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Respectfully Disagree
Respectfully Disagree is The Swaddle Team’s very own podcast series, where each week we get together to discuss and dissect the issues we passionately differ on. This podcast is brought to you by TS Studios, a production company that brings The Swaddle’s storytelling and creative point of view to or...
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Did 2024 Deliver or Disappoint? A Cultural Recap
For our final episode of Respectfully Disagree this year, we dive into the biggest cultural moments of 2024 — from Taylor Swift's Eras Tour to breakou...
Re-release: Can Friends Ever Be Like Family?
This week, we're re-releasing an episode as the year winds up. Tune in as we discuss friendship boundaries, community living, and if it's realistic to...
Is Nihilism the Mood of the Moment?
What motivates us when everything feels meaningless? This week on Respectfully Disagree, we dive into nihilism as the mood of the moment—from climate...
Is Being 'Woke' Really Broke Now?
In this week's episode of Respectfully Disagree, we look at how woke culture has evolved, what's changed since last year and why. Besides the general...
Are We Holding Space for Viral Weirdness This November?
From lookalike contests to Ranbir Kapoor's latest faux pas, November gave us plenty to debate. This week on Respectfully Disagree, we ask why people a...
Will Maharashtra’s Election be a Cultural Gamechanger? Ft. Meghnad
This week, YouTube creator Meghnad, aka 'Meghnerd,' joins us on Respectfully Disagree to break down Maharashtra's elections. We dive into the state’s...
Is the Situationship Era Here to Stay?
Whether it’s Sabrina Carpenter's bedroom pop tunes or the OG sadboy Drake's melodies, situationships have turned into a full-fledged pop culture genre...
Re-release: Is Therapy Speak Harmful? Ft. Farah Maneckshaw
This week, we're re-releasing our conversation with therapist Farah Maneckshaw who joins us to discuss why Indians struggle with setting boundaries, w...
Is Diwali a Pop-Culture Trope on American TV?
This week on Respectfully Disagree, we discuss whether American TV is in fact making space for South Asian representation with it's Diwali themed epis...
Can Dark Humour Help Cope With Dystopia? Ft. The Savala Vada
This week, The Savala Vada joins us to discuss the backhanded compliment from The Onion, how to be funny during end times, the things we don't joke ab...
Does 'Objective' Journalism Exist? ft. Manisha Pande
This week, Manisha Pande — Managing Editor at The Newslaundry and host of media criticism show TV Newsance — joins us to discuss media literacy, Tata...
Is Indian Reality TV Failing to Entertain?
The Tribe just dropped, and The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is on its 3rd season. But do these shows fail to entertain? This week we discuss whe...
How are GenZ and Millennials Shaping Internet Culture?
Adam Brody is having a big resurgence, thanks to Nobody Wants This, and shows like The OC, and One Tree Hill are making a comeback. In this week’s epi...
Is Concert Culture Out Of Touch? Ft. Josh Fernandez
The Coldplay concert ticket scarcity crisis had rich-ish kids thinking about capitalism, as the reselling rates skyrocketed to the lakhs. Diljit Dosan...
Re-Release: Do We Need Four-day Workweeks?
This week, we discuss the pros and cons of a four-day workweek, work cultures in India, and the problem with how we measure productivity.
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Does Fun Still Exist?
Charli XCX gave us brat summer and Boiler Room is happening in Mumbai -- but is anyone really having fun? This week, we discuss whether anything's fun...
Did 'brat' Summer Bring Skinny Back? Ft. Urooj Ashfaq
Ozempic knock-offs have wormed their way into India and brat summer has glamorized thinness and cigarettes. Did everyone secretly want to be skinny al...
Is the Hema Committee Report MeToo's Second Wave? Ft. Parvathy Thiruvothu and Nidhi Suresh
The Malayalam film industry is going through an upheaval for the second time with the Hema Committee report's revelations. This week, actor Parvathy a...
Are Doctors Failing to Protect Their Own? Ft. Dr. Aqsa Shaikh
This week, Dr. Aqsa Shaikh, a professor and community medicine specialist, joins us to discuss the deep-rooted issues in India’s healthcare system exp...
