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Season Two- Special Episode Shaurya Anokhi Fandom Speak about Expectations of Girls After Marriage
July 18, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBWhat do girls expect after marriage ? Equality. But beyond that. Respect. Gone are the days where the families of the Boys are treated deferentially than those of the girls. Today, the circumstances determine that both families garner equal respect and dignity. Just as the partners do. When asked if love superseded respect, the panel was unanimous in their voice. Nothing was more important than respect. They were willing to walk out of a relationship if it falls short on the respect side of ...
Season Two- Special Episode Shaurya Anokhi Fandom Speak about Expectations of Girls After Marriage
July 18, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBWhat do girls expect after marriage ? Equality. But beyond that. Respect. Gone are the days where the families of the Boys are treated deferentially than those of the girls. Today, the circumstances determine that both families garner equal respect and dignity. Just as the partners do. When asked if love superseded respect, the panel was unanimous in their voice. Nothing was more important than respect. They were willing to walk out of a relationship if it falls short on the respect side of ...
Season Two : Review of State of Siege - Temple Attack and Collar Bomb
July 13, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB#StateofSiege - Temple Attack is the story of the terrorist attack on Akshardham temple in 2002 in Gandhinagar in Gujarat captured through the eyes of worshippers, NSG commandos, politicians, the affected families, and the terrorists themselves. Four armed men killed 33 people, including a National Security Guard (NSG) commando and two Gujarat police officers, and injured 80 people. Innocent people were held hostage and ended up as collateral damage before NSG could barge in to save lives. ...
Season Two : Review of State of Siege - Temple Attack and Collar Bomb
July 13, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB#StateofSiege - Temple Attack is the story of the terrorist attack on Akshardham temple in 2002 in Gandhinagar in Gujarat captured through the eyes of worshippers, NSG commandos, politicians, the affected families, and the terrorists themselves. Four armed men killed 33 people, including a National Security Guard (NSG) commando and two Gujarat police officers, and injured 80 people. Innocent people were held hostage and ended up as collateral damage before NSG could barge in to save lives. ...
Season Two Special Episode :Shaurya and Anokhi Fans Question the Inequity of Marriages towards Women
July 12, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBThe Indian Son in law is akin to God whereas the Indian Daughter in Law is All thanks to vicious prejudices, the term, ‘in laws’ is seen by most women in India as scary. Young women dreaming of a happy life getting married are often worried about their freedom. The fault lies in the mentality at large that is responsible for depicting people in a certain way. Also, for people to think that they are entitled. Our society isn’t very balanced when it comes to marriage. Right from the outset, ...
Season Two: Review of Skater Girl and Haseen Dillruba
July 09, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBWhat's more fun on a July 4 weekend than a jump off a fully functional airplane , walk into a pool, eat amazing food, hang out with friends, that cannabis cookie and then watch Haseen Dillruba. Cuz, you know - you need your brains right there...... Hahaha No- serious. We also watched Skater Girl. Hear our reviews. Have fun with our takes and the crazies that come with it.... hehehehehe. Happy Friyayaay SMS Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wher...
Season Two: Review of Skater Girl and Haseen Dillruba
July 09, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBWhat's more fun on a July 4 weekend than a jump off a fully functional airplane , walk into a pool, eat amazing food, hang out with friends, that cannabis cookie and then watch Haseen Dillruba. Cuz, you know - you need your brains right there...... Hahaha No- serious. We also watched Skater Girl. Hear our reviews. Have fun with our takes and the crazies that come with it.... hehehehehe. Happy Friyayaay SMS Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wher...
Season Two Special Episode :Shaurya and Anokhi Fans question the concept of filial piety in south asian families
July 07, 2021 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBIn most eastern cultures, filial piety is not a choice, but rather as an unconditional obligation of the child. Respect and obedience are therefore expected of the children by the parents in this codification of patriarchy. “Respect” – that oft-repeated, irrationally understood mommy of all goddamn family ideals. It surpasses logic and debates and substitutes rational disagreements with excellent old-fashioned subservience. So many of us grow up trusting that this is how it must be; that o...
