Awful and Awesome Ep 201: Bombay Begums, Normal People, Oprah’s interview with Harry and Meghan

While talking about the Faber dishwasher ad:

Rajyasree: Next time, when you’re having those interviews you have every Sunday, where you interview girls [to] get married to? You just ask, “Do you like cooking?” Then she’ll say, “Yes, yes, I make samosa, shepherd’s pie..." You’ll say, “But will you wash the dishes?”

Abhinandan: Do you like washing dishes?...That toh she will, but do you like?

Rajyasree: That toh she will?!

Abhinandan: Because you don’t want to force anyone.

Rajyasree: What is “that toh she will”? Tell me. That’s what you have to do if she gets married to you? Khaana de...wo saaf karo! You’re quite an emancipated man, I must say.

Abhinandan: So, if I don’t get married, I’m getting a Faber washing machine.

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 web series Bombay Begums and Normal People; Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle; advertisements for International Women’s Day, and more.

Timecodes

00:01 - Introduction

08:03 - Faber ad

11:04 - Normal People

24:57 - Subscriber letters

27:13 - Bombay Begums

42:54 - Subscriber letters

49:44 - Honest Government ad

51:34 - PayTM ad

53:43 - Levis ads

56:54 - MTV ad

58:41 - Subscriber letters

1:02:35 - Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

References

Faber dishwasher ad

Normal People

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Kenny Rogers - Crazy In Love

Bombay Begums

Deep Jandu - Arey Pagol Hoye Jabo Ami

Honest Government Ad - News Corp Bargaining Code

Paytm The Divide

Levi's I Shape My World

Levi's We All Move

MTV #WomensDay

Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin

Years & Years - It's A Sin

The Normal Heart

Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview snippets

Piers Morgan leaves ITV's Good Morning Britain after row over Meghan remarks

Recorded and produced by Jude Weston, edited by Satish Kumar.

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