Ep 230: Dune, Jai Bhim, Dave Chappelle’s The Closer

<p><strong>Timecodes</strong></p><p>00:01- Introduction</p><p>04:38 - <em>Dune</em></p><p>19:44 - Subscriber letters&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>23:06 - <em>Jai Bhim</em></p><p>39:26 - Subscriber letters</p><p>42:35 - Mad Angles ad</p><p>44:46 - Tip Tip song</p><p>49:15 - <em>The Closer</em></p><br><p><em>Before reviewing the film </em>Dune:</p><p><strong>Abhinandan: </strong>What do you want to start with?</p><p><strong>Rajyasree:</strong> No, let’s ask our esteemed guest/co-host.</p><p><strong>Abhinandan: </strong>We have an esteemed guest? We only have A-bus.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Abbas: </strong>(<em>laughs</em>)</p><p><strong>Rajyasree: </strong>There’s no need to laugh, Abbas. No need to laugh at bad jokes, okay?</p><p><strong>Abbas:</strong> No, it’s okay. I have to say my favourite part of all <em>Newslaundry</em> podcasts is when Abhinandan cracks a joke and laughs at himself and you can hear all the panelists looking at each other like, “Were we supposed to laugh at that?”</p><p><em>Abhinandan, Rajyasree, and Abbas burst out laughing.</em></p><p>This and a whole lot of other stuff awful and awesome as Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen are joined by Abbas Momin, a stand-up comedian from Mumbai, to discuss the Netflix special <em>Dave Chappelle: The Closer</em>; films <em>Dune </em>and<em> Jai Bhim</em>; the recreation of the song <em>Tip Tip Barsa Paani</em> in the film <em>Sooryavanshi</em>; and a Mad Angles commercial featuring Ranveer Singh.</p><p>PS. Don’t miss what the hosts discuss about <em>The Closer.&nbsp;</em></p><p>Write to us at <a href="https://www.newslaundry.com/podcast-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newslaundry.com/podcast-letters</a>.</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>