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Awful and Awesome Ep 187: Laxmii, First Man, and Lucy in the Sky
The pop culture podcast that isn’t afraid to pop the bubble.
While talking about Lucy in the Sky:
Abhinandan: Other than technology, it’s all become easier to go to the moon, Rajyasree Sen, because the moon now is closer than it was.
Rajyasree: Oohhh! Is this your input? Because you did not watch either film.
Abhinandan: So, every year the moon will get closer till [after] two and a half billion years, it will just smash into the earth. Do you know that?
Rajyasree: But there will be no earth then, na? We’ll be like a rock because we’ll have killed everything on this earth.
Abhinandan: Do you know that?
Rajyasree: No, because I think you’re making it up now.
Abhinandan: Ahh, you’re right! It was worth a try.
Rajyasree and Abhinandan burst out laughing.
This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss the films Laxmii, First Man and Lucy in the Sky; the Tanishq Diwali ad controversy; and various commercials.
Tune in!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
03:50 - Laxmii
16:18 - Subscriber letters
18:29 - First Man
25:36 - Tanishq Diwali ad controversy
29:09 - Senco Aham ad featuring Sourav Ganguly
32:04 - Subscriber letters
34:10 - Lucy in the Sky
45:01 - Usha exhaust fan ad
47:41 - Subscriber letters
54:51 - Cadbury ad
57:15 - Zomato ad
References
Tanishq Under Fire For New Ad Discouraging Use Of Fireworks On Diwali
Aap Bas Rishte Banaiye, Baaki Sab Hum Par Chhod Dijiye
Senco 'Shine On' campaign with Sourav Ganguly
Recorded and produced by Jude Weston, edited by Umrav Singh.
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