Thinking People

By Thinking People

Pop culture, technology, and everyday life. Life moves fast, tune in to think about it.... more

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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

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August 09, 2024Love at the Movies ft. Shakuntala Banaji
In this episode, hosts Ketaki Sharma and Sanaya Chandar explore the evolution of rom-coms and the forms of escapism they have traditionally offered, why we love “love stories,” and how these films inform expectations and hopes regarding our relationships. Guest: Shakuntala Banaji (Professor of Media, Culture and Social Change, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science)
Hosts:⁠⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠⁠
Artwork: ⁠Sripradha Ganesh⁠
Production: Yash Hirave (⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠)
Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠⁠)
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References:
Movies
Nachatiram Nagaragiradu (Pa. Ranjith, 2022)

Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)

Bareily Ki Barfi (Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, 2017)

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Karan Johar, 2023)

Lone Star (John Sayles, 1996)

Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (Aditya Chopra, 1995)

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Karan Johar, 1998)

Silsila (Yash Chopra, 1981)

You've Got Mail (Nora Ephron, 1998)

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater, 1995)

Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)

Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, 2013)

10 Things I Hate About You (Gil Junger, 1999)

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (Mansoor Khan, 1988)

Bombay (Mani Ratnam, 1995)

Swades (Ashutosh Gowariker, 2004)

Sir (Rohena Gera, 2020)

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Karan Johar, 2001)

The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra, 2013)

Laapataa Ladies (Kiran Rao, 2024)

Lipstick Under My Burkha (Alankrita Shrivastava, 2017)

Fire (Deepa Mehta, 1996)

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (Anil Sharma, 2001)

Jab We Met (Imtiaz Ali, 2007)

Kabir Singh (Sandeep Reddy Vanga, 2019)
Books
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)

Reading Bollywood by Shakuntala Banaji (2006)
Television
The Romantics (Netflix, Smriti Mundhra, 2023)
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1h 8min
July 01, 2024 The Laundry Basket is Half Full
In this episode, hosts Ketaki Sharma and Sanaya Chandar make sense of the building blocks of an independent life for women in India, from laundry baskets to bank accounts. They talk about how they negotiate desires for independence with the demands it places on them and how being financially independent affects their own perceptions and ambitions for themselves.

Hosts:⁠⁠ Ketaki Sharma⁠⁠,⁠⁠ Sanaya Chandar⁠⁠
Artwork:Sripradha Ganesh
Production: Yash Hirave (⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠ LinkedIn⁠)
Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka⁠ The Multiverse Concept⁠)
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Follow us on social media:⁠Twitter⁠ |⁠Instagram⁠ |⁠LinkedIn⁠
Write to us at[email protected]
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54min
July 01, 2024 Introducing 'Thinking People Podcast'
Thinking People is a podcast that makes sense of how our everyday lives are responding to dynamic shifts in popular media and technology. In each episode, hosts Ketaki Sharma and Sanaya Chandar pause to think about how we live, who we are, and the patterns underlying our sociological and interpersonal relationships.
Life moves fast, tune in to think about it.

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4min
June 05, 2024 [DIWT] Spiralling into: How we read
What do streaming content dumps, social media, and erratic attention spans mean for our ability, capacity, and desire to read? In this episode, we discuss how we read in the attention economy and the forms and stories that cut through the noise. Guest: Chirag Thakkar (Commissioning Editor, Penguin Random House India)
‘Spiralling Into’ is DIWTPod’s series in which hosts Ketaki Sharma and Sanaya Chandar spiral down the rabbit hole over emerging pop culture themes in music, TV and film, technology, and society.

**Thinking People Podcast was formerly known as 'Dude, I was thinking...'

Hosts: Ketaki Sharma, Sanaya Chandar
Production: Yash Hirave (Instagram | LinkedIn)
Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka The Multiverse Concept)
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1h 12min
September 23, 2023[DIWT] Spiralling into: Taylor Swift
Introducing ‘Spiralling Into,’ DIWTPod’s new series in which we spiral down the rabbit hole over emerging pop culture themes in music, TV and film, technology, and society.
This episode dives into all things Taylor Swift—the artist and the celebrity. We explore what it means to be a Swiftie, listening to Taylor Swift in India, and as we always like to ask: what does that say about ourselves?
**Thinking People Podcast was formerly known as 'Dude, I was thinking...'

Hosts: Ketaki Sharma, Sanaya Chandar
Production: Yash Hirave (Instagram | LinkedIn)
Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka The Multiverse Concept)
References:
Taylor Swift Tells Us How She Wrote 'Lover' | Diary of a Song

Taylor Swift review – pop’s hardest-working star gives Eras tour her all

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56min
July 20, 2023 [DIWT] ...what does it mean to speak English in India?
A transformed technological landscape has brought English language productions on streaming platforms and mobile applications into Indian pockets. In this episode of 'Dude, I was thinking...,' hosts Ketaki Sharma and Sanaya Chandar explore what it means to speak English in India with guest Tara Kapur (India Marketing Head, Duolingo English Test).

**Thinking People Podcast was formerly known as 'Dude, I was thinking...'

Production: Yash Hirave (Instagram | LinkedIn)
Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka The Multiverse Concept)
References:
Indo-Anglians: The newest and fastest-growing caste in India by Sajith Pai
Eternally Confused and Eager for Love (Netflix)
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54min
March 16, 2023 [DIWT] ...what does it mean to date in India?
Dating is not new in India, but the language of dating is. In the first episode of’ Dude, I was thinking…’ hosts Ketaki and Sanaya explore new dating norms, parents, marriage, and what a dating culture in India looks like after the arrival of dating apps. Guest: Vishnupriya Das
**Thinking People Podcast was formerly known as 'Dude, I was thinking...'

Production: Joshua Thomas (Twitter, Instagram, YouTube: @tig3rbabu)
Music: Aksheya Chandar (aka The Multiverse Concept)
References:
‘Dating Applications, Intimacy, and Cosmopolitan Desire in India by Vishnupriya Das’ in Global Digital Cultures: Perspectives from South Asia (2019)
Future Sex - Emily Witt (2016)
The Desi Guide to Dating - Ira Trivedi, Sachin Bhatia (2019)
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47min
March 01, 2023 [DIWT] Introducing 'Dude, I was thinking...'
Ketaki and Sanaya are two curious over thinkers who love pop culture. In this podcast, they'll be dissecting pop culture and technology trends and how they are shaping everyday life. Ever watched a TV show or movie, read an article, or heard a song that made you stop and wonder what it reflects about us and the way we live our lives? Welcome to ‘Dude, I was thinking…,’ where no thought is too fleeting to dissect, analyse, and follow down the rabbit hole.

**Thinking People Podcast was formerly known as 'Dude, I was thinking...'
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FAQs about Thinking People:

How many episodes does Thinking People have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.