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thinly veiled
by Sweta & Shruthi
thinly veiled is a cultural commentary podcast hosted by first-gen Indian-American existentialists Sweta and Shruthi
Episodes
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Ep.18: The Duty of a Diaspora
The ladies discuss the forced labor issue at the NJ BAPS temple, modern settler colonialism by India and Israel, and the responsibility of stable diaspora communities in recognizing and dissolving power structures.
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Ep.17: The Evolution of Celebrity
The ladies discuss how the co-evolution of humans and their personal technology has democratized creativity and celebrity and complicated the public and private perception of our past.
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Ep.16: Anchoring Identity
The ladies discuss identity and itemization in an individualist culture, the purpose and structure of a modern family unit, and the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview with Oprah.
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Ep.15: Innovation Fatigue
The ladies discuss the profits and perils of automation, socially relevant theories of Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and the increasing insignificance of personal labels.
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Ep.14: Growing Pains
The ladies discuss the GME meme stock, the Indian government's online censorship of the farmers' movement, and some big personal news about love & life.
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Ep.13: Dating in the Kali Yuga
The ladies discuss familial dependence, dating during the pandemic, and a return to social media.
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Ep.12: Quarter Century Nihilism
The ladies discuss Shruthi's 25th birthday, the Punjab Farmers Protests, and the effect of globalization and big tech on the collective psyche.
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Ep.11: Wholesale Healing w/ Sindhura Janjanam
The ladies discuss integrative medicine and healing patient-provider relationships with Sindhura Janjanam, a licensed pharmacologist and Ayurveda enthusiast who hopes to combine her knowledge in her Ayurverita newsletter. Find Sindhura at @ayurverita and at https://ayurverita.substack.com/
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Ep.10: Staying Grounded in the Post-Truth Era
The ladies discuss the chaotic and fragile US election and how to maintain sanity while parsing sensationalized news cycles.
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Ep.9: A Covid Navarathri
The ladies discuss Navarathri during Covid, the beauty of a woman-focused holiday, and the complexities of gender and sexuality.
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Ep.8: Internal Satisfaction and External Paychecks
The ladies discuss the importance of developing intrinsic drive, the design and pressure of an online presence, and if not liking high-pitched voices is sexist.
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Ep.7: Debating the Unknowable
The ladies discuss Trump and Biden's first presidential debate and end up pondering the purpose of faith and surrender in the face of life's unknowns.
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Ep.6: Walk, don't Wallow
The ladies walk around Sweta's neighborhood and discuss the consequences of living in the online matrix and the joy of in-person relationships.
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Ep.5: OnlyFans is the newest gig economy...but I'd make one
The ladies discuss COVID parties, the OnlyFans gig economy, and the quest for emotional intimacy in ~these times~
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Ep.4: A political grabbag of deplorables
The ladies discuss the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris for VP, and *sigh* voting blue
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Ep.3: Sex sells more than secularism
The ladies discuss Uber's corporate tactics, the #WAP music video controversy, and the Ayodhya dispute in India. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tPMpOY893E https://thewire.in/ayodhyatimeline https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/the-great-divide-books-dalrymple
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Ep.2: Indian Matchmaking: a realistic nightmare
The ladies reveal why they named the podcast thinly veiled. They discuss Netflix's "Indian Matchmaking," a controversial reality tv show/docuseries that chronicles tales from within the global Indian matchmaking business and compare it to their own lives.
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Ep.1: Has anyone heard from Biden?
The ladies introduce the podcast and discuss the monotony of quarantine, growing up first generation Indian-American, and feeling let down by the US political scene.
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thinly veiled is a cultural commentary podcast hosted by first-gen Indian-American existentialists Sweta and Shruthi
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