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South Central

South Central

Putting south India at the centre

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99 episodesEN

Show overview

South Central has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 99 episodes. That works out to roughly 130 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 14m and 1h 25m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 41 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 51 episodes published. Published by The News Minute.

Episodes
99
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
1h 20m
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Welcome to South Central, a podcast from The News Minute dedicated to bringing the south of India to the forefront. Each episode dives into the stories, challenges, and perspectives that shape the region and often go unheard in national conversations. South Central is led by TNM's Editor-in-Chief Dhanya Rajendran and co-hosted by TNM's Reporting Head, Pooja Prasanna. Together, they bring sharp insights, on-the-ground expertise, and a commitment to exploring the issues that truly matter in the south. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest Episodes

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Does Gyanesh Kumar have immunity from the law? | South Central 96

Oct 9, 20261h 1m

Parakala Prabhakar on the ECI, SIR and the deletion of voters | South Central 95

Oct 2, 202653 min

Veeramani case, Reporter TV raid and ECI dissent | South Central 94

Sep 25, 20261h 15m

Could AI destroy humanity? | What’s happening in Telangana politics? | South Central 93

Sep 18, 20261h 13m

Justice Madan Lokur on SIR, fear in judiciary | Meta’s CSAM problem | South Central 92

Sep 11, 20261h 31m

Samastha cannot dictate to Muslim women | CM Vijay’s PM dream | South Central 91

Sep 4, 20261h 16m

CM Vijay’s Parandur decision | India’s new anti-reservation drama | South Central 90

Aug 28, 20261h 23m

India’s food safety crisis and BJP’s political reshuffle | South Central 89

Aug 21, 20261h 24m

Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video and TN Speaker’s anti-abortion speak | South Central 88

Aug 14, 20261h 20m

Udhayanidhi’s arrest and Union government’s Meta crackdown | South Central 87

Aug 7, 20261h 14m

Protest to Crackdown: The Aftermath of Jantar Mantar | South Central 86

Jul 31, 20261h 20m

Lack of fear: How Gen Z protest is different | South Central 85

Jul 24, 20261h 19m

INDIA bloc’s drift towards BJP and how India perceives child abuse | South Central 84

Jul 17, 20261h 21m

Raavan arrests and policing dissent in Andhra Pradesh | South Central 83

Jul 10, 20261h 12m

Losing your vote and passport | PE in Kerala hospitals | South Central 82

Jul 3, 20261h 23m

Ayodhya Ram temple trust allegations and the politics of defections | South Central

Jun 26, 20261h 12m

Why the RSS does not want to register| Rise of Hindutva Pop| South Central

Jun 19, 20261h 18m

Being a Dalit feminist on social media and illegal mining in TN

Jun 12, 20261h 32m

Annamalai says bye to BJP: Reasons and what’s in store

Jun 5, 20261h 17m

Karnataka after Siddaramaiah and rise of Cockroach Janta Party | South Central 77

May 29, 20261h 20m
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