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In this second part of our 2-part special episode with National Award-winning Movie Critic and Writer Mr. Baradwaj Rangan, we had the privilege of discussing about topics such as collaborations and bias (internal and external) affecting movie reviews, Mani Ratnam's longevity, evolution of musical scores in Indian movies, attention-deficit modern audience, the rise of OTT platforms, Kamal Haasan, Vetri Maaran and many other topics.

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For the first part of our 2-part special episode, we had the wonderful privilege of having a lengthy discussion with National Award-winning Movie Critic and Writer Mr. Baradwaj Rangan.

In this first part, we have discussed with Mr. Baradwaj Rangan in length about his 20 year journey as a movie critic, criticism he has accrued over the years for his work, his evolution as a journalist, career as an interviewer and screenplay writer, Pa Ranjith, masala movies, and many other topics.

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For the 54th Episode of The Shin Pad Podcast, we had the pleasure of interacting with former Indian cricketer and former coach of the Indian women’s cricket team, Mr. WV Raman.

In this hour long session, we have managed to pick Mr. WV Raman’s brains on a variety of topics, ranging from cricket to leadership to communication to the importance of mental health. We have also discussed about the future of ODIs, Mr. Raman's coaching stint with the Women's team, the success of Women's Premier League, increased usage of data in sports, and many more.

We are grateful for the immense support y’all have shown so far. Please do tune in and listen. We have more exciting content lined up. Stay tuned!

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In this edition of "United Review", Vignesh and Bala discuss extensively about Manchester United Women, their FA Cup run, firsst Wembley appearance and so on. Listen to know more about what they feel about Marc Skinner, his squad rotation or the lack of it, and a preview of the team's tough run-in in this coming month and a bit. This episode also touches upon the men's team's games against Sevilla, Brighton and the unfortunate list of injuries. Please do listen and spread the word

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In the 52nd episode of The Shin Pad Podcast, Vignesh and Bala talk about Vetri Maaran's latest movie "Viduthalai: Part 1", the impact of this movie, its milieu, storyline, Soori's fantastic performance and the polarising views on Ilaiyaraaja's score. Please tune in and listen to what has been said.

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As The Shin Pad Podcast approaches its first milestone via the 50th episode, Vignesh and Bala have managed to luck out by inviting a special guest - Mr. Sudhish Kamath, to have a freewheeling masterclass on various things cinema. Mr. Sudhish, a former film critic, prominent independent filmmaker, and above all, a frantic movie buff, talks about his movies, evolution of criticism in the age of social media, how to approach the process of screenplay writing, the song-dance routine in Indian cinema, acceptance of criticism, and many, many things. Please tune in and listen to enjoy this special episode.

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After the mauling in the hands of Liverpool at Anfield, Manchester United made a decent recovery run in their next 4 games to sign off before the international break. While the results were mostly on expected lines, the drama was often unexpected and sometimes borderline bizarre. In this edition of the United Review, Vignesh and Bala discuss United's R16 tie against Betis, the crazy game against So'ton, the crazier Casemiro red card and the craziest of all - the handball incident and the 3 red cards that followed as Fulham gifted the FA Cup QF to United. Do tune in and enjoy.

For our generation, a la "the 90s kids", the consumption of long form content slowly changed when we got exposed to TV series of various genres to go with our exposure to movies. While most of us would have gotten exposed to the 20-minute sitcom episodes at first (which were basically alternatives for the 20-30 minute TV soaps our families used to watch), which often led us to exploring more and more content. In this rather different episode, Vignesh and Bala discuss their various firsts, their favourite TV, Web series and also delve into the world of animation.

Bala and Vignesh react as United men let 7 past their goal at Anfield. They also tear into Gary Neville, cliques in United's fanbase and some performances. Also, tune in to find out about how the women's team is performing in the lead up to their biggest game of this season.