Chuski Pop: Recent Episodes
Sweety & Pappu
Welcome to Chuski Pop, a twice-monthly podcast hosted by Sweety and Pappu. We’re just two Indian chicks riding the fourth wave of feminism in our salwar kameez and golden heels, while flipping birds to aunties and bringing you stories from far-away lands and from our own motherland. Tune in to our podcast every fortnight to hear us share our adventures, staying woke and generally not going gentle into the night. Not sure if you like us yet? Bish, we like your BFFs here!
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This week on Season 7 episode 110, we discuss the Covid Omicron variant and how it’s brought the world to a standstill yet again. We then move onto gossiping about Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal’s wedding and the Miss Universe pagent winner, Harnaaz Sandhu. Finally we wrap up the show with a spicy dose of Filmi Chakkar, where we review Spiderman no way home, House of Gucci and Netflix’s new show, Decoupled. So stay tuned! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Season 7 Episode 109, we dive in with a round up of the latest news and gossip from around the globe. We chat about the CDFA Fashion awards honouring Zendaya. And of course we had to mention Malala Yousefzai’s surprise marriage accouncement and not to forget the wild story of Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid’s dramatic breakup. And then finally conclude the episode with a spicy dose of Filmi Chakkar! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Season 7 Episode 108, we chat about Pappu’s magical vacation to Italy and how it completely transformed her! We then move on to discussing the latest news, from Lakme Fashion week to the arrival of 7-11 convenience stores to India. And finally, we wrap up with a yummy dose of Filmi Chakkar where we discuss the new film "Dune" and of course, the Netflix show that's taken the world by storm "Squid Game" . - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Episode 107, we begin the show with an interview with Priyal Agarwal, CEO and Founder of the startup Stand We Speak, a sex-ed tech initiative in India that is a one-stop platform for you to look after your sexual health, hygiene and well-being. We then move onto to our main segment, where we discuss the climate crisis, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and the Free Britney movement. And finally, we wrap up the episode with a delectable dose of Filmi Chakkar! So stay tuned! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Season 7 Episode 106, we discuss the climate change happening around the globe, from the deadly heatwave in Canada to the floods in Germany, we talk about it all. We then move onto gossiping about the Cannes Film Festival fashion highlights, and the nominees for this year's Emmy Awards. We also have a special segment devoted to our Indian athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics and finally wrap up the show with a quick taste of Filmi Chakkar. So stay tuned! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on season 7 Episode 105, we update our listeners with the current Covid situation in India, and how families are still struggling with the shortage of beds and oxygen. We then move to London, Ontario in Canada, to discuss the fatal shooting of a Pakistani family by a domestic-Islamaphobic-terrorist. We then gossip about our favourite and least favourite reality stars, and finally wrap up with a yummy dose of Filmi Chakkar! So stay tuned! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Season 7 Episode 104, we update our listeners on the Covid-19 situation in India and the ways in which non-resident Indians can help. We then move on to discussing the conscious uncoupling of two very rich and powerful people - Melinda and Bill Gates. We then move the conversation over to fashion and what to expect from this years Met Gala. And the finally we wrap up the episode with a spicy dose of Filmi Chakkar. - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Season 7, episode 103, we discuss the third wave and surge of Covid-19 in India and Canada, and the strain that it is putting on the local health care systems. We then move on to acknowledging April as Sexual Assault Awareness month, and finally conclude the episode with some light and fun banter on the Oscar and BAFTA awards for our Filmi Chakkar segment. - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Season 7, Episode 102, we chat about the Oprah, Harry and Megan interview that broke the internet. We then move on to awards season, where we discuss the Golden Globe winners. And finally we wrap up with a delectable dose of Filmi Chakkar, where Pappu gives us her opinion on the new Netflix show, Bombay Begums! