GayBCD with Farhad & Sunetro

On our Valentine's Special Episode, Farhad and Sunetro analyze the importance and the hype around Valentine's Day. Is it merely an extension of commercial consumption? Does it put unnecessary pressure on the partners to go out of their way and express love? Or does it really feel nice to acknowledge love on this day?

Tune in to find out which movies would they watch with their partners on this day and how far would they go to challenge it or be a part of the celebration!

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro discuss what it means to cheat someone when we are entering the age of open relationships. Is it emotional cheating or physical cheating? Do we feel possessive about our partners?

Tune in to this tete-a-tete where both the hosts talk about their experiences of cheating as well as being cheated on.

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro talk about the idea of Happily Ever After that has been passed to us since childhood through fairy tales. Does it exist or does it have different versions? Is it dependent on another person? Is marriage the ultimate end of 'Happily Ever After'?

Tune in to this conversation where both the hosts give us different views on these narratives and recreate versions of 'Happily Now'.

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro talk about their preferences when it comes to choosing their sexual partners. Do these choices mean that one is racist or biased? Is there a different reading when someone talks about what they prefer in their sexual act?

Tune in to this open hearted chat between both the hosts as they take us into the ABC of top, bottom and middle.

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro talk about substance abuse, addiction, obsession and chemsex. As they share their personal experiences, they discuss different kinds of circumstances and behavior that lead to it. Is high fun a moral issue? How can the message of quitting be reconfigured differently? How aware are we while partaking it?

Tune in as Farhad tells you how he quit chain smoking and Sunetro tells you about his constant questioning around substance abuse.

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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On this episode, Sunetro and Farhad share their experiences of being from different cities and how it has impacted their identities. What is it like to be queer in the small town of Ranchi? How is a Parsi queer boy looked at in Mumbai? How is the life in the metro city different than any other town of India?

Tune in to this very personal conversation where both the hosts trace their childhood and adulthood in their respective cities.

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

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On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro have the guest for the first time- Madhuri Adwani who also hosts a show called 'Tapri Tales' on IVM Podcasts. They talk about the current state of Politics in the country and their role in it. How political is personal? How does one understand mental health and anxiety in these times of political crisis?

Tune in to the episode to understand the politics of our day to day lives and how each opinion and conversation adds to the formation of critical masses.

You can follow Madhuri on her instagram handle: @mad_ad13

Check out another IVM Podcast show Tapri Tales here: https://ivmpodcasts.com/tapri-tales

You can follow Farhad on his Instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his Instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Sunetro and Farhad round up their discussion on all things queer by recommending tv shows, series and movies that we can watch as we go on a Christmas break.

How has the narrative around queer identities changed across years? How have some of their favourite shows aged? Sit with your pen to take down all these amazing recommendations from our hosts' dairies.

You can follow Farhad on his Instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his Instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Sunetro and Farhad talk about friendships with a nuanced perspective of how each friend adds to their life. Is it possible to let go of certain friends? Can friendships be toxic? Are straight friends different than gay friends?

Tune in to the conversation to know how both of our hosts have understood friendships in their personal lives.

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, Farhad and Sunetro take us through the rigmarole of going through the breakup. They discuss what can be a healthy or a good breakup. Is there a formula to come out of it? How different is it to breakup in a gay relationship?

Tune in to this episode as both the hosts share their experiences of growing and healing through each breakup.

You can follow Farhad on his instagram handle: @theqr8r

You can follow Sunetro on his instagram handle: @glitterbugged

You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.