Wastefellows

Wastefellows

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Wastefellows episodes

  • Diaspora Gone Wild: Bindy Johal (Part 1)

    Wastefellows welcomes Jastej Trudeu (@Sturgeons_Law) for the inaugural episode of our new series Diaspora Gone Wild. In Part 1 of this two part series on the rise and fall of iconic slain Punjabi-Canadian gangster Bindy Johal, we talk about the history of Punjabi immigration to Canada, the emergence of Indo gangsterism in 90s Vancouver, the Canadian media's obsession with Bindy Johal, and the trauma inflicted upon us by the Deepa Mehta film 'Beeba Boys.'

     

    51 min
  • Who Tore It Better?

    @AlizaJaanu welcomes @DrDang to Wastefellows to talk about the interminable saga of social media warfare. We rank our Top 3 fave twitter beefs and online meltdowns, talking about what they represent about the state of discourse, who we find annoying and why, and the relationship between lockdown cabin fever and url theatrics. 

    52 min
  • Calling Out All Bois

    Listen to Wastefellows in conversation with guest, journalist, @neerjadeodhar talk about Bois Locker Room, the role of journalists, how #Metoo has shaped conversations around gender justice, and the limitations of call-out culture.

    1 hr 26 min
  • From Waste Fellow to Alpha Fellow
    Aliza announces Sambit Patra Appreciation Month. Then, Aliza and Vinay talk about vanity, fitness, the gender divide, what got them into working out, Aliza's experience at an all-women gym in Aligarh, why yoga is a fitness fad, slimy Bangalore techies, the fitness industry in India AND MUCH MORE!
    1 hr 22 min
  • Bollywood Babes

    Rawan is back on Wastefellows! In this episode we talk about lockdown life in Palestine, the Bravo Reality TV show Family Karma, diaspora Indians and their stupid narratives, the Bollywood movies Dil Se and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, why Rawan likes Bollywood movies so much, the Noah Baumbach film Marriage Story and how white women are REALLY going through it

    57 min
  • Excuse Me Ma'am, But Are We The Virus?

    Aliza in conversation with the fabulous @KaveriExpress about COVID19, the environment, wildlife, the way forward, Bezos-Ambani offspring, Indian parents raising TERRIBLE children, why Steve Irwin is GROSS, and the Netflix smash hit docuseries TIGER KING

    51 min
  • The Wastefellows of a Pandemic
    ***A lockdown special*** The Wastefellows talk about getting Manu Joseph on the show, the Coronavirus, India’s new Ravana, life under a pandemic, Agamben’s bonkers but kinda on point hot take, why people who work in advertising need to get over themselves, and how we have NO ANSWERS !
    49 min
  • Dispatches from Lemuria
    With India caught in the grip of Anti-Muslim violence and the future of South Asia seeming increasingly doomed, the Wastefellows bring you a special episode with scholar David Shulman, joining us from Lemuria, who talks to us about the origins of Lemuria, what it means now, and sir/ma’am culture
    52 min
  • Parasite of Love

    The Wastefellows talk about Bong Joon Ho's Parasite, the new Karan Johar Netflix reality tv dating show, and how Satya is scamming everyone on twitter.

    1 hr 1 min

About Wastefellows

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Welcome to @AlizaJaanu's private therapy session devoted to shit-talking and bad takes. A bi-monthly podcast.