Respectfully Disagree

This week, The Swaddle team debates the use and misuse of digital surveillance in the modern world, and if snooping is ever justified. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

This week, The Swaddle team dissects the concept of fame and questions its revered place in society. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we discuss 'Love Jihad,' Rani Mukerji’s self-defence advice, and the problems with how we talk about women’s safety. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertisi...

As filmmakers challenge highly controversial amendments to the Cinematograph Act, The Swaddle team discusses the history of the censor board in India, and whether we really need it. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about...

This week, we discuss how rom coms depict dream jobs, “I don’t dream of labour” memes, and the downfall of girlboss culture. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As Indians come down on Nikhil Kamath for beating Vishwanathan Anand at chess with the help of a computer, The Swaddle team dissects what we think of cheating, and whether cutting corners can ever be a good thing. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.a...

This week we discuss birth strikers, climate change, and the ethics of having more children. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As class 12 board exams get cancelled around the country, we discuss Math test nightmares, the pressures attached to exam scores, and whether there is a point to school exams at all. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...

This week, we discuss depictions of trauma in pop culture, the difference between adversity and trauma, and why we're quick to dismiss people's traumatic experiences. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

This week, we sat down with journalists Kalpana Sharma and Ragamalika Karthikeyan to discuss their experiences of reporting on sexual violence, and what sensitive and intersectional media coverage can look like. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.ads...

This week, we unpack why people don't take a ’rebound' seriously, and the problems with how we label romantic relationships. Respectfully Disagree is The Swaddle Team’s weekly podcast series, in which we get together to discuss and dissect the issues we passionately differ on. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Boo...

This week, we discuss our instinct to flee during a crisis, and whether there can be a responsible way to check out. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we discuss our need to apportion blame in a crisis, and whether it leads to true accountability. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we debate the dilemmas around celebrities amplifying social justice issues, and what it means to be an 'apolitical' influencer. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data fo...

This week, we discuss Prince Philip, Kobe Bryant, and Rishi Kapoor, and unpack the debates around when it’s okay to speak ill of the dead. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data fo...

This week, we discuss whether it’s okay to have a ‘type,' and when having a type crosses into harmful stereotyping. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theswaddle/ Twitter: https:...

This week, we discuss our love-hate relationship with pop culture from the '90s and early 2000s. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, we discuss ripped jeans, value education in schools, and how mainstream cinema portrays Indian cultural values. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theswaddle/ Twitter:...

This week, we discuss the moral panic over Bombay Begums, and whether children need to be protected from onscreen depictions of sex. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theswaddle...

As the world reels from the Meghan and Harry interview, we discuss the relevance of royalty in India, and how our obsession with dynasty impacts Indian society and culture. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv Instagr...

This week, we discuss conspicuous consumption at Indian weddings, shopping as aspiration, and whether anyone can truly be an ethical consumer. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...

This week, we discuss gym culture, conflating thinness with fitness, and the class connotations of a 'fit' body.  Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theswaddle/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSwaddle Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection an...

This week, we discuss gym culture, conflating thinness with fitness, and the class connotations of a 'fit' body. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theswaddle/ Twitter: https://t...

This week, we discuss pop culture's obsession with “spicing up your sex life,” how much sex is enough, and the benefits of other forms of intimacy. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv Instagram: https://www.instagram...

This week, we discuss our perceptions of public vulnerability, from politicians' tears to athletes' anger on the field. Credits: Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar Executive Producer: Karla Bookman Check out our website: https://theswaddle.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/theswaddletv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theswaddle/ Twitter: ht...