{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ec3d9497cef7479d2ef4798/61459039cbb99e0012970916?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hafta 346: Newslaundry tax ‘survey’ and Tamil Nadu’s NEET bill","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ec3d9497cef7479d2ef4798/1631948662217-c74dc528d69fa825caa7facc76458e7e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p><strong>Timecodes</strong></p><p><br></p><p>2:42 - Headlines</p><p>14:25 -&nbsp;Tamil Nadu’s NEET bill</p><p>32:09 -&nbsp;IT ‘surveys’ at <em>Newslaundry</em> and <em>Newsclick</em></p><p>56:55 - Subscriber mails</p><p>1:18:43- Recommendations</p><p><br></p><p>This week on NL Hafta, it’s the in-house panel of Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Mehraj D Lone.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss Tamil Nadu’s bill exempting state board students from the national medical entrance test NEET, and what led to the government bringing it. Jayashree and Mehraj explain how and why standardised tests such as NEET tend to disadvantage students from poor and marginalised communities.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The discussion then moves to last week’s Income Tax “surveys” targeting <em>Newslaundry </em>and <em>Newsclick</em>. Abhinandan provides a brief account of the day the ‘survey’ happened at <em>Newslaundry</em> and kickstarts a discussion about how the institutions of state operate in India and how they wield the power they have over the public.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Gamechanger subscribers, click</em><a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/account-details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> here</em></a><em> to get a private RSS link to listen to NL Hafta on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Castro, Pocket Casts. Alert us at subscription@newslaundry.com if you face any problems.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Click</em><a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rNwYzKBuiUYRrBbYpVj_BU1AodRT-1TyK9l5RipjMxM/edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> here</em></a><em> to register for upcoming sessions of</em><a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/topic/nl-recess\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> NL Recess</em></a><em>. Join our</em><a href=\"https://discord.com/invite/EHRKe2CP6T\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> Discord server</em></a><em> for subscribers so you don't miss any Recess mailers or updates.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>We’ve a new page for subscribers to send letters to our shows. If you want to write to Hafta, </em><a href=\"https://www.newslaundry.com/podcast-letters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>click here</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Jayashree</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/54900051-madhouse-at-the-end-of-the-earth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night</a></p><p><br></p><p>Raman</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/70038131\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Goodnight, and Goodluck</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://indianexpress.com/article/india/amrullah-saleh-afghanistan-crisis-taliban-takeover-7503410/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amrullah Saleh: The last man standing against Taliban</a></p><p><br></p><p>Manisha</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4270492/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Billions</a></p><p><br></p><p>Mehraj</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/09/10/a-reckoning-for-the-media-handmaidens-of-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Day of reckoning for the media handmaidens of war</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/08/16/afghan-translator-escape-kabul/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">He spent his adult life helping U.S. soldiers. Now, he’s desperately fleeing Afghanistan</a></p><p><br></p><p>Abhinandan</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035147636/this-is-your-brain-on-drug-ads\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">This Is Your Brain On Drug Ads</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://webdoc.france24.com/september-11-20-years-chaos/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">September 11th, 20 Years of chaos</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Newslaundry.com"}