Double Standards | Big On Small Talk Podcast | Ft. Anuj, Manav & Guests
The episode that calls out what everyone’s thinking but few dare to say.
“She’s career-focused? Neglecting family.” BUT "She is family-oriented? Is she a gold digger who failed school and can't earn her own living?"
"Men need to be in touch with their emotions more." BUT "Why does this guy keep crying and complaining, so pathetic."
Parents will scold their child for using phones while eating meals, but those same parents will watch TV on full volume during those same meals.
Sound familiar?
In this brutally honest and thought-provoking episode of Big On Small Talk, hosts Anuj and Manav sit down with a few special guests to strip down the everyday hypocrisy we see — in families, relationships, workplaces, and society at large. From gender expectations to professional favoritism, from parental double standards to cultural contradictions — this conversation hits where it hurts.
But more importantly, it asks why we continue to normalize it all.
In This Episode:
The unspoken double standards that shape Indian households
Why “different rules for different people” exist at work
How we judge others for the same things we excuse in ourselves
The mental toll of living under society’s contradictory expectations
Real stories from guests who’ve lived both sides of the coin
This episode isn’t just a conversation — it’s a mirror held up to our collective contradictions. Expect laughs, uncomfortable truths, and those “wait, I do that too” moments
