From Katrina Kaif doing jhaadu and bartan to Gal Gadot posting an embarrassing “Imagine” celebrity montage, has the coronavirus pandemic and the national lockdowns that have followed in its wake made celebrities more relatable, or has it laid bare their privilege? Tune in to this week’s episode to listen to The Swaddle team break down our celebrity crisis.

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

From panic stockpiling, to quarantining, to communicating information, in this week’s episode, the team thinks through the pandemic and the role of the individual vs. the state.

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

Ever since the internet took over our lives, catfishing has been an integral part of online interactions. But is it okay to fake your virtual identity to forge a relationship with another person? The Swaddle team weighs in on this week’s episode, where we also reach an important realization about catfishing in Bollywood, and a team member reveals herself to be a catfish (kind of).

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

After the anti-Muslim riots in Delhi, social media was awash with images and videos of gruesome violence that have played an important role in documenting poof, especially of state and police brutality. On the other hand, their circulation unleashes concerns about the privacy and dignity of those depicted. In this week’s episode, The Swaddle team discusses the ethics of taking and circulating these images of violence.

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

From whether the moon landing was a hoax, to if Subhas Chandra Bose is still alive, who doesn’t like a good conspiracy theory? In this week’s episode, the team respectfully conspires about some of our favorite conspiracies, why we believe, and what these stand for in an era of fake news.

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

When the Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi elections last week, an unexpected talking point was the way Arvind Kejriwal celebrated the victory with his wife. This got us thinking about how Indian politicians rarely display their personal, romantic sides and why. Tune in to this week’s episode to listen to us pick apart Indian politicians’ love and sex lives, and whether we should care.

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

Extremist groups are attacking Valentine’s Day again. This year, the Bajrang Dal in Hyderabad have threatened to disrupt celebrations, asking the youth to commemorate the killing of soldiers in the 2019 Pulwama attack instead. In a country where premarital sex is still taboo, and extremist groups threaten and attack couples enjoying the holiday, is celebrating Valentine’s Day a revolutionary assertion? The team weighs in, on this week’s episode.

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Featuring: Liesl Goecker, Anubhuti Matta, Aditi Murti

Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

Last week, comedian Kunal Kamra heckled conservative Republic TV news host Arnab Goswami on a flight, and it became national news. While the reaction by private airlines and the Indian government was criticized by national and international media, many people seemed to be divided on heckling as a means of protest. In this week’s episode, we discuss the method and its effects and implications.

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

The way early 2020 is shaping up, cancel culture is going to continue to play a part on our social discourse. In this week’s episode of #RespectfullyDisagree, we ask: Is cancel culture a harmful result of social media mob mentality, or is it one of the few ways for the marginalized to express rage online, and hold public figures accountable?

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman

Everyone seems to get drawn in by celebrity gossip today. But does it have any cultural impact? And what does the way we gossip tell us about where we are as a society? The team weighs in on this week’s episode of Respectfully Disagree.⁠

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Co-Producers: Shrishti Malhotra, Rajvi Desai

Cover Art: Anjalee Menon, Hitesh Sonar

Executive Producer: Karla Bookman