Jilted Indian Pod

Where are all the south Asians in science fiction or dystopian narratives? Join the Jilted Indians as they discuss the speculative fiction writing of Vandana Singh, in her short stories collection, "Ambiguity Machines". This is our Black Panther. Tune in to see (hear)why.

Show Notes can be found here:

https://jiltedindianpod.com/2018/08/06/s2-be9-vandana-singhs-ambiguity-machines/

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Hey there, podcast listeners! It's Miranda. We have a special episode for you here. I had the opportunity to interview phenomenal human being and actress, Jolly Abraham. Jolly has worked with several household names in theater, television, and film. You will not want to miss what she has to say about representation on stage and in Hollywood, as well as the stories she has to tell about working with Mira Nair!

Show notes may be found here:

https://wordpress.com/post/jiltedindianpod.com/1948

We understand the news can be downright depressing these days, so join the Jilted Indians for some levity on our Desi News episode! We think you'll enjoy our recurring themes...

Hey there listeners, it has been a while! Join the Jilted Indians with our recap of the Indian Superbowl! What is the Indian Superbowl? Why it's the Scripps National Spelling Bee of course!

Puja and Anju finally sat Miranda down to watch Monsoon Wedding. With Puja's fully stocked snack bar and plenty of drinks (of course), we laughed, cried, sighed, shook our fists and cheered to this film. Afterward we gathered around the AT2020's to fangirl over Mira Nair and our experiences of watching her films over the years, her accolades, and her almost involvement in the Harry Potter universe!! Pop some popcorn, pour some drinks and join us!

Why should the film and music industries have all of the fun? We decided to hold an awards show for representation by brown people in the past year. We also include our own version of the Razzies! We had so many people to recognize but we narrowed it down into a bonus short enough for you to fit in before the Oscars(which we will be live tweeting, join us!).

In part two of #AnsariNotSorry, the Jilted Indians discuss the journalism, and the response of brown women in media to the Aziz debacle (us included!). Since our record, even more response articles came out, including two amazing Huff Post articles by Nadya Agrawal and Brittany Wong.

Where do we go from here when it comes to the spectrum of consent?

We had to call a therapist for this one. The Jilted Indians met up with LMFT Shameela Keshavjee to discuss the necessity of expanding the conversation surrounding consent and sexual misconduct. The Babe.net Aziz Ansari story that broke out after the Golden Globes has spurred dozens and dozens of response articles and dialogue in media. This is part 1, where we discuss the state of feminism in media leading up to this very moment in #metoo and #TimesUp. We discuss what happened between Grace and Aziz and our thoughts on the responses to her story. We poured drinks, did some deep breathing over lavender essential oils to quell our rage and at one point Miranda had to lie down on the floor to breathe slowly (you would have too if you were her).

RAINN.org

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)

One year and 29 episodes later, here we are. Last weekend was the 1 year anniversary of the largest demonstration in US history, the Women's March. We decided to share with you are few moments we have been keeping in our back pockets. Featured audio clips come from the Women's Convention (Kirsten Gillibrand, Maxine Waters), The Black Women's March, and The March Against White Supremacy. Toward the end is a recording of Puja's thoughts from the day before the Women's March last year as well as a quote from Auntie Maxine to set the tone for 2018.

The cinematography was gorgeous, the men were...good looking? What? After a google search of Padmavati, we learned some troubling news stories about this movie release concerning protests, theaters set on fire, and death threats issued to the lead actress and director. We guessed this concerned misogynistic white sari fantasies and ties to Hindu Nationalism. Turns out, we were right.

Show Notes: jiltedindianpod.com/category/podcast/season-two/

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Puja: @Meanrice