Nicely Done

Nicely Done

By Amruta Lakhe and Satya KandalaSociety & Culture
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Nicely Done episodes

  • Episode 3: Girl Power; and why you should embrace the F-word

    In the lead up to Women's Day, we discuss our favorite topic: women's equality! In this episode, we talk about being raised by feminists at home, and nurtured by strong women at work. Also, hear the stories of two outstanding women who fight the good fight with their tireless work. As always, we have two fabulous recommendations for you to dig into.

    Bonus: A list of things not to say at your next party. Remember, equality is always sexy.
    Some recommended reading for the episode:
    Hear Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie whole speech, "We Should All Be Feminists" here.   
    Adichie penned an emotional essay after her father died last summer of kidney failure. This was the essay published in the New Yorker.
    Read the full story of Seema Samridhi on Humans of Bombay.

    Related recommendations:
    Mrs. America streaming on Hulu
    The Great Indian Kitchen streaming on Neestream. 

    39 min
  • Episode 2: V-Day Special: Love and other things that gave us a fever in 2020

    V-Day Special: let’s talk about love, baby! In this episode, we look at how romantic love made news and transformed in 2020. Love in time of COVID and all that jazz. It was a tough year for love, with some wins, some losses, a new language but the same old expectations.

    Bonus: Learn the new love lingo. It’ll help you navigate your situationship, trust us.

    A quick roundup of some resources in the show:
    Reportage by Mujib Mashal, Emily Schmall and Rusell Goldman for The New York Times.
    Reportage by Zeeshan Aleem for Vox
    Reportage by Roli Srivastava for Reuters on India's Love Jihad laws.

    Related recommendations:
    Normal People (book) by Sally Rooney (2018)
    Normal People (drama series) BBC Three/Hulu (2020)
    Modern love podcast: A list of top ten love stories in the lockdown
    The story of Wakas and Sidra on Humans of New York.
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    53 min
  • Episode 1: The White Tiger; and why you should call dibs on your genius friends

    In our first episode, we review 2008 Man Booker-winning novel by Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger. We also discuss the recently released eponymous movie, directed by Ramin Bahrani. The movie stars Adarsh Gourav in a leading role supported by actors Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

    Bonus: Also hear about two friends who helped each other make it big (not us).
    A quick roundup of the published articles that we refer to in the show:
    Interview by Steven Moss for The Guardian
    Movie review by AO Scott for the New York Times
    Movie review by Anna MM Vetticad for Firstpost
    Related recommendations:
    Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle (2008)
    Man Push Cart by Ramin Bahrani (2005)
    Parasite by Bong Joon-Ho(2019)
    A Burning by Megha Majumdar (2020)
    Asuran by Vetrimaaran (2019)
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    41 min
  • A Nicely Done Trailer
    A first look at our podcast where friends and writers Amruta and Satya catch up on culture by bringing in a little context. We sound less spooked in our first episode, which will be out soon!
    1 min

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Friends and writers, Amruta and Satya, are constantly catching up with each other about their curated world. Their conversations about culture and context are now a semi-monthly podcast, Nicely Done,…