Awful and Awesome Ep 348: Ripley, Scoop, election songs, WrestleMania
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While discussing Ripley: Abbas: So, Andrew Scott became famous as the hot priest in Fleabag. Nainika: How can you forget he was Moriarty in Sherlock? Abbas: Ah, right. Nainika: A generation of girls on Tumblr were raised looking at Andrew. Abbas: Tumblr. I can totally fill in the blanks. This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin discuss the mini-series Ripley, the film Scoop, and election campaign songs. Abbas ends the episode with a summary of the latest WrestleMania. This episode is outside the paywall. Watch it, enjoy it, and subscribe to Newslaundry, so you can tune in every week. Have something to say? Write to us at newslaundry.com/podcast-letters. General elections are here, and Newslaundry and The News Minute have a series of ambitious coverage planned. To support our journalism, choose an election project and contribute here. Timecodes 00:00 - Introductions   02:24 - Headlines 3:30 - Ripley 15:40 - NL TNM Election Fund 16:30 - Election campaign songs 29:10 - Scoop 35:10 - WrestleMania References General Elections 2024 Fund Ripley BJP - Modi Ka Pariwar Congress - Nyay Song TMC Song - Jonogoner Gorjon 5 Saal Kejriwal  Scoop WrestleMania The World of Wrestling by Roland Barthes Click here to download the Newslaundry app on Android. And here for iOS. Produced and recorded by Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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