{"podcast":{"title":"In Focus by The Hindu","slug":"in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346","podcast_index_feed_id":421346,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THGU4956605070","website_url":"https://www.thehindu.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9e58a93a-ab36-11ec-8428-3f3370f316e0/image/716085c49f9a7b0412f1144186014fea.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Hindu","episode_count":1403,"summary":"A podcast from The Hindu that delves deep into current developments with subject experts, and brings in context, history, perspective and analysis.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T14:18:59.730676+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346"},"episode":{"title":"In Focus-Parley | Are brands overreacting to manufactured outrage?","slug":"in-focus-parley-are-brands-overreacting-to-manufactured-outrage","published_at":"2026-09-03T14:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/in-focus-parley-are-brands-overreacting-to-manufactured-outrage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU8401549180.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU8401549180.mp3","summary":"Last week, jewellery brand Giva withdrew an advertisement it made for Raksha Bandhan after netizens criticised actress Kriti Sanon’s outfit as too revealing for a traditional festival. The incident is the latest in a series of brands backtracking on their advertisements following backlash that is often religiously or communally charged. Given India’s current socio-political climate, are brands overreacting to manufactured outrage? Here, we discuss the question. Guest: Mitushi Sharma and Santosh Desai Host: Sonikka Loganathan Producer: Jude Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Last week, jewellery brand Giva withdrew an advertisement it made for Raksha Bandhan after netizens criticised actress Kriti Sanon’s outfit as too reveali…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1714,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/episodes/in-focus-parley-are-brands-overreacting-to-manufactured-outrage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/in-focus-parley-are-brands-overreacting-to-manufactured-outrage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}