Awful and Awesome Ep 348: Ripley, Scoop, election songs, WrestleMania

The Awful & Awesome Entertainment Wrap

While discussing Ripley:

Abbas: So, Andrew Scott became famous as the hot priest in Fleabag.

Nainika: How can you forget he was Moriarty in Sherlock?

Abbas: Ah, right.

Nainika: A generation of girls on Tumblr were raised looking at Andrew.

Abbas: Tumblr. I can totally fill in the blanks.

This and a whole lot of awful and awesome as Nainika Rathore and Abbas Momin discuss the mini-series Ripley, the film Scoop, and election campaign songs. Abbas ends the episode with a summary of the latest WrestleMania.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introductions

02:24 - Headlines

3:30 - Ripley

15:40 - NL TNM Election Fund

16:30 - Election campaign songs

29:10 - Scoop

35:10 - WrestleMania

References

General Elections 2024 Fund

Ripley

BJP - Modi Ka Pariwar

Congress - Nyay Song

TMC Song - Jonogoner Gorjon

5 Saal Kejriwal

Scoop

WrestleMania

The World of Wrestling by Roland Barthes

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Produced and recorded by Shubang Gautam, edited by Umrav Singh.

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