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on season 7 episode 101, we discuss the new social media regulations and restrictions soon to be implemented in India. We then celebrate an incredible scientist in our Desi’s kicking ass segment, followed by a big dose of Filmi Chakkar and ending the show with a tribute to 50s Bollywood Golden Girl, Madhubala. So stay tuned! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Season 7, Episode 100, we discuss hedge funds and the reddit group that is turning Wall Street upside-down! We then move onto fashion, chatting about Desi designer Sabyasachi who just sold 51% of his company! We then talk about Lady Gaga’s inauguration dress and Paris Haute Couture week. And finally we wrap up with a delicious dose of Filmi Chakkar where we dissect the new Netflix film, White Tiger. - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Happy 2021! This week on Season 7, Episode 99, we celebrate the all-woman Air India pilot crew that completed the longest non-stop commercial flight ever operated by an Indian national airline. Then, we move on to discussing South Indian actress, Rajini Chandy’s sexy viral photoshoot that is breaking age barriers, and finally we wrap up with a delicious dose of Filmi Chakkar where we discuss the steamy new Netflix show, Bridgerton! So tune in! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
On episode 98 this week, we cover the farmer protests that are currently going on in Delhi, India. We also discuss the new COVID vaccine thats finally available to the public! And of course, as always we wind down with a fabulous dose of Filmi Chakkar! So tune in! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on episode 97, we talk Diwali and fashion, from the firecracker ban to "Guccifest" on youtube. We then move on to discussing America’s new President-Elect, Joe Biden. And finally, we wrap up the show with a magical dose of Filmi Chakkar! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on episode 96, we chat about mental health week and about Ira Khan, Aamir Khan’s daughter and her struggle with depression. We then roll our eyes at Gal Godat for accepting a movie role as Cleopatra, and another eyeroll for Shahid Kapoor who will be playing North East Indian boxer, Dingko Singh in an upcoming biopic. And finally we wrap up with favourite Filmi Chakkar where we discuss all the movies releasing this Diwali! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Welcome to a brand spanking new episode of Chuski Pop! This week on episode 95, We give away our coveted Show the Bhindi aka Show the ladyfinger award. We then discuss this years virtual Emmy Awards, and Time magazines most influential people for the year 2020. We then devote a small segment to 90s singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and finally wrap with our favourite dose of Filmi Chakkar, so tune in! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Hello everyone! Welcome to a brand-spanking new episode of Chuski Pop! This week on episode 94, we interview artist, visual storyteller and filmmaker Debjyoti Saha. We pick his brain about animation, his film making process and even what his favourite pizza topping is! And finally we wrap up the episode with an update on the witch hunt on Rhea Chakrabortty and discuss the toxic culture surrounding her arrest. So tune in! A quick intro about our guest for our listeners: Debjyoti Saha is a well-established artist, animator, visual storyteller and filmmaker, and recently rose to viral fame when his animated series, KORONA was viewed widely and favourably all over the globe. He’s already been featured in various publications including the Wire, The Vibe and the Hindustan Times. - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on episode 93, we discuss all the hot news topics from American Democratic VP nominee Kamala Devi Harris, to the upcoming season of IPL cricket. We also give you an update on Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, yes we’re still talking about it apparently. And finally we wrap up our favourite filmi chakkar segment where we talk about our fav new show Bandish Bandits! So tune in! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Hey guys we’re back and summer is almost over! This week on Episode 92, we update y’all all the crazy news going on in the world, from covid to Glow & Lovely to Dev Patel. And finally, we discuss the tv phenomenon that everyone is talking about and has taken over the Desi diaspora, Netflix’s Indian matchmaking! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Episode 91, we discuss the recent death of Bollywood actor, Sushant Singh Rajput. We then have an have a conversation about Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, and her recent transphobic comments on social media, and finally we wrap up with our favourite LGBTQ+ movies to watch this Pride Month. So tune in! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Hey guys we’re back from our break! This week on Episode 90 we start off discussing the quarantine lifestyle - is this officially the new normal? We then put the spotlight on America and the Black Lives Matter protests and how it exposed Bollywood’s hypocrisy. And finally, we wrap with a regular dose of our favourite segment, Filmi Chakkar! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Happy Spring Equinox everyone! This week on Episode 89, Sweety and Pappu discuss their favourite social media challenges going viral during the quarantine - from celebs to influencers to even us normal folk, everyone's participating! And then we have our usual roundup of Filmi Chakkar gossip where we chat about the next set of movies set of release, to the tv shows we are binging and the books we are reading! So tune in, it's going to be a fun episode woo hoo! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Welcome to another episode of Chuski Pop, folks! We missed you! This episode we celebrate Poetry Month - we kick off the episode with a selection of our favourite poems and poets. Everything from classic English, Urdu ghazals, Japanese haikus, to hip hop. Plus, on Filmi Chakkar we look at how Bollywood stars are keeping busy and stick with us till the end, to sing along with us to your favourite 90s Hindi songs! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on episode 87, Pappu shares stories about her amazing, fun-filled and very special quarantined-birthday party! Woo hoo Happy Burpday Paps! We then move onto our favourite new segment, "Desi's kicking ass!" - where we pick one amazing desi from around the world that's just slaying it. And of course, we share our usual celebrity banter and finally wrap up the show with a new segment - the first part of a very special "healing series" created by Pappu, where we focus on talking about things that bring healing and love into our lives. Stayed tuned! Oh and remember to stay indoors and wash your hands! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher or your favourite podcast app! // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on episode 86, we talk about the corona virus and self-quarantining. We then move onto discussing women’s history month and the Zee Cine awards. Finally, we wrap up the episode with a fun dose of filmi chakkar where we discuss the film Thappad. - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
This week on Episode 85, we dish about the FIlmfare awards and all the drama that came with it, and from there we move to sports, because guess what?! The Women’s Cricket t20 World cup championships are going on right now! And finally, we wrap up the show with our usual filmy chakkar segment where we talk about the hot new gay rom-com fresh out of Bollywood! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Hello my Spring bunnies, wait is it Spring yet? This week on Episode 84 we discuss the 2020 oscars, where Korean film parasite swept up all the major awards. We then move on to discussing New York fashion week and finally wrap up the episode with our usual filmi chakkar roundup of the latest Bollywood films out now. So stay tuned! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Hello kitties! This week on episode 83 season 6, we start off the show by giving out our first Show the Bhindi award for 2020! We then chat about the deadly coronavirus that has an entire province quarantined in China, followed up with an update on the royal couple and finally ending with some bollywood gossip along with updating each other on the latest tv shows we binged this week. We won't be having an episode next week as Pappu will be in Mumbai at the time. - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Holy moly it's only been one week and we dropped another episode of CP?!?! Yes you lucky folks get an early dose of the Sweets and the Paps ... this week we talk about lyricist Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash, Jeff Bezos' visit to India, the oscar nominations and much more! Hope you enjoy the episode! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
Happy New Year, everyone! It's officially 2020 and things are still as sucky as they were in 2019 ... goddammit. Lucky for you, Pappu and Sweety have a round up of all the news and gossip neatly bundled up and served hot just for you! This episode we discuss the recent JNU attack that happened in Delhi, the Australian fires and of course, #MEGXIT! - // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit ChuskiPop.com for more info // Subscribe to us on patreon.com/chuskipop for only $1 a month // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on twitter.com/chuskipop and instagram.com/chuskipop