Season Two Special Episode :Shaurya and Anokhi Fans question the concept of filial piety in south asian families
July 07, 2021 21:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBIn most eastern cultures, filial piety is not a choice, but rather as an unconditional obligation of the child. Respect and obedience are therefore expected of the children by the parents in this codification of patriarchy. “Respect” – that oft-repeated, irrationally understood mommy of all goddamn family ideals. It surpasses logic and debates and substitutes rational disagreements with excellent old-fashioned subservience. So many of us grow up trusting that this is how it must be; that o...
Season Two Special Episode :Shaurya and Anokhi Fans question patriarchy in marriage customs and talk about the rituals that need to be left behind
June 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBManushi, Shreya, Sumi, and Supriya talk about the antiquated customs surrounding marriages and how no one has ever done an intelligent exploration of the reason why we do the weeks of long wedding festivities rich with food and drink, dance, and Bollywood. Why the bastion that these traditions have governed over years and ages is robust enough to go unimpeded. And mostly – for whatever it is worth to quote Mr. Bachchan in Mohabatein parampara, pratishtha, anushaasan. Hear them debate the ...
Season Two Special Episode :Shaurya and Anokhi Fans question patriarchy in marriage customs and talk about the rituals that need to be left behind
June 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBManushi, Shreya, Sumi, and Supriya talk about the antiquated customs surrounding marriages and how no one has ever done an intelligent exploration of the reason why we do the weeks of long wedding festivities rich with food and drink, dance, and Bollywood. Why the bastion that these traditions have governed over years and ages is robust enough to go unimpeded. And mostly – for whatever it is worth to quote Mr. Bachchan in Mohabatein parampara, pratishtha, anushaasan. Hear them debate the ...
Season Two Special Episode :Shaurya and Anokhi Fans discuss reaction to the custom of sacrifice and the toll on mental health of women of the system of patriarchy
June 24, 2021 22:00 - 2 hours - 89.7 MBAs Anokhi hurts her relationship with Shaurya by lying to him in the whole Indian tradition of sacrifice, he questions her rights to donate him and take decisions on his behalf as if he did not matter to the relationship or his desires does not. He walks out of her life. What she thinks is sacrifice, we think is selfish and self-centered thought. The fandom discusses how the entire idea of sacrifice and mental health impacts the thinking of women in the patriarchy in South Asian societies. ...
Season Two Special Episode :Shaurya and Anokhi Fans discuss reaction to the custom of sacrifice and the toll on mental health of women of the system of patriarchy
June 24, 2021 22:00 - 2 hours - 89.7 MBAs Anokhi hurts her relationship with Shaurya by lying to him in the whole Indian tradition of sacrifice, he questions her rights to donate him and take decisions on his behalf as if he did not matter to the relationship or his desires does not. He walks out of her life. What she thinks is sacrifice, we think is selfish and self-centered thought. The fandom discusses how the entire idea of sacrifice and mental health impacts the thinking of women in the patriarchy in South Asian societies. ...
Season Two: Review of Shadistaan and Love & Shukla While Karanvir & Debattama Speak about their Show Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani
June 19, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBOppression in lesser-privileged families where women are always silenced cannot be wished away by a few privileged speeches. The savior complex becomes more pronounced when Sasha says, “Hum jaise auratein ladte hain taaki ap jaisi auraton ko apni duniya mein ladaai na karni pade.” Shaadistan on Hotstar is a story of three women who are facing their own demons of empowerment in their own chasms. Scott and Miraal have a go at it. Love and Shukla Review is Next and Miraal is the one who has wa...
Season Two: Review of Shadistaan and Love & Shukla While Karanvir & Debattama Speak about their Show Shaurya Aur Anokhi Ki Kahani
June 19, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBOppression in lesser-privileged families where women are always silenced cannot be wished away by a few privileged speeches. The savior complex becomes more pronounced when Sasha says, “Hum jaise auratein ladte hain taaki ap jaisi auraton ko apni duniya mein ladaai na karni pade.” Shaadistan on Hotstar is a story of three women who are facing their own demons of empowerment in their own chasms. Scott and Miraal have a go at it. Love and Shukla Review is Next and Miraal is the one who has wa...
