Thursday Bitches

Genesia Alves

Purnima Rao is a writer who works with free libraries and she lives in Delhi. Genesia Alves is writer and media professional who lives in Mumbai. This fortnightly podcast is our take and taking on the world - but not too seriously. There's some swearing. It comes from a good place. Find us: @BitchesThursday on Twitter Cover Art by Divya Gopalan. Technical support and kindly encouragement: http://www.audiomatic.in/

  1. 09/09/2021

    Kissy Armpit Gate - That Oscar Isaac Jessica Chastain Moment

    We couldn't NOT talk about it.  Was it sexy? Yes. Was it complicated? Yes. Are we the playthings of manipulative media moguls? Yes yes yes. Purnima breaks down the look into three parts, Genesia thinks married people need to up their game and we blame feminism for all our complicated feelings!

  2. 06/29/2021

    What the FFFFFUture

    "The future will soon be a thing of the past." ~ George Carlin Well hurry the hell up then. We've never lived 'in the now' like this and frankly it has begun to take its Eckhart Tolle on us. Thanks a ton, Covid. Is dreaming about the future what makes us human? Will being unable to predict what's going to happen... err kill us?  Are we gonna get chronophobia? Should we ask a tarot reader for the answers? It's our quickest episode ever because there's no time to waste. The third wave cometh.

  3. 05/13/2021

    Like Sugar in Concrete - Poems of Protest

    "There are fascists, pretending to be humanitarians like cannibals on a healthkick, eating only vegetarians." - Roger McGough  Rhymes against crimes, going lyrical (but satirical), the inchoate poets know it - there's verse in the subversive.  We present the works of Aamir Aziz, Hussain Haidry, Hamraaz...  The historical contexts behind Humpty Dumpty, "First they came for the socialists...", Plath, Beckett and Dylan Thomas. Purnima writes a limerick. Genesia recites an impassioned poem to Fascists from memory.  And as a special treat, a short interview with upcoming Delhi rap duo Krantike X Dean Swag aka Famous Hona Hai where we also play their track, Notewala Neta.  This episode is in English and Hindi. Please watch out for translations where available on our social media.

  4. 04/28/2021

    Girls on Film - But Not Like That!

    Do only men come of age?  A chat with writer and filmmaker, Vijayeta Kumar.  In India, only 6% of films are directed by women. * Result?  Women's stories relegated to the 'public service' dept. You have to be a (hot) avenger to get any attention.  No one wants to talk about menstruation, menopause (unless there's men involved).  And once you've got your stories on screen, the boys don't know how to critique them.  We talk about jumping the hoops of fire from presenting your stories to the producer boys' clubs, rustling up all female film crews, how women want to be represented and then listen in on the most polite disagreement between all of us about whether it should fall on women to be inclusive across gender AND caste. We walk that non-toxic talk, bitches.  *Chloe Zhao is only the 2nd woman in the history of the Oscars to win one for Best Director.

  5. 03/25/2021

    Through the Looking Glass with Vikramaditya Motwane - the Udaan lens on toxic masculinity

    Can't stop thinking about a coming-of-age film from 10 years ago that encapsulated masculinity both toxic and tender?  Neither could we.  We talked with writer and director Vikramaditya Motwane about Udaan, everything from Springsteen to Superman, the boys' clubs and brotherhoods, his own relationships with the men and women in his life and why men telling their own truths with authenticity can be heroic.  It's unlike anything you've heard about the film or from the director, before.  Listen!

  6. 03/11/2021

    The View From The Top Of The Hill

    Thoughts (and prayers) about getting bolder and wider.  The clichés (forties are the new thirties). The lies (YouTube Influencers cannot be 107 years old).  The stuff you need to know as a Future Old Lady (drugs, bras, rocks and rolling).  Also. Are our moms Pretending they can't hack new tech? We have all the answers, as per usual. Except that one.

  7. 02/25/2021

    The Multiculturalism Episode

    What happened to the Mile Sur Mera Tumhara club?  Remember when India was being sold the multiculturalism dream? Did it come true? Was it at the expense of some vs others?  In the true spirit of multicultural ideals, Genesia and Purnima did not agree on this episode but found their way back via the Indian Constitution, ancient Irish pipes from 2 millennia ago, ghettoised housing, the East India company, Tulsi vs Kamala and what libraries can teach our children. And if that's not enough curry powder in your melting pot, meet the fabulous Juhi Pande, who grew up around this great country as the child of an Air Force pilot, has lived around the world, had to defend her right to a roast beef sandwich, married a half-Chinese, half-American man and now lives in London with her little family and a world of diverse traditions, heritage and customs that are all her own.

  8. 02/11/2021

    The Sciencey-Science Episode

    If maths has all the problems, chemistry all the solutions and learning about neutrons can be free (because err... they have no charge) then why aren't we more excited about science? Science is everywhere and while Purnima has gone chasing the Higgs-Boson, Genesia found "magic" in her kitchen. And as very special guests, this episode features Nandita Jayaraj and Sayantan Datta from the venerable thelifeofscience.com for actual stories of hope, courage and genius, from the wonderful (and problematic world of Indian science).

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About

Purnima Rao is a writer who works with free libraries and she lives in Delhi. Genesia Alves is writer and media professional who lives in Mumbai. This fortnightly podcast is our take and taking on the world - but not too seriously. There's some swearing. It comes from a good place. Find us: @BitchesThursday on Twitter Cover Art by Divya Gopalan. Technical support and kindly encouragement: http://www.audiomatic.in/

Information

  • Creator
    Genesia Alves
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Genesia Alves
  • Show Website
    Thursday Bitches