In today's episode, Ayelet and Pramit welcome a new director to Calcutta Arthouse, and despite not having a new buiscuit to report, we do discuss hipster glassess, the Uselessness of Man, and showboating in a saree. And also TB, because there is always a sting in the public health tail. 

Overcoming many technical obstacles, Ayelet and Pramit start out frivolously discussing casting options (Aishwarya Rai v. Liam Hemsworth), and conclude seriously by talking about the Abused Goddesses Campaign, mental health, and domestic abuse. In amongst all this, we also manage to take in the biscuit of the week (alfajores), the T20 series, and Megahn Markle. 

Just in time for SXSW, we sit down to discuss the intersection of music, class and art. In addition, Pramit explores alternative spellings, Ayelet is feeling judgy, and we have opinions about biscuits. 

Back to normal programming, Ayelet and Pramit close out the Apu Trilogy with a robust discussion of colorization, cockroaches, flutes, and that Jimmy Anderson over. But especially flutes. Shownotes on our Twitter account: @ThatArthousePod. 

This is a special bonus episode, in which we talk about what has been going on in Texas over the last week, and how we survived it with the kids. Our tone is lighthearted as usual, but the tragedy here in Texas is real. If you can and want to help, this is a good collection of suggestions: https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/how-to-help-texans-recover-from-the-winter-disaster/

For more local help, Austin Mutual Aid has a gofundme page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/kick-the-cold-austin-mutal-aid

We'll be back to our regular programming next week.

In our second episode, we take on Aparajito (1956), the second instalment of the Apu trilogy. Join us as we discuss tea making, Lady Bird river, our mothers, and go on a very opinionated tangent about daal. 

Kicking things off with the first of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, Ayelet and Pramit discuss color cinema, trains, poverty, gender, and, of course, Zootopia. 

Welcome to Calcutta Arthouse, an irreverent and uniformed look at the Parallel Cinema of Bengal. Ayelet and Pramit discuss their movie viewing credentials (none), their plans for the podcast (many), their kids (feral), marxism (not really), and, of course, cricket.