Season Two: Special Episode Shaurya and Anokhi Fans Talk about the culture of Sacrifice
June 15, 2021 03:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBIn the sacrificial context of the early period of the Vedas, an act (karman) ensured the stability of the deity and the world order governed by that deity but could also fulfill one’s personal desires. In the period of the Brahmanas, the act of sacrifice came to take on an autonomous role in creating and sustaining the cosmos. The deity loses importance and the priest who offers the sacrifice grows in importance; the priest has the ability to release the power of brahman—the sacred word that...
Season Two: Special Episode Shaurya and Anokhi Fans Talk about the culture of Sacrifice
June 15, 2021 03:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBIn the sacrificial context of the early period of the Vedas, an act (karman) ensured the stability of the deity and the world order governed by that deity but could also fulfill one’s personal desires. In the period of the Brahmanas, the act of sacrifice came to take on an autonomous role in creating and sustaining the cosmos. The deity loses importance and the priest who offers the sacrifice grows in importance; the priest has the ability to release the power of brahman—the sacred word that...
Season Two :Special Episode Shaurya Aur Anokhi Fans Talk about Teacher Student Romance and Why they think it Must stop being taboo
June 09, 2021 19:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBThe fandom of Shaurya Aur Anokhi ki Kahani has been making waves by creating a pathway for themselves in taking the issues that the series deals with in terms of social content to the next level. The fans not only discuss these issues in highly animated panels but also create dialogue, engage in meaningful conversation, and build a plan for their communities to embrace change in thoughts and actions. We at Desis.LIVE are so grateful to be the catalysts for this movement of advocacy that we h...
Season Two Review of Beautiful But Broken Season 3 and Family Man Season 2
June 09, 2021 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBHear our extremely animated review of @altbalaji's new series Broken But Beautiful Season 3 Agastya Rao (Sidharth Shukla) is a talented theatre director, down on luck and cash because of his out-of-whack eccentricities. Rumi Desai (Sonia Rathee) is a rich brat who hides her insecurities and issues under the veneer of a devil-may-care attitude. They hate each other passionately, which is why they fail to realize when that hate turns to need and then love. Rumi wants what she does not have an...
Season Two Review of November Story @Hotstarusa, @Netflix's Ahaan and @hbomax's Friends Reunion
June 06, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBNovember Story @hotstarusa is perhaps among Tamannaah’s best performances and she makes the most of the role that she has been offered. The character reverberates a lot with the audience because it tells the story of strong women who can be vulnerable and have their flaws too. Tamannaah oozes poise and maneuvers her star charisma to tell a good story. Ahaan @netflix is the story of a differently-abled with Down syndrome and talks about his dream: a satisfying job, a decent salary, a car, a...
Season Two Review of November Story @Hotstarusa, @Netflix's Ahaan and @hbomax's Friends Reunion
June 06, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBNovember Story @hotstarusa is perhaps among Tamannaah’s best performances and she makes the most of the role that she has been offered. The character reverberates a lot with the audience because it tells the story of strong women who can be vulnerable and have their flaws too. Tamannaah oozes poise and maneuvers her star charisma to tell a good story. Ahaan @netflix is the story of a differently-abled with Down syndrome and talks about his dream: a satisfying job, a decent salary, a car, a...
Season Two - Special Episode Shaurya Anokhi Fans Talk about Love Versus Career
May 30, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB“You had the power all along, my dear.” -Glinda the Good Witch, The Wizard of Oz. Women cannot choose if they are not given the same options to make their choices from. If their choices are not free of biases: burdens of keeping everyone around them happy, the responsibility of keeping the family together, the duty towards nurturing kids before themselves, the penalty they pay for being ambitious, or self-advocating. Yes, we can give women the freedom of choices, but these choices come t...