In this weeks final episode of the season, Pappu and Sweety reflect back on the year and list our highlights and favs for the decade. But first we discuss the recent amendment to the Indian citizenship bill and the protests that have arisen from it. So stay tuned! -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
BRRRRR! It's so darn cold outside! For December's aaj ka kabootar we talk about Christmas, complain about American Thanksgiving (Pappu hates white people food) and talk about our favorite holiday movies for the year! -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
For this week's aaj ka kabootar we talk about the various protests happening around the world and wrap up with a discussion on celebrity halloween outfits and latest Hindi movie reviews. Stay tuned! -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
For Episode 77 this week, we talk about Witches & Women, and the witchy ways of Women. Right from the history of how witches were persecuted to the modern-day rise of rise or witchcraft and how women are finding solidarity and sisterhood in their ‘coven’ today. And in keeping with the theme… Pappu will be doing a tarot reading for Sweety right after we share our top 10 Witch-y movie recommendations for October! -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
On this week’s episode, 76 Sweety discovers TikTok videos, we delve into incel culture, Chandrayaan 2 is mentioned and how perhaps a less fuckboy name than Vikram would have improved its chances of keeping contact. We also discuss New York Fashion Week, and the problematic legacy of Friends, the show. And don’t miss our BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at the end… PLUS - DON'T FORGET to sign up for the Global Climate Strike online - it will be from September 20-27 -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
If you’ve spent a good part of your life consuming BuzzFeed listicals, quizzes and memes, chances are you’ve come across her work. Or if you’re a meme connoisseur (like us), you’ve probably been hooked on to her work from her early blogs, where she’s dragged our 90’s and early 00’s Bollywood favs by their chuddies… Or that time gave voice to our collective rage at the wonton murder of Qandeel Baloch by her family. GUYSSS, WE FINALLY GOT HOLD OF IMAAN SHEIKH FOR A HOT MINUTE. And we had sooo much to ask her… Tune in to listen to her talk about cancel culture, the power of female friendships, her fav hate watches, handling internet trolls and much, much more! -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
On this week's Aaj Ka Kabootar for August, Sweety and Pappu discuss Kashmir, Hong Kong and Jeffrey Epstein and conclude the episode with a run-down of all the latest Bollywood flicks out right now. Enjoy the show and see you in two weeks! -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
This week on Episode 73, Sweety dishes about her crazy wedding and we also share some juicy behind the scenes gossip. We will also be giving out our first "Show The Bhindi" award of 2019! And finally we wrap up with a mini-version of our mid-year review of the year so far. And a big Eid Mubarak to all our listeners! Enjoy the show and see you in two weeks! -- // Starring Sweety & Pappu // Visit the to see what’s next on // Support the Show by // Support the show by // Subscribe to us on // Listen To Us On , , & // Follow Us on &
Knock, knock! Is anybody home? It's already the middle of 2019 and we're just releasing another episode! Sorry for the delay yaars -- Sweety was getting married and Pappu was by her side the entire time. We are ready to resume with regular programming! In this week's episode we discuss women in sports, eco-anxiety and of course, the usual pop culture and celeb gossip! Enjoy! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Spotify ► @chuskipop
And we're baaaackkkkk! Whoa, that was a long hiatus. We begin Episode 71 with our usual banter, followed by some celebrity gossip and finally we discuss our favorite tv shows that have ended and have yet to end. Woo! Back to our regular scheduled programming, folks!
Hey kids! We're baaaaacckkkkkkkk with a new season and a jam packed episode full of celeb gossip, oscar buzz and trash talking. Enjoy!
Helooooo errbody! It's that time when earth does one full rotation around the sun and the new year begins! Are you ready to wrap up 2018? Didn't this year just feel so abnormally long? For our final episode of the season and of the year, listen to us chat about some of our favs and some of our not-so-favs for the year. Happy 2019 everyone!
