It’s been an exciting week in news, and we have an exciting panel in this episode of NL Hafta! We’re joined by NDTV’s political editor and anchor of Reality Check, Sunetra Choudhury, with the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and also Madhu Trehan, our editor-in-chief.
The episode kicks off with the CBI versus CBI drama. Sunetra has been covering the CBI for a long time and gives us some insight into this case. We find out why this case is important and how it’s got all the ingredients that make up a good news story. Sunetra also tells us about talented BJP spokespersons who make appearances on NDTV. The panel then moves on to discuss Smriti Irani’s bizarre comment based on a piece of fake news. Madhu tells us how the Sabarimala issue has gotten out of hand and why no political party wants to irk the Ayyappa devotees in exchange for votes.
This Hafta episode also continues the discussion on #MeToo and talks about Tavleen Singh and Seema Mustafa’s take on the issue. Is there no space for nuance in this movement?
From Kashoggi’s gruesome murder to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s fake outrage and the West’s reaction to the case—Abhinandan shares his thoughts. In the context of Anil Ambani suing NDTV for ₹10,000 crore, Madhu is reminded of a Netflix documentary, Nobody Speak.
The team also discusses Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s recent arrest for his comments, and the irony of the entire episode.
Finally, the Hafta gang discusses the dilemma of separating art from artist considering the recent developments in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Should we stop watching Woody Allen movies after he has been called out? Tune in to find out!
A review of NL Hafta by Rohit and Nishanth
References
With CBI Chief Alok Verma Gone, Fate of Recordings Incriminating Top Officials Unclear
Why The Sabarimala Judgment Should Worry Freedom-Loving Liberals
Barkha Dutt takes on #Metoo critics Tavleen Singh, Manjeet Kripalani & Seema Mustafa
Recommendations
Sunetra Choudhary
Webseries Yeh Meri Family
My Paper Chase by Harold Evans
Raman Kirpal
Netflix series Little Things
Madhu Trehan
The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Movie Blackkkansman
Movie Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
#Who’sToo? It’s not just men vs women, it’s also women vs wimmin. Good for us.
Movie Sorry To Bother You
Manisha Pande
How #MeToo revealed the central rift within feminism today – podcast
The long read: One man’s (very polite) fight against media Islamophobia
Abhinandan Sekhri
Could an Ex-Convict Become an Attorney? I Intended to Find Out
This podcast has been produced by Kartik Nijhawan, recorded by Anil Kumar and audio editing was done by Umrav Singh.
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