Season Two Sardar Ka Grandson @Netlix. The Last Hour on @Amazon , The Disciple @Netflix and the Fans of Shaurya Anokhi discussing Parental blackmail
May 26, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBMiraal, Shriya, and Scott are back in the room. They start with almost an evisceration of @netflix's Grandson of Sardar in one of its funniest ever takedowns. Don't miss it. Then of course Scott's fascination with the supernatural thriller genre of @amazon's The Last hour and its shaman fused the idea of the past, present, and future getting tied together in a way that promotes free will and second chances. Solidly sold. @Netflix's The Disciple was Shriya and Scott's fav. And Miraal was ...
Season Two -Special Episode @Starplus Show Shaurya and Anokhi Fans discuss parental abuse and blackmail in a Panel Discussion on Desis.LIVE Show
May 24, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThis week Devi played a very sinister trick to fake a heart attack to trick Shaurya to perform a perfunctory exchange of rings with Shagun by emotionally blackmailing him in withholding fake medication till he did not exchange the rings. Devi uses Shaurya's abandonment syndrome which she herself has seeded against him as his vulnerability and creates a sense of obligation in him as a son because he places guilt inside of him that because Devi had to take care of Shaurya as his own mother aba...
Season Two Hum Hain Akele Tum Ho Akele, Out of Love, Salman Khan's Radhe and Shaurya Anokhi Gang on Show
May 19, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBWe review Hum Hain Akele Tum Ho Akele, one of the very few LGBTQ stories told in India playing on @Hotstarusa. Scott and Miraal get into a war of words about who is right and who should be imprisoned while reviewing Out of Love Season 1 and 2 both, playing on @hotstarusa too Miraal is angry with Salman Khan about his mind-numbing, eyes-burning new movie Radhe which she says she had to "our her life at risk" for to watch. She also says her crush on Randeep Hooda is finally over thanks to hi...
Season Two -Special Episode @Starplus Show Shaurya and Anokhi Fans question the Indian Soap Stereotyping of Middle Class Girls in a Panel Discussion on Desis.LIVE Show
May 16, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBThe daily soaps have typecast the image of a “good Indian girl” — one who always wears Indian clothes, speaks eloquent Hindi, cooks delectable food, carries a no make-up face and is shy to the core. We do not remember viewing a daily soap where the good girl was depicted as an outspoken person whose clothes were irrelevant to her character. When the world is bent on shattering stereotypes, these shows have done nothing but junk the minds of middle-class Indian society. Daily soaps romantici...
Season Two -Special Episode @Starplus Show Shaurya and Anokhi Fans question the Indian Soap Stereotyping of Middle Class Girls in a Panel Discussion on Desis.LIVE Show
May 16, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBThe daily soaps have typecast the image of a “good Indian girl” — one who always wears Indian clothes, speaks eloquent Hindi, cooks delectable food, carries a no make-up face and is shy to the core. We do not remember viewing a daily soap where the good girl was depicted as an outspoken person whose clothes were irrelevant to her character. When the world is bent on shattering stereotypes, these shows have done nothing but junk the minds of middle-class Indian society. Daily soaps romantici...
Season Two- Special Episode Shaheer Sheikh Birdies Fan Club Take Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi Season 3 FanFic to the airwaves
May 15, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn this Special Episode of Desis.Live Podcast, actors Shaheer Sheikh and Erica Fernandes are all set to return to the small screen in one of their most popular roles, namely Dev and Sonakshi in the much-awaited third season of the hit show 'Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi'. As the leads shared a cute video to announce 'KRPKAB' season 3. In the BTS video that Shaheer shared, he can be seen walking with Erica while they flash smiles and have some fun together, the fan clubs are busy guessing what...
