South Central

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna explore whether AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, and what regulation and the debate over whether AI development needs to slow down.They are joined by Sarayu Natarajan, founder of Aapti Institute and Visiting Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Deepthi Bathini, AI Policy and Strategy Fellow at Successif and Associate Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University.In the second part of the episode, the hosts turn to the political developments in Telangana, including the ruckus during the Assembly session, the BRS-Congress confrontation and the growing questions over Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s control over both the government and the party.They are joined by senior Deccan Herald assistant editor SNV Sudhir, who covers Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:39 - Headlines00:09:17 - Warnings about the risks of AI00:48:12 - Current political scenario in Telangana1:10:15 - RecommendationsSupport our legal fund. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by former Supreme Court Justice Madan Lokur to discuss a wide range of issues - from the cancellation of law school convocations following student protests against the CJI to mass voter roll discrepancies and the judiciary's hesitation to intervene.In the second part of the discussion, the hosts are joined by Divya Arya, a journalist reporting for the BBC World Service, who worked on the story exposing the prevalence of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) content in Meta apps.Audio timecodes:0:00:00 - Introduction00:02:50 - Headlines00:12:43 - Dissent, SIR and more00:58:28 - Meta and CSAM1:27:15 - RecommendationsSupport our legal fund. Click hereRegister for the NL-TNM book club. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss controversial remarks by Muslim religious leader Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar on women’s participation in public religious events.They are joined by Shahina KK, Founder and Editor of Offbeat Concerns, and Sunaina Shahida Ikbal, Writer, Psychologist and Academician.In the second part of the episode, the conversation turns to the growing calls for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay to become Prime Minister in 2029, and what the phenomenon says about celebrity politics, political cults and Vijay’s ambitions. The hosts are joined by journalist E.T.B. Sivapriyan.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:30 - Headlines00:09:37 - Grand Mufti - Statements, influence and pushback00:48:26 - Vijay as PM01:11:25 - RecommendationsRegister for the NL-TNM book club. Click hereCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click hereTo check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya TT, Anakha C J

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to scrap the Parandur airport project. They are joined by aviation safety consultant Captain Mohan Ranganathan and K E Raghunathan, national chairman of the Association of Indian Entrepreneurs.In the second part of the episode, the hosts discuss the recent anti-reservation movement. They are joined by Professor Ravikant Kisana.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:27 - Headlines00:09:12 - Scrapping of Parandur Airport project00:45:09 - Anti-reservation movement01:19:53 - RecommendationsGet special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=scCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Anakha C J

In this week’s episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss raids and inspections across the country at restaurants and the prevalence of contaminated food even at top-end eateries. They are joined by food influencer and author Krish Ashok and TNM reporter Shivani Kava.In the second part of the discussion, the hosts discuss the BJP’s big political reshuffle. They are joined by Aditya Menon, journalist and Political Editor at The Quint.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:13 - Headlines00:08:38 - Food Safety in India00:51:02 - BJP rejig and PM CARES fund01:19:34 - RecommendationsGet special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at Rs 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=scCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Sukanya Shaji, Riya T T, Anakha C J

In this week’s South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth first discuss the problem of exotic animals across the world being taken into private custody. They are joined by independent journalists Siddharth Prabhakar and M Rajshekhar.In the second half, the hosts discuss the Tamil Nadu Speaker JCD Prabhakar attending and leading an anti-abortion rally in Chennai. He made an anti-abortion speech and also said he would take this up with CM Vijay. They are joined by Dr Alka Barua, a senior rights activist and TNM’s senior reporter Bharathy Singaravel.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:32 - Headlines00:11:33 - Exotic animal smuggling00:47:36 - Abortion rights in India01:12:34 - RecommendationsGet special 6-month subscription of TNM-NL at 1947: https://pages.razorpay.com/tnm-1947?utm_source=sc&utm_medium=sc1947link&utm_campaign=scCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali,  Vignesh Manickam, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Sukanya Shaji, Riya T T, Anakha C J

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the aftermath of the Jantar Mantar protests, led by the Cockroach Janta Party. They are joined by senior journalist and editor of The Wire, Seema Chisti, and Peek TV co-founder Vedanta Agarwal.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:43 - Headlines 00:09:01 - Aftermath of CJP protest1:08:12 - Recommendations1:12:55 - LettersGet 20% off on TNM-NL Subscription https://rzp.io/rzp/tnm-nl-stickersSupport PEEK TV https://pages.razorpay.com/ptvnSupport The Wire https://support.thewire.inCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Check out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralSupport South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Camera - Ajay R, Social Media - Riya T T, Sukanya Shaji, Anakha CJ

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the police violence unleashed on the protestors. The violence has injected new life into the Cockroach Janta Party’s resistance, with gatherings happening across the country. The hosts are joined by journalists Smita Sharma, Nikita Saxena, and Kavitha Muralidharan.Audio timecodes:00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:08 - Headlines 00:08:01 - CJP protest00:56:59 - Media attacked1:15:40 - RecommendationsCheck out Smita Sharma’s YouTube Channel and InstagramCheck out the list of headlines discussed in South CentralCheck out the recommendations and references from this episode.Support South Central: https://pages.razorpay.com/south-centralSend your thoughts, suggestions, and criticism as well.Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereYou can also let us know what you think by filling out our quick feedback form. Your suggestions help shape future episodes of South Central. Contribute to our reporting fund. Click here. To check out our other shows, Click here To not miss any updates, join TNM's WhatsApp Channel! Click hereProducer - Akshay Lal, Camera - Ajay R, Editor - Jaseem Ali, Social Media - Riya T T and Sukanya Shaji