That 1023 feeling in 2023. New Parliament, Old Ailments. Sengol, Isabgol and Modi Ji ke jhol. Colonization ya Coronation but no Constitution and other stuff...

BJPod Emergency Bajrang Bali Episode: Sorry Godi Media, Main Kar-Na-Saka (Geddit Geddit??)

May 15, 2023 02:31 - 53 minutes - 50.9 MB

Emergency episode on the latest elections and our review of our day out with the godi gang of Rubiqa (rooh-biqa), Rahul Kamal and that er-Knob. We also end up discussing the SC judgment on Maharashtra and somehow the Ram Setu movie coz Aditya did the heavy lifting of watching it for us.

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: The Bhajpod story and jab we met in Karnataka

May 08, 2023 02:30 - 1 hour - 108 MB

There is a point in this episode where the gang talks about the finale of this Hindutva movie universe. Where Mithun Da from TKF is driving a train into Gujarat and the train gets on fire at that point Nishant starts to sing- 'train me lag gai aag ki dil mera...' And that is how we get cancelled. We review the trailer of the film as well as some coronation scenes and bits of Rajdeep- Bilawal interview. We also talk Karnataka obviously and Manipur.

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: Ghar ki batein ghar me hi rehni chahiye unless it is hosting G20

April 29, 2023 03:10 - 51 minutes - 44.6 MB

Gang starts with an Aditya anecdote of one nation- one product. How even our most educated/elite behave to ensure ki ghar ki batein ghar me rahe. Then they discuss ki kash hum right wing hote. How in US it is BLM but in India- homeopathy lives matter. The gang thinks ki Modi Ji kaunsi race me first aaye so that we could get g20. How Modi Ji is not authoritarian unhe bas India ke sath exclusivity chaihiye and then twitter thread of the day.

Newsein aur Thoughtein- Satyapal dost na raha, Tiger pyar na raha, NCERT humein tera, Aitbar na raha

April 16, 2023 02:30 - 1 hour - 59 MB

The gang talks starts by discussing the fall out from the #satyapalmalik interview, the #tiger  that was not seen, the kings who shall not be named and one true god in camouflage gear Nandu Ji. Featuring- Vande Bharat musical.   PS- While we were recording the Atiq Ahmad encounter happened so you  also get our reactions of the instant PPS- To watch part of our episode on video check out https://youtu.be/DU9jWApRk_Y

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: New India, New Parliament, New Music, New Festivals, Old problems

April 02, 2023 02:45 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

We are back after a short hiatus due to Aditya's India trip therefore we start by talking of Aditya's adventures in India and move to whatever that Ramnavmi festival was all about. We discuss some techno Hindutva music. We also re-imagine how would a new parliament really become a Modi Ji heaven. We also discuss Rahul Gandhi and other political and social happenings over the past few weeks.

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: Alt-democracy, AltNews and Natioanlist influencers

March 06, 2023 03:30 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Gang starts with RaGa ppt at Cambridge. Then talk Sisodia arrest. With special guest Kalim Ahmed from AltNews who talks about his work and personal challenges around working in such a high stress environment.   We move to the ecosystem of nationalist influencers and white travel vlogers praising India. How is G20 being covered in India and abroad. And finally talk of our personal uncle based trauma events. 

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: Aiyyo Modi Ji

February 19, 2023 02:37 - 1 hour - 66 MB

Gang talks Adani, BBC, Modi Ji and his ministers, is Modi Ji a Caesar? And is that how things end?  Talking of ends we talk of the new Shiv Sena and how this can be Uddhav Thakrey's redemption arc. From there we move on to the new age riot wing intellectuals of India and what they represent and the Tak Tananana tandoori ban in MP. We also discuss, does Modi Ji watch insta reels and a little bit of Bollywood.

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: Full Sapot Adani, Pathan and logic and kya Modi Ji Marvel universe ke Superman hai?

February 06, 2023 03:30 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

Gang discusses Adani debacle. And try to make sense of Pathan. Aditya talks about his India exp and why he can now vote for BJP also his missed connection with Modi Ji. We also talk of the Shetty and YRF universe and how that is our Marvel and DC. And ask big questions like, isn't BJP central committee meeting the real Indian avengers? Also for fans of Aditya- HE BACK  

Thoughton ka Maha-Adda: New year, new masle, a conversation with our discord community

January 23, 2023 03:30 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

Aditya is still missing. He was last seen in public during the recording of our last episode.  'Aditya please come back wherever you are, koi kuch nahi bolega.' - from Nishant and Raj In his absence we had a gathering with our discord community and talked about adventures of Ganga cruise, Joshimath, THAT DOCUMENTARY and Ambanis. Also, Raj went on a rant for 15 mins at the start of this episode on Pathan and patriotism, sorry for that [skip to 14:16 to avoid Raj ka solo rant].  Special tha...