Season Two: Review of Milestone, Hello Mini 3 and Time to Dance Plus Fans of @starplus's Shaurya AUR Anokhi discuss Domestic Violence
May 12, 2021 13:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this episode of our weekly podcast enjoy the review of the deeply melancholic Milestone on @netflix which had Miraal mesmerized but Scott rattled. Then Miraal finds @mxplayer's Hello Mini 3 raunchier than the first installments but hear her reasons. The blockbuster review of the week is that of Shreya and Scott's take on their fundamental right to be superficial and like the absolutely shallow movie- @netflix's Time to Dance Have a hear. You are sure to be convinced. The film stars ...
Season Two:Special Episode-Shaurya and Anokhi Fans take the OST Singing Challenge and have a riot
May 10, 2021 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBA very spirited #ShaKhi fandom took their twitter challenge to radio on the DesisDOTLive Radio show and we ended up having riot. They were such an articulate lot. The beautiful ladies spoke about issues that the show spoke to them about and how the story affected them. They discussed the aspects of the story telling of the @starplus series that resonated with their growth and evolution as women and issues that they themselves faced that they saw the protagonist #Anokhi face as well. What w...
Season Two : HisStory on AltBalaji, Kathmandu Connection,Searching for Sheela and Ankitta joins us for a chat about Shaurya Ankohi Fandom
May 05, 2021 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIt has been a beautiful week here in California - warm and outdoorsy! It will be fire season soon enough and we are expecting another drought year so we are out enjoying the hiking as much as we can, as long as we are allowed to be maskless. Our hearts are heavy with the news from India as our friends and family are affected. We are here to help in any way we can and will always be here to do so. Do write to us if we can. This week, we review Altbalaji's HisStory, SonyLIV's Kathmandu Conne...
Season Two : Hello Charlie, Review of Mein Hero Bol Raha Hoon & Bisaat, Fans of Shaurya Anokhi speak about the show and Scott talks about his Pfizer
April 28, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week we want you to say a Thank you. Yes, you heard that right. We watched Hello Charlie on Prime Video for you so you do not have to. So here goes. You are welcome. We also will speak about Parth Samthaan's new Gangster series Mein Hero Bol Raha Hoon on @altbalaji which gave us old Bombay Bollywood vibes - totally lit!! We enjoyed this new Parth avatar. Then we reviewed a series we absolutely LOVED - Vikram Bhatt's murder mystery thriller on @MXplayer called Bisaat. Woah!! OTT dude...
Season Two : Hello Charlie, Review of Mein Hero Bol Raha Hoon & Bisaat, Fans of Shaurya Anokhi speak about the show and Scott talks about his Pfizer
April 28, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week we want you to say a Thank you. Yes, you heard that right. We watched Hello Charlie on Prime Video for you so you do not have to. So here goes. You are welcome. We also will speak about Parth Samthaan's new Gangster series Mein Hero Bol Raha Hoon on @altbalaji which gave us old Bombay Bollywood vibes - totally lit!! We enjoyed this new Parth avatar. Then we reviewed a series we absolutely LOVED - Vikram Bhatt's murder mystery thriller on @MXplayer called Bisaat. Woah!! OTT dude...
Season Two Curtain Raiser: We chat with Maestro AR Rahman, Fans of Shaurya Anokhi have a say and Scott n Shriya Watch T&F
April 21, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBWe are back after our break. Scott has had fun. And so has Shreya. Miraal not si much. She has had a terrible time recovering from her first Rona shot. Others not as much. As she says, which shot have you had is the new, which part of town are you from, she is from Moderna and Scott and Shriya from Pfizer, you see. Bruh! We reviewed this week Koi Jaane Na, which was euphonious to the ears and visually so splendid. We also reviewed the anthology on Netflix called Ajeeb Daastaans which Miraa...
Talvar. Wake up Sid , Our Mark Zuck Grudge and the Review of movies based on real crimes.
March 08, 2021 22:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBWe took a break this season to recover from a lot of work overload but we are back with a load of more reviews, new stories, crazy tales of scott going scott-free and of course our recommendations . How are you liking our Cricket series? Let us know. Mark Zuck nuked our Insta. It was a huge disappointment - our work of an entire year disappeared, Miraal and Scott were integrating our shopify to the insta page when this happened and now we are back to square one with re-starting that effort ...
