Awful and Awesome Ep 259: RRR, Spiderhead, Beyoncé’s new single

Talking about a New York magazine story on a teenager who was cancelled.

Abhinandan: It's a conspiracy.

Nainika: This is a conspiracy against you?

Abhinandan: Wasting my week.

Nainika: But then what do I plan to achieve through it?

Abhinandan: Just, you guys are sadists, all of you. Jude, you, and Rajyasree.

Nainika: So you think the world is stacked against you?

Abhinandan: I’m Diego*!

Abhinandan and Nainika burst out laughing.

This and a whole lot of stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Nainika Singh Rathore review the films RRR and Spiderhead; web series Under the Banner of Heaven; Beyonce’s Break My Soul single from her upcoming album Renaissance.

* The 17-year-old protagonist of the New York magazine story.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction

05:10 - RRR

17:58 - Subscriber letters

22:23 - Spiderhead

37:00 - New York magazine story

47:15 - Subscriber letters

49:28 - Break My Soul by Beyoncé

55:14 - Under the Banner of Heaven

Watch the conversation here:

References

Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood's last superstar and social media saturated with 'stars' will ensure that

RRR

Brahmastra Trailer

Spiderhead

Canceled at 17

New York magazine’s ‘Canceled at 17’ isn’t just an article – it’s ammunition

Break My Soul by Beyonce

Under the Banner of Heaven

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

Recorded by Lipi Vats, Produced by Jude Weston, edited by Satish Kumar.