Do We Really Need Women Leaders? Kamala vs Hasina ft. Tanaïs
This week, award-winning American novelist Tanaïs joins us to discuss their Bangladeshi roots, Sheikh Hasina's politics, the South Asian experience wi...
What Is the Point of Sports?
This week, we’re discussing all things controversial and heartbreaking in sports. From Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification to gender discrimination inher...
Is Kamala Brat or Is Intersectionality Dead? Ft. The Polyester Podcast
This week, Ione and Gina from The Polyester Podcast join us to discuss Venn Diagram enthusiast Kamala Harris, whether she’s brat, Charli XCX’s endorse...
Eat the Rich, or Are the Rich Eating? Elite Queer Slang ft. Katyayini Saksham
This week, Katyayini Saksham joins us to talk about everyone suddenly mothering and serving, why celeb culture overlaps with queer lingo so much, and...
Is Pan Indian Cinema Secretly Queer? Ft. Humhu
This week, Humhu -- who plays Krane in 'Kalki 2898 AD' -- joins us to discuss Kalki as a queer dystopia, homoerotic undertones in RRR, how 'Pushpa' re...
What Defines Rodent Men?
This week, we discuss 'Hot Rodent Men', standards and cultural perceptions around male beauty and why we inevitably categorise people into cookie cutt...
Is Art Dead? Ft. Ayesha Parikh
This week, we are joined by Ayesha Parikh, curator and founder of Art and Charlie, to discuss artistic freedom, the workings of the art world, and the...
Is Diversity a Dud? Ft. Priyanka Mattoo
This week, we are joined by Priyanka Mattoo, filmmaker and writer of the upcoming memoir Bird Milk and Mosquito Bones, to discuss diaspora identity, t...
Are We Tired of Bridgerton?
This week, we intellectualise and gossip about the latest pop culture phenomenon, Bridgerton. We discuss #polin, the Sharma sisters outfits, and how m...
Re-Release: Tollywood Versus Bollywood
'Kalki 2898 AD' is getting a lot of buzz. Amid the hype around yet another pan-India affair that really looks a lot like a Telugu film dubbed in other...
What Does 2024’s Election Mean for India?
This week, we are joined by Balram Vishwakarma, while we attempt to break down what this election means to us, its effect on our media landscape, and...
Are Love Triangles Still Interesting?
This week, we discuss the Challengers love triangle, how Twilight shaped us growing up, and how most love triangles are really just love corners.
Would You Rather Be Stuck With a Man or a Bear?
This week, we weigh in on the viral 'man or bear' TikTok debate, and why the internet can't seem to have a civil discussion about it
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Is It Good That the Rom Com Is Dead?
This week, screenwriter Devika Bhagat joins us to discuss the process of writing a good rom com, why friends-to-lovers is the superior trope, and whet...
Is the Daddy Issues Trope Outdated?
This week, filmmaker Ruchi Narain joins us to discuss 'daddy issues,' portrayals of father-daughter relationships, and how girlhood is depicted in Ind...
Can Friends Ever Be Like Family?
This week, we discuss friendship boundaries, community living, and if it's realistic to dream about growing old with friends. Respectfully Disagree is...
Can We Be Friends With Our Siblings?
This week, we discuss sibling relationships, whether we can grow into seeing our siblings as people, and if birth order really does matter.
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What Are the Limits of Feminist Activism?
This week, we discuss Sri Reddy, the pressures of being the face of a movement, progressive activism, and if there is such a thing as the 'perfect fem...
Why Have Trad Wives Become Cool Again?
Why are trad wives internet icons? This week on 'Respectfully Disagree,' we discuss the phenomenon of trad wives, feminism in the kitchen, and the lac...
What Makes Us Enjoy Rich People Dramas?
This week, we discuss class, opulence, and the optics of wealth. Why do we love Schitt's creek and why does The Menu miss the mark?
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Why Do We Love Flawed Characters?
This week we discuss Euphoria's reboot, unlikeable women, and why Anne Hathaway is the queen of our hearts.
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