Scott Reviews Delhi Crime, City of Dreams and we discuss Lahore Confidential along with Scott's journey into Cricket
February 17, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBScott watched the Hotstar series City of Dreams and had some serious comments about how he felt. However, he was distressed by the story of Emmy winning Delhi Crime, the real-life story of a girl who was gang-raped and thrown off a moving bus in India in a brutal accident in New Delhi. We also review Lahore Confidential the new series on Zee 5, Scott starts his journey into the world of cricket with our resident Cricket Fanatic Amit Sinha - want to know more about the game of cricket and wh...
A Train to Pakistan for getting Scott educated about the Indian Subcontinent Partition
February 12, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBThis week, Scott went down memory lane to watch Khushwant Singh's epic Train to Pakistan based on his novel Mano Majra about a place on the border of India and Pakistan during the bloody partition of the sub-continent. We also review Hotstar's popular series starring KK Menon, Special Ops We also introduce Scott to bubblegum Bollywood with Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone's Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani Included in this episode is our special Roll out song: Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho: Version by Benny ...
A Train to Pakistan for getting Scott educated about the Indian Subcontinent Partition
February 12, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBThis week, Scott went down memory lane to watch Khushwant Singh's epic Train to Pakistan based on his novel Mano Majra about a place on the border of India and Pakistan during the bloody partition of the sub-continent. We also review Hotstar's popular series starring KK Menon, Special Ops We also introduce Scott to bubblegum Bollywood with Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone's Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani Included in this episode is our special Roll out song: Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho: Version by Benny ...
The White Tiger, Zidd, Vicky Donor and The Family Man
February 03, 2021 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBIf you haven't already watched The White Tiger, hear our review of the Priyanka Chopra, RajKummar Rao movie. We also watched Amit Sadh's Zidd ki Jeet and quite enjoyed the series. Scott finally watched the comedy Vicky Donor and enjoyed it much though he did characteristically comment upon several aspects of the movie. Scott also fell in love with The Family Man, the series on Amazon Prime, and his romance with the fine actor that Manoj Bajpayee is. So, have fun listening to Scott and Miraa...
Scott and Miraal Review Tribhanga, Tandav and Bareilly Ki Barfi
January 28, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBScott goes down memory lane to watch Ayushmann Khurana's Bareilly Ki Barfi. as we also review Tribhanga, Kajol's new movie on Netflix. Also, an explosive Tandav starring Saif Ali Khan and Dimple Kapadia - the new political series on Amazon which has more than created ripples !!! Then a segment on how Vivek Tiwary found a mentor in a person he had never met. Vivek Tiwary is the celebrated author and Grammy Nominated producer of Alanis Morisette's Jagged Little Pill Hear al All here! Watch ...
Scott falls for Tabu. His new Crush
January 19, 2021 01:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBHear our dear Scott fall truly, madly, deeply. The reason is Tabu. Watching the scintillating Tabu in Mira Nair's BBC adaptation of A Suitable Boy has been a life-changing experience for Scott and in this week's episode find out how this happened. Watch our show at IGTV/FBWatch/YT @desis.LIVE and Twitter @desisLIVE Check out more amazing content www.desis.live Desislive podcast delivers the latest movie and show reviews to your devices. Wherever in the world you are, tune in to desislive.
In Conversation with Vivek Tiwary, Grammy Nominee for Best Musical Theater Album for Jagged Little Pill
January 12, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBVivek J. Tiwary is an acclaimed producer of narrative entertainment from Tony Award-winning Broadway shows to groundbreaking immersive experiences, a media financier/investor, a #1 New York Times bestselling author, and a Grammy-nominated producer. He is the founder of Tiwary Entertainment Group. Vivek’s graphic novel The Fifth Beatle won numerous literary awards including the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award and two Harvey Awards. It’s a Lambda Literary Finalist for Best LGBT Graphic Novel...
