Episodes
How To Citizen with Baratunde reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. With humor and empathy, Baratunde explores societal topics that affect us all, speaks with people using their relationships and power for the benefit of the many, and offers audience members ways to participate.
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Education Podcasts
There is a world of difference between the theory we learnt in school and the reality we experience everyday. This is especially true about Civics. This podcast lays bare the gap between what textbooks preach to school kids about politics and what we actually see in Indian politics.
Ep. 10: Chapter 10 - Law and Social Justice with Kunal Kamra
"If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable." - Louis D. Brandeis The Final episode of How To Citizen deserves a good quote, amirite? Yes, we've reached the end of a ten episode long journey of this Podcast which delves into our lovely 8th Grade CBSE civics book.
Ep. 09: Chapter 9 - Public Facilities with Ashish Shakya
We are done with confronting people! Hush. After some intense episodes, How To Citizen takes another dramatic turn with the penultimate chapter: Public Facilities. Meghnad and Shreyas are joined by comedian, columnist and writer, Ashish Shakya as they unleash and epic battle between the Delhi Metro and Mumbai Local. Hint: Delhi Metro Wins. Always.
Ep. 08: Chapter 8 - Confronting Marginalization with Joel Pereira
After Understanding Marginalization in the last episode, and much talk about Pterodactyls and Capitalism, now it's time to Confront Marginalization. To achieve this oh-so-important deed, Meghnad and Shreyas talk to Joel Parriera, show-runner, director and doer of all things media. Also, as he points out, a minority.
Ep. 07: Chapter 7 - Understanding Marginalization with Urooj Ashfaq
What is the relationship between Pterodactyls, tribals in Madhya Pradesh and Marginalization? The answer is: this episode of How to Citizen. Meghnad and Shreyas are joined by comedian Urooj Ashfaq to discuss Chapter 7: Understanding Marginalization.
Ep. 06: Chapter 6 - Understanding our Criminal Justice System with Aishwarya Mohanraj
Aishwarya Mohanraj loves a lot of people. This includes her school principal, her domestic help and Salman Khan... in no particular order. It's episode 6 of How To Citizen and the hosts, Meghnad and Shreyas, are joined by comedian Aishwarya Mohanraj.
Ep. 05: Chapter 5 - Judiciary with RJ Rohini Ramanathan
It's episode five and we're going to do some justice to Chapter 5, Judiciary. This time Meghnad and Shreyas joined by RJ Rohini Ramanathan who talks about our courts, how they function, how justice delayed is justice denied and a bunch of banter on Aadhaar. They also touch upon the changes and repercussions brought about by the #MeToo movement.