Woo hoo we are back everyone! Sorry for our disappearing act ... life happened - you understand, right? We have a fun and quick episode for you chickess, where we cover all the juicy wedding gossip you have been waiting for. Enjoy! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
For this month's Aaj Ka Kabootar aka Today's Pigeon News, Pappu and Sweety discuss their favourite celebrity Halloween looks, which were the looks that killed, and which were just "blah." Sweety talks her heart about her latest Netflix obsession, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. And since it's November, we have to talk about the two big upcoming Bollywood weddings - Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh #DeepVeer and Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. Enjoy! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
This week on episode 64, Pappu and Sweety discuss the #MeTooIndia movement that has taken over India by storm - the floodgates have finally opened! And then for our main topic we talk about Dreams - everything from nightmares to lucid dreaming to what our dreams mean, why we have them and the psychology behind them. -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
This week on Chuski Pop we talk about the hashtag that went viral around the world - Why Didnt I report - then we talk about Bollywood's own me too movement concerning Tanushree Dutta and her allegations against veteran actor Nana Patekar. And then finally we wrap up with some pop culture news on Fashion week and a quick movie review from Pappu. -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
This week we interview actor and comedian, Danny Pudi. He is known to most of y'all as Abed Nadir from the NBC/Yahoo comedy series Community, as well as the lead in the film “The Tiger Hunter." He is also currently the voice of Huey from the Disney reboot of Ducktales, woo hoo! Danny has just landed the lead role in an upcoming film, BabySplitters - that is written and directed by Sam Friedlander and is currently in it’s preproduction phase. He also shares a funny story about his search for raw mangoes and what life is like as a busy actor and a full-time father of twins! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
For this month’s Aaj Ka kabootar aka Today's Pigeon News, Sweety and Pappu talk about the redemption of male comics, followed by our Summer/Fall roundup of shows and movies. But before that, we have our much coveted Show the Bhindi aka Show the Ladyfinger award – the recipient of which is a very talented, woke and a dynamic young woman – tune in to find out! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
Welcome to yet another exciting, interesting, educating, entertaining episode – sorry, we are a week late! (It had something to do with the one half of this duo being technologically challenged) And, if you’ve been paying attention you will notice that this is our special DIAMOND JUBILEE EPISODE! Woo hoo! So, apart from being the strongest substance known to man, a diamond is also used to seal the deal, ya know. Make it offish. Marilyn Monroe sang about them, and so did Beyoncé. But that’s enough about diamonds, you know what’s cooler in a relationship – its communication. And languages form the basis of communication. But what if you and your loved ones spoke two different languages to communicate your affection to each other? That’s where The Love Languages come into the picture. For this episode, we will be talking about the five key love languages that have the power to mend, break or nourish a relationship. Sweety and I will be sharing our results on the Love Language Test – and we will be talking about some practical ways YOU can use your test results for to better understand yourself and communicate your needs to your loved ones. Also, bonus add on – Sweety will be giving her garma-garam fresh review of Crazy Rich Asians – the first Hollywood movie featuring an all-East Asian cast. So tune in! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
Heloooo, hello! We are back from our month-long break! And how have we been using this time? Well, glad you asked because we have been living our best life, making memories and creating stories – stories that we can share. And boy, do we have a stack of fresh stories to tell you guys! In case of Sweety, she has been solar charging her batteries at a beachside vacay, after she is done canoodling and canoeing at a cabin in the woods with her fiancé (YES BISHES! You read THAT RIGHT! I told you we had stories to tell!) Pappu has a personal-life update to share too, though not as dramatic. BUT DRAMA - we know that’s what you guys have tuned in for. SO, we lets dish some – we’re talking THE engagement or our fav desi girl Priyanka with the dude who used to sing on Disney channel. A new M.I.A documentary is coming out and Sweety is excited about it. We talk about Matt Groening on his Apu criticism and share our fav summer shows to watch. Leaving the best for the last – our latest Show the Bhindi (Show the Ladyfinger) award recipient – 27 y/o Kenyan activist Nice Nailantei Leng’ete – tune in to find out how she affected life-changing change for 15,000 girls in her Maasai community. Enjoy! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