In Conversation with Cast and Creator of Code Switched Series
January 04, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes - 34.4 MBCode-Switched is a comedy-drama series that follows the interconnected lives of five South Asian-American roommates and friends trying to blaze their own trails in a world of high-expectations, fleeting relationships, and gentrified workplaces. This is a comedy-drama about a group of South Asian-Americans juggling love, work, and family in Chicago. Code-Switched showcases a SPECTRUM of South Asian-American characters of color through an exploration of millennial life, identity, and what i...
In Conversation with Grammy Nominee Priya Darshini
December 28, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBWe caught up with Priya Darshini who is fresh and famous from her magnificent debut album "Periphery" spoke to us about her life, her work, and her future. Taking her roots from Indian Classical music, Priya’s knowledge of music from all over the world has resulted in a fresh, imaginative, and fascinating new sound. She displays an exciting combination of range, technique, unconventional compositions, a feminist perspective, and a prodigious voice that truly sets her apart from other vocalis...
In Conversation with Ashish Paliwaal AKA Shishi
December 21, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBFormally trained at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in New York, Shishi writes, produces, mixes, and masters hip-hop, dancehall, pop, and electronic music. Scott and Miraal caught up with Shishi while playing a mix of Bollywood tunes in Tulum, Mexico, and making waves. Shishi was raised on three different continents, an upbringing that strongly influenced his music's global elements. As an artist, he uses music to dissolve the illusory walls that keep us from connecting with both ot...
In Conversation with Ashish Paliwaal AKA Shishi
December 21, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBFormally trained at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in New York, Shishi writes, produces, mixes, and masters hip-hop, dancehall, pop, and electronic music. Scott and Miraal caught up with Shishi while playing a mix of Bollywood tunes in Tulum, Mexico, and making waves. Shishi was raised on three different continents, an upbringing that strongly influenced his music's global elements. As an artist, he uses music to dissolve the illusory walls that keep us from connecting with both ot...
Mirzapur V Gangs of Wasseypur - Who Wins? Also Ludo, Chhalaang, Shishi & Tesher
December 15, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBThis week is an episode of Scott Versus Zayn. They had an argument. Scott won't have anyone say anything negative about his beloved Mirzapur and Zayn made up his mind that he has no affinity for Mirzapur or Wasseypur - so the boys decided to have a battle of words. Miraal had to deflect the war with her reviews of the movie Ludo ( Abhishek Bachchan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanya Malhotra, etc) and then of movie Chhalaang ( Rajkummar Rao, Nushrat Barucha) and a bigger chat about g...
In Conversation with Penn Masala -The South Asian A Capella Group from University of Pennsylvania
December 08, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBPenn Masala, the World’s First South Asian A Cappella Group, creates music that traverses traditional cultural boundaries and captured the experience of growing up with both Eastern and Western cultures. As the first group in the world to bring the sounds of the Indian subcontinent to a cappella, they have consistently been at the forefront of South Asian-Western fusion ever since. They have performed for President Obama at the White House, at the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) A...
In Conversation with Penn Masala -The South Asian A Capella Group from University of Pennsylvania
December 08, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBPenn Masala, the World’s First South Asian A Cappella Group, creates music that traverses traditional cultural boundaries and captured the experience of growing up with both Eastern and Western cultures. As the first group in the world to bring the sounds of the Indian subcontinent to a cappella, they have consistently been at the forefront of South Asian-Western fusion ever since. They have performed for President Obama at the White House, at the Indian International Film Academy (IIFA) A...
Scott's Journey to Mirzapur Fandom
December 01, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBScott was initiated into Mirzapurdom 12 days before Season 2 was supposed to release. As he started his Mirzapur journey, we realized that with every passing day, he was not only living a UP gangster life in central Ohio but quite close to becoming the local version of Kaleen Bhaiya., whom he now fondly calls " My man Kaleen". We fear that if at any time Kaleen were to invite him, Scott will gladly move to India to become his wingman. In this episode, the fanatics' journey to super fandom ...