The Normally Weird: Recent Episodes
Normalweirdoboy
Hey! Nomoskar! I'm Normalweirdoboy and this is the Normally Weird podcast. Here, we read some of my favourite poems, stories and other literary works and discuss fun (sometimes serious) topic, while I help you learn Bengali (বাংলা). See ya in the show! ^^
just me blabbering and reading out poemswarning: contains swear words and mention of suicide. i love u guys.
Just a convo on how the pandemic fked up our school life. Abha and Aarsh are my college buddies, just for context. Nevermind the background noises cough
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Indian independence, come join me in thr celebrations. The music used in the video doesn't belong to me. All rights are reserved by the respective owners.
Poetry reading. When the Periwinkles Wilt (my book) : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8283LLC/ref=monarch_sidesheet https://notionpress.com/read/when-the-periwinkles-wilt https://www.flipkart.com/periwinkles-wilt-stories-poems-broken-hearts-souls/p/itm2f5edee64d88f?pid=9798887831015&affid=editornoti
Novel. Correction: I actually said: "his husband" while explaining the words jethu and jethima but jethima actually refers to your father's brother's wife. Sorry for the error. Enjoy the episode!
Donation links for Bangladesh and Assam (India) floods: https://www.rapidresponse.org.in/assam-floods.html https://give2asia.org/bangladesh-flood-relief-2022/ Thank you so much!
Discord: https://discord.gg/NQ44UE3htp My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweridoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg
Disclaimer: The recording of Amaro Porano Jaha Chay by Arijit Singh does not belong to me. I'm uploading it upon the request on one of my listeners. All rights belong to the original owners and I'll be glad to take it down if asked to do so.
Disclaimer: This show is purely for entertainment purposes, it is not meant to offend any culture, race, ethnicity or nationality. Neither I nor my friends are experts on this field and I'm pretty sure a lot of what we say in this episode could be false. So we suggest our listeners to do their own research. Anyway, we enjoyed making this episode and hope that you too will enjoy listening to it. Nomoshkar!
Link for the blog: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/tagged/imld22 | Link for the gogle form: https://forms.gle/UGKQ1Ss5NRbSdu5P6 | Information taken from: wikipedia.org and gvgublog.org
Disclaimer: This show is purely for entertainment purposes, it is not meant to offend any culture, race, ethnicity or nationality. Neither I nor my cousin Sunny are experts on this field and I'm pretty sure a lot of what we say in this episode could be false. So we suggest our listeners to do their own research. Anyway, we enjoyed making this episode and hope that you too will enjoy listening to it. Nomoshkar!
I feel bad for butchering the song but hey, you guys butchered my countrymen, so it's only fair :))) lol
It's almost the end of the year! When I started the podcast around February this year, I never thought I'd receive so much love and support from you guys :') I'm just so thankful for all the reviews, comments, criticism and suggestions that I've received through the months. Thank you all and stay tuned for more episodes in 2022 <3
Sorry guys, wasn't in the right mental state... Also had to study for exams... There're next week. :') I'll try to post whenever i can
Today we have another special guest on our show, my cousin, Sunny! In this episode of the Normally Weird we talk about LOVEEEE<3 Hope you'll enjoy the episode^^
This episode we talk about two novels, Bengal Nights by Mircea Eliade and It Does Not Die by Maitreyi Devi and delve into an untold romance.
Happy Independence Day, my dear listeners! On this day in 1947, the nation called India got it's freedom after centuries of colonialism. Today, let us try to understand the meaning of the National Anthem and pay our tribute to the great nation. Jai Hind!
Announcement: extra episode on 15th Aug. Poem recitation. Bengali word of the week: শান্তি (shānti).
