9 episodes
You Can Check Out Any Time You Like But You Can Never Leave: Escapism In Mythology And Fantasy Anjali Krishnakumar
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Academia meets pop culture in this podcast which examines themes from The Mahabharata and common Fantasies such as Game of Thrones. Each episode thinks about how all these pieces of literature contain elements of escapism and relate to our real lives in one way or the other. Every episode features a different story from Devdutt Pattanaik's Jaya. The story is always linked back to some piece of current media. Mahabharata and Star Wars were always supposed to meet, this series just helps speed the introduction!
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Episode 8: Fanfiction and why we don't need J. K Rowling anymore
I'm back! In today's episode we talk about fanfiction, The Death of the Author and how we can still think about and enjoy Harry Potter without engaging with J. K Rowling's bullshit Transphobia and outdated opinions.
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Episode 7: Conclusion
And with that I conclude the strangest mini series! Or do I?
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Episode 6: Romance
What's love got to do with it? Possibly nothing but probably everything! Draupadi is basically the Real Housewives of the forest and no one can tell me otherwise
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Episode 5: Fate and Karma
Are fate and karma one and the same? Who would win in a fight, Bhishma or Cersei? I only answer one of these questions though, listen to find out which one!
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Episode 4: The Chosen One
We think about democracy and how it might be a futile exercise, also Star Wars, lots of Star Wars
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Episode 3: Forgetting
We think about forgetting as Escapism in the context of Shakuntala, Anastasia, The Lion King and Gollum, all fan favourites of course.
Customer Reviews
Great podcast!
Anjali I tripped upon your podcast one day, while searching for a different podcast through my Alexa app. I have to say that it is a fantastic and interesting podcast. I love your humor and wit, and I learned a lot about a subject I've never explored.
It looks like you may have "checked out" yourself on this podcast. If so, I hope you reconsider, especially if you love this topic and doing podcasts. I hope to hear more in the future. Thank you for sharing your voice and insights....it's truly a gift.