क्वीन इज डेड. Movies, the universe and everything. We come to pop culture with an Indian perspective and want to share it with the world. These are the voyages of the podcast Queen is Dead!
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In the spirit of the great “Mister First Nighter”, Murray Rothbard’s movie critic review pen name, Robert and I analyze popular movies from a Anarcho-Capitalist perspective. We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. Discussion of the plot and decisions that characters make in relation to morality and violations of the non-aggression principle are our bread and butter. We also will highlight and discuss any themes or lessons from Austrian ...
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With the transformational power of the scarcest money ever created in human history, Bitcoin, combined with logical-ethical principles of Austrian Economics, Keyvan trusts in the accelerated initiation and exponential process of monetary, financial, economical, social, scientific, technological, and spiritual evolution of human civilization. Keyvan Davani educates and entertains his listeners by interviewing fascinating experts with knowledge and wisdom about Bitcoin in his Podcast-Show The ...
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Two-time Academy Award® winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon), Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers) and Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds, Good Bye Lenin!) discuss their new film at the Apple Store Regent Street in London . The epic action-drama captures the merciless rivalry between charismatic Englishman James Hunt (Hemsworth) and disciplined Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda (Brühl) whose clashes on the Grand Prix racetrack epitomised the contrast between these two extraordin ...
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Join actors Chris Hemsworth ("The Avengers"), Daniel Brühl ("Inglorious Basterds") and screenwriter Peter Morgan for a discussion about "Rush," their new film directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard. The action-drama tells the story of the rivalry between real-life Formula One race car drivers, Englishman James Hunt (Hemsworth) and Austrian Niki Lauda (Brühl). Their clashes on the Grand Prix racetrack epitomized the contrast between these two extraordinary characters, a distinction reflected eve ...
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Medieval England in the 12th century. The evil Prince John rules England in place of his brother, the noble Richard the Lionheart, who is being held in an Austrian prison by Duke Leopold of Austria, while returning from one of his Crusades. Under the avaricious and Machiavellian John, the Norman aristocrats are in constant conflict with the native Saxon people. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott is set in these turbulent times. The eponymous hero, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, the son of a Saxon nobleman has ...
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Queer Desire and its Arrhythmic Rhythm in Claire Denis' Beau Travail #126
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In the second of three (or maybe even four!) episodes on Queer Cinema this month, Dhruv and Cris rhapsodize about Claire Denis' formally groundbreaking masterwork of queer and post-colonial cinema, "Beau Travail" (1999). Initially, we planned to make this a 25-30 minute "extra" episode because Cris' recent obsession with the film matched Dhruv's un…
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Queer Representation in Bollywood | Geeli Pucchi | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga | Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui #125
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Hello, Hello, Hello! In our first (of three!) episodes on Queerness in Film this month, Dhruv invites Queer Academic & SRK and KJo Fanboy Cris Patrick (@limjaeseven) to discuss the one thing he "avoided like the plague for the longest time as he himself came to terms with his identity" -- Queer REPRESENTATION in Bollywood. We emphasize the word "re…
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#Bitcoin #KYC #NoKYC #ExchangesWhat are the risks and dangers when buying or trading Bitcoin on centralized KYC compliant exchanges? What are the rational and ethical alternative options to buy No-KYC Bitcoin?Please, share this episode with your friends and family!Follow me on X https://x.com/keyvandavani & other social media platforms. Subscribe t…
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Civil War (2024) - Useless or Useful Provocation? #124
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Hello, Hello, Hello! In our latest episode, Sanjeet, Dhruv, and Hemant discuss Alex Garland's Civil War, which is now available to buy/rent on all OTT platforms. Using the film's increasingly divisive reception as a jumping point, we try to reason out its potential explanations; then, we center our main discussion on what we thought about the film …
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TDC #238: Connecting Ashton Forbes & Mike Harris. Airplanes do NOT just disappear in 2014. #MH370
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#Bitcoin #MH370 #MikeHarris #AshtonForbes #Semiconductors, #Freescale, #Motorola, #Wormholes, #ScalarWave, #Teleportation, #Unacknowledged Mike Harris & Ashton Forbes join me in this mind-blowing conversation to discuss the "disappearance" of flight MH370 in 2014. The official story of MH370 is that no one knows what happened to the plane, but plan…
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In the Mood for Hate (Or Humanism) | R.M.N. (2022) & The Old Oak (2023) #123
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In another long-overdue episode, Dhruv welcomes Sanket back to discuss two underseen films (both premiered at Cannes but got lost in the mix) that provide a depressing diagnosis of Europe and England's rapidly multiplying racism and xenophobia. Ken Loach's "The Old Oak" (2023) provides potential solutions to it; Cristian Mungiu's "R.M.N." (2022) le…
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TDC #237: EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD IS WEAKENING FASTER - with KEYVAN DAVANI.
