Anjali Kamat's guest appearances

Anjali Kamat

Pomona College Sagecast

Time To Say Goodbye

James Joyce

Ken McLeod

Adam Rogers

Douglas Preston

Jennifer Doudna

Alex Rodriguez

Travis Brown

Gary Smith

Richard Preston

Bill Keller

Mac Barnett

Jane Liu

Jeremy Taylor

Joe Palca

Andrew Glazier

OwlTail

Hello from the diasporic battleground! This week, we’re joined by investigative journalist and filmmaker Anjali Kamat to discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s red-carpet state dinner and the spread of his Islamophobic, anti-democratic Hindutva ideology. (1:45) We start with a short history since Modi was elected in 2014, (12:20) dig into the conspiratorial lynchings that mirror right-wing campaigns in other countries, and (26:15) consider how Indian diasporic communities help maintain (and challenge) Modi’s power. We also track the responses of U.S. politicians, from Trump’s “Howdy Modi” rally in Texas, celebrating the Prime Minister’s reelection in 2019, to progressive Representative Ro Khanna’s unwillingness to critique and Obama’s surprising willingness to do so. In this episode, we ask: What differentiates the last nine years under Modi from previous periods of large-scale sectarian violence in India? Why do the myths around Modi persist, despite cracks in the facade of him as an efficient and non-corrupt leader? What was the dream of Indian multiculturalism?How do Indian diasporic communities influence Modi’s ability to consolidate power? For more, check out: * Aparna Gopalan in Jewish Currents, on how Hindu nationalists are using the pro-Israel playbook* An opinion piece by Maya Jasanoff: Narendra Modi Is Not Who America Thinks He Is* Background on the rise of Hindu nationalism in the U.S. * The first installment in our White House State Dinner critique series, from May: Karaoke soft power + left media cowardice 🎧 Heads-up: Next week’s episode will be a subscriber-only listener Q&amp;A! Subscribe on Patreon or Substack to ask a question and hear the episode. Thanks for listening. As always, you can follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, and email us at timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com.  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello from the diasporic battleground! This week, we’re joined by investigative journalist and filmmaker Anjali Kamat to discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s red-carpet <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2023/06/23/in-no-mood-for-modi-00103457" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">state dinner</a> and the spread of his Islamophobic, anti-democratic Hindutva ideology. (1:45) We start with a short history since Modi was elected in 2014, (12:20) dig into the conspiratorial lynchings that mirror right-wing campaigns in other countries, and (26:15) consider how Indian diasporic communities help maintain (and challenge) Modi’s power. We also track the responses of U.S. politicians, from <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-india/howdy-modi-thousands-plus-trump-rally-in-texas-for-indias-leader-idUSKBN1W70B2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trump’s “Howdy Modi” rally in Texas</a>, celebrating the Prime Minister’s reelection in 2019, to <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ro-khanna-modi-congress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">progressive Representative Ro Khanna’s unwillingness to critique</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/8oWPMn3h7b8?t=180" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Obama’s surprising willingness to do so</a>. In this episode, we ask: What differentiates the last nine years under Modi from previous periods of large-scale sectarian violence in India? Why do the myths around Modi persist, despite cracks in the facade of him as an efficient and non-corrupt leader? What was the dream of Indian multiculturalism?How do Indian diasporic communities influence Modi’s ability to consolidate power? For more, check out: * Aparna Gopalan in Jewish Currents, on how <a href="https://jewishcurrents.org/the-hindu-nationalists-using-the-pro-israel-playbook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hindu nationalists are using the pro-Israel playbook</a>* An opinion piece by Maya Jasanoff: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/opinion/narendra-modi-india-democracy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Narendra Modi Is Not Who America Thinks He Is</a>* Background on <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/modis-popularity-grows-india-hindu-nationalism-rising-us-rcna90680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the rise of Hindu nationalism in the U.S.</a> * The first installment in our White House State Dinner critique series, from May: <a href="https://goodbye.substack.com/p/korea-yoon-fox-prospect-tucker-carlson#details" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karaoke soft power + left media cowardice</a> 🎧 Heads-up: Next week’s episode will be a subscriber-only listener Q&amp;A! Subscribe on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ttsgpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://goodbye.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Substack</a> to ask a question and hear the episode. Thanks for listening. As always, you can follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ttsgpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ttsgpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/ttsgpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and email us at <a href="mailto:timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com">timetosaygoodbyepod@gmail.com</a>.  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://goodbye.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">goodbye.substack.com/subscribe</a>

Modi’s India, with Anjali Kamat

This week, we’re joined by award-winning investigative reporter Anjali Kamat ’00. In a conversation recorded in February, Kamat discusses, among other things, her career trajectory in journalism, her experience covering the Arab uprisings in Egypt and Libya for Al Jazeera, and the challenges and responsibilities facing journalists in today’s atmosphere of “fake news” accusations and real fake news. Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest Produced by: Jeff Hing Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-anjalikamat-093020.txt Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/nUsymxSGXSA

This week, we’re joined by award-winning investigative reporter Anjali Kamat ’00. In a conversation recorded in February, Kamat discusses, among other things, her career trajectory in journalism, her experience covering the Arab uprisings in Egypt and Libya for Al Jazeera, and the challenges and responsibilities facing journalists in today’s atmosphere of “fake news” accusations and real fake news. Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest Produced by: Jeff Hing Transcript: <a href="https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-jenniferdoudna-082620.txt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-anjalikamat-093020.txt</a> Video Teaser: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCjmmE5uYxQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/nUsymxSGXSA</a>

Backstories: Anjali Kamat '00