Technicolor Theatre

Aditya is joined by filmmaker Alika Maikau to chat about life in Hawaii, the tightness of the Maori & Polynesian film communities, and Taika Waititi’s 2010 instant classic, Boy.

Aditya is joined by Jose Solís, film critic and the host of the Token Theatre Friends podcast, to dive into how the wild, campy, colorful world of Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge spoke to Jose's soul. 

To kick off Season 3 of Technicolor Theatre, Aditya is joined by Aneesh Chaganty, the director of the new Hulu film RUN, to talk about their experiences with India, telling stories about communities other than your own, and the divisive legacy of 2008's Slumdog Millionaire. 

Before Season 3 drops, Aditya pops in to share a quick message of thanks, set a new release cadence, and reveal our brand new name. 

Aditya chats with actor, producer, and director Alain Uy the importance of being given a chance to fail, meeting Justin Lin on the set of “True Detective,” and the wild, irrepressible spirit of Lin’s solo directorial debut Better Luck Tomorrow (2002).

Aditya chats with actor and singer Alex Newell about the politics of gender identity, his experience playing the first transgender character on network television, and the impact of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Neymar (1995).

Aditya chats with Nader Helmy & Basil Seif about their experiences with 9/11, performative patriotism, and the scarily accurate Egyptian representation of Ramy through the show’s fourth episode, Strawberries.

Aditya chats with actor and comedian Rita Sengupta about queer representation, coming out to a South Asian family, and Nisha Ganatra’s absurd and heartfelt debut film Chutney Popcorn (1999).

Aditya chats with activist and actor Jonathan Peck about catalyzing activism, recent responses to police brutality, and the parallels of his protest experiences to the 2018 film adaptation of The Hate U Give (2018).

Aditya and filmmaker Ola Kalejaye chat about tokenism, racism in the film industry, commodifying black bodies, and the inspiring genius of Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning film Get Out (2017).

Token Theatre is back and better than ever, thanks to our new partnership with Mediaversity Reviews! In the first official episode under the Mediaversity banner, Aditya bonds with Mediaversity Reviews founder Li Lai over their immigrant backgrounds, the feeling of losing someone overseas, and a mutual love of Lulu Wang’s The Farewell (2019). Token Theatre is a Mediaversity Reviews podcast. You can find all episodes of Token Theatre on mediaversityreviews.com, as well as all major streaming services. 

Aditya and culture writer Drew Haskins kick off pride month by talking about performative masculinity, the patterns of consumption in queer culture, and the inescapable hotness of Jude Law in "The Talented Mr. Ripley." 

Aditya has on one of his favorite actors, Zenobia Shroff, to talk about her path to success, being considered "exotic" when she moved to the US, and whether her American big break, "The Big Sick," is actually a movie about the South Asian experience.  

Aditya chats with actor & singer Christian McQueen about making your own Wakanda, supportiveness in the POC artist community, and the power of "Black Panther" (+ how to keep it from being stripped away)

Aditya is joined by Eliza Moreno to talk chisme,  moms sensing the loss of virginity, looking Latina, and the timelessness of Patricia Cardoso's "Real Women Have Curves." 

Aditya is joined by "Big Mouth" writer and "Keep It" host Aida Osman to talk about making your own representation, being "fair and lovely," adolescent masturbation, and of course, the beauty of "Moonlight." 

On the very first episode of Token Theatre, Aditya sits down with his writing partner, Sid Gopinath, to discuss Mira Nair's "The Namesake." 

Welcome to Token Theatre! Host Aditya Joshi breaks down what you can expect on the first season of his new podcast.