Thoughtein hi thoughtein- We are still in 2022, 2023 can wait. (feat. discussions on Hindi serials, Dil Chahta Hai coolness, KBC and India's smartest podcast)

January 15, 2023 03:30 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

The gang is still in 2022 (so no wishing you new year). They talk about all of the different areas in Indian pop culture like hindi serial weirdness and then we move to what made certain things cool like Dil Chahta Hai and then move on to other movies and whatever is the new KBC and end with a delicious side dish of that biceps ranbir podcast video reviews.

Newson ki Barat and Thoughto ki Barsaat, BJPod a year in review- Part II (July to Dec)

December 31, 2022 06:53 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

Hello You, do you have a moment for us to talk about our lord and savior because the second part of our year in review episode is here. The gang looks back at the beginning of Amritkal, the Gujarat elections and all the antics of our Cutie Ji and all his sidekicks. 

Newson ki Barat and Thoughto ki Barsaat, BJPod a year in review- Part I (Jan to June)

December 21, 2022 07:42 - 1 hour - 85.7 MB

Rewinding on the first half of the year 0008 of our lord Modi Ji. Looking back at what our lord and all our overlords talked about. Reliving all the laughs that were had, tears that were shed, friends that were made and Uncles that we fell in love with.  

Gujratgasm, a discussion with Alishan

December 12, 2022 03:30 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

We get the indomitably courageous Alishan Jafri on the podcast to talk of how did our election results day go. We discuss his experiences on the ground and how the underlying current of Hindu supremacist bubbles up the surface via youtube, facebook, whatsapp and other engagement methods. 

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: So much Gujarat hai, too much Gujarat hai, kya kya Gujarat hai

November 29, 2022 04:30 - 59 minutes - 45.9 MB

The gang talks all things Gujarat, including the elections, the BJP sankalp patra, Gujarat Olympics 2036. What Gujaratis want? Then move to Galawan says hi and the different ways by which they would want to interact with Shiv Aroor and finaally end with the Gujju Model.

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: Modi Ji ke Vaadey, Musk Ji ke Iraadey, Papa ni Pari, Ambulance leke chali and vande vande vande Bharat

November 14, 2022 04:15 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

In this episode, the gang talks about many things but mainly about Modi Ji's ambulance revolution again. The leftist train Vande Bharat. How Musk- Modi and Michael Scott can be the same person. Who should be papa ni pari? And finally a little bit about US mid terms. 

BJPod Newsein and Thoughtein: Cow, Currency Gods and Cowjeriwal

October 31, 2022 03:15 - 50 minutes - 40.5 MB

In this episode, the gang is back once again and we discuss important questions like- if we can have beef with the foreign cows (a la Sunak). What happens to Indian cows that are in US on H1B Visa? Why are gods waiting to have their pics on currency notes before blessing Indian economy? And why is Kejriwal?  

Special Semi-Season Break BJPod- Only Newsein No Thoughtein

October 23, 2022 04:30 - 14 minutes - 14 MB

Unfortunately Aditya and Nishant were busy today so Raj just recorded himself talking to the mirror going over weekly news

Newsein and Thoughtein - Adipurush, Shinde v Thakre, Good Samaritan Modi, Nobel Peace Prize

October 09, 2022 14:20 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

This week, we talk about the Adipurush teaser, INC elections, the clash of the two Senas, Modiji making way for an ambulance and the reactions around the Nobel Peace prize.

BJPod Newsein- Happy B'day Modiji, Hindu Movie-verse, INC Elections

September 27, 2022 16:29 - 1 hour - 74.4 MB

This week we talk about the Hindutva movie trailer, Brahmastra and what a possible Mahabharat movie could look like. Also, Modiji's birthday, the INC presidential elections and the cynicism around the Bharat Jodo yatra. Also, Waqt Hamara Hai and Sooryavansham references thrown in  for no reason.

BJPod@3: Teen Saal Bemisaal -- Bulbul, Kartavya Path, Pondy Lit Fest

September 13, 2022 18:06 - 1 hour - 66 MB

On the 3rd anniversary of BJPod, we discuss the legend of Bulbul Savarkar, India vs UK GDP and reclaiming of Kartavya Path. Also, exclusive Pondy Lit fest coverage.

Newsein Aur Thoughtein - Bulldozer aur Bilkis ka Bharat

August 30, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

We talk of the bulldozer parade in New Jersey and talk about the brazenness and obscenity in the convicts of the Bilkis case being garlanded and celebrated.

Nehru vs Modi - Epic Speech Battle

August 15, 2022 00:22 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MB

On the 75th Independence Day, here's a short segment from our Independence Day episode, for the first time not featuring any of us. Just two PMs in an epic speech battle.

Amritkaal Bonus Episode

August 14, 2022 18:29 - 1 hour - 94.4 MB

Wishing you all a very Happy 75th Independence Day. Here's hoping we redeem our pledge and that Babasaheb's constitution prevails.