Semi-Woke

Happy Pride! Pranav and Sheria discuss Rainbow Capitalism, Bud Light, Target, and the insane reaction to Dylan Mulvaney taking ONE sip of beer. Can we shop our way to liberation? Do brands really support the Queer community? No. Obviously not. Don't be ridiculous. Enjoy!

Sheria brainwashes Pranav even more by teaching him about Adrienne Rich's theory of Compulsive Heterosexuality, the Comp-Het Tumblr doc, and why Queer communists should destroy the nuclear family.

Read Compulsive Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence by Adrienne Rich here.

This Sheria talks with Pranav about fatphobia*, body positivity, medical racism, Pranav's dick, self-acceptance vs. growth, and lots more! THIS WEEK'S PROBLEMATIC FAVE IS A BERNIE MAC JOKE AND IT IS GREAT!

*This is part one of the conversation. We will have a guest with a better understanding of fatphobia and the fat experience to add much-needed nuance to this topic.

CW: This week, Pranav and Sheria discuss the death of Jordan Neely, the homelessness crisis in America, the mental health crisis in America, and the crisis of America in general. Sheria reflects on seeing her father in Jordan Neely and her struggles with mental health institutions. Pranav discusses an altercation he had with an unhoused person on his stoop who stole his expensive ass vacuum. Sheria plays BLAME CAPITALISM and tries to link big butts to capitalism. WE PROMISE THIS EPISODE IS FUNNY!

Sheria and Pranav talk to Benny Feldman (Comedy Central, Just for Laughs Montreal), a hilarious NY comedian with Tourette's. Pranav and Benny met at a show where Pranav made an offensive joke about Tourette's ... it bombed. We discuss that awkward encounter, eating bugs to end capitalism and demi-sexuality. Follow Benny on IG @feldfrog. We love him and so will you.

Clara Olshansky is NYC Queer comedy royalty, a TikTok icon, and co-host of the My First Joke podcast. We got them to talk about comedy, gender, problematic Beatles lyrics, and being mistaken for a f*ckboi. Pranav struggles with they/them pronouns and Sheria starts sweating like Whitney Houston but we have a good time.

Can you ethically consume true crime? This week Pranav and Sheria discuss Sheria's obsession with true crime and whether or not it is possible to consume True Crime ethically. They also discuss women breaking the glass ceiling of serial murder, whether women have the libido to be proper serial killers, and ask who's eviler; Aileen Wuornos or Hilary Clinton (HRC duh). This is all things true crime and it is HILARIOUS.

Pranav and Sheria talk about colorism in the Black and Indian communities. Why is colorism so pervasive? Is it worse for women and femmes? Do light-skin jokes reinforce colorism? ...Yes! We also reminisce about Pranav's formerly fat booty. He was dummy thicc. A lot of butt talk in this episode for some reason.

Update! There was an echo on the previous audio. It has been fixed. Episode 3: An Indian man and a Black woman walk into a podcast booth to talk about appropriation. Write your own punchline.

In the second episode of Semi-Woke Pranav and Sheria discuss the "I know it smell crazy in there" Twitter race war and dissect Black and Indian race relations. Will they usher in a new era of poc solidarity? Will they slap-box? Who will win? Tune in to find out.