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#Bitcoin #MagneticField #Earth #Technologies Keyvan Davani explains the exponential weakening of Earth's magnetic field. He also explains the unifying field theory - the magnetic field - as the fundamental comprehension for the creation of gravity, electromagnetism, and beyond. Please, share this episode with your friends and family. Bitcoin-Podcas…
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Malayalam Movie Round-Up P2: Aavesham & Premalu #122
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In this episode, Sanjeet and Amartya welcome Devi (@film.trance) back to talk about two new Malayalam movies recently released on OTT: Jithu Madhavan's high-voltage action-comedy "Aavesham" (on Amazon Prime Video) and Girish AD's tender rom-com-drama "Premalu" (on Hotstar). Both films serve up narratives that are largely popular in the Indian cinem…
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Masaki Kobayashi's Anti-Samurai Trilogy | Harakiri | Kwaidan | Samurai Rebellion #121
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Looking for your jidaigeki fix after the finale of FX's "Shōgun" (2024)? Travel back to the 1960s and watch the jidaigeki phase of one of the most celebrated (and yet still somehow not as widely known) Japanese filmmakers, Masaki Kobayashi. All these films -- "Harakiri" (1962), "Kwaidan" (1964), and "Samurai Rebellion" (1967) -- take place in the E…
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The Imtiaz-Rahman Trilogy | Rockstar | Highway | Tamasha #120
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In what is undoubtedly our most publicized episode, we -- Dhruv, Sanjeet (!), Varun, Aryan, and Prithwish -- discuss the three Imtiaz Ali - A.R. Rahman collaborations that make up the most “sufiyana” phase of the director’s filmography. We first discuss the exhilaration and exasperation of glorifying Ruminess in “Rockstar” (2011); then the exhilara…
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Imtiaz Aaj Kal | Jab We Met Harry & Sejal | Love Aaj Kal 2009/2020 #119
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In what is undoubtedly our most publicized episode, we -- Dhruv, Sanjeet (!), Varun, Aryan, and Prithwish -- discuss half of the peculiar filmography of Imtiaz Ali. The first half of this first part episode on the director is dedicated to "Jab We Met" (2007) and "Jab Harry Met Sejal" (2017) -- two films that share titles and character traits but ta…
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TDC #236: BITCOIN EVOLUTION IN IRAN - with MARIUS FARASHI TASOOJI
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#Bitcoin #Iran #Evolution #Freedom Marius Farashi Tasooji - Bitcoin researcher, author, & founder of Adoptblock.com - joins me to discuss his research on the exponential use and evolution of Bitcoin in Iran. Follow Marius on X: https://twitter.com/AaB_Marius Website: https://www.adoptblock.com/marius Relevant article: https://www.adoptblock.com/bit…
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TDC #235: PEER-TO-PEER BITCOIN AND HUMAN RIGHTS - with LYUDMYLA KOZLOVSKA, BOTA JARDEMALIE, & ERIC VOSKUIL
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#Bitcoin #humanrights Human rights advocates - Lyudmyla Kozlovska & Bota Jardemalie - and Core Bitcoin Developer Eric Voskuil join in a fascinating and sobering discussion, connecting the only permissionless money - peer-to-peer Bitcoin - with human rights. Follow and support the work of the President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, Lyudmyla Kozlo…
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Michael Haneke - The Austere Austrian Auteur | Code Unknown (2000) | Caché (2005) | The White Ribbon (2009) #118
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In this very special episode, Dhruv and Srilekha celebrate the thoroughly depressing and despairing films of Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke, who turned 82 a week ago on March 23rd. We first discuss his exacting style that has inspired several high-profile European filmmakers (Ruben Östlund and Yorgos Lanthimos, the most famously known amongst th…
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Malayalam Movie Round-Up P1: Aattam & Bramayugam #117
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In this episode, Dhruv and Amartya welcome Devi (@film.trance) back to talk about two Malayalam movies recently released on OTT: Anand Ekarshi's morally complex drama/thriller "Aattam" (on Amazon Prime Video) and Rahul Sadasivan's folk horror film "Bramayugam" (on Sony Liv). Both films serve up narratives and, especially, aesthetic styles largely u…
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TDC #234: THE VISUAL COMPREHENSION OF BITCOIN WITH AN OPEN SOURCE FILM - with PEDRO @pedromvpg
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#Bitcoin #Film #OpenSource #Education Pedro - an independent Bitcoin & community funded film producer - joins Keyvan Davani in this episode to explain his comprehension, ethos, perspectives, & vision in connection with the education & empowerment of humanity with a holistic & dot-connecting Bitcoin film. The essentially important question discussed…
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TDC #233: Old-Age Pensioners Drooling over Bitcoin? Wake up, Pension Funds! Fiduciary Duty Knocking...