This week on Chuski Pop, t's officially time for our mid year review! Pappu and I rant about how the year has fared so far. 2018 has been a crazy year and we wanted to reflect back on the state of current affairs, celebrity news and pop culture. We share our own stories and where we are in our lives when it comes to love, work, health and finances. --- Sound Clips from: - Kachche Dhaage (1999) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
Coming up on our June Aaj Ka Kabootar, we talk about the recent spate of celebrity deaths – trigger warning: suicide mentions. We talk about the tragic death of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain - Sweety shares why his sudden death was such a personal blow to her. Taking a cue from our May mental health awareness episode we will be talking about suicide – what are the warning signs to look out for and how to respond to a friend or loved one who is in need of help. Next, in honour of father’s day this month, we have a special segment at the end of our episode – Sweety does a compilation of her Top Bollywood & Hollywood fathers! Also, Happy Pride Month, Y'all! --- Sound Clips from: - Baghban (2003) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
What better way to end the month celebrating mental health than in the company of Dr. Almas Merchant? Yes darlings, we have her back by popular demand! In case you happen to have just joined our little party, then double mazza for you – you get to listen to her on our Season 3 episode too. Dr. Merchant is a kickass clinical psychologist who practices in NYC. Her work specializes in trauma, as well as child and adolescent psychotherapy. She specifically works with queer people of color, which makes her perfect to answer our questions, specifically those related to everyday homophobia, racism and sexism and how they contribute to negative mental health. She also helps answer a few of our listener questions (how to stick to therapy and not quit it midway and more). Episode Includes Bonus Gyaan on topics like… How to keep sane when Tindering + How not to be like Ingrid (from Ingrid Goes West) + More! --- Sound Clips from: - Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
For this weeks’s episode, our mix bag of Aaj Ka Kabootar aka Today's Pigeon News stories starts off with our Show the Bhindi Award (Show the Lady Finger) – to deserving Lawyer Deepika Sing Rjawat, we talk more about her badassery and why she is a force to recon with. Next, Sweety shares her favorite moments from Michelle Wolf’s address at the Correspondents Dinner. Moving on to entertainment, we talk about Kendrick Lamar winning the Pulitzer, Drake’s new video and Cardi B’s first album. And stay till the end for Sweety’s announcement of our special guest for our next Mental Health May episode (hint: its someone a LOT of you requested we bring back!) --- Sound Clips from: - Karan Arjun (1995) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
‘Female friendships that work are relationships in which women help each other belong to themselves.' ― Louise Bernikow This week’s episode is all about holding on to your girl gang or femme-identifying gang. For our Mujse Dosti Karoge episode, we will be discussing the challenges we face in making new friends when you are older and the importance of holding on to your old connections. Sweety and Pappu have some very practical steps you can incorporate into your own lives. Also, as part of the Dalit History Month we will be interviewing a very special guest – Hugo award nominated speculative fiction writer Mimi Mondal, she will help us expand our understanding of South Asian Sci-Fi and fantasy fiction, and what it means to be a Punk Dalit girl. Rest assured at the end of this episode you will have considerably lengthened up our reading list, like we just did. --- Sound Clips from: - Biwi No. 1 (1999) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
For this week's Aaj Ka Kabootar aka Today's Pigeon News, Sweety and Pappu dive right into April with our celebration of Dalit History Month. If you are not sure what that is, or if you're unfamiliar with the caste system, let this segment be your primer. The recent news about about 2.8 million CBSE students in Grade 10 and Grade 12 having to retake their exams really gave Pappu a cold sweat because it reminded her of her dreaded Board Exams (and that horrible reoccurring dream of her trying to match her LHS and RHS for a math exam). Next up, Sweety & Pappu talk about the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook scandal (also don’t tell me you still have the Facebook app on your phone!). Bonus: we discuss Annihilation, Alex Garland’s latest sci-fi offering (spoilers!) and Pappu’s recent dating disasters. So tune-in and leg! -- //ANNOUNCEMENT// Enjoy listening to Desi podcasts? Then check out "The Inspiring Talk" by fellow Indian podcaster, Bijay. He takes you on a journey of ups and downs in life of today's most successful and Inspiring personalities every week. If you are looking for inspiration and amazing interviews with world champions, TED speakers, best-selling authors or serial entrepreneurs, be sure to check out The Inspiring Talk podcast on your favourite podcast app or visit www.TheInspiringTalk.com to listen to the show. --- Sound Clips from: - Safari (1999) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
