trying to talk: Recent Episodes
anvesha & nargis
this podcast is brought to you by two chaotic teenagers (anvesha and nargis) expressing our opinions and stance on personal, social, political and ecological issues that matter to us :)
we publish episodes on thursdays at seven pm.
in this episode we discuss more about the religious discrimination against muslims, specifically in relation to the Popular Front of India. we also talk about miscellaneous scientific developments in India and a Delhi-based recycling initiative that we came across.
in this episode we will discuss the bilkis bano case, the 2002 riots and the islamophobia and violence that instigated them. ⚠️trigger warning⚠️ : rape and violence stemming from religious discrimination.
in this episode we will be discussing the andrew tate ordeal and hyper-masculinity, sexism and gender disparity in light of that.
in this episode, we will be debating the fairness of quotas in educational institutions, and the implications regarding class and equity they have on society. no trigger warnings :)
guns have more rights than people in america. ⚠️trigger warnings⚠️ : mentions of traumatic instances involving abortion and children, one mention of rape.
in this episode we will talk about the upcoming fifa world cup in qatar, and the controversy surrounding it, regarding anti-gay laws and religious beliefs. ⚠️trigger warning⚠️ : homophobia
this episode is very random and we basically just talk about books (nargis) and movies/shows that have queer themes or representation. no trigger warnings except if you read these books you will have mad high standards and never find love. but euphoria is 16+ and very disturbing.
in this episode, in honour of pride month, we discuss how society views the queer community, the first transgender barbie doll, and rainbow capitalism - among other things. ⚠️trigger warning⚠️ : mentions of homophobia.
in this episode we discuss the false news surrounding, and effects of the russia-ukraine war. also bonus in the end about some lgbtq+ stuff :) ⚠️trigger warning⚠️: mentions of rape, sexual harassment, strong political opinions and of course, dark humour.
in this episode we touch on current events and news and as always, diss the government ⚠️trigger warning⚠️ : domestic abuse, assault, discrimination, strongly political opinions and vicky kaushal
trigger warnings⚠️ : occasional but extreme idiocy, politically controversial opinions #supporttheenvironment
this episode is about how and why humans are killing the earth. please stop doing that. ⚠️trigger warning⚠️ : loud and triggering noises towards the end, dark humour
in this episode we talk about the causes and some effects of global warming / climate change - the start of our environment based season for the month of october ⚠️trigger warnings⚠️ : dark humour
in this episode we discuss social anxiety, related mental disorders, tricks to cope with them and our own experiences with these things. no major trigger warnings this time; just mentions of disorders such as adhd, apd, asd and anxiety.
in this episode we will cover issues regarding body image and the effect of societal norms and expectations on people. ⚠️trigger warning⚠️ : mentions of eating/body disorders, self harm and dark humour
in light of suicide prevention week and bisexual pride month, we’ve decided to talk about the topics mentioned above. ⚠️trigger warning⚠️ : mentions of assault, homophobia, suicide and dark humour.
welcome to trying to talk :) in this introduction we have given a brief about who we are and why we’re here.