South Central

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Welcome to South Central, a podcast from The News Minute dedicated to bringing the south of India to the forefront. Each episode dives into the stories, challenges, and perspectives that shape the region and often go unheard in national conversations. South Central is led by TNM's Editor-in-Chief Dhanya Rajendran and co-hosted by TNM's Reporting Head, Pooja Prasanna. Together, they bring sharp insights, on-the-ground expertise, and a commitment to exploring the issues that truly matter in the south. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 3 days ago

    India’s food safety crisis and BJP’s political reshuffle | South Central 89

    In this week’s episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss raids and inspections across the country at restaurants and the prevalence of contaminated food even at top-end eateries. They are joined by food influencer and author Krish Ashok and TNM reporter Shivani Kava. In the second part of the discussion, the hosts discuss the BJP’s big political reshuffle. They are joined by Aditya Menon, journalist and Political Editor at The Quint. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:13 - Headlines 00:08:38 - Food Safety in India 00:51:02 - BJP rejig and PM CARES fund 01:19:34 - Recommendations Get special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=sc Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Sukanya Shaji, Riya T T, Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    India’s food safety crisis and BJP’s political reshuffle | South Central 89

  2. 14 Aug

    Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak | South Central 88

    In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth first discuss the problem of exotic animals across the world being taken into private custody. They are joined by independent journalists Siddharth Prabhakar and M Rajshekhar. In the second half, the hosts discuss the Tamil Nadu Speaker JCD Prabhakar attending and leading an anti-abortion rally in Chennai. He made an anti-abortion speech and also said he would take this up with CM Vijay. They are joined by Dr Alka Barua, a senior rights activist and TNM’s senior reporter Bharathy Singaravel. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:32 - Headlines 00:11:33 - Exotic animal smuggling 00:47:36 - Abortion rights in India 01:12:34 - Recommendations Get special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=sc Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali,  Vignesh Manickam, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Sukanya Shaji, Riya T T, Anakha C J Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak | South Central 88

  3. 7 Aug

    Udhayanidhi’s arrest and Union government’s Meta crackdown | South Central 87

    In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth discuss the arrest of Udhayanidhi Stalin and the Union government's social media crackdown following the CJP protests. They are joined by activist Tara Krishnaswamy, lawyer Nikhil Narendran, and TNM's Tamil Nadu Bureau Chief, Shabbir Ahmed. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:33 - Headlines  00:08:25 - Arrest of Udhayanidhi Stalin 00:50:17 - Crackdown on social media 1:07:52 - Recommendations Get special 6-month subscription this Independence Day at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947 Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya T T Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Udhayanidhi’s arrest and Union government’s Meta crackdown | South Central 87

  4. 31 Jul

    Protest to Crackdown: The Aftermath of Jantar Mantar | South Central 86

    In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the aftermath of the Jantar Mantar protests, led by the Cockroach Janta Party. They are joined by senior journalist and editor of The Wire, Seema Chisti, and Peek TV co-founder Vedanta Agarwal. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:43 - Headlines  00:09:01 - Aftermath of CJP protest 1:08:12 - Recommendations 1:12:55 - Letters Get 20% off on TNM-NL Subscription https://rzp.io/rzp/tnm-nl-stickers Support PEEK TV https://pages.razorpay.com/ptvn Support The Wire https://support.thewire.in Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya T T, Sukanya Shaji, Anakha CJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Protest to Crackdown: The Aftermath of Jantar Mantar | South Central 86

  5. 24 Jul

    Lack of fear: How Gen Z protest is different | South Central 85

    In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the police violence unleashed on the protestors. The violence has injected new life into the Cockroach Janta Party’s resistance, with gatherings happening across the country. The hosts are joined by journalists Smita Sharma, Nikita Saxena, and Kavitha Muralidharan. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:08 - Headlines  00:08:01 - CJP protest 00:56:59 - Media attacked 1:15:40 - Recommendations Check out Smita Sharma’s YouTube Channel and Instagram Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T and Sukanya Shaji Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Lack of fear: How Gen Z protest is different | South Central 85

  6. 17 Jul

    INDIA bloc’s drift towards BJP and how India perceives child abuse | South Central 84

    In this week’s South Central hosts, Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna explore the churning in the country’s political Opposition. From TMC's dwindling numbers to DMK's tricky balancing act on the delimitation Bill. The hosts break down the realignment with senior journalist and Author Neerja Chowdhury and journalist Arvind Gunasekar. Is this about principles, or just who's placing the better bet? Then, a hard conversation: child sexual abuse cases and the push for a sex offender registry. Vidya Reddy, Sannuthi Suresh and Subhashini from Thulir join to explain why a registry might do more harm than good, and what the real gaps in the system are. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:03 - Headlines  00:10:41 - Realignment of the Opposition Parties in India 00:42:53 - POCSO cases in India 1:16:05 - Recommendations Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R,  Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T, Sukanya Shaji and Anakha C J  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    INDIA bloc’s drift towards BJP and how India perceives child abuse | South Central 84

  7. 10 Jul

    Raavan arrests and policing dissent in Andhra Pradesh | South Central 83

    In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first dives into the repeated targeting of YouTuber Raavan, who has been arrested five times over speeches critical of the Andhra Pradesh government, including one containing a controversial remark about Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. The hosts are joined by senior journalist C Vanaja and Prof Murali Karnam of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. In the second half of the episode, journalists Jisha Surya and Indulekha Aravind join the panel to discuss two major developments in Kerala - the recent landslide in Wayanad and the political confrontation between the UDF and the LDF over the Adani Group’s decision to sell their stake in Vizhinjam Port to a Switzerland-based company. Audio timecodes: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:32 - Headlines  00:10:42 - The arrest of YouTuber Raavan 00:48:26 - Wayanad Landslide and Vizhinjam Port controversy 1:08:08 - Recommendations Check out the list of headlines discussed in South Central Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T, Sukanya Shaji and Anakha C J  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Raavan arrests and policing dissent in Andhra Pradesh | South Central 83

  8. 3 Jul

    Losing your vote and passport | PE in Kerala hospitals | South Central 82

    In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss senior journalist R Rajagopal’s letter regarding the removal of his name from the electoral rolls, denying him renewal of his passport. They are joined by R Rajagopal himself and Shivasundar, a senior activist and researcher who has been studying the election process. In the second part of the episode, the hosts are joined by investigative journalist Jisha Surya, Chairman of KIMS Health, Dr M I Sahadulla, and medical researcher and educator Dr A Althaf. Audio timecodes:  00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Headlines  00:09:35 - SIR and issues 00:48:53 - PE in Kerala hospitals 1:19:46 - Recommendations Check out the recommendations and references from this episode. Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-central Send your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here You can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central.  Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here.  To check out our other shows, Click here  To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click here Producer - Megha Mukundan and Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T and Sukanya Shaji Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Losing your vote and passport | PE in Kerala hospitals | South Central 82
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Welcome to South Central, a podcast from The News Minute dedicated to bringing the south of India to the forefront. Each episode dives into the stories, challenges, and perspectives that shape the region and often go unheard in national conversations. South Central is led by TNM's Editor-in-Chief Dhanya Rajendran and co-hosted by TNM's Reporting Head, Pooja Prasanna. Together, they bring sharp insights, on-the-ground expertise, and a commitment to exploring the issues that truly matter in the south. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The News Minute
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The News Minute
  • Show Website
    South Central

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