Awful and Awesome Ep 232: House of Gucci, 14 Peaks

While reviewing the documentary 14 Peaks:

Rajyasree: I felt it lacked drama which maybe it doesn’t need to…The drama is that he’s climbing so many peaks in so little time.

Sandip: What more drama do you want?

Rajyasree: As in, no one dies and all that.

Sandip: How many peaks? It’s a documentary! You wanted this poor man to die in his own documentary...

Abhinandan: I think she wants it to be like Indian Idol. There should be someone to outburst, there should be a fight between two of the team members...

Rajyasree: Or one person pushes a climber off and...

Abhinandan: Then they are showing doosh…doosh…"I’m not coming, I’m abandoning."

Sandip: Someone will say like, "I have to do this within seven months you know...like I have no time, get out of my way."

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by journalist Sandip Roy. They review the film House of Gucci, the documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, the Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui trailer, and a new Christmas ad from Norway.

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Timecodes

00:01 - Introduction

05:32 - Dave Chappelle’s The Closer

12:38 - Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui trailer

20:50 - When Harry Met Santa

27:42 - House of Gucci

43:17 - 14 Peaks

54:55 - Subscriber letters

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References

Don’t Let Him Know by Sandip Roy

The Sandip Roy Show

Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui

When Harry met Santa

Norway’s ‘gay Santa’ advert is achingly beautiful and something we should celebrate

House of Gucci

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

Free Solo

Hiccups & Hookups

Dave Chappelle’s The Closer

Recorded and produced by Jude Weston, edited by Samarendra K Dash.