Awful and Awesome Ep 256: Gaslit, Jungle Cry, Layer’r Shot ad

Rajyasree spots a typo in Abhinandan’s notes:

Rajyasree: You’ve just written things incorrectly. Amber Heard as H-E-R-D, that’s not her surname!

Abhinandan: H-E-A-R-D, Heard?

Rajyasree: Heard, yes.

Abhinandan: Oh, I was having a herd mentality!

Abhinandan and Rajyasree burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen review the film Jungle Cry; web series Gaslit; the Layer’r Shot ad controversy; Akshay Kumar’s controversial comments on history books; and the Depp-Heard trial.

PS: A fly is the third co-host of this episode.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

05:21 - Layer'r Shot ad controversy

10:01 - Gaslit

24:56 - Subscriber letters

30:03 - Akshay Kumar on history

34:23 - Jungle Cry

44:52 - Subscriber letters

51:19 - Depp-Heard trial

Watch the conversation here:

References

Layer’r shot ad

The Sweet Kitchen by Rajyasree Sen

Gaslit

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Armie Hammer Sexual Assault Allegations Focus of Upcoming TV Special

Jungle Cry

Bheja Fry (2007)

Jhund

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Platinum Party at the Palace

Highlights from the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in photos

BBC iPlayer - Reputation: Depp v Heard

Produced and edited by Jude Weston.