Spill the T Doc: Recent Episodes
Aparna Santhanam and Suchitra Dalvie
Two women doctors, Dr. Aparna Santhanam and Dr. Suchitra Dalvie spill the facts, the fiction and the T about health, the universe and everything else in between and beyond.
The second wave of covid has hit like a tsunami leaving devastation in its wake. We discuss the common questions that all of us have and chat to Dr. Rajam Krishnan about many important issues like oxygen levels, covid medications, and all the precautions and protocols to follow
As covid 19 cases in India soar in this second wave, a huge number of questions surrounding vaccines abound in peoples' minds. We address these and lay to rest any apprehensions so that more and more people can make informed decisions and avail of the covid vaccines.
Is medicine gender blind? Is medical education gender-sensitive? Are women doctors the equals of male doctors? Tune in for answers to these and many more questions as we talk to Dr. Aruna Nathan, a member of a women doctor's collective based in the USA.
In an environment of "I can do it all, "women end up prioritizing everyone else above themselves often to the detriment of their health. Catch us chatting with Sharda Agarwal, founder of Sepalika: a women's health clinic, about all the ramifications of neglecting our health and self-care.
In the context of a nation obsessed with fairness, we try to unpack and decode its origins, its implications, and impact and chat with renowned actor and social activist Nandita Das on colourism.
In a world that holds youthfulness as the ultimate holy grail, growing older, especially for women, is often a painful process of the pressure to look younger coupled with often becoming invisible and being passed over. Catch up peel away the layers that diminish us with Viji Venkatesh.
Did you know that the sexuality spectrum ranges from asexual to sapiosexual even if Bollywood hasn’t figured it out yet? Catch Dr. Suchitra Dalvie & Dr.Aparna Santhanam unpack the politics of sexuality and what it means in the current landscape with Paromita Vohra
Sexuality is often a taboo and veiled topic in India with more that is unsaid than said. Catch us chatting about this in our two-part feature with Paromita Vohra.
Did you know that 91 % of women around the world are unhappy with the way they look? We delve deep into the business of beauty and its complexities with famed writer Kiran Manral.
In a world where food is perceived as the foe, and "dieting" a necessary function like breathing, catch us in conversation with nutritionist Jinal Shah of the celebrity Rujuta Diwekar team to learn the simplicity of healthy, happy eating.
You snooze you lose is no longer true as sleep seems to be THE most critical factor in our journey to good health. Join us for this riveting discussion as we chat to sleep expert Dr. Anand Gersappe on the importance of the zzzzz...
Whether we love or hate exercising it's got to be done. Join us to chat with Dr. Shalini Mukherji on simple ways to do what we must!
Join us as we look back on the crazy, dystopian year 2020 was and look forward with hope for a better year and anticipation for more stimulating conversations.
A look at the medical realities of mental health amongst women in India & a conversation with a leading psychiatrist
One of the most underserved and under-recognized communities with respect to mental health is the LGBTQI+ community. We take a deep dive into this with the help of a transgender rights activist.
The young often feel they have no voice, everyone else speaks for them. We are looking at the mental health of young people directly from their perspective.
Covid 19 has caused afflictions of the mind in everyone including children, adolescents, and youth. Join us as we try to decode the "new normal" in these populations with the help of a clinical therapist.
As we worry about our physical health and the constant risk of infection, we should not forget that the pandemic has also led to an increase in mental health issues.
This is not the first pandemic and not likely to be the last. Listen to us go back to the future and take a bird’s eye view of where we are at with this current pandemic.
As covid 19 continues its stranglehold across the globe, the number of conspiracy theories, myths, and misconceptions are increasing exponentially. This episode looks at some of these critically to separate the wheat from the chaff in our understanding of this pandemic
The female face of the pandemic. Although the Covid 19 pandemic has affected us all, the consequences are not being felt equally. As far as biology is concerned women seem to be more resilient towards the infection but when we look behind the veil it is a very different picture! Join us as we unpack the issues being faced by women –from unpaid labour to the so-called shadow pandemic.
This episode highlights the people and the faces beyond just the numbers in this Covid 19 pandemic. It brings to sharp focus health care workers and caregivers who are our frontline warriors. It also discusses community and individual responses and responsibilities in halting the spread of the virus and draws attention to the lesser-known details of the how, where and what to do to protect ourselves and strengthen the battle against the pandemic that has swept the world into uncertainty and chaos.