This month is going to be all about stopping to smell the flowers (literally and figuratively) and finding ways to feel less overwhelmed. If life around you has been generally been feeling shit, then let me tell you something: shit is a great manure to make flowers grow! For this episode, we are going to focus on rising above the flotsam and jetsam brought about by the bombardment of links, think pieces, book and music recommendations. We will be talking about the art of thoughtful consumption. We will also spare a moment to talk about the International Women’s Day and how it was significant while making a mention of some entertainment news. And stay right with us until the end because we are interviewing artist extraordinaire Jasjyot Singh Hans (instagram.com/jasjyotjasjyot). With a client repertoire that includes Sabyasachi, Adidas, Google & more, Jasjyot’s curve hailing and queer celebrating work sparks joy in our little hearts – and we want to share his awesomeness with you Chuski Poppers too! --- Sound Clips from: - Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1993) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
Happy Holi everyone, spring is finally here! On this week's March Aaj Ka Kabootar aka Today's Pigeon News, Sweety and Pappu kick off the episode with a tribute to Sridevi. Last week, we lost the one true queen of Bollywood. She danced her way into our hearts as Hawa Hawai and Chandani. As Sweety said, it feels like losing a part of your childhood… We celebrate her legacy by sharing our favourite Sridevi moments. In other news, Gucci swims turb-u-lant waters with its fashion faux pass. Sweety talks about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to India while Pappu talks of the very meme-worthy moments of Justine Jr. Also, do not miss - Sweety practicing her colonizer accent. Word on the street is that the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding extravaganza will host a 1000 ‘commoners’ too! --- Sound Clips from: - Chaalbaaz (1989) and English Vinglish (2012) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - soundcloud.com/chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
Hope you guys had a happy Hallmark Day on the 14th! For our special February Feels episode Sweety & Pappu dive deep to bring you some truth nuggets about Radical Self Love. This episode has been a tough one for us because both of us have had an arduous journey towards self-love. Pappu gets down to the root of it, to deliver a definition of ‘love’ that all of us could use (with help from bell hooks). According to bell hooks the word ‘love’ is often described as a noun, but it should rather be used as a verb. Sweety is close at hand to offer her tried and tested 4-step radical self-love rituals that have helped her after years of therapy. Also, we give out our very first Show the Bhindi Award (Show the Ladyfinger) posthumously to the phenomenal activist Asma Jahangir. Wait up until the end coz Sweety will be sharing her Audio Tonic recommendation (or her tasteful February Feels music suggestion) – this one goes out to you suckers for Ed Sheeran and the likes. Sweety picks out her favourite Jeff Buckley tracks that you need to have in your music library if you like to call yourself ‘alternative’ or ‘indie’ (is that word still cool?) Peace out! --- Sound Clips from: - Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
Welcome to the first AKK for 2018! As promised, for this edition of Aaj Ka Kabootar we are going to keep everything #posivibesonly! But before we jump to our top stories, Pappu & Sweety give an update on the #MeToo movement. We talk about Aziz Ansari & about the spectrum that is the prevalent rape culture. Our top stories: first up, its award season, we talk about The Grammys, Filmfare, the Golden Globes + the Fashun at the Black Panther premier. Sweety shares her #MCM Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, the first openly gay royal of the state of Rajpipla in Gujarat. He is pushing back against traditions, stereotypes and taboos to convert his palace into an LGBTQA sanctuary. We also talk about a new “breakthrough therapy” to treat victims of PTSD. And finally, stay tuned for a review of #Padmavat (SPOILERS!) with a surprise guest – Hriday Ranjan, the sarcastic voice behind heartranjan.com. Sweety asks him of what he thought of the much-politicized Sanjay Leela Bansali magnum opus. Enjoy! -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
Happy 2018, you Poppers! (Wait, does that sound wrong? We’re trying out something new) We know its already the last week of January but technically we’re allowed to wish Happy New Year for the whole of this month. At Chuski Pop we’re are all about new challenges, and so we are kicking off our fourth season with some heavy lifting (not literal, but metaphysical). In this episode Sweety and Pappu talk about why millennials (Pappu included) find themselves drawn to astrology, horoscopes and forms of divination. Is this spike of interest in astrology stemming from a deeper need for introspection, which in turn is in response to a very chaotic 2017? We are living in a time in history when young people have a much diverse vocabulary to express their sexuality and gender – perhaps our views on spirituality could use that same broad scope of definition. So, allow us to take you on a little ride. And why not carry along some sage and rose quartz while you at it! --- Sound Clips from: - Chaand Kaa Tukdaa (1994)and Vivah (2006) - 10 sec clip with Neil Degrasse Tyson -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Donate - ChuskiPop.com/Donate // Patreon - Patreon.com/ChuskiPop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter ► Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Facebook ► facebook.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
December allows us the vantage point to sit and reflect on the tire-fire of a year that was 2017. As promised, this week Sweety and Pappu will run each other through a series of questions designed to reveal the inner workings of our tatti minds – we call it our #TMI, or Too Much Information round. But before that, we will share our personal best and worst moments from 2017. Finally, not to be missed - in true Chuski Pop tradition, Sweety and Pappu play a round of Kill, Marry, F*ck (or Maar, Byaah, Chodh)! Also, stay tuned till the end of the show for a special promo code you can use to get a discount on some bomb-ass Chuski Pop prints! Finally, finally a BIG Thank You and gheeli waali pappi to all our listeners – thank you being part of our 2017 journey, we cant wait to share with you all the exciting things we have planned for 2018! --- Sound Clips from Kasam(2001)and Honeymoon(1992) 10 sec song preview clips of "Tamma Tamma Again," "The Humma Song" and "Bodak Yellow" (Clean version). -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
It’s Sweet November, folks! So, best to enjoy this episode with some garma-garam aadrak-wali chai. We start off with the 10th annual Queer Pride march that just happened in New Delhi. 2017 is really turning out to be the year all our favourite celebrities let us down. Remember when we hated 2016 for killing all the famous people we loved? Ronan Farrow's New Yorker article has had a butterfly effect - reports are coming in of white men in power in business being called out for their behavior towards women, or for not doing enough. And while Hollywood is a festering puss, Bollywood is a septic tank when it comes to the toxic work environment women have to put up with. Priyanka Chopra’s mom talks of the sleazy directors her daughter had to put up with. Pappu & Sweety review the movies we watched – Mother! (ugh), Ingrid Goes West and the trailer for Basmati Blues (Hollywood, can we please stop with the fake Indian accents? It’s 2017 for God sakes!). Black excellence is having its moment now – we’re talking the new 2018 Pirelli Calendar. Also Chadwick Boseman makes a point on his deliberate non-European accent as Black Panther in the movie we are breathlessly waiting for. Finally, we have a Show the Bhindi (Show the Ladyfinger) Award to give – our very last one for 2017. Sweety tells us why P*ssy Riot is the deserving recipient for this week’s award. --- Sound Clips from Pyaar Mein Twist (2005)and DIllagi(1999) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop
November brings in its wake cooler evenings that you can enjoy with chai and onion bhajis, but it also brings a wave of wedding invites. Weddings can stir up a special kind of social anxiety among single desi girls. Nothing, not even the promise of a smorgasbord of all-you-can-eat chaat counters and an open bar can quell the unease of navigating that aunty-minefield that is a desi wedding. For the next better part of an hour we are going to lay down some practical steps that will get you mentally prepared so that you can own this thing. We want you to shashay in there like Kareena in a Kevlar choli. You got this! Sound Clips from Love Love Love (1989)and Bade Ghar Ki Beti (1989) -- // Starring: • Sweety & Pappu // See what’s next on Chuski Pop: • ChuskiPop.com // Buy Art Prints - ChuskiPop.com/Shop // Listen To Us: • SoundCloud - @chuskipop • iTunes - itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/chusk…d1021452101?mt=2 • Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/chuski-pop • GooglePlay - play.google.com/music/m/Itfvq2wpw…inei?t=Chuski_Pop • Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXt7nc3pu2e9WJf6jcKMjg // Follow Us: • Twitter.com/ChuskiPop • Instagram ► instagram.com/chuskipop • Soundcloud ► @chuskipop