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#Bitcoin #PensionFunds YT: https://www.youtube.com/live/vXa1y0bemzw?si=CUTM6L_I7gVzJ8nQAre Pension Funds finally waking up to #Bitcoin and taking their fiduciary duties seriously? Something is cooking in Japan's largest pension fund, via Bitcoin Magazine by Vivek Sen. @Vivek4real_ Follow Keyvan Davani on X: https://twitter.com/keyvandavani Thanks f…
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Murder Mystery Mubarak | The Last of Sheila (1973) | Gosford Park (2001) #116
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In our buildup to discussing Homi Adajania's "Murder Mubarak" on Monday (March 18, 2024), we -- Dhruv, Amartya & Varun -- discuss two similarly high-profile Hollywood whodunnits that have influenced Rian Johnson's "Knives Out" movies, which have subsequently become the template for any modern-day whodunnit mysteries. The rules of these game narrati…
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Dune Part Two - An Epic of Scale and Substance #115
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In our latest episode, Dhruv, Amartya, Hemant, and Prithwish talk about Denis Villeneuve's latest science-fiction blockbuster, "Dune: Part Two" -- a film that Dhruv and Amartya were skeptical about because they disliked "Part One," and Hemant and Prithwish were excited for because they loved "Part One." Is there going to be a similar disagreement o…
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The Classical, The Revisionist, and The Spaghetti Western | Stagecoach, Winchester '73, & Once Upon a Time in the West #114
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In this very special episode, Amartya, Aryan, and Dhruv discuss the different styles of the Hollywood Western from its "birth" in 1939 to its "death" in 1968.We begin by discussing John Ford's 1939 film, "Stagecoach," singlehandedly responsible for resuscitating the A-Movie Western for the talkies in Hollywood's Pre-War Era. It provides us with a b…
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TDC #232: Full Rant Analysis on Putin, Russia, China, Iran & Global Blackmail - with DAVE COLLUM
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#Bitcoin #Iran #Russia #Putin #China #tuckercarlson Dave Collum - Prof. of Organic Chemistry & investigative researcher - joins me back on my show to share his full rant analysis on a spectrum of overdue topics: - The Tucker Carlson & Vladimir Putin interview - Systemic Corruption, Money Laundering, Bioweapon-Labs, Child Trafficking etc. - Systemic…
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Killer Soup - Overflavoured/Undercooked or Deliciously Tasty? #113
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Hello, Hello Hello, In this new episode of QID, Dhruv, Sanjeet, Amartya and Srilekha, discuss the new Netflix show Killer Soup starring the very fantastic Konkana Sensharma & Manoj Bajpayee, directed by common favourite Abhishek Chaubey. Uncommonly, though, we came out with polarized views, with two of us loving the show’s darkly delicious tone and…
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Best Indian Films of 2023 | Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare, Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, Sapta Sagardaache Ello, Jigarthanda DoubleX & many more! #112
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In this annual year-end episode, Dhruv and Sanjeet welcome three returning guests -- Devi (@film.trance), Adithiyan (@curioseradithiyan), and Yadhu (@immersive_cinema) -- to discuss each of thier top 5 favorite Indian films (best is only for the title, it's always subjective!) from the past year. These include films from all Woods - Bolly, Tolly, K…
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In this very special episode specifically designed to counteract the negativity spread by two QID members on our YouTube Livestream, Dhruv and Aryan — two self-proclaimed Hiranites — talk about the director’s pre-“Dunki” and “Sanju” output to celebrate his contribution to contemporary Indian cinema. Aryan does bring up “Dunki” sadly to begin our di…
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TDC #231: THE HIDDEN COST OF MONEY - with SEB BUNNEY
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#Bitcoin Seb Bunney, author of "The Hidden Cost of Money", joins me in this deep dive rabbit hole episode to talk about how his personal experiences - starting in childhood - formed his thoughts, perception, & comprehension on the essence & hidden costs of money. If you wish to understand the essence of money, inflation, deflation, the Cantillion e…
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The Great, Good, and Garbage Men of Bollywood in 2023 | Animal 🤬| Sam Bahadur 🥱| 12th Fail 🥲 #110
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Taking a cue from recent Bollywood releases, we have decided to leave our latest episode unedited. So get ready for the most extensive discussion on Sandeep Reddy Vanga's hollow provocations in "Animal," the most accurate Sanjeet impression (courtesy Aryan) as we collectively gush about Vidhu Vinod Chopra's uplifting "12th Fail," and the most detai…
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