When I'm Gone written by me, Agniva and read to you by Alice. Bengali word of the week: মৃত্যু (mrittu). Hope you'll enjoy today's episode^^
4:45 if you wanna skip my rants. Today 's episode has a theme: Feminism! I bring to you some cool poems that are sure to inspire you to speak up against female oppression and old outdated concepts of femininity. The Bengali words mentioned in the episode are নারীবাদ (nārībād) and নারীবাদী (nārībādī). The poets featured this week are: Maya Angelou, Nikita Gill and my friend Taochi ^^
Today's episode is a bit different. I realised that you guys must be bored hearing my lame voice every episode, so I decided to call a friend today. Welcome Kuito! My friend from school XD Stay tuned to hear this normally weird conversation!
As the title says, this week's episode is dedicated to one of my favorite old bands, the Beatles! We listen to the song recording of Norwegian Wood, played on acoustic by my bud Titus. We also hear two poems by none other than John Lennon :D
Okay so, this month you guys will only get these short episodes where I read out some sad sorta poem that makes you feel horrib... err reflective and pensive. Lol enjoy.
An audio recording of 'The Postmaster', a short story by renowned Indian Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore. This is an English translation of the original 'পোস্টমাস্টার'. Here's a pdf link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo
কবিগুরু রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের লেখা 'পোস্টমাস্টার'-এর একটি অডিও রেকর্ডিং। এখানে একটা pdf লিংক রয়েছে: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo
কবিগুরু রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের লেখা 'পোস্টমাস্টার'-এর একটি অডিও রেকর্ডিং। এখানে একটা pdf লিংক রয়েছে: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo
An audio recording of 'The Postmaster', a short story by renowned Indian Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore. This is an English translation of the original 'পোস্টমাস্টার'. Here's a pdf link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://nmi.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/ThePostmaster.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjjrfyvtZHwAhWqyzgGHZ8aA0MQFjAAegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw3kNQguxxfr2oW1Kk25G4eo
নমস্কার! এটা একটা বোনাস এপিসোড আমার বাঙালি শ্রোতাদের জন্য। এই ছোট্ট এপিসোডটায় আমি কাজী নজরুল ইসলামের একটি কবিতা পড়ে শুনাব। আশা করি আপনাদের ভালো লাগবে।
Welcome back to season 2 of the Normally Weird! In this episode I narrate to you a self written short story: The Girl Who Collects Broken Hearts.
Last episode for the season! Wooo! This week we learn how to count in Bengali. Resources (not made by me): https://www.multibhashi.com/bengali-numbers/ My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweirdoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg
Today we read a poem by K M Shahriar titled বসন্ত দিন (bôsonto din). Here's a link of the website where I read the poem from: https://www.bangla-kobita.com/kmhshahriar/spring-days/ . Just a reminder that I do not own any rights to the creative work of the poet, the translation should be taken as a fan-made piece. ✌️
In this episode, we learn a few simple words and phrases to get you started with speaking Bengali ;) My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweirdoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg
Who loves Ruskin Bond? Well, I do! So here a short poem by the man who made my childhood and teenage so much more wonderful with his amazing works of literature. My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweirdoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg
In this episode, we learn the different kinds of personal pronouns in Bangla and where to use them. Resources: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/post/635171302539476992/personal-pronouns-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE-in-bengali
Today we hear a poem by Robert Frost named 'My November Guest'. Here's a link where u can poem: https://poets.org/poem/my-november-guest . My social media links: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/ https://normalweridoboy.tumblr.com/ Instagram: @banglahaiku YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtxpUeVg_kIe3vPTApVGkmg
Firstly, sorry for being late this week. Was kinda busy since my school resumed offline classes this week. In this episode we learned the Bengali alphabet i.e. বাংলা বর্ণমালা. Here's a link for the resource related to today's episode: https://bongboyblog.tumblr.com/post/187831923087/romanisation-of-bengali/amp
Today we heard a poem by Kobiguru (Master of poets) Rabindranath Tagore, The Paper boats. We also learned how to say, 'see you again' and 'hope you are doing well' in বাংলা. You can read the poem here... https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/paper-boats/
Hey there! I'm Normalweirdoboy (just a pen name) and this is The Normally Weird podcast. This the very first episode! woohoo! Today we learned how to greet in Bangla and also read a